One Bedroom Unit Makeover (51 SqM / 549 SqFt) Simple Opulence | Elegant Minimalist | Studio Ploy

[Music] hello everyone my name is Geral welcome to Studio BL [Music] modesty aside we're proud to say that we love all our projects but this one is a personal favorite because of the process that we went through towards finishing this by far this is one of the best if not the best one-bedroom project that you've done here in our Channel we could probably say that this makeover was not an easy feat as we put in a lot of Blood Sweat and Tears to get it done let's take it back from when I first received an email from t2z around December asking if I would take on updating their 51 Square met racal property in maati together with the email they sent me these photos of their fully furnished unit the Furnishings were very much what Rak will delivered with view upgrades and the furniture that they bought in many years back though it's properly maintained but the usual wear and tear of the furniture and the space has gotten it to look outdated they wanted the unit to be upgraded from its current status and they were very particular on what they wanted no changing of layout which is actually good for us since the makeover would not fall into major renovation I asked them what were their preferred design style and the answer was they wanted to have the same Aira vibe that we've been doing on our projects and it has to be simple and elegant they also wanted almost the entire Furniture to be replaced and what's more exciting is we're doing custom pieces for the first time I was ecstatic because it would mean I would be able to custom this style or design it myself and most importantly the scale and sizes of furniture which are essential in creating a more cohesive space referencing it to our previous projects though at first I was a bit hesitant in accepting this project because of the two reasons one it would go inside with our two-bedroom project in K City that we were transitioning at a time and second because it's a high-end property they normally tend to be very strict when it comes to requirements and that would mean longer time for us to finish it but because tto was very kind and very much willing to wait plus the furniture customization I finally decided to take on the task and we agreed to start a project around March since they would still be using the unit the entire month of February while they're in Manila moving on to how I came up with the overall design which I will be discussing fully during the makeover process but just to give you the overview of the project the design concept for the space as they would repeatedly mentioned during our meeting is simple and elegant and from then I thought of calling it project simple opulence I wanted the unit to have this class minimalistic field that is very contemporary an interior that features designed that are high on function and simplicity and low on collection and F I wanted the space to have this Timeless appeal with our signature white paint we would be repainting the unit with a brand new tone of white which I think you would also love and we'll be mixing it with some classic and interesting materials we would be incorporating a lot of wood elements and the expensive Timeless appeal of marble we will also be adding new interior design trends that will be carefully placed for it to blend with the overall design after a couple of meetings we came into agreement and they were very kind enough to entrust everything to me and authorize me as their representative since they needed to go back to the US for a few months and be back just in time for the reveal I am very much excited for you to see the whole process in creating this masterpiece so without any further delays join me as I walk you through the makeover process from repainting to styling the space days after we signed the contract we immediately went to our furniture and fabric suppliers to finalize all the details of our custom furniture so they can start with the production this is very crucial because normally it would take them 8 to 10 weeks and I wanted to have that extra time allowance in case there would be unexpected delays on its production and deliveries the following day we went to the unit to do some paint and material swatching making sure we select the perfect tone of white paint that we wanted for this face so it would look cohesively together with all the other materials I highly advise doing this for those going to DIY painting this spaces applying samples is an inexpensive way to get a great idea of how a new color will ultimately look I also suggest to see how it looks during the daylight at night and with artificial light sources before making the final [Music] decision this large framed mirror is one of the few pieces that I asked for good keep because I wanted to upcycle it my idea is to relocate get it to the bedroom and make it look like a new [Music] window one of the wish list for this space is for it to look Airy these curtains that were installed in the living were I believe blackout curtains and they coupled it with blackout blinds making the space really dark we are going to be replacing it with a new blackout blinds but this time sheer for the curtains from end to end to create that expansive window illusion we opt for Shear to to filter the light coming in but not totally bling it out as I still wanted light coming in but diffused this is going to be the first time that the unit gets renovated from when it was turned over to them the space was actually well maintained and we only needed