The Ultimate Rental Kitchen Makeover: You Won't Believe the Transformation!

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In this makeover, you will get small kitchen ideas to make it more functional and decor ideas that are all renter-friendly. I even share a solution for covering up ugly floors that is temporary!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro to the tiny 25 ft2 rental kitchen
0:29 Sponsor info- Cyetus compact espresso machine
1:08 how to Peel and Stick tile backsplash over existing tile
2:28 DIY over the sink dish rack to free up counter space
3:24 Feature wood accent wall without making holes in the wall
6:03 Info on the sponsor: Cyetus compact 4 in 1 espresso machine
8:09 how to install a kitchen faucet
9:05 pull-out Cabinet trash can
10:02 Black kitchen fridge (removable contact paper)
10:48 New kitchen cabinet hardware
11:32 Installing under cabinet lighting
12:34 Maximizing storage with space saving kitchen ideas
13:41 Peel and Stick Backsplash for cooktop
14:44 Covering up the ugly tile floor with removable vinyl tiles
16:08 Before and After kitchen makeover
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@Its_like_the_T-Rex Жыл бұрын

Instead of plywood, I upgraded my horrible tiled backslash with simple foam board cut perfectly to size. I covered it in bold wallpaper and attached it to the wall with two sided velcro command strips. The fake wall also hides the wires for the undershelf lighting (yes I used a wireless light switch - love those!). Because foam board is light, command strips hold it incredibly well!

@candacechavigne5560 Жыл бұрын

I am moving next month and have been trying to figure out how to have a colored wall without painting since that isn't allowed at my new place. I had been planning to go with P&S wallpaper but it will end up being really expensive and a pain to remove when I leave. This is an amazing hack you have come up with. And the command strips? What a great time saver! I do have one question though, as I would be using foam board for the entire wall: if you had to use more than one board, how were you able to avoid seams where the boards meet showing?

@pamm2230 Жыл бұрын

@@candacechavigne5560 Possibility consider using construction hard foam insulation which comes in large sizes. I do believe they come in different thicknesses also.

@MizzAriCast Жыл бұрын

How would one go about doing the foam board trick around the stove... I would imagine the heat from the stove is not great on foam board

@pamm2230 Жыл бұрын

@@MizzAriCast My thought is that the foam board is just a thin base on which to adhere your contact paper or backsplash covering material so that it us easily returned to the original renter space. There are great compand hook adhesive dots and straps that can be used instead of using contact paper directly onto the wall surface that can leave terrible paste residue that is very difficult to remove.

@MizzAriCast Жыл бұрын

@@pamm2230 yes i love that idea and understand using it as a base. My question is would foam board as a base hold up on the wall behind the stove. My electric stove has one wall behind it and wonder if the heat that comes off it would damage the foam board i would adhere to the wall behind it. Any Thoughts?

@rosemaryramos1539 6 ай бұрын

Finally somebody did a more realistic video on how to “remodel a rental”❤ I loved how the plywood idea gave you the liberty to hammer into it, everything you wanted (without touching the rented property). The other idea I LOVED was the trash bins under the sink…PHENOMENAL!!!! THANK YOU…you are a genius 🤗❤️

@EngineerYourSpace 6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@juliepaul8620 5 ай бұрын

Follow Alexandra Gater who decorates small rentals. So many great ideas.

@jackieoesterman6688 Жыл бұрын

This is the most incredible makeover I've seen in a very long time. The way you brought this from a bland and plain tiny kitchen to the very high end looking space is just beyond impressive. This is fantastic. GREAT, GREAT, JOB.

@patmattiacci7265 Жыл бұрын

The use of tension rods is GENIUS! I don't often see a fix I would never have thought of, but that is IT! Great job!

@gllimm21 Жыл бұрын

It is not easy to do makeover for a rental space, but this is brilliant! And so much smart storage added to such a tiny space. Love it!

@tinasprocket2812 Жыл бұрын

The secret is to find a landlord that rarely visits, a place that looks worse when you find it that when you left it. The literally do not care if the place enables them to rent it FAST, with minimal clean up or repairs. I hope the guy paid for the faucet & was grateful for the free labor. My maintenance guy complimented me on the smokehouse I built out back & loves the small changes I made in here as I told him I'd be leaving it. LOL

@cynvision 4 ай бұрын

@@tinasprocket2812 How the heck is that apartment legal without a stove?

