Hello everybody
I am in downtown Toronto
and you can actually see the CN tower from here
There's a big fire in that direction
There's a thick fog covering a big part of the city
I had a hard time getting here because of all the emergency vehicles
and traffic jams
But...we're not going to talk about traffic today...
We are going to talk about this apartment
Kumari's parents are from India and Kumari means small queen
so I am going to help this little queen with her new apartment
I am, as per usual, super excited!
But first, let's have a look at what this apartment looked like before
As you can see
It is very cold, boring and unpersonal
The major problem is that, whoever did this, only used cool colours
and cool textures
I don't know...some of you might like this style but I feel like it is very generic
I would like to have more warm colours and plants and make it more personal
Kumari is the opposite of cold and boring, she is colourful and vibrant
she likes biking and yoga and she has an Indian background that
I would like to show more of.
She also likes the sleek Scandinavian style
We have a lot to do...so let's go!
As you can see
we already painted the back of the kitchen island
and we have sent the cabinet doors to be painted in
a warm grey
I see that it look cool on camera but it's not
It actually has a slight tone of green in it
I think this will look smashing
do you hear the fire trucks?
Total confusion about what packages is to be delivered here or not..
The floors in this apartment are so cold
even though it's black, it is cold and it has no texture
Usually, black floors look warm because they either have
a texture or they are actually very dark blackish brown
but this is a shiny (cheap?) pitch black laminate
These floors need to be warmed up
so I decided to roll out this sisal and jute rug to get both the warmth in colour and also in texture
I think the floor and the rug will go very well together
and it will just set the tone for the style that I am going for
I usually need to cool places down..but not this time...
I am at Stuctube
I am picking some chairs for Kumari
I love Structube, they are affordable and stylish...almost like IKEA..
but it's Canadian
New cool legs for the IKEA couch...from Etsy..
This is the bedrrom
and as you can see, I am flirting heavily with India
with these bedside tables
they are actually manufactured in India
I love the look
I am thinking this India vibe with a Scandinavian, sleek bed
To get the India Scandinavia mix we're looking for
Mixing styles is kind of difficult so please let me know if I succeded or not down below
We still have a long way to go so let's keep decorating!
It is time to attack the balcony
It looks down right sterile
concrete floors and steel railings
and we have a fantastic view that way
this way not so much
Also, it feels like you are sitting in a shop front
there's no privacy
I want to create a more private space
so I went and ordered bamboo fencing
Now, we're on the 14th floor here
so we need to make sure that nothing falls down
or blows away
We don't want to hurt anyone
I went to Dollarama, just around the corner from here, to get
what we call "cat stranglers" in Sweden.. do you know what I mean?
I'll show you..
These ones
I call the "snorpex" or "cat stranglers"...what do you call them?
I was just down at Dollorama asking for " cat stranglers" because
I honestly did not know what they were called
They are called multi purpose ties in english
I didn't know so I asked "Do you have any cat stranglers ?"
They looked at me in a strange way because I was also holding these pliers
they probably thought I was a horrible person
But then I found them and I explained and we all laughed
Now, I need to get started...it is pretty windy today
Hello...I am in Kumari's new and improved apartment
I am blown away
When I got here the first time it was
such an sterile and unpersonal space
Now, I lack words...I want to describe it as
a small oasis of calm and personality
An India-Scandinavian oasis
The more we worked on this project,
the more personal things were integrated
and there are so many cool things from India
pillows, rugs, books...
I truly enjoyed this project from start to finish
Enough said, let's have a look
What do you think?
Is in't it incredible how furniture and colour can
totally change the feeling of a space?
It is the same room
but the feeling is different
So...an update regarding our own construction project
it is delayed but now we have a firm
construction start date set to October 1st
and we need to empty our basement and the garage before then
and we need somewhere to put everything
so next week, Peter and I are building a shed (yes we are)
and that video is coming up next friday
and then you guys will have to wait a couple of weeks
until construction starts here
So next friday...and then you will have to wait some...
and then our own house construction videos will start coming
I can't wait!
I work with a lot of projects right now
but not all of them are good video material
it is difficult to film other people's homes
they may not be willing to, or they move in and
it gets messy
or it is too small or the project is put on halt...
so it is usually hard for me to find the right timing to film
because the families don't want to wait to move in until I filmed...
I hope you understand
But even though Kumari has moved in, she allowed me to film
I truly appreciate that and I hope I can share more projects with you guys
Please let me know how I did...did I succeed??
Comment below 🙏
What you liked and not liked
See you next friday!