Help! I built a boring grey house (full 1 year build)

Over the past year, I spent every free moment turning a quirky 1940s bungalow into… a surprisingly boring grey house. Not the magazine-cover transformation I imagined — more like a thousand compromises between budget, time, and sanity.

This video documents everything: the first walkthrough, discovering rot, tearing out asbestos siding, building a kitchen from scratch, freezing through window installs, fixing the attic, plumbing, electrical, drywall, trim, and all the mistakes in between.

It’s the most ambitious DIY project I’ve ever done, and the most honest. I didn’t always know what I was doing. I definitely wasn’t always filming. But somehow, the house made it to the finish line — and I did too.

If you’re renovating a home, dreaming of one, or just love watching someone else go through the chaos, I hope this helps. Or at least makes you feel better about your own project.

00:00 – Intro
00:42 – First Walkthrough
04:45 – Getting Started
11:30 – Plaster Demo
16:46 – The Rot That Almost Broke Me
29:42 – Freezing Through Window Install
38:25 – IKEA Cabinets
39:20 – Fixing Everything Else
47:35 – Kitchen Reveal
49:02 – Reflections on Building a Boring Grey House
49:55 – Final Walkthrough