@tinasprocket2812 4 ай бұрын

@@cynvision depends on which state. She started in NY, was in CA (still?) but building codes are different everywhere - ppl illegally turned homes here into duplexes in WW2 - were short on housing (Alaska). Now? Basement apts & most do have stoves - that looks like NYC or SF where they rent places that size for $1K/ mo.

@katbar6066 Жыл бұрын

Any smart and reasonable Landlord would ask for those changes to remain if your friend leaves the Apartment. It has made the place look so so much better than before. I'm sure they would get a higher rental for it. I loved the drying rack and also the metal frame you put on the back wall. Such simple changes but also beautiful and functional.

@leah__gail Жыл бұрын

I’m not sold on the two tone plywood wall, however, an absolutely genius solution!! I LOVE the whole transformation and the unique, creative ideas! I’m 55, living with my mother, (due to unforeseen circumstances, life happens) and I’m sitting here, yelling to no one “I CAN”T WAIT TO HAVE MY OWN PLACE AGAIN!!” 😂🤣💯❤️

@grandmaraps Жыл бұрын

I really missed your small space temporary MacGyver projects. I own my home but I get bored easily so I love these "rental" projects ideas.

@ca1164 Жыл бұрын

me too:)

@KarMa-ws3ll Жыл бұрын

The Plywood wall is really genius and such a samrt idea for customizing a rental space bc it gives you so many options to design and attach things to it.

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

I was really happy with how that wall turned out, and I love that it will be very easy to remove later!

@tracyataci9171 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that wall is a fantastic idea, and using tension rods to secure it really was genius.

@denisame5523 Жыл бұрын

@@EngineerYourSpace wondering how the landlord reacted seeing this new space made with any permanent changes!

@alvashoemaker8536 Жыл бұрын

It IS. Great idea; it ALSO Allows for additional/simple “hacks”: IDEAL, Isabelle…! ❤️. 👍🏼

@leza4453 5 ай бұрын

How to you prevent mold between the plywood and the wall? In a humid environment like a kitchen, covering the outside wall without ventilation seems risky to me.

@UsernameBarbF Жыл бұрын

OH. MY. GOSH! You are amazing! You truly are a MacGyver! I loved so much about your video (so much that I subscribed and chose ALL for notifications--I loved how you described the various shortcomings of the space and what your solutions were to resolving them. I especially loved the wonderful filming that truly showed HOW you did what you did. I know you mentioned several times that these solutions resolve how to customize RENTAL spaces without permanently affecting the property, like how NOT to drill into existing walls but to use plywood "new" walls instead. My husband of 51 years passed away and there are things in my home I would like to alter to make them more usable for me. BUT...my husband did all those things and I don't know how. I'm absolutely terrified of trying for fear of damaging existing walls, cupboards, etc. I'm not a renter, but this is my home and if I screw up something I could cause permanent damage. YOU are showing others like me to try alterations YOUR way--your way doesn't damage existing structures, so if we get it wrong, we just take down the "non-fix" and start again--no worry about destroying our home. That is such a "freeing" feeling! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

@shannonschwab3754 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! The black tile was a good decision on all the walls. The drying rack was G.E.N.I.U.S.

@HeronCoyote1234 Жыл бұрын

The easiest and best way to remove 3M Command hooks is to pull the adhesive strip SLOWLY and STRAIGHT DOWN AGAINST THE WALL. Do not pull at an angle of any degree.

@onespaceatatime7771 Жыл бұрын

This renovation was EXCELLENT! It inspires the aspiring diyer to make their space what they imagine it to be. This video truly aligned with the title of your channel and what you provide as a content creator! Thank you and I can’t wait for the next project.

@zellalaing5439 6 ай бұрын

I love that you highlighted functionality, down to the aluminium plate on the one wall, chefs kiss ❤

@greentree5448 3 ай бұрын

You. Are. Amazing. Your imagination and ingenuity knock me out every time.

@ChazEvansdale Жыл бұрын

Tile on both sides was definitely the way to go! Also love the black / wood contrast. Had you planned that from the start you could have done the bottom half black and top half wood so it doesn't change the look in the middle of the window. Your unique ways to make rentals feel unique and personal are amazing. Your apartment deck transformation from a while back continues to be my favorite of your transformations!

@KoKoCola82 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed seeing you’re vision executed so perfectly. It came out beautiful. It actually appears bigger than before, which is odd, being that you went from white to black! I love it

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I agree, the kitchen somehow feels more spacious with the black!

