-This is my cat, Pearl.
She is my soul mate, love of my life, and my roommate.
Yes, you are my roommate. Yay.
She's in the video.
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Hi. I'm Scarlett.
I live in a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica.
Fun fact -- this apartment was built in 1914.
Welcome to my sweet digs. Come on in.
I pay $2,375 in rent.
When you first walk in,
my dining room and kitchen are to the left.
And then my living room connects to my bathroom
and my bedroom with a hallway.
This is my dining room.
Over here I have two 1950s movie posters that came from my dad.
The first one is called "The Truth About Flying Saucers,"
and the second one is "We Came From Beyond Space."
I love the colors and how they add such a fun pop
into my dining room area.
My dining table is from IKEA, and I hand-sanded this
and painted it myself to match the colors in my apartment.
And I'm really happy with how this DIY project came out.
My cat will actually run down the hall
and launch herself onto the table,
so there are a bunch of claw marks deep in the wood.
My dining chairs are original Cesca cane chairs.
And I absolutely love them, although they are a bit fragile.
So I try not to sit on them with too much force.
Now, my favorite finds from my apartment
are my Facebook Marketplace Cesca chairs.
These are the real authentic Cesca
vintage chairs that I found
and drove all the way to San Diego to pick up.
But it was definitely worth it. My kitchen is pretty small.
I wish it had a little bit more counter space.
But since I'm only cooking for one,
it is the perfect amount.
I love keeping knickknacks above my sink.
I have my Studio Ghibli cup.
I also have this mortar and pestle
that I brought home from England in my suitcase.
It was very heavy, but it was worth it.
Because I don't have a ton of cabinet space,
I have a little kitchen utility cart
that keeps my spices and produce
and any other things that I need for cooking.
Follow me into my living room.
My living room is where I spend most of my day,
so I wanted to create an area that had nice flow
and also a lot of space for me to do yoga
and make it kind of a multifunctional space.
I love film and TV.
I actually work at an animation studio
working on adult and kids animation.
I watch a lot of TV and movies due to the nature of my work,
so having a really comfortable place
that I can sit in front of the TV
and relax is my utmost important thing.
The most expensive item in my home
is definitely my couch from Living Spaces.
This is supposed to be a dupe of the cloud couch,
but I'm so glad that I bought it
because it's super comfortable for watching TV and hanging out.
And it fits a lot of people on it.
Definitely worth the price,
and I'm super happy with my purchase.
Here is my desk.
I work here three days out of the week.
And having a standing desk is definitely
the most beneficial thing for working from home
because it makes sure I get up throughout the day.
I really wanted the space to be somewhere
I would actually sit and focus
and actually want to hang out in,
so having fun little knickknacks and cute things around me
helps me stay focused and stay present.
When I was laying out my apartment,
my most important thing was making sure
that I had the most natural light as possible.
Because I work from home,
I wanted to create a little area for my desk
and all of my electronics and create a space
that I actually want to work in.
I'm a big reader, so I have a lot of books.
And I think the most fun way to organize them
is in rainbow order.
My knickknacks are honestly from all over.
This is from my grandparents' house.
And it's a little balancing jockey,
and I've coveted this since I was a child.
So when I got to take it home with me,
it was a very, very big deal.
Behind my couch, I have to keep my surfboard because it is 9'4",
and it's too tall for me to stand up
against the wall in here. So every time I go surfing,
I have to finagle it out behind the couch and pull it
and walk it down the stairs to take it to my car.
This mushroom drawing was done by my grandma,
and it's just so special to me
that I get to look at it every day while I work.
This mirror is one of my favorite pieces in my apartment.
My friend actually bought this for her place months ago,
and she recently sold it to me.
And it was the biggest score.
I spend a lot of time at the beach and outdoors,
so I collect a lot of rocks and shells and sea glass
on my different adventures. And on my bar cart
I keep some of my favorite most precious pieces.
My bar cart was given to me by my stepmom,
and it's actually from the early 1900s.
And the inlay and the wood is so beautiful.
It's just one of my favorite pieces I have in my apartment.
I could talk for hours
about every single one of these rocks and shells.
But this is a short video, so I'm not going to do that.
But every single one has a story,
and they're all very precious to me.
Whenever I come home, I always take my shoes off immediately
and put them on my shoe rack.
I love having a little entrance station
where I can drop my keys or anything
that I need to take with me as I'm heading out the door.
It's super helpful so I don't lose things throughout the day.
This is my media console
where I keep all of my books and records.
And I spend a lot of time
listening to music and watching TV,
so it's nice to have everything displayed here.
When I was first moving into this space,
I really wanted a particular record console
from Urban Outfitters.
But it felt way too expensive for what it was.
So my ex boyfriend actually hand-built me my TV
and record stand.
He spent the time picking out the wood and handcrafting it,
and it's a super beautiful piece.
We're not together anymore.
But at the very least I got this beautiful media console,
and I will appreciate that forever.
Down this hallway is my bathroom and my bedroom.
And, of course, next to my sink there's sea glass and shells.
And, of course, in my shower
there is more sea glass and shells.
Follow me into the bedroom. My bedroom is my true sanctuary.
I really only spend time in here to sleep,
read, journal, and stretch.
So I wanted it to be a super safe space for myself
that felt like a really true
authentic expression of my style.
I love all of the colors and that it feels super girly.
It definitely makes me feel super feminine
when I'm getting ready for the night in here.
My headboard is a Facebook Marketplace
find that I was so excited to see online.
I think I paid about $300 for it,
but for me it was super worth it
because it was exactly what I was looking for.
My pillowcases are from the 1960s,
designed by the artists Peter Max.
And online the entire sheet set goes for about $500.
But my mom actually found both of these pillowcases
in the thrift store for a super cheap price.
My least favorite thing about this apartment
is that every time the metro goes by my back bedroom
shakes like an earthquake.
And the first time that it happened I was super shocked.
But, honestly, I got used to it after a few days.
I have a ginormous vintage purse collection.
And instead of hiding them in my closet,
I wanted to display them
because they are such beautiful pieces of art.
This one came from my aunt,
and this other one came from the vintage store
Hidden Treasures in Topanga Canyon.
My heart lamp I thrifted for $6 when I was in college,
and it is such a coveted piece.
I will never ever get rid of it. And I added the pink light
because it adds such a fun hue at night
when all of the rest of the lights are off.
Across from my bed I have a bookshelf full of knickknacks,
my perfumes, different things I use for getting ready
and, of course, more sea glass and shells.
Over here I have my full length mirror
that I use for getting ready as well as my guitar
that I am still learning to play.
I found my rug secondhand on Facebook Marketplace.
My closet, although it is small,
it actually does fit all of my clothes.
But I keep some other things like camping equipment.
My suitcases are tucked in the back.
And, of course, all of my clothes
are super bright and colorful,
so it makes me very happy when I open the door and get ready.
I wear a lot of secondhand clothes
and just standout vintage pieces,
a lot of bright patterns and colors.
So I think my apartment definitely reflects
my personal style in every way.
This is my ultimate sanctuary and place
that I get to express myself,
and it feels really safe in here because it feels like me.