My sons friend did a lot of things to his rental place. The landlord told him to leave everything, as it made the place look nicer. Only to try and keep his deposit for not leaving it how he found it. Good job he recorded the conversation. He won in court, plus extra money 😊
exactly, landlords generally behave evilly and complain about tenants all the time... in my experince one tenant i knew was so messed up yet many more lalndlords were desipicable.
Hi Drew! I wanted to suggest a really nice hack for wallpaper and rental property. My husband was in the military for 26 years and we moved a LOT. One thing I would do that was super nice and easy easy . It’s using fabric as wallpaper and hanging it with Stay-blu liquid starch. As long as pre wash the super dark fabrics, it peals right off when you move and it’s really nice and works great. We did it so so many times. I’d keep and reuse the fabric from home to home and if I fell in love with a certain fabric I’d just get extra to cover future walls. Please give it a try! Thanks Vicki 😊💕
@@poepoesie6390you pin the fabric to the wall and then use a roller to apply the starch to the fabric against the wall. Or you could roll it on the wall first put the fabric on, and then roll again. You basically want to thoroughly hydrate the fabric with the liquid starch. When you want to take it off you can use a wet sponge, or just peel it off. I did this in my college dorm and it worked out great.
Drew, you come across as a genuinely GOOD PERSON. You talk about mental health so easily and I thank you. I’m sure someone needed to hear about better health today.
@@amy_ambrosio I am told that you direct a hand held hairdryer at the dust on, for example, a fabric lampshade,and it removes it. Only works if you use it regularly. Won’t cope with ingrained dust and dirt.
this has been an excellent video. I am well into my 70th year. I wish there were young people like you around to advise me many years ago. My daughter and I have used a lot of your ideas on my apartment and it makes it so much more homey and so personable. Thank you sweetie job well done ❤️⭐️😘🥰🇨🇦
Comforting to find someone else who deals with travel anxiety! Thank you so much for sharing!❣️ I love the idea of peel and stick floor tile in the bathroom!
I have used the Nuwallpaper brand Peel & Stick wallpaper numerous times and it works like a charm in both hanging & removing. I am in a rental & I have been able to really give my home, my style. I also swapped out the living/dining room fixture for an 'Enclosed Ceiling Fan/Light' combo. I also changed out the hardware on both the bathroom & kitchen cabinets. I painted a 'Faux' rug on the bathroom tile. Hello from Canada
Drew, my dear, you are killing that plant put it in the light and feed it. Love your show. Please keep on sharing .. you’ve come such a long way. It is great to watch how you style. You really are inspiring that way
Love your channel. Just a suggestion for the windows. Try and use pre-cut automotive striping vinyl on the windows instead of electrical tape. It holds up to the heat better and can be removed pretty easily.
peel and stick wp is removable only if you get the vinyl kind. the paper peel and stick is like regular wal paper. it sticks to the wall and is difficult to remove. be sure it says vinyl.
Velcro command strips hands down. If something’s too heavy and wants to come down, the Velcro goes not the strip so no damage. Also the Velcro strips are easier to remove and I know 16 large ones can hold a glass shadow box that weighs 8lbs so those suckers are the best
I haven't read all the comments, so maybe someone else has suggested this, but I always make my own wallpaper paste with cornstarch and water (heated and cooled). It adheres really well, but when it's time to come off, you can just dampen the wallpaper and then wipe the cornstarch slime 😆off the walls. It does work better however if the walls aren't painted in flat paint. But rentals usually use some level of gloss for durability, so it shouldn't be an issue.
I used those huge white command hooks at my dorm for my curtain rods and they never fell! I hung plants on it and everything! So if you don’t want to drill holes I’d recommend them 😊
Thank you so much for the hint about the command hooks. I just painted my daughters room and didn’t even consider that I would need to wait before using any. Thanks for preventing potential disaster!!😂
Thank you for these hints as a renter they will be very handy. Also thank you for speaking out about mental illness. I’m sure many young people can relate to you. I too have anxiety and I’m 74yrs young. The very best to you Drew 🙏😊💕
Bless you Drew for talking about your struggles too. Someone who everyone admires and idolizes was nice to hear this from and there is nothing wrong with mental health struggles, p.s - your'e looking really great now
I can’t lie, I’m glad we’ve moved past the days of contact papering everything. I know people don’t have the budget for a full Reno, but I just think it’s so much work, for not a great pay off.
Not sure if you have this in the States but up here in Canada we have pre-glued wallpaper. You just drop the length needed in tray of water that is designed for it and then hang it like any other type of wallpaper. It's a bit slippy but that's good for moving it into place. For getting wallpaper off I'd suggest a water bottle with some fabric softener in it. Just spray down the wallpaper (make sure it's really wet) wait a few minutes and the paper comes right off. Thanks for the rental friendly tips!!
