fixing all the mistakes I made in my last hallway makeover | DIY Diaries
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Okay so throwing it WAYYY back to the first video from DIY Diaries when I tackled this stair area. Can you believe that was in April of 2020!?! After living with this space for over a year, there are some things I love about it, but also some things that needed a bit of a change. For starters, my dog Danny runs up and down these steps a lot, and in the first video of this series I painted these stairs white. Although I think it looks great, its really hard to keep clean, so my solution was adding in a rug / runner. I found this beautiful Turkish Rug from Etsy and honestly it is so pretty. Installing that was a new adventure I’ve never done before but I love how it turned out! Next I wanted to fix the lighting situation in this space. It was pretty dull, and I found all these beautiful inspiration pictures of these vintage chandeliers that I wanted to recreate. Lastly, I reprinted some prints for my preexisting gallery wall to give it new life and voila! What is your favourite part of this space? Would you do anything differently? Comment below!!
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I really love these "redo" episodes, with very real problems like dogs leaving footprints!
ME TOO! It’s so nice to learn from their experiences
Yes, they also kill perfectionism. You don't have to do it RIGHT the first time, it's your home and your journey. 🙂
Yes 👏🏽
Kelsey's breaker song is so iconic
I was so worried when she first started with the light if she turned off the breaker or not! But once’s she sang the song I immediately felt better haha!
always makes me laugh!
Same! I was like is she safe? Did she turn off the breaker?
I always sing along!
Paint the wall with the handrail some accent color! It will make the gallery wall pop even more
Becky: * talks about Danny's pics so lovingly *
Also Becky: oh and then the one from our wedding * tosses aside *
Literally 😂
Yeah and two pictures with the dog but one with the husband. I think we all know who the favourite is ;)
I came here to say this exact thing! 😂
And if you can't relate.....you don't have a dog or you don't have a husband! LOL!!!
Is because Danny's a good boi
As the daughter of a carpet fitter this is not how you do it, but it worked, hehe. The underlay is likely to slowly tear and start moving about if that happens you may want to remove it or get some gripper rods which will make it all more secure. Looks lovely.
P.S if it all starts moving it will become a hazard so please keep and eye on it I don't want you falling downs the stairs 💖
@@RKhan probably not my place to say, but bless you for wording that in such a way that nobody feels stupid, that you're just passing on info.🤗
@@mog-gyveroneill2500 awww thank you. I am glad it came across as nice as I was very worried it didn't.
How would you stop the underlay from tearing and moving?
@@RKhan I agree with the praise of your comment. There are people who come into the threads here (and on Alexandra Gater’s channel) whose main purpose seems to be to insult and denigrate. I’m not talking about criticism in general - we all have our own taste which will often differ from TSG or Alexandra and it’s fine to say “I would have liked x better than y.” But the insulting tone and gratuitous nastiness of some remarks always bother me. Your comment was courteous and informative.
“We’re just going to run with it…” get it, because it’s a runner 🤣🤣🤣
I loved the light fixture. We had runners when I was a kid. There was a rod that held the runner in place. My Saturday chore was to take the rod off each step one at a time to dust under the runner. Then vacuum.
That seems like a lot of hard work that would be worth it in the long run! My dust allergies are a pain and being able to clean them would be a gamechanger.
Lol, my dad removed the old runner, and we lived with the stairs painted white at the sides and no paint in the middle for all my childhood, because it never got dealt with. I'm in my 40s.
I hated doing that chore at my grandmother's house
@@purplepixie274 Amazing what happens in real life, isn't it? The stairs still did their job though and that is probably what mattered most to him.
I’m not here for the stair runner trend tbh. I can appreciate that it’s nice to have so you don’t slip down the stairs in your socks or anything but I lived with carpeted stairs for years and vacuuming them was the woooorst
This particular rug looks dirty to begin with, too. Plus using a rug to "hide the dirt" is just...gross. carpet is awful
We’ve found the cordless Dyson a game changer for vacuuming stair carpet.
Ahh so happy someone commented it! My first thought was exactly how she would clean the dirt the dog leaves...
Putting smart bulbs as opposed to regular bulbs would look soooo good so u can change the color to a orange hue or red I feel like it would look so good with the gallery wall and that whole rockstar aesthetic u have
Yeah, and playing with the hue can also make the color difference between the shades less obvious!
Omg yasssss
"Paint" the chipped corners of your frames with a Sharpie marker. Even if the color doesn't match exactly, it won't be as noticable as the blonde wood color you have now. 💖🌞🌵😷
YES! I was going to suggest this! You could even color the parts of the rug that are too bright with Sharpies.
