Colourful Living Room Makeover For Pet Parents

Alexandra Gater
16 Mar 202431:22

Summary

TLDRIn this video, Alexandra tackles a living room makeover with a pet-friendly twist for Dana and Tommy. The transformation includes a bright and bold sofa, peel and stick molding for visual interest, and a functional media unit with ample storage. The space is infused with color and personality, featuring a custom pet corner for Kuma, complete with a neon sign and stylish pet bed. The reveal leaves Dana and Tommy in awe of their new, cozy, and inviting home that perfectly blends functionality with style.

Takeaways

  • 📹 Alexandra is tackling a pet-friendly living room makeover, a highly requested topic from her viewers.
  • 🐾 The living room belongs to Dana and Tommy, who need a functional and stylish space that accommodates pets comfortably.
  • 👍 Dana is a professional pet sitter with a unique business catering to pets at weddings, highlighting her love for animals.
  • 🛋️ Challenges in the current living room include an uncomfortable couch from Dana's grandmother and lack of cohesive storage.
  • 🔧 Alexandra's makeover plan includes bright and bold furniture, pet-friendly fabrics, and efficient use of vertical space for storage.
  • 🖌️ The project features DIY elements like peel-and-stick molding for wall character and a custom, pet-friendly coffee table by Graham.
  • 💡 Comfort Works provides claw-proof, washable velvet sofa covers specifically for IKEA sofas, adding both style and functionality.
  • 🎨 A custom neon sign and portrait create 'Kuma's Corner', a dedicated and stylish space for Dana and Tommy's dog.
  • 🏡 The makeover results in a brighter, more cohesive, and functional living room that is both pet-friendly and stylish.
  • 👫 Dana and Tommy are thrilled with the transformation, especially the added storage, personalized pet space, and overall aesthetic.

Q & A

  • What is the main focus of the video?

    -The main focus of the video is a living room makeover with a pet-friendly theme, specifically for Dana and Tommy.

  • Who is the host of the channel?

    -The host of the channel is Alexandra.

  • What was the condition of the living room before the makeover?

    -Before the makeover, the living room was bland, white, and lacked functionality and storage. It had a hand-me-down couch and miscellaneous items that contributed to a cluttered space.

  • What is the profession of Dana?

    -Dana is a professional pet sitter who runs a business attending to dogs in the city of Toronto, including services for events like weddings.

  • What type of sofa did Alexandra choose for the makeover?

    -Alexandra chose a bright terracotta velvet sofa that is also pet-friendly and claw-proof.

  • How did the team address the issue of storage in the living room?

    -The team addressed storage by building a media unit with additional shelves, replacing the horizontal cabinet under the kitchen island with a vertical one, and creating a coffee table with storage space.

  • What was the inspiration behind Kuma's Corner?

    -Kuma's Corner was inspired by Dana's desire to have a dedicated space for her dog Kuma, complete with a personalized neon sign, a custom portrait, and a stylish pet bed.

  • What changes were made to the lighting in the living room?

    -A new light fixture from Mitsy was added, and a pendant light was hung above the coffee table to improve the overall lighting and ambiance of the space.

  • How did Alexandra involve the viewers in the makeover process?

    -Alexandra involved the viewers by sharing the unboxing of items, explaining the choices made for the makeover, and providing DIY instructions for certain elements like the outlet covers.

  • What is the significance of the Palm outlet covers in the video?

    -The Palm outlet covers are significant because they are a product designed by Alexandra and her team, available for purchase, and used in the makeover to add a personal touch to the living room.

  • What was the reaction of Dana and Tommy to the completed makeover?

    -Dana and Tommy were extremely happy and amazed by the transformation. They appreciated the increased storage, the stylish and functional elements, and the special touches dedicated to their dog Kuma.

Outlines

00:00

🏠 Living Room Makeover Introduction

Alexandra welcomes viewers to a pet-friendly living room makeover, a frequently requested topic. She encourages subscriptions and discusses viewer engagement. The project involves helping Dana and Tommy, who are known for their love for pets, especially their dog Kuma. The goal is to transform their living space into a more functional and cozy home, reflecting their style and accommodating their pets' needs.

05:02

🎨 Design Inspiration and Planning

Dana and Tommy share their design preferences and functional requirements for the living room. They discuss their fondness for color, specifically pink, and their desire for a pet corner named 'Kuma's Corner'. Alexandra plans to incorporate bold colors, pet-friendly furniture, and efficient storage solutions, including a new sofa, wall molding, and vertical storage to enhance the space's character and functionality.

