✨ Quick note: Some links below are affiliate links! Shopping through them supports my DIY chaos at no extra cost to you. Thank you for being here! 💕 This is episode 2 of my new apartment makeover series! This week we are finishing the wood wall with DIY shelves, curtains and thrifted upcycles on the shelf styling! Sewing my own curtains is the best budget-friendly hack I've ever done!

In case you missed it you can watch part 1 of my living room makeover here: https://youtu.be/JDFTAdfmEkM?si=KmlMuGUdZmsok0e3

This series is all about showing you how to transform your space on a budget and add character, color & warmth to any bland white space — whether that's a studio apartment, small living room, or home office. With a little bit of creativity & hard work you can bring any Pinterest dream to life!

I had so much fun creating this video and I hope you enjoy all the DIY chaos and funny fails along the way. I will also be sharing detailed step-by-step tutorials for each project, including the full DIY curtains tutorial, but I wanted to share the journey and all the unexpected twists & turns that come with building things from scratch.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Let's makeover my living room!
01:09 - DIY Design Mockup in Canva
02:11 - DIY open shelves
02:57 - This wood kicks back
06:02 - Let's start building our shelves
07:14 - Apartment Decor without the stress with ShopMy
07:40 - A Diva Has Distractions (ADHD)
08:23 - DIY Lessons learned as a multi-passionate girly
09:36 - Using the brad nailer
10:39 - How to fix miter gaps
11:17 - Sand, wood condition & stain the shelves
12:26 - Adding the edge banding
13:54 - Sealing the shelves with polycrylic top coat
14:09 - Installing the shelves
15:18 - DIY shelf brackets
16:06 - the fails continue...
17:36 - Let's sew our own curtains!
17:43 - Vertical blinds to curtains hack
19:32 - Punch list day! (installing the other 2 shelves)
20:39 - Re-doing my curtains (again)
23:40 - Dance break!
24:31 - Fixing my sagging curtain rod :(
25:22 - Thrift Upcycle: Styling my shelves with mcm lamp and new art
28:09 - The big REVEAL!
29:33 - Next time in the studio!


DIYing is hard y'all! I am a new maker, learning as I go (I am no pro when it comes to renovations — but you probably already realized that ). Please complete the projects you see on my channel at your own risk and responsibility. Be safe & happy creating!

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