Cleaning The Junk Room In My 140 Year Old Farm House! and new inventory!

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Cleaning The Junk Room In My 140 Year Old Farm House! and new inventory!

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2 ай бұрын

In this Old Byrd Farm video, I'm tackling a big project: cleaning out the front room of my 140-year-old house. Over time, this room has turned into a catch-all for junk and a storage space for building supplies. As part of my ongoing plan to rebuild the floors in this historic house, it's time to clear it out and get organized. Join me as I sort through the clutter, make some surprising discoveries, and take another step toward restoring this beautiful old home. #OldByrdFarm #HistoricHomeRestoration #Decluttering #HomeProjects

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@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Shoutout to the 13-year-old OBF intern too. Channel and Farm Tip Jar: www.paypal.com/paypalme/rwrightphotography Old Byrd Farm eBay: www.ebay.com/usr/oldbyrdfarm My other channel: youtube.com/@AdventuresIntoHistory Merch: adventuresintohistory.myspreadshop.com/all Prints from the Old Byrd Farm: starlingmallard.smugmug.com/Walter-Mallard-Photography/TheByrdFarm/ Join The Official Fan Group: facebook.com/groups/561758371276581/?ref=share_group_link MAIL: Sidestep Adventures PO Box 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831

@conniebosley7370 2 ай бұрын

@e.fifield9034 2 ай бұрын

you need a shipping container of sorts to just clean out the house and go at it. great vids !!

@chars1184 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for not licking the sock . . . 🤪

@robertburns3014 2 ай бұрын

If you live in the South like we do, air conditioning is essential as far as I am concerned. Yes, you can live without it (I have in the past), but it really makes a difference in terms of your energy level and your mental outlook. Thank you, Mr. Carrier!

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

It really does

@Court75 2 ай бұрын

I can't live without air conditioning! Nope. My first two cars had no ac. SE NC here. But, hurricanes solidified my need of AC!! Maybe I'm spoiled, but I'm ok with that when it comes to this matter. 😂 On a different note, really impressed with all the hard work on the house!!

@JoyceB-qv9xq 2 ай бұрын

I live in the tropics of Florida and I, too, thank Mr. Carrier every dang day!...well, except maybe January/February!

@greyferguson9319 2 ай бұрын

I found out that thrifted tablecloths make great curtains. Use clip on rings, easy to change out. You can find small to XL tablecloths, even round cloths can be cut in 1/2 and made into a festoon. Cheap😊

@frankscarborough1428 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert for sharing a small part of your life with us. Enjoy both your channels. Good job 13 year old OBF helper

@joshuabeatty7406 2 ай бұрын

Those old socks make for good cleaning rags

@brooks5466 2 ай бұрын

👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👍🏼🙌🏻💞😁👋🏼 to your helper! I was waving back at ya! 😂

@alanmoberly64 2 ай бұрын

I’m in a waiting room so I am using Subtitles. When the young lady appeared on the right it caught me by surprise. Like an oh my goodness do I really see that kind of surprise. She turned out to not be a ghost.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

😅

@cindys.9688 2 ай бұрын

Lookin' good!😍 I'm loving those double folding doors. What a neat feature. What a blessing to have electricity out there now. That air conditioner will be your best friend. I got excited seeing those old books! What a treasure! You're going to love going through them. Well, that many generations of storage will certainly build up. Makes it a treasure trove for a historian.😉 It's wonderful to see your progress. Yes, shout out to your young intern.🎉 It's nice that you have help. Take care!😊

@artillerest43rdva7 2 ай бұрын

yes you being in georgia, hot and humid is an understatement! with out A/C you cannot do any work! you will be the puddle on the floor! good luck Robert! great progress fixing up the Old Byrd Farm!