10:03

🛠️ Makeover Progress: Wall Molding and Storage

The team begins the makeover by installing peel and stick molding to add character to the condo's white walls. They also construct a media unit for additional storage, opting for an olive green color to match the planned coffee table. The focus is on creating a pet-friendly environment with plenty of storage and a lower TV mount for comfort. The day ends with preparations for the next steps, including painting outlet covers and selecting a pet-friendly rug.

15:04

🛋️ Sofa and Coffee Table Transformation

Alexandra and the team work on transforming the living room with a new IKEA sofa covered in pet-friendly, claw-proof velvet. They also create a custom coffee table with storage, using a staving technique. The coffee table is designed to withstand pet activity and includes a hidden compartment for remotes and small items. The team also builds a storage cabinet and adds stools for extra seating, all while keeping the space pet-friendly and stylish.

20:06

🌟 Final Touches and Reveal

The team adds the finishing touches to the living room, including installing curtains, arranging storage baskets, and setting up Kuma's Corner with a personalized neon sign and a custom portrait of Kuma. They also style the space with cushions, throw blankets, and a faux plant. The episode ends with the big reveal to Dana, Tommy, and Kuma, showcasing the transformed living room that now offers a blend of functionality, style, and pet-friendliness.

25:06

🚪 Next Project: Entryway Makeover

In the final paragraph, Alexandra teases the next project, which will be an entryway makeover. She promises lots of color and storage solutions tailored to small spaces, offering a sneak peek into the upcoming video content for subscribers eager to tackle their own entryway transformations.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Living Room Makeover

A comprehensive transformation of the living space to improve its aesthetics and functionality. In the video, this refers to the main project of revamping Dana and Tommy's living room to be both stylish and pet-friendly, incorporating new furniture, storage solutions, and decor.

💡Pet-Friendly

Design elements and materials that are suitable for homes with pets, ensuring durability, ease of cleaning, and safety for the animals. In the context of the video, pet-friendly refers to selecting furniture and decor that can withstand pet activities without compromising on style.

💡Storage Solutions

Strategies to maximize space and organize items within a living space. In the video, storage solutions are crucial for creating a functional living room that accommodates both people and pets, with examples like a media unit with hidden storage and a coffee table with a built-in compartment.

💡C爪Proof

A term used to describe materials or surfaces that are resistant to damage from a pet's claws. In the context of the video, claw-proof fabrics and surfaces are essential for maintaining the living room's appearance and functionality in a home with pets.

💡Kuma's Corner

A dedicated space within the living room tailored specifically for the pet, Kuma, to have his own area with personalized touches and pet amenities. This concept emphasizes the integration of pets into home design.

💡DIY

Do-It-Yourself refers to the practice of creating, modifying, or repairing things without the aid of professionals or experts. In the video, DIY projects like the coffee table with storage and the media unit showcase creative solutions to enhance the living room's functionality and style.

💡Home Decor

The process of selecting and arranging furniture, accessories, and other elements to enhance the interior design of a home. In the video, home decor involves choosing items that are both aesthetically pleasing and practical for a living room that accommodates pets.

💡Color Scheme

A harmonious combination of colors used in the design of a space. In the video, the color scheme is carefully considered to create a visually appealing and cohesive look for the living room makeover, with bold and bright colors being a key component.

💡Space Optimization

The process of maximizing the use of available space in a room, often through smart design choices and furniture arrangements. In the video, space optimization is a priority to make the living room feel more spacious and functional for both the homeowners and their pet.

💡Subscribe Button

A call-to-action feature on digital platforms that prompts users to sign up for regular updates or notifications, often used to grow a channel's subscriber base. In the video, the subscribe button is mentioned as a way for viewers to stay updated with the channel's content.

Highlights

Alexandra tackles a living room makeover with a focus on making it pet-friendly.

The channel's videos have a 56% weekly return rate, but many viewers are not subscribed.

Dana, a professional pet sitter, and Tommy want to transform their living room to be more homely and functional.

The current living room setup is cluttered and lacks proper storage solutions.

Tommy and Dana are open to replacing the electric fireplace with more storage space.

The design inspiration includes a desire for a pet corner named 'Kuma's Corner' for their cat.

Alexandra plans to add a bright and bold sofa, peel and stick molding, and vertical wall storage.

The makeover begins with unboxing and organizing all the items before starting the transformation.

A pet-friendly rug from Ruggable is chosen for its washability and durability.

