My husband and I were stationed in Germany from 1989 to 1993 and we had the dressers you now have. Since the military was downsizing they gave soldiers the option to buy these for $15 a piece. They had night stands, headboards, huge china cabinets. We bought end tables and dressers and brought them home. They are incredibly heavy! Glad you found some and they are dearly loved. You may have some dressers that came home with service members from Germany! I really, really love your home.
Hello Lola! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. We feel so blessed to have this home! I am obsessed with finding unique things and the one in the laundry room was a big win, especially way up here in Alaska! Have a wonderful week!
Thank you so much Tarra! We sure feel grateful for this home and all the memories we are making here. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we're grateful you are here!
Hi Lauren, I love your channel. Thank You so much for inviting me into your home. You are so special!! You are an absolute treasure to your family.The Anniversary Party was awesome.But most of all Thank you for offering to pray for me, I'm always in need of prayer and appreciate you so much. I am experiencing some health issues that are leaving me isolated and lonely. So yes prayers please. Thank you for taking the time,I am very grateful for the opportunity to watch your videos and feel like I have a friend,
Hello Robin! I am so grateful that you are here and that I can be your friend. I am grateful that I can pray for you in this lonely and painful time. I am so sorry you are having health issues. Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me to know that sharing our life is helping you in yours. That is the motivation I need to keep sharing! Lot's of love from Alaska!
Oh mylanta what a beautiful house. I love your videos. It's beautiful there. Yes please I do need prayers. I lost my oldest sister to cancer about 6 weeks ago. It's still hard then 2 weeks I had some medical problems and I'm on recovery now. I hope it's not to much to ask. I'm 62 and youtube has been my life recovering from anurisium surgery. God is great. Thank you so much
Thank you so much, we feel so grateful for this home. I would love to pray for you, I am so sorry you are going through a rough patch. I am sorry you lost your sister to cancer and that you are having health problems as well. I will keep you in my prayers as you grieve and are recovering from surgery. God is good and I am grateful to be able to call on Him on your behalf. Thanks for being here!
@@ThisAlaskaLife That means so much. I have never ask anyone to pray for me before. I have always been the one to pray for everyone else. It's not easy to ask for help. Again thank you. Your personality , your compassion your kind heart is so very amazing to see and to watch on youtube. Please never change your content. You do an awesome job.
@@marmeefromtx5401 thank you so much! I understand you completely, it is hard to be on the receiving end of prayers but you deserve them and it is a blessing to me to be able to do it for you. Thanks for the encouragement! ❤️
Wow, that was fabulous!! I really like the layout of your home and the way you are so organized about how the rooms are used. I have to admit I was distracted by your 😺 , she's adorable. Thanks for sharing your home with us!! x
Thank you so much Lynne! I am so glad you enjoyed touring the house. I love home decor and design, if you couldn't tell, and feel so grateful to have this home, our kitty Luna is distracting, she is so cute and follows me around, just to keep an eye on things. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Hello Cheryl! Thank you for watching and comments. I love having a few pieces from my childhood. Mark's dresser is also his dresser from when he was a kid. Thanks for watching!
This was a wonderful video! Your house is gorgeous. I’m looking forward to the pantry. I love to cook, was my occupation and I went to culinarily school. You designed the kitchen beautifully. I worked a few years and did college but had to stop. I broke my neck and back years ago but, it was getting worse. I was paralyzed from the neck down but, God had plans. He healed me. It’s a documented miracle! My story ran 3 full pages in a newspaper as well I was on a miracle show. All that to say, you did so good designing your home!
Anna that is an amazing story of healing, reading this really inspires me alot. Thankyou so much for sharing this with us and l hope you continue to do well and inspire others 🙏
Wow Anna! What an amazing story. I am so glad that God has bigger plans for you. Thanks for sharing and I will pray for your continued strength. Thanks for being here, I always enjoy reading your comments.
Joan depression and anxiety really suck the life out of you l can relate, have faith that you will get better, it may not look like the way you had been before and you may not feel the same but it gets better, it gets easier and l can promise you that🙏 Hope you are getting some professional help or support. X
Hello Donna! I am glad you enjoyed coming along for the house tour. We love the windows and feel so blessed by all the light they provide! The wildflower hoodie is one of my favorites, it is from akrepublic.com/ Have a wonderful week!
Thank you so much Chirstine! I am so glad you are here and enjoying the videos! I am having so much fun sharing a bit of our life here in AK! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!
Beautiful beautiful gorgeous house I specially love the boys bathroom great idea and they the bathroom lol 😂 my favorite rooms. your bathroom and your kitchen ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊
Hello Mary! I am so glad you enjoyed coming along for the tour. We love this home and feel so grateful for how it functions for our family and inviting people in. Bathroom and kitchens are very important rooms lol! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Hello in Jamaica! I love that we can connect from around the world! Thank you for the compliments on the party, I am so grateful for how it all came together. Such a great thing to celebrate after the hard year we have all had. Thanks for watching!
@@ThisAlaskaLife Yes its indeed great that we are able to connect from so far. God is amazing. I am happy that the party was a success and I know that Mark's parents really appreciated all the efforts that you their Daughter-in-law put into making it a success. Well done
You are the sweetest. I live in PA and my life is so different than yours. I love everything that you share. I’m a new subscriber but I’m quickly growing to love you and your beautiful family. I m well thanks. Finishing up the last bit of holiday shopping and trying to motivate myself to clean my closet. Lol. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hello and welcome!! I’m so glad you found our channel. You are on top of things to be finishing your holiday shopping!! Good luck getting your closet cleaned out.
I so enjoyed the videos of the wedding anniversary party! Looked so nice there! Got some family members in the hospital. One with Covid and had stroke. Other stroke. God is good though! I know he can heal!
