 Welcome back to my channel. My name is Nneka. I make videos on personal finance, beauty, lifestyle, skincare, all that fun stuff. It's been a minute since I posted a video on YouTube, so I thought this would be the perfect video to kind of just get back and get back into my life. Like, welcome into my home. So throughout this video today, we're going to be doing a tour of my one bedroom Williamsburg apartment. Disclaimer, this is a rent-controlled unit, and I will be sharing how much I pay and rent at the end of the video. But just to give you a heads up, I do pay less the market rate. Other than that, make sure you subscribe so you can keep up with me, and let's just get right into this video. Great. So I want to kind of give you guys the option. Do you want to start in the living room, dining room, kitchen, the bedroom, or the bathroom? Pick your own adventure. Oh well, just kidding. This is a Netflix. We're starting in the bedroom. Okay, so we're standing in my bedroom right now. Actually, I need to flip this around so you guys can see. I have this really cute, like, full-length mirror here when you walk in. So that's really nice. My laundry hamper's right there. There's also, like, this little bookshelf tower thing that I'm absolutely obsessed with. Like, if you love to read, like, I do, this is a fucking game changer, man. And then when you come in, I do have just, like, a little, I guess, work area here, even though I don't really use it too much for work. I have a bunch of just, like, yoga stuff and, like, workout stuff here. We do have a gym in my building, which is nice, but definitely don't use it as much as I should. Here, you'll see me little kitty cat sleeping in his little corner. So cute. But the peace tiller that sounds really about this whole apartment is truly the views. So it's a bit of a cloudy day right now, so you can't see as much as you usually could, but you can see Long Island City here. And then if you kind of turn this corner, you can really see the Empire State Building on a non-cloudy day. This is my bed. So cute. And I'm super obsessed with just, like, personalized journals and planners. So I usually leave these in my bed because that's where I do the most journaling, but I'm gonna do, like, a full 360 now. Oh my gosh, the closet. This is truly the best thing. So it has a really nice size closet. And I got these little shelves from Ikea. They're, like, super helpful. And I truly have just packed this closet full, and probably need to get rid of some stuff, honestly. I'll close that. So, bedroom. Let me put you guys down somewhere. A bit of an awkward angle, but it works. Yeah, so this is my bedroom. It's a really, really good size for a New York apartment. Honestly, I would say this is the largest bedroom I've ever had in New York. And before, I was, like, renting room. So that's really saying a lot. Like, even when you have roommates, bedrooms typically aren't this size. But I really, I really love this place. It's so great. Anything else about it? Oh, here. So on my bed here, I really want to, like, paint this. I don't know if I want to do, like, wallpaper maybe, or paint, but definitely want to put something, like, kind of against this cute little backdrop just to make the headboard stand out. I got this from Ikea. It's amazing. I really love it. And then most of my sheets are Brooklyn and the Shulgy ones are from, I want to say Urban Outfitters. And then I got this pillow from Marshall's. Let me see. Anything else about my bedroom? I honestly think that's it. The windows are super huge. So the lighting is amazing, especially when I'm kind of facing the window. So that's my bedroom, which we just did. And then here, I have just this little mirror. I got it from Ikea. Super cute. I love it. Here, I also want to do, like, a collage type thing. I think that would be really cute just to take, like, selfies and stuff here. And then below, I have my cat's litter box that's, like, disguised as a folk plant right now. I think I'm going to do another litter box situation, but not really sure what I'm going to do right now at the moment, but definitely a work in progress. But when you come in to the apartment, so this is the entrance, I have another closet here, which is just filled with, like, coats, cleaning supplies, like, paper towel and stuff, linen, sheets, things of that nature, pretty regular stuff. So when you come in straight ahead is the bedroom. And then if you hook a left, you come into the bathroom. Honestly, like, my favorite room. So we have this huge mirror, this came with the apartment. I fucking love it. Amazing for selfies. I take so many here. And then on my sink, I just have, like, my makeup brushes, some toothpaste, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, some bathroom spray for, you know, when people take shit, it's at your place, some soap. And then I just like to keep my, my double cleanse steps out here. So I've been using this. Oh, McWatt take cleanser, which I really like. And then this used to the people cleansing balm. Don't like it that much, but, you know, I bought it. And it's there. So that's that one of my favorite, favorite, favorite things about this bathroom is this like little built in shower caddy. So I was able to actually get rid of my shower caddy. And we have a three shower head situation here. So we have like the regular shower top. And then we have this spray thing, which is really nice. Um, oh, and then we just have the tub. It's not, it's not three. I was really excited. But the tub is like really nice and deep too, which I also love. So I take a lot of baths in here. Um, toilet, I mean, toilet is a toilet, not much to see there. But then we have this really nice kind of storage unit behind the door, which is nice. So it's like really hidden. And like, honestly, when it's closed, it takes up like no space. I literally lived here for two months before I even knew that this was here. So here I just keep my perfumes, some skincare stuff, more skincare stuff, um, an extra shower gel, um, some gasoline, obviously, sunscreen, vagina stuff, an extra moisturizer. I love this so much. Like you can see here I have an empty version of it. I've already brought a new one. Um, and then just like some nail stuff, some nail polish down here. Here I've been keeping a lot of my skincare empties because I want to make a video about it. But one day at a time, I really, really, really, really, really love this. But that is a different video for a different