I have an idea .... Don't say no yet : - Why not making a big living room with the 2 sofas where there is the bed ; - Then the bed goes where there is the dog's sofa because you just need a corner in reality ; - And in the living room, keep the dining room and maybe an office or a bigger table in the middle, craft cabinet, beauty, eveything that needs a table actually. I don't know well your appartment yet and the spaces etc so not sure exactly if it would fit

Hello dear Hermione! I love how you're organizining the closed areas of the apartment! After awhile you two will run down more of your supplies and it'll be more manageable. In the meantime, condense things and go on a buying strike so those extra pennies become dollars and you can be on to your next adventure!! I've been through it many times and believe me, two women blending households can be tricky😂😂 Love to you and Halie❣❣ Joan

Really appreciate that you are showing us the real challenges of moving to a new place, and how so much of the interior design is determined through (painful!!) trial and error! And how everything looks so messy for the first few weeks as you sort out furniture, organizing, etc. Moving is always so hard even when you think you’ve planned appropriately!!! I’m sure you and Haley will get it figured out soon. One thought for the media console/sofa area in the main room: maybe you could find a tall basket to put over the wifi hub? Alexandra Gater’s studio fix series uses this a hack a lot, and this seems like it might suit both the space constraints and your overall decor tastes? Also, maybe you could frame the dogs tapestry in a lightweight frame ? That might make the print feel more intentional and less college-dorm-y.

For the back of the gray couch you only need an inexpensive tension rod to tuck in the back

Use a pool noodle to keep your couch cover in place. Tuck a long one, don’t cut it up, down in the cushion at your back. Your apt looks great!

Get yourself a cheap chip clip, a smaller one should work, and keep it by your sink. Use it to clip onto your faucet hose while changing the filter. It'll keep it from slipping down into the faucet. 😊

You made such a big difference. I wish I could have you over to tidy and style my space.

If you put legs on the 2 cabinets you could hide the wifi box underneath maybe and then just get the stick on cord covers that stick to the floor to cover the extension leads you need to run to your kitchen appliances. Your apartment is looking so much better and I can’t wait to see the bathroom makeover!

Roll magazines and push down in the back. Couch looks so much better fitting and color. You’re improving the look so much of the apartment.

The place just keeps looking better and better 🤩 In the living room i would try: - Having a round rug. Maybe try the blue/white one you just moved from the dogs sofa or a large oval one? Also try moving the tray from the coffee table to the cabinets (collecting the things by the foto of your nan on it), and having a rounded tray there instead. I just think adding a few rounded shapes will make it look less 'boxy' (and I think the cool shape of the tray will be highlighted if you put it on the cabinets) - White contact paper on the coffee table to make it one color so it blends in more - And finallyyy, I would remove the tapestry of the dogs. Instead I would try a sconce close to the entry, maybe a frame on the side of the wall close to the cabinets but mostly keep the wall empty But it really looks great already and I don't know if any of that would help haha 😊😊

I use bed sheet fasteners for my chair covers. They are strips of elastic with a clip on each end. I clip them under and behind chair/sofa and it pulls the loose fabric tight. I got mine from Amazon.

It feels like you are getting there! Moving two households together and having some issues with the apartment is a lot to manage. Take your time! Think about solutions that work for you in your daily life first. Organize what you have and maybe try to declutter a bit. You have a lot of stuff for comparably little space. And there are two dogs living with you, too. Once you get everything organized, you will find more energy and mind space to create ideas for decorating. You are a creative person with a very good sense for style, it will come together!

Hi Hermione, Oh that organizing you did on those cabinets really does look so much better and neater. Also that couch cover is looking better, not perfect but lots better than before, it just has a lot to do with those covers fitting properly and for sure better than that grey color. You are really good at doing so many of these cleanings and organizing and even DIYs. Thanks for sharing this great video, good luck to you and Halie, sending love and hugs, bye!!

hermione as always giving me the inspo i truly needed to get my apartment in shape

Thank you for sharing, great video! 🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Omg dedddd at the inflatable bathtub. How genius tho!! And can we get a story time on the “we were behind the curtains” ?!

your videos have recently become the ones i look forward too most. i love seeing your home decor style in korea and with each video this new apartment looks better and better !!! the nook with the sofa in your bedroom looks great & so well finished now :) you have a great eye for what the most impactful changes are in this space. looking forward to the next one!! 🥰

We all live and learn something new everyday. Congratulations 🎉, it's starting to look more like you.