I am so sorry to hear about your family being sick Barbara. Thank you for allowing me to pray for you and for them. I am so glad the anniversary party turned out well, it was a labor of love and I am grateful I was a part of it. Have a wonderful week and I hope you feel my prayers.
Hello Pat! We feel so blessed to have this home to raise our kids in and invite people over. Thank you for the kind words. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!
I so admire what your whole family did for Mark's parents. A true joyful event! What was accomplished with the remodel created a great home. Function! AND I have been researching and experimenting with new fish recipes. To share them, when successful, should I use the business e-mail? P.S. As a bath lady here -- you have earned a long and quiet soak! XO
Thank you, it was a great group effort and I am so glad it all came together so beautifully! I would love to have fish recipes, please e-mail them to thehammhomestead@gmail.com A long and quiet soak sounds wonderful!
Sandy when ever l see beautiful homes my first thought is "do they have a cleaner"? because those stairs alone would exhaust me and lm not even old!! Lauren and the boys seem to do a wonderful job and l love her attitude "this house is actually lived in" 👍
Love all the room you have in your home, your able to take nice deep breaths! I love, love, love the fact that your boys pitch in to do their part of the cleaning!!! Lovely home, thank you for sharing & inviting us in!!! 💐
Hello Karenlee! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. It's not always easy to get the kids to help but I know it is important for them to learn. I'm so glad you enjoyed coming along with me through the house, it was a good motivation to get it all cleaned up!
You have a beautiful home! I'm taking notes so when we put our addition on, hopefully within 2 years. So excited! I love your style. Excited for your pantry tour. We don't have a pantry right now and I love the idea of a butlers pantry type pantry. I'd like to ask prayers for my sister who is currently in the hospital. Praying for a quick recovery over these next few days.
Hello! Thank you so much! I'm glad you felt inspired watching it, remodels are a lot of work but I loved every minute of watching it come together. A butlers pantry is so helpful, especially if you do a lot of cooking at home! I'm so sorry about your sister, I pray for a quick recovery for her. Thank you for letting me pray for you!
HI kariAnn, lve got some space in our prayer chain and l will add your Sister to ours as well. Hoping for a speedy recovery and home from Hospital really soon to heal🙏
@@ThisAlaskaLife Hey Lauren, we are working on our house addition. I’m wondering about the lockers you built in your mudroom area. I was looking for the video and see in the description the link won’t work. Is that video still available to watch? I love the idea of giving each kid a locker.
Your home is loved and beautiful and I've never seen a TV like yours before brilliant xx please send me a prayer I have poorly health and 2 kiddos as a single mum luckily I'm blessed with a lovely mum dad and sister that r so good to me x I am worried and fed up of being in pain I'm also 3 years away now from an abusive partner and getting stronger day by day x thankyou for any prayers x just so glad I found u channel really enjoy watching and I've learnt stuff from you as I mean the way you live your lives and your way of life I mean it's beautiful place u live in aswell sending love to you and your family xx
Hello Emma! I am so glad you found us and are finding love and inspiration here. Thank you for connecting and allowing me to pray for you. You are amazing, I know it cannot be easy leaving an abusive relationship and raising your 2 kids. I am so sorry you are in pain and will pray for the Lord to strengthen you in these hard times. I am so glad you have your mum, dad, and sister, to help you! Thanks for being here!
Thank you so much, that is a huge compliment. I feel like we honored the original home and gave it a facelift to fit our needs. We feel so grateful to have it! I hope you have a wonderful week!
I'm doing ok my mom passed away about a month ago having a hard time with that on the plus side I just bought my dream home im going to be moving from my little home town of richland springs texas to Kentucky im excited im praying that it all goes smoothly you did a amazing job at the anniversary it was so amazing that they have shared 50 years together your house is so beautiful love the open floor plan and your bathroom is amazing 👏 😍
I am so sorry for your loss Katie. I will pray for you as you grieve for you Mom and as you move. I hope you make amazing memories as you move and start a new adventure. Glad you enjoyed the house tour, we are so grateful for it. Thank you so much for being here!
Oh Katie, my heart aches for your loss, bet your Mum is so proud of you in getting your dream home, gone but never forgotten hold those memories close to your heart. ❤
Thank you so much Natalie! I really love home decor and design so it was a dream come true to get to pick and choose things for the remodel. I loved every minute of it. I don't ever want to move but I have dreams of building other things in the future! Thanks for watching!
Loved this video. Loved the parts of before and after. You are very good at decorating and i really liked when you referbished furnitture and made it like new. You are talented.❤😊
Thank you Vickey! The lockers are so helpful with all of our Alaska gear, I am so grateful my Dad was able to help bring that vision into reality! Hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for watching.
You're welcome Jan! I love our home and am so grateful for it. I like simple, my motto for home has always been balancing functional with beautiful! If it's too fancy it is hard to really LIVE in it and we do a lot of living here. Thank you for being here!
You're welcome Amber! Thank you so much for watching, I am so glad you enjoyed the tour. It was so much fun to design and I couldn't be happier with how it all came together. I hope you have a wonderful week!
😲Oh! My! Goodness! This is the video I've been waiting for!!! And so excited for the future ones she mentioned! (The details are better then what I imagined, so much originality and mindfulness!🤩)
Once again, you made my day with your comment. I am so glad that it was what you were wanting to see. Thank you so much for being here, it means a lot to me!
