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- This week on Sweet Digs, we tour the home of a young woman named Brittany in her Bushwick Brooklyn studio. With a dog, a turtle, 52 plants, and her boyfriend, she has made the most of this airy space. Press play on this episode of Sweet Digs to see how she brought her home to life!
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i heard "i live here with my boyfriend, our dog, our turtle, and 52 clowns"...
i scrolled down to the comment section for clarity and found none.
I think she said plants? Maybe I'm wrong
I heard “clams” the first time 😂
k mo they were plants
I heard “clowns” as well...
She said plants. Later when talking about how they’re probably the most expensive thing in her apartment, she says “10 x 52..” so definitely 52 plants.
im a native New Yorker and i can tell you from personal experience you can get 'better' apartments for half the price. she's in Brooklyn which is being heavily genetrified, so no wonder it's 3K
Brooklyn has gone to hell in a hand basket. The rents are getting as bad as manhattan and its hipster nation.
Not really alot of the apts are going for high prices especially in brooklyn like some one said its becoming a hipster young new money nation and ppl want to be in brooklyn more so than manhattan now so landlords and mgmt companies know they can get a crazy amount for a box in brooklyn versus manhattan
Letrice Lynch there's a such thing as low income and affordable housing
Letrice Lynch also, you basically described gentrification lol
Stefane Sheryniele try areas in the Bronx. check out low income housing and getting on the housing assistance lottery. the city will help you with your rent.
Whoa!!!! $3000 a month for a place with no storage, no separate bedroom, no thank you! I thought Toronto was expensive.
PrincessLeah187 xx their was separate bedroom but she asked to hit down the wall it’s still very expensive though.. lot of native Brooklyn ppl can’t afford the prices any more and have to move or b homeless
Shoyah'sCrazy FantasticLife I hear you! A lot of New Yorkers are moving to Toronto because of the crazy prices. Toronto still has a chic city vibe without the crazy NYC prices. San Francisco is the WORST! peoples rents are going from $2000 to $8200 A MONTH no lie, San Fransisco is a real estate shitshow.
Exactly!!
@ palpitatinghearts Americans tend not to like it though when you mention how you've lived abroad. I have actually had them get mad at me if I say one kind thing about another country.
@@shannon2748 That's because most Americans don't travel much and are miserable at jobs that barely allow them to live comfortably.
I wonder if this lady lived in London at some point
Andy Gonzalez 😂
Lol!!!
Andy Gonzalez lol its comments like this that make me love the comment section of TH-cam
lmao, I would say "Let her live" but she'd probably say "in London" lol
I came to the comment section looking for this comment right here. lmao
I feel like she’s the kind of person that thinks she’s woke but she’s not
She's about as woke as horse shit.
whats woke :D
i might be wrong but that photo of her boyfriends ancestor is dressed like a "doughboy" from ww1 not the civil war but who knows
Rahaf G Her eyes were wide open....She looked “Woke” to mee🤔🤪
That’s so rude! x/
lol my friends & i sneak on this rooftop all of the time. always wondered what the inside of these apartments looked like. weird seeing luxury right next to the struggling families of my friends.
This makes me so sad for all of the people who got priced out of Bushwick :( This series is like a 101 on gentrification...
Michelle yup!
Seriously! 3k in bushwick seems insane!
this is a fact... like all the wipipo like omg its soooo cheapp when i found my apartment
100%
which is essential for the economy
She seems like a person from a wealthy family, did one cool thing and can’t stop talking about herself
I think?? She went to London, maybe that's it
@@sarahwhitney332 and I think she has a boyfriend.
It’s a segment about her apartment. She’s going to talk about her self. Duh.
She’s an example of why I left New York .
But has she ever been to London
NO
Probably not,but sounds cool.