to rectify very few areas with thermal cracks and paint discolorations also with some airs that exhibit usual wear and tear and the parts where we removed frames curtains and some other accessories the original paint of this unit is in bage and on the actual it has this pinkish effect probably due to the red undertone to it I find it disjointed with some furniture like for example the cboard here which is a coolor undertone it contributed to the over feel of the space that it made some pieces look more outdated based on the swatching that we've done our best pick for the wall paint is wor white from Davis it has this balance of a warm and cool undertone combine it also has this classic elegant white pain vibe that would make us the perfect backdrop for our furniture and accessories the existing kitchen countertop and bar air stone will not be replaced and I have to make sure that the new paint would look more cohesive to it and elevated we also repainted the bedroom with the same color except for the headboard part as we are going going to create it as the focal wall and would have a different treatment then we covered the entire apartment with three coats of paint except for the living and dining area with only two coats to it because we are still going to be doing a very special wall treatment for those areas SOA [Music] our day started picking up some items from Home Depot and because I was able to save on some stuffs I decided to add another paneling works as a surprise element there's too much negative space on the common wall adjacent to both the living and dining that I've been contemplating on adding something to it though I was skeptical because we are also doing fluted wall opposite to it but I decided it went for my gut feel my idea is to create when cutting with its classic elegant look that hopefully would perfectly blend with our fluted wall opposite to it and would make the space look bigger we are doing it manually so we can save on expenses and we don't have an extra budget yet for a miter saw but glad I found this very affordable miter box with saw online to help us in getting those 45° Cuts so we can keep the workmanship still polished for the panelings we are going to be using a 1 in x 2 in colonial casing that is already painted this will be a no nail installation but but we are using construction grade high strength adhesive to keep our panelings in place I'll probably be posting the full insulation video for this in the coming weeks we then started with the main horizontal panel ideally dividing the high 2/3 then place it on the first wer from the bottom but since we already have some existing fixtures like the bar area I have to adjust it a bit so it wouldn't look awkward with it this protruding portion which is the column would be where our mockup is to help us decide before we continue on doing the entire wall but right after finishing the first panel I went on getting the actual measurements for the rest of the panel so we can do the cuttings all at once I went on replicating into the entire wall and was ecstatic doing it because aside from it being my first time doing Wind scotting I myself was so amazed on how it is turning out and that my idea works out and turned out more than what I expected but the work doesn't end there as we still need to make those panelings look like it was casted to the wall from the very start a day after we went on filling those gaps with wall potty and to remove those excess we used wet wipes for the corner joints we also did the same but we keep a little excess to perfectly cover those gaps [Music] [Music] here's how it looked after poty application then the following day we send the excess to smooth the surface and also to double check if there are still visible gaps to cover before repainting I mentioned earlier that we only cover the living and dining air walls with two coats of paints initially then another two coats would be applied after panum works because finishing it right away would mean painting the wall unnecessarily and excessively by the way we are using the same worn white paint to cover the entire wall the next day we had to go to our QC project first in the morning for the scheduled installation of the countertop and backsplash and some back jobs with our modular cabinets for our two-bedroom project right after the installation we went straight to raell for the delivery of the fluted panels that we're going to be using for our TV wall and a portion of the kitchen area we are going to be using the flexi plute half rounds in 20 cm diameter outwards we needed to install the TV brackets first before the fluted panel installation so it would be easier for us to measure and position where the cutouts would be the following day we then started installing the fluted panels to make sure we reduce wastage in materials we started doing the part wherein we can stall the whole portion of the board and some airs that needed careful attention like this part wherein we needed to do two cutouts one for the sprinkler mounted into the wall and the portion wherein the TV bracket is installing this first panel is crucial as this would set the entire install accuracy we have to make sure that poles and cutouts are properly placed and our panels vertically aligned we also have to do a couple of test fit making sure its accuracy and that it's perfectly aligned before finally applying the adhesive and installing it Guided by our line level laser for the adhesive we are using the same construction grade similar to the first paneling work we did these panels are quite