Fell in love with your soaking tub. That is a real blessing. The size of all your rooms are king size and I really like all the windows. Very beautiful. You did a awesome job.
you have an amazing house! i think my favorite rooms are the boys bathroom, I just love the tiles on the floor and how you have the whole room set up and the laundry room. The sink is just wonderful. I tried to get an antique farm sink for my kitchen years ago and my, then husband, vetoed the idea. I just love yours. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. Stay safe....Vickie
Hello Vickie! Thank you so much for all your kind words. We feel so grateful for this home and all the memories we are making here. My husband vetoed the farm sink as well so I slipped it into the laundry design LOL! He has never mentioned it again so I think that is a win. Sometimes they just don't have the vision! I hope you have a wonderful week!
Thankyou for inviting us over to yours, felt like going to a friend's house especially when you took a break to have the cake treat l felt like l was there and chatting away!! Thankyou to all your family for the prayers and support recently, l found great comfort in those and l truly appreciated it. Is the home 2 or 3 stories now l couldn't figure it out? It is beautifully done and l wouldn't expect anything less from you, your style, creativity and organisational ability shines through in every room, that is such a gift. The 5x5 bathroom would suit me down to the ground🤭 oh yes there is always that one person that must have been a cat in a past life, if l never had to shower it would make me a very happy human, l hate being wet, l have a bath once a year if lm.in a hotel on vacation other than that lm 5mins in the shower and out again, just call me Luna🐈. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hello Friend! I am so grateful that you have felt our prayers. The home is 2 stories. You made me laugh about being a cat in your past life!!! Taking a bath forces me to relax, otherwise I try to do a million things at once. It is my little escape. Thanks for being here and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!!!!
Love the laundry room! My laundry room is the dining room stacks and stacks of folded laundry. Why oh why won’t anyone put their stuff up. I absolutely refuse if I gather, wash, dry and fold I’m not putting away. I know selfish but I got other things to do.
I read your comment and laughed (with you not at you) because all we can do is laugh right!! I think it's the same problem with families all over the world, yours is no different to ours🙃🤷♀️
@@ThisAlaskaLife you are very welcome. I enjoy learning from you about Alaska Life. I would love to see your freezers full since we saw the emptied video. I'm curious how long it will last you all and if you've ever had trouble getting supplies during winter months. Do you have long term food storage and how much tp do you buy during winter months and have you ever been scared to run out? I get extremely anxious during winter months but I am limited on what I can do. But I always have basics for sure.
Your house is GORGEOUS! I showed my husband how neat and clean it is...I said see this is how I want it all the time! (It is clean..I just want him to pick up after himself for Pete's sake lol) he is ex military so he's been trained! But I think he just believes oh Chelle will do it...after I showed him your house and explained you have a husband and several little ones, he went and loaded the dishwasher AND loaded the washer! Sooo I shall share MORE w him..ha ha..I went on his phone and subscribed to your channel..I said there you can watch how put together they are ! Ha ha
Thank you so much, Michelle. We can always use a little nudge to remember to clean up after ourselves, me included. I do feel better when the house is picked up and cleaned. Thank you for being here, we are so grateful!
Hi Lauren, your home is gorgeous it’s so true what they say if you’re going to remodel you place do the kitchen & bathrooms. I love your bathroom the soaking tub is my favorite. I’d like for you to keep me in your prayers the holidays are hard for me. When my mom, dad & sister was here we celebrated the holidays & had fun now that they’re gone it’s not the same anymore. You know that saying time heals all wounds the wounds are still there I’ve just learned to deal with it anyways that you 💜
Hello Kim! I am glad you enjoyed touring the house. I am so sorry that the holidays are hard for you, I can only imagine it brings up all the feelings of missing your family. I will for sure keep you in my prayers. Thank you so much for being here, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
You did a fabulous job on the party!!!!!! Your home looks amazing, what a difference from the original home. Sending you much aloha from Kauai, Hawaii.
Thank you so much! The party really was special and I am glad I took the time to document it. I think we will enjoy it again in the future. Watching the remodel come together was one of my favorite things ever, I loved every minute of it. Thanks for watching ALOHA!
Your house design is so smart. You seem to have so much space! It's very nice. I really like how your kitchen and main living is on top, because your view out the windows is wonderful.
Hello Myra! Always so nice to see you in the comments. Thanks for the kind words about the house, we feel so blessed with how it all came together. How fun to get to make your home uniquely yours, I love that! Have a wonderful week!
You do an amazing job on all of your videos! I love how you have a place for everything and everything in it's place! I was an elementary school teacher also years ago and can see how you were such a good one. Great training for four growing boys and now your little earth angel, Violet. Can't wait until we can see how she grows up in your future videos. I was a 30 week premie too back in 1947 and I know my mom said I was all caught up by 14 months of age. Potty trained myself at 18 months! Have a glorious spring when you can get outside with baby Violet. Karen in Minnesota
This is the first video of yours I have watched. I loved it! Your great! I am originally from Kodiak, but raised my two girls in Anchorage. I can remember when Anchorage was much smaller and much cooler. Since my husband passed I am now living outside of Portland Oregon. I get soooooo homesick and your video helped! keep up the good work and thank you for making your videos! I am now off to watch all of your past videos. have a great one!
Hello Laura! I am so glad you found us! I am so sorry that you lost your husband, many prayers for you and your two girls. I can imagine it is hard to be away from Alaska, it sure has a way of capturing your heart. I hope you enjoy our other videos, we are having a good time sharing a bit of our life. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Love all the changes you have made. Your whole life style must have changed as you made the changes and building extensions. You and uour family are so loving. And I it's great to see all the cuddles.
I love your bathroom!! You’re whole house is wonderful. Glad the party went well, it sure looked fun. Thanks for asking how we all are, life can be good and sometimes it can be hard, it’s a bit hard right now. I hope you and your family are doing well .
Hello Tina! I am sorry that you are having a hard time right now. Life is full of ups and downs but it doesn't hurt to have some extra love and prayers when things are a bit hard. We have some big things happening with some of our family and friends right now so I understand! Thank you for always being here, I hope you find some joy in your week! Thanks for the compliments on our home, the bathroom really is my sanctuary!
