For the uninspiring art you could paint in little creatures, space ships, aliens, mythical beings. Say a sea dragon in an ocean print. If the color of the print or painting doesn’t work for you then try a wash over it to change the mood. Next time you make a frame staple the backside or better yet use thin nails in the side to attach with a bit of wood glue. I throughly enjoy your videos and thank you for sharing them with us. ❤
This room needs a taxidermy peacock on a branch ... A monkey skeleton An painting of a snake ... A painting of a cockatoo 10 owls A victoian aquarium or terrarium A zebra A large globe Apothecary jars A bar cart Crystals leaded crystal chachkies More tapestries 😁
15:44 Yes please. A giant rhinestoned peacock would look great. Perfect addition for the wall colour and honestly I really want to see how you would do it. The room is stunning.
I'm not sure if the fireplace works or not but you could put something surprising and whimsy in there! The room looks so amazing though. I don't know how you are good at everything but you are!!!! :)
@HazarielCostumes It's also a completely legit academia-style decoration--my uncle owns a big restored Victorian house and he has an actual taxidermy peacock in the sitting room.
I love it. Can't believe you had so much great furniture left in the house! Its a great base to start adding your own touches of whimsy over the years.
Only if it’s a unique specimen. Albino and white sequins. Or a skeleton white sequins and tail feathers and head plume white gold necklaces and anklets
Have you heard of Christine McConnell? She's the queen of all things dark and weird and darkly whimsical. She makes a great inspiration for dark rooms and vintage furniture (though I don't think she has a pink flamingo, or rhinestoned peacock ;-)). Also; next time just staple the back of the frame 🙂. Some woodfiller in the seams at the front, and you're good to go!
So beautiful! I think you should turn something that would normally be "dark academia" into a whimsy piece. Like, a small bust of someone, but covered in glitter. 😅 If you wanted to, you could even keep it a darker color, to not make it stand out too much.
Love it ❤ Rhinestone peacock but gothic...? Black, purples, blues and maybe a pop off bright pink would look so good. Like seeing the house transformation process as well as your crazy sewing skills.
I love how affectionate the cat is with you, you got adopted Ariel! :D For the big picture frame, it's better to either glue an extra L-shaped piece of wood to the back and staple that, or put glue on the edges and staple from behind, then fill gaps with wood filler. But you life and you learn, as you said :)
That is a beautiful living room you've made, and this video has it all: humour, drama, cat, DIY; I cried when you sanded and painted over those beautiful wooden chairs, but I forgave you when you (quite correctly) pointed out that Finland was robbed 🤣You were on the right track, though, when you made your picture frame. Just apply PVA glue on the surfaces that will be joined, and staple them together on the backside. Thanks for showing us your process of turning a house into a home 🙂
I know for the chairs and maybe you are right, but also, I need to feel living in my home and not the house from previous owners, so yep paint it is ! Also Finland for the win.
It's actually so satisfying to see you paint the wall properly :D. First painting the edges and around all the door and window frames and THEN painting the large surfaces of the wall. My mom was a painter (like in renovating homes, not an artsy painter) for 40 years, and this is how the pros do it and how she taught me to do it. It's way more efficient and less patchy to do it this way. I always die inside a little bit, if people start painting right in the middle of the Wall, where overlaps are the most visible 😅. Though to be fair, this isn't so much an issue with highly pigmented quality paint, since it often times covers without streaks with the first coat (except for light paint over dark)
My Ex and I gutted to the studs and remodeled 3 different houses in 6 years. 1985- 91. So much fun and lots of wonderful memories. But OMG so much work! I miss having all that energy. Thanks for taking us on your adventures! The room Turned out wonderful. You can always add your personal touch to the paintings to make them your own. And less “Proper”
Your first attempt at framing was pretty good! If you want to try again, a few tips: join the corners with wood glue, then add the staples in the same places but on the flat side, they'll hold it secure while the glue dries and you won't see anything from the front. And if you want a super seamless corner, they sell little wax sticks you can rub in to fill in any gaps from the cut angle being off, but if you're going to paint it anyway you can just fill it with something like airdry clay and give it a quick sand to get it super smooth for way cheaper
Hey so not sure if it's the same in France, but just a heads up, in Australia, be super careful removing textured walls and ceiling that have the popcorn kernel like texture cos it can contain asbestos
Oooo I love the color. I think you should do things like paint a tiara on one of those guys in the paintings or paint a Big Foot in the landscape painting.
@@HazarielAtelier cool! My parents had a large painting of woods and stream that would look different depending on if it was sunny or stormy weather outside.
Dark Academia is my deal. I have two crystal balls. A collection of Egyption statues. Fossils and taxidermy under glass. Several glass skulls. A collection of lab glass and dried flowers framed under glass. I also love my hand painted porcelain portraits mounted on velvet and in brass frames. Also, I have several handmade tapestries.