I don’t think the brighter colors on the runner are the “right side.” As a weaver, the structure looks like the wrong side to me, and it stayed bright because it wasn’t exposed to sunlight and use the way the right side was.
Also, as a weaver, I couldn’t watch you cut that handwoven rug. I felt physical pain and had to skip over it. (Of course weavers make cloth for clothing that has to be cut and this carpet is clearly not some rare antique).
ETA: should have said up front how beautiful I think this project is. Your stairway is now so lovely!
I agree that the rug was upside down
Please tell me she doesn't install this wrong side up! I'm cringing.
Yep. Installed in backwards. 🙈
@@idmeg1 no, I don’t think she did it wrong side up. I looked carefully at the closeups (about midway in the video) and don’t see those big blocks of purple color floats that she showed at the beginning. While I had trouble (emotionally) with her cutting the rug, I feel she did a nice job of putting it together on the steps and I prefer a real handwoven rug that’s truly and honorably worn over the trendy fake “worn” rugs.
Comment I was looking for..
I agree, I love the handrail the way it is! Feels like the original backbone of the house - don't change it! Love the lights! 💙
Yes, I love that she left the handrail also! It really shows how good of a designer she really is by showing a little restraint and keeping some old in her space. 👌🏼
Becky going through photos is just the most relatable:
*here’s Danny. So artistic. Such a photogenic boy*
*Here’s Danny and I. It was such a beautiful nice hike*
and also a wedding photo
Proceeds to replace Austin with Danny.
Glad it’s not just me lol!
The relief I felt when you replaced that huge image of Ellie Goulding with Stevie.
Hey there - I would love if there was subtitles for your videos or if users were allowed add them - hearing impaired but want to be able to enjoy these videos
Yes! This! It’s good for sensory processing disorders too, or even breast feeding mamas in the middle of the night 👍🏼
I’ve been asking them this for years
yes!!!!
I honestly can't understand why big TH-camrs, especially if they make their living off their videos, don't add captions. They even have a company around this channel, paying someone to caption the vids should be doable
@@alishacrswartz This!! I just really wish all TH-camrs did captions. Smaller channels do it, why can't bigger ones do it too?? Literally one person channels where the youtuber does every single thing have subtitles, yet big channels with whole teams don't...
It should just be the norm.
"Nailed it!" No, ma'am, you stapled it. Lol.
LOLOL
I have watched hundreds and hundreds of TH-cam channels while quarantining, and this is the first where I haven't seen the majority of commenters fawning and drooling over the video/presenter, with hearts and love, and so much candy coating.
Comments are real, constructive, and honest without being mean. Thanks to everyone for your objectivity. All were a pleasure to read.
"I'm really not afraid of heights idk why this is happening"
"So ig you are"
"No I'm not" * says while still refusing to look down the stairs *
There's afraid of heights, but then also not afraid of heights, but practical and not wanting to fall and break one's neck when dangerously balancing on a ladder on the stairs.....reason why I never rehomed the bat that was hanging up there on the wall
Lol Becky you took off the runner before and now you're adding it back😭😭😭idk why this is too funny to me😭😭😭
Ik my humor is broken-
all these people are hating on the runner. I think it looks great and blends in a cozy vibe to the space! Looks very professional too!
I really like the runner! It gives off a warm and cozy vibe. Also, Becky singing Kelsey’s electrical safety song! ♥️
you know it!!
I love the breaker song😊
I think something that would be super fun in these DIY Diaries at the end is seeing like a reveal to Austin and see how your hubby reacts to your amazing skills. :)
This is Becky's work. Austin has his work. Doubt he would want her input or us scrutinizing her input about his job. Same goes here. He let's her know, as a husband, by letting her continuing to remodel. Can't help but think that people who post these comments are trying to run or interfere in other people's lives and play games with relationships.
@@pama.6410 "Play games with relationships"? Maybe you've seen some specific examples of intrusive comments that I haven't, but I don't think most viewers have any investment in their marriage. Some followers might, however, wonder fleetingly about the experience of the other person who we've been told lives there, who will presumably be using those stairs as much as Danny and Becky. I thought it was nice when she mentioned that Austin chose some of the images, so it's not ONLY her preferences, but a combination. Ideally they're all happy with their living space whether this is her work or just a hobby. If this stuff was super private for them, they wouldn't or shouldn't share this out on video to 2 million subscribers.