Hi Tina, l hope things get easier for you. Lauren has recently helped me through some tough moments and honestly her prayers and support made such a difference so l hope you feel the same, until things get better just remember to be kind to yourself ❤
@@ThisAlaskaLife you too, i only found your channel a few weeks ago and now i am hooked, the place you live is so beautiful, stunning scenery, you have a beautiful family. I live in a small village in south wales uk and although we have beautiful countryside on our doorstep it is nothing compared to the place you live
My goodness your house is gorgeous, it’s nice to have the house work for your family. All those windows brighten the house up, and it didn’t look like 4 kids live there. 😁
Hello Cathy! Thank you so much for your kind words about our home. I really try and make it work for our family. This past 18 months I have really had to declutter and become more minimal to keep from going crazy. Too much stuff and us all being home all the time was overwhelming. I am grateful the kids are back in school so I can spend a bit more time keeping up with the cleaning. Thanks for watching, have a great week!
@@ThisAlaskaLife Good morning, I enjoy Watching your videos and learning the difference between Alaska and MICHIGAN. From the different outings to the shopping to your beautiful home. I have 2 son's and 5 grandchildren whom I adore, they keep me busy and I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
I just love ❤️ Luna she’s such a sweetheart. House cleans up really good and is so spacious. Having 5 males in the house makes a ensuite for you a necessity not a luxury. Thank you for asking how we all are that is so beautiful of you. The way you asked felt like you were asking me directly. So let me ask how are you. Wishes sent from Australia.
My husband and I were stationed in Germany from 1989 to 1993 and we had the dressers you now have. Since the military was downsizing they gave soldiers the option to buy these for $15 a piece. They had night stands, headboards, huge china cabinets. We bought end tables and dressers and brought them home. They are incredibly heavy! Glad you found some and they are dearly loved. You may have some dressers that came home with service members from Germany! I really, really love your home.
So cool! I love them and their history.
Thanks for the Grand Tour cousin. You have a very nice home. I will show the tour to my family.
Thank you Norman! Did you watch Bill and Linda's anniversary party?? Have a wonderful week!
All is good in SC !! Enjoy your videos !!
Thank you so much, I am glad things are good! Have a great week!
Your house is beautiful from the open space to all the storage I love all the old sinks.
Hello Lola! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. We feel so blessed to have this home! I am obsessed with finding unique things and the one in the laundry room was a big win, especially way up here in Alaska! Have a wonderful week!
The more I watch your channel, the more I just love it! Thanks for sharing!! Hugs from Missouri 🤗
Thank you so much Candi, that is so nice to hear! I am glad you are loving it all, I hope you have a wonderful week. Hugs from Alaska !
YOUR 4-ever home is absolutely 💯 amazing and y'all did a great job remodeling it and it is GORGEOUS 🥰🥰😏😏😏💐💐💐
Thank you so much Tarra! We sure feel grateful for this home and all the memories we are making here. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we're grateful you are here!
@@ThisAlaskaLife YOUR welcome
You are the sweetest. Praying for you and your family
Thank you so much Nancy! I appreciate and feel your prayers. Thank you for being here!
Hi Lauren, I love your channel. Thank You so much for inviting me into your home. You are so special!! You are an absolute treasure to your family.The Anniversary Party was awesome.But most of all Thank you for offering to pray for me, I'm always in need of prayer and appreciate you so much. I am experiencing some health issues that are leaving me isolated and lonely. So yes prayers please. Thank you for taking the time,I am very grateful for the opportunity to watch your videos and feel like I have a friend,
Hello Robin! I am so grateful that you are here and that I can be your friend. I am grateful that I can pray for you in this lonely and painful time. I am so sorry you are having health issues. Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me to know that sharing our life is helping you in yours. That is the motivation I need to keep sharing! Lot's of love from Alaska!
Hi Robin, l can empathise with you on being lonely and isolated, l hope that this time passes and your health improves 🙏
Wow what a beautiful home. Mark has a beautiful closet. The tub is my dream.
Thank you. We are so grateful for this homes thanks for watching
Oh mylanta what a beautiful house. I love your videos. It's beautiful there. Yes please I do need prayers. I lost my oldest sister to cancer about 6 weeks ago. It's still hard then 2 weeks I had some medical problems and I'm on recovery now. I hope it's not to much to ask. I'm 62 and youtube has been my life recovering from anurisium surgery. God is great. Thank you so much
Thank you so much, we feel so grateful for this home. I would love to pray for you, I am so sorry you are going through a rough patch. I am sorry you lost your sister to cancer and that you are having health problems as well. I will keep you in my prayers as you grieve and are recovering from surgery. God is good and I am grateful to be able to call on Him on your behalf. Thanks for being here!
@@ThisAlaskaLife That means so much. I have never ask anyone to pray for me before. I have always been the one to pray for everyone else. It's not easy to ask for help. Again thank you. Your personality , your compassion your kind heart is so very amazing to see and to watch on youtube. Please never change your content. You do an awesome job.
@@marmeefromtx5401 thank you so much! I understand you completely, it is hard to be on the receiving end of prayers but you deserve them and it is a blessing to me to be able to do it for you. Thanks for the encouragement! ❤️
Wow, that was fabulous!! I really like the layout of your home and the way you are so organized about how the rooms are used. I have to admit I was distracted by your 😺 , she's adorable. Thanks for sharing your home with us!! x
Thank you so much Lynne! I am so glad you enjoyed touring the house. I love home decor and design, if you couldn't tell, and feel so grateful to have this home, our kitty Luna is distracting, she is so cute and follows me around, just to keep an eye on things. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
@@ThisAlaskaLife I watch because I really enjoy it!! I am easily distracted so it doesn't take much....an elf, a cat, you know. 😉
I would never be able to clean that house. Good thing your young. Stairs are a killer on older people. Nice home.