Looks great! One tip for small gaps in picture frames that are going to be painted - mix sawdust with wood glue and push into gap, smooth. When dry sand if necessary and paint!
Omg yes! Finland was definitely robbed!😂 💚🩷 amazing to hear you love Eurovision 😊 The dark green with the gold looked amazing, your curtain matched so well 👍✨️
We took hundreds of years worth of wallpaper off colonial horsehair plaster. The middle was red velvet that bled. The bottom layers we borders from one foot to about four inches. That was because at that point in time it was ruinously expensive. We only had putty knives and spray bottles.
Love this video!! I will always watch good home renovation content. And sewing content. And general chaos content. Basically, whatever you’re up to! Love from the US!
An absolute RESOUNDING 💫YEESSS💫 to the rhinestone peacock! 🦚 🤩 Thrilled for you with this house! I so envy the view! 🏞 GLORIOUS! Fabulous job! LOADS of work 😱 but you persevered 💪🏽🙌🏻
I thought you were going to Rhinestone that Skull you found for your Dark Academia theme............ also could be your disco ball if you hang and light it right XD
Such a lot of work all by yourself, especially if you haven't done it before - go you! If the worst thing is the picture frame, you've succeeded 👍 It looks great, and I think it will be a marvellous canvas for you to make your own. With the furniture etc from the previous owners, you'll be able to set something up for now and live with the place for a while, changing bits and pieces over time. I can never tell what I want from a space (how to use it and how it looks) until I've lived in it for a little while. I see The Cat Who Is Definitely Not Yours is still definitely not yours 😂
You are creative and brave. Seeing you just go for it with everything has given me the courage to tackle a few things I’ve been putting off because I wasn’t quite sure how to handle them. After all, there aren’t many mistakes that can’t be fixed, so why not just go for it? I have one question though, what are you NOT good at?😊
I have a much-loathed texture on my walls too, and I *wanted* to scrape them smooth... but it turns out it has Effing Asbestos in it. -_- So we're having to do a skim coat of drywall mud on top instead. I deeply resent it.
It's nice to watch someone have fun doing a DYI decor project. It turned out well for you. In the years to come other ideas will come about and you'll find ways to mix it in over time. I tend to love darker reds for walls but end up doing a dark beige or Tuscan yellow because being in darkness sets off my migraine headaches. I go with red, black and copper accents in decor. My tastes have changed a lot since my first project 40 years ago.
La machine vapeur pour détapisser j'ai appris après 9 détapissages sur mes années de vie que en fait c'est utile que dit ton papier est vinylique. Sinon mnt j'utilise juste un spray de jardin, de l'eau tiède et du liquide vaisselle, j'attends 5min, et c'est parti pour gratter et tirer le papier peint. (si ça peut aider des gens à pas louer la machine)
It looks amazing! All the pieces work well together so far. Will you be doing the fireplace in the future? Also to add some whimsy you might look at the arts and crafts movement (I love William Morris soo so much) and art nouveau more broadly. I think those two can mix well with dark academia to give it some nature vibes 💚
For fun and whimsy, popart made w perler beads or legos. Lego has a cool Warhol Marilyn portrait. Ive made ir myself w beads in multiple colors. A fun and pretty projekt.
I hate that popcorn texture too! Never understood it. And who puts up *white* wallpaper?? It's just... white! Love what you did with the room and how you managed to fit so much work into a short video. I'm also still decorating my apartment and the sims will definitely be my soundtrack tomorrow ❤
What you call popcorn is not called popcorn but knock down or orange peel texture and it has a purpose, and that is to cover up imperfections on the wall after joining all the drywall pieces with tape, when you don't want to spend time doing a super smooth finish on the wall, which is more costly and time consuming, plus it is actually a look.
It depends on when it was applied. Pre 1980s (at least in the US), it was made of asbestos. But afterward was "created using a paper-based or Styrofoam product to create the texture, rather than asbestos". I always wear a mask even when spray painting though. Depends on the person and the materials.
The room looks great. NerdForge just did a video on turning her workshop in to Wizard Study, so you might be inspired by something she did. Also Christine McConnell had done some really neat things with Victorian Style Lamp Shade and general
REALLY nice flooring job! Love it that you used the underlayment and wall spacers! First DIYer on YT that actually knew what you are doing; what a lovely change of pace. SUPERB decorating job. Loved the whole video.
