Now, ifwecirclebackthroughthemainlivingroomthroughthisdoorwayis a littlediningnookthat I'm planningonconvertinginto a homeofficewhere I candoallofmyeditingandthekitchen.
Now I'm not a hugefanofthemixofbrownandtanandblackandsilverhere, butneverfearmyfriends.
I have a plantofixitaswell.
Allright, Withoutfurtherado, let's getstartedwiththisapartmentmakeoverandalsopraythat I don't losemydepositbecausemylandlordknowsaboutmyYouTubechannelnow.
I gotthisdresserfor $30 whichissobeautiful, I actuallyfeelkindofbadputtingmyperiodunderwearinit.
I gotthesearmchairsfor $80 whichkindoflookedlike a taxidermyofyourgrandma's carpet, but, uh, okay, I likehim I alsothriftisthischairlastyear, anditisstillmyfavoritepieceoffurniture I'veeverfound.
So I'm definitelyusingit, despitethefactthat I nowandoutnumberedbyarmchairs 321 insidemyownapartment.
Honestly, myarmchairscouldbeatmeupin a fightiftheywantedto.
I gotthismirrorfor $10 because I have a kingforvintagegold.
Miersand I don't knowhowtostop.
I pickedoutofAuntEfectocupsandmugsfor, like, 1 to $2 eachandfillthemwithsomedayplan.
Andlastbutnotleast, I gotthissolidwooddeskinthesalesectionfor $1.
Thisdeskwasliterally $1.
Shouldyounot $1.
I probablyalreadysaiditinthevoiceover, but I willsayitagain.
Thisdeskcostme $1 quitepossiblythebestdealsincetheLouisianaPurchaseGrantedthisdesklikeprettymuchanyfurniturethatyouthriftisgonnacomewith a couplescratchesandchipsinit.
Sowe'regonnagetthismaybe a quicklittlethingwithsofirsttofillinthescratches.
I boughtthesemarkersfromHomeDepot.
They'rebasicallybrownmarkersthatcontinuestocoloroverscratchesandwouldmake a matchthestateoftherestofthedeskandmaketherest.
Then I wipedon.
Itwouldfinish.
I liketothinkofitas a nailpolishtopcoatforfurniture.
Well, notquitebrandnew, butatleast a newerversionofoldthanshewasbefore.
Nowthatwehaveallofmyfurniturepickedout, wehave a nicevintagegoldteamgoing.
It's timetogetstarted, makingoveryoulike a HDTVpresentereverysingletime I dooneofthesetransitionsTheo, Hellofrommybedroomand a fullmonthlaterfromwhen I filmtheintrosegmentofthisvideo, because I neverceasetoamazemyselfwithmyabilitytousesmallandinsignificanttaskdefinitelyavoiddoinganythingmeaningfulandchallenging.
So I, like, brieflymentionedearlierThisis a superlargewalkinclosetthatalsohasbeendoublingasmysleepingcave.
That's whatwealwaysbethinking, actually, Why?
Whythehelldoyouwanttosleepin a closetwillinglyforthisapartment?
I wantedtodomybesttoseparatemyworkspacefrommyrelaxingpersonalspace.
I feellikemaking a breadstarterand, likesprinklingmyeastoverthewater.
Exceptthere's just a lotofwater.
Andif I dothis, I willdie.
After a thoroughstern, mywallpapersnotwasreadytogetsneezedallovermybedroomwall.
I justrusheditonin a prettygenerouslayer, thenlinedupthewallpaperwiththeedgeofthewallandpressediton.
I'm soimpressed.
I usethisplasticwallpaperingtoolthat I boughtforlike, $2 tosmoothoutandtheairbubblesanddecreasethewallpaperatthebottom, rightnexttothecrownmolding.
Then I usescissorstotrim a straightlineacrossthecreaseand, well, onestupidwallpaperdown, about 100 moretogoformysecondstrip.