Enjoying the channel and I daily take a longs to your day.
Glad to hear it Mitzi! I am so grateful you are here.
I love the area with the lockers. So cool.
Thank you Jessica! I love the lockers too, so grateful that vision became a reality! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Enjoyed the house tour. I also have a dresser from my childhood. I loaned it out to grandkids, and have it back now.
Hello Cheryl! Thank you for watching and comments. I love having a few pieces from my childhood. Mark's dresser is also his dresser from when he was a kid. Thanks for watching!
This was a wonderful video! Your house is gorgeous. I’m looking forward to the pantry. I love to cook, was my occupation and I went to culinarily school. You designed the kitchen beautifully. I worked a few years and did college but had to stop. I broke my neck and back years ago but, it was getting worse. I was paralyzed from the neck down but, God had plans. He healed me. It’s a documented miracle! My story ran 3 full pages in a newspaper as well I was on a miracle show. All that to say, you did so good designing your home!
Anna that is an amazing story of healing, reading this really inspires me alot. Thankyou so much for sharing this with us and l hope you continue to do well and inspire others 🙏
Wow Anna! What an amazing story. I am so glad that God has bigger plans for you. Thanks for sharing and I will pray for your continued strength. Thanks for being here, I always enjoy reading your comments.
What an amazing home!
Thank you so much Linda! Hope you have a nice week ahead.
Thanks for sharing a tour of your beautiful home.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching
I would love prayers from you. I am suffering from depression and anxiety. Pray for Joan
Joan, I am so sorry you are suffereing, I will pray for you. Thanks for reaching out.
Joan depression and anxiety really suck the life out of you l can relate, have faith that you will get better, it may not look like the way you had been before and you may not feel the same but it gets better, it gets easier and l can promise you that🙏 Hope you are getting some professional help or support. X
Your house is beautiful! I live all the windows and sunlight coming in. I’m also a flower person, so I really love your Wildflower hoodie!!
Hello Donna! I am glad you enjoyed coming along for the house tour. We love the windows and feel so blessed by all the light they provide! The wildflower hoodie is one of my favorites, it is from akrepublic.com/ Have a wonderful week!
Beautiful home and family,enjoy your vlogs!
Thank you so much Chirstine! I am so glad you are here and enjoying the videos! I am having so much fun sharing a bit of our life here in AK! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!
Beautiful beautiful gorgeous house I specially love the boys bathroom great idea and they the bathroom lol 😂 my favorite rooms. your bathroom and your kitchen ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊
Hello Mary! I am so glad you enjoyed coming along for the tour. We love this home and feel so grateful for how it functions for our family and inviting people in. Bathroom and kitchens are very important rooms lol! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Love your vlogs. You guys did a great job with the party. Just take your time and get thinhs done.. watching you from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Hello in Jamaica! I love that we can connect from around the world! Thank you for the compliments on the party, I am so grateful for how it all came together. Such a great thing to celebrate after the hard year we have all had. Thanks for watching!
@@ThisAlaskaLife Yes its indeed great that we are able to connect from so far. God is amazing. I am happy that the party was a success and I know that Mark's parents really appreciated all the efforts that you their Daughter-in-law put into making it a success. Well done
You are the sweetest. I live in PA and my life is so different than yours. I love everything that you share. I’m a new subscriber but I’m quickly growing to love you and your beautiful family.
I m well thanks. Finishing up the last bit of holiday shopping and trying to motivate myself to clean my closet. Lol. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hello and welcome!! I’m so glad you found our channel. You are on top of things to be finishing your holiday shopping!! Good luck getting your closet cleaned out.
I love the openness of your beautiful home. Also, I agree, it does look like you live in a tree house! Absolutely beautiful.
Hello! Thanks for watching, we feel so blessed to have this home. We love the trees! Have a wonderful weekend
I so enjoyed the videos of the wedding anniversary party! Looked so nice there! Got some family members in the hospital. One with Covid and had stroke. Other stroke. God is good though! I know he can heal!
I am so sorry to hear about your family being sick Barbara. Thank you for allowing me to pray for you and for them. I am so glad the anniversary party turned out well, it was a labor of love and I am grateful I was a part of it. Have a wonderful week and I hope you feel my prayers.
Hi Barbara, gosh we are having a rough time of it the world over, take comfort in your faith at this difficult time 🙏
Beautiful home. Great remodel job.
Thank you so much Cindy! I am glad you enjoyed looking around. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Your remodel turned out beautiful! Seems like you thought of everything! All my best to you and your beautiful family. I love your videos!
You have a beautiful home. Loved the video.
Hello Kerry! I am so glad you enjoyed coming along to look at the house. Have a wonderful week!
Totally enjoyed your house tour and watching you clean! You are a very sweet person and I send you and your family prayers for so many blessings!
Hi hope your well, wow you have a lovely spacious house I love it, thank you for sharing ☺️😊👍👍
Hello Pat! We feel so blessed to have this home to raise our kids in and invite people over. Thank you for the kind words. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!