An IKEA sofa is customized with a pet-friendly, claw-proof, and washable cover from Comfort Works.

Graham creates a custom coffee table with storage, using a staving technique and a hidden compartment for remotes.

The living room gets a new media unit in olive green with increased storage capacity.

Curtains add texture and warmth to the previously bland white walls.

A pendant light is added to brighten the space and create a focal point.

Kuma's Corner is created with a personalized neon sign, a custom portrait, and a stylish pet bed.

The reveal of the transformed living room leaves Dana and Tommy in awe, achieving a cozy and functional space.

The makeover includes a variety of storage solutions, decor, and pet-friendly elements that cater to the couple's lifestyle.

Transcripts

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hey guys welcome back to my channel I'm

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Alexandra and today I am tackling a

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living room makeover and making it pet

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friendly one of the most requested

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topics I've received over the years

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let's get

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[Music]

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[Music]

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started

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before we get into it make sure you hit

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that subscribe button I saw a lot of

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comments in the last video a lot of

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people realizing that they weren't yet

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subscribed to these videos we actually

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have a stat on the back end it's like

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56% of you guys come back week over week

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to watch the videos but aren't yet

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subscribed I suspect that's maybe

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because you're watching on your

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televisions there is a way to subscribe

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on your TV I'm pretty sure you push my

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channel profile

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pick literally as I'm saying this you

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can toggle up you'll see my little

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profile photo click that and you should

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get another box that says subscribe to

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this channel so click that do it please

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with all that said and done let's get

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into the makeover I'm so excited to be

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helping Dana and Tommy makeover their

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living room I've actually known Dana for

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a while she is lah and Boo's nanny I say

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Nanny because it's just so funny and

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we've really latched onto the term but

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Dana is actually a professional pets

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sitter she walks dogs in the city of

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Toronto she has this really cool

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business that she started where she will

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attend to your dog if you're having a

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wedding and want your dog to be involved

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in your ceremony and just the day in

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general she is obviously a huge animal

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lover she's so caring and she's helped

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us out so much so let's hop on a call

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with Dana and Tommy and get to know what

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they're looking for functionally and

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stylistically in this living room hi hi

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Tommy nice to meet you nice to meet you

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finally I feel like I know you but I

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realized before I got on this call like

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we've actually never met in person I

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don't think I know I hear about you all

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the time and your cat is Kuma there too

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Kuma's here hi Kuma say hi Auntie

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Alexandra well congrats for winning a

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makeover with me and my team a thank you

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we so excited this call is really just

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to get to know your space when you moved

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in what's working what's not working

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just tell me all the things so I've been

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living here for 5 years since then I

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haven't actually been able to make it

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more of like a home it just kind of

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feels like a house to be honest it

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doesn't feel like I'm so excited to go

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home if that makes sense oh it totally

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does yeah we recently got a new couch it

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was from my grandmother when you sit on

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the cushions the cushions like slide off

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so I'm like having like friends over and

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we're all like half off the

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go you readjust the pillows yeah so that

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definitely is not working when I dog sit

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and I have dogs sleepover Tommy sleeps

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on the couch oh my God that is hilarious

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that's not my choice that's his choice

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so like a two-seater wouldn't work

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because he needs a leaf of twer to sleep

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on do all the dogs sleep with you in

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your bed yeah I'm obsessed they warm up

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to me and then I get the worst sleep

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ever cuz they're like crawling on top of

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me or I don't know what it is you're

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like I'm not even your guardian why are

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you close to me I know one here one here

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one here one here I can't do it there's

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no space for Tommy it's like the best

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job ever so a three-seater we also

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brought in a lot of stuff from Dana's

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grandmother's condo at the time we

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thought like oh free stuff awesome we's

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like put it here and put it there but

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it's more or less cluttered we don't

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have like a defined place for it so

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there just like weird things Idol laying

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around the condo like in the living

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space especially because our living

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space is so small it's more like a tiny

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storage I noticed that you have a lot of

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storage but it's all kind of disjointed

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it doesn't feel cohesive to me exactly

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under your kitchen island have you ever

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had stools there or thought about having

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like stools yeah so we have like these

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two stools but right now they're not

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underneath we're eating on the corner of

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the is it's it's because it's a console

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walking yeah which is not ideal yeah

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walk me through also your TV it doesn't

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look like you have a console underneath

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it so we have a fireplace we don't need

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it it's basically there to make the

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space look more inviting when we have

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guess over so basically what you're