Itwasprettymuchthesameprocess, but I hadtotakeextracaretomatchupthepatternbetweenthetwostrips, soitlookedlikethebranchesjustcontinueseamlesslyfromonetotheother.
Now, inthemiddleofthestrip, therewas a circuitbreakerboxbecausethisisliterally a closet, so I hadtouseanExactoknifetotrimaroundtheedges.
Somywalkingreallyniceandflatagainstthewall.
Youcanusethesametechniqueifyou'rewallpaperingaround a poweroutletoranythinglikethat.
So I justhadtoworkarounditandsmooththewallpaperaroundononesideandthenkindoflike, cutandorigamitheothersidetogetherintoit, laidflat, a littlebitconfusing.
It's notperfect, ButyouknowwhatthiswallpaperandsharefromCluelesswouldsayislike a dayfromfaraway.
It's okay, butupclose, it's a bigoldmess.
Whatyouwant.
Justdon't makeanythingyoureallywanttoseethisway.
I don't knowifyouguyscansee, butuptherehe's a spider.
I was a littlespider, butlikeit's kindofbigasfarspidersgoespeciallycomparedtome, likeabsolutelygigantic.
I don't knowhow I'm gonnafenditoff.
I havebeenwaitingforthepasthalfanhourforthisspidertoleave.
I cookedmyselfdinner.
I dranksomeLacroix.
I wenttothebathroom.
Well, if I werestillhereNottobe a stereotype, but I haveneverremoved a bugfrommyownhouse.
I usedtogetmyparentstodoit.
Andnow I normallygetDavidorwhoever I amfuckingatthemomenttodoit.
Buttoday I'm 21 I am a grownasswoman, and I amstillfuckingterrified.
But I won't doitbecause I'm a strong, strongitofanywoman.
I got a top 10.
Mostterrifying.
Don't knowit's moving.
After I finishedlayingdownthefinalfewwallpaperpanels, I wentbacktocoverupthatcircuitbreakerwith a leftoverwallpaper, trimmedittosizeandsmoothitdown.
Soit's asnotnoticeableaspossible.
It's definitelystillnotice a littlebitlikeit's notquitesobadanymore.
Andthat's reallyonlyaskingforallright.
Eighthoursand a solid 10 cansofLacroixlater.
Yes, I havelookedforaddiction, anditis a problem.
Mysoontobethatroomiscompletelywallpaper.
NowtheplanistofinallyputtogethermybedframebecauseDaveand I brokeitlikefourmonthsago.
Secondofalthoughmyoriginalplanforthiswallwastobuild a giantmultiplebookshelffromscratch, I heldtheseinspophotos.
ItwasgonnabelikeveryGatsbychic.
Butthenoverthepastfourmonths, I slowlyrealizedone I haveabsolutelynowoodworkingexperiencewhatsoeverto I onlyownonephysicalbookandit's a cookbookbecause I amanaudiobookwhore.
Okay, Andthirdofall.
I hadthisfunlittlequarterlifecrisiswhere I realized I don't actuallywanttolivein l A anylongerbecauseit's justslowlymakingmemoreandmoresuperficial.
And I wanttomoveoutofthisapartmentprettyserious.
Allofthatcombined, I realizeditwasnotthemostpracticalideatospendweeksandweeksandhundredsofdollarsbuilding a giganticbookshelf.
I didn't wanttodosomethingfunwiththiswall.
ThoseSo I settledonmorewallpaper, thisapartmentveryslowly, justbecomingmewallpaperingvarioussurfaces.
I promisetherewillbesomenonwallpaperingcontenttolaterinthisvideo.
So I'm gonnamakethisrealquickbecauseyouliterallyjustwatchmeapplywallpaperfor, like, 10 minutesstraight.
Soifwelovecharacterdevelopment, thisis a babythatearlierinthisvideoacceptnothingasvanitybecause I'm notactuallythatcouldmakeup.
Andso, yes, I amfinallygoingtohangupthisgoldnear.