@alexandrastevens8892 Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine why the landlord wouldn't be completely blown away with this makeover, it's absolutely awesome, I have never a tiny kitchen that I want for my own, but this one I definitely would swap for my large kitchen diner. It's gorgeous 😍

@virginiacorcoran1326 5 ай бұрын

What a realistic tiny rental kitchen makeover. Genius use of space over the sink with your MacGyver dish drainer. Putting the contact paper on the small fridge makes a real difference.

@sumar207 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding results;you always have the most creative solutions!

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@betsyolsson-mackowski7682 Жыл бұрын

Mind blown as usual! I love the 2 tones of the feature wall as well as the asymmetry. So chic and modern!😍😍😍

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@julianielsen1885 Жыл бұрын

The wall is genius. I saw another blogger’s rental-friendly option for the wall using Ram board which took paint well and you can cut using a box cutter or heavy scissors.

@lorelynleisure4048 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the best rental, small kitchen makeover I've ever seen!

@JaninaElyse Жыл бұрын

All I can say is-- WOW!! This is truly clever and beautiful work! (I just had to edit to say how much I love your ingenious use of tension rods! Such an unusual idea that works in unexpected ways!)

@happytrails. Жыл бұрын

This is very cool! It's definitely a challenge when you can't put holes in the walls. I've been using free standing shelves for vertical storage, but lately have been considering doing something like "diawall". Basically you turn 2x4s into tension rods. And then you can build shelves or a wall onto them. It seems very customizable and people get pretty creative with what they can do!

@theresabu3000 7 ай бұрын

It's a bit unusual - that you can't paint or drill holes in German rental flats. You just put it back in its original state if you're moving out. Though it's frowned upon to paint dark tones you can't easily paint over. And drilling holes in tiles 🧐 - only when necessary. But the average time you spend in the same flat is also about 5 to 10 years. I think for students though it's a great idea - to individualize it. I liked the daylight lighting - though a way to protect it and diffuse light might be nice 👍

@56music64 3 ай бұрын

Stellar job. Your friend won't want to leave that cool kitchen.

@veldah.6498 Жыл бұрын

UNBELIEVABLE how many great ideas in this one tiny space! Great job as always

@AlannaTheBanana 5 ай бұрын

I love this! I see so many "renter friendly" makeovers that I know will lose them their security deposit with water damage and the wrong types of adhesives. The plywood is genius!

@nellenejooste4636 5 ай бұрын

Wow, it is gorgeous! The landlord must be so jealous 😂

@DavineShift Жыл бұрын

Another great video from the plywood wall, to the dish drying rack. You truly made a transformation happen genius ideas. The espresso machine is super cute 😍

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Glad you liked the video and I agree, the Cyetus expresso machine is very cute, perfect for tiny kitchens 🙂

@carolstern3647 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Brilliant!!!!.. love this makeover..👌😘💞💞💞💐 you allways give great tips and ideas. I love that you broke up the black wall with the wood stained piece. I love this so much..the floor..brilliant!! Thank you xx

@ms.one-town901 Жыл бұрын

Everything you did was genius. You’re so creative. I love the black tiles on both walls as well as the contrast of the plywood walls. Wish you lived near me to do my entire home over! Great job ♥️🫶🏾👍🏾👏🏾

@sherrycohen1824 Жыл бұрын

This is truly amazing. The original kitchen was actually better than many I've seen as I troll the Internet for apartments I'm thinking of buying for my sons and to use as rental income. What's best about what you did was how much more storage space you created.

@Positivityispowerful Жыл бұрын

This is so stunning! It’s obvious how much time, effort, planning, ans creativity that went into this! We’ll done!

@pamelabennett4792 Ай бұрын

You always come through redoing small spaces. Thanks.

@Nada-es3uk Жыл бұрын

The owner is lucky to have the interior design with meticulous details

@amandajohnson4428 Жыл бұрын

This transformation was stunning! You did an amazing job. Pat yourself on the back! I love it all!💕

@shade3403 Жыл бұрын

endless possibilities when planning to re do a very tiny kitchen space! you did an amazing job as always!

@janfoster9583 Жыл бұрын

It’s brilliant! I love it all except the black. I would have kept it light.

@janetmanio8732 Жыл бұрын

Definitely two tones! Very very elegant industrial design love it!

@EngineerYourSpace Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@twilightpg438 2 ай бұрын

You rocked everything in this video! Lots of smart space use, and it looks phenomenal! Good job! Love to see a woman's handiwork!

@lilliamschaad2338 Жыл бұрын

Isabelle, you always blow it out of the park…awesome transformation!

@JDPewPewPew Жыл бұрын

Yes! It makes so much more sense to embrace the darkness instead of fighting it. You did an excellent job!

