Inside JJ McCullough's Vancouver Apartment

[@Nick_Lewis]

JJ’s apartment is nothing like I expected… and yet also exactly like I expected? Not sure how that’s possible but it suits him perfectly.

[@esprit15d]

One of his friends did a tiktok video of his apartment a few months ago. That's when I first found out about the ball 🤣

[@JJSogaard]

Yeah, I expected a bigger apartment, but this makes perfect sense somehow...

[@Weissenschenkel]

I'd say "it surprises you because it fits his personality very well." The only thing that surprised me is how silent and echo-free the studio is. i was thinking it was just a repurposed bedroom as a recording studio with foam everywhere, inside a regular apartment.

[@mmurray1983]

The fact that JJ’s been sitting on an exercise ball this whole time explains so much of the bouncing around in his delivery. Also, the 13 star flag is hung backwards. The union is always in the upper left.

[@masterofsmokemonies]

Noticed that with the flag immediately. I thought he’d know better!

[@5dollarnote]

Yeah J.J.!!! 🤨

[@jetgorgon269]

It is so. I wonder if he'd like a Rebel flag? To me, it just represents the South, not slavery.

[@esprit15d]

@@jetgorgon269 JJ very much disagrees with you.

[@esprit15d]

@@masterofsmokemonies I think he does know better. I've watched several videos of his that discuss that fact. I'd be interested to know why he hung it that way. I'm sure there's a reason.

[@causethisisthriller2729]

JJ is even more charismatic off script than he is in his videos

[@icelandicfaeinPNW]

Right? I was like how

[@joshofthenorth]

I actually ran into JJ on the skytrain once and he was a super nice person. One thing that surprised me about him was how tall he was. Something about sitting on an exercise ball made him seem a little shorter. I regret not getting a photo with him.

[@luke_cohen1]

He’s half Dutch through his mother so he was going to be tall no matter what.

[@esprit15d]

That's wild because I thought the exact opposite. I thought he would be taller, and attributed my misconception to the fact that he sits on a ball.

[@RavenThePlayer]

I met him and he wasn't notably tall.

[@KrikitKaos]

He can't be that tall. You can't sleep in a twin with headboard/footboard if you're tall.

[@gars129]

@@luke_cohen1 i always assumed he was like slightly below average by american standards. Like 1.72 to 1.76 meters. He is skinny and boyish looking, but to be honest, i never thought about his height.

[@creativepop8196]

This guy's apartment is way more decorative than my house will ever be

[@AdamJBell]

That's why I had to ask how many things he owned hahah

[@mrsparkle19]

I am a minimalist. And I absolutely love all the ‘stuff’ in the apartment. It’s purely JJ. I find myself exploring the background in the videos, smiling and looking for new stuff.

[@tangomango2353]

Yes that's an awesome part of his videos

[@cherkovision]

My wife is a minimalist, and she said "I wouldn't call this a minimalist's worst nightmare. He's doing minimalism really well!"

[@musicexams5258]

There truly is nothing to take away in JJ's apartment

[@rae4998]

Huge JJ fan. Literally laughed out loud when you opened the cupboards to find more books. 🤓🤓🤓

[@Ark15964]

“It’s mostly just more books!” I actually laughed out loud

[@grommitmug1203]

I would imagine walking to his apartment feeling like i'm walking into a big brother's room where there's so many cool and interesting thibgs inside

[@BloggerMusicMan]

As someone who has watched J.J. McCullough's channel for years, this is really cool to see. :)

[@AdamJBell]

That was how I felt when I had the chance to go there and see all this stuff I'd seen so many times from his channel 😅

[@OmegaRejectz]

Never heard of your channel but I’m a big fan of J.J. Definitely subbing and checking out your other content. Didn’t except his living space to look like this at all!

[@AdamJBell]

💛 really appreciate it :) !

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

I've never heard of JJ and I subbed

[@maelucchino6339]

I love the cluttered aesthetic of J.J.'s apartment, it gives so much personality, history and visual interest to the space. Makes me want to try to achieve something like that in my own living space eventually!

[@singerofsongss]

It makes a lot of sense that JJ is a PaperMate Flair guy. His apartment just exudes PaperMate Flair energy.

[@Bacopa68]

70's PaperMate Flair commercial energy. JJ is a Canadian adult version of what seventies US kids wished they could be. PaperMate even had commercials narrated by Ken Nordine.