Myfriendgavemethismirrorwhenhemovedoutof L.
A twoyearsago, andithasbeensittingontheflooreversince.
But I finallywenttoHomeDepotand I boughtdrywallanchors, whicharethislikeplasticshellthatgoesaroundherscrewthatlatchesontotherollandallowsyoutohangmuchheavierobjectsthanjustregularscrew.
Buttogiveyouguys a version, I basicallygot a bunchofsteelpipesassembledalltogetherinto a woodbaseandthenput a littlebit.
Andnow I have a giantbowlingcloset.
Essentiallynowroutethisorphan.
Thereis a littleclosetthat's aboutthreefeetlinesthatfoolsmostofmyclothing.
But I wantedtheopportunitytohave a littlebitmorestorage, especiallybecause, likemyactualclubisnowmybedroom, I alsojustfineclothingtobelike a reallynicedecoration.
In a way, I thinkit's justlikeif a passenger, but I lovelikecurating a littlepalateofclothing, lookingatthetextureofthefabricsthatleadsmetothemostexcitingpart, whichisthis'llcoldbeers.
I havealwayswantedjustlike a hugestatementnearmyroom, and I'm goinghappythat I finallygotone.
And I justlovethelookofthingsrestingon a windowsill.
Onedaywhen I like, own a house, I wanttobeabletohave a littlelikereadingnookbymywindow.
I thinkthat's likethecutestthingever.
Butobviouslythisis a littlebittoosmalltoholdmybuttrightnow, soinstead, we'regonnafillitupwithplants.
So I havebeensavingupconvertiblesforthepastseveralcenturies, and I figuredtheywereactuallybeperfectwithtofitonthewindowsill.
Also, a funfactaboutglassisthateventhoughweassociateglasspackagingwithbeingmuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanplastic, itactuallytakes a lotmoreenergytomeltsdownglassandrecycleitthanitdoesplastic.
Soreally, thebestthingyoucoulddoifyoubuy a productin a glassjaristoreusetheglass.
Sobasicallywhat I'vebeendoingissoakingmybottlesin a STObewarmwaterbath.
I leavetheminthereforusuallyliketwodays, andthenthelabelwillslowlydeteriorate.
Okay, don't judgeme.
I'm literallyjustdoingthisinsidemyblenderbecause I don't own a bowlthat's bigenoughtofitconvertible.
Aftersoakingfor a coupledays, thelabelshouldbebushyenoughtojustscrapeoff, and I alsocutofftheplasticringaroundthetopsothatitlooks a littlebitcleaner.
Allright, I'm leaving a littlebitofoverlapoverheresothat I couldwrapitaroundtheedgeofthecountertopandhighthislike, roundededge.
Sotoapplythecontactpaper, I'm peelingback a littlebitofthebackingat a timetoexposethestickypart, stickingitdown, smoothingitout, makingsureitisallairbubblefree.
Before I moveontothenextsection, I foundthatitreallyhelpstoworkinsmallsectionsbecauseifyouunveilliketoomuchofstickysideitonce, itgetsreallyoverwhelming.
I thinkupsomehooksformymostWarrenverses, and I alsohavesomeshoesliningthewholewayoverhere.
Sointhemainlivingarea, let's startoffwiththelivingroom, whichisthephysicalembodimentofhow I socialize, whichistosay, with a maximumoftwopeopleat a timeandpreferablyatleasttwofeetapart.
Bonuspointsifbothpeopleareactuallyjustvintagearmchairsand I don't havetotalkaboutatall, literally, everysinglepersonwhocomesintothisapartmentincludedbeingslowerformybuildingmakesfunofmeforthesearmchairsbecauseitjustmakesitsoobviousthat I don't have a lotoffriends.
I makefunofmyselfforit a lot, butinreality I havecometopeacewithit, andthefactthat I justlikedirectlylikeonehumanat a time, justbeingbymyself.