Absolutely LOVE it! It's so amazing how you tied together all that random stuff, that you're finding ways to USE the stuff that was in the house when a lot of people would just dump it or hide it. Using hot glue to hold down permanent cables to the wall without ugly brackets? Big brain move right there. So smart! Also loved the creativity with the frames, and for next time, I usually see the staples put in the back of the joint? The green you picked is so luscious, and I'm so glad you were able to get rid of the popcorn texture (even if it was probably a LOT more work than you showed us)
A meme queen. Idk what you ate when you were doing the wallpaper, but it was the same color as the glue side 🤣 “Lets cut the couch in half “ I swear this is me being nervous/surprised and then impressed. Not even at the results but I know it’s gonna look amazing
Wait what? My house is decorated in dark academia? I have a style? What... Don't worry Yeah I've been under a rock. Studying a lot. Wait what? I have style😅😊😂
Lovely job! I hate popcorn, I've had to scrape it off more ceilings than I care to admit, wet slop is definitely preferable to dry dust though. That wallpaper machine is great, wish we'd had one when we moved into our house. Every other room had paper stuff that came off in nice big pieces if you wet it with a sponge, but the Blue Room had this plasticized stuff, we spent 7 hours scraping in there... Your quick and dirty solution to other people's poro plastering job is fine, we've done it plenty of times during renos and refreshes... After having had to deal with the mess from people painting in their cabling disasters, I'm not sure I would have used hot glue, but I suppose a heat gun would take it off if you ever needed to remove it... NotYourCat definitely seems to have become part of the family! I dunno about a rhinestone peacock, but maybe some beaded bugs like The Closet Historian makes?
"I watched two TH-cam videos, so I'm basically an expert now." This is how I repaired my toilet and built my own computer out of parts. XD Also highfive to the pic of 90s Rock. .....I have never thought of hotgluing cables to the wall. Genius. I LOVE THAT DRAGON PRINT. (Hi kitty!)
Not this making me wish we could just roller paint the walls in my house. There all like 60's - 80's paneling, so you have to go into the gaps before rolling, or it won't be... fully covered
This looks great, you did a wonderful job! I think some fantasy taxidermy would be a glorious addition, and I would love to see how you'd make it, perhaps some wall mounted heads (of teddybears, or unicorns, or something monstrous!) would be cool. Also, when I think of Dark Academia, I think of Cabinets of Curiosity, so perhaps a shelf filled with funny little gadgets, creepy things in jars, bottles of unnamed herbs etc
I was horrified to see you covering the tile floor, and ohhh, the chairs!😢 however, I reminded myself to trust the process!!😊 You did not disappoint!! 👏 I'm watching thinking ohhh yes a peacock 🦚 is going to look Fab on those walls. 😂😅😂 You did a Beautiful remodel so cozy, and that porch what a Bonus!! ✌️💜🇺🇸
I wasn't too sure about the paint colour, but the room looks magnifique!! I like the peacock idea with gold accents. And your view 😍!!! Absolutely amazing
I love this! I think I’m in love with dark academia. You are amazing. I’m loving your channel and I JUST started watching it today! I give you five hearts! ❤❤❤❤❤
Merci pour l’inspiration ! Je vais faire ma bibliothèque en Dark Académia bientôt. Trop beau 🤩 C’est rigolo, ta peinture me semble verte au début et bleue au reveal 😅 J’aime beaucoup ces vidéos makeover, j’espère que tu en feras d’autres !
My first time at your channel and I found your video adorable. I am sooooo confused though: on my computer, that paint looked green--like maybe a bluish emerald---but for the reveal it was suddenly a beautiful jewel-toned peacock blue. I'll just leave that a computer mystery and say Well Done! A beautiful decoration of that space.
More pictures! More dried flowers and silk flowers! Maybe by some old books with ink print drawings of botanical flowers and book drawings (black & white). Busts of people. Crystal vases. 😊
It turned out lovely!! What was the brand, & color of your beautiful paint. Very lovely! You are very quick witted on upcycling! Trash into treasure, not literally but you know what I mean!! You are very talented and have so many skillets. AS do I, you learn, a thing 🤔 lol again very stunning! Great job!!
i am renovating my new house, and i was lacking music inspiration for while I paint..! you just helped me find music and decoration inspiration!!! XD sims 1 forever!!!!
Try Cavallini Papers - their posters/ wrapping papers are gorgeos, very priceless, have a vintage, academic vibe and should fit perfectly to this style! I have lots of them and I have a "science" wall in my living room, where I mix them with original lithographs and graphics from old books. I change them themewise, so it's always new! I loved your makeover! Merçi!
