Un-Making Over Apartment (how to remove Peel & Stick Tile, Backsplash, Flooring, Contact Paper etc.)
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2021
- Hi Friends! Today's the day that I'm removing ALL OF MY RENTAL FRIENDLY apartment upgrades! I'm going to be removing peel and stick tile backsplash, peel and stick flooring, removing contact paper from cabinets and countertops, and more! I'll show you how to get the sticky residue off from contact paper and peel and stick tiles (I found non-toxic ways) and all the hacks I learned along the way! I'll also show you how to remove my rental friendly color block wall and wainscoting too! I'm super excited for this video because I really didn't know how easy it would be to reverse all of these DIY apartment upgrades, and I'm happy I get to share this experience with you!
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Imagine touring her unit before the upgrades are taken off and then moving in and realizing it actually looks nothing like what you saw 😩
😂
That's actually hilarious 😂 😄
That was what happened to my last apartment.
That’s getting an apartment Periodtt 😂
I think the new renter could ask her to keep the changes - she wouldn't be able to reuse the materials and wouldn't have to have all that work.
The problem often is the real state broker that demands everything to go back to the original state - EVEN IF THE PLACE GOT IMPROVED.
This is my first time seeing someone undo all their diy stuff. Showing this step is VERY helpful as well!
I completely agree.
For sure
Yep. That’s why I clicked the video
@@rachelle_banks I’m h x no h
I actually clicked this video bc it reminded me of Bestdressed un-making over her apartment a year ago lol
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My father ranted when I painted a wall in my flat and put up new lamps, because I'd just have to remove them and paint that wall again when I move out. Better not to change anything at all. Took me some time to realize that, heck, even if I have to paint a wall again, I wanna live comfortable and in a place where I feel like home, not like I'm squatting. Seeing what you did is next level and so refreshing. I'm gonna check out all the hacks now, YT randomly showed me this vid first.
When tastefully done (as in your case) and when it adds value - most landlords don’t mind. I’ve never had to “undo” my diys. After I decorated my sister’s unit - management started using it as the “model.”
Cool
I would love to see some of your DIY's
DFW, TX
THIS!
That sucks for whoever is looking, imagine going in and seeing something like this before hand like oh okay this is what it'll look like then you get a more rundown version 😂
feeling better after reading this
Wow!
Thank you for showing this. Everyone says, "renter friendly", bit, you have proved it. Congratulations andany blessings on your move and next chapter.
Thank you so much 💕
@@DIYDalia Can you put up the links where to buy the pendant lamps?
Genuinely happy to see these actually being renter friendly. I recently viewed a flat with "renter friendly" sticker decorations on the wall. They were not renter friendly and had not been removed for obvious reasons (tenants in the process of moving out). When viewing flats, I only ever see the massive fails, because they're the ones that leave obvious trails that can't be cleaned up. I'm glad some of these hacks actually work.
@@DIYDalia Hello dalia ! quick question ,where do you get ur pendant lights? I can't seem to find it on Amazon
@@steffigabadovi3308she made them out of a wine rack
As a military family, we moved a lot. Try this hack for residue on walls. Borax and water used on a sponge mop. We were required to wash the walls before out processing our housing. Wash from the bottom of the wall to the top.
I've rented for many years, and my mantra has always been "No permanent damage." It's extremely useful to see which kind of rental hacks are easy to remove and which are nearly impossible. Thanks for doing the good work!
Tip for next time: rubbing alcohol will remove some kinds of glue residue on it's own already really well, I don't think you would've needed the baking soda with it (saves some mess)
Yeah!! I think a scouring pad with rubbing alcohol would have been really effective
I don’t think I’ve seen someone do a how to remove diy rental friendly hacks…….thanks for sharing that and now I know that these things are truly rental friendly.
Lone fox also has a good vid for removing renter friendly hacks
I loved seeing the reverse of all these projects! Can’t wait to see the new place and wish you all the best!
Same
How awsome is to see someone actually removing those and having a peek in to the future if you try them
Best part of this video is if you watch it backwards it shows you how to DIY your apartment ✨✨
LOVED seeing the takedown- i definitely feel more confident about using rental diy’s knowing they’re actually easy to remove
They are not easy
Oil for the most sticky residues - but a cheap oil works fine xD olive oil is too presious for cleaning. And afterward wash everything down with just a soapy water. Simple dish soap does the job.
I've been redoing my entire apartment and tbh, this video makes me wanna do moar stuff to it ahha. My bathroom is about to look so luxe. Ima subscribe.
is it possible you might post some apartment decoration videos?