Sotherewasn't a wholelotofpointinspending a lotofmoneyon a couchanddedicating a lotofspaceintheapartmenttoit.
Andattheendoftheday, I dolikemylittleArmybuddies.
I thinkthatyou, sincetheArmyyearsorso I wentwith a reallyminimaltablethat's justlargeenoughtobook a cupofcoffee, a plateofobjectsthathaveabsolutelynopurposewhatsoeverbutlookkindofaestheticallypleasingnexttothelivingroomareaorinthesedoubledoors, whichnormally I keepclosedduringthedaysothat I haveworkedlikecleanlivingroomarea.
ButanditbetteryoucanalsoenterforMissyour.
But I figuredthedoubledoorsfor a moredramaticalso, justlikelookathowmanyfuckingdoorsairinhisapartment.
It's absurd.
Comeonover.
Welcometowherethemagichappensbythemagic.
I meanoursofflisteningtomynextdoorneighborhavesexthroughthisincrediblythinwall.
I haveneverhad a placethatfeelssocozyandcomfortingand, like, intimate.
Oneofmyfriendsdescribethisroomhas a vintagesexdungeon, whichisreallymyentirebrand.
Tobehonest, somethingfeelsreallyniceaboutbeingabletoclosetheentireworldwayandjusthave a littledreamyspaceformyself.
I don't know.
I spent a lotofnightslikelookingupattheceilingandtracingallthewallpaper.
Andit's just a reallyniceplacetogetreflectedtorelax, eventhoughthespaceisreallytiny.
Anditdidgetlike, very, verysweatyduringthesummer.
And I honestlythink I lost a goodnumberofbraincells, theremainingbraincellsthatsurvivedme, burning a brickpatternintoStyrofoam, inhalingthefumesformylastdepartmentmakeover.
I lostsomeofthoseoverheatinginthisincrediblybadlyventilatedquarteroftheapartmentoverthesummer.
Butthen I gotsomefansgoand I gotcrosswins.
I think I wasabletosalvageatleasttwoofmylastfewbraincellsinthiscorner, whichisliterallytheonlyfloorspace I haveinthisclosetslashbedroomthatisn't takenoutbymydead.
I addedthisdresserthat I drifted.
I lovehowthegoldintheshapeofthehandleskindofmatcheswithgoldleafmotif, a leafmotif.
DrSeuss's quakingtheleastmotifonthewallfavor.
Now, figuringoutthelightingsetupforthisbedroomwas a littlebitweirdbecauseit's a closet, incase I haven't mentionedthatalready.
Sotherearenooutletsinthisroom, andtheonlylifethat I hadwasthisweirdlittleboldthatscrewedintothewall.
Itdoesn't evencomewith a lightswitch, sotheonlywayyoucanturnitonandoffistounscrewandrescrewinthelightbulbeverysingletimeyouwanttouseit.
Somysolutionwastosellallofmydatainto a devicethatlistenstomenonstopinmyownhomeinexchangefor a minorconvenienceofbeingabletoturnonthislight.
Hey, Google, turnonmybedroom.
Sureturnedtolookatthattotallyworthallofmyprivacy.
Basically, I installed a PhillipsHuebel, whichyoucouldcontroloveryourphoneor a smartdeviceinmycase, andmoreimportantlyforme, youcouldalsocreatecustomcolorsonit, whichisreallyexcitingbecause I love, likesetting a mood.
It's beennicetohave a placewhere I canhavesexwithoutpeopleonthestreethearingandseeingmeon, andinstead, it's justthisguywhocouldheareverythingnowthroughthelivingroom.
Thissectionisprettymuchtheexactsameasyouguyssawitlast, so I reallywon't wastetoomuchofyourtimeonit.
This, ofcourse, ismycornerforgettingdressedandtaking a regisnumberofyourselfies.
Thisismygrandma's sewingcorner, where I trytorepairclothingandnotstabmyselfwithtoomanysewingneedlesat a time.