The room has flair, personality and a Dark Academia style, but perhaps add a little more artwork? I would suggest, Swiss surrealist painter H.R. Giger. Buy 3 black and white images online, print out and frame each one separately then mount on your wall as a group of 3? Love van Gogh, Matisse and Monet, but sometimes it is fun to wake up the guests. Giger will do that.😉
I don't know how I miss the day you post this, but, all your work is wonderful. It would appear the Landlord approves too. I think since we see lizard a second time, maybe lizard is "caretaker". How can you be proper land-owning bourgeoisie without caretaker/groundskeeper staff after all? :P
You did my living room! OK, I don’t have that veiw and hadn’t done curtains, but I bought that color paint and a Chippendale sofa. I didn’t know it was called Dark Academia…
Future tip for making frames...staple the backside of the trim. Then use wood filler if the pieces don't quite match up. Whimsy to add ideas: Get an inexpensive lamp shade. Add beading, fringe, and trim to the bottom. Find a lamp base you like...voilà instant Victorian lamp. I added iron on dead head moth patches to the sides of mine (quasi square shade)
Hubby and I just did 3 rooms with the same type if flooring!! We've got 2 more to go! They're pretty easy to install once you do few rows. You did an awesome job, yours look amazing!!
I want my whole house to have a whimsical/dark witchy cottagecore vibe. You're giving me so many ideas. Also, wallpaper is so pretty but damn if its not a nightmare to take down 😅
Unless it's latex (real or modern) paint or vinyl wallpaper you mostly get away with water in a pump sprayer (these pumping air things, not like windex bottles). You spray, let soak, spray, soak, spray, soak. After some time the wallpaper should be removable in big strips. The scorching with a knife or wallpaper perforator tool is only needed if the water can't reach the glue. Like with latex paint, vinyl or several paint layers.
Beautiful!! The dark green was a fabulously bold choice. I would love to paint my workroom a bold color, but I rent and I get whatever the landlord decides. Blech! So boring.
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For the uninspiring art you could paint in little creatures, space ships, aliens, mythical beings. Say a sea dragon in an ocean print. If the color of the print or painting doesn’t work for you then try a wash over it to change the mood. Next time you make a frame staple the backside or better yet use thin nails in the side to attach with a bit of wood glue. I throughly enjoy your videos and thank you for sharing them with us. ❤
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That picture with the flower vase looks exactly like one I remember from my grand parents house😢
1:52 The picture of The ROCK at the fireplace 😂🤣😂
This room needs a taxidermy peacock on a branch ...
A monkey skeleton
An painting of a snake ...
A painting of a cockatoo
10 owls
A victoian aquarium or terrarium
A zebra
A large globe
Apothecary jars
A bar cart
Crystals
leaded crystal chachkies
More tapestries
😁
15:44 Yes please. A giant rhinestoned peacock would look great. Perfect addition for the wall colour and honestly I really want to see how you would do it. The room is stunning.
Thank you!
I'm not sure if the fireplace works or not but you could put something surprising and whimsy in there! The room looks so amazing though. I don't know how you are good at everything but you are!!!! :)
@HazarielCostumes It's also a completely legit academia-style decoration--my uncle owns a big restored Victorian house and he has an actual taxidermy peacock in the sitting room.
I love it. Can't believe you had so much great furniture left in the house! Its a great base to start adding your own touches of whimsy over the years.
Some are really cool, others are just.... *looks at the fireplace*
@@HazarielAtelierYeah. Inherited/Purchased houses with generations worth of stuff is a mixed bag of treasures and horrors 😂
@namnetare that's so true. I inherited my childhood home and there's cool things and the "omg what am I going to do with 30 (insert item)?!?"
I 100% second the rhinestone peacock idea. 😊
I haven't even gotten past the ads yet (letting them run) and I love this idea!
I love the peacock idea!
Agreed! Love this idea!
I see the bejeweled peacock in dark hues vs. bright ones.... or even a faux Tiffany lamp with a peacock plume inspired shade! 🦚💡
Only if it’s a unique specimen. Albino and white sequins. Or a skeleton white sequins and tail feathers and head plume white gold necklaces and anklets
Have you heard of Christine McConnell? She's the queen of all things dark and weird and darkly whimsical. She makes a great inspiration for dark rooms and vintage furniture (though I don't think she has a pink flamingo, or rhinestoned peacock ;-)). Also; next time just staple the back of the frame 🙂. Some woodfiller in the seams at the front, and you're good to go!
She is amazing!
Does she have a TH-cam channel?
@@looselycollected7505 Yes it is From The Mind Of Christine McConnell. She also has a Patreon.
She also has a cool Halloween food/craft series on Netflix
@@andromalius8890is it still on Netflix?
So beautiful! I think you should turn something that would normally be "dark academia" into a whimsy piece. Like, a small bust of someone, but covered in glitter. 😅 If you wanted to, you could even keep it a darker color, to not make it stand out too much.
Mmmm, yes, green and blue interference paints would look great as they work best on top of a dark colour.
