I know, finally. So if you didn’t know, I bought and moved into this brand new place in June, back in the summer, and it’s taken me quite a while to get everything sorted and set up. I mean, there are a couple of things that I am probably gonna end up changing, but, you know me, I feel like this apartment will never be done in my eyes.So I thought I would just force myself to do this tour video anyways, because if not, I would probably just keep pushing it back. But that aside, I am really happy and I’m grateful and proud of this space.
I just always feel so inspired and motivated when I’m here. I do live here, I work here, I draw here, I basically do everything here. So having a place that felt 100% me was something that was very essential and I feel like I finally accomplished that, which was so exciting, especially since this is my first big girl apartment on my own.I did have an apartment before this, but I was living with a roommate, so this place is just fully my own, and that’s why I felt comfortable investing in it and really taking the time to make it, you know, perfect.Huge thank you to Structube for helping me out with my whole apartment transformation. They really hooked it up with a bunch of cute decor pieces and furniture pieces that I absolutely love. So I highly recommend checking out their stuff if you’re looking to get some new furniture or decor pieces for your own place.Their stuff is actually quite affordable as well, which is really important, because if any of you have bought furniture, then you know that that adds up. Like, furniture can get pretty pricey. As I go through the tour of my apartment, I’ll definitely be pointing out some of the Structube pieces, but I’ll also link everything down below in case you’re curious.
Anyways, I’m gonna stop talking now, I’m sure you guys want to get right in to the tour, so let’s get started. All right, so I’ve switched cameras. This is officially my tour camera. I wanted to do it a little bit more vlog, casual style, so that I can really show you guys everything.I also wanted to give a bit of background on my place. My place is one bedroom plus den, but the den is really nothing. I’ll show you guys what is categorized as the den. But I actually really like the feel of the space, especially for my first apartment.I feel like the layout really works and makes it feel a lot bigger than it actually is. So I’m gonna bring you guys to the very beginning from the door. Okay, so here’s just my front door. Yes, it’s very orange.I kind of have grown to love it. But you spin around here and this is my entryway. This is what’s categorized as the den, but as you can see it’s not very large. I don’t know why they call it a den.So I’ve kinda turned it into this cute little entryway area. The bench is from Structube, I love it. It’s just a place for people to put on their shoes, you know, get ready. The pillows are also from Structube, and then the print above it is from the Society6.
It’s this really beautiful black and white cactus print, which I love. I have so many prints from Society6, you guys will see eventually. The frame I actually thrifted. Below it, we have my shoes.Of course, that basket is where I keep a bunch of umbrellas and, you know, other shoe related things. And that basket is from Structube. Next to it, we have this huge floor length mirror. This is from IKEA.It’s actually massive. I really like how minimal and clean the edges, it’s just, you know, simple. I also have this coat rack next to it. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I do know that I need some sort of hook situation, which is why I got this.But I do feel like it kind of sticks out a little. I got that from Amazon. And, you know, it has a bunch of different hooks for people to put their bags and their coats. But I found that when people come into your place, they don’t really hook it onto the hook even though it’s right there.They kinda just throw it over there. So I’m not even sure if this is very functional, but, you know, right now that’s what we have. Spinning around to here, that is the kitchen and then here is the laundry situation.
If we go inside, we have my washer and dryer. I’m really really lucky to have a washer and dryer inside my unit. It’s been very convenient. And then next to it, I actually have this cabinet. Even though it looks like it fits perfectly inside this unit, it actually didn’t come with the place.We put it in. This is just a, you know, standard cabinet unit from IKEA. I believe they’re supposed to be kitchen cabinets, but it really just fit right in there, and that’s where I keep my laundry hamper, a bunch of cleaning supplies, extra towels, you know, all of that stuff.And I feel like it just makes the whole thing look a lot more organized, it gives me a lot more storage which as a condo owner, you know, you need as much storage as you can get. I also have my printer up there, which probably is not the most ideal situation,.I am definitely gonna have to figure out a better place to put it. Next to it, oh sorry, that’s really loud. On the left hand side, that is actually the guest entry to the bathroom. Even though there’s only one bathroom, I really like that you can enter the bathroom, both from the front as well as my bedroom, which you’ll see.
I’ll show you guys the bathroom later. We’re gonna go spin right around to the kitchen though. All right, so here is my kitchen area. As you can see it is technically a hallway. I think the actual term for this type of kitchen is a galley kitchen.But I don’t mind the whole hallway thing as much as I thought I would. When I was first looking for places back in the summer and I obviously toured a bunch of different apartments, I noticed that a lot of them, especially for one bedroom apartments, had the kitchen attached to the dining room, attached to living room, which kind of made it just feel like one big room and made everything feel very cramped.But as you can see, my dining room is down there and the living room is just around the corner. So having the kitchen in this hallway and kind of as an offshoot of that area really opens up the actual living space and makes it feel like there’s different areas.I’m going to quickly take you through everything. Obviously, I’m not gonna go through all of the cupboards. So this is just the fridge, it’s very empty now because I still need to go grocery shopping.We have the freezer down here. This over here is the dishwasher. And then this is actually really cool. I’ve never really seen this before. I don’t know if this is just for my apartment. But this like swings up like that and I thought it was really nice because I was able to fit my microwave in there.