She said so... Twice
Im pretty sure that's she said it 2-3 times in the video
@@kahlifaspinallb.9630 It's part of her "identity mask"
i think she lived in london for 5 years??
like WE got it. you didn’t get a accent we don’t give a fuck.
updated her space is great.....whatever she had in there was okay. “culture” seems like a buzz word over it
luXx filth Lol, you're funny!
and she has a boyfriend named Andy I guess and their style is very eclectic not Bohemian. I maybe wrong though!
Not sure I don’t think she mentioned
Did she live in London?
Clare Durkin yes, she said she lived there for five years.
I counted twice or thrice 🤦🏻♂️
lel
😂
nah i don't think so...didnt hear her mention that
“We have everything from Elton John to David Bowie”.......yeah that’s not exactly eclectic, but nice try.
Smack our heads, right?!
Gotta love this series about gentrification!!
Gentrification 101: Taking the Poor people out and loving the hipsters!
Word!!!!
It’s sad is what it is
Everybody is mentioning gentrification. Can somebody tell me what the hell that means? I live in Massachusetts and I never heard that before.
@@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182 its basically rich people (Mainly white) going into low income neighborhoods (mainly black and brown) and because they are coming landlords hike up the pricing of rent and the government finally starts paying attention to these areas (because now its rich and white and not poor and blacks living there) and the people that have lived their for generations are forced to move out because they can no longer afford the pricing. Its terrible and its happening EVERYWHERE
Me, the second the dog came on the screen "IS THAT A FREAKING CORGI??"
Rebecca C it's literally in the thumbnail
Rebecca C 😍
Except it's not! Hahaha
Rebecca C the dog was the best part
That grandpa was in WWI not Civil War. Wrong uniform.
phronsiekeys noticed that immediately too! Plus the photo is a very standard WWI military photograph.
phronsiekeys but how is that possible? She was very clear in saying he fought for The Union 🙄
phronsiekeys good catch. That definitely is the wrong uniform for the Union. The math doesn’t seem to work if it is his great great grandfather.
phronsiekeys Seriously, she must think her audience never took or remember High School American History.
phronsiekeys maybe he fought in both
Where is she living, Chernobyl?? Looks like an Eastern European factory zone
😂
LMFAO 😂😂😂
*I feel sorry for all the Latinx people who were forced out of Bushwick because of people like this and saying “$3000 is great for this area” I literally know people left and right having to leave because of this*
WTF is LatinX?😂😂 I'm Latino and that shit is funny.
@@NewPSCity I am as well, but a lot of people use that term. It makes sense because we're all people=x like a variable in math, it can stand in for anyone so unlike Latino/Latina which is routed in the fem/masc, LatinX fits everybody. It's just a more neutral term. :)
It’s a dumb term.
@@masterdevil965 u are :)
Maybe her rich daddy pays for it. Her place was ok, nothing that great and not worth more then maybe $1800.
You guys in the comments are a MESS! I LOVE IT! LOL
RIGHT LMFAOOOOOOOO
3000$ seems like alot for that spot! There's definitely alot going on in that space that's for sure.
Nia B. it's new york. try finding a spot like that in San Francisco. impossible.
I was thinking the opposite. In SF if you’re paying $1500 a person, and for a space like that, you really lucked out.
Savannah Peaches I'm paying $3,150 a month for a 3 bedroom house in San Francisco. It's pretty expensive.
Domestic_Goddess Artist that's a steal
Stephanie Kong exactly!
Did she say she lived in London for five years? I didn’t catch that part.
LOL.
Jessica Siapno 1:27
I know she probably wants to look put together but I can’t understand how people can walk inside the house with shoes
person im American and I’ve never been to someone else’s house and been able to walk around the house with shoes on
if you don't have carpet and your shoes aren't wet why wouldn't you walk around your house with shoes on? It's not that big of a deal?
Walking around with shoes is really gross! Especially in NYC. I hate wearing shoes inside the house. My parents do it in their apartment and the floors always filthy because of it. Think about the crap you walk in during the day - public bathroom floors, sidewalks, etc. you don’t want that in your home.