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doing is going to fix the problem with

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that I didn't even think about that like

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you mentioning like a storage under a TV

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but like taking that out and even like

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adding that as a space unit would be

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like so much more functional I think

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storage here in this space is going to

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be crucial so wherever we can get it so

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I'm glad you're open to replace it in

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the fireplace yeah sure and that'll

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allow us to lower the TV too that be

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amazing our necks are already ped up

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yeah so walk me through your inspo since

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you are like both sharing the space I'd

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love to know what colors you are both

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drawn to what style one thing that

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you're going to be very happy about oh

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my gosh please say Tommy like loves pink

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he's like well yeah like I like the pink

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coach at Alexandra so we can have a pink

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couch sorry I need to just announce this

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to the office Tommy doesn't mind pink

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because of my house specifically my pink

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sofa we miss your pink

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sofa okay we're excited for a right

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space but we also would love to

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incorporate neutrals I don't think we

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want anything like that kind of sharp no

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I I know what you mean you know you have

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color but it still feels soft and not

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overbearing yeah one thing I did want to

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mention is I wanted something kind of

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like a Kuma's Corner Yeah just something

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that is like cute so I can like make

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little videos with him there I so

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excited we have never really done like a

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pet heavy video before but we all talked

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before about how like so many people can

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relate to this I think pet storage also

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like furniture for your pet washable

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rugs yes so Kuma's porner just makes a

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lot of sense this is actually Kuma's

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house this is Kuma's project we just

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live here that's amazing I feel like I

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have a good idea of what we're going to

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do I'm really excited honestly thank you

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so much this is amazing and something

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we've been trying to work on but don't

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have the skill or like the execution so

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you don't know how much it means yeah

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really appreciate

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it's really my pleasure like you take

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such good care of L and Buu and yeah

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exciting okay bye

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bye so the main thing about this living

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room is that it needs to be pet friendly

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Point Blank Dana has animals over all

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the time she has their dog Kuma and I'm

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also loving their inspo it's really

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bright it's really comfortable they're

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definitely not scared of color and I

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really just want to bring in kind of a

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fresh new vibe in this SP face make it

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feel happy warm and also cozy for pets

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so here's what I'm thinking first and

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foremost I want a bright and bold sofa

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picking something in this bright

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terracotta fabric I want it to be velvet

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but I also want it to be pet friendly

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more on that later I want to add peel

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and stick molding to the wall this is

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after all a cookie cutter white box

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condo I want to add some visual interest

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to it I also really want to make use of

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vertical wall space rather than

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horizontal wall space for storage they

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have this storage cabinet under their

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kitchen island I want to move that

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storage to a wall make it vertical to

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free up space for a couple of colorful

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Island stools so they have even more

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seating Dana had pinned a lot of images

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for like pet Corners so we are creating

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a Kuma corner outfitted with a neon sign

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a portrait and the most stylish pet bed

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imaginable okay good morning everyone it

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is prep day and there are so many boxes

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basically taking up the entire living

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room we're making over we are going to

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start by unboxing everything so we can

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just see what we have before we can

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actually start you know putting it in

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the space we've had an interesting

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morning had an interesting morning but

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we're ready well I'm ready I'm ready I

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spilt a can of paint that's really hard

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to clean up and so we thought it was in

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the lobby so we were like me and Manda

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lettera were picturing paint all over

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the condo Lobby actually it was in the

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garage it just went a full 90 upside

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down like flat so that when you picked

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it up the lid the lid was it wasn't

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comical cuz the concierge was escorting

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us to the elevator and then she just saw

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like her life flash before her eyes I

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know you see like the Happy go-lucky

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behind the scenes but sometimes it's

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really this stuff is really tough but

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I'm excited we're ready is let's do

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this

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how beautiful this

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is like

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what this is probably my favorite part

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of every makeover like unboxing it

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really feels like Christmas I don't

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think you guys are ready to see this

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[Music]

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photo oh wa my gosh you can't handle

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[Music]

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that

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wow stunning Graham is taking down the

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electric fireplace that was here this

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fireplace was just taking up valuable

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storage real estate in the small living

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room Dana and Tommy were totally fine

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with selling it they've had it for a

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while so we're taking that down and

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we're patching and painting the space

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where it

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was now that we've unboxed everything

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it's time to put up some wall molding

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this is from Lux architectural I've used

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them a couple of times in a few

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different makeovers and this product is

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so cool because you can instantly add

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character to a rental without putting

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any holes in the walls you'll see what I

