my name is Erik Conover and welcome to my studio apartment in Manhattan this
YouTube channel is all about documenting my journey to becoming better every
single day and living your best life and I can't stress enough how important your
living environment is to your well-being I live in a cozy one-room studio
apartment in the heart of Chelsea I choose to live in a tiny apartment
because I'm a travel filmmaker my philosophy less is always more I mean
sometimes more is more but less is usually always more a long time coming
especially for the og viewers this is a tour of my dream New York City studio
apartment you walk in there's a nice little hallway here to the right you
have my closet this class is actually a very very large closet I have almost
everything I own in this closet maybe some stepping that's not the full
walking but it's a step in across from the closet is the bathroom and it's
actually a fairly decent-sized bathroom nice clean white tile walls big tub you
make your way into the apartment and this right here this is it
this is the main living space in the apartment this is where everything
happens this is where I live this is where I sleep this is where I work I
would describe the style of my apartment as a mix of a bohemian vintage traveler
meets minimal a unit like this will run you about 22 to 2,500 per month in a
classic luxury building built around 1920 before I get into this video I need
to give credit to the person who did help me with the decor my mom was the
one who was on Pinterest every single night sending me things little
knickknacks to make this apartment look how it is so mom if you're watching
there you go there a little shout out one of the things that most attracted me
to this apartment is the unique molding there's 12 foot high lofted ceilings in
here which gives the appearance that this
place is actually much larger than it is when it's one room you kind of have to
like divvy it up into corners you know so this is the dining area corner I have
a pub table it's a 24 by 24 pub table a guy named Tyler Kingston made this I
found him on Etsy two black barstools I got those on Etsy as well but this is
where I spend a lot of my times this is my breakfast spot this is where I wake
up in the morning I make my cup of coffee I come here
on my phone so let me just say this it's not tiny it's cozy
you may say this is the tiniest kitchen I've ever seen you may think Eric you
can barely even fit in this kitchen yourself but this is the coziest kitchen
in New York you cannot have more than two people in this kitchen as you can
see there's barely enough room for me you walk it you can't go left
you can't go right there's actually a lot of cabinet space as you can see
which is nice because I do cook all my meals and honestly having a kitchen is
very very important you know lots of people in New York they they eat out
every meal they have seamless I work from home I'm a youtuber I'm a freelance
filmmaker I make lots of travel videos and this is my office this desk is from
West Elm it's basically a file cabinet desk super
large desktop space for editing videos I have a 27-inch Dell desktop monitor
couple journals a journal every single morning I've been doing it for the past
four years from the office we head to my transportation yeah I mean you know this
yeah the best way to get around New York and it comfortable is my bike I go buy
it but seriously Viking is the best way it's faster than the subway is faster
than a cab and as you can see I have my bike mounted here on the wall it's a
hook made out of some cool industrial piping with some leather accents and a
piece of wood mounted onto the wall really convenient just come into the
apartment put the bike on the wall and you must forget that you even happen
the reason why I chose this specific apartment yeah is for the view you have
one of the best views of lower Manhattan you have the Freedom Tower your
financial district when I wake up in the morning and I look out my window and I
see that view that's what gets me going and that's what makes me realize I'm
here I'm in New York I'm here to make it happen you're you're hurt that's just
gonna shake Mike's herd man I'm gonna put this in the nineteen minute I'm
putting this in the video he put in this is Mike shepherd he's been filming this
but his shoulders are a bit sore so I'm gonna take over into little vlog action
probably notice the plants but because I travel so much I can't really have real
plants so I have these two big fake plants they break up a studio really
nicely this guy back here his name is Rico then this guy is Jafar I have one
real plant in the apartment and this is a snake plant the snake plant is the
perfect low-key low maintenance apartment plant if you travel a lot you
only have to water once per month having a huge coffee table in a tiny apartment
isn't something you really need so I have two of these tables they are
handmade reclaim the wood again just recycling you've got to be good to the
earth gotta be good to the environment the tables are perfect for putting
little decorations like this whole camera I found little knickknacks
candles plants I'm all about vintage and when I saw this on the internet I'm like
yo I have to get this so this right here is a 1950 antique Hollywood studio movie
light now we come to the crimson shoulder
this is the centerpiece of the apartment this is the lounge area this is the
place to just come to read a book to write in your journal you know have your
morning cup of coffee take a nap this couch is by article I just love the
rustic feel and then if you look above the couch this is the world map this is
another piece of my inspiration seeing the world and seeing all the places that
I've been to in the places that I haven't gone to yet that's what gets me
fired up the map is made by holy Cal canvas
I have a question where is the bedroom where do you sleep where's the bedroom
yeah where do you sleep because I haven't seen a bed you're looking at it
I'm looking at the middle you are that you're actually staring at the bed right
now is it is it this do you just sleep on the carpet do you want me to show you
the coolest bed in New York the coolest bed in New York literally like it's
probably the coolest bed in New York City and you're talking a big game let's
see let's see do you got this Murphy bed is the biggest game-changer for tiny
living in New York a Murphy bed is more or less a fold-up bed and a lot of
people when I was getting this are like oh why would you want to get a Murphy
bed what's the point of that is the dangerous is it gonna fall on you when
you sleep it is the best space-saving tool in New York it folds up super easy
it's so lightweight this one is by Breda beds again this is another company from
I think actually Idaho there's a strap that goes right across to hold the
sheets on and you are set you're probably also wondering Eric where's
your TV I have something better than a TV I have a home theater of what you
like some candles make a nice dinner set the plates out you know get the mood
right this projector I got for $100 on Amazon and there you have a home theater
in your tiny New York studio apartment another thing that attracted me to this
apartment is the fact that there is a rooftop that has a 360 degree view you
can see a perfect view of the Empire State Building you see One World Trade
looking down to the South all the Chelsea basically every neighborhood
south of Chelsea I think when you live in a city like New York it's very
important to have that space that you can go outside and just breathe and feel
open
hopefully this video gave you some insight on what it's like to live in a
New York apartment or maybe even some design ideas if you enjoyed the video
make sure to subscribe to my youtube channel I'm going on some ridiculous
adventures over the next month but I hope you're out there living your best
life and I will see you in the next video so until then as always remember
to smile more worry less and live your passion