Tiny loft bedroom gets a cozy makeover | Ikea dresser hack | Studio Fix S1 E5

Hello guys, welcome back to my channel Alexandra and today is the second part of the video that you loved on my channel. I made over my cameraman Carla's

studio

on the ground floor, we transformed it into a really dark and moody space. The video has almost a million views. and today I'm going to tackle your

loft

space upstairs, this space up here has such good structure that it doesn't really need that much, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to explain how to create a

cozy

new Bedroom D by B when You live in a small space, so I'm going to break this down into simple steps you guys can follow to transform your

bedroom

into a

cozy

oasis.

Now, in this corner, Carla has her own private laundry room, which at first might sound a little strange to have dirty clothes in your room, but the best part about this video is that my good friend Dani Berger let me try it again. The best part of this video is that my good friend Dani and I are half in this upstairs. so I knew something special had to happen in that corner of the laundry room, that's where dad comes in. I did something magical. I'm really excited, so after you see me transform this side of the

bedroom

, be sure to go watch Danny's channel so you can see. your bedroom side is beautiful it's really stunning you did an amazing job I mean for a laundry room bedroom combo I think we did it very good job well you had to do a

makeover

so I think These first I will pass by here, so the first one.

What I'm going to do is replace the

dresser

you have here. She's cute but she's too small. Carla has a lot of clothes and she doesn't have storage here. She has absolutely no closet in this entire apartment. I love the solution that Carla came up with with this little cart with all of her pants, but since this is such a small space, I really want to talk as much as she can, so I'm going to buy her a bigger

dresser

. I'll bring a new one. IKEA chest of drawers, but I'm going to modify it. I'm using black chalk paint to match the accent wall below and I'm just painting the front of the drawer.

I'm using a nice loan of chalk paint for these things, six to almost anything without using a primer for IKEA furniture metal, wood, plastic, you don't need a primer, it's amazing and dries to a very similar finish. matte chalk. This is a really easy DIY, it's not very complicated, you don't have to go and paint the entire dresser. but it's going to transform this piece and give it a little accent. I'm going to change the knobs, so I'll just drill a couple new holes in the drawer fronts, add these fancy gold knobs, and lift up the dressers.

Here I'll let the paint dry on the drawers before installing them, so I'll leave this as is for now and move on to tip number two. I always find that in small spaces people don't really think about this step. or they don't know how to solve their organization problems and that can take away from all the beautiful decoration you have in your space. I want the decor to be the focal point, not all of Carla's clothes and other things she has in storage. in these cubbies behind me, so what I'm going to do is add some under-bed storage.

I'm building all these boxes that go under the bed and have wheels, which is amazing, a lot of them are plastic or can be woven. These are solid, so they're really sturdy, but they still have wheels on the bottom, which makes them really easy to maneuver in and out under the bed, so I'm putting all the stuff that's stuffed into those cubbies behind me. These storage containers that will slide right under Carla's bed, these are the things that she doesn't need to use all the time, so, like tools on an air mattress, extra sheets, guys, look, take it out, take it, take it, our tools and slide it back. out there and that will give me a lot more opportunities to have fun with these cubbies and add lots of decor.

Now it's time to move on to the next storage solution that takes care of your open closet. I actually don't mind that this is all open storage. I think it goes with the vibe of the apartment, everything is open, there isn't a single closet in this entire apartment, but I think I'm going to make one small change that will really make a statement. difference, so this bar is super low, which means all your clothes are dragging on the floor your long dresses that you can't hang here properly. I'm also thinking there are a lot more opportunities to store under your clothes.

I like these here, but I feel like they're going to fall off. They're full of stuff, so what I'm going to do is take this whole system apart. I'm just going to replace it with a simple clothes rail as tall as possible and then add storage underneath so put it up. these baskets underneath so she can really maximize all of this storage because this guy's is essentially for just one closet, okay, so I'm going to take off all these clothes, take out the system and start from scratch while helping Carlos tidy up. In her closet, I made her get rid of half of her clothes.

The girl had a lot of clothes, so now it's time to organize all these shoes. Karl, are you ready to get rid of some of these? She's shaking her head, yeah, no, so Carla. need some blinds or curtains here I found these blinds from Ikea that allow rendering, they are $4, they are really simple, they won't take up space, they are minimal, they need a little installation, so I'm going to do that now, the first thing I'll do is measure the length of where they are so they stick out here, so we need to measure the length of that, so now I'm going to measure 23.5, right?

Every once in a while I will literally take some scissors and cut the blinds so I stuck this right along the window, it has a sticky back, how cute, it totally blocks out the light. Now, obviously, you want power. to place it so I'm making my own rules here it comes with velcro strips that you're actually supposed to put on the bottom. I'm going to put one at the bottom and one at the top. stick it right at the bottom of the blind and then they will look like little curtains and when she wants to pull them down, my next tip to make your bedroom feel cozy and warm is to add lots of plants, it may seem obvious but plants, I just feel like he in any space it makes a big difference, so I'll lay on this whole windowsill with plants.

I'm going to hang one from the ceiling. Make it green, make it fresh. I will say that Carla has a cat, but luckily she is not a cat. eats plants if you have a cat that eats whatever you sat in front of it make sure you research which plants are toxic this little succulent is called rhipsalis and it's actually safe for cats the fiddle leaf I'm going to add and the snake plant, they are not Carla has tons of other plants in his apartment and it seems like he just likes cat grass, but like I said, if you have pets, specifically cats, be sure to do your research before purchasing plants in your space.

I am very excited with the result, it is very matte, which I really like, it almost looks like chalkboard paint. You can always put wax over chalk paint to seal it. I like how crazy it looks. I think it's really fun, so I'm going to leave it as it is now I'm just going to put some things on top of this and fill the drawers with Carlos's clothes. My next tip is to add tons of light. This will make your space feel really cozy. Very bad mood table lamps. like I have the globe light above Carlos's dresser, I'm hanging this thing that gives off this beautiful fairy-like glow, it has batteries so it doesn't need a plug and I'm going to put fairy lights around the railings up here, It's just a simple, cost-effective way to make your space feel really bright at night, so I'm hanging this up.

He is so cute. My last final tip is to add texture to your bedroom wherever you can, so think about curtains. I have curtains with pom poms. in my apartment Thank you, put blankets or pillows on your bed, the easiest and most cost-effective way is to invest in a comforter that has texture like little tufts or threads like the one I chose for Carla, this again, like something like that. It ties the whole space together, brings all that texture together and your bed looks beautiful and cozy and really cozy, and there you have it, a moody fifth bedroom.

Karla's apartment is so beautiful and I am so happy that I was able to bring everything together for her. Be sure to check out Danny Burgers' video to see her looking gorgeous after the shots of the laundry nook she created. It's awesome now. I want, I want a laundry room, you know, in my apartment. Now let me know in the comments below which tip from this video you would like. We're going to implement it in your own bedroom, be sure to check out the

makeover

we did downstairs for Carla's living room, office, and entryway, and as always, I'll see you on Wednesday for a vlog and Saturday for another home decor video, thanks guys.

Lots to see and see you next time.