Love it ❤
Rhinestone peacock but gothic...? Black, purples, blues and maybe a pop off bright pink would look so good.
Like seeing the house transformation process as well as your crazy sewing skills.
I love how affectionate the cat is with you, you got adopted Ariel! :D
For the big picture frame, it's better to either glue an extra L-shaped piece of wood to the back and staple that, or put glue on the edges and staple from behind, then fill gaps with wood filler. But you life and you learn, as you said :)
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That is a beautiful living room you've made, and this video has it all: humour, drama, cat, DIY; I cried when you sanded and painted over those beautiful wooden chairs, but I forgave you when you (quite correctly) pointed out that Finland was robbed 🤣You were on the right track, though, when you made your picture frame. Just apply PVA glue on the surfaces that will be joined, and staple them together on the backside. Thanks for showing us your process of turning a house into a home 🙂
I know for the chairs and maybe you are right, but also, I need to feel living in my home and not the house from previous owners, so yep paint it is !
Also Finland for the win.
It's actually so satisfying to see you paint the wall properly :D. First painting the edges and around all the door and window frames and THEN painting the large surfaces of the wall. My mom was a painter (like in renovating homes, not an artsy painter) for 40 years, and this is how the pros do it and how she taught me to do it. It's way more efficient and less patchy to do it this way. I always die inside a little bit, if people start painting right in the middle of the Wall, where overlaps are the most visible 😅. Though to be fair, this isn't so much an issue with highly pigmented quality paint, since it often times covers without streaks with the first coat (except for light paint over dark)
I would love to see you make a giant Beetle and rind stone it! like a Hercules beetle sewn together or sculpted and hanging on the wall or something
Oh, l totally understand the joy of not having to hem those curtains!
That's how i get satisfaction in my life
I like how that wall color looks quite dark or light depending on the light hitting it. It's nice to have a change.
The colour really confuses me. Is it green or blue?
@@aksilebIt's teal. It'll have a green or blue hue depending on lighting
" Finland got robbed" heavily nodding in agreement because still upset of this year's juries at the esc 😬
The juries wouldn't know a great song if it bit them in the ass!
Everyone was yelling with rage in the house!
My Ex and I gutted to the studs and remodeled 3 different houses in 6 years. 1985- 91. So much fun and lots of wonderful memories. But OMG so much work! I miss having all that energy. Thanks for taking us on your adventures! The room Turned out wonderful. You can always add your personal touch to the paintings to make them your own. And less “Proper”
Your first attempt at framing was pretty good! If you want to try again, a few tips: join the corners with wood glue, then add the staples in the same places but on the flat side, they'll hold it secure while the glue dries and you won't see anything from the front. And if you want a super seamless corner, they sell little wax sticks you can rub in to fill in any gaps from the cut angle being off, but if you're going to paint it anyway you can just fill it with something like airdry clay and give it a quick sand to get it super smooth for way cheaper
Hey so not sure if it's the same in France, but just a heads up, in Australia, be super careful removing textured walls and ceiling that have the popcorn kernel like texture cos it can contain asbestos
Oh It might be an issue in France but before getting the houses we ensured that no abestos was used. It's a legal obligation to have a check on this!
@@HazarielAtelier That is amazing to hear! I wish that was the case in more places! Thank you for letting me know!
That texture which is called knock down or orange peel, is actually made with recent materials, so no asbestos was ever used anyway.
Oooo I love the color. I think you should do things like paint a tiara on one of those guys in the paintings or paint a Big Foot in the landscape painting.
Very nice! I wasn’t sure about the wall color at first but it really looks perfect for the dark academia aesthetic. (I have red walls in my library!)
Fun part is that the color of the walls is slightly changing depending on the outdoor light/night/clouds
@@HazarielAtelier cool! My parents had a large painting of woods and stream that would look different depending on if it was sunny or stormy weather outside.
OMG The Sims music, I DIED!
Congratulations, dad! I mean, Ariel 💙the room looks amazing!
Dark Academia is my deal. I have two crystal balls. A collection of Egyption statues. Fossils and taxidermy under glass. Several glass skulls. A collection of lab glass and dried flowers framed under glass. I also love my hand painted porcelain portraits mounted on velvet and in brass frames. Also, I have several handmade tapestries.
Nice flex on your character inventory 😍
Looks great! One tip for small gaps in picture frames that are going to be painted - mix sawdust with wood glue and push into gap, smooth. When dry sand if necessary and paint!
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Omg yes! Finland was definitely robbed!😂 💚🩷 amazing to hear you love Eurovision 😊 The dark green with the gold looked amazing, your curtain matched so well 👍✨️
I love the vibe by candlelight. :) But if you add a pink flamingo, you might have to call it Campy Academia!
