hey everyone it's Lucie Fink welcome back to my YouTube channel give this video a thumbs
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finally taking you on a tour of my twin sister Ali's one bedroom New York City apartment
this video has been highly requested so I'm so excited to share it with you and share
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and now it's time to take a tour of Ali's beautiful apartment let's go welcome inside
ally's one bedroom apartment in manhattan I first went through and filmed this tour
when the space was totally empty I just wanted to show you the layout so that back there
is the door where you walk in and you kind of walk into the kitchen and living room all
in one open space the apartment is about 650 square feet and it was recently renovated
by the owner so has all new appliances and looks great this is a little door just off
to the right when you walk in and it's perfect for a hybrid between a coat closet and a pantry
leaving the living room just around the bend there is another big closet in the hallway
closets can be really hard to come by in New York City so this unit definitely has a lot
of storage space with built-in shelving which is very nice and right here is her bathroom
also newly renovated it has a very pretty marble countertop and a glass door shower
which also can be very hard to come by in New York City her old apartment had a tub
with a curtain so this is definitely an upgrade for her and now on to the bedroom just a nice
open space new light wood floors and another large closet that's built in this closet is
great for hanging things like dresses or robes and it also has a lot of cubby like storage
space for folding clothes so the space is really comfortable it doesn't feel tight at
all the two huge windows provide a lot of good natural light they make it feel very
inviting and Ali could tell that she loved the space when she saw it empty
Ali's moving back to the city and we found her an apartment and we're here to visit she's
just doing a little bit of measuring why are you measuring under the sink skinny garbage
can she's getting garbage can so um I just took you on a little tour of the space it's
a little echoey in here right now because there's nothing in it and it's freshly renovated
it's never been lived in with these renovations she has a ton of closet space she has a one
bedroom one bathroom apartment and it is so beautiful so fresh and new and I'm so excited
for her to decorate it this is the empty space we are so excited for her to come back
okay time to show you the space furnished this was before and here it is now she utilized
this living room space really well with an l-shaped couch and a coffee table on one side
and then a tv stand on the opposite wall and she really stuck to a neutral color palette
to keep the vibes calming and peaceful she mixes and matches colors and textures in a
very interesting way and I think she did a great job Ali works from home right now so
she made sure to have a little home office set up in a corner that gets great light our
mom is an interior designer so she helped Ali source all the right furniture for the
space all of the artwork that you see around the apartment was painted by our mom and I've
actually started an Etsy shop for her if you're interested it's called fink fam art our mom
has a great eye for color and patterns she's been so helpful whenever we move and we need
to redecorate
onto the kitchen which is open and connected to the living space as I mentioned her old
apartment wasn't renovated quite like this so she has all new appliances in the kitchen
the microwave the oven the dishwasher and fridge are all new she kept the countertops
pretty minimal and then put a skinny rug running down the middle onto this closet she transformed
it into a storage space where she stores a lot of cleaning supplies extra food and of
course her coats and some shoes this other big hallway closet also came in handy and
is being used for towels and linens and as you can see she has a lot of extra space she
also kept the bathroom pretty minimal but she did add a few cute pops of personality
with dried flowers and a candle behind the toilet
her bedroom is my absolute favorite space in the apartment it's just so soothing and
so clean this is a king size bed and there's still a lot of room to move around Ali is
very neat and organized she doesn't like to keep a lot of things out cluttering up her
space so she just included a few of her favorite items on the bedside table and the window
ledge i'd say the color scheme is mainly tans and browns with some pops of gold and copper
the whole apartment just feels so peaceful to me it really is like a sunny sanctuary
every time I come over I can tell how much Ali loves it and how it feels like home to
her there is nothing quite like loving the space you spend every day in especially in
today's world when we're working from home we're often not leaving for days at a time
I can't emphasize enough the importance of making your home feel like a sanctuary whatever
vibes you want to invite in do it through design bring in your favorite colors your
favorite patterns and textures experiment with different materials and unique shapes
changing up the design of your space can invite in so much fresh energy and a renewed sense
of life you probably already know that Ali went through a breakup at the end of last
year and coming back to New York and moving into her own space again was a major milestone
for her she was so excited to come back and start her life fresh and a big part of that
involved truly making her apartment feel like a home I really hoped you liked watching this
video and enjoyed seeing how she transformed this apartment let us know if you have any
questions below Ali will try to answer any lingering questions about where things are
from and we'll see you next time right here on my YouTube channel thanks for coming
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