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Hey guys! I'm Alexandra Gater and I show you how to do rental-friendly upgrades and DIY projects on a budget. Be sure to follow me on Instagram for our monthly video schedule! Today I'm turning a small rental bedroom into a moody and cozy space!
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Left: home of Bella Freud, photographed by Michael Sinclair for Vogue https://bit.ly/3sTALXl
Centre: designed by Clare Woods, via Inigo https://bit.ly/3Pnakky
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Intro designed and animated by Lindsey Deschamps: https://lindseydes.com
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All opinions are my own. It's important to hire licensed professionals for certain projects; if you're unsure or unqualified, please don't attempt any projects seen in my videos yourself.
Ani Monteleone . 1 week ago
Someone needs to give this team a legit television show. You guys consistently produce better quality makeovers than 95% of what is on tv. The best!
Despina Kyraleos . 3 hours ago
Alexandra, I know you have high aspirations, but please do not go over to HGTV. I actually cancelled that channel because the content is 100 percent better from YouTube designers. I love your team and your designs!
Rosana Paula . 8 hours ago
Alexandra, I love your channel and your work. But I confess that I just watch it without understanding everything you say because there is no subtitle option in Portuguese (Brazil)... I don't know if it's you who controls this, but it would be interesting to have subtitle options in another language, not just English ☺️
Leona Schaffer . 11 hours ago
Hold up. Did she just refer to a dresser from the 1980s as “antique” I feel personally attacked! 😢
Jessica . 15 hours ago
You look gorgeous Alexandra!
Beautiful Junk . 19 hours ago
I seriously want the window seat! That turned out amazing!
Carolynn Rice . 22 hours ago
Nice room but the lamp beside the bed is too short for the bed. Maybe a wall mounted would have been better. Keep up the great work!
mehtarelingolien . 1 day ago
I'm deaf. The hand gesture you spontaneously did for "reading" is actually very similar to the sign for "cooking".
Rachel Chanel . 1 day ago
I LOVE how this room turned out and I’m obsessed with that bench Graham made! Is there a video just on how he made the bench? I would love to try making this myself.
Kat Snow . 1 day ago
Interesting color scheme, so glad the client was delighted because that is the most important thing!
LifeOfAMakeupAddict . 2 days ago
Even though this is my least favorite room (since it’s not my aesthetic) they have done, it’s still a beautiful vintage yet modern like gramma-core room! I fell in love with the ceiling light/lamp.
Sobugg . 2 days ago
I want this bedroom! This may be my favorite make-over yet.
Deanna Driscoll . 2 days ago
putting that blue in there hurts my soul but i hope she likes it
Ellington3 . 2 days ago
Beautiful work as always Team AG!
edialves . 2 days ago
I love when Alexandra goes out of her confort zone ❤
Karen Stairs . 2 days ago
I love the colors and textures! Using her beloved furniture was the best! The bench!! The bench!!! Love Love the bench!!!!!!!!!
Kaye Bohémier . 2 days ago
Just a quick curiosity question for the team ... so, in a lot of your videos, you rely a lot on textures, rugs, and such. I (and many others) have bad dust mite allergies. My allergist told me to get rid of all carpeting, and all of the fabrics in my apartment need to be able to withstand a high heat wash cycle to kill dust mite eggs once every 1-2 weeks. What can make a space feel cozier when you can't do curtains, rugs, fun throws (because they're all delicate cycle, ugh), open shelving, and such? Is it basically just art walls and custom knobs and lots of strategically-placed fuzzy slippers at that point? Really curious because I haven't seen a video that tackles a challenge like that!
Southern Fried Heathen . 2 days ago
Gotta vote nope on the red bedding. It takes away from the gorgeous terracotta paint color. Other great!!!
Carolyn Grotaers . 2 days ago
It's lovely to see your clients' happiness at the end of the makeover. 😀
priscilla g . 2 days ago
I love how dark and cozy this space and also LOVE the bookshelf. I want one for my bedroom since I have a lot of books and have always wanted a bay window. yall did an amazing job making over her space!!