For someone who is self described not an interior design decorator you did fantastic with this themed room. Good job giiiirl
With that wall color, the rhinestone peacock would be amazing!
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I have full faith that you have enough natural whimsey to furnish your entire house beautifully xx
Indeed, we have many other projects (and many other rooms)
We took hundreds of years worth of wallpaper off colonial horsehair plaster. The middle was red velvet that bled. The bottom layers we borders from one foot to about four inches. That was because at that point in time it was ruinously expensive. We only had putty knives and spray bottles.
I just love it! Everything 😍 and can we please appreciate that you did it all on your own? 🥺 amazing and so inspiring ❤
OMG, that is a DREAM house! I love the choice of arsenic green on the walls.
Love this video!! I will always watch good home renovation content. And sewing content. And general chaos content. Basically, whatever you’re up to! Love from the US!
"Not your cat" seems to also love the renovation! 😂
An absolute RESOUNDING 💫YEESSS💫 to the rhinestone peacock! 🦚 🤩
Thrilled for you with this house! I so envy the view! 🏞 GLORIOUS!
Fabulous job! LOADS of work 😱 but you persevered 💪🏽🙌🏻
Thank you!
I thought you were going to Rhinestone that Skull you found for your Dark Academia theme............ also could be your disco ball if you hang and light it right XD
Some gorgeous Indian textiles, with gold embroidery and beading and tiny mirrors. Dark jewel colours, lots of rich folds...
Such a lot of work all by yourself, especially if you haven't done it before - go you! If the worst thing is the picture frame, you've succeeded 👍
It looks great, and I think it will be a marvellous canvas for you to make your own. With the furniture etc from the previous owners, you'll be able to set something up for now and live with the place for a while, changing bits and pieces over time. I can never tell what I want from a space (how to use it and how it looks) until I've lived in it for a little while.
I see The Cat Who Is Definitely Not Yours is still definitely not yours 😂
Eurovision, Mel Giedroyc attempting to seductively churn butter in the background was the peak of the show.
You are creative and brave. Seeing you just go for it with everything has given me the courage to tackle a few things I’ve been putting off because I wasn’t quite sure how to handle them. After all, there aren’t many mistakes that can’t be fixed, so why not just go for it?
I have one question though, what are you NOT good at?😊
I have a much-loathed texture on my walls too, and I *wanted* to scrape them smooth... but it turns out it has Effing Asbestos in it. -_- So we're having to do a skim coat of drywall mud on top instead. I deeply resent it.
You're fab with the physical humor.i love watching everything you put out!
Ca fait très english, j'aime beaucoup :) le fauteuil et le sofa a pieds sont magnifiques.
Perhaps painting over the old paintings? ;) I think Mr. Cat should get a portrait with one of those fancy uniforms.
How about one of those giant barbie heads meant for kids to have fun with the hair but make it
✨shiny✨ Also your place is looking fantastic!
Thank you!
Your fireplace! Its so cool! I have happy memories in my first childhood home with a fireplace, so i love them.
So nice 🔥🔥
you should go for a howls moving castle jewelry and crystals and feathers and potions all stuck to the walls with pins and daggers. x
It's nice to watch someone have fun doing a DYI decor project. It turned out well for you. In the years to come other ideas will come about and you'll find ways to mix it in over time.
I tend to love darker reds for walls but end up doing a dark beige or Tuscan yellow because being in darkness sets off my migraine headaches. I go with red, black and copper accents in decor. My tastes have changed a lot since my first project 40 years ago.
Thought you took a big bite of wall paper until I realised it was a pain au chocolat... 😂
OMG the sims 1 music! so much memories
La machine vapeur pour détapisser j'ai appris après 9 détapissages sur mes années de vie que en fait c'est utile que dit ton papier est vinylique. Sinon mnt j'utilise juste un spray de jardin, de l'eau tiède et du liquide vaisselle, j'attends 5min, et c'est parti pour gratter et tirer le papier peint. (si ça peut aider des gens à pas louer la machine)
It looks amazing! All the pieces work well together so far. Will you be doing the fireplace in the future? Also to add some whimsy you might look at the arts and crafts movement (I love William Morris soo so much) and art nouveau more broadly. I think those two can mix well with dark academia to give it some nature vibes 💚
All on board with the peacock. You can also find iridescent top coat acrylic paint
Do you mind if I move in your house too? I can sleep in the sewing room/area
It's a great start! I think as you find little odd treasures the whimsical vibes will grow. I would add in plants tho!
Plants/vines in differing shades of green might be interesting on the wall
For fun and whimsy, popart made w perler beads or legos. Lego has a cool Warhol Marilyn portrait. Ive made ir myself w beads in multiple colors. A fun and pretty projekt.