Kay Pilar it’s actually pretty gross, the streets of New York are filthy, & I don’t use that work lightly. Also from a building perspective, you could have something sharp (tiny rocks) on the bottom of your shoe and scuff the floor. 👋 damage deposit
its an american thing
When I first looked at her, I thought "She looks well-traveled. I bet she spent a year living in London." She then confirmed that it was actually 5 years. So worldly.
😂😂
LOL!!
😭😭😭😭
The old NYC that you used to see in the movies is gone. Now, what was once a diverse Mecca full of artists who couldn't afford to live elsewhere is filled with yuppy 21-year-old white start-up founders and other rich white kids whose parents want them to "experience life"...Oh! And a select few minorities clinging to their real estate for dear life.
Danielle Thomas facts
Realest fucking comment.
My family is holding on to our 4 bedroom coop in Harlem for dear life as the neighborhood becomes more and more un recognizable.
The fucking truth.
Eastern queens in still okay for the lower middle class. And still on 45 min from the city.
Oh...what a pity. She didn’t mention that she “lived in London for 5 years” at all...
Vrago Lanka dead! She's the epitome of millennial 😂
lol
luXx filth that's really rude and unnecessary. The things you say (both kind and not) reflect who you are. This girl is being honest about her experiences and I'm sure if you had a life changing experience - like being an expat - you'd mention it too. It changes the way you live and this series is about the space she lives in.
She only said it twice... y’all are overreacting 😂
there’s a way to talk about your travels without sounding like an asshole sorry.
They should do a better job decorating this cool apt I mean flat ...you know cuz of London...
Brooily Vargas 😂😂😂😂😂😂💯🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Brooily Vargas can only bring back so much from london where she lived for five years lolz
With her bits and bobs.
I think your turtle is actually a boy bc of the nails :) make sure you give him more water and UVA and UVB lights or else he will get shell rot :(
Gus smiling at the end was priceless
I do not understand why not just add a bigger kitchen island when you are in need of more space in the kitchen as you yourself said - Ikea for example has a huge selection of those.. Love the place however!
I don't get it either, there's plenty of room for a bigger kitchen island
I'm so bored of the white walls, green plants, dark wood furniture look. Suddenly everyone's into plants (rolling eyes) - I like the layout of the flat though (flat, because I'm actually from London. No, seriously, I am...)
I gave up plants years ago. I truly have a black thumb. They always get some weird scale on them and croak.
I like the apartment too. But the style, imo, was just blah.
Plants is the future
Priceless, except the shaming of plants, shame on you,,, we need more!! I myself have.... none, they all die as soon as they're carried over the threshold,,, but in my dreams I have many, many, many, and my place smells nice and fresh and keeps rotten socks and food odors from lingering
I mostly agree with you except for the plants. I've been collecting plants for over 15 years. It is a great hobby of mine. But I get what you're saying....I roll my eyes a bit when someone goes from having 1 to 100 plants in 6 months and they're all trendy Instagram plants. It also drives up the prices....ugh.
'More plants to get more oxygen in my apartment.' Shoot me
I love that she mentioned she lived in all these cool places but she has the most basic style. She learned nothing about authenticity from these modern cities.
I think you're confusing "basic" with "trend-following hipster." Basic is more like the sorority girls in this series who lived in L.A. who had a bunch of plain/pink things.
I didn’t find it at all trendsetting hipster or whatever you call it. I don’t find it bohemian or eclectic. I find it quite blah. It needs nice furniture, more of it and less stuff. I don’t think it’s nice, her style not the apartment. I find very boring. The apartment itself is very nice of someone knew how to decorate. She needs to find her style and maybe stop trying quite so hard to be hip or whatever she is going after. She is completely fake and boring af, imo
@@debbiepotter6413 I completely agree with you, but I'm just clarifying the label(s), not defending her style. Trend-following hipster (following, not SETTING, is the operative word) is not a compliment. It's basically saying her house looks exactly like a standard issue Urban Outfitters (e.g., you can buy most of the things she has from a corporate megastore catering to stereotypical hipsters).