I’ve used pre glued paper many times in the US. It’s honestly way easier than peel and stick. So nice to be able to move it until the match is perfect. I think I would tear my hair out trying to use peel and stick paper.
Amazing how much better a space appears when the curtains are hung higher. Your curtains in your house are just gorgeous and the look is fantastic. I’ve never been one to spend much money on curtains and on repositioning the rods but you show us what a difference it can make. Thank you for that. 👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love you and your channel!!! Your home is awesome! Thanks for all the tips and info!!! Continued good wishes for you and your career! Sending much love from Ohio!!!!❤
With peel and stick, you can use the wet application method. (With vinyl decal adhesive applications, they use this method for signage companies.) There’s a solution you can make at home…usually with water and a few drops of dish soap, sprayed from a spray bottle. You lightly mist the adhesive side or your surface and you can position the decal/wallpaper in place and squeegee/burnish it down once in place. The solution will eventually dry and become more tacky again. This technique/method is more forgiving for alignment, if you don’t want to worry about it accidentally adhering in the wrong place (and ruining the wallpaper/decal and wall/surface). You can find plenty of videos on how to do it.
Thank you for your honesty about installing peel-and-stick wallpaper and mentioning that it sticks everywhere upon contact! Yet the pricing is so much more affordable than real wallpaper, so.....And I've been thinking about getting peel-and-stick floor tile and also covering my outdated faux-granite counter in my hall bath, and so I appreciate your advice on those (going to move forward on the floor tiles but will pass on the countertops - worrying about seams and edges popping up would be a constant source of stress for me and I'd become hard to live with😅
Sadly, I live in FL and have textured walls, so no peel and stick for me. I did find something pretty cool that someone else did, though. My friend got some textured foil wallpaper, put it onto backer board, and screwed it onto the wall behind the stove. She painted some trim with metallic paint and glued it onto the piece with gorilla glue and VOILA! Minimal damage to the wall, and a beautiful metallic backsplash. Backer board is sort of heavy, so you have to screw it into studs, but it turned out beautifully.
Wow! Thank you so much! You truly are amazing. Yesss mental health needs to be improved on and when someone is having a crisis an appointment a month or 3 months from now just won’t do 😢. Just love you and how you are absolutely 100% down to earth and an amazing Human!!!❤❤❤
While I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you design your home, I miss the videos you made designing spaces for other people. I hope you'll include this type of video every one in awhile. It's fun seeing different design styles come to life ❤
Thanks for the ideas. Good to know for making any apartment a home. Also thank you for sharing the information on your health care provider. Your website is so on trend with young people that may need counseling not not know where to turn. Take care! Hope you might share some pictures or videos of your travels.
I use to have these heavy duty straight pins that I collected when I worked at a clothing store. I hung pictures etc. . . with a tiny pin hole left. Surprisingly super strong.
LOL I love how Drew wouldn't give an approved rating to contact paper on countertops, but the video shows him doing an absolutely amazing job with his bathroom. 9:43 that looks amazing!
This was a very helpful video. Great honest feedback. We have used peel and stick floor tiles as a solution while we save up for new floors. We had mixed success. It is sticking very well in the bathroom where it was installed over old tile. The kitchen floor was a pain because it is a wooden subfloor and not completely even in places. We used the special primer to paint the floor first but the tiles still did not stick properly. We ended up having to pull a bunch up and use double sided carpet tape where all the seams are 😝. Overall we are happy with the floors I just think I didn’t have a proper understanding of the product when I started.
I love all the upgrades you made to your apartment you lived in before you moved into your home, which I am loving that too by the way! I'm thinking about doing peel and stick tile to a small bathroom in our home. Where did you get the tiles in your bathroom at your apartment? I love how they look, and think they'd look good in ours as well. I did see Macenna do her tile, it came out so pretty! Unless you have another favorite peel and stick tile that would go with an olive green color vanity, let me know! lol Thanks for all you do Drew, I'm so happy for you about your latest venture!❤
Omg seeing footage of your previous apartment and decor reminded me how much I loved it! ❤ Drew, you've grown so much as a designer. So much to the point that I dont get it now 😂 I dont mean that in a negative way to you either. Its just your house and current style with antiques is not my taste at all! 😅 But I still love seeing what you do.