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mean in a second so this is the peel and

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stick back you literally peel this back

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and then it's going to stick on and you

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can remove it just like any other peel

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and stick product which is so cool the

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first thing we're doing is finding the

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center of the wall and this is where the

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center piece of molding is going to sit

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and we're going to work our way out out

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from there we're doing three panels of

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molding on this open wall so Graham and

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I are figuring out the distance we want

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between each piece of molding I kind of

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want these to be as centered as possible

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so you don't lose them on the large wall

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so we're just doing lots of calculations

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and figuring out what that measurement

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looks like I'm always struck when we use

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this product with how simple it is but

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how much of an impact it has on a white

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box condo it makes the ceilings look so

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much taller it adds so much character

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and just makes this whole apartment feel

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so much more

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Lux so the next thing we're going to do

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is build the media unit I'm really

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excited about this we're using a storage

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locker a storage locker makes it sound

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like like in an apartment building I

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really wanted there to be as much

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storage in here as possible and they

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didn't even have a media unit in here

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before so they're missing out on that

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valuable storage space so we're going to

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build it it's a beautiful olive green

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color I'm not going to build

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it well I am look we're matching to

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hi Barbie hi Barbie hi Barbie hi

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[Music]

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Barbies we're done for the day we've

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gotten a lot accomplished this molding I

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mean we'll be back tomorrow obviously

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with that uh what am I saying um and

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with that we'll see you guys Bri early

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tomorrow

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bye hi guys okay final day of this

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makeover we're pulling it together

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because we are revealing to Tommy and

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Dana tomorrow the first thing I'm going

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to do is work on prepping this outlet

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cover this outlet cover is very special

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because we are actually selling these on

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Alexander gator.com in the palmed

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marketplace right now so we have the

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double and then the single gang on the

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back it has my name and palmed which is

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so exciting these were made in the

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workshop in the Team Ag workshop and the

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cool thing is you can buy them painted

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or unpainted like this one so if you

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want to paint them your own special

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color you totally can I'm going to do

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that today I'm so excited to announce

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that paled Marketplace has been

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restocked there's slippers and some

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bright fun spring colors there's some

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home decor items like these really cute

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place mats and of course the outlet

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covers these outlet covers are such an

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easy way to update your rental and they

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come in a prepainted blue a prepainted

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pink and then a fully primed one that

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you can sand and paint yourself at home

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the primed ready to paint ones were

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launched last week and they're already

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sold out so I've restocked them for

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pre-orders all the links and info will

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be down below and you can also go to

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alexandr gator.com to shop at anytime

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you want to go in with your color of

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choice in an enamel paint so something

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you would use on trim that's going to

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make it extra durable and I'm going to

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paint this the same color as a coffee

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table that you're going to see later on

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today so I'm going to let this dry add a

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second coat later for now let's move on

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to the rug so let's talk pet friendly

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rugs I'm bringing in this washable rug

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from ruggable how many times can I say

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rug in one sentence and it comes with

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this base layer the top of the rug

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sticks to it so you can easily remove it

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and Chuck it in the wash which is

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great I follow a Tik tocker who does

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like clean with Mees his name is Jack

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Callahan I think and he has so many

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ruggable rugs in his apartment and he's

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like always washing them and they look

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totally brand new when he takes them out

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of the wash which is really cool this is

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so cute I love

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it it's all Hands-On deck to build the

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IKEA sofa I chose the finale sofa it's

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really fluffy and comfortable for Tommy

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to sleep on and yes it is a three-seater

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which is what they requested so I found

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this company called Comfort works and I

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leaded over to Atlanta's desk and I was

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like we have to use these covers in a

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makeover because people always ask me me

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what fabric should I buy for my sofa

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what's pet friendly this sofa is not

14:33

only velvet but it's claw prooof

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washable and they make the covers to fit

14:39

Ikea sofas so you can choose the IKEA

14:41

sofa you have buy the cover for it let's

14:43

do it let's turn this sofa into a custom

14:46

pet friendly

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dream one of my most favorite Ikea hacks

14:51

is just switching the leg on your sofa

14:53

or any Ikea piece of furniture that you

14:55

have these are from pretty pegs they're

14:57

my go-to for custom legs that that fit

14:59

Ikea furniture and they're really simple

15:01

so you just pick the sofa you have or

15:03

the item of furniture you have from Ikea

15:05

and they'll send you the right

15:07

bolt that's it so

15:16

easy I'm very impressed with the sofa

15:18

cover it's really cool how you can have

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a velvet looking and feeling sofa that's

