350 Sq Ft Studio Apartment Makeover Filled With Ikea Hacks! | Studio Fix S2 E1

hey everyone i'm alexandra and welcome to my series studio fix where i show you how to transform your teeny tiny studio apartment into the most beautiful organized and cozy home you've ever lived in i'm going to keep decorating you got a makeover to do so carl are you ready [Music] we finally have a new episode of studio fix coming at you and this one is really special because i am making over my production assistant elena's entire studio apartment elena works so hard here at team ag to bring everyone else makeovers so it's finally time to treat her to a complete apartment transformation if you're new here make sure you hit that subscribe button i put out makeovers every saturday a huge shout out to squarespace for sponsoring today's video more on them later but for now let's get started so elena and her boyfriend jordan live in this tiny studio apartment in downtown toronto and atlanta hasn't really done anything yet with her apartment i mean they just moved in and i've always told her that like she's just so busy making other people's homes look nice that she hasn't had time and energy to make hers look beautiful elena has this old bed and a sofa that she inherited from friends and family and i am going to completely upgrade these pieces for her we're going to be doing a really fun ikea hack we're gonna get her a new bed and just like elevate it i am getting her a brand new couch to replace this old one and just making it feel a lot more like warmer and cozier and stylish in here for her and jordan so the first thing that we had done was i sent in a painter to paint the whole apartment white it was renter beige you guys know that i always say no renter beige it was the color when they moved in and it just kind of made the walls feel a little bit outdated and it's a standard color i get it but i just feel like the white makes it feel so much brighter and fresher in here the next thing alana and jordan did was move out their bed and their sofa i'm pretty sure the sofa is just on the curb it looks so lonely sitting on the side of the road but that's where it belongs i shouldn't say that shade baby this couch was old it just needed to go and we're ready to get started cut it is makeover day i'm so excited elena and her partner jordan have done so much work to get this studio apartment prepped this is what it's looking like now a little bit chaotic the walls look so good it looks brighter in here and just way more fresh but this is the fun part because now we get to just put everything together and make it look super pretty so the first thing i'm gonna do is hang some curtains elena didn't have curtains and she said that it didn't bother her like the light didn't wake her up in the morning but i'm adding curtains because i think it's going to make this apartment feel a lot cozier and more inviting and warm it was really difficult to find a curtain rod that was going to attach to either side of the wall which i find is common in most condos so a little tip for you guys i actually got ceiling brackets that we've mounted to the ceiling and we're just putting the curtain rod through the brackets and they sit really nicely that way i got these linen curtains they're really beautiful they're kind of an off-white again just making it feel a lot cozier in here so now that we've hung the curtains it's time to deal with this blank wall and we're putting a lot of art in the living area so i knew that i wanted to have some sort of shelf on display i feel like shelves are so great in an open concept home because they act as storage but also as a place to put like all of your fun decorative things because of the job elena does she collects you know lots of vintage pieces lots of art so she actually thrifted the shelf that i'm gonna hang up it's gonna be a great spot for me to put candles and other decorative items later on in this makeover so the next thing i'm gonna do is do a diy headboard for atlanta now this is a really exciting ikea hack it's really simple and this was the inspiration for this headboard so i feel like we've all seen these beds going around right now they have the cane headboard but the thing is is that they're really expensive this one is almost 2 000 so i thought i could do a fun ikea hack i got the tarva bed from ikea this is untreated pine it's really inexpensive i think it might be their most inexpensive bed that they have and you want some caning you can get this on amazon or from your local craft store like am i done and you also want a staple gun and all you do it's super simple is just staple the cane to the back of the headboard this looks so good and like we did not diy it i feel like you would find this in a home decor store and like what a hack such an easy diy and super cost effective okay so i'm going to build the rest of the bed frame get this on the bed this headboard looks incredible these curtains just warm up this room so much but before i style this side of the room we're actually going to move on to the living area and i am going to unbox this stunning sofa from article thank you so much to article for donating this beautiful sofa to atlanta i know she is just going to be so shocked and just in love with this couch now the way i'm placing it is the way her and jordan had it before so it's going right by the patio door and it's really going to act as a divide between the bed and the living area so try to create some separation [Music] it's also the perfect size that's another thing i love about article couches is that oh hey kelso they have you know regular sized sofas but then they also have these really beautiful ones in smaller sizes too so they'll fit in your tiny studio apartment or your condo kelso approved hey do you like it he likes it i feel like i've said this so many times in this series but in a studio apartment everything that's out needs to count it needs to make a statement which this sofa definitely does so next up i am actually tackling this wall so this is the wall that's attached to the kitchen it's right beside the sofa and jordan and elena need a place to eat or do work just like a tiny table and in a studio apartment a drop leaf table is the way to go it saves space it's super functional and when it's not in use it just folds down tucks away and then when they need to use it they just lift it up which is awesome article also sent us these beautiful leather stools they're so sleek and they're just going to complete this little dining nook perfectly i hope you guys are enjoying this episode of studio fix but i wanted to take a brief pause in the video to talk about this week's sponsor squarespace and talk about a really exciting new venture i have launched over on my website i have launched a virtual design service for five people every month basically i am offering virtual design packages which means you send in photos of your space you send in measurements of the room