@@kstreet You even having an opinion that it can't be all her preference is an intrusion. Don't you see that? This is a marriage. A private covenant between two people - not between them and you or anybody else. How they live that is not up to your preferences. Maybe in their relationship ALL decorating decisions ARE Becky's. They don't need you instigating problems deciding what they can and cannot do if they want to please you. Showing her design decisions in her home is NOT an invitation to tell her how to run her marriage.
There is a hanging pendant light exactly like that in The Sims 4 lol
I just love how you described the photos.
*very excited* This is a photo of Danny
*even more excited* A photo of me and Danny
*visibly less excited* Oh and a photo of our wedding
Danny always takes the cake 😂😂 he's the more loved one
I’m glad you added the rug! It’s adds so much warmth to the space and I think (from what I’ve seen) it works better with your house now
That little bit at the top makes me so anxious!!! so many people have those pieces removed cause its easy to trip and fall down the stairs!
Ms Becky!! Your looks, your designer references, your decor picks - I'm LIVING.
Props to the editor for the sea urchin visual 😻✨🌊
Not to call you out Becky, but placing a rug on the stairs won’t make Danny make the stairs less dirty and now it’s just harder to clean 😂
my thoughts exactly!
She doesn’t want to clean that often thats why she is kind of camouflaging it
@@Almas_Craftworld I know, but now she's just made it harder to clean haha
@@helenlenander5437 I would much rather vacuum every week or so than sweep and mop every day haha
An easy fix: wipe Danny’s paws when he comes inside :)
With you guys and your pupper running up and down, it might start to come loose. With such beautiful carpet, I might have fashioned some stair rods in keeping with the carpet to make sure no one has a fall! Love the carpet!
Edit: DON'T TOUCH THE STAIR HANDRAIL..it matches the essence of the stair way!!
You ladies make changing the light fixtures so easy! 🙌
I really like the rail up the stairs. Everything doesn't have to be pristine new. Lot of history on that rail.
Exact same thing happened to me when I ordered a vintage Turkish rug on Etsy! The photograph looked beige and brown (on multiple screen and phone) and when it came it was like light pink and I did like fourteen double takes. It was cute but so wrong for my space, luckily was able to sell to a friend who was doing a more pink themed situation. Glad it all worked out for you, looks great!
Thanks Becky. I love the railing and "worn" frames too :) maybe you already know or thought of this...maybe put lower watt bulbs in your lights if you really feel it's toooooo bright, or a dimmer switch? I always learn from you and get inspired. Thanks for sharing...love your vibe.
I love it all, but now I need a seasonal "Welcome to the Wall" update when you change out your art!
The purple side is the wrong side you can tell by the knots.
I love your homes! Such positive feelings come from both. You and Kelsie compliment each other so well even with different styles. I love when you combine them for clients.
love the lights, the black and white pics of you and Danny and the stairs look so much better with a runner. Smiled when you sang Kelsey's breaker song, too!
i had carpet on the stairs and one small dog. he shed like a big boy. it was too much work to keep the carpet clear of the dog’s fur. i now have two dogs and hard wood stairs. i prefer the hard wood. it is definitely easier to maintain using a hand-held vac as necessary…which is every time i go up or down the stairs!
These are some of my favourite videos! Everything is always so creative but feels approachable. I don't have time, money or energy to do a full room makeover but I can always do little things that will make it better with time💖
you could also take a sewing measuring tape and measure the whole step in one go? and have it already have the trim included in it.
I'm glad you're leaving the banister the way it is. It adds so much character!!
Yes! The bannister is beautiful the way it is - worn paint and wood (and old brass) telling the house’s story. And it so happens that the colors of wood and paint go perfectly with the new (old) runner.
I’m giggling how all decor trends come back over and over. Staircase runners being one of them. Stairs are always difficult to decorate, their a functional space that takes a beating. Make sure you have that tacked down well so it doesn’t cause issues.
I will never give up on stair runners! I have old dogs that need extra purchase on the stairs-plus I like not slipping on the stairs too :) I’m glad my stair runner is back in fashion (for the moment, anyway lol).
lucy wood fitted her own stair runner too - went through a lot of effort to strip years paint off the steps!!
I was waiting for that comment ! ❤😇
th-cam.com/users/LucyWood
Her stair journey was amazing! The before and afters!
Yess, I thought immediately of Lucy too! Her series was amazing. She really did such a great job!
love Lucy and her stairs are my favorite! Her house is lovely even with a living room fridge...😜
Feel like if you pressure washed or shampooed the rugs they would be lighter more like you liked, and match together better, also pink would’ve been better cut off, maybe could be fixed since you left extra of other underneath it.