I so admire what your whole family did for Mark's parents. A true joyful event! What was accomplished with the remodel created a great home. Function! AND I have been researching and experimenting with new fish recipes. To share them, when successful, should I use the business e-mail? P.S. As a bath lady here -- you have earned a long and quiet soak! XO
Thank you, it was a great group effort and I am so glad it all came together so beautifully! I would love to have fish recipes, please e-mail them to thehammhomestead@gmail.com A long and quiet soak sounds wonderful!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home it would be too much for me to ever clean but you're so much younger
😊 thank you! It is often too much for me to clean too! Thanks for watching Sandy
Sandy when ever l see beautiful homes my first thought is "do they have a cleaner"? because those stairs alone would exhaust me and lm not even old!! Lauren and the boys seem to do a wonderful job and l love her attitude "this house is actually lived in" 👍
Love all the room you have in your home, your able to take nice deep breaths! I love, love, love the fact that your boys pitch in to do their part of the cleaning!!! Lovely home, thank you for sharing & inviting us in!!! 💐
Hello Karenlee! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. It's not always easy to get the kids to help but I know it is important for them to learn. I'm so glad you enjoyed coming along with me through the house, it was a good motivation to get it all cleaned up!
You have a beautiful home! I'm taking notes so when we put our addition on, hopefully within 2 years. So excited! I love your style. Excited for your pantry tour. We don't have a pantry right now and I love the idea of a butlers pantry type pantry.
I'd like to ask prayers for my sister who is currently in the hospital. Praying for a quick recovery over these next few days.
Hello! Thank you so much! I'm glad you felt inspired watching it, remodels are a lot of work but I loved every minute of watching it come together. A butlers pantry is so helpful, especially if you do a lot of cooking at home! I'm so sorry about your sister, I pray for a quick recovery for her. Thank you for letting me pray for you!
HI kariAnn, lve got some space in our prayer chain and l will add your Sister to ours as well. Hoping for a speedy recovery and home from Hospital really soon to heal🙏
@@brilliantbutblue thank you so much!
@@ThisAlaskaLife Hey Lauren, we are working on our house addition. I’m wondering about the lockers you built in your mudroom area. I was looking for the video and see in the description the link won’t work. Is that video still available to watch? I love the idea of giving each kid a locker.
Your home is loved and beautiful and I've never seen a TV like yours before brilliant xx please send me a prayer I have poorly health and 2 kiddos as a single mum luckily I'm blessed with a lovely mum dad and sister that r so good to me x I am worried and fed up of being in pain I'm also 3 years away now from an abusive partner and getting stronger day by day x thankyou for any prayers x just so glad I found u channel really enjoy watching and I've learnt stuff from you as I mean the way you live your lives and your way of life I mean it's beautiful place u live in aswell sending love to you and your family xx
Hello Emma! I am so glad you found us and are finding love and inspiration here. Thank you for connecting and allowing me to pray for you. You are amazing, I know it cannot be easy leaving an abusive relationship and raising your 2 kids. I am so sorry you are in pain and will pray for the Lord to strengthen you in these hard times. I am so glad you have your mum, dad, and sister, to help you! Thanks for being here!
Enjoyed this video immensely! Thanks for sharing your home and remodel with me, it's just lovely!!
Thanks for sharing your GORGEOUS home! That was fun!!!! 💕🎃💕 see u soon
You're welcome Judy! It was fun to reflect on how far it has come. We really feel blessed to have it and be able to welcome people into it.
Great job Mama 👍💕
Thank you so much Lacey!
You really did a great job with your remodel and design. It just looks like it was originally built that way and that’s the goal.
Thank you so much, that is a huge compliment. I feel like we honored the original home and gave it a facelift to fit our needs. We feel so grateful to have it! I hope you have a wonderful week!
I'm doing ok my mom passed away about a month ago having a hard time with that on the plus side I just bought my dream home im going to be moving from my little home town of richland springs texas to Kentucky im excited im praying that it all goes smoothly you did a amazing job at the anniversary it was so amazing that they have shared 50 years together your house is so beautiful love the open floor plan and your bathroom is amazing 👏 😍
I am so sorry for your loss Katie. I will pray for you as you grieve for you Mom and as you move. I hope you make amazing memories as you move and start a new adventure. Glad you enjoyed the house tour, we are so grateful for it. Thank you so much for being here!
Oh Katie, my heart aches for your loss, bet your Mum is so proud of you in getting your dream home, gone but never forgotten hold those memories close to your heart. ❤
Thank you its the hardest thing I have gone through so far she was my biggest fan
@@katiethornton2020 : She still is!! Just remember all the times she told you how special you are. ❤
Love the open floor plan !
So do we! We are so grateful. Thanks for watching Natasha.
Loved the tour. Thanks for showing us your beautiful home!
You are so welcome!
I love your house and your design style!
Thank you so much Natalie! I really love home decor and design so it was a dream come true to get to pick and choose things for the remodel. I loved every minute of it. I don't ever want to move but I have dreams of building other things in the future! Thanks for watching!
Loved this video. Loved the parts of before and after. You are very good at decorating and i really liked when you referbished furnitture and made it like new. You are talented.❤😊
Your house is so beautiful and spacious!! So full of light! Thanks for sharing a house tour!! Loved it!
Hello Kim! I am glad you enjoyed the tour. We sure feel grateful for this home. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Your home is just beautiful. I loved the lockers.
Thank you Vickey! The lockers are so helpful with all of our Alaska gear, I am so grateful my Dad was able to help bring that vision into reality! Hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for watching.
You have a beautiful home. It's simple and the remodel definitely made it very functional for your family of 6. Thank you for the tour.
You're welcome Jan! I love our home and am so grateful for it. I like simple, my motto for home has always been balancing functional with beautiful! If it's too fancy it is hard to really LIVE in it and we do a lot of living here. Thank you for being here!
What a beautiful house. Thank you for giving us a tour. I love how it's all designed
You're welcome Amber! Thank you so much for watching, I am so glad you enjoyed the tour. It was so much fun to design and I couldn't be happier with how it all came together. I hope you have a wonderful week!
GREAT we have you to brighten our life and we thank you for that.
Started watching just after this. My life has been a medical adventure since. More on email. You have been such a blessing! Thanks.
