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On this episode of Sweet Digs renovation, our host Dani makes over her space in 3 totally different ways. She DIYs her way through three new looks for her kitchen. Watch this episode for some major kitchen renovation inspiration.
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00:01Oh, I almost forgot. Not wearing my goggles. You should always wear goggles
00:08while using power tools. Hi guys, I'm Dani. Welcome to my Sweet Digs renovation.
00:14Alright, let's get started. As you can see, my apartment is a little plain. I
00:21really want to spice it up, but I'm on a budget. So today I'm gonna be taking on
00:25the challenge of renovating it in three different ways for a hundred and fifty
00:28dollars each. For this DIY lighting fixture you're gonna need a waste bin. I
00:37chose to keep it cohesive with my kitchen so it's a black mesh and it has a really
00:41thin top. I got this for like three dollars at a whole market or whatever.
00:46In order to actually drill through the top you're gonna need a drill and this whole
00:52drill bit. I got it from Home Depot. It's about eleven dollars. So for your actual
00:58hanging light fixture you're gonna need a hanging lamp. I got this for like fifteen
01:02dollars on Amazon. Super cheap, easy. It plugs into any outlet and it's
01:06literally just a cord that you can hang your light bulb from. The size does matter
01:12so you want to make sure that your drill bit is smaller than the actual hanging
01:16light because it's gonna be hanging from the top here. You're gonna want a
01:20standard bulb to go in and you can choose the like hue, luminosity, whatever.
01:25We're gonna be hooking these from the ceiling so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna
01:30be using these to screw in the ceiling and they're gonna line the top of the
01:35wall. That way it's out of sight. You don't see the cord and it looks really
01:39nice and cohesive. We're also gonna need some paint and we're gonna paint the
01:43actual lighting cord so that you don't even see it. It's not there. It's gonna be
01:48awesome. Let's get to work. I've laid out some paper. You can do this anywhere. I'm
01:53doing it like in my physical kitchen. Now I'm gonna grab my actual hanging lamp
01:58laid out. I'm also gonna grab some painters tape because we want to keep
02:03this without getting any paint on it. And we're gonna go around it like this.
02:13And now we're gonna start painting. So honestly I probably should be using a paintbrush but I didn't have that
02:19at hand so we're gonna
02:20use a roller. Instead you just pop this sucker on. Let's get to work. It also doesn't
02:32need to be perfect because it's gonna be on the ceiling. Remember that waste
02:37basket I showed you earlier? Now we're gonna use it.
02:42We're almost there.
02:43We're almost there.
02:47Oh yeah.
02:50Ha ha ha.
02:53Voila.
02:56Alright. So our next step is we're going to grab this fun cord we painted earlier and take off all
03:04the blue.
03:07Awesome. Okay. I marked from the midway of this island because I want my lamp to be
03:15exactly halfway. Which is 44 inches and that's right here where I marked. So we're
03:34at the mark we made earlier so we know where we want it.
03:40Alright. Now our final step is we're gonna take the light bulb and screw it in.
03:48Awesome. We can turn on our DIY light.
03:53Ah!
03:56Yay!
03:57And there you have it. I just completed my renovation. I did the industrial style this
04:02time and I added a few more elements like this shelf, a little towel rack, and I even
04:07repurposed a light that was in another section of my apartment. I think it turned
04:11out pretty awesome. Now on to the next renovation.
04:14Alright. For our next look we're gonna go for Boho Chic. My apartment doesn't really have
04:19this style so it's going to be maybe a clash but we're gonna try. In order to do this look
04:25you need lots of greenery and my plants always die so I did fake ones. You can buy them
04:30anywhere. We got these glass jars from the 99 cent store and some ropes so we can hang
04:35them all around the apartment. The next look we're gonna try is some hanging frames.
04:40And notice I took the pictures out of the frames because that really makes a scheme.
04:44Then we're gonna distress it, sand it down, paint it, and then finally hang it on our wall.
04:48You just need some nails, some wall anchors in case you're hanging some heavy, heavy paintings
04:56and you don't have a stud. That's just about it and we can get started.
05:02So in order to do this we're gonna do a cool picture frame hanging wall mural kind of thing.