Honestly was hoping be raw wood/stained type stairs, but the runner looks great, definitely shouldve been cleaned first though.
Also regarding the railing, I get what you’re going for maybe could work with it have it more distressed like a wash show some natural wood and the white paint showing through so looks more intentionally left and original
Omg that looked like the crack trail!! Wow I could totally see Danny climb up all those rocks 🤗
Love the lamps and the runners look completely different on line but glad you liked them enough to use them. It all looks great 💗
Becky’s hair in this video is giving me ✨Stevie Nicks✨ vibes and I’m HERE FOR IT
Edit: the Stevie nicks photo on her wall after I commented is so awesome Omg
Becky telling me about lighting:
The lighting canopy: 😯
Becky seems so comfy and down to earth. Love the whole house vibe.
Your husband is so lucky. Like he comes home to a new house everytime you do a makeover.
Love the Sea Urchin lights! Great job all around,thanks!🇨🇦
The rug looks so good!! Just to make sure the rug doesn't't come up, you could put down like the thin gold bars on each step to stop the rug from lifting up❤️
You and Kelsey gave me the confidence to change out the pendant fixture in my sewing room. And yes, I also sang the breaker song.
Hallway looks bomb and beckys hair is a MOMENT!
LOVE the rail the way it is too. Good to keep it!
I absolutely love how you put this hallway together. Those lights! With the gorgeous cushy vintage- looking runners! Refreshing the gallery wall just added so much life as well. ❤💙💚 your designs, all of them.
I love the railing. So happy you have left it
I love the railing!!!
Everything you did in this video was such an inspo!
I salvaged a piece of wood for a shelf instead of buying a brand new one & I love it!!
I thought "and lone fox too!" and then it popped up 😋
I am going to paint my stairs, sage / eucalyptus and white, wish me luck! ☘
*edit: am now seeing part two and i was also thinking of a tri-light idea with three black rattan / bamboo lights, great timing 🤩
You are right about the railing. ❤ I would also keep it shabby brown/white, even if I decided to add more paint.
The runner makes the staircase look more homey and complete, very nice!
you should have shampood the rugs first... hopefully im not speaking too soon Lol. but yeah i recommend doing so
WOW that looks amazing! You are so creative! Love the little shout out to Kelsey! LOL I just love the gallery wall and lighting!
A good idea to measure the rug length you'd need is to run a thread up the stairs and tape it down around each step. Once you're done, the thread can be measured, allowing a few inches considering how thick the rug might be :) Loved the end result, Becky!
Love those lights and the placement so much! Well done 👍
"They are like a little Sea Urchin Family" Love this :)
The surprised Isabelle made me laugh! I appreciate whoever edited that 😍
So impressed that you didn’t mention that the lights look almost 70s inspired too! I think they really go with the rest of your house and I loved the art updates!!
Those lights! 😮 LOVE!! ❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Haha! Those lights definitely need to be on a dimmer switch 😆
There are some trends that should never come back. Rugs and runners on staircases are great examples.
im 24… been with y’all for four years now and y’all are still the ONLY youtube channel i follow religiously! love you guysssssss
you singing the breaker song made my LIFE!!!
I don’t have a dog so I’m just asking.. wouldn’t carpet be much more difficult to clean than bare wood if there are footprint accidents?
(I know that in Canada shoes are off in the house.. but are dog feet cleaned before getting in? )
it makes no sense
usually we put a runner/rug that is removable and washable on the stairs! And some people wash their doggo paws but like no not a cultural thing in Canada LMAO
Carpet is so much easier to keep looking clean than wood is, it hides everything- plus a quick vacuum now and again is much easier than the amount of work out would take to keep a white wood staircase clean
@@emilyflavell1658 I agree that it's hard to keep anything white clean, but even if I had to scrub on my hands and knees it is sooooo much quicker and easier to sweep and scrub hard surface stairs than it is to vacuum carpeted stairs. Especially with dogs
The color of this carpet will hide the dirt and a hand vacuum would make quick work of cleaning up anything. If there is a particularly soiled area, a sponge and some cleaner would clean it right up.
Great Jon with the light fixtures!
Currently working on my parent's stairway, this is a huge inspiration to me to actually finish the project I've started for them! Love the choice of rug, and I love seeing how you guys grow and change in your spaces!!