Can I just say your filming and editing skills are amazing. I appreciate the amount of work and love you put into this video during an already stressful time! So helpful I can’t thank you enough!
Her hubby. :)
I’m wondering what percentage of landlords don’t want you to reverse because the apartment is much better than it was before. Did you ask your landlord if they wanted you to reverse what you did?
I thought the same think. If I am a landlord I would ask the tenant to leave it, it looks much better.
I am a landlord and some of these i would prefer off, but some i would love to keep and even ask for some advice on how to do them !
I was wondering the same!
They can ask but the renter has no obligation to leave it, they paid for it, not the landlord.
@@Bright2010Star I would'nt ask to leave it because, yes, they paid for it! But if they wanted to save time by letting these modifications on and asking if they could, it's a different story
I so appreciate that you showed this! So many people show putting up “rental-friendly” accents but then leave you unsure about the ability for it all to come off.
Yes showing challenges and /or ease of diy rental friendly design removal is greatly appreciated! Plus the durability of the diy improvements is highlighted. Thank you. You did a super quality installation and removal!
Hi Dalia! This was a great video, you are very talented!
As a person who works in the apartment industry and loves everything interior design, all of your renter friendly ideas are a 10/10! So so cute. You definitely went above and beyond, considering I never painted even just one accent wall in the apartments I've had in the past 😅
Anyways, just wanted to say that a little glue residue is not at all bad compared to some VERY dirty apartments we get back. Our maintenance guys and cleaners swear by goo-gone, so that would have been easy to take care of. The small marks of paint is not a big deal either, again, compared to holes in walls, etc. 🤣 I do admire your enthusiasm to get the apartment back to when you first moved in. Props to you. 👍
P.s. for any other DIYers out there, if you have laminate countertops, please do NOT use contact paper or a heat gun. I've never tried it, but I know how much those counters cost, so I would stay away from it. O.O Definitely recommend for hard counters tho 👍
What would you say like the biggest things you would look for when someone's moving out its our first time and we are gonna try our best
I love the idea of new renters coming in after having viewed it and loved it just like …. Is this the one we rented? Are you sure? It looks different 😂
we also wondered if that was what happened! 😂😜
Wait haha, did the new renters actually come see the apartment with the upgrades?
I’d be so upset haha
I've usually chosen apartments specifically because the previous tenant did work like painting the walls a pretty color so I wouldn't have to. I'd be so mad if I moved in and the landlord had painted over all of it!
Honestly, I wouldn't have believed it unless I'd seen it. THanks for sharing the process with us!
As someone who absolutely loathes wood, I was SHOCKED to see the wood design contact paper was something you put up 😂 i was like "WHAT. Id put black contact paper on wood 😂"
I wonder if the landlord/owner would even know you had made any changes?! They’d probably be like, “This place is pretty nice”. LOL!!!!!!
When that tile fell on the wrong side and they exclaimed OH NO in unison...I laughed harder than I ought to. 😄
I've never seen an undo. Thanks for this!!!
For cleaning up residue or oils you used to pick up residue, just using dish soap is great. It's safe for most surfaces and will really get in there more than you'd expect.
This was really helpful! There are so many videos with ‘rental friendly’ makeovers but almost never we see exactly how ‘rental friendly’ they are. These were great! Good luck with the new place!
As a landlord, I’d ask to have everything removed. It looks fantastic, but when it finally starts to wear, I wouldn’t be willing to take the time and effort to try to find and match up replacement material plus put in the work to install it properly.
Peel and stick things aren't thay hard to remove. Or replace for that matter.
@@mcrchickenluvr imo that doesnt change anything, the landlord didnt ask for it to be installed so they shouldnt have to spend their own time and money to replace it. Especially when it comes to scraping leftover sticky residue off the floor
This is completely understandable yet respectable. You understand your renters' point of view but at the end of the day, time is money. Renting is basically a business at the end of the day. I thought these renter friendly hacks were a complete no go but as long as it goes down at the end of the lease that's more than enough for me
mcrchickenluvr But what about if they start to wear when the next tenant lives there? All of the "stick on" things look cute while new but aren't actual permenant finishes. If I moved in there and saw the tiles peeling up and revealing the ugly beige floors I would be mad at the landlord. Not to mention, land lords don't want to be constantly renovating things, which is why they make their apartments durable, not beautiful. This way they can look great tenant after tenant with just some basic cleaning, with some rare exceptions.
We rent a house currently, and I don’t care if they want to do stuff like this as long as they remove it and clean completely before they leave. I thoroughly cleaned the house before they moved in, it’s not fair to expect someone to have to put this much time and effort into cleaning up your mess that you made.