Don't give some more legos ideas to the BF!
14:56 KÄÄRIJÄ IS SO FUCKING AMAZING, FINLAND WON THAT!
I hate that popcorn texture too! Never understood it. And who puts up *white* wallpaper?? It's just... white! Love what you did with the room and how you managed to fit so much work into a short video. I'm also still decorating my apartment and the sims will definitely be my soundtrack tomorrow ❤
What you call popcorn is not called popcorn but knock down or orange peel texture and it has a purpose, and that is to cover up imperfections on the wall after joining all the drywall pieces with tape, when you don't want to spend time doing a super smooth finish on the wall, which is more costly and time consuming, plus it is actually a look.
Don't know if someone has already pointed it out but the corner embroidery patches are Military Patches :-D Rank Corporal, if I'm no mistaken
Yeah I noticed that too! Nobody else seems to have.
I appreciate the cinematography. And the cat. And the rain and the rainbow.
Goth flamingo and rhinestone peacock!
Hi! Noticed that you weren't wearing a mask when doing the sanding. Is it really okay for you to breathe in that much dust?
It depends on when it was applied. Pre 1980s (at least in the US), it was made of asbestos. But afterward was "created using a paper-based or Styrofoam product to create the texture, rather than asbestos". I always wear a mask even when spray painting though. Depends on the person and the materials.
You are so spot on with your content back to back😭😭
The room looks great.
NerdForge just did a video on turning her workshop in to Wizard Study, so you might be inspired by something she did. Also Christine McConnell had done some really neat things with Victorian Style Lamp Shade and general
REALLY nice flooring job! Love it that you used the underlayment and wall spacers! First DIYer on YT that actually knew what you are doing; what a lovely change of pace. SUPERB decorating job. Loved the whole video.
Absolutely LOVE it! It's so amazing how you tied together all that random stuff, that you're finding ways to USE the stuff that was in the house when a lot of people would just dump it or hide it.
Using hot glue to hold down permanent cables to the wall without ugly brackets? Big brain move right there. So smart! Also loved the creativity with the frames, and for next time, I usually see the staples put in the back of the joint? The green you picked is so luscious, and I'm so glad you were able to get rid of the popcorn texture (even if it was probably a LOT more work than you showed us)
Omg,, The “The Sims” Music! 😂
The flamingo idea sounds fantastic! The Alice in wonderland vibe would contrast beautifully with dark academia 😍
A meme queen.
Idk what you ate when you were doing the wallpaper, but it was the same color as the glue side 🤣
“Lets cut the couch in half “
I swear this is me being nervous/surprised and then impressed.
Not even at the results but I know it’s gonna look amazing
It's a Pain au chocolat
@@HazarielAtelier it sounded absolutely delicious. ^__^
I clicked on this so hard when i saw it. 100% would paint a room dark green. Definitely need more paintings and rugs 🤓.
Wait what? My house is decorated in dark academia? I have a style? What... Don't worry Yeah I've been under a rock. Studying a lot. Wait what? I have style😅😊😂
Lovely job!
I hate popcorn, I've had to scrape it off more ceilings than I care to admit, wet slop is definitely preferable to dry dust though.
That wallpaper machine is great, wish we'd had one when we moved into our house. Every other room had paper stuff that came off in nice big pieces if you wet it with a sponge, but the Blue Room had this plasticized stuff, we spent 7 hours scraping in there...
Your quick and dirty solution to other people's poro plastering job is fine, we've done it plenty of times during renos and refreshes...
After having had to deal with the mess from people painting in their cabling disasters, I'm not sure I would have used hot glue, but I suppose a heat gun would take it off if you ever needed to remove it...
NotYourCat definitely seems to have become part of the family!
I dunno about a rhinestone peacock, but maybe some beaded bugs like The Closet Historian makes?
You have a lot more energy than I!
"I watched two TH-cam videos, so I'm basically an expert now." This is how I repaired my toilet and built my own computer out of parts. XD
Also highfive to the pic of 90s Rock.
.....I have never thought of hotgluing cables to the wall. Genius.
I LOVE THAT DRAGON PRINT.
(Hi kitty!)
Impressed with your perseverance with so many tedious tasks, and with the final results. I would live on your porch to enjoy the view!
Not this making me wish we could just roller paint the walls in my house. There all like 60's - 80's paneling, so you have to go into the gaps before rolling, or it won't be... fully covered
This looks great, you did a wonderful job!
