FINALLY - also who’s excited for the walk up “saloon” bar window? WE BACK BABY XX.

Don’t feel like you have to get things done “for us”. We will wait. Take it easy. You finally just got your dream home and you deserve to enjoy the process.

Since snakes shed their skin, they represent transformation, renewal and even rebirth! Such a perfect representation of this journey you are on!

Honestly appreciate the real life version of a house diy. It overwhelms me when I watch the channels that have the flawless process with the beautiful reveal and pretend like it took them a day. I am like you and first purchased a house as a single female, realistically it can take me months to finish a project.

I’m sorry that the floor was such a frustrating process for you but I admire your resilience. You kicked that floor’s butt and it came out lookin great! The life of a hardcore DIY-er is tough! We don’t mind if you aren’t always consistent with video uploads 🖤 the wait is always worth it 🥰

The fact that you honour the mid century era girl is amazing. I love that you keep mentioning the previous owner in every vlog. You were the best after owner for this property. Please continue reusing the materials that you already have. Keep going.👌👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

I’ve never seen that kind of arch mirror wall. It’s stunning. You have given me so much inspiration!!! ❤️❤️ welcome back and I’m glad your back ☺️☺️

This mirror wall is sick great idea keep on going you’ve got this

Yay, I’m glad you took a breather a great thing to do. I’ve been thinking it’s about time for another great video. Love love love. I love Mike he makes any project is way better. Yep up with the chickens before the heat starts. I learned that living in that desert for more than twenty years. You guys rocked it despite all the hassles.

You've been kicking ass, babe. Always know it's okay to just take your time on a project and don't feel pressured to release on any type of schedule. We love you and will always be ready to cheer you on. 💛 And damnnnnn that mustard yellow is perfect.

Once I saw a professional floor video explaining how to level the floor by the easiest way. He explained that all the tools that companies recommended to use in order to make the job easy just double the work. His technique is exactly throwing the cement or whatever to the floor and let the gravity makes all the work. I was struggling seeing you suffering and then you figured it out. Less is more! You did a really great job!

How can 27 ppl give a thumbs down? I can't even. Your talent, grace and humor are unmatched. It takes courage to create, to be vulnerable, in public. You are loved and appreciated.

You inspire me so much. I felt the pain of that concrete floor 😭

The vintage touches were so cute 😍 I just loved how the room was warm and playful and desert appropriate

I love and appreciate you being raw with your projects and emotions. Diy isn't a filtered and simple endeavor. Learning from mistakes is the only way to truly level up.

OMGGGGG This makeover is INSANE! The mirror wall, the colour, the roofing, the styling at the endd. Omg. Literally, everything looks perfect- wowza!

The mirror wall is truly amazing! I knew you were doing mirrors but had a completely different and lesser idea of what that meant. What you did was so much more interesting and more beautiful. Congratulations on the floor. Your perseverance is admirable and it finally paid off.

Doing a mild reno on a house me and my family will be moving into and its kicking my butt. I'm mean cat pee and mouse poo for days but your videos give me the motivation to keep going. Especially this one!!

Like how you opened & lightened up the space! Looking fwd to the open window bar!

Shero perseverance paid off everything turn out so well. I'm so proud of you. You show women that if you can do it they can. If I sound like an grandma its because I am. The sky is the limits for you. Wishing you many continued blessings.

I ❤ seeing all the desert creatures!!! I just found your channel today & I'm OBSESSED!! LOVE your REALNESS!

It's so amazing to see you push through every problem that comes your way! What a boss!

THE DRAPES!!!! OMG!!! They look like u just knotted them over the rod, they r SOOOOO COOL!!!

I am having the absolute worst allergy attack of my life and I can barely open my eyes but I still watched the whole thing. Glad you’re taking your time with your projects though, no need to rush. Especially since it is YOUR home.

Awesome, Rach! You did it again! My hats off to anyone with the God-given patience for wallpapering or concrete flooring. My gifts lie elsewhere. ❤️

Thanks for being real and sharing just how frustrating DIYs can be at times. Room looks awesome👊🏻

Mama… listen, I know it was a mission to get these floors right but they are stunning!!!!! The whole thing is next level - this + that office makeover at ur old place are THE best makeovers uve done in my opinion:)) seriously ART

This turned out STUNNING. I love all the color and accents. The mirror wall is PERFECT!!!

Lmao when Cali blinked lovingly at you thru the door, all while not looking sorry for being a savage to squirrel 😍😍 🐿️ 🐶

Yes Rachel coming in clutch with the new content

the yellow phone matching the adorable peanut dispenser *chefs kiss* Love love love!!!

I Absolutely love that art/frame you made it's beautiful! The whole room is awesome. Also I died when you used all three names for you sweet puppy when she was in trouble. 😭 Glad you are back!

So worth the wait!!!! And I just adore how real Mike was about things.