All I want is that 3M Command Stripes offers to sponsor you 🙌 Also, alI could think is all the amazing things you did and how you are actually protecting the space (walls, cabinets, kitchen splash, etc) all looked as when you started, landlord must be very happy. Loved the video congrats and happy moving!💪
This literally put my mind at so much ease 😮💨 I can’t wait to see how you actually applied the renter friendly hacks - love that I got to see the removal first
This was SO helpful! I've been contemplating removable tiles for my bathroom floor and wondered how difficult it was to take them up/clean up floor. Thanks for posting this!
I just found your channel and I absolutely loved this!!! No one shows the “ damage” the DIYs can leave behind. And I love that yours didnt!!! New sub and YT friend here!! I can’t wait to watch more!!!!
I’m just about to take on a peel and stick accent wall and now I’m wondering how difficult it’s going to be to remove years down the road ha ha. Great video and keep up the amazing work on your channel.
Can you put the link to the pendant lamps up?
Hi byot lol
Using a hair dryer can help remove peel and stick with less residue!
I wouldn’t do it on a wall personally, bc I feel like wall texture vs tile floor texture is different. I can see the good sticking to the wall and being hard to clean off
And it’ll probs rip off the paint. She even mentioned she wouldn’t do this on a wall in her kitchen as it would rip the paint off, but she had an existing backsplash so she did it on top
This is cool and all but seems like a lot of work, I can't imagine modifying a rental, knowing its temporary and requires removal, but I am impressed by it anyway
I'm about to seriously modify as much as she did this week. I'd rather do removal in a few years than have hideous white walls and ugly cabnits!
I think it all depends of how long you’ll be living there. If it’ll be a few years then its worth it.
Depends on the person.
If you take hit from your home and you are living there a fair amount of time then it is worth it.
I haven’t done much to the place I am renting now because I don’t have people over, I don’t care about things looking too good and I am planning to move soon.
Some people live in rental for 10-15 years. I think if you living in a rental for more than 5 years is worth it…
@@beautifly07 yeah you're right there, in my country that's very rare. Most rentals are about 12 months
We just moved for a third time and while our apartment is finally the quality we were hoping for, there are a few things we don’t love and I finally have the guts to try some of these renter friendly solutions. It is so nice to see someone undoing them to see how well they come off!
Removable wainscoting! Oh. Em. Gee. I've always loved command strips and now I have so many ideas! Love this video
The renter all landlords want. This is so informative thank you! Hope this type of consideration comes back around to you in the most positive ways!!💗
Thank you for showing the amount of effort to remove everything 😂 My mind is made up and that is to never upgrade anything that I don’t own lol. Moving is already very exhausting and stressful. And doing all this extra work to make the rental home look like it was is just way too much for me.
I agree! So much work and expense to do this only to have more work and expense to take it apart to move. No, thank you!
Great unmaking video… helps renters see their ideas come to life and the “tear down” isn’t so scary or pricey, 🙌
Can’t believe she covered the natural stone counters from her bathroom with contact
as someone with long hair I was holding my breath the whole time worrying your hair would get stuck to something at some point lol!
anyways, this is a super helpful video so thanks for making it!!
I left all my upgrades up in my last apartment AND got my deposit back 🥰
I upgraded their unit and they got to keep it 🤷🏽♀️ we both saw it as a win!
I would love to see the reaction of the owners watching this video. I would have never guessed you did anything to the place, It turned out great!
This is so satisfying to watch. As sadly I am as watching all the beautiful decors come off, I have to admit that I also enjoy watching the undo process of the makeovers. Congrats on your moving and wish you a happy chapter ahead.
This is so satisfying to watch 😍 Seems like it’s the season of moving and switching jobs 🧐😆 including me! You are one of the creators that rekindled my childhood love for decorating, so I’ve made the switch to interior stylist and designer, so excited 😍 thank you Dalia!!!
Ah thank you! And congrats - that is so exciting to hear! It's an honor to at all be part of your journey and really gives what I do more meaning 🥺❤️. Good luck on your next chapter!!!
This is the kind of content we need! Yes, I want the removable hacks, but what's the aftermath 👏🏾
Edit: 14:33 what is that? Is gorgeous 😍
Wow. First time I see your videos. Where have I been! Wooh I see you got 242k followers. I can see why. Mellow, chill personality. Awesome information. Perfect YT combination.