[@sjappiyah4071]

JJ’s energy is so contagious

[@ganapatikamesh]

One of my grandparents when I was a kid defended my “messy” room (which basically looks a lot like his apartment in that it wasn’t messy per se, it just had a lot of books, collectibles, and photos/posters/flags/etc on the wall) to my parents by telling them that it’s a smart person thing. Not sure if that’s true and my parents still get on to me for the way I decorate/arrange my house even now, but it’s nice to know a really smart guy like JJ basically decorates the same way! Oh and from watching this video as someone who also doesn’t enjoy cooking and eats out a lot, watching this gave me an idea of how to relieve my lack of book storage space! Thanks to you for making and sharing this and thanks to JJ for graciously opening his home to be shared! I love his channel and it’s great to see the behind the scenes of where he films a lot of his videos.

[@SweetShawn999]

The more I watch and know about JJ, the more I realize how much more we have in common; value wise, especially, more than I ever thought before. Not sure what it was, but my respect for JJ has only grown by great amounts in the last few years and seeing this side is quite subtly revealing of that.

[@dogface3362]

JJ is the best its so fun seeing him just chatting without a script

[@nicolasarias9873]

His room is like a physical representation of his brain

[@The_Vanished]

As many of JJ's videos I've watched I wouldn't have guessed his place is on big room

[@Zizumia]

I'm a big license plate guy and when I saw his plates I gravitated towards them. The Colorado "Pioneer" plate is interesting because it used to be that you had to prove through records that your family was in Colorado during its founding or homesteaded in Colorado before it was a state. This hasn't been a thing for a while but I remember reading a news article several years ago where a guy spent hundreds of dollars digging up records about his family to get one of those "Pioneer" plates only to find out at the DMV that the plates are open to everyone who asks for one now haha

[@andypritchard9644]

I honestly thought he lived in a 1 bedroom and always assumed he recorded in his living room. It was a bit of a shock to see the bunk behind his studio setup. Considering it's Vancouver it's not a huge shock that he lives in a studio and it's that expensive. When converted to USD the amount he pays is about 140 dollars more than what I pay for my 2 bedroom, it's a huge difference living there and living where I do in suburban Kentucky.

[@Bacopa68]

Compared to comparable places in Houston, he's living cheap. Massively cheap.

[@patrickmurphy3179]

Insane! I'm just right across the bridge from Kentucky and my duplex is less than half of what JJ pays a month and it's more than twice the size. Not in the best of shape and it's old but it's cheap. Also it's a ten-minute walk to a very affluent area.

[@andypritchard9644]

@@Bacopa68 Ehh, it's probably on par. I found a really upscale apartment complex in Houston with 1 bedrooms available for 1200 dollars. That appeared to be the going rate for a couple other I saw. He's paying 175-200 less for a studio so it's more or less even, not "massively cheap"

[@FionaApplewright]

When he started up about the pen I half expected him to say "When I was a kid, I had a pen that I was very fond of...."

[@meowmelody]

He is so freaking well-spoken!

[@KhAnubis]

Oh hey I know where those little German ducks came from!

[@austins9742]

The kitchen cupboard being filled with books made me laugh harder than it should have

[@jameslongstaff2762]

I wish I could be JJ's friend in real life. I love his videos

[@danielsociety9234]

Same omg! I also live in Vancouver. I tried DMing him on insta once but he didn’t reply LOL.

[@chariotwheel]

He looks so excited, it seems like he does really care for this space, even if he might have problems with it.

[@louisiananlord17]

It's so weird to see a Canadian with so many Americana items and historical items like JJ owns but cool and Bohemian at the same time. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ARKGAMING]

JJ is one of my favorite KZbinrs, he can make every topic interesting

[@Jaunty_Jeff]

Always wondered why he's so bouncy all the time, definitely gonna be thinking of this video everytime I watch JJ now

[@teancoffee208]

J.J.'s a maximalist! Never would've thought, but thats cool! Its nice to see, especially in comparision to so many other youtubers who seem to try to keep things modern, blatantly spacious, and mildly minimalist in design.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

The joke about the dog was great. JJ is so interesting yet mild-mannered. I'd like to be his friend.

[@shinrasboy]

Unexpected and wonderful like JJ himself~

[@AdamJBell]

well put! 😅

[@Sprouht]

Hell yeah man! Great video, great collab. Really showed both of your personalities too. Loved the idea of a Q&A at the end!

[@AdamJBell]

appreciate it man! the QnA adds that extra personal touch!

[@Sprouht]

@@AdamJBell My man

[@pauloguga]

Pretty cool to see John James' appartment

[@AdamJBell]

hey are you a dentist by chance?

[@postpunkpastor]

J.J. is so delightful! His apartment is very tall...He must find that comforting as someone with Dutch heritage.