😲Oh! My! Goodness! This is the video I've been waiting for!!! And so excited for the future ones she mentioned! (The details are better then what I imagined, so much originality and mindfulness!🤩)
Once again, you made my day with your comment. I am so glad that it was what you were wanting to see. Thank you so much for being here, it means a lot to me!
Fell in love with your soaking tub. That is a real blessing. The size of all your rooms are king size and I really like all the windows. Very beautiful. You did a awesome job.
Thank you so much! We feel so blessed to have this home and open it up to others when we can. Thanks for watching, have a wonderful week!
You are a wonderful “MAMA” - you turned the mess into an ALL CLEAN…you are terrific!
Love your home. You really made it functional and pretty. More talents Lauren!
Thank you so much Jackie! We love living here and feel grateful for this space. Have a blessed day!
you have an amazing house! i think my favorite rooms are the boys bathroom, I just love the tiles on the floor and how you have the whole room set up and the laundry room. The sink is just wonderful. I tried to get an antique farm sink for my kitchen years ago and my, then husband, vetoed the idea. I just love yours. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. Stay safe....Vickie
Hello Vickie! Thank you so much for all your kind words. We feel so grateful for this home and all the memories we are making here. My husband vetoed the farm sink as well so I slipped it into the laundry design LOL! He has never mentioned it again so I think that is a win. Sometimes they just don't have the vision! I hope you have a wonderful week!
Hi sweet lady. Love your home. You did a great job with your in-laws party.
Thank you so much Diane! It was a lot of work but I am so glad it came together. Have a wonderful weekend!
Love your home !!!
Hello! Thank you so much, we feel so blessed to have this home. Thank you for watching, have a wonderful week!
Thankyou for inviting us over to yours, felt like going to a friend's house especially when you took a break to have the cake treat l felt like l was there and chatting away!!
Thankyou to all your family for the prayers and support recently, l found great comfort in those and l truly appreciated it.
Is the home 2 or 3 stories now l couldn't figure it out?
It is beautifully done and l wouldn't expect anything less from you, your style, creativity and organisational ability shines through in every room, that is such a gift. The 5x5 bathroom would suit me down to the ground🤭 oh yes there is always that one person that must have been a cat in a past life, if l never had to shower it would make me a very happy human, l hate being wet, l have a bath once a year if lm.in a hotel on vacation other than that lm 5mins in the shower and out again, just call me Luna🐈. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hello Friend! I am so grateful that you have felt our prayers. The home is 2 stories. You made me laugh about being a cat in your past life!!! Taking a bath forces me to relax, otherwise I try to do a million things at once. It is my little escape. Thanks for being here and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!!!!
Love the laundry room! My laundry room is the dining room stacks and stacks of folded laundry. Why oh why won’t anyone put their stuff up. I absolutely refuse if I gather, wash, dry and fold I’m not putting away. I know selfish but I got other things to do.
I read your comment and laughed (with you not at you) because all we can do is laugh right!! I think it's the same problem with families all over the world, yours is no different to ours🙃🤷♀️
The struggle is real! I often bribe my kids to put their clothes away, I am so DONE by that point. A few gummy bears is all they need to get moving.
That was an amazing transformation!!!! You have a beautiful home!!!
Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for being here Tammy!
@@ThisAlaskaLife you are very welcome. I enjoy learning from you about Alaska Life. I would love to see your freezers full since we saw the emptied video. I'm curious how long it will last you all and if you've ever had trouble getting supplies during winter months. Do you have long term food storage and how much tp do you buy during winter months and have you ever been scared to run out? I get extremely anxious during winter months but I am limited on what I can do. But I always have basics for sure.
Thumbs up for Mark coming home from school. ;)
Yep! I just keep talking and don't even realize I said anything wrong 😂
What a beautiful home!! You are one busy lady. Love your videos.
Thank you so much!
Love your videos
Thank you so much! Much love, I just said a prayer for you, hope you feel its strength.
Beautiful Home, just discovered your channel and love the videos. Great job.
Spacious beautiful and so functional , beautiful home !
Your house is GORGEOUS! I showed my husband how neat and clean it is...I said see this is how I want it all the time! (It is clean..I just want him to pick up after himself for Pete's sake lol) he is ex military so he's been trained! But I think he just believes oh Chelle will do it...after I showed him your house and explained you have a husband and several little ones, he went and loaded the dishwasher AND loaded the washer! Sooo I shall share MORE w him..ha ha..I went on his phone and subscribed to your channel..I said there you can watch how put together they are ! Ha ha
Thank you so much, Michelle. We can always use a little nudge to remember to clean up after ourselves, me included. I do feel better when the house is picked up and cleaned. Thank you for being here, we are so grateful!
The house tour is amazing. You did a wonderful job with the remodel.
breath-taking house in Alaska!!!!
i love the design of your house so nice and very relaxing
Hi Lauren, your home is gorgeous it’s so true what they say if you’re going to remodel you place do the kitchen & bathrooms. I love your bathroom the soaking tub is my favorite. I’d like for you to keep me in your prayers the holidays are hard for me. When my mom, dad & sister was here we celebrated the holidays & had fun now that they’re gone it’s not the same anymore. You know that saying time heals all wounds the wounds are still there I’ve just learned to deal with it anyways that you 💜
Darn it, I meant thank you 😊
Hello Kim! I am glad you enjoyed touring the house. I am so sorry that the holidays are hard for you, I can only imagine it brings up all the feelings of missing your family. I will for sure keep you in my prayers. Thank you so much for being here, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
The flowers are gorgeous! Thanks for the tour.
I thought my favorite of your spaces was the fireplace room and then you showed your bathroom. Lovely space!
Thank you, two of my favorite places! Thank you so much for watching!
You did a fabulous job on the party!!!!!! Your home looks amazing, what a difference from the original home. Sending you much aloha from Kauai, Hawaii.