Great tips. Watched lots of other content on peel and stick an no one else ever talked about the paint curing issue, or how improperly painted walls can affect how a product adheres etc. you’re going to save lots of renters a ton of grief with those tips. I wish someone had told me about the contact paper issues before I tried doing it in my kitchen. Disaster! I even used the good expensive stuff and it was a nightmare to apply. My countertops are hideous but that process was worse! I’m just living with ugly brown laminate and dealing with it. Waste of over 100 bucks on that product!! Thanks Drew, excellent tips.
So glad you went back through those because you do have some really good renter friendly ideas and even for a homeowner that is remodeling some of those renter friendly are cheaper than the full remodel right now so the refresh to my brain thank you! Drew, I have a question I know that when you moved out of your last apartment, before you bought your home, your landlord passed, and his son took over the property, and from what I can tell he left your apartment the way you had decorated it, and I was just curious has he never reached out to you to have you come in and do the other apartments because that would be such a neat project to see you complete as well! Thanks again for your great ideas❤
I found your channel today and I’m in love! ❤ Thanks for your honesty here. I’ve been wondering just how difficult it may be to remove these peel ‘n stick products.
Great to know which ones of these are 'Lone Fox approved'! Unfortunately for me, the only thing I've used peel-and-stick for is my kitchen countertops. 😞I can concur that it was a royal pain in the behind to install it. My sink is circular which made fitting round it even worse. The end result wasn't perfect but it looks better than what was there previously. There was one spot where the backing paper somehow twisted round as I was sticking it. Turns out that the two sides of the backing paper are not the same and you can't peel it off the wrong side without leaving paper reside on the sticky surface. This left me with a patch near the sink where you can see a 'bubble' that's not fully stuck down, but I've managed to hide it with a rubber draining mat. I can't say much about the longevity as I've only had mine down about 4 months. I did paint it with several coats of yacht varnish though to try to make it more durable. I don't put hot pans on it, and I do any cutting on a granite worktop board to minimise the chance of any damage. I'm not in a rental any more but I can't afford to do a proper kitchen reno. I used the peel-and-stick and painted the nasty melamine cupboards and gave them new hardware to give the space a bit of a facelift until such time as I can afford to get it redone (who knows when that will be? - not looking likely on current trends!).
DOOR CURTAINS: If you are renting a place that has an external door in a main room (for example your front door is in your lounge) putting up a simple door curtain not only helps with the breeze and the draft, but also makes the room so much more cozy and makes it feel visually more homey.
Hi Drew, thank you so much for these renter friendly tips. I especially love the light fixture tip! Would you recommend swapping out faucets and shower heads? I feel like that could be a good addition. But maybe not as easy for faucets installed to the walls, like in older kitchens. What do you think?
Actually Alli DIY has a tip about peel and stick where she puts the Contact Shelf liner on first and then puts the peel and stick on that… makes it removable all the time. Works really well for backsplash tile…
*Peel and Stick Wallpaper* . Thank you for sharing your experience with this. I'm contemplating doing an accent wall and looked at both option. Pre-pasted would be my choice.
For the wallpaper tip as well, make sure whichever you use is applicable for the type of paint on your wall. I decided to not use any wallpaper on my current apartment, though I desperately wanted to, because except for bathrooms and the kitchen, the apartment has flat paint, which I read is easily ripped off when you pull down wallpaper, even peel and stick. I did read an article or two of a hack with using clothing starch to adhere regular wallpaper to the wall instead, but there are no videos on TH-cam recent enough that I would trust on this. Most who did this showed it in really old videos and weren't 100% certain on the type of paint on their walls when I ask them (and it was hard to tell what kind they had in the video).
I saw a video where a designer used blue painters tape on the wall then attached double sided tape on top of the blue tape. She then added the wallpaper (not the peel and stick type). Maybe this would work for you.
@@evakinney3152 I'm moving tomorrow, ironically, and actually like the current color of paint on the walls there, but this is a great tip for whatever next place I move to, if I don't like the color :)
Hi Drew. There is a spray that you can spray on wall before applying the peel and stick and it allows you time to maneuver the wall paper around. I have not used it yet, maybe you can give a video on it to see if it works.