@lauraJP76 2 ай бұрын

Slow and steady always wins the race! You and all your helpers are doing awesome the place is looking better! 😊

@phillybob255 2 ай бұрын

Cleaning and rebuilding is an incredible accomplishment. But that house is going to look so cool when it is done

@rikspector 2 ай бұрын

Robert and Company, Thank you for a very satisfying cleanup! Cheers, Rik Spector

@becky8571 2 ай бұрын

Carding wool or cotton! Love those. I spin, knit and crochet and sew. My daughter weaves. A sweet find! I’m jealous.

@drunkdunc8738 2 ай бұрын

I dig for bottles like your mate Brandon and put them in old socks to pack them for the bumpy ride home , that bag of goodies is like gold to me Robert😞🍻

@Lorriann63 2 ай бұрын

Well done, Robert and helper. It will look so good when you get it like you want it. Thank you for sharing.

@joyfisher2128 2 ай бұрын

Not surprisingly, this room also has great light. That curtain situation in the showroom makes me sad only because it blocks all the amazing light that streams in there. Watching the light move through a house throughout the day is the best - but not if you are dying of heat stroke, I guess! Especially excited to find out Scott will be back soon. I'm sure I don't speak only for myself when I say we've all been waiting very patiently for him to show up again and get those hallway floors put in. He's so meticulous and makes sure everything is done right. That room is going to be absolutely fantastic once he's through with it. Can't wait to get back there and take the next progress shot. Hurry back, Scott!!

@barbibaumgartner6229 2 ай бұрын

The folding doors in that room are amazing!

@JanTrewhitt 2 ай бұрын

It's always good to get rid of more junk, keep going, Robert. Blessings.

@grandpafischer8317 2 ай бұрын

Plan your work,, work your plan. Sounds like a heck of an idea. Slowly but surely you are getting there.

@s.l.cruson8744 2 ай бұрын

140 years old! Wow! That's awesome!

@lemondropkid6175 2 ай бұрын

AC first - Smart move!

@alitathomas2711 2 ай бұрын

I made curtains out of sheets years ago by looking and measuring at old fashioned curtains. They turned out remarkable at a fraction of the cost. Lets

@kathybassett4651 2 ай бұрын

Those socks are awesome cleaning rags

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

True

@silviasmith5696 2 ай бұрын

Old socks make good cleaning rags 😊

@Linney321 2 ай бұрын

Always progress. Looking better all the time.

@deannaoverstreet4146 2 ай бұрын

Love it when you work on the OBF!

@alisonheppell9748 2 ай бұрын

And here in the uk it’s so cold ,only 13 degrees C

@curtwright4740 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Mr. Robert. Enjoyed your clean up. What caught my eye was the little book, M/E Church South. Many of my Mothers line were members of that group. I bought a copy online to read. Look forward to it. I can visualize my 2nd Great Grandfather Walters reading that book. He was a Circuit rider for the M/E Church- South as he traveled from Franklin County, GA. To Eastland County, Texas.

@Catherine-ty8ss 2 ай бұрын

Keep an eye out in thrift stores for full size white cotton bed sheets. They make fantastic curtains for big windows. Easy to dye.

@junejimerson5041 2 ай бұрын

I was wondering, if I watch your videos does that make me a Byrd watcher? Lol have a great day!

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

😅😂😂

@judypredmore7244 2 ай бұрын

I've been watching for a while now but I'm not sure of the story of how you acquired the old Byrd Farm? Maybe you can tell the story again? The history you've shared is amazing and you are leaving a legacy for your children and grandchildren!

@JohnMarciaShackelford 2 ай бұрын

I don't know the full story. I know the house was not lived in for 20 or 30 years prior to Robert's attempt to restore the farm. He inherited it from his grandmother when she passed a few years back. Somehow when people knew that the house was basically abandoned "unknowns" started dumping their trash in the house. That's how alot of the stuff ended up in the house. It sounds like there were renters in it for awhile too, before it was abandoned. I don't know when the past generations of Robert's lived in the house, but Robert every so often mentions childhood memories of the Old Byrd Farm, maybe when his grandmother lived there. She didn't live there at the time of her death though and I don't know when and why the family moved away from there. That's all I got!