That is looking so much better now that you have added your magic touch, I look forward to seeing what you add next. ☺

Looking fabulous Hermione. You've got the knack for interiors.😊

Ah, I have a bathtub which is made out of the same material as a flexi tub for toys. I love it. Dries and cleans easily! Also, I love your resets!

Be safe!! Try decorating with plants and make another picture gallery on brown cabinet!!

Great job…the apartment looks very nice. Enjoy your vacation,sounds like a lot of fun..

Could try Velcro for the sofa cover instead of upholstery line so it's easy the clean. You can also buy online or make tiny side tables for the sofa to eat off that the legs to under the couch but the top swivels to eat off if that makes sense. Also could try to diy a 2 hole lantern for the bedroom from light fittings side and paper then it can be the size you want. X

My advice for better styling would be to use a few larger pieces instead of many small things. If you have a bunch of smaller stuff, group them on a tray to ground them and appear to the eye as 1 thing. Maybe invest in a few bigger (fake) plants

I feel like the lot of us have a dining area & yet eating in the living room has become the norm. I do feel it's not the best thing as it distracts families from focusing on one another as opposed to the tv or what have you...but...that is the reality. My daughter & I ate in the LR from about her middle school years on - unless we had certain company & then used the table. And we'd get so excited to pick out what we were going to watch with dinner! I think it's the double endorphin hit of food & entertainment that draws us all in...

For the wifi box ect use a square white foldable plastic crate & the tapestry would look better in a frame & if you can't find 1 to fit it you could cut it to size since picture is only in the middle, for wooden coffee table you could use a peel & stick wall paper & other furniture piece you don't like look of any more for the back of couch cover use a white telescope broom handle,also could get organizing items that you know you can use in the next homes you move to awell

For your lamp at the ceiling maybe put the same paper lamp but in small size to cover the second light bubble. I would make it look asymmetrical on purpose and should fit

Light Extender Bulb Socket Adapter for the paper lamp shade. It screws into the socket and extends the light enough to hang your shade

The tapestry looks like "dorm vibes"...it reminds me of how i put things on the wall at Uni. The tapestry needs a wood frame.. eg at least an IKEA wood clip frame on top and bottom to keep the tension. Sadly it is the dog tapestry makes it look childish. You could put legs on the cupboards.. the put "fake" legs around the 2 middle legs to make them look like one. Cardboard box organisation.. eg from IKEA or cheap/free boxes with cute paper or paint them Hope you vlogged in Taiwan. Taiwan is a beautiful country. Love it there.

I still dislike gray color, too (im still processing getting rid of "gray" stuff at home). Few years ago, I used to create sofa cover seats out of bed sheets, I had extra bed sheets, I staped under the sofa/under back and under the sofa seat. Then a year later, I remove the " the bed sheet" from the sofa and sold it. The sofa was in good shape. I know its a lot of work but its worth it. The reason I got the bed sheet is was free at no cost, they were flannelette. Maybe one day you could try it.

Ah, Hermoine! I have been watching you for a while now and I just love your hair. If you color it could you share with us what you use if it's a box dye or if you go to the salon what do you ask for? Also the extensions!

There has to be some sort of cord covers that can be attached to the floorboard trim to guide and hide cords. Great DIY.

You could just keep the bathtub inflated and keep it in your shower. That's what we do with our kids inflatable one. You have it diagonal leaning against a wall so that it dries out. If someone needs to use the shower, you just move it out of the way while they shower and then put it back when they're done. Then you don't have to keep inflating and uninflating it. That unit would look fine with two sets of legs on each because you would be able to tell they are two separate pieces. It does need legs of some sort.