That was really interesting! I've hesitated to use any peel and stick products because of the sticky residue issue, knowing it might involve some hard work. I haven't used any modern materials, just old fashioned stuff years ago that I know will leave stickiness, so I was wondering about updated products and how easy they were to remove, so thank you for sharing your experience, it's much appreciated. 👍😊 Good luck with your move and new home. ☘☘☘
Thank you, the finishes in your apt was pretty nice even without the contact paper & tiles. Thanks for showing us how you removed them. Now I know that I will not be doing diy upgrades, clearly a lot of work. I don't have patience for removing all the glue residue on floors, cabinets and the backsplash could possibly mess up the paint on my walls. Thanks ❤
just moved into my new place, discovering this channel is a huge W
I am absolutely inspired!! I just moved into a new apartment and have been scared to do any temporary work for fear that they'll cause permanent damage when removing. This has been super helpful!! Thank you so much. Will definitely be subscribing and watching all your vids!!
I recommend using non metal things when you try to remove sticker tile etc so you don’t accidentally scratch the landlords tile and baking soda is abrasive so using a brush like that in circles are creating micro scratches. Just thought I should warn you for future reference 🙌
This video was amazing. I’m so glad I watched it. Especially watching her remove the spray paint from the bathroom cabinet handles. I live in an apartment and I desire to make some changes without damaging their property. She did so many DIY beautiful inexpensive upgrades that it gave me inspiration to do what I want in my apt without worrying about returning it to the original condition, which was my dilemma. But this young lady gave me hope and inspiration. You are heaven sent.❤️ I admire your work, effort and genius talent! This was wonderful! I take my hat off to you!!!! 🎩🎩🎩
Watching this to see if all these rental friendly decor ideas are actually easily removable! Thank you for sharing!!
As someone who waxes people for a living, almond oil is remarkably good at cleaning sticky messes.
That was so cool to see everything go back to its original state. I have lived in apartments for years and wish I had an eye (talent) for decorating.
I'm a follower now and know I will learn something for the future.
Thanks for sharing.
DFW, TX
Welcome to my channel Stephanie! 💞
I watched all of the DIY’s renter friendly ideas that you did! Nice to see how easy it was to undo. Loved the pendant lights they were gorgeous.
As a landlord, I was always open to renters upgrading things as long as they asked first. The only time I had a problem was when I walked in to find an entire wall in the dining room painted screaming red as the renters had not asked, even though I had discussed the issue when they signed the rental agreement. They had already left without restoring the wall. It took me many hours of time, several coats of primer and paint, and even more frustration. PLEASE, always ask first and restore it when done.
OOOMMMGGG😍😍 You opened opened up so many ways to customize a non luxury apartment. I’m trying to move in 2 years and this has helped me so much!!
Absolutely loved this video! You don’t get to see many people un-doing their renter friendly DIY projects and I enjoyed seeing that these projects WERE INDEED renter friendly!
This honestly inspired me so much because undoing things is always what prevents me from doing them and I’ve been debating redoing my bathroom with contact paper and tile and you’re really making me feel like I can!
From my experience in labs: For anyone dealing with sticky stuff: step 1, try water. Step 2: try soap. Step 3, try rubbing alcohol. Step 4, try acetone (patch test it first cause acetone can damage some surfaces). Step 5: cry cause you're in trouble if acetone didn't work. Also careful with alcohol/acetonw fumes.
step 5 😹😹😹 so true tho
Try vegetable oil... And the soap in down...
While I’ll admit that your kitchen counters weren’t the most amazing granite countertops, but they were superior to that contact paper.
This was brilliant! I've seen so many 'renter friendly' DIY ideas and it's just great to see the other wise of them!
Love the upgrades you made that goes to show you these property owners could invest very little to upgrade their properties without the high prices, essentially renting the place for more money in the end which would be well worth it
Love this! Normally see YT vids of making, not the un-making which is just as helpful and necessary piece of information with renter-friendly diy.
I think this is my favorite video you've made! I love the makeovers but always wonder, "is that REALLY renter-friendly?". Feeling much more confident to try some of these hacks!
This was amazing. I don't even rent and now I want to DIY my house so when I'm ready to change the style, all I got to do is undo it. Love it. ❤thanks for sharing
Stumbled on this vid, glad I watched. NEVER have seen such a real life post-take on a DIY. Bravo, kudos, and thanks. #subscribed.
This is interesting because you already had a nice apartment and didn’t need any of these. That kitchen counter was amazing and I am so surprised you covered it up!
Such a great video! I'm always a bit skeptical at how renter friendly these hacks actually are, so it was really helpful to see the removals.
More CZcamsrs need to show this part of their process! So helpful to know!!! Ty
The rent friendly decor is so helpful to prevent damage too. I’m taking notes. Thanks for sharing your tips. 🥰
Moving in a few weeks, and now that I've seen how you removed it, I can't wait to start watching your DIYs!