@@debbiepotter6413 Wait to her husband finally discovers the truth. LOL.
Cue the comments: "For $3000 I live in a house with a fence and drink my iced Skinny latte on my porch while wearing my Pandora bracelet that my husband Steve bought me."
Yes we know NYC is expensive and don't need you to point it out.
Pandora bracelet 🤣
Dan K Exactly darling.
Amazing!
Best comment
Jennifer P. Cuz irrelevant cities are dated and love “affordable luxuries”
I love these videos!!! It is so interesting to see what you can get for different amounts of money!
Layla H. Same I also like this cuz I want to move nyc at some point
+laylah. Thanks for hanging with us!!
Layla H. Right so do I
It does look like a studio to quite an extent. I love how she's done it up tho. Really enjoying all that sunlight and plants.
I love the apartment and the plants but not the rest. Idk just seems so blah to me.
statue kept at bathroom is of an indian god . Pls dnt keep it thr. Its gr8 that people live all over the world and shows off their knowledge but actually a ignorant
Loft spaces are so awesome, New York always seems to have the best ones. I really enjoyed you opening up your home for all of us to view.
This is painful to listen to. She's so pretentious. Also notice that whenever she needed to improve or fix something in her apartment someone else did all the work.
Simon Knight isn’t that what landlords are supposed to do?? She’s renting, she didn’t buy it
@@chimereballard9609 For most of the videos I have seen on this channel the renters do the changes with the landlord's permission.
@@whoopsie890 I don't think you should be penalising anyone for getting their landlord to do their job. Her landlord gets 3k a month from her so why should she spend even more money making improvements..
Yes. And in my opinion, refinery whatever-it’s-called is founded by and based on ditzy pretentiousness.
that dog is the CUTEST DOODIE I HAVE EVER HAD THE HONOR OF VIEWING tyvm
+savannahpeaches Yep, love him!!
He's gorgeous!!
Hi babe make sure you google the list of plants that aren’t good for dogs!! There’s actually a few that can cause some real health issues, I found this true when my cat actually got sick due to some common plants I had and didn’t research. I love the openness and plants!!
I love how she and her boyfriend decorated their space. All the plants are a dream!
+truthorclaire Same!!
I'd get a bigger kitchen island to help with storage and cooking and also help define the space. I've also always loved the idea of living in a loft space ❤️
Hello Gorgeous yeah was very confused when they showed the kitchen and there was that tiny island with all that unused, open space. Could easily upgrade to a larger island, at least one with more counter space
This is so crazy expensive for Bushwick. Y’all missed the boat on the neighborhood by like ten seconds lol my rent was literally $750 less than a year ago. Can’t believe people voluntarily pay this much just because. Look for homes in Ridgewood or Astoria. Or better yet, look in the city if you’re gonna pay 3k for a loft
I bet they just took the first apartment that was shown to them. Also, I doubt it's about value to them, it's about being trendy and cool.
One of the best ones yet! Loved this episode.
Your place is beautiful and it is sad to see your turtle's tank is way too tiny and living conditions not so great. Needs way higher water level and proper lighting. Turtles are hardy and can survive in pretty deplorable conditions.
No worries. The turtle is a live accessory only.
This series is just a bunch of gentrifiers...
Pretty much. They're not really interested in recording the life of "poor average" New Yorkers.
@@anthonyt425 Then why don't you do us a favor, and show us that oh so poor life of the average New Yorker?
@@th3azscorpio I wouldn't know. 🤷🏽♂️
This chick walks out of a straight up garbage pail like "welcome to my sweet digs" lol
Such an open and unique place, and their pets are adorable!
Loved the space, it was super bright and airy. At first I didn't understand why she wanted to knock down the bedroom wall but after seeing the space it totally made sense.
this is a beautiful apartment!! and gus is a beautiful dog
omg the house is so cute and she seems so fun!! love!!