15:23

also super pet friendly claw prooof

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washable it feels really nice in here it

15:27

feels like bright and

15:32

beautiful I love approaching Graham and

15:34

saying okay you have free creative Reign

15:36

for this project and this was one of

15:38

those projects I said your task is to

15:40

make a coffee table here are the

15:42

dimensions go wild the only functional

15:45

criteria I gave him is that it needed to

15:47

have storage and we couldn't have a

15:49

glass tabletop because there's going to

15:51

be pets running around so it needed to

15:53

be a solid piece of furniture that could

15:56

withstand you know little pause running

15:58

on on it daily with all of those

16:01

functional elements in mind Graham

16:03

decided that he wanted to create a

16:04

similar coffee table to the one he made

16:06

for James's maximalist living room but

16:09

put a little twist on it and make it

16:10

more pet friendly when Graham first made

16:13

this coffee table for james' living room

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I explained how he used a method called

16:16

staving to cut small angled strips of

16:19

wood and glue them together using brad

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nails and wood glue I recommend checking

16:23

out that video for DIY instructions on

16:26

how to do this method to start this

16:28

project Graham is cutting a series of

16:30

14in long wood strips at 5° and 9°

16:34

angles using his table

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stock he's using the 5° angled piece to

16:42

make the wavy length of the base and the

16:44

9 degree angles for the smaller waves

16:46

along the

16:54

width he's piecing the lengths together

16:56

and securing them with Brad Nails until

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the wood glue has

17:12

dried now that he shaped the base with

17:14

the sander he's making the bottom of the

17:16

base out of some scrap MDF

17:18

pieces he's gluing and securing them

17:21

with Brad nails and clamps until

17:24

dry Graham is smoothing out the angled

17:27

edges where the staved piece of MDF meet

17:30

each

17:31

other he's now shaping the base so that

17:34

it has the same Contours using a flush

17:36

trim router

17:38

bit finally he's filling any cracks or

17:41

holes with wood

17:43

[Music]

17:45

filler because we want this coffee table

17:47

to have storage Graham needs to make a

17:50

lid with a hinge that opens to do this

17:53

Graham has to create a straight piece of

17:55

wood that matches the length and

17:57

Contours of the coffee table he's

17:59

tracing the Contours onto the piece of

18:00

wood and then cutting it out with a

18:02

jigsaw and sanding it down until it fits

18:05

[Music]

18:10

perfectly grandma is now priming the

18:13

entire base using shellac base

18:17

primer he's using a continuous hinge for

18:20

the lid hinge and securing it using

18:22

small grass

18:25

screws Graham had this awesome idea to

18:28

actually create a tray that fits

18:30

seamlessly inside of the coffee table so

18:32

that Dana and Tommy could put away their

18:34

remotes and any other small knickknacks

18:36

when they have pets running around the

18:38

house to do this Graham is basically

18:40

creating a shelf inside the coffee

18:44

table he's using a piece of Oak butcher

18:46

block and tracing the Contours from the

18:48

inside of the coffee table onto the

18:50

piece of Oak cutting out the shape with

18:53

a

18:55

jigsaw and shaping it with a spindle

18:58

sander and until it fit properly inside

19:00

the coffee

19:15

table he's making a rounded handle using

19:18

the same

19:22

method and securing it using two

19:27

screws lastly he's sealing this

19:30

beautiful little tray with LD seed

19:33

oil he's painting the lid and the base

19:36

using semigloss old Claret in Benjamin

19:38

Moore's Advanced line of

19:54

paint I can't even this is for remotes

19:59

what 100% made from scrap pieces of wood

20:03

from the workshop this is insane okay so

20:05

when they're done at the end of the

20:07

night watching TV I want to put it

20:10

away what amplifying the storage in here

20:14

and this also just looks stunning

20:18

wow okay this gorgeous light is from

20:22

Mitsy I want one of these it's so

20:26

beautiful and it's going to give them

20:28

lot of extra light if you're sitting at

20:31

home right now watching this in the dark

20:33

consider table lamps or floor lamps I

20:36

feel like a lot of times apartments and

20:37

condos have like one light source and

20:39

it's usually overhead and around here we

20:42

don't use the overhead lights instantly

20:44

warm in here instantly

20:47

Overexposed the power of light to make a

20:49

space feel cozy

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[Music]

