Straight from the Desk to D.I.Y! I'm Henry and I'm renovating an old house in the countryside after escaping city life.
Armed with basic tools, questionable confidence, and far too many YouTube tutorials, I’m tackling the renovation one job at a time.
After 15 years behind a desk, I realised I missed making physical things. When redundancy gave me the push (well…more of a shove), I swapped the keyboard for power tools and started learning how to renovate a house...mostly by doing it the hard way.
'Hen-House' is about the real process of restoring my cottage from the ground up: the mistakes, the skills I’m figuring out as I go, and the occasional moment where something actually works.
Expect start-to-finish renovation projects, restorations, repairs, budget-friendly upgrades and the inevitable “this didn’t go to plan” moments.
If you enjoy old houses and learning DIY from scratch, grab a brew and subscribe — and let’s see if we can pull this off without the cottage falling down!
HENHOUSE
BIG PLANS. small start.
This is becoming a theme in my life and rather than getting down about it...I'm making cool videos to look back on because in the end, we will all get to where we want to be.
I think that sums this place up quite well. Nothing has really gone to plan, and renovating it has ended up being as much about rebuilding our lives as rebuilding the house.
Can I ask a favour? Let me know what you think about the plans and what we should do next? As much as these videos are for me, they are for 'You Too'.
Big love
Hen & Giulia
🙌🛠️🏚️
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This is how our renovation started. I wanted to remember what stood in our way of progress and share the realities of own renovation with the world of DIYers. What the video plays out in 17 minutes, took us 10 months! I made a promise when I started this channel to make videos that get the job done, start to finish - This is one of them.
I want to hear from the people who watch along so drop a comment on the video.
Henry & Giulia 🛠️🏚️🙌
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HENHOUSE
Celebrating my birthday in true D.I.Y fashion today! #CakeOnCompletion🎂
3 months ago | [YT] | 14
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Anyone else DIYing this weekend? In my newest video, I track down every last penny that’s been sank into this renovation….it’s a lot! Next video will be the full transformation of the room that wasn’t even advertised in the sale advert!
4 months ago | [YT] | 11
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Videos like this helped us plan our kitchen without facing major design/install hiccups so it’s well worth the hype to watch 😎 @TheRestorationCouple
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HENHOUSE
Hey you guys! I want to welcome everyone in who’s new to this channel. Thank you for having faith to jump on board and come along for the ride. PLEASE do let me know in the comments what you think about the videos, what you want to see more/less of, or in more detail. I really want to pass on what I’m learning into quality videos! 🛠️👍🎥
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HENHOUSE
Ever started a “simple” home project… and uncovered 150 years of problems hiding behind the walls? 😅
Our kitchen renovation in an old house turned into:
• Chimney removal
• Rewiring
• Damp repairs
• Asbestos tiles
• Moving gas + plumbing
• Kitchen fitting
…and we hadn’t even installed the kitchen yet.
If you’re into real DIY renovation, old property challenges, and learning as you go — this one’s for you. Full story is live now.
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