Love this place❗️
The dog is beyond adorable ❤️
That's more than I make in 4 months!!! I work at a daycare... 9-12 hours a day at $7.63/he the majority of my money goes to room and board at my college. And then to bills. I could never dream of living in such a cool place like this!!
That's New York,are you from there or live there? I live in p.a and most ppl usually work in New Jersey and New York but live here you make more money there but to be honest it depends if you live in the city it's way more expensive for the shoe box size apartment I don't see most ppl having that big of a place and if you do you definitely pay for it
See the difference is that New York has a higher cost of living therefore higher wages. If she was working minimum wage which she isn't btw, she would still be making $11/hr (minimum wage is going up to $15/hr in the next year or two) and she would live accordingly. She's done with school and lives with her boyfriend who probably pays half the rent. So all in all, especially for NY, it's not a terrible price
Don't say you could never dream. DREAM! You'll never know where dreaming can take you :)
Isn't that below minimum wage? What country do you live in?
You can live in a cool place like this somewhere else
THAT MOMENT WITH YOU AND GUS AT THE END. WOW. SO CUTE. CRYING.
+chloseissac SO ADORABLE!!
She's so LA but I can see how it's a good thing, considering her job lol
This is probably one of my faves! Totally keep those plants girl! 💖💖
I love this series !! 💕 please do more nyc sweet digs ❤️❤️
+reavanessa Stay tuned on Sunday's!
I kinda get the vibes that this girl lived in London at some point... anyone else?
Mmm I don't know, seems like the sort of thing you'd mention once or twenty times if you had.
I LOVE the amount of natural light in the place! I like how open it feels too
Wow this is depressing for 3000$ ill never live in NY
I live in NYC and I'm inclined to agree. I live in a very small studio but my rent is $485. It's worth it only because my rent is cheap.
@@anthonyt425 Just out of curiosity Tony, if you don't like NY, why do you live there?? You must be the only one in NY who pays cheap rent.
@@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182 Weird, never said I didn't like New York. Lmao! I should clarify though. I strongly believe that if you pay most of your income to live here (a lot of people do unfortunately) then the downsides become more apparent. Why is that?
Well, your spending a lot of money to live with people you most likely tolerate or an apartment that is extremely small. The whole point of New York is to enjoy doing things like music festivals, movies, nightclubs, museums, networking, different restaurants, bar hopping, etc.
You can't enjoy life to the fullest if your paying an arm and a leg every month. Because my rent is a third of my rent I can mostly enjoy the thrills of NYC life.
The apartment is so spacious..I love it
We got it! you lived in london for 5 years!
So in love with how she decorated the apartment, it's so cute.
I always have difficulty interacting with people that speak this way, extremely fast and exhausting lol. Take a moment to breathe girl, life is short so relax and enjoy..
That red eared slider needs a larger home 😭 I live in san francisco and made sure to get a home with a yard so we could make ours a pond outside with a basking area and plenty of hiding space inside
🌯 is that why your name is a 🌯?! 😄
i never realized how much i love this series until i didnt see a video last week and got mad. appreciate ya ❤️
also gus is such a good boye 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻😭😭😭😍😍😍
+thefelsefil AWW!! Stay tuned every other Sunday!
This is my dream apartment! I love all of the plants! I have about 15 plants and counting!! I have a lot of succulents and I'm sure you do too. They are so easy to take care of and cool to propagate.
I’ve watched all of these vids and this is by far my favourite appartment. Beautiful.
Vocal fry and every sentence ending with a question mark made this hard for me watch. It is a great space but unfortunately gentrification has made this price pretty typical.
This whole London thing was rather annoying, she brought it up like 3 times 😆 so as her boyfriend who was brought up 20 times within 6 minutes.
Whats the tea about her living in london?
Yall are soo nit picky! Wow.