20:53

unmatched I'm bringing in this beautiful

20:56

muted Olive media unit I'm loving how

21:00

much extra storage we're bringing in

21:01

here

21:03

cute okay let's bring in the TV my

21:07

favorite part of bringing the TV is

21:08

going to be putting the remotes in here

21:10

a note the TV just slides a little bit

21:12

to the right on the mount so that they

21:14

can access that H back door if they need

21:16

to as you guys know the TV was really

21:18

high before and that was one of the

21:20

things Dana requested she's like d we

21:22

can you put lower our TV like they were

21:23

sitting there like that so I'm going to

21:25

plug it in I'm going to put the remotes

21:27

in the coffee table and then we're move

21:30

on I'm mounting the curtains on these

21:33

back windows if you live in a condo like

21:35

this with white walls feels very cookie

21:37

cutter don't underestimate the power of

21:39

curtains it's going to add texture and

21:42

warmth no matter what color they

21:45

are this beautiful print is from Emily

21:49

King Snider I have a canvas of Emily's

21:53

in my home this is a print but honestly

21:55

can't really tell the difference this

21:57

looks like canvas so if I fooled you

21:59

it's a print we are going to move on to

22:02

storage yay it's like we just did ballet

22:06

I know I loved it Dana and Tommy had

22:09

like a cabinet under the island and they

22:10

were storing a lot of overflow kitchen

22:12

food dog food Etc we're adding stools

22:15

here later so I thought that a cabinet

22:17

like this would be perfect Dana can put

22:20

baskets up here she can hide Kuma's food

22:23

in the bottom here this beautiful piece

22:26

is from article I love it

22:29

okay so this is what we like to call a

22:30

condo special why is this light here at

22:34

first we were like maybe because if you

22:35

had a dining table underneath it but

22:38

then people couldn't walk past you

22:39

couldn't really have a living space so

22:41

I'm not really sure why it's here we are

22:43

going to fix it by adding a pendant

22:45

light and then swagging that pendant

22:48

light to the center of the room watch

22:50

and learn people watch and learn this

22:52

beautiful light is from mity cute oh my

22:56

gosh this pendic could totally work with

22:59

these little Shades like with just the

23:00

exposed bulbs but this is cute we're

23:03

going to use a cup hook centered above

23:06

the coffee table and we're going to hook

23:08

the chain into it it's going to be

23:14

magic these beautiful stools are from

23:16

article yes we color matched the coffee

23:20

table to match back to these I really

23:22

wanted to give Dana and Tommy another

23:24

seating area and now that it's not

23:26

cramped by that horizontal cabinet

23:28

because we have this one the stool spit

23:31

this shelf is going to be both stylish

23:33

and very functional I've already put

23:37

Kuma's food down here and then he's got

23:40

some treats in this basket going down

23:43

here Dana can fill this up even more

23:45

there's so much room she has so many

23:47

treats for Kuma it's kind of comical and

23:49

then up here because everything's out in

23:52

the open it has to look cute so I'm

23:55

going to start with some baskets baskets

23:58

are so great because you can store stuff

24:00

in

24:02

them but they still look really

24:04

beautiful on display so I'm going to pop

24:06

this here two little canisters for

24:09

Kuma's

24:11

treats now I'm layering in even more

24:14

baskets Dana can fill these with all of

24:16

Kuma's

24:19

necessities and then layering in Decor

24:21

amongst all the storage to make it look

24:24

cute finally a couple of plants that

24:27

Dana already had

24:30

one thing Dana really wanted was a

24:32

corner for Kuma she's actually already

24:34

named it Kuma's Corner so we got Kuma

24:38

his own personalized neon sign from AOS

24:41

so there's no mistaking that this is his

24:44

corner like how cool is that

24:47

though this is a custom portrait of Kuma

24:50

you may notice he's wearing a pink

24:52

neckerchief his tongue is

24:55

going and he just looks so happy like

24:59

anytime I see Kuma he's smiling he's

25:01

like I have this professionally framed

25:04

by posterjack my One-Stop shop for all

25:06

my framing needs they do such a great

25:08

job so we're going to hang it in the one

25:10

and only kumas corner I'm just hiding

25:12

the neon sign cord behind it's clear

25:15

which is nice too so it's not too

25:17

noticeable don't worry we're cord

25:19

covering everything in here but we're

25:20

going to leave that to the end this sign

25:23

came with a battery pack as well so if

25:25

you didn't want to plug it in you could

25:26

also use batteries which is cool or like