I will take the ground squirrel over the snake all day every day. One of the lessons I take away from your videos is perseverance. You are such an inspiration

Rachel you are soooo talented!! So creative..so nurturing...so original..so inspiring!!! You deserve all the greatness that is coming to you! Thanks for keeping women like me forever wowed!!!

I commend her for living alone , I couldn't do that cause my depression is waaayyyyyy bad when I'm alone and I never ever wanna go back to those times

Omg girl, so glad you double downed on the floor even though it was not going the way you wanted. It looks amazing!!

You amaze me every time, you did a great job and it's tourned into something beautiful

I knew it was going to be super good!!! You take all the time you need - the quality of the content and hard work SHOWS!

And I was not disappointed! Girl the struggle on them floors. Im so glad you pushed thru 🧡🧡 Making me wanna start a project soon.

WOW!!! I laughed, I screamed (thank you Patrick), I cried, I sighed, HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY & WELCOME BACK LOVE 🤍👑💪🏼

Someone once told me we don’t realise what we give to other - knowing you take a step back , regroup and keep going is why we watch your channel. It’s especially important for women to see other women doing something new, finding out it doesn’t work, then going back at it. You’ve inspired me to take baby steps to do my own upgrades, but also to step back and let it happen, and be ok with that.

I’m so glad you posted! I know you had difficulties and stuff but your videos are so amazing I don’t mind the wait. You are doing amazing at this property!!

The mirrored accent wall is amazing 😯 I love your creativity

Oh my! My grandfather owned a cement company for decades. So it ran in our family but you usually have those strings of chalk going down the ends and then smoothing it out with a 2 x 4 to level it and you do have to wet the cement so it doesn’t dry so quickly even for the first 24 hours so you don’t get big cracks.

I loved to see you persevere and acquire more knowledge and discernment. Excited to see all you have next.

My mom has something similar to the middle row of the mirror wall in her house! Hers is like the middle row x3. I always thought it was weird growing up (and a little ugly), but yours is a much more updated version of it and it’s so cute!!

Cali's face when you feed that little desert baby Also omg the mirror wall. The mirror wall. Omg is all I can say. I'm obsessed. Hellooo how amazing did this come out????? Also patrick the snake is a beauty but also kinda scary but I love him

You ALWAYS win in the end. What an amazing transformation. I need to see more👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕💖

So happy that it turned out the way you wanted! You worked HARD for it.

We all still here...and it was worth the wait. Enjoy this weekends shenanigans with ur gals

Something with the yellow phone reminds me of Robert Altman’s movie 3 women. Perseverance was key with this flooring: bravo! And still consider a European trip (without burning your house, lol). I’m about to do a mirror wall so this video came at the exact right time for me. Love the arches.

honestly just take your time and don't worry about us. We will be happy as long as you upload, no matter how long it takes you. Good things take time but at the end of the day, this is your space and you want to do it right :)

Love the mirror accent wall and the floors. I am so proud of you for pushing on and keep trying. So excited to see the rest of the place come together.

I'm so excited for Rachel to be back!!!!! ✨✨✨

Yayyyy!!! So glad you’re back 😍

I admire your perseverance! I had similar frustrations trying to refinish a hardwood floor for the first time. Went on for three weeks in the hottest weather ever and a cat that found clever ways to walk on a drying floor lol. Unbeknownst to me, she had a secret path thru a furnace vent 😩. Your final room look is award worthy 💕

I could feel your frustration!!! that was a whole lot of work. Going by the bags of cement, you could have built a small house with that amount. Glad you got it done in the end. That is the problem with DIY and fixing cars, something always happens that delays the end result!!! I didn't realise this was your very first project as I have watched others, I can imagine with this being your first, it was difficult not to just throw in the towel. WELL DONE YOU!!! It looks sensational. The chain hanging up the curtains is genius!!!

Love the mirrored wall 😍 it reflects so much light and with the colour. Looks amazing!

Woah, that is the COOLEST diy frame I have ever seen!!!! You're so creative ♥ -- and you nailed that floor. Thx for showing us the fails along w/ the wins. I just fkn adore how genuine you are.

That mirror wall was so unique. Awesome job!!!

The floor might be the best part 😍 looks awesome

I can’t believe it’s been a month! Thanks to your IG stories, feels like you were never gone :p

Love the peanuts in the candy machine!!! Stealing this idea for my squirrels.

So glad you are back. I was checking every day to see if you put out anything. Love the way the space came together. ❤️U!!

Gurrrrrrl, you've gone from lil DIYS a few years ago to full on renovating an entire room!! Real girl magic 🔥

Omg I looove that mirror wall, this is so cool and original! It suits the space so well too!

you're an ARTIST!!! Like omg! also imagine fairy lights under the bamboo ceiling shining through??

Where did you get the sign?? That is my fave talking heads song and I've wanted a custom sign like that forever!