I can't remember if you have a balcony area....if yes, maybe plonk the inflated (or deflated) bath tub upside down out there to dry. Unless it's a super windy spot!! The tapestry might look better above the white cabinet with the mirror. Big art or a gallery above the brown cabinet, with some books, plants knick knacks etc on top? Also wondering if you could swap the oven & table thing over next to the hot plate- then have the white bins next to the fridge?? Apologies if i'm talking nonsense...it's hard to guage from a video!

Hi Hermione, I was wondering what color do you use in your hair? The tone is so pretty!

i'm amazed by all the beauty products you have !!!! Do you really use everything ?

isn't it amazing the stuff we collect to "live" life....if it were me I'd try stacking the two cabinets you are using in the living room - would give you a bit more space and not look so dormitory....

10:00 You have a lot of beauty products for just two people. You can always buy more bins to store it, but it might be worth going on a “no buy” challenge until you’re down to a few favourites and then you won’t need to buy more organizational bins.

If your kitchen tap hose retracts like that again try reaching under the sink and pushing it back up through.

I think it's the way the banner is hung above the brown cabinet that's making it look "childish". Maybe sew the top over just enough to run a dowel through so it looks like a proper decor peice and use decorative string to hang it. That cord corner is a nightmare. Not the way you have it, but the fact that there is no outlet for a cooker in the kitchen! I swear, apartments aren't not designed to have people live in them! What about one of those long, thin organizational baskets hung (command strips) on the side of the kitchen cabinet beside the cooker to keep the extention cord hidden and out of the way right by the cooker rather than the livingroom corner?

🩷 why don’t you put the fridge on the right hand side of the hob? It kinda sticks out where it is x

Ikea trones cabinet is good for hiding routers etc

Hermione you have lost your sparkle in your eyes X I have watched you for years x ❤

Google Mid century Kallax Base. Maybe you could do something like that for your cabinets? Something that is long running and can connect to both separate cabinets. You would have to drill the base into the cabinets but you could use the existing holes the cabinets probably have for legs.

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No legs on the nice wooden units. They are very nice as is. Yes, maybe legs on the white unit across the room. Cords are the bane of our existence, aren't they? ha Have a lovely vacay. ❤

If you don't like the cover, would it be possible to get a cover made from the same company that did the ikea velvet cover you had some time ago?

I'm sorry that this is off topic, but I would like to know where your found your dog sitter? Is it a friend or someone from a website? I live in Seoul right now and I would like to become a dog sitter, but I don't know how or where to apply. 🤣🙈 So I'm grateful for every tip 🤭

Is it possible to build a platform for the larger cabinets and add evenly spaced legs to the platform, then set the cabinets on top?

Hoping during time you'll be out on a trip your dogs will truly be assured safety priority as Yu love them much ❤️ may YUR dogs be calm without Yu for a time but also stocks of food mineral water and treats are already well prepared so as the dogs too won't be feeling less happy .may their walks outdoors be a must as they'll need exercise please please list all ways Yu ll have dogs safety in mind ..avoiding anything bad on them ....be strong and keep praying for good life blessings on your dogs and Yu.. Asia Japan 🗾

I would put magnets on the lower cabinets anywhere in the apartment to keep the pups out of them. I would also get some legs for the livingroom cabinet. Don't let the pups have any cheese it's bad for them and should not feed them any human food. Anything the pups could potentially get into magnetize them and up on legs. There are wire covers that are adhesive and could use a second hand cabinet and holes on the side and keep whatever electronics inside. Surely you can find a glass piece or large lampshade cover to surround the track lighting and secure to the ceiling. cover the entire unit it looks silly with the paper lantern over one bulb sorry to say and finding a second hand one is cheap can even find them at Ikea. great result on the sofa.

Girls you should maybe consider sell some furniture just let it go I notice all those sofas are unnecessary maybe. Consider to keep one and one small ,also some room for new decorations 😅

P.S. Me too, gray is such a depressing color.

The sound is not great :(

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Hells bells, don't buy storage... declutter girl!!!

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"It makes the room feel mismatching" - the room IS mismatching. Overall - there is too much stuff in the entire apartment. Furniture, baskets, and on and on and on. It feels cluttered and mismatched. I'm so used to your adorable and lovely spaces. This one is not one of them. There is no charm or beauty. Also, please hem the curtains. (Is Haley hampering your style?)

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