After living in New York my whole life and realizing rent is $2-3,000 a month for a one bedroom I had to figure out a different way. I’m 26 years old and really didn’t need more space than a one bedroom. I went straight to educate myself to somehow not have to do this. I went to YouTube and stumbled upon people like Graham Stephan & Meet Kevin as well as the bigger pockets podcast and one thing they harped on a lot was to purchase a “house hack”.
This video is a vlog style look into my renovation of one of the units of my multi-family house. The upgrades include a new luxury vinyl plank flooring, new lighting, new quartz counter top, new kitchen faucet and hardware, new undermount sink, painting original kitchen cabinets, new shiplap wall, new shiplap barn door as well as new furniture & décor.
Let me know what you think below!
https://www.castlery.com/us – Couch, Credenza
https://www.potterybarn.com/ – Island stools, Lamps,
https://www.westelm.com/ – Coffee Table
https://www.homedepot.com/ – Lighting Fixtures, Butcherblock Desk and Brackets
https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/furniture – Kitchen island
COSTS
$1200-Countertop (I was able to find a piece excess of quartz from a larger
cut at the counter top place) This is a good way to save on price
$1,100- New flooring (Got a designers discount)
$1,000- New lighting
$550- New base molding
$300- Faucet
$350- Sink
$250- Shiplap
$60- Shiplap door base
$150 Shiplap Hardware
$150 Flush mount light fixtures ($75 each)
$170 Pendants ($85 Each)
$200 Paint & Supplies
$80 Brass hardware
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$5,560 Total
Thanks for watching architecture/designer/contractor bros