Measuring! I worked it out after watching Alexandra's runner... take a piece of string (or dressmaking flexible measuring tape) and measure across the tread, around the lip and down the riser of one stair, then multiply by the number of stairs (if you used string just measure it with a ruler after)
I loved the gallery wall and the staircase and of course the lighting.
i’m SOOOOO obsessed w ur hair it always looks amazing
I saw those stairway runners and liked them. It may be a Newby trend but am loving you are doing this. Now to watch.........And now that I saw it: This is brilliantly done. Lighting ,rug and photos. Now the dog can traipse up and down and it will just be patina. Thank you for talking us thru the process .
lights are great! I love the vibe. I'm like 85% sure those rugs are wrong side out though lol
The light choice was so smart.
I’m sorry i really dislike the staircase runner. It looks like something you’d rip off the stairs
this is the first time i wasn’t a fan of a design decision by becky. the rug just looks dirty to me ): i was sad. i wanted to love it. lol
@@beejdude soooo true
Also it's not removable like most runners. How to clean it?
@@rocioiribe5841 the same way you’d clean carpet stairs with a vacuum extension arm, but with a carpet cleaner/washer instead probably. would likely need an extension cord tho
@@beejdude oh good point.
Love the lights! Yay! Great job!
I just love the two of you. I'm pretty sure Lone Fox tipped me off to you. So shout out to him & thanks for sharing your creative cute &quirky vibe!!
Absolutely killing it with the mistake patterned runner ..loved it! And those lights..awesome 💡
I'm totally with you on the stair railing. I love the the rustic look.
Love the pendant lights and how they really bring the stairs to a more sophisticated level and add interest. Great job with the runners. The addition of carpet pad is so smart. Not only will you get cushioning but you will get insulation in the cold months. Have to add that you might be underestimating Danny. Don't know the dog that can be around ANY white, even if it is on the edges of the stairs, and NOT make it dirty! LOL. He will enjoy the challenge and it will stimulate his brain. LOL. It hurts to see how much you love him because these rascals never live til our old age.... :>(
The first runner diy I saw was Thrift Diving Channel! Another female to shout out :)
Love the lights! Such a cool idea!
many times "vintage " just means old....not quality...and I would not risk that from etsy....or other online sellers...to many deceptive sellers out there
It looks to me like the runner is just worn tf out and there's no tufting left on the surface! But, if that's the look someone appreciates and doesn't mind paying that for it, who am I to pass any kind of judgement! My personal style is like "vintage garage sale crossed with 1990s auto wrecking yard," so I'm not here to throw stones!
I always think exactly the same whenever people talk about vintage stuff. Haha
@@angieemm I live in an Eastern European country and I find it hilarious how Americans are so obsessed with these old/used Turkish rugs. Everyone had them when I was a child, our grandparents still have them in their old/unrenovated houses. We couldn't wait to get rid of them, we considered them so out of fashion, so it's weird for me to see how they use them in all their renovations (as these rugs are owned by a poorer section of the population in my country, the ones who couldn't afford to change them). :))
I'm confused.... In what scenario does "vintage" NOT mean "old"? 😅 All jokes aside though, I find it pretty easy to weed out scammers on Etsy by really carefully checking the shop's reviews, and if they don't have enough to be sure I simply move on!
@@emmbee1665 I believe technically vintage is 50 years or older. People usually love finding vintage stuff in good condition. With rugs like these though vintage seems to mean „worn out“ - they could be just 20 or 30 years old and just poor quality. (could, not saying that’s what it is)
Such simple touches, but made it so warm and cosy!
I am going to encourage you to refinish your stairs before decorating them. Filling gaps, repainting and sanding can change them for cheap and it completed the look. The stairs ended up looking like ones I would find when searching for homes in an older house because they were so unfinished. You are so capable of do it yourself in a way that is awe inspiring, I wish you just would have finished this off with your skills more.
Thanks for saying something about the stair rail! I’m all for keeping original, but definitely wondered if you’d be doing it since the rest has been made over.
Love how everything turned out!!
Wooow so much more light.
I love the stair railing how it is as well❤️
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Love it all but especially love the lights!! 👍
Can you show us how you positioned the ladder on the stairs to hang those frames up? I can’t even begin to wrap my brain around how you got up there lol.
We have a recessed light right at the top of our basement stairs. It’s burned out but I won’t let my husband replace it!
Love this video! I like that you added padding to your steps and left the handrail as is. I really love your DIY
Really like your light fixture grouping, looks like an art piece hanging from the ceiling.
Maybe you could use binding tape on left over runner to use in another space?
Your house is a lovely cozy home.
Ahhhh love this look! My partner and I have a few akari lamps in our home and they just up the vibe soooo much
And thank you so much for mentioning Noguchi ! I feel like so many people credit ikea with the design 😭😭😭😭