At Home in Paris | Cozy 13m² Studio with Eiffel Tower view!

[@davidignaz]

Hello everyone, thank you so much for watching this video! If you enjoyed the video, please leave a like and subscribe to my channel for more apartment tours! :)

[@tiamarrow6366]

I personally wouldn’t mind going up a long flight of stairs. If you think about it….every time you go up and down them, that’s a mini workout in itself especially if there’s one day where you have to use them more than 2 times, that’s basically a couple minutes of cardio. It may be an older building but sometimes older buildings and houses are the ones with the most charm, history, and character.

[@davidignaz]

Yes, it definitely helps you keeping in shape and getting in some steps and stairs every day :)

[@roseadams5362]

What a pleasant young woman. I love her passion for art, photography & literature. Of course those things won't keep you warm in the night when you need to visit the toilet down the hall! But when you're young it's not such a big deal. Wishing her luck in her future 🌃

[@davidignaz]

Thanks so much for your kind comment!

[@saritaschwedes8393]

she will never have to go to the gym with thise stairs! so happy in such a small place knowing it’s not forever. good luck in the future., i’m amazed that you all speak such good english. 🌸

[@davidignaz]

Yes even I felt it after going up one time haha. Thank you for your kind comment🙏🏻

[@saritaschwedes8393]

@ i enjoy seeing how other people live. thank you for taking the time to film these videos.🌸

[@VioletEvans-yt2fd]

@@saritaschwedes8393 sharing a toilet with other tenants would bother me more than climbing stairs.

[@saritaschwedes8393]

@ yes for sure!! 😳

[@heatherfeather1293]

OMG that view! Americans are starved for beautiful architecture, so every time I see the buildings in Paris, I am just in awe. Seeing that many stairs makes me realize I need to start working out. I also couldn't go without air conditioning in the Summer.

[@davidignaz]

You can't beat the view, yes :) It's true that we don't really have air conditioning in Europe. I wonder if this will be a thing here.

[@le4905]

I live in a large brick home in a suburban neighborhood in Texas and if I were still in my 20's I would give it all up to live like this. That view is stunning and so romantic! Reminds me a bit of the little flat from Ratatouille ☺️ Life is so fun when you're young!

[@davidignaz]

Thank you for your sweet comment! Greetings to Texas from Paris :)

[@3CandiesInTX]

I live in Frisco, TX, and to be honest, I could switch maybe for a couple of months to experience something new. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to live like this permanently. I love my space and privacy here.

[@le4905]

@@3CandiesInTX I like Frisco a lot. Very clean and safe city! But I do miss being in smaller and older spaces- not really caring about the dangers of the city I'm in. That really brings back the feeling of freedom from my 20's. But with parenthood comes upgrading the thought process and providing a quality area to raise kids. Otherwise I would be back in downtown Austin, Texas or Richmond, Virginia living life on the edge.

[@daliakarmakar5123]

OMG! The toilet is located quite far! Most inconvenient!

[@davidignaz]

Yes it’s definitely a sacrifice that you make!

[@ghound-md5ey]

The toilet is literally 12 steps away - hardly far !

[@Clara-hg1hd]

This is nicer than the room I rented in London when I was an art student! It may be small but the area and the building itself is so beautiful and romantic.

[@davidignaz]

How much did you have to pay in London, if I may ask?

[@Clara-hg1hd]

@ I was a student 20 years ago and back then I paid around £1600 per term for a room in a hideous 1960s tower block - which has now been demolished. Beautiful architecture makes a huge difference.

[@lisalo.lisalo]

Omg watching the first few seconds of this video I got tired already and tried to catch my breath 😂

[@davidignaz]

😂😂😂

[@strivingthruc]

Im so happy for her rooting for her success!!!

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your kind comment!