In my apartment bathroom i have a huge rectangular frameless mirror and i used electrical tape to the outside and made it framed and looks super awesome 😎😊
I have always changed out all sorts of things when I have rented a house/apartment (I have bought and owned several homes as well, but due to….life… (aka broken relationships)…I am currently renting again). But I’m also keeping my eye out for a nice home to buy. Over the years I have gathered some really nice things that I like to use in the place I live. So I swap the ‘cheap, average, character-lacking’ items that are standard in the place that I start to rent for my own lovely things. I have several beautiful light fixtures, a great faucet, a few different sized cabinet grips and door handles, a camera door bell and more things like that. The items that I take down, property of my landlord of course, I will always keep in a storage bin or bag and save them until it’s time to move. In the meantime I happily use my more luxurious, my taste fulfilling, higher quality stuff. And when I leave that rental place to live elsewhere, I simply get the storage container with the cheap junk and gladly put those back to where they came from. One of the most important objects that I have and that I use in EVERY SINGLE place I live in (whether rented or bought) is my own set of LOCK INTERIORS (one for the front door and one for the back door) that both need/use the same key. I ALWAYS change those IMMEDIATELY, the moment that I get the keys to my new place of living. I do not trust on any promise or assumption that the landlord has changed out that lock between tenants and I certainly wouldn’t want to find some unknown person simply walking in using their old key! Again I do the same: the lock that was inside the doors are kept in storage and changed back when I leave!
Love your content. Always watch. If I call the full home makeover you did, you used peel and stick countertops for their bathroom. Have you gotten any updates from the family?
I have done the electric tape hack in a Pakistan where we have a coastal humid temperature. It has stayed for a whole year so well. Just on very hot days it has shrunk a bit
The one thing that concerns me about peel and stick in older homes aren't square. It may help with that but sometimes what's on there before can warp the peal and stick flooring. 😃😃👋👋💖💖
Drew please please please look up Bella Luz Studio my friend Joline makes these copper night lights I think you might like them. She is a stain glass artist here in Seattle and she has her stain glass art in them I love them. And she even has a Fox!
I need a good mullions for my windows, any suggestion please. Thank you ! Can’t wait for your next video and I’m window shopping your holiday drops today.
Upgrade 2: stick floor tile I am taking off the stick floor tile I have put on my bathroom not because I didn't like it, I've had it for years and it was of good quality, but because every time water falls on the floor or when washing the floor, I noticed that water seeps under the sticks, so I thought this would be creating fungi and bacteria, so I decided to remove. But it's a shame because it's very easy to install. Thank you for this compilation it is useful!
My sons friend did a lot of things to his rental place. The landlord told him to leave everything, as it made the place look nicer. Only to try and keep his deposit for not leaving it how he found it. Good job he recorded the conversation. He won in court, plus extra money 😊
Landlords tend to be so corrupt. Mine remodeled his dumpy house and sold it for 1 million. And then he sent me the remodel bill?
exactly, landlords generally behave evilly and complain about tenants all the time... in my experince one tenant i knew was so messed up yet many more lalndlords were desipicable.
@@VALiantiosous 😮 please tell me you didn’t pay?!
this is WILD!!!!!! not surprising but wild. Good for him for fighting for the win
Wow, how do people live with themselves
Hi Drew! I wanted to suggest a really nice hack for wallpaper and rental property. My husband was in the military for 26 years and we moved a LOT. One thing I would do that was super nice and easy easy . It’s using fabric as wallpaper and hanging it with Stay-blu liquid starch. As long as pre wash the super dark fabrics, it peals right off when you move and it’s really nice and works great. We did it so so many times. I’d keep and reuse the fabric from home to home and if I fell in love with a certain fabric I’d just get extra to cover future walls.
Please give it a try! Thanks Vicki 😊💕
I used fabric in military housing in 1973, but used staples. Just filled the little holes when we left.
Can you describe the process? Thanks!
I would like to see a photo of the hanged fabric
@@poepoesie6390you pin the fabric to the wall and then use a roller to apply the starch to the fabric against the wall. Or you could roll it on the wall first put the fabric on, and then roll again. You basically want to thoroughly hydrate the fabric with the liquid starch. When you want to take it off you can use a wet sponge, or just peel it off. I did this in my college dorm and it worked out great.
Retired military wife. Did this exact wall treatment a lot, just did it in the spring. It’s easy to do for sure
Drew, you come across as a genuinely GOOD PERSON. You talk about mental health so easily and I thank you. I’m sure someone needed to hear about better health today.
Someone is stealing comments
Drew is unpretentious unlike some creators and some people when commenting. He’s genuine and himself.
@@lechatbotte.so so true!!!
Use a hair dryer to remove peel&stick stuff -- works great! I removed a peel&stick backsplash from a rental without damaging the wall.
Ohh such a great tip!
Love you and your amazing talent
Hairdryers are also amazing for getting rid of dust!
@@danielintheantipodes6741 how do we use it? 😮
@@amy_ambrosio I am told that you direct a hand held hairdryer at the dust on, for example, a fabric lampshade,and it removes it. Only works if you use it regularly. Won’t cope with ingrained dust and dirt.
this has been an excellent video. I am well into my 70th year. I wish there were young people like you around to advise me many years ago. My daughter and I have used a lot of your ideas on my apartment and it makes it so much more homey and so personable. Thank you sweetie job well done
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Even though I (literally) own my house, I love your rental-friendly ideas! It allows me to try things that aren't permanent!