@carolparrott1994 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you have the air conditioning! That will be nice to take a break this summer and, hopefully, not get sick from the heat. I love those doors! So much hard work, but it is such a beautiful place.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, the AC is a life saver. Ever since Covid and that one time I got overheated I can’t handle heat. It’s weird.

@carolparrott1994 2 ай бұрын

I have had recovered Covid patients tell me that they are more fatigued and short of breath in heat and cold, even developing a cough again. They need more frequent breaks. It’s a nasty illness, and you were very sick for a long time. Be patient with yourself please.

@lovebuzz1979 2 ай бұрын

Place is looking great! Always a pleasure to watch . Your doing amazing work on this Beautiful Farm

@user-so1mv9po2f 2 ай бұрын

Monumental undertaking there. Will be nice when you finish. Eleven acers is a nice chunk of land

@lynnmacleod1879 2 ай бұрын

I live in Canada and i feel a.c. is essential...i will cook more consiously healthy and sleep better. Im grateful for it. Hydro is also welcomed, i have lived without both.

@jameswentworth6881 2 ай бұрын

I lived in a Victorian for awhile and the windows were 8 feet tall. Buying ready made curtains were too expensive for my budget but I found that buying flat sheets worked remarkably well. They were already hemmed and I could get them for almost nothing at thrift shops. Something to consider when the day comes when you get to furnishing the farm house. Keep up the good work.

@larrysmith6499 2 ай бұрын

Good to see you have some means of having some cool air this summer. The heat and humidity can be brutal here in NC. I'm sure it is worse in Ga.

@brendahogue5487 2 ай бұрын

Love and enjoy watching your videos. May the lord bless and protect you Robert working on the homestead

@isapluschke3643 2 ай бұрын

Good thing you’re young, you got lots of work ahead. Best wishes

@kenhughes4715 2 ай бұрын

You are doing a fantastic job and I think your plans are solid!

@carrieann1640 2 ай бұрын

The twin doors are marvelous.

@oldbamadirt2148 2 ай бұрын

LOL Told My Wife All You Get Is One Day At a Time. 😎👍✌

@stephaniemize321 2 ай бұрын

Yes, those are carders. You’d card the wool and make batts. Then you would spin the wool into thread or yarn.

@user-vh6rj4nk8d 2 ай бұрын

Love those doors

@maryskorzewski6454 2 ай бұрын

Great job Robert.Keep up the good work.

@marcbrunson6986 2 ай бұрын

AC will make hard work easier. Great to see a good shelf to hold items. I can't wait to see when you get time to put the new hallway floor down.

@eighmeeloo Ай бұрын

❤️ the cat gab

@patriciawilliamsn9605 2 ай бұрын

The old farm is coming along nicely

@SondraD7676 2 ай бұрын

A/C! Relief! Hey curtains work, look fine. Great find on the book, good work too! You have to store good and keep stuff some place. Your plan makes perfect sense. And all of your work adds up. 😊 👍👍❣️❣️

@LindaSimic-qt3mh 2 ай бұрын

Really wonderful what you are doing such rich history and you bringing it back love to watch the progress can only imagine how awesome it will be when finish just seeing all that you have done since the beginning is beyond words you are truly amazing thank you take care always in our hearts 🥰❤️

@harvestmarymoon9453 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing yr life with us

@phillybob255 2 ай бұрын

Central air eventually, LOL

@ninaellyson814 2 ай бұрын

Right on Robert!

@dustyrusty6840 2 ай бұрын

Another step closer and a long way to go. Keep up the good progress on the farm house.

@paulawright1554 2 ай бұрын

Hello, OBF intern. Look’s better in there now Robert, makes it easier to move around. I love the house, I’m sure it was beautiful in its time.

@lauradaugherty1445 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

@curtwright4740 2 ай бұрын

P.S. did not know of any books existed of the M/E Church south because of the merger, but you were my eye opener. Thanks!