thin and is lightweight and also a little fragile to handle so we have to be very careful we were only able to install the first two panel boards as it took us longer to make sure everything is properly leveled and installed the next day I am back to the usual one month show Elsa was not feeling good due to her usual monthly complex cycle controlled by female hormones you know what I mean and I had to finish this as we are already behind schedule after we added the waycott paneling the panels facing the living area are a bit short by a few inches though the joints would be unnoticeable once we cover it with poty but I still opted to have those joints at the bottom part because I wanted to eliminate the possibility of it getting noticed it will look seamlessly perfect in the lower part especially because it will also be covered by the TV bench the next day we started applying poty to the joints to make sure it would look perfectly seamless we have to cover all the gaps and Imperfections including the terminations for that really polished and high-end [Music] finish the following day we proceeded to sending all the parts where we applied potty to smoothen the surface and preparation to painting we have to repeat the same process until the joints are smooth and a notice for the paint since the condo admin would not allow us using Locker based paints and doing some spray painting on side we are again doing this manually using foam rollers and really fine brushes the board is made of MDF so we had to use an oilbased paint but it should be non-toxic without fumes or at least very minimal because I have allergic ritis we also consider the paint's durability and should have a highend finish that we want to achieve for the space we use this Advanced primer from Benjamin Moore and simply white in eggshell finish for the finishing paint which is almost similar in tone to worn white from Davis it only took us two coats for the primer and two coats of the simply white to fully cover this fluted [Music] wall I don't know we needed focus our work in our qy project for the next 3 days to finish the small bedroom that we would be featuring for a sponsored video we have a little shelving situation here this is a compact to B un by the way before we start by the way before we start with the tour I thought of creating this video [Music] we then went back Monday of the following week to start working on the kitchen we have to remove all the cabinet doors and clear up the space as we're going to be repainting the entire cabinet your doors and replace the kitchen backsplash I am taking photos of the items here so we would be able to return them as it is this backsplash looks so busy and it's getting unnecessary attention than the other parts of the unit I will be replacing it with a material that would look more cohesive with the other elements of the space I also noticed this most of the time with most of the kitchen this is just my personal opinion though but it looks tacky to me having this part covered only to this level if you wanted to cover it why not do it up to the ceiling to make it look really nice and expensive so we're removing that portion and just keep it [Applause] [Music] painted the next morning this was week six of the renovation our custom furniture pieces that we pre-ordered are starting to come in the first of the many is this 100 cm diameter round dining table with fluted base that we ordered from Ren marble I then went back working on the backsplash this was the part I mentioned earlier we're covering it with putty then we'll sand it and paint it the same color as the wall I got the inspiration of our new backsplash from our carara marble dining table I saw this hexagonal marble tile in Home Depot and bought one to see if it would look good together with the existing countertop on the actual it has the same same grain similar to the color of the hexagonal tiles so I decided to go for [Music] it so while I'm doing the back splash I task Elsa to slightly sand the cabinet the doors to improve its paint [Music] adition a little trivia I was only able to finish installing the Tils that don't need some cutting because we have a very small window of doing noise works here between 2: to 4:00 p.m. so I decided to do the cutting off site at our place in Ken City to maximize our time I then move on to painting the kitchen cabinets we covered it initially with the advanced primer from Benjamin Moore similar to the Cabinetry doors we also slightly sand this for that extra adhesive strength we then proceed on on painting the cabinet doors the same primer and sand it in between applications so we can achieve a smoother [Music] finish after drying for 24 hours we then applied the finishing coat the cabinet tree was originally in laminated wood in sort of natural Ash and for our paint I wanted a really light warm gray instead of white for it to not look flat together with our already White walls I went for Benjamin Morris Edgecomb gray it's a gray with just the right amount of warmth through it and would look really nice and ties in together with our new backsplash and the existing countertop I was instructing here the laala move driver to proceed to the basement and and over the wallpaper to [Music] Elsa back to applying the finishing coat to the rest of the kitchen cabinets and Cabinetry doors it took us three coats until our desired finish and since it's all based we had to wait for 24 hours for each coat to [Music] dry 2 days after the final coat making sure the paint is fully dry we reinstall back the Cabinetry doors replacing the