Comforting to find someone else who deals with travel anxiety! Thank you so much for sharing!❣️
I love the idea of peel and stick floor tile in the bathroom!
I have used the Nuwallpaper brand Peel & Stick wallpaper numerous times and it works like a charm in both hanging & removing. I am in a rental & I have been able to really give my home, my style. I also swapped out the living/dining room fixture for an 'Enclosed Ceiling Fan/Light' combo. I also changed out the hardware on both the bathroom & kitchen cabinets. I painted a 'Faux' rug on the bathroom tile. Hello from Canada
Drew, my dear, you are killing that plant put it in the light and feed it. Love your show. Please keep on sharing .. you’ve come such a long way. It is great to watch how you style. You really are inspiring that way
so nice to hear a man talking about mental health! thank you
Love your channel. Just a suggestion for the windows. Try and use pre-cut automotive striping vinyl on the windows instead of electrical tape. It holds up to the heat better and can be removed pretty easily.
Great tip !! Thank you!!❤
As usual, an informative vid! You are such a cutie, so friendly and honest. I’m a senior and enjoy your sweet face & enthusiastic personality! 🥰🥰
peel and stick wp is removable only if you get the vinyl kind. the paper peel and stick is like regular wal paper. it sticks to the wall and is difficult to remove. be sure it says vinyl.
As a renter, I love these. Your suggestions always make me think you need a book/workbook.
Velcro command strips hands down. If something’s too heavy and wants to come down, the Velcro goes not the strip so no damage. Also the Velcro strips are easier to remove and I know 16 large ones can hold a glass shadow box that weighs 8lbs so those suckers are the best
I had that same orange counter top! I owned the house and painted with epoxy...& it held up wonderfully.
I haven't read all the comments, so maybe someone else has suggested this, but I always make my own wallpaper paste with cornstarch and water (heated and cooled). It adheres really well, but when it's time to come off, you can just dampen the wallpaper and then wipe the cornstarch slime 😆off the walls. It does work better however if the walls aren't painted in flat paint. But rentals usually use some level of gloss for durability, so it shouldn't be an issue.
I used those huge white command hooks at my dorm for my curtain rods and they never fell! I hung plants on it and everything! So if you don’t want to drill holes I’d recommend them 😊
Thank you so much for the hint about the command hooks. I just painted my daughters room and didn’t even consider that I would need to wait before using any. Thanks for preventing potential disaster!!😂
Thank you for these hints as a renter they will be very handy. Also thank you for speaking out about mental illness. I’m sure many young people can relate to you. I too have anxiety and I’m 74yrs young. The very best to you Drew 🙏😊💕
Bless you Drew for talking about your struggles too. Someone who everyone admires and idolizes was nice to hear this from and there is nothing wrong with mental health struggles, p.s - your'e looking really great now
Just a tip for the contact paper, it will bend around edges better if u apply alittle heat from your blow dryer ! 😊
Great idea 💡
Two videos!!! Lovely surprises this week!!!
I can’t lie, I’m glad we’ve moved past the days of contact papering everything. I know people don’t have the budget for a full Reno, but I just think it’s so much work, for not a great pay off.
Not sure if you have this in the States but up here in Canada we have pre-glued wallpaper. You just drop the length needed in tray of water that is designed for it and then hang it like any other type of wallpaper. It's a bit slippy but that's good for moving it into place. For getting wallpaper off I'd suggest a water bottle with some fabric softener in it. Just spray down the wallpaper (make sure it's really wet) wait a few minutes and the paper comes right off.
Thanks for the rental friendly tips!!
I’ve used pre glued paper many times in the US. It’s honestly way easier than peel and stick. So nice to be able to move it until the match is perfect. I think I would tear my hair out trying to use peel and stick paper.
Amazing how much better a space appears when the curtains are hung higher. Your curtains in your house are just gorgeous and the look is fantastic. I’ve never been one to spend much money on curtains and on repositioning the rods but you show us what a difference it can make. Thank you for that. 👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love you and your channel!!! Your home is awesome! Thanks for all the tips and info!!! Continued good wishes for you and your career! Sending much love from Ohio!!!!❤
I just love your honesty on all levels .Thank you.