day. Um, otherwise, any questions about the bathroom? Honestly, my favorite room of the place. Oh, and I got the shower candy thing. So when I do take baths, I can just put this here, you know, you get the idea. And it matches like this, like perfectly. It's just, uh, so great. So great. Um, let me see. I think that's really it for the bathroom. I honestly don't think I'm going to do much to this space, except maybe put like a poster or something here. But otherwise, I think it's good. Like I have enough storage. Oh, so here I just keep like some makeup stuff, some hair stuff. And down here is like most of my hair stuff. An extra like little loofah, hairspray, blow dryer, some cotton balls, this thing. I really keep all of my like little scrunchies in here. Some purple patches, some vagina stuff. But yeah, like it has enough storage. I don't think I even like anything else in here. It's perfect. And then this is the kitchen. So we have these really beautiful like matte black cabinets, which I love. I just keep some cat stuff in there. And then we have these down here. I keep my toaster down here, some extra candles, um, miscellaneous things like nation jars and stuff. I also keep my handheld Dyson down here. And then I keep my big Dyson and the entryway closet that we saw earlier. Nice deep sink, which I also love so much. Um, and then this is probably my favorite part. So we have like a hidden, uh, refrigerator situation, which is really nice. And then also like a hidden freezer situation that I love. Hidden dishwasher, like, uh, it does not get much better than this. And then obviously under the sink, I just keep more cleaning stuff, extra like paper bags, like, you know, shopping bags, whatever. Here, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with the space, but I typically keep just like teas, um, dish towels and like baking stuff in here. And then obviously we have some silverware stuff, um, oven stuff, like random cooking stuff. And this is where I usually keep all my pots and pans. Oven. It's really nice. It's like, um, oh wow, it looks so weird on the camera. Um, it's just a regular oven. Like you choose if you want whatever function here. And then that's where you choose the temperature. And then I just have a electric stove. I prefer gas, but you know, you can't have everything. And then I recently made some zucchini bread, so it's just sitting there. Um, and then my latest and greatest purchase for the kitchen is this island. I think I might want to move it a little bit more into the kitchen, but right now it acts as like a barrier between like my kitchen and the rest of my space. Just have some of these little plants. My mom got me this, um, not the plant, but she got me the pot. Um, I got this from Ikea, have some sage here, more notebooks, some books because I'm always reading and writing stuff. And then this came from Ikea when I bought this thing overall. I have my bag up there just because I was cleaning and it was in the way. Um, and then I also bought these cute little like hanging planters from Ikea that I do want to like at some point hang somewhere. Just don't know what yet. Okay. So we are just about at the end of the tour. I definitely should get a ring like you guys can barely fucking see me. Um, but I really like I'll actually make a quick review over here. Hey bitch. Okay. That's a little better. Um, so we're almost at the end of the tour. Really what's left is just like my kind of living room space, but my absolute favorite part of this apartment are the floor to ceiling windows. Like, look at that bitch. Look at that. It's amazing. Um, and then I also have one over here. So the views honestly are the best part of the apartment. So let me flip you over here. You can see the train station. It's like right there. I wish there was a train going by, but whatever. So I have this really nice window here floor to ceiling. Um, here's kind of just where I keep my kitty stuff, but here's kind of like an overview of what my living room situation is looking like. Again, this apartment is super spacious, especially for a New York apartment. Um, right now I just have my TV on the floor. One day I will get it mounted, but I actually want to get a smaller couch. So this is what my couch situation is looking like. I want to get a smaller couch and actually put it where the TV is right now. But for now, I just have this couch, this little side table that I got from a West Amself sample sale. This couch is also West Elm, but I got it off of like Facebook marketplace for $500. So such a steal. Here's my like array of plants. Um, that one day I will have and some planters one day. Uh, but right now they're kind of just hanging out and chilling. Here's the view. You can almost, almost, almost see the Empire State Building. Just not quite. It's a little too cloudy, but, um, I overlooked the BQE, which is super nice and super convenient for like Ubering and stuff. I'm like right off the highway. Um, but overall, yeah, this is my apartment. I really love it. Hey guys. So as promised, since you made it to the video, I will be sharing exactly how much I pay and rent. So right now I pay 230, wait, $2,362 a month. That did so much. I still pay an arm and a leg, even though it's rent controlled. It's so much money a month to pay and rent, but it's all good. I really love my apartment. As you can see, like the floor is ceiling windows, the hidden appliances, the beautiful spacious bathroom, and just like all the views totally make it worth it to me. Um, market rate, like other one bedrooms in this building go for like 3,300 a month. Sometimes even 4,000 a month. I haven't seen my exact kind of floor plan and layout listed, but comparable buildings are definitely like 4,000 a month. And in this building in particular, when I did see other one bedrooms, they were listed for 3,300 a month. So same with 1,000 a month, you know, love it, love to see it. Um, yeah, but that is really everything on my end. I am going to be doing some kind of DIY decorating projects, decorating projects in my apartment. So if you want to kind of stay tuned for the evolution of my apartment, make sure you subscribe. I think the first project I'm going to do is the collage wall. I want to do in the hallway between the bathroom and like my bedroom. So stay tuned for that video. But otherwise, thank you so much for watching. My name is Nika, phone me on Instagram, on Twitter, you know, all the different socials. And I will see you guys in my next video. Thank you!