how's it going guys Mark from Manchester Design Studio here, today in this video
I'm going to be giving you an update on the studio apartment and show you what's
been done, I'll also show you what I've been planning and what's still left to do
as you can see in the background there's some lights hanging with bulbs missing
so there are a lot of finishing touches that are left to do in the apartment but
my main focus will be on giving you an update on the IKEA hack room divider
which is next to me here it's still going strong which is great
but it's been finished which is exciting and I hope that you like how
it's been finished let me know your feedback in the comments below I'd also
like to thank you all who have come to my channel you may have subscribed or
engage with the videos in any way I really appreciate it the videos got way
more attention than I originally anticipated so it's been a very humbling
experience and it's great to see people that like it and also on the other side
people that don't because I'm new to YouTube I'm new to applying my design
thinking to interior design so I'd like to just say thank you and I hope to keep
bringing you some great content... so let's get into it
Since the last video there's been a few things that have changed in the
apartment the main one being in the kitchen which I'm really looking forward
to showing you and the rest have been a case of trying to get rid of these blank
white walls and start to bring some personality into the apartment, as you
can see that is still a battle I'm fighting, just as and when I get the time
and money but just small torches that bring some additional personality into the space
for the room divider I chose to keep the wood exposed and stain it
with a Danish oil finish but add this Manchester design studio twist of a
paint job to the frame I think this helps it stand out but
blend in if that makes sense the white walls and white ceilings the
the white comes from the left and from the top and the wood really stands out
and achieves this modern / industrial vibe that I'm trying to bring into the
apartment so overall I'm really happy with the way it's turned out
to finish off the divider I've used Philips hue light strips which wrap all the way
around from the living area to the sleeping area these are actually
connected to my Amazon echo dots so can be completely controlled by my voice
or by the remote that came with the lights and their hue apps got a really cool bit
of functionality that can tell when I'm nearby
and they'll turn on whenever I'm in a certain radius of the hub.
overall I'm really happy with the divider and how these lights sort of finish the divider
they really give it this futuristic modern look
for the storage space in a sleeping area I didn't want this just to become a
dumping ground for excess storage that I've got so I decided to use it
functionally for my ironing so currently that's where my ironing board lives
it's just a trial at the moment see how it goes but I think it might stay
permanently because it's a good excuse to open up the bed keep whatever's under
there organized and at the same time save some space
the lighting that you can see that turns on when they open the bed is completely automatic and was a
really cheap Amazon buy I'll leave a link to those in the description below
but literally all they are is an LED strip that you stick where you want and
then a rechargeable sensor that you just charge up and it magnetically sticks where you want
I'm going to complete the wardrobe with floor to ceiling mirrored doors
installing the Wardrobe in the place I have it created this long white column
so because there was so much white in a studio apartment already I decided to
use this concrete self-adhesive vinyl that was actually really affordable and
make a feature of the column this really plays into the whole industrial
vibe that I'm trying to achieve in the apartment and I've used it in the corner
of the room as well if you've watched my previous videos you would have seen that
there was mirrors floor-to-ceiling in that corner
unfortunately they fell down but I'm going to add a more secure one-piece
mirror in this corner so it will actually reflect the vinyl in a way that
makes it look like a full concrete column
what I'm really excited to show you guys is this kitchen cabinet that I've been
building it's been built to fill the recess that was caused by the Wardrobe
and the original partition wall if you follow me on instagram you may have seen
a couple of prototype images that have been posted, now the final structure
is complete and painted there's just a lot of finishing touches that needs to
be done on the inside so a couple more shelves for glasses for the mini bar
at the top, the legs for the fold down section needs to be painted and probably
a couple of magnetic knife racks will go in the middle section just to make it a
workstation with accessible things nearby but ultimately it's a great
addition to the kitchen because it gives me that little bit of counter area that
I need where can potentially serve drinks or do a little bit more when the
rest of the kitchen is a bit too cluttered
in the middle section of the cabinet I've used vinyl again this time a marble effect as far as vinyl goes it
was more on the expensive side but comparing it to other marble vinyls this
one really reflects the true style of the marble I would have chose if I was
to go for the real thing in a kitchen and again for this and all the products
I use I'll leave links in their description below I think what I'll also
do is part of this cabinet projects is do a breakaway video which will fully
break down how it was constructed and how it works
if you're interested in seeing that let me know in the comments below
also in the kitchen I've bought this stainless steel wall rack from IKEA the great thing about this is as its
stainless steel it complements the rest of the kitchen it also gives me the chance to raise the microwave up off the countertop
this shoe racks from IKEA it fits perfectly into the space between the door and the wall
the door misses it by millimeters so it's as if it's been custom-built for
the space the problem is, is it overhangs slightly in terms of width it's a bit
wider than the wall that it sits on so I've got a solution for that that I'm
working on that I'll brings you in the later video on the wall opposite the
shoe cabinet I'm going to use this space to hang coats I've not decided yet
whether I'm going to have these coat hangers exposed or whether I can
conceal them in some way in a cabinet
so guys as you can see by the walls with the tape there's a lot of finishing
touches to do and I've got a few DIY jobs that are yet to be done in future
hope to bring your videos on a more consistent basis and I'm considering
doing video diaries where as I'm doing a project I'll document it and I'll upload
in the same day I think I've been too caught up in the quality of the video
and trying to make it perfect but what I'll do is try and get some content out
there so you can see in real time how this studio apartments coming along
again thank you for all the engagement in the videos I've posted so far I hope
to keep growing as a youtuber and as a design business and I appreciate you
guys being with me from the start