I think some fantasy taxidermy would be a glorious addition, and I would love to see how you'd make it, perhaps some wall mounted heads (of teddybears, or unicorns, or something monstrous!) would be cool. Also, when I think of Dark Academia, I think of Cabinets of Curiosity, so perhaps a shelf filled with funny little gadgets, creepy things in jars, bottles of unnamed herbs etc
I was horrified to see you covering the tile floor, and ohhh, the chairs!😢 however, I reminded myself to trust the process!!😊 You did not disappoint!! 👏
I'm watching thinking ohhh yes a peacock 🦚 is going to look Fab on those walls. 😂😅😂
You did a Beautiful remodel so cozy, and that porch what a Bonus!! ✌️💜🇺🇸
I wasn't too sure about the paint colour, but the room looks magnifique!! I like the peacock idea with gold accents. And your view 😍!!! Absolutely amazing
OMG I was SOLD with your "build mode" music 🤣😂🤣😘😘😘 I know, oh I know ♥ Awesome video!
I love this! I think I’m in love with dark academia. You are amazing. I’m loving your channel and I JUST started watching it today! I give you five hearts! ❤❤❤❤❤
Ahhh!! I just stumbled across your videos and I had NO IDEA the aesthetic I like had a name!!! Thank you!!! 😭
«I have never used it but I watched two youtube videos, so I'm basically an expert now» HAHAHA ça m'a tué, je pense pareil!!
Merci pour l’inspiration ! Je vais faire ma bibliothèque en Dark Académia bientôt. Trop beau 🤩 C’est rigolo, ta peinture me semble verte au début et bleue au reveal 😅 J’aime beaucoup ces vidéos makeover, j’espère que tu en feras d’autres !
My first time at your channel and I found your video adorable. I am sooooo confused though: on my computer, that paint looked green--like maybe a bluish emerald---but for the reveal it was suddenly a beautiful jewel-toned peacock blue. I'll just leave that a computer mystery and say Well Done! A beautiful decoration of that space.
The reveal reminds me of my favourite French film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. Looks a lot like her apartement.
More pictures! More dried flowers and silk flowers! Maybe by some old books with ink print drawings of botanical flowers and book drawings (black & white). Busts of people. Crystal vases. 😊
It turned out lovely!! What was the brand, & color of your beautiful paint. Very lovely! You are very quick witted on upcycling! Trash into treasure, not literally but you know what I mean!! You are very talented and have so many skillets. AS do I, you learn, a thing 🤔 lol again very stunning! Great job!!
i am renovating my new house, and i was lacking music inspiration for while I paint..!
you just helped me find music and decoration inspiration!!! XD
sims 1 forever!!!!
Try Cavallini Papers - their posters/ wrapping papers are gorgeos, very priceless, have a vintage, academic vibe and should fit perfectly to this style! I have lots of them and I have a "science" wall in my living room, where I mix them with original lithographs and graphics from old books. I change them themewise, so it's always new!
I loved your makeover! Merçi!
The room has flair, personality and a Dark Academia style, but perhaps add a little more artwork? I would suggest, Swiss surrealist painter H.R. Giger. Buy 3 black and white images online, print out and frame each one separately then mount on your wall as a group of 3? Love van Gogh, Matisse and Monet, but sometimes it is fun to wake up the guests. Giger will do that.😉
I don't know how I miss the day you post this, but, all your work is wonderful. It would appear the Landlord approves too. I think since we see lizard a second time, maybe lizard is "caretaker". How can you be proper land-owning bourgeoisie without caretaker/groundskeeper staff after all? :P
You did my living room! OK, I don’t have that veiw and hadn’t done curtains, but I bought that color paint and a Chippendale sofa.
I didn’t know it was called Dark Academia…
Future tip for making frames...staple the backside of the trim. Then use wood filler if the pieces don't quite match up. Whimsy to add ideas: Get an inexpensive lamp shade. Add beading, fringe, and trim to the bottom. Find a lamp base you like...voilà instant Victorian lamp. I added iron on dead head moth patches to the sides of mine (quasi square shade)
Hubby and I just did 3 rooms with the same type if flooring!! We've got 2 more to go! They're pretty easy to install once you do few rows. You did an awesome job, yours look amazing!!
I want my whole house to have a whimsical/dark witchy cottagecore vibe. You're giving me so many ideas. Also, wallpaper is so pretty but damn if its not a nightmare to take down 😅
Unless it's latex (real or modern) paint or vinyl wallpaper you mostly get away with water in a pump sprayer (these pumping air things, not like windex bottles). You spray, let soak, spray, soak, spray, soak. After some time the wallpaper should be removable in big strips.
The scorching with a knife or wallpaper perforator tool is only needed if the water can't reach the glue. Like with latex paint, vinyl or several paint layers.
Beautiful!! The dark green was a fabulously bold choice. I would love to paint my workroom a bold color, but I rent and I get whatever the landlord decides. Blech! So boring.
That green is EVERYTHING- my hair is this colour thanks to Manic Panic. Yum!