What a great video. I have not seen anyone do this before and it's so needed. You did a great job explaining how to do it, how to clean up whatever needed to be . I applaud you.
I wish I’d known these cute hacks for my first apartment! It would’ve been so much more aesthetically pleasing!
Enjoyed this video, all the removal tips/tricks was very informative. Your husband’s singing was the best! 😂
I actually prefer the original tiles in the bathroom lol and the cabinet colour looks nice with the marble contact on the sink bench area.
My prayer in life is that I do a house tour then stick around for a year or two. 🥳😂 Thank you for taking us on the ride!!
I don't know how you ended up on my feed but I am happy you did! That was amazing! And now I need to go back through your videos ❤️
What’s odd is I saw one of her video over a year ago… the countertop video. When this video appeared, it was like the algorithm said, hey… come back and watch her take it all down! LOL
This was FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you for sharing! Even when not renting, some designs you just don’t want to commit to, so this was awesome!
Thank you so much for this video! My apartment has been looking blah since we moved in. I always wanted to decorate it a bit but was afraid of the amount of work it will take to undo them; not to mention getting in trouble with my landlord. I am glad i stumbled upon this video. I am definitely motivated to get something going now. Thank you and hope your new place is all you have dreamed of. Stay blessed!🤗
My family and I are moving in June and I'm so excited to now watch all your videos and plan some fun DIY renter hacks for my next place. Renting again while I save to buy 😆 I loved your panelling on the wall!!! I always thought as a renter, I couldn't have that :( love it!!!!
This has inspired me to create a new design with these kind of upgrades in my own place. The easy removal sealed the deal. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video… I was always scared to re-do my rental because of the landlord but now I have the courage to do it and know it doesn’t take much to remove. I always wanted to do it but always hesitated.
Planning to do renter friendly makeover to our new apartment but a littlw hesitant co’z worried whether if I will damage wall paints and other installations. Showing us undoing your DIY’s makes feel confident! Such a great help! Thank you lovely lady👏💕🤩
Dalia you worked so hard to do the place. I must admit it was interesting to watch it being removed. Your landlord will be happy. Sorry your moving so soon. Best wishes on your new place. ⚘⚘
This video is amazing! I move into my apartment in 1 month and want to make all the changes you made but wasn’t sure how removal would be for move out and your video literally answered all my questions 🎉😊
Love that you showed each step!
I’m so glad I found your videos because I want to do a makeover for my bed room and I also live in an apartment and I was worried about doing certain things because I didn’t want to damage the floor or wall but watching you remove everything made me very confident I can change my room without management charging me for the damages
This was so informative! I am also very impressed with how well your different adhesive papers held up!
And your skills are boss level 👍🏼
AHH, I'm so excited for this video! 😍 I've been hating so many parts of my apartment for so long, my bathroom floor is absolutely garbage, it literally has old burn marks. I haven't bothered to do much because my kids were little when we moved in, but now that they're older I really want our place to look nice and coordinated.
We've lived in this apartment long enough I'm not worried about our deposit too much, I know they're going to remodel the unit anyway.
Awesome ideas! I'm excited to look back at how you put in a lot of this stuff too 💕
I just wanted to say thank you sooo much for making this video because everyone does videos putting things up but then never talks about the possible challenges of taking it all down
I’ve had this video in my recommended for so long and I’m glad I finally watched it ! Totally expected a disaster but now I know I can genuinely change things up wherever I live !
It's really sad that you are moving out.. And specially removing all those decor...
But super excited to see your decor ideas in your new apartment....You inspired me to do a makeover of my house.. Just love your ideas... Wishing you good luck..
Love from India❤❤
I remember the video where you made over your bathroom and installed those tiles! (it's how I discovered your channel), super excited about your move and what you plan to do in the new space!!
Thank you for doing this! Great to be able to see the practical necessity of undoing things we might want to try as renters!
Your landlord must love you. They get the place exactly like it was the day you moved in and the upgrades were amazing.
This is so helpful and inspiring! Your apartment looked beautiful. My apartment is dry af because I just been so hesitant to put all of these things up just to ruin the walls. Love this video! New subscriber too!
Hey 👋🏾 this is my first video of yours that I’m seeing and it was the most satisfying video to watch. Also, your apartment was gorgeous. Now I have to go back and see how you decorated everything 🥴🤗
SAME!! and I'm moving into a new space in a few weeks... Dalia has a lot of great ideas! Now I'm thinking about peel and stick paper for an accent wall. The take down video was great, I feel a bit more confident with doing it on my own! ;)