With peel and stick, you can use the wet application method. (With vinyl decal adhesive applications, they use this method for signage companies.) There’s a solution you can make at home…usually with water and a few drops of dish soap, sprayed from a spray bottle. You lightly mist the adhesive side or your surface and you can position the decal/wallpaper in place and squeegee/burnish it down once in place. The solution will eventually dry and become more tacky again. This technique/method is more forgiving for alignment, if you don’t want to worry about it accidentally adhering in the wrong place (and ruining the wallpaper/decal and wall/surface). You can find plenty of videos on how to do it.
Thank you for your honesty about installing peel-and-stick wallpaper and mentioning that it sticks everywhere upon contact! Yet the pricing is so much more affordable than real wallpaper, so.....And I've been thinking about getting peel-and-stick floor tile and also covering my outdated faux-granite counter in my hall bath, and so I appreciate your advice on those (going to move forward on the floor tiles but will pass on the countertops - worrying about seams and edges popping up would be a constant source of stress for me and I'd become hard to live with😅
Great video Drew and thank you for the info about the app you can use to contact someone to help with anxiety, insomnia etc!! Good job!!
Thank you so much for sharing your "real' because I tied it" advice. So very helpful. Thanks, Drew
Sadly, I live in FL and have textured walls, so no peel and stick for me. I did find something pretty cool that someone else did, though. My friend got some textured foil wallpaper, put it onto backer board, and screwed it onto the wall behind the stove. She painted some trim with metallic paint and glued it onto the piece with gorilla glue and VOILA! Minimal damage to the wall, and a beautiful metallic backsplash. Backer board is sort of heavy, so you have to screw it into studs, but it turned out beautifully.
I've seen people use a hair dryer or heat gun to soften the glue to make the tiles and wallpaper easier to remove.💖
Wow! Thank you so much! You truly are amazing. Yesss mental health needs to be improved on and when someone is having a crisis an appointment a month or 3 months from now just won’t do 😢. Just love you and how you are absolutely 100% down to earth and an amazing Human!!!❤❤❤
I absolutely Love you and your wonderful spirit. I am so glad you came back and was honest about what worked and what didn’t. Thank you!
While I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you design your home, I miss the videos you made designing spaces for other people. I hope you'll include this type of video every one in awhile. It's fun seeing different design styles come to life ❤
Thanks for the ideas. Good to know for making any apartment a home. Also thank you for sharing the information on your health care provider. Your website is so on trend with young people that may need counseling not not know where to turn. Take care! Hope you might share some pictures or videos of your travels.
I use to have these heavy duty straight pins that I collected when I worked at a clothing store. I hung pictures etc. . . with a tiny pin hole left. Surprisingly super strong.
I love your channel, you always help your followers with all kinds of DIY’s and your decor and Flea Market finds are my favorites.❤❤❤❤
LOL I love how Drew wouldn't give an approved rating to contact paper on countertops, but the video shows him doing an absolutely amazing job with his bathroom. 9:43 that looks amazing!
This was a very helpful video. Great honest feedback. We have used peel and stick floor tiles as a solution while we save up for new floors. We had mixed success. It is sticking very well in the bathroom where it was installed over old tile. The kitchen floor was a pain because it is a wooden subfloor and not completely even in places. We used the special primer to paint the floor first but the tiles still did not stick properly. We ended up having to pull a bunch up and use double sided carpet tape where all the seams are 😝. Overall we are happy with the floors I just think I didn’t have a proper understanding of the product when I started.
I love all the upgrades you made to your apartment you lived in before you moved into your home, which I am loving that too by the way! I'm thinking about doing peel and stick tile to a small bathroom in our home. Where did you get the tiles in your bathroom at your apartment? I love how they look, and think they'd look good in ours as well. I did see Macenna do her tile, it came out so pretty! Unless you have another favorite peel and stick tile that would go with an olive green color vanity, let me know! lol Thanks for all you do Drew, I'm so happy for you about your latest venture!❤
Thank you so much for keeping your content relevant to renters & DIYers too. ❤️
I love that you recapped all these in this video - thanks! 🧡
These are also super helpful for having bought our new home that needs lots of decorating but not quite sure on what permanent changes to make yet 👍
Omg seeing footage of your previous apartment and decor reminded me how much I loved it! ❤ Drew, you've grown so much as a designer. So much to the point that I dont get it now 😂 I dont mean that in a negative way to you either. Its just your house and current style with antiques is not my taste at all! 😅 But I still love seeing what you do.
Great insight!! Experience is a wise teacher and I love that you’re willing to share your knowledge. 😊😊😊
We used the peel and stock floor tiles by FloorPops in my office and they were fantastic!! Everyone commented on how great they looked.