@HalfPintsSG 2 ай бұрын

Coming along Man. 💪

@HoopDla 2 ай бұрын

Looking good! Before you know it you will be painting!

@marytyson7890 2 ай бұрын

You two can come over and clean up my 100 year old garage , lol

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

😅

@georginastoliker3358 2 ай бұрын

Great work and 👋🏼to the intern. It's good when ya have the extra helping hand .

@elizabethfreeman6737 2 ай бұрын

I have used shower curtains or tablecloths for large windows. They are usually less expensive than curtains.

@OleIrishReb 2 ай бұрын

Socks make good cleaning rags and dusters...

@lillypad9960 2 ай бұрын

I sweat worse than a monkey's armpit. I know how good that AC has to feel. You're moving right along. Blessings from Michigan.

@JohnMarciaShackelford 2 ай бұрын

Don't know if you've ever experienced the Georgia heat (I'm from Washington state) but there's nothing like it! You walk out from an air conditioned hotel and it hits you in the face like a wall! They say that area of Georgia is more humid than Savannah, which is closer to the coast I think. Anyway, be glad to live on the north! 😊

@shellydehart8217 2 ай бұрын

Dang! Sorry I missed this video 2 days ago. You’ve done quite a bit of work n at least you can move around in there. Happy to see your saving many of the chairs. I have a thing for old chairs n mirrors. See you had a helper with you which is so helpful but you failed to introduce her. Was that your daughter or friend? It’s take time n money to make the OBF a home once again. Love ya Robert ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👍🌟🐈‍⬛🐾🐾🐾🐾

@user-ki2je2di6i 2 ай бұрын

Good luck . Lots of work for you ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@terrioestreich4007 2 ай бұрын

I think that this is my favorite room! I love the doors

@gailatkinson1955 2 ай бұрын

Baby steps but still steps! You're getting there.🙂❤️

@katherineyanagihara2909 2 ай бұрын

Aloha 🌺🥰

@mygrammieis Ай бұрын

your work is looking awesome👏💯

@christineberry3076 2 ай бұрын

It may be to your advantage to stock a small market, when you make The Olde Byrd Farm - a Camp Ground! Will definitely need a sign for that, too! Right?

@josephjohnson3073 2 ай бұрын

They’re for carding cotton.

@gwenb4531 2 ай бұрын

Who was the person waving from a back room? Waving back!! Hello!

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

13-year-old OBF intern

@balfourgrl 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us know about the candles, I ordered the Wisteria candle that I have been waiting to buy since last year! Blessings!!

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@donnal.oglesby4806 2 ай бұрын

Robert, nice that you did a nice clean up and found a few other things that you will be keeping in that spare room, and looking forward to the hallway flooring going in. Don't forget to put the wood back into the house, that will be the joist for the hallway, you do not want to leave them outside. The air consitiong will not be working to full due to the floor in the hallway be gone now, and all the air going right back out, form there and from what ever panes in the windows you have to replace. ONLY way that one room will cool off, is to keep those doors closed on that room. as with the door on the other room that you [ for now ] call the showroom. God continue to bless you and all there.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t take the wood outside, I moved it out of that room tho, so I could keep the doors closed to the rest of the house to keep the ac in there 😅

@pattucker612 2 ай бұрын

Love this video getting to see the rooms is amazing, thank you for making this video for us. See you on the next one.

@lucrom1097 2 ай бұрын

Fantastisch Good work Robert you te best te House thans te video Top friends 👍⛅🧤🍹🧢🚚🏡

@deniseroberts460 2 ай бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼

@karenwright9123 2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed shout out to your girl,she's growing up on you. She's a big help and I know you appreciate that,I always loved helping my Dad. I still miss him. You're making memories.🤗☺Good housekeeping never hurts. I like being able to find things and of course make sense of it all. I changed my profile pic for now. I just wanted to be anonymous for awhile,not to you though. 💗from Ky.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, my daughter is definitely getting big. It’s crazy how quickly the time goes by. But this isn’t my daughter, she’s the OBF intern.