@tsescoff Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your channel and the level of precision, intelligence and creativity that goes into your makeovers or design treatments. I've learned so much from you. So talented!! 👌🏽😍😊❤️🌞

@shebaabraham4108 10 ай бұрын

Please continue to upload once in a while ❤

@bobbimurray7664 6 ай бұрын

Clever! Stylish! No one could have done that better!

@BaronessJames Жыл бұрын

I am still not over the fact that in the US you cannot renovate the space you are paying to live in. Where I live you can paint, make wholes and all, even put a temporary wall if you want as long as you leave it nice again when you leave. Which means before you leave you fill the wholes, paint everything back to white and you are out. However, given the circumstances this was a brilliant idea. It looks very nice. 😊 Covering the fridge was a very nice touch. Btw, it is called espresso 😊 without x.

@Nada-es3uk Жыл бұрын

To get rid of bubbles in the paper, you can prick it with a pin and then go over it by hand

@betsyolsson-mackowski7682 Жыл бұрын

The black is such an inviting upgrade.

@oooollllmmmm0987 Жыл бұрын

Looks pretty good. Much better and functional then before. And it’s seems that it match the style of the owner. Ok it is bold and someone mentioned that it looks crowded. In my opinion it’s looks cozy and that’s one of the smallest kitchens you remade. It’s difficult to not crowd tiny kitchen without hob, oven and no storage space. How you secured the flooring from moving?

@EFR1616 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I just moved into a rental with a million deep cabinets. All the pull out storage I was finding was screw in. Because of your plywood trick with the garbage/recycle bins I now have a way to make what I need work.

@sixteencandles6 3 ай бұрын

This turned out so beautiful! I love how both functional and attractive it is. You did a great job! I hope Alex loved it.

@lesliebooth2833 6 ай бұрын

I did a faux arch on 2 floor to ceiling windows flanking my fireplace at an apartment I lived in several years ago. I used builder’s foam insulation panels (the pink foam at Home Depot) and it worked a treat! I used the bottom of a disposable lighter to score fake grout lines between “bricks” and used the cut-outs as the shutters. Painted it all and it looked amazing! I got so many compliments! I also “painted” my ugly wood kitchen cabinet doors and face frames by adhering tissue paper with liquid starch, then painting that white. When I was ready to move out, I just peeled all of it off and tossed it. I didn’t have issues with splashing food onto it, but if I had, I would have just had to replace it, but it was very easy to do so wouldn’t have been a problem. The knobs also helped to secure it.

@kathleensauerbrei5199 3 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness this was incredible. I loved watching it. Thank you so very much. Period. Even a year later lol.

@strattonskier7229 5 ай бұрын

The landlord, myself being one, would love this make over and insist it stay as is after move out. I would even give my renter reduced rent for a few months.

@Leneufcinqcergy 3 ай бұрын

The floor is the star of the show

@ltellis63 Жыл бұрын

Love the creativity and resourcefulness you used in this makeover. What a dramatic difference in functionality and appearance. Amazing job!!

@hdistheocean 5 ай бұрын

Covering white wall with plywood is fantastic. That gives you more free to storage. Wondering how it will go … then Hard wood floor?! makes all sense! Taken away to Italian stylish kitchen❤

@beyondview 9 ай бұрын

The plywood was genius! I wouldn't have chosen such a dark backsplash but it worked out great thank you for this

@EngineerYourSpace 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@visme2240 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful makeover I know if the landlord saw how you turned the space into something this beautiful they’d be happy

@uschihouseholder8237 Ай бұрын

I love everything you did, I don’t think I would have gone black in such a tiny space. A little black yes, it makes it so dark, butbagain everything is great. Definitely a lot better usable space now!

@concettamiller1360 Жыл бұрын

I love it! What an amazing apartment kitchen makeover.

@laureldreinking 3 ай бұрын

Wow! I learned more about DIY hacks from this video than I have in months from other videos. I have now subscribed. Thanks!

@dianeboyer6204 5 ай бұрын

Everything is beautiful, love the two colors on the wall and the color of the black tile!!!

@maribellelebre6809 10 ай бұрын

The dish rack is total genius!

@EngineerYourSpace 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I just published the step-by-step tutorial on how I made it on my blog: engineeryourspace.com/how-to-make-an-over-the-sink-diy-dish-rack-to-replace-a-shelf/

@elizabethcoffee8436 Жыл бұрын

You’re a creative genius! Perfection!

@indie825 Жыл бұрын

This is a genius makeover. The kitchen looks big, is more functional and chic. Was the worth the $....YES, YES, and YES!!!