Great tips. Watched lots of other content on peel and stick an no one else ever talked about the paint curing issue, or how improperly painted walls can affect how a product adheres etc. you’re going to save lots of renters a ton of grief with those tips. I wish someone had told me about the contact paper issues before I tried doing it in my kitchen. Disaster! I even used the good expensive stuff and it was a nightmare to apply. My countertops are hideous but that process was worse! I’m just living with ugly brown laminate and dealing with it. Waste of over 100 bucks on that product!! Thanks Drew, excellent tips.
Waiting to hear what goodies you brought back from Sweden and New York.
Love your channel Drew, you’re so sincere and your ideas are genius!
Great tips! I recall each of these from your channel. Geez...I had no idea I've been watching this channel for a lot 'o years!!! Love it.
I love your upbeat spirit it always makes me smile when you say bye!!!!!
love the tip about the command hooks and taking time to cure the paint. I never knew this!
Thanks Drew, moving soon and needed design help for a rental.😍
So glad you went back through those because you do have some really good renter friendly ideas and even for a homeowner that is remodeling some of those renter friendly are cheaper than the full remodel right now so the refresh to my brain thank you! Drew, I have a question
I know that when you moved out of your last apartment, before you bought your home, your landlord passed, and his son took over the property, and from what I can tell he left your apartment the way you had decorated it, and I was just curious has he never reached out to you to have you come in and do the other apartments because that would be such a neat project to see you complete as well! Thanks again for your great ideas❤
I found your channel today and I’m in love! ❤ Thanks for your honesty here. I’ve been wondering just how difficult it may be to remove these peel ‘n stick products.
Mr. Fox, I enjoyed this very much. You definitely have a talent for explaining your thought process.
Great to know which ones of these are 'Lone Fox approved'! Unfortunately for me, the only thing I've used peel-and-stick for is my kitchen countertops. 😞I can concur that it was a royal pain in the behind to install it. My sink is circular which made fitting round it even worse. The end result wasn't perfect but it looks better than what was there previously.
There was one spot where the backing paper somehow twisted round as I was sticking it. Turns out that the two sides of the backing paper are not the same and you can't peel it off the wrong side without leaving paper reside on the sticky surface. This left me with a patch near the sink where you can see a 'bubble' that's not fully stuck down, but I've managed to hide it with a rubber draining mat.
I can't say much about the longevity as I've only had mine down about 4 months. I did paint it with several coats of yacht varnish though to try to make it more durable. I don't put hot pans on it, and I do any cutting on a granite worktop board to minimise the chance of any damage. I'm not in a rental any more but I can't afford to do a proper kitchen reno. I used the peel-and-stick and painted the nasty melamine cupboards and gave them new hardware to give the space a bit of a facelift until such time as I can afford to get it redone (who knows when that will be? - not looking likely on current trends!).
I appreciate the updates on past projects .... mahalo for the feedback.
You lift me up Drew! Keep on keeping on!
Thanks Drew, you are very talented. I so enjoy watching you.🎉❤
My peel and stick filled sheetrock out my wall. I'm with you drew.
I always used "dry strippable wallpaper", it peels right off the wall and than you just wash the wall-no damage done! Great for rentals.
Thanks Drew I need all the help I can get. Thanks again. Putting the electronical tape on my shopping list right now.
Some super useful information Drew! Been watching you for years and always find your work interesting and and beautifully done. ❤✌🏼
DOOR CURTAINS: If you are renting a place that has an external door in a main room (for example your front door is in your lounge) putting up a simple door curtain not only helps with the breeze and the draft, but also makes the room so much more cozy and makes it feel visually more homey.
Hi,
Thank you Drew! You’re always so inspiring 😊
Thank you for making me smile again!
Hi Drew, thank you so much for these renter friendly tips. I especially love the light fixture tip!
Would you recommend swapping out faucets and shower heads? I feel like that could be a good addition. But maybe not as easy for faucets installed to the walls, like in older kitchens. What do you think?
HOW: do you clean peal and stick tile if mess gets on it for example kitchen? Water resistance?
Drew,
What is a renter friendly upgrade option for tiled countertops?
Actually Alli DIY has a tip about peel and stick where she puts the Contact Shelf liner on first and then puts the peel and stick on that… makes it removable all the time. Works really well for backsplash tile…
Drew - you always have such great content !
Watching Reno’s and sharing proven ways to upgrade ! You’re awesome 😎
*Peel and Stick Wallpaper* . Thank you for sharing your experience with this. I'm contemplating doing an accent wall and looked at both option. Pre-pasted would be my choice.