05:09And in order to do that we're basically gonna take some frames, they're gonna be empty,
05:13we're gonna distress them. There's no real technique to this so I'm gonna use some steel wool,
05:18some nails, a hammer maybe, and then we're gonna sand it down really quick, paint over it, and then hang
05:24them up.
05:24Okay, so we're gonna grab it. I'm gonna start with the steel wool just because it's probably gonna make the
05:29most impact
05:30right off the bat. So you can literally take it, start scrubbing that wood down.
05:36These frames right now have already a sheen on them from probably a previous owner.
05:42We did pick these up on Craigslist, they were so cheap.
05:45We don't want them to have any sort of shine or look new.
05:50Here we go.
06:01These actually came out better than I expected.
06:05So the fun thing about DIYs, there are no strict guidelines.
06:09I was gonna paint these but now I'm thinking that I'm just gonna keep them as this old sanded,
06:17moldy on the back, picture frame.
06:20So I did already go through and make marks where I want them to overlap.
06:24But other than that, it's kind of a free for all and it's honestly how you feel they look at
06:29the moment.
06:32So for this look, I added some boho elements, these floating shelves which are on the iron pipes.
06:39We did a little bit of sanding and distressing of our paintings and hung those up which was so easy
06:45and fun.
06:45We added a few elements of greenery and cleaned the place up.
06:55Now ready for my final and favorite look, the retro renovation.
06:59So in order to do this, it's so, so simple.
07:03The main item you're gonna need for this renovation is painter's tape.
07:07You want it to be a little bit on the thick side so that you're not getting paint splashes anywhere
07:12else and you're keeping it just on the portion of the wall you want.
07:15We're gonna lay the tape on, paint over it, and all we need is this beautiful cherry red paint and
07:23a standard white that matches the rest of my walls.
07:26As you can see, my walls are really white and they need some color.
07:29So I'm super excited to try this design.
07:32We're gonna use this long pole to get the parts that I'm definitely not tall enough to get.
07:38Oh yeah, baby.
07:42So since we are actually going to tape over this and paint over it completely in white again, we really
07:49don't need to go over it that much in red because the red is barely gonna be peeping out.
07:53So that's kind of the fun part about this design is that it's just like a little accent.
07:58Right now it seems like a lot because we're painting the entire wall.
08:01But as it comes together, this bottom coat won't be that important.
08:06So we're basically finished here.
08:09The reason that I was able to leave the corners really without the red paint is because I'm gonna be
08:16going over them with white.
08:18And so I want to create a white box around this entire thing, which is why there's no point in
08:25putting red paint up there if I don't need to.
08:27We're gonna be adding some vinyl to the legs of our table just to give it a little kick of
08:33red so that it matches with the rest of the scene.
08:35Another option would be to spray paint the legs or just straight up paint them since they're wood.
08:41But I was hoping to use this table in another way at another time.
08:46So the sticker allows you to peel off when you're done.
08:51Now that our paint has dried, make sure it's 100% dry because you don't want the tape to be
08:57pulling the paint off the wall.
08:59So now we're gonna start building out our geometric pattern.
09:02We want to use a lot of triangles and weird shapes that connect, but there's no real rhyme or reason
09:08so you can just have fun with it.
09:09Now that we have our geometric formation on the wall, we're gonna go over it with white paint.
09:25One of the finishing touches on this project is gonna be this little light bulb.
09:30And we're not gonna put any shade or anything, but we did paint the cord red to give it a
09:33little flare.
09:34So I'm just gonna hook it right back up here.
09:36We have the same mark as the last time.
09:39I bought these amazing red leather chairs from Craigslist for only $50 for two.
09:45The leather's in great condition and the color matches my wall perfectly.
09:49Now that our paint is dry, our second coat, we're gonna start peeling off the tape and revealing the masterpiece
09:55underneath.
09:56Or it could not be a masterpiece, but we'll find out.
09:59Let's go.
10:11Let's go.
10:16Woo!
10:16We did it!
10:17Wrapped our third and final design.
10:20And I think I was right.
10:21This is my favorite.
10:22I really like the wall design and I think the red accents around the room really tie it together.
10:27For $150, we got this whole setup.
10:31So that completes our three renovations.
10:34The retro definitely took the cake for me, but boho turned out much cuter than I thought it was going
10:39to.
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