Thank you so much! The party really was special and I am glad I took the time to document it. I think we will enjoy it again in the future. Watching the remodel come together was one of my favorite things ever, I loved every minute of it. Thanks for watching ALOHA!
I love your house it’s so beautiful and well thought out.
Love, love your bathroom!!
Thank you! It’s my happy place!
Your house design is so smart. You seem to have so much space! It's very nice. I really like how your kitchen and main living is on top, because your view out the windows is wonderful.
Thank you 😊 We feel so blessed to have this home. It was crazy how we found it, I will have to tell that story sometime! Thanks for watching!!
Beautiful home ❤❤
Thank you so much!
You have an absolutely beautiful home
Your house remodel is amazing. It looks beautiful.
Absolutely love your house, have to say I agree your bathroom is the bomb, love it
Wow! I love what you did with your house, I knew it was very deceiving from the outside.
We are very thankful to have this house!
Wow what a transformation, it’s really incredible! When we had our house built I was able to change some things around that make it uniquely ours.
Hello Myra! Always so nice to see you in the comments. Thanks for the kind words about the house, we feel so blessed with how it all came together. How fun to get to make your home uniquely yours, I love that! Have a wonderful week!
You do an amazing job on all of your videos! I love how you have a place for everything and everything in it's place! I was an elementary school teacher also years ago and can see how you were such a good one. Great training for four growing boys and now your little earth angel, Violet. Can't wait until we can see how she grows up in your future videos. I was a 30 week premie too back in 1947 and I know my mom said I was all caught up by 14 months of age. Potty trained myself at 18 months! Have a glorious spring when you can get outside with baby Violet. Karen in Minnesota
Good evening Lauren and thank you for sharing ❤
Absolutely amazing stunning beautiful home 💜🥰😘
Thank you so much Tanya!
@@ThisAlaskaLife very welcome :)
Your house is amazing! I love all the windows and natural sunlight. You did a wonderful job at the remodel. I love all of that space!!
Thanks Janai! I feel so blessed to have this home and be able to host so many people. Thank you so much for being here ❤️
This is the first video of yours I have watched. I loved it! Your great! I am originally from Kodiak, but raised my two girls in Anchorage. I can remember when Anchorage was much smaller and much cooler. Since my husband passed I am now living outside of Portland Oregon. I get soooooo homesick and your video helped! keep up the good work and thank you for making your videos! I am now off to watch all of your past videos. have a great one!
Hello Laura! I am so glad you found us! I am so sorry that you lost your husband, many prayers for you and your two girls. I can imagine it is hard to be away from Alaska, it sure has a way of capturing your heart. I hope you enjoy our other videos, we are having a good time sharing a bit of our life. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Love all the changes you have made.
Your whole life style must have changed as you made the changes and building extensions.
You and uour family are so loving.
And I it's great to see all the cuddles.
I’m fairly new to your channel. This remodel is fantastic. Love it all
Thank you! We are very grateful to have this home.
I love your bathroom!! You’re whole house is wonderful. Glad the party went well, it sure looked fun. Thanks for asking how we all are, life can be good and sometimes it can be hard, it’s a bit hard right now. I hope you and your family are doing well .
Hello Tina! I am sorry that you are having a hard time right now. Life is full of ups and downs but it doesn't hurt to have some extra love and prayers when things are a bit hard. We have some big things happening with some of our family and friends right now so I understand! Thank you for always being here, I hope you find some joy in your week! Thanks for the compliments on our home, the bathroom really is my sanctuary!
Hi Tina, l hope things get easier for you. Lauren has recently helped me through some tough moments and honestly her prayers and support made such a difference so l hope you feel the same, until things get better just remember to be kind to yourself ❤
@@brilliantbutblue thank you
Luna makes a good supervisor.
She really keeps track of me! hahah
love your chickens 🐔!!!!!
You're welcome! I am so glad you enjoy coming along with us!
Your home is beautiful
Thank you so much Mandy! We feel so grateful to have it and be able to welcome people in. Have a wonderful weekend!
@@ThisAlaskaLife you too, i only found your channel a few weeks ago and now i am hooked, the place you live is so beautiful, stunning scenery, you have a beautiful family. I live in a small village in south wales uk and although we have beautiful countryside on our doorstep it is nothing compared to the place you live
Awesome bathroom and love the remodel😊❤
My goodness your house is gorgeous, it’s nice to have the house work for your family. All those windows brighten the house up, and it didn’t look like 4 kids live there. 😁
Hello Cathy! Thank you so much for your kind words about our home. I really try and make it work for our family. This past 18 months I have really had to declutter and become more minimal to keep from going crazy. Too much stuff and us all being home all the time was overwhelming. I am grateful the kids are back in school so I can spend a bit more time keeping up with the cleaning. Thanks for watching, have a great week!
@@ThisAlaskaLife Good morning, I enjoy Watching your videos and learning the difference between Alaska and MICHIGAN. From the different outings to the shopping to your beautiful home. I have 2 son's and 5 grandchildren whom I adore, they keep me busy and I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Your house is beautiful!
Thank you so much Melissa! We feel so blessed to have it.
I just love ❤️ Luna she’s such a sweetheart. House cleans up really good and is so spacious. Having 5 males in the house makes a ensuite for you a necessity not a luxury. Thank you for asking how we all are that is so beautiful of you. The way you asked felt like you were asking me directly. So let me ask how are you. Wishes sent from Australia.
Thanks Robyn, glad you enjoyed the tour. I am doing well. Keeping really busy making and editing vidoes! Thanks for being here!
Thank you for the tour of your absolutely stunning home.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Doing as good as can be exspected, this country and prices terrible.Hope all is well with you.Love you guys.