25:28

Graham said if you live on a boat you

25:30

can still have a neon sign Forest oh or

25:32

the forest this pet bed is from the

25:34

retan studio on

25:38

Etsy so I'm going to end the day by

25:40

adding a few pieces of furniture

25:43

starting with a side

25:44

table Dana already had these stairs for

25:47

Kuma they're very loved you can see his

25:49

little paw prints have like made the

25:51

wood lighten a bit it's so cute and

25:53

these are in perfect condition so I

25:55

thought why not keep them I'm feeling

25:57

like this area is a little bit empty so

26:00

I have the stool it's the home sense

26:01

bind and I'm going to put it here

26:03

against the window Dana and Tommy can

26:05

bring it into the living room if they

26:07

have guest over or Kuma can sit and look

26:09

out the

26:11

window I'm finishing off the day by

26:13

decorating Kuma's

26:15

Corner these are all of Kuma stuffies he

26:18

has so many these cute bowls are from

26:21

home

26:23

sents and these little toys like the

26:26

weight the pink bone I can't even handle

26:29

it they're going in there okay that is

26:31

it for today tomorrow I'll be back I'm

26:33

going to pull the space together with

26:35

final finishing touches and then we're

26:37

going to reveal to Dana Tommy and of

26:40

course Kuma okay

26:47

bye hi

26:50

hi it's Ral day I'm so so excited for

26:54

Dana and Tommy to see this face before

26:56

we get into Finishing Touches is I could

26:59

not get to sleep at the thought of Kuma

27:01

not having a fluffy cozy cushion for a

27:04

bed so I just stopped by my local pet

27:07

store this morning and grabbed one now

27:09

we're all set for finishing touches I am

27:12

styling the sofa with these beautiful

27:14

cushions from Christina lunin they bring

27:17

in so much color and pattern to this

27:20

room I'm adding a couple of cozy throw

27:22

blankets to the sofa arms we know Dana

27:25

loves to be

27:26

cozy adding some books and a Voss to the

27:30

coffee

27:31

table I'm styling the media unit with a

27:33

stack of books and a cute little photo

27:36

of Dana and

27:37

Tommy I'm adding a pet friendly faux

27:40

plant this is key if you have animals

27:42

that like to eat

27:44

plants placing a washable doormat down

27:46

by the patio door I'm hanging this

27:49

beautiful art piece in this Darkwood

27:53

frame and finally I'm adding one of the

27:56

first custom Palm outlet covers okay

28:00

it's time to bring Tommy Dana and of

28:02

course Kuma in for the reveal I am so

28:05

nervous revealing spaces to people I

28:07

know nothing more nerve-wracking are you

28:10

guys excited

28:12

W okay Dana can you walk me through what

28:15

the living room looked like before so it

28:16

was very Bland and it was white I had a

28:20

handam me- down couch which is fine but

28:22

it wasn't functional Tommy had to sleep

28:24

on the couch multiple times my dogs

28:26

would sleep over we had a bunch of like

28:28

miscellaneous things kind of like

28:29

playing a storage game type of thing

28:31

okay well this was such a joy to do for

28:34

you and I'm so excited for you to see it

28:37

okay on the count of three okay one two

28:42

three open your

28:43

eyes oh

28:45

my

28:47

[Music]

28:55

what oh my God this a complete

29:01

[Music]

29:05

actually insane guys oh you guys killed

29:13

it homy and it's like still

29:19

minimalistic oh my gosh in the coffee

29:22

table's so cute okay and it opens so

29:25

there's storage you freaking Beast

29:29

the amount of storage we have now oh my

29:32

gosh I love the light

29:37

fixture you see Kuma's Corner oh my God

29:39

I didn't see the portrait is that him

29:42

that's him I sent it

29:46

[Music]

29:51

what look at your real po baby boy he's

29:56

so cute I can't even handle it losing a

29:58

bougie lifestyle

30:01

[Music]

30:05

now oh I love it you bought us new pet

30:09

wipes yeah just cuz they're pink oh

30:11

that's the

30:13

[Music]

30:22

theme it feels weird it's like a small

30:24

condo but it feels like a house when you

30:26

like kind of look into this view here

30:32

thank you this is amazing now

30:35

you're new your new home What

30:40

you I hope you're all watching this with

30:42

your cute little furry friends I get so

30:44

many DMS pictures of your animals

30:47

watching the videos with you nothing

30:49

makes me happier what's next on the

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docket your

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entryway I am making over my entryway

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lots of color lots of storage I have a t

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tiny tiny entryway so I'm hoping this

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