London, boyfriend? I gotta pay better attention.
I loved Brittany's decor style, felt a bit of mixture of different inspirations. Business aside, I found her amazing in her uninhabited but smooth demeanor. And tbh, despite being a regular fan of the series I clicked on the video as soon as I saw the doggo ❤💯
inspirational to say the least. I'm still making my way through college and still stuck in my childhood room. It gets rough. As much as you want to change and grow, the t-shirt from your 7th grade field hockey tournament is still on the wall. Thank you for sharing your space. You really inspired me to be positive and optimistic about my future apartment and adult journey!
+milanaweddemire This is lovely! Thanks for watching!!
Why don’t you change some of your wall decorations? I’ve been where you are right now & a room makeover (even just a lil bit) will refresh your space & get you into the present!! Good luck in school!
Love these vids!!
The rent for my 700 square feet apartment, including warm water and electricity comes up to about 700 dollars during the coldest months. I live in Sweden. This video puts perspective on things.
This was great. I’ve always walked around this area and would have never guessed that people lived in there!
This is a fantastic space. I love the light and all the greenery. She's right about the kitchen though, especially for people that like to cook.
This is my favorite series!! Makes me miss home!
+badredpoeticsoul Aw!! Thanks for watching!!
okay but why would she want to knock down the bedroom wall? it just decreased the value of the apt from a one bedroom to a studio. Not to mention the lack of privacy and sound insulation?
I can't imagine a world where a landlord would do that lol! The leases in San Francisco will barely let you put up removable wallpaper..
I lived in a studio and it sucked because obviously there's no bedroom door, so you can hear everything in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, etc. I don't know why someone would WANT that? It's not worth the open space imo
what privacy do you need in a 1 bedroom apartment?
awesome11991 If you live alone, none, but if you have a roommate, any little bit of privacy makes all the difference. You can get changed in the bedroom without them seeing you. If they're sleeping, you can watch TV or cook. If they sleep in the dark but you need lights on to do work. Anything. Most people like to have a little privacy.
how do you have a roommate in a 1 bedroom? 1 bedroom would be for a couple or a single person, you would need no privacy. i would hope your significant other would be used to seeing your naked body
YEEEEEY!! I love this videos!! Thanks for making them!
+kajsaa Thanks for always watching!!
I love the style and vintage feel. Lots of light and the various colors and textures make it a very inviting space.
This episode was deft' my favorite!!! Kisses from Portugal 💗
you could totally put some storage under the window next to your turtle, by creating cupboards and then build bookshelves around and above the turtle's tank. L shaped storage. Change the position of your bed either under the window or facing the window and use that bed nook for a closet. This I think would transform your place. Also, lose one of the benches and get dining chairs, it would definitely showcase the beauty of that table
+washikiryu Thanks for the suggestion!
Love this series ! Keep up the good work 😍
+alisonjones Thank you! Stay tuned on Sunday's!!
and Gus is so, so sweet!
I had to watch this on mute. Without the hipster conversation it’s actually a very visually pleasing experience
So cute! Normally they don’t have pets so I loved this one
Love the space and all the plants
Imagine having a landlord that actually fixes things when you ask them to-
💜 I looove that place!! It's me all the way around. It's criminal what people charge for rent. Even in the SF Bay Area its extremely high and there is no rent control whatsoever. A place like this is all I need.. and maybe a great guy lol..
Has to be my favorite Sweet Digs ever!
What a beautiful apartment! I love the open concept and all the light from the windows
Love your music collection. This is the kind of apartment I think of NYC.
If you would like to learn about gentrification...this is a 101 course!
I wonder if she’s ever been to London?
My guess is she has 😎
my favorite sweetdigs so far! what a great space
You literally just named off all of my favorite artists within 1:13 seconds of watching this video I love you
the best episode yet
Gus is the cutest!!!
looove the greenery!
Gus is a little buddy and I love turtles. That home is a dream, nice job decorating ✨