@bettyboop4263 2 ай бұрын

My sister in law had some of those combs like yours. She said the ones she had were used for cotton back in the 1920s or 30s. Great video👍👍

@leekorten1791 2 ай бұрын

💞

@wileycoyotesr8623 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@angelaprovencher7150 Ай бұрын

Those old socks would of made good cleaning rags and dusting rags.

@katlyn57inParadise 2 ай бұрын

So glad to see you have AC!! YEA!! Your "intern" is a cutie. Is that your daughter? Great Job.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

No, not my daughter

@user-qg4cf5yg8z 2 ай бұрын

Looking good Robert and is that your beautiful daughter Julia? Hi from Kate from OZ.

@JohnMarciaShackelford 2 ай бұрын

Well if it is she's sure gotten big! I thought maybe it was his neighbor Angie, but I don't know for sure 😊.

@marvinjohnson424 2 ай бұрын

Nice job, but you made me cringe when you threw the socks away. I use old stuff like that after oil changes and greasing trucks and tractor, then I throw them away 😁🇺🇸

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Yeah those are definitely good for that. Just sooooo much stuff 😅

@marvinjohnson424 2 ай бұрын

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 👍

@Liz-zu6sc 2 ай бұрын

Is that a 140 year old ghost in the door way.. lol

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Ya 😂

@sherrilee230 2 ай бұрын

Once it's cleaned out and floors are done it will be a working house. And was that Julia helping you, she's all grown up. She was young wene you started sidestep adventures.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

It wasn’t. And yeah, it’ll be a lot closer when that happens for sure

@celleduffel1533 2 ай бұрын

Ok come help me with my shed lol

@LindaCork-ni7vl 2 ай бұрын

🤠❤

@paulhoffman6371 2 ай бұрын

Just how the heck do you get so much done on time-lapse!? Those who follow the OBF will know there wasn't much trash in that room. If someone is new and says the room wasn't bad, you missed the first thousand clean-outs.

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Right

@MillerMeteor74 2 ай бұрын

Well I would take all the socks home and throw them in the wash, and then find people to give them to, or donate them. Anyway that's good. Good to see things coming along. I'd still like to see a room diagram of that house, with dimensions. Maybe it could be posted to the fan group. I use my name, Barry, over in that group.

@pezozpezoz Ай бұрын

Could have used the white 🧦for dusting and cleaning

@LucRom-kz5uw 2 ай бұрын

Fantastisch Good work Robert you te best te House best frieds Top Time thans te video Top week grootjes 🚚👍🧢🌤🧤🍹🌠

@ramonaalvarez7559 2 ай бұрын

Maybe cover ur "holy" windows up (just where missing panes are) with a piece of cardboard til u can get the replacement panes in. If that air unit has an adjustment where u can have it blowing out the front rather than the top of the unit .. that would help cool better. House isn't insulated well enuf to blow up towards ceiling I don't think plus those ceilings are high up. If no adjustment exists, then make you makeshift air diverter out of cardboard layered with foil (foil helps shape & direct) & tape it above where the current vents are. Anyway maybe that would help. Hopefully I didn't confuse the issue 😬

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

Yeah no adjustment on it. I’m on the way to buy panes right now

@ramonaalvarez7559 2 ай бұрын

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG Bummer .. I would still direct the fan into the room, not the ceiling. I'm sure you'll feel a great improvement just replacing those panes. Otherwise that AC will work itself to the brinks. Good luck, bout to get scortching here in GA.

@taniazelenak4492 2 ай бұрын

Robert when looking thru the books you found...little red book looked like it moved before you touched it to pick up??? Your spirits ???... What's the little red book with bird poop called.😮❤

@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG 2 ай бұрын

👀 the small book with the signature?