I love it all but that mirror wall and the diy art are fire!!! Way to stick it out on the floor too. It all looks amazing!!

daaaaaamn totally felt that frustration when the cement mix was drying bc of the broken drill. glad you had patience through it all! may you be given more grace and mercy in the processes and projects going forward!

Omg I’ve been practically stalking your channel everyday waiting for a new post😂 looovvveeee it!!!

Pro Tip: if you do sparkling all around the curved edges especially on MDF board it will make all the curves look really good 👍 spackle ,sand than paint it

So happy to see you back! The room is amazing! You are so inspiring to me. I have CIDP & I’m physically unable to be able to do these types of projects-however watching you has given me the confidence to buy a couple of power tools & do a few small DIYS on my own. They aren’t ANYTHING on the scale of your projects, but just know that you’re an inspiration & push to someone who on some days can hardly walk. Thanks for being such a #bossbae

Thank you for the transparency and vulnerability. I regularly run into frustrating problems when woodworking and seeing someone like you go through it as well is...weirdly...redeeming for MY frustration. So, while I don't want you to continue experiencing it, I appreciate you showing us! Thank you!

Yeeeeaaaassss I have missed the ever living flip out of you !!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼the queen is back

The mirrored wall and the picture art. Omg!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 tbh I was scared of the wall color and wondered how it would look in the end and it works!!! This is beautiful!!! 🤍 also, I can totally just sit thru watching u feed the critters! Lol ur awesome! 🤘🏾

Love, stop apologizing. Post when you can post. Take your time, this is your home, there's no rush. We will still be here ready to watch whenever you are ready to post 😊

These parts have been amazing fabulous. You are truely inspiring. Thank you for sharing you - it is so authentic.

Soo magical! So worth the wait! The mirror wall and the peanut dispenser are my favorite parts.

Beautiful Rachel. The room is beautiful. We are happy to wait for your content...

You are FIRE!! Such an inspirational and patient woman! Well done :) Your creativity is endless.

i loveeee the floor and the little dispenser for the squirrel!!!

As someone who knows nothing about carpentry, I’m from Florida where in the summer it gets to like 110? And in those months, the construction workers mostly work in the early morning or at night bc of the heat (and traffic). I can’t imagine how hot it gets there for you. Take care of urself, the heat is dangerous!! ❤️❤️❤️

WOW. What a beautiful result after all of that hard work.

Amazing resilience! Love the wet concrete look, with its natural marbling from the pours ✨💛✨

Rachel you are so inspiring. You are such a trooper. I had tears in my eyes when I saw your cement floor the first time and then listened to the story of all the things that went wrong. MOST people would have given up. You persevered. You are so right when you say projects are a process. They truly are but they teach us so much. You are doing a beautiful job on your property. You should know that. Sending love and strength from Massachusetts ❤️❤️

Posted 3/6/22 (continuing my binge watching). Self-leveling concrete - really means what it says. Oh my, Rachel. Well, as you've said many many times, you learn by your mistakes. I think it looks great, despite the trauma it took to get to the end point. I have to tell you, I love that you feed peanuts to what look to me like chipmunks (some people call them ground squirrels), here in SE Wisconsin where I live. The one you've "adopted" looks like an albino chipmunk, I haven't ever seen one like that around here -- they are a light tan-brown with lighter tan to white stripes/markings on their back, and they are the cutest and boldest of critters. They're hibernating here now because of the cold, but they'll be out soon and hungry. Once hibernation is done for the season, when I whistle, they come out because that's the signal I've thrown peanuts out on the patio.

Love you girl!! You are so empowering and inspiring Thank you

The room looks twice the size. The floor turned out great after so much effort. Love those drapes and the bamboo.

I am SO in love with the arched mirror accent wall... thing lol. I am absolutely going to recreate it somewhere in my house!

Well you found a million ways not to pour concrete floors and only needed one to work. you had me guessing the whole time but I am blown away. the little peanut vending coin machine killed me ! so adorable. I am happy for you living it up in the desert ❤️

This is the place 💜 Thank you for showing the difficult process. It looks magical.

Omaggaaaahhhhd!!! I fricking just love your style, your esk, your back breaking hard work 😓 thank you this made my day. Very inspiring. With my apartment, I’m trying not to be boring, instead of having everything white. I died my shower curtain fluorescent yellow. I also have a gigantic canvas that I’m going to be painting something…

So excited that you're back. Glad you didn't give up....loved the outcome.

Loving all the textures and unique functional elements 🙏

It’s so gorgeous😍😍😍 the TALENT that you have is UNBELIEVABLE!! ❤️

You never disappoint! Take your time sis, the wait is worth it! 🙌🏾

Worth the wait Rachel!! Appreciate your honesty about what it really takes to make over a space like this. Proud of your perseverance!

You have sooooo much creativity, it doesn't surprise me that sometimes making it happen is going to have a steep learning curve! But don't give up! You're amazing, you come up with so many gorgeous idea & follow through! You're inspiring & I'm sure many will agree in saying, we appreciate you & all your efforts xxx