original hinges with a new soft close hinges as per the client's request we also replaced the old Hardware with a new brass handles to perfectly match with other brass and gold element of this space then I went back installing the remaining small pieces that were cut offside and then fill in those tile joints with grout and removing the excess with [Music] sponge moving moving next to the bathroom we have very minimal wish list from replacing some Hardwares upgrading the exhaust to repainting and rectifying some damaged parts of the unders syn cabinet we are going to remove some of these unnecessary glass shelves and rearrange the towels and tissue holder for that minimalist look we are going to also repaint the entire bathroom the same white paint we use for the living to brighten it since there's no window for the natural light to come in a lot has happened to the bathroom including kuya accidentally damaging our exhaust that we needed to purchase a new one as it was already unrepairable and another accident that brought us to our knees moving forward we rectifi the damaged parts of the Anderson cabinet and repainted it with Edgecomb gray the same paint that we used for the kitchen cupboards [Music] when I did the OC for this unit and saw this bedroom I felt something slacking the layout is regular but lacks character and you don't know where to look the first thing you'll notice upon entrance is a be wall so I immediately had this idea of adding focal wall and thought of doing seamless wallpaper to create Dimension to the bedroom I had this wallpaper proposed to a project before that I've been wanting to incorporate to space and I thought this would be the perfect project for it that when included to the proposal the client immediately approved of it I've done installing nonwoven wallpaper mural in our previous project and we'll just be doing the same procedure we'll be using Myan paste again as our adhesive in preparation we have to cover the bed with drop cloth to protect it because we are not going to replace it together with our bedside table we also have to double check the wallpaper first by mounting it to the wall to check if its Dimension fits the wall before applying the adhesive the wallpaper needs to be soaked with adhesive then we will also apply a generous amount of it to the wall so it's easier for us to do some [Music] adjustments we have to make sure it's properly centered and vertical aligned because we only have a few cm of allowance on all sides we also need to do re application of adhesive once everything is in place especially the edges to ensure it will durably stick to the [Music] wall here I'm creating cutouts for the socket before it dries we make sure it was covered before the initial part of the insulation to avoid excess adhesive from getting inside the utility box [Music] then immediately proceeded cutting the excess while the adhesive is not yet fully dry so it's easier for us to do some adjustments if needed then make sure to reapply adhesive [Music] again we also have to make sure to remove all the excess adhesive using a rower spatula also for the wallpaper to be safe from Scrat pches while making sure no bubbles would form underneath great lighting sprays depth and height Coes spots and draws attention to the areas you want to highlight around this time we've finished already all the major work items like repainting Works backsplash and kitchen cabinet upgrade and all the wall panelings and we are only a week away from tto's AR Ral from the US we are starting with our light fixture installed for the kitchen bar era by replacing the old pendant light that would perfectly complement our upgraded kitchen we are replacing the old pendant lightings in the bar area to make it more cohesive with the overall design we've also relocated it as the previous one was a bit off-centered for the living I found the suspension light from lendi when we finalized the proposal for this project and saw this when I was looking for light fixture I knew that this would be the best fit my only concern then was the budget but luckily it is within our budget the materials are mix of brass and cotton thread and its style perfectly fits our simple and elegant [Music] Vibe the next day would be our scheduled delivery of our patted plants and pull out of some remaining old stuffs I asked Kua rer again to help us with the delivery and pull out of the old side table lamps and Mattress then we went back and stalling the chandelier for the dining room the provision for the light fixture here was a little off-centered and we wanted it to be directly on top of our dining table so we adjusted it we just need to make sure the wirings look invisible which I won't be showing you how we did it the location of the dining is located upon entrance to the unit and doesn't have a window close to it so I went for a multi-bulb chandelier to brighten the space but we went for the warm lighting for that cozy feel this would be complemented with three tricolor pin lights so we have the option of changing the mood on this area we also replaced all the lighting fixture in the bedroom that would perfectly complement its new look and feel I went for this wall-mounted lamps to really make the headbo wall as a focal in the bedroom and also its Decorative Touch I like that it looked like a jewelry or an accessory that softens our dark wood bed frame and nightstand my idea here is to make the bedroom look like a resort hotel room this was a special request from T Marlene to install vanity lightings to her existing vanity mirror we got this