TRANSFORMING MY RENT STABILIZED NYC APARTMENT

@lucasoakleyart

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Why it worked

The video taps into the popular 'renovation/DIY' genre with a personal touch, showing the creator's journey and relatable struggles with a time-consuming project. The creator's personality and humor, especially their self-deprecating comments about the project's difficulty, likely resonate with viewers.

Summary

The creator is undertaking a DIY renovation of their rent-stabilized NYC apartment, starting with the kitchen cabinets. They remove, sand, prime, and paint the cabinets, a process that takes longer than expected. The video ends with the cabinets primed and drying, with plans to reinstall them and tackle wallpaper the next day.

Structure

1Introduction to apartment transformation project
2Removing and preparing kitchen cabinets (sanding, priming)
3Painting kitchen cabinets
4Taking a break for food
5Continuing painting and realizing the scope of the project
6Finishing cabinet painting and planning next steps

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TRANSFORMING MY RENT STABILIZED NYC APARTMENT

Original caption

The new era has officially begun!! I’m living alone for the first time, which means I don’t have to appease anyone but myself in my apartment decor — so let’s get into TRANSFORMING MY RENT STABILIZED NYC APARTMENT! I will be doing the absolute MOST, so get ready to watch me turn this shoe box into a pop art palace ;-)

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Transcript

Transforming my rent stabilized New York City apartment. That's right. I have a new apartment. I'm living alone for the first time. I'm sweating as a motherfucker in heat. And I'm going to transform this space into my sanctuary. So we're going to start with the kitchen cabinets. I'm going to have to sand and prime everything before I paint. First, I'm going to remove all of the cabinets. I'm going to have to sand and prime everything before I paint. First, I'm going to remove all of the cabinets. The Home Depot. So I need to sand so that the primer has something to really latch onto. I'm going to follow what he told me. I brought all of the cabinets into my bedroom and I'm going to prime everything. I only primed everything. It's 9:00. So I think I'm going to try to get the cabinets done tonight. And I'll paint the bathroom tomorrow. Oh shit. The wallpaper I have to do the wallpaper too. Okay. I'm about to kick it into high gear right now. All right, it's 12:30 and I finally finished painting the cabinets. I feel like the literal biggest imbecile on the planet for thinking I was gonna be able to do all of these and the bathroom and wallpaper today. I need to let these dry overnight. And luckily the movers don't come tomorrow until 3 o'clock. So I'm going to get up bright and early and reinstall all of the cabinet doors. And I'll try to get this wallpaper on before all of this shit comes in and just takes up all the space in here. So I'll catch y'all tomorrow on another episode of transforming my rent stabilized NYC apartment. I'm going to try to get this wallpaper on before all of this shit comes in and just takes up all the space in here. So I'll catch y'all tomorrow on another episode of transforming my rent stabilized NYC apartment.