you would like designed and i basically send 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if you're watching this channel you probably are on a budget you're probably looking for ways to make your space beautiful without spending a ton of money and that counts for art as well so i've talked about this before but i got this print from the juniper print shop and they sell downloadable art so that means that their art is sold at a fraction of the cost of what it would normally be this print was 20 we downloaded it and then got it printed in this really big size and then we just framed it in a really inexpensive ikea frame printable and downloadable art like this one is so great because you can have gallery worthy pieces in your home for less than fifty dollars which is amazing oh no kelso no not on the new sofa was he trying to scratch it don't even think about it right now this makeover is slowly but surely coming together what a difference already but now it's time to focus on this side of the living room so we took the tv down off the mount because i want to do a gallery wall on this wall and i was going to include the tv in that but it just is kind of an eyesore doesn't look great so i think i'm actually going to either buy legs for it so it can sit on top of the console i have going in here but right now we're just going to move it out of the shot because i don't know what's happening with it alana also had this small drawer here i wanted to give her even more storage because this wall is quite large and in a studio storage is limited so i got her this beautiful dresser i painted it an off-white it's called wicker white it's kind of like vintage it goes with her neutral color palette that she likes so i'm placing that against this wall it's gonna be really nice to style but also give her just a place for so much more storage um guys how could i forget i have beautiful gold legs to put on the bottom of this dresser another fun ikea hack it's really simple just order some likes from amazon or the hardware store put them on the bottom and suddenly it's elevated and it just looks it just looks more chic more stylish and you can clean under it and carla says you can clean under it yes so i wanted to put leather knobs on the front of this dresser but they come with this silver bolt that you need to attach the screw to and i didn't like that look especially since we have gold legs so we are just cutting off the top of the knob just like this and then you want to take a gold screw and just drill it through the leather and into the dresser they look way more rustic this way i think and just way more pulled together than the silver cute i'm gonna be adding even more color and decoration with a gallery wall above the dresser so since elena and jordan don't yet have a tv stand i'm designing this gallery wall as if a tv wasn't here that's because elena obviously is perfectly capable of creating a beautiful gallery wall so once they get a stand and a tv that they like they might upgrade theirs then she can redesign the gallery wall with the tv in mind so the tv isn't blocking any of the art but for now this is the next best solution one really big piece of decor that was missing in atlanta's apartment was a rug and rugs are so great not only to divide up a studio apartment into different sections but also to add lots of warmth so i'm bringing in this massive rug i'm putting it under her bed and this just divides the bedroom from the living room without actually putting up a physical divide i love the peach colors in it the vintage vibe again we're keeping it neutral with like soft colors but it still makes an impact so elena loves all things ceramic she loves the color terracotta so i thought how cool would it be to take a bowl flip it upside down add some fairy lights and hang up beside her bed as like a little ambient lighting so i was in a thrift store in prince edward county it's a small town in ontario and literally found the most perfect bowl to make a light out of i drilled a hole in the top using a diamond drill bit and then all you want to do is take some rope from the dollar store this was literally one dollar you want to thread it through tie a knot at the bottom like this and then you want to glue in some fairy lights i also found these from the dollar store and then you want to take your fairy lights and literally just like weave them to the inside of the bowl i'm going to add some hot glue as well to keep them in place you could also use a puck light if you wanted a stronger amount of light but you want to make sure that the puck light opens from the front so you can change the battery look at that flip the light over tie another knot and then you just want to hang it above your bed now we're styling the shelves my favorite part so now it's time for those finishing touches i'm bringing lots of greenery in here with some plants cute this beautiful gold light for their living room and then a ton of cute accessories because the accessories are really what makes a space and pulls it all together [Music] okay so before you open your eyes i just want to say elena you're such a cherished member of team a.g i'm so happy i got to do this for you and jordan i want you to picture what your apartment looked like before super ugly super ugly not cozy needed a lot more love and you give love to so many other people's spaces except yours so the count of three i'm really nervous i want you guys to open your eyes okay okay one two three oh my god it looks so good this is like unrecognizable oh my god wow so nice oh my gosh wow this is a brush upgrade fresh and stylish fresh and stylish your cute little light it's like a completely different move yeah i thought that was a plant holder battery powered light you guys are fancy can we talk about the couch like oh my gosh but the other couch needed to go [Music] everything's just like perfect it's so cohesive it's very much like your tone yeah [Music] the oranges if you guys have been watching you guys know that i've been dying for an orange tree and like there you go oh my god the rug looks so good looks so good i can't believe you're gonna live here thank you so much i love it i'm so glad [Music] thank you guys so much for watching this episode of studio fix i love this series i'm so glad you guys love it too this makeover was intense it was transformative and i'm so glad that i got to do this for atlanta a big thank you to squarespace for sponsoring this video if you guys want to start your own website or blog make sure you head to squarespace.com to start your free trial and use my code which will be right here for 10 off your first purchase of a website or domain thank you guys again for watching you're the best and i will see you next time bye [Music] you

Channel: Alexandra Gater

Views: 544,940

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Id: 5aLkzeCAiHE

Length: 18min 35sec (1115 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 14 2020