vanity lights fixtures by the way from Ikea after we went straight to create and Barrel to shop for the floor mirror and an AA rug option in case our initial Choice won't look cohesive with our living room furniture [Music] so this was kind of spur of the moment this was the last Sunday before the reveal and around late afternoon when I went to the unit to execute my ideas for the painting while it's still fresh early on during mood board creation I already have some initial ideas for the paintings and artworks that I wanted to create for the space but I would normally wait until the space are on the side in face before I would finalize the artwork as I would consider two things as my inspiration the client's personality and the actual Vibe of the space for this project I wanted to create a very simple abstract for the dining area and I want that warm tone to perfectly blend with our wooden furniture I would name this painting Soul which is the Spanish word for the sun sun is often symbolized by a circle or a ball for this painting I created two suns together that represents Tito and ta it creates an infinite Loop and I would see them as the sun that always warm and bright for the living room wall painting this wasn't the original idea actually that I wanted to create for the space the idea came as an accident when I was painting the side part of the first painting with black acrylic and it spill over to the floor and was trying to get the paint with the rubber spatula it created this pattern similar to what I now replicate here I thought it would be perfect for the space as I wanted a really contrasting abstract painting for the living with its all white wall and panelings I love how it turned out creating an organic yet structured composition evoking a sense of sophistication for this sculptural piece I thought of creating a booklet inspired art from a towel that I soaked into plaster Paris mixture then coated it with a mixture of putty and acrylic for its finishing coat and matte varnish to protect [Music] it finally my favorite part of the wi Over The Styling this was the whole of 3 days before Tito's arrival and reveal we are going to be starting from the bedroom installing this large framed mirror that was originally in the dining area area that we repainted I thought of installing it to the bedroom wall opposite to the dresser and beside the window so it would create an illusion of another window instead of just plain blank [Music] wall we also keep the nightstand similar to the bed frame but we are doing a simple upgrade to it with the new brass handle to also match with the other Hardwares in the space and into styling the bed and adding in accessories to our night sand to complete the look the custom credential was a surprise element I added this because I was able to save on some items I requested for it without the wooden handle because I wanted it to be one of a kind I would be installing a different brass handle to it that would tie up with the other pieces in the [Music] unit I originally wanted to put an air rag for the dining but aside from this one being too small I don't see it complimenting with the adjacent living room and looked overly done together these were the custom chairs that we pre-ordered from kasama early on we originally wanted leather frit unfortunately it would take us long longer so we went for this stain resistant Fabric and it actually looked Divine with our marble dining table my initial idea for this air was a wall mirror but because of the column the mirror would be awkwardly placed so we went on covering that part with a potted plant and went for floor mirror instead I love how it created a door effect that creates an interesting Dimension to the space this perfectly scaled simple yet expensive looking deep-seated sofa is another awesome piece for the space this is inspired by the mudo sofa it was made to fit the living for that really nice proportions and comfort I am so excited for you guys to see another Studio play Masterpiece I hope you guys enjoy this one [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] in [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] the easiest way to get into the meditative state is to begin by listening [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] oh a [Music] among the projects that we have done this property holds a special spot as bars techniques and keing details have been applied to achieve the most desirable design the result obviously exhibit Dimensions with better flowing space providing a simple yet cohesive space without altering the existing floor layout also there there's an Added Touch of opulence by simply rearranging the furniture and fixtures which are well thought of and reflective of the owner's identity and sense of style these were all made possible due to the trust and special connection we have with our clients not only they become our friends but more of an extended family as they have treated us nicely since day one to Capital I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to Tito ceser and ta Marlin for the trust Repose in me we had lots of fun and learnings in doing this makeover all the hard work passion and dedication that we poured into this project have translated into a beautiful Masterpiece though this may be a year ago since its official turnover the owner now decided to sell it as they would be permanently residing overseas if anyone of you is interested kindly contact us through studlo properties details of which will be provided 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