For the wallpaper tip as well, make sure whichever you use is applicable for the type of paint on your wall. I decided to not use any wallpaper on my current apartment, though I desperately wanted to, because except for bathrooms and the kitchen, the apartment has flat paint, which I read is easily ripped off when you pull down wallpaper, even peel and stick.
I did read an article or two of a hack with using clothing starch to adhere regular wallpaper to the wall instead, but there are no videos on TH-cam recent enough that I would trust on this. Most who did this showed it in really old videos and weren't 100% certain on the type of paint on their walls when I ask them (and it was hard to tell what kind they had in the video).
I saw a video where a designer used blue painters tape on the wall then attached double sided tape on top of the blue tape. She then added the wallpaper (not the peel and stick type). Maybe this would work for you.
@@evakinney3152 I'm moving tomorrow, ironically, and actually like the current color of paint on the walls there, but this is a great tip for whatever next place I move to, if I don't like the color :)
I really enjoyed this! Reminded me of how I first found your channel and that l what I first loved about it! Thank you! ❤
What a great video! It’s apparent you put a lot of thought into it!
Hi Drew. There is a spray that you can spray on wall before applying the peel and stick and it allows you time to maneuver the wall paper around. I have not used it yet, maybe you can give a video on it to see if it works.
Wow, I never thought of it that way!
In my apartment bathroom i have a huge rectangular frameless mirror and i used electrical tape to the outside and made it framed and looks super awesome 😎😊
I have always changed out all sorts of things when I have rented a house/apartment (I have bought and owned several homes as well, but due to….life… (aka broken relationships)…I am currently renting again). But I’m also keeping my eye out for a nice home to buy.
Over the years I have gathered some really nice things that I like to use in the place I live.
So I swap the ‘cheap, average, character-lacking’ items that are standard in the place that I start to rent for my own lovely things.
I have several beautiful light fixtures, a great faucet, a few different sized cabinet grips and door handles, a camera door bell and more things like that.
The items that I take down, property of my landlord of course, I will always keep in a storage bin or bag and save them until it’s time to move.
In the meantime I happily use my more luxurious, my taste fulfilling, higher quality stuff.
And when I leave that rental place to live elsewhere, I simply get the storage container with the cheap junk and gladly put those back to where they came from.
One of the most important objects that I have and that I use in EVERY SINGLE place I live in (whether rented or bought) is my own set of LOCK INTERIORS (one for the front door and one for the back door) that both need/use the same key.
I ALWAYS change those IMMEDIATELY, the moment that I get the keys to my new place of living.
I do not trust on any promise or assumption that the landlord has changed out that lock between tenants and I certainly wouldn’t want to find some unknown person simply walking in using their old key!
Again I do the same: the lock that was inside the doors are kept in storage and changed back when I leave!
Love your content. Always watch. If I call the full home makeover you did, you used peel and stick countertops for their bathroom. Have you gotten any updates from the family?
Thank you Drew for these great videos that are so informative 🙏
I have done the electric tape hack in a Pakistan where we have a coastal humid temperature. It has stayed for a whole year so well. Just on very hot days it has shrunk a bit
Hi Drew,
Do you have a good tip how to install curtain rods so they look leveled?
Thank you for the videos!
Irina
My sons an Andrew. 🥰 They’re great people. Yes, Drew seems like a genuine soul. ❤
Also, Drew, what Brands of wallpaper do you recommend.
Thanks Drew for your excellent advice
The one thing that concerns me about peel and stick in older homes aren't square. It may help with that but sometimes what's on there before can warp the peal and stick flooring. 😃😃👋👋💖💖
Drew please please please look up Bella Luz Studio my friend Joline makes these copper night lights I think you might like them. She is a stain glass artist here in Seattle and she has her stain glass art in them I love them. And she even has a Fox!
I need a good mullions for my windows, any suggestion please. Thank you ! Can’t wait for your next video and I’m window shopping your holiday drops today.
I love your design suggestions and really enjoy your videos❤
Upgrade 2: stick floor tile
I am taking off the stick floor tile I have put on my bathroom not because I didn't like it, I've had it for years and it was of good quality, but because every time water falls on the floor or when washing the floor, I noticed that water seeps under the sticks, so I thought this would be creating fungi and bacteria, so I decided to remove. But it's a shame because it's very easy to install.
Thank you for this compilation it is useful!
Wow, I had the same problem as you, Mine was being able to go and see a therapist. I will surely check it out. thank you.
U look so good Drew 😊
While I'm certainly not renting, iving int he home I "grew up in" I still like "rental friendly" ideas that can make it easy to change things.
I loved this video! Seriously, this is such helpful information.
These are great tips! Thank you 💜
Loved this Drew! So helpful! 🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️