@patticanning5053 3 ай бұрын

I was watching and thought, oh that would be cool if she left it two toned, and you did! I love it. ❤l

@NickUncommon 3 ай бұрын

For a true yin yan feeling, you could have gone with the backsplash being wood with boat varnish, which would hqve mirrored the natural wood on the wall at the sink side. This video actually gave me an idea for my own one room kitchen along one side of the room situation. I always wanted an optical division between kitchen and the rest of the room. Since everything is happening in that one room, I watch a lot of tiny home videos, but this one was the first with a small fridge.

@charswellness Жыл бұрын

Loved the way you used the space above the sink, in Italy we have those drying racks built into the cabinet above the sink, I haven't seen those in any other country I've lived. It's such a great way to use that space and save time as the plates etc just live right there where they go to dry. And since it has doors like the rest of the cabinets (you keep them open while washing and close when done) nobody even sees the dishes on the rack. Some drip directly into the sink below and others have a slide in tray to catch the water.

@kerrigrandmaison7844 3 ай бұрын

Love the two tone adds warmth

@ruthiedoeslife Жыл бұрын

You outdid yourself with this makeover. You created such a beautiful space. ❤

@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382 5 ай бұрын

I love the two tone plywood it enhances the look

@zandragibbs2386 Жыл бұрын

The two tone was perfect idea

@user-oz4cc8hk4r 5 ай бұрын

The idea is good for a single bachelor. The black made that kitchen dark when it originally had good natural lighting.

@itsicem.6006 Жыл бұрын

I loved what you did in that tiny kitchen space. Great job! 👌

@janedeleo6301 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely Gorgeous. I wouldn’t change anything.

@joanmullen2552 3 ай бұрын

Love it! Just the way it is. I bet your friend was surprised.

@LadyFrost1971 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You are beyond talented and skilled

@ohcar0line Жыл бұрын

The algorithm recommended this video to me, and I think it’s completely brilliant! Never smashed the subscribe button so hard

@berlinorama Жыл бұрын

I am in awe of your clever solutions for this tiny kitchen!

@Aureolis Жыл бұрын

This is just a firework of genius ideas. Looks sensational !!!

@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs 5 ай бұрын

Love a lot of the ideas for a small space! I wouldn’t want to darken it like this. I need a bright space. I’d also want a tray to catch water under the dish drainer.

@Cuernavacachica02 Жыл бұрын

What an improvement! Great job!

@yumann Жыл бұрын

16:57 Finally! An inspiring kitchen to play the guitar within! 🤪

@rishaa682 Жыл бұрын

@carla2012app 5 ай бұрын

I like the two-tone effect!

@kateshawk5141 Жыл бұрын

Terrific makeover - very inventive!

@christysittig1200 Жыл бұрын

WOW - you did a fantastic job with this one!! I love those black tiles, and yes, on both sides. Using the lumber on the wall was genius!

@ellenyoung9223 6 ай бұрын

Amazing job, the plywood over the wall was especially ingenious.

@janematthews9210 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely tile on the other side!

@Dr.Nagyonfaj Жыл бұрын

Absolutely genius. It's beautiful, functional and very clever. ♥

@usha9807 3 ай бұрын

All of the changes are stunning

@carolinalopez3648 Жыл бұрын

Firs time watching you. I love that juxtaposition of the plywood, since the moment that you measured it. Beautiful use of a tiny space.

@maryskeats4302 Жыл бұрын

Love this makeover great ideas well ✔

@liyuekan Жыл бұрын

shocks me everytime just how innovative you are. Incredible work!!

@sandinewton1896 Жыл бұрын

My first time visiting your channel, and I’m blown away at your outside the box design. A few years ago I saw black used on an accent wall in a small room, and that actually added the impression of depth instead of closing in the wall. You’ve taken that idea, and so many others to make this kitchen one anyone would be proud to have.

@TheMayleemelo Жыл бұрын

I just love when you do these videos. I notice I prefer living in smaller spaces Bc it encourages out of the box thinking. You are so talented and I can’t wait to put some of these tips into practice!

@candacerichardson4595 Жыл бұрын

Excellent renovations! Very functional & a great way to use the vertical space. The additions to the kitchen gives it a bigger look. Love it & the colors!

@user-sz4hz1lj5u 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Loved watching the transformation. My only quibble was the very shiny faux subway tiles. But maybe that’s just me. This is your first video I’ve seen, but will definitely not miss another. Really fabulous work! Thank you for sharing it!