Mary Frederickson . 3 days ago
I had the biggest happy smile during the reveal because I could feel her happiness.
Just Your Average Luna . 3 days ago
Unrelated to the makeover, but a lot of watchers don't like when YouTubers pressure or beg for subscriptions in their intro. I think it's one thing to ask people to subscribe--especially at the end of the video, cuz if people like what they see it reminds them to stick around--but this whole guilting and salesman bargaining with viewers for their watching choices? Is annoying, at best, and should've been left behind in 2021.
You do AMAZING work, and don't need to rely on such tactics. I don't know, maybe you see on your backend that doing this gets you more subscribers, however for myself all I know is I literally used to be subscribed, and am now unsubscribed because of this.
If it's working for you, then best wishes for your success--certainly not asking you to stop doing what works for some singular rando--but, in case it hasn't been yeilding results, I just wanted to give you at least one viewer's perspective:
When YouTubers try to make me feel bad for watching when not subscribed, I am happy to just not give them my views then.
katiepillar . 3 days ago
I love this colour! Definitely going on the possibilities list for my new house
Tina Kyriakou . 3 days ago
Shout out to James! You crack me up 😆❤ Also, the end result is gorgeous, well done team AG!
April Lauman . 3 days ago
I noticed in the before shots that the bedroom owner hangs things on her beautiful dresser posts. I think adding some hooks behind the door for those things would help maintain visual simplicity while giving her a place to organize visually, as seems to come naturally.
Alex Richard . 3 days ago
This might be my favorite one yet! It’s just so COZY ❤
Sarai . 4 days ago
Amazing as always! Can we see some basement apartment inspo next?!!!
Beka meditation Baby . 4 days ago
Seriously the book shelf. Great design and crap colours. No it doesn’t go. Looks crap with the colour of the furniture legs. Seriously you painted it so why not something that made it look built in and traditional like the rest of the furniture.
Madeleine McDonald . 4 days ago
As a midwife in Ontario this was so exciting to watch! I’m long past graduation but there’s nobody more deserving for a makeover than someone who has just made it through the midwifery education program, after long 24 hour births and so much hard work. Congratulations Hannah! Good luck in your NR year.
Jessica Pinto . 4 days ago
The whole time I was "where is she going with this?" but then that reveal! All comes together, really awesome!
yennchan69 . 4 days ago
my favorite makeover yet! Gorgeous! Totally my style!
Andre Utrecht . 4 days ago
Love your channel and your class A makeovers and the class A Graham... I have one question though: why do we never see male 'clients'? I am male, I love makeovers .... oké I saw one male client, and that was when you redid the home of James, or what was his name again? Your editor... but for the rest I only see woman clients? Can also be non-binary, or transsexual clients of course...
nanaymoko . 4 days ago
From the Philippines here...An avid fan already..I just view one of the vlogs and started watching the rest...I like everyone in the team..keep it up guys. I learned a lot from you
Meredith Sell . 4 days ago
I love how in the last couple makeovers you've used the individual's existing art collection -- it adds so much more character to the space and really lets their personality shine. Also, breathed a sigh of relief that you kept the Tiffany lamp in this one. That piece is so beautiful.
gayatri verkhedkar . 4 days ago
Loved everything that you guys did in this room. Especially the bench. That took the cake, the icing and the cherry on top. Personally I’d have preferred the side table taller. The top of the table should at least be the height of the mattress.
Susan Tighe . 4 days ago
I think you really missed the boat by using that under-sized outdoor lounge chair style cushion on Graham’s bench.
Beth McCall . 4 days ago
Alexandra seems like to arches and u-shapes… or are they just popular now? There is a u-shape decoration in nearly every makeover…am I the only one who notices this?
Beth McCall . 4 days ago
Love these makeovers…..but what if you don’t have a graham?
Allison Cox . 4 days ago
Is the light fixture a plug in or is it wired in?
small footprint . 4 days ago
With my team and me... not with I. Love your show.