[@DatRetha]

That the most reasonable and relatable apartment I have seen from a big youtuber, Loved it. Thanks for giving us more content

[@princezsshorts3209]

sir the idea you and JJ live in the same province as me is leaving me star struck, the possibility to bump into either of you on the streets is so cool, local celerity's

[@retroklub_tv]

BRO HAD ME THINKING THAT WAS HIS DOGS BRAIN

[@JacksonianT]

Lived in New west til age 4, then went to Nanaimo til leaving for the US! Love the Nanaimo bear idea as the Pikachu of your story JJ lol

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

JJ is the best. Wonderful profile, thank you for doing this!! And let's just say JJ's place is nicer and more well appointed than many museums. He should give tours, that wouldn't be weird... We promise... 😳😳😳

[@scygnius]

Man how do I keep on finding new reasons to appreciate JJ even more

[@lukario_cz]

2:03 The epic feeling when you are just watching a video about JJ's apartment when suddently a desktop background in your language pops up :D It's in Czech, and it says "Do not lick black foxes"

[@003mohamud]

is that an idiom? is it a company slogan?

[@lukario_cz]

@@003mohamud I think it is just supposed to be a funny image. Possibly a reference to something i do not recognize.

[@edwardthomson9803]

Glad to see I’m not the only one with books in my kitchen cupboards…

[@andygarcia8415]

I'm so happy you did a video on JJ. Love his videos he makes things very interesting.

[@londonanderson9622]

I absolutely love it I’m not gonna lie sometimes when the camera goes off I do actually wonder what the rest of the area looks like on the other side of the camera and now I do and it’s so not what I expected and I love it! Keep it up JJ from your friends to the south 😁 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦

[@hectormontes7056]

I thought that his decor was all for the camera and that it would just end where the frame did. I’m glad the entire apartment has the same energy.

[@inspectormills3290]

J.J. McCullough is a national treasure. Thanks for the video.

[@tinnagigja3723]

I'm just happy to have it confirmed that JJ sits on a giant ball when he films!

[@OriSnori]

Its 4am here and i hadnt realized it was so late, I nees to be up early but this is the video Ive been waiting for and I MUST WATCH IT IMMEDIATELY. Sleep can wait.

[@jetgorgon269]

So cool, JJ's my neighbour! I mean New Westie neighbour. I just love his bratty charm, wit and tako yaki sign.

[@jackthompson8873]

Very nice JJ is a very cool journalist and Simpsons aficionado

[@Eli-ou8sq]

great insight into JJ's life. Never realised he was in a studio apartment!

[@smareng]

Huge JJ fan. Had no idea he lives in New West, my old 'hood!

[@_Adie]

Yeah, I figured he'd either live in a big house with a dedicated video recording/editing space, or a tiny apartment. But not quite THIS tiny. But, honestly, this looks like a dream place to me. Basically one room with a corner for work, a corner for sleeping, and a corner for cooking. Bathroom, some kind of a closet/storage space and I really wouldn't need much more. More space would always be welcome, but eh, I could still make it work.

[@64imma]

I honestly never knew jj lived in a studio apartment. I always assumed he had a lot more space to work with tbh. Also I couldn't fathom paying that much for a studio. I pay about half that for my one bedroom and that seems like a lot

[@treacherousviper]

love your place jj!! i always wodered about your filming space but had no idea it was a large part of your whole living space. love the books in the cupboards and that you sit on an exercise ball

[@carolyntemple3928]

Thanks. I've been curious about this because of the amazing background. The place really suits his personality.

[@babyfefe999]

What a wonderful guy. I love him

[@teancoffee208]

The high ceiling makes SUCH a huge difference. Im from NYC and they literally charge people $1800+ for *closets* that they call apartments. I lived there my whole life but after spending the past 7 years poor (ever since 17) I just had to give it up. I cant afford to live there so I had to move.

[@tatenewnham1055]

I did not realise that JJ sat on a yoga ball for his videos. I never really conceptualised what the other stuff in his living area was apart from your array of fascinating Knick-knacks.

[@Matty442]

The way people have their spaces is so fascinating I often think about my room as a weird little time capsule like if i just disappeared and it was all someone had to go off to work out who I was and they just had this little moment of my life frozen in time

[@spvrda]

JJ is incredible at using space

[@cleanrock4041]

I liked how you used the yellow Highlight and the bold letters for the video, I almost thought it was another JJ video until I checked you're channel name.

[@saraharkinstall7725]

I love this! I’ve watched JJ for years now and I love his videos! As someone also lives in Vancouver and who lives in a living Room I’ll say he’s go a great set up! And the decor is just amazing!

[@ajowilk]

He’s so charismatic and charming lol

[@rpy9wyvbuerdopvpoe7blt77]

WE LOVE JJ! WE LOVE JJ! WE LOVE JJ!