And it’s nice because now, you know, this microwave is hidden away and you don’t have to have it on the countertop. So, you know, a little bit prettier. Moving over here, we have the sink. I have these cute little soap dispensers.I got these from HomeSense, and I used a glass marker actually to write dish soap and soap on it. I like having the refillable soap dispensers, looks way nicer than having just the ones that you can buy in the store.And it’s also better because then you can buy in bulk and then just refill the containers when you run out. Above it, we have this little pantry area. This is where I keep, you know, like salt, pepper, olive oil and vinegar and a bunch of other whatever cooking necessities.This is where I have like my glasses and cups and mugs, and then we also have my utensil. The stove and oven is over here. This is just an electric stove top, which I am not really that big of a fan of.I grew up with a gas stove, so having an electric stove has been a little bit of a transition. And then this is my favorite area. It is my coffee station. So I have my Nespresso machine up there, some raw sugar in a little container, again with the glass marker.
I just really went all out with that glass marker. And then underneath, I have this little coffee pod station that I got from Amazon. And it holds all of the Nespresso coffee cups. I actually didn’t show you guys these over here when we first walked into the kitchen.These are some more prints from Society6. I have a series of three. I’ll link these prints down below. But I love these so so much, I think they’re gorgeous. They’re just like these three girls with these tropical flowers kinda sprouting out from their heads.So just so you guys can kind of get a feel for the layout of my place, this is the dining room and then when you go to the left, that’s the living room area. And then that’s kind of like my office situation.And all of this, I can’t take any credit for the whole decor or design of this. If you guys didn’t know, I did a video with The Sorry Girls where they made over this area of my space. They did such a good job with it and I’m obsessed.So if you haven’t seen the apartment makeover video, I’m gonna link that down below. This little sideboard thing, I actually don’t know where it’s from. The Sorry Girls found it. I think they said they thrifted it, which is amazing, I love it, it’s like this mid century modern piece that has like sliding doors in the front.
And in here, this is where I keep all of my stationery products. This is like the excess stuff. You know, I don’t use every single marker every day, so it’s kind of nice to have it hidden away.As much as I loved having it on my desk in my previous place, it did get a little overwhelming. And I feel like having too much clutter kind of makes your space feel a lot cluttered. Above it, this is a cute little plant.The plant part is from Structube and then we have a little succulent down here. This tray, I actually painted this train myself. My best friends, Jaclyn and Torri, took me on pottery painting expedition for my birthday, so I painted this little dish and I have it there and I keep my keys on top.This wire tray bin is also from Structube and I just keep my place mats, again, Structube. Those are from Structube as well, those little tropical print ones, which are really cute. Okay so let’s talk about this whole situation because this is probably my favorite area of my apartment.
I just feel like this whole thing looks so beautiful. If you guys didn’t know, this wallpaper I actually designed myself. I have a whole video on process of me drawing it and designing it and making it into a seamless pattern.And I feel like it really brings this whole area together, it adds a definite unique pop. Whenever people see the wallpaper, they are so impressed and they’re extra impressed when I tell them that I designed it, which is something that I’m very proud of.And then this mirror is another kind of statement piece. This mirror is from Structube as well. And it’s this gorgeous industrial, huge mirror with this really nice frame. I don’t know if you can see, but the frame is actually like this black brown, steel almost, but I feel like it just really, really opens up the space, especially because I have that whole wall of windows.
So the mirror kind of reflects that light and adds a lot of light to this area as well. And I don’t know how The Sorry Girls did it, but this sideboard is perfectly the width of the mirror, like this mirror was meant to be here.And then moving over to the dining room area, I’m gonna take a step back so you guys can see how everything looks. If you guys watched the apartment transformation video with The Sorry Girls, then you will probably notice that the table is different.They had this circle table, which I actually really, really loved, because it was a dark table that kind of matched that sideboard over there. But the reason why I changed it was just because I needed more space.That’s the only reason. Otherwise, I would have loved to keep that round table. This is the Reno table from Structube and they have a couple different widths. This one is the 55 inch width and I feel like it is the perfect size for this area.
And I love how this table has this like raw natural wood edge, because I feel like it gives it a bit more of an organic feel than a straight on rectangle table. The wood texture as well is gorgeous. It’s like, you know, not one solid color, it’s just a bunch of different browns in there.And I’m obsessed with this table. I just love it so much. Oh, I forgot to show you guys the legs of the table. They’re like these hairpin legs, which kind of go well with the chairs. I really like them.They’re simple, they’re clean and the dark legs at the bottom match the sideboard over there. I wanted to do a little place setting on the table. So you guys can kinda see how everything looks when it’s all, you know, put together.These place mats are from Structube. So are these bowls, which are really gorgeous. They have like this subtle design on them and I feel like it just really goes with this whole tropical look over here.We have the tropical place mats, the tropical wallpaper and then that, you know, tropical plant. In the center of the table, we have this green tinted glass vase, which is so so beautiful. I know I’m saying that about a lot of things, but I love this, like I don’t know what it is about this green glass, and it adds a subtle touch of color.
And I love how this table has this like raw natural wood edge, because I feel like it gives it a bit more of an organic feel than a straight on rectangle table. The wood texture as well is gorgeous. It’s like, you know, not one solid color, it’s just a bunch of different browns in there.And I’m obsessed with this table. I just love it so much. Oh, I forgot to show you guys the legs of the table. They’re like these hairpin legs, which kind of go well with the chairs. I really like them.They’re simple, they’re clean and the dark legs at the bottom match the sideboard over there. I wanted to do a little place setting on the table. So you guys can kinda see how everything looks when it’s all, you know, put together.These place mats are from Structube. So are these bowls, which are really gorgeous. They have like this subtle design on them and I feel like it just really goes with this whole tropical look over here.We have the tropical place mats, the tropical wallpaper and then that, you know, tropical plant. In the center of the table, we have this green tinted glass vase, which is so so beautiful. I know I’m saying that about a lot of things, but I love this, like I don’t know what it is about this green glass, and it adds a subtle touch of color.
