| 0s | I'm back with my buddy Jesse Palmer. |
| 2s | Now up next when the oldest mall in America |
| 4s | was in danger of closing they got really creative |
| 7s | and decided to turn empty store fronts into tiny apartments. |
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| 13s | Now there's no such thing as a tiny apartment |
| 14s | to a New Yorker, I mean we know tiny. |
| 17s | But these apartments are about 300 square feet |
| 19s | and it can be, of course, a challenge to |
| 21s | decorate something that's so small |
| 23s | so we sent in the big guns, our buddy John Gidding |
| 26s | to help one resident out with her small space makeover. |
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| 30s | This is the oldest still standing mall in America. |
| 34s | It was built in 1828, it's called The Arcade. |
| 37s | It's in Providence, Rhode Island and |
| 39s | it was essentially created as three levels |
| 42s | with a massive skylight over head |
| 43s | but the top two levels have been turned into tiny apartments |
| 46s | and we're going to give one of them a makeover. |
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| 50s | Carine, so this is the smallest, coolest apartment |
| 52s | I've ever been in, how big is this space? |
| 54s | |
| 56s | Do you live large here because I heard |
| 57s | |
| 59s | I do, that's one of my biggest struggles. |
| 61s | To eat, sometimes we just eat on the couch or |
| 63s | we stand here and eat over the counter. |
| 66s | If I has something that I could have like a spread |
| 68s | and my friends coming through it would be awesome. |
| 70s | Yeah, you got to get a lot of function |
| 71s | |
| 72s | Since it's a rental you can't really change |
| 73s | the colors of the wall or change the built ins. |
| 76s | So everything we do has to be temporary. |
| 78s | |
| 79s | Well we've got our challenge cut out for us. |
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| 83s | |
| 87s | If you're renting a space and you can't paint the walls |
| 89s | and you can't install anything permanent, |
| 91s | removable wallpaper is a great option |
| 93s | for creating a huge impact without damaging the walls. |
| 96s | And then if you made a mistake or you need some help |
| 99s | reattaching it, it comes right off. |
| 103s | A headboard is the anchor for a bedroom. |
| 104s | It brings in a sense of design and comfort and |
| 107s | we happen to not have one in the smallest bedroom |
| 109s | in the world, so I'm going to build one. |
| 112s | I'm actually going to use a curtain for the fabric |
| 114s | because they're so easily available |
| 116s | and some Christmas snow for batting. |
| 120s | |
| 123s | I think the person that designed this micro loft |
| 124s | designed it for nominal dimensions of rugs because |
| 127s | every rug I've brought in here fits the room perfectly. |
| 130s | They actually look like wall to wall carpeting. |
| 132s | |
| 133s | I found this great Paris map print on adle.com |
| 137s | and it's exactly what this room needs. |
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| 151s | |
| 155s | That is stunning, wow you are the best. |
| 159s | |
| 161s | I love your place, we changed some of the flooring |
| 163s | in here, what do you think of the carpet? |
| 165s | The colors kind of bounce around and |
| 167s | kind of cohesive and it all comes together. |
| 169s | Your computer stays but it's in the corner. |
| 171s | |
| 172s | So it doesn't become this sort of anchor |
| 174s | on the side of the room, you can obviously |
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| 177s | |
| 178s | This is your office desk, but at the same time |
| 182s | this desk can move out into the middle of the room |
| 184s | |
| 185s | And this bench, check this out. |
| 189s | You've thought of everything, it's awesome. |
| 191s | This becomes seating, table in front of me |
| 194s | and then two stools behind it, dining for four. |
| 198s | Okay, ready to see the bedroom? |
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| 209s | Oh this is very fancy, like you've gone |
| 212s | way above my expectations, look at the curtain. |
| 214s | Yeah, and the fabric of the curtain is |
| 217s | what we used to create your headboard. |
| 219s | Wow, I can't get over it it's really great. |
| 222s | Thank you so much, thank you. |
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