[@AmorksV777]

The look of jj's room would be an amazing classroom

[@MattMort]

Killer video Adam! Love how both of your personalities shine. Also love that he has a fact about everything in his apartment. I strive to be as intentional/knowledgable about everything I own like JJ someday.

[@EssenceOfLoveReborns]

what the heck? someone this interesting lives in my city? shoutout to new westminster!! I wonder if I’ll ever see J.J out and about. wow!! been watching his awesome channel for awhile now and had no idea he lived in my city!!

[@katie-729]

I love it!! It’s so cool! There’s no way my apartment would look this organized with that much stuff!

[@itspice8737]

it’s bigger and smaller in different ways than in my mind. When you see it through the screen it looks much more cramped and cozy but I also assumed his apartment had separate rooms and that was just his recordings room.

[@Sanecrist]

This is exactly what I expected. The ceilings are much higher. And I would have guessed the bed would be lower. But I don’t count those petty details. haha

[@CaeserOct]

JJ is living the dream - nice studio apartment with lots of cool stuff, in a great city and eating out for every meal.

[@johnlittle3430]

The Gen Z dream, maybe.

[@daniel1c]

Really cool to know I drive by his place every day

[@lugosky02]

I enjoyed it and wished it was a bit longer.

[@jordanhanna2891]

Thats what she said!

[@aidanwest1878]

I gasped when you pulled out the earthbound damn that is a very valuable

[@paulhernandez9807]

Nice to see your home sweet home JJ!

[@Marylandbrony]

I’m surprised a little bit that J.J lives in a studio apartment and doesn’t even have a proper bedroom even though he is more or less a internet celebrity. I can’t imagine having a all purpose room where you live most your life. Yet again I have always lived in a single family house with virtually a room for every person.

[@xylo5750]

He could proabbaly afford a 1 bedroom, especially if he cut down on his eating out habits. Eating out everyday in Canada can easily be $20-$30/day, which comes out to $600-$900/mo.

[@xylo5750]

(NOT SAYING HE SHOULD. everyone has different priorities. My point was that he's probably trading off the convenience of eating out with living in a studio.)

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

JJ is so adorable

[@AliciaInNevada]

As soon as I clicked on this video, I was wondering if JJ has Vancouver 2010 merch and turns out he does.

[@Metawen]

Michif representation! Thank you JJ! Marsee!

[@mrbearbear83]

I'm glad I watched that.

[@RXP91]

I have that exact same bed in my office for the exact same reason. With home working need to sleep and work in the same space. The bunk enables me to feel really different. I have an unreasonable affinity to Vancouver. I finally got to visit there for my honeymoon in 2018 - loved it! We're always debating moving to Canada (wife's Canadian). Eating out daily reminds me of being 25-35 - enough cash to just waste. Was nice, my blood tests stopped me doing that pronto though!

[@Merle1987]

I recently sent some candid adult photos, I found that to be less embarrassing than sending pictures of my apartment. JJ's got some balls to even do an apartment tour. It's really clean, despite all the clutter. Very English. Kinda surprised he chose New Westminster. It's so suburban. But the again it does have some nice dense areas and two SkyTrains.

[@erikajeong]

Hey, Adam! Omg this is so goooood! I love aprtment tour videos and I’ve been enjoying yours as I can view our city through your eyes :)

[@spearspearspear]

First Navy Jack on the wall is a nice touch, JJ.

[@jaysonbunnell8097]

Big fan of JJ's apartment and in many ways he lives a lifestyle that I desire. I do find it fascinating that his bed is the bunk bed I grew up with lol

[@Trevor-Watlington]

I like how it's a pretty modest apartment

[@dharmani_youtube]

Subscribed. Beautiful editing energy for an amazing guest. Well done

[@cheesecake134]

This makes my maximalist heart very happy. 💖

[@LucasBenderChannel]

Jeez there's so much extra J.J. content lately. 👀👏

[@MegaKoutsou]

I just realised I used to have the exact same IKEA bed that JJ has in my old studio when I was a student. The studio was tiny, so saving space was essential

[@TatAlbring]

I live in a studio and also have a loft bed I love it!

[@JJMcCullough]

It’s the best!

[@AllanSorenseninToronto]

What a treat!

[@wakingcharade]

This answers my question from the JrEg video about the air mattress on the floor.

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

A very interesting and fun smart young man And his hair styles are cute..

[@scottadler]

I always thought that JJ filmed out of his basement! (The coolest thing in MY apartment is actually on my balcony -- a farm, where I grow lettuce, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. And pineapples, for real!

[@amberbeal581]

Flair pens are the best pens !

[@internal.inferno2088]

The bouncy ball explains the bobbly head! Wicked place, John James ;)