[@CMB-pd1qu]

I loved this! What an adorable Paris apartment!! She’s everything I’d envision a young, cool, smart, modern Parisian woman to be. And living the dream, good for her!! Don’t let those experiences pass you by ❤

[@davidignaz]

Thank you for your kind comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@mariarohmer2374]

This is an adorable place and yes the view is unbeatable. Wow. I personally could never share a toilet with my neighbors and too bad for me. I think it's well worth it for the price and charm. Best of luck to her!

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your comment Maria!

[@maryrobinson7590]

I stayed in an Airbnb in Paris last summer that was small like this on the top floor with no lift. I felt like I was training for the Olympics. It was well appointed with its own bathroom w/ a toilet.

[@davidignaz]

It’s definitely a good challenge every single day haha. Hope you enjoyed your trip to Paris!

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Busy and talented. Good luck. And she did the best one could with that small space.

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your sweet comment!

[@sarah.j.777]

I've been in that building when my friend was staying there, she was teaching english. I stayed in another apt 14 denfert rochereau. paris is very nice for a big city ❤

[@davidignaz]

It's a beautiful city yes!

[@danfreisting2874]

Really interesting to see this. Very minimalist. Thanks for showing. Lea is very nice

[@davidignaz]

Thank you! Yes, Léa is super nice :)

[@RobinPalmerTV]

It's not a forever home, and she's made it feel like a pleasant place to live whilst she's there. You really can't get much more central than the 15th A in Paris. The price doesn't seem too steep.

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your comment, glad you liked the video!

[@leajacquier742]

Yayyyy, love it ! Thanks for coming in ☀☀☀

[@davidignaz]

It was my pleasure! Thank you for letting me tour your apartment :)

[@kellymeggie]

Love your apartment great price for location. You should make a KZbin channel showing your photography and cooking and Parisian living.

[@davidignaz]

@@kellymeggie Great idea!

[@haywhispers]

@@kellymeggie I totally agree! I would definitely subscribe 💛

[@PlayandPlayinPianoClass-kp2nv]

I enjoyed this video. I admire the command of the English language of both of you.

[@davidignaz]

Thank you for your kind comment, I‘m glad that you liked the video :)

[@imsk6729]

I can see she has made it home. For me, this would be very difficult living. There is also no way I could share a toilet. Tbh, this flat is verging on illegal 😢😢

[@Evantailsacre]

Oh no. Thats pretty reasonably legal for Paris standards

[@imsk6729]

@Evantailsacre not even a toilet! Shocking!

[@Evantailsacre]

@@imsk6729 Very usual in the city of love! Almost all buildings have a room or more like this that share a toilet.

[@puccaland]

That's not a flat that's a bedroom. You can't rent bedrooms smaller than 9 m² livable space in France which is more than what we see in the US.

[@imsk6729]

@Evantailsacre sorry but its dreadful. Nothing changes that. Dreadful.

[@angelirohival6270]

Ahh, Paris! But, I would die if I had to share a toilet with three other people. I don’t even share one with my husband! But, thank you for the very interesting video!

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoyed the video🙏🏻

[@Kaylhani]

She’s so gorgeous omggg

[@leilal8053]

I love t h e sloped ceiling and dormer window. The view is spectacular. I would build a window seat over the ac unit to make the most of the view.

[@davidignaz]

Oh that's a great idea actually!

[@ludkamotylikova3060]

For a student with limited budget I think its not bad. Its teporary.

[@davidignaz]

Yes, I think so too!

[@CruisinAndSlidin]

I used to live a couple of months in a 14 square meter flat in Paris. It had toilet and shower in it, it was just in poor conditions with the visit of a mouse and actual mushroom growing on the wooden window. It used to be a brothel and the space wasnt made to have a shower and no aeration. Anyway that was an experience.

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

[@CruisinAndSlidin]

@davidignaz my pleasure! I then went back to my city to enjoy a 80m² for more or less the same price as this moldy studio :)

[@pm1104]

It’s probably cold in winter because there is little or no insulation ……but a nice little place ! ❤

[@davidignaz]

Yeah under the roof you get both extremes, cold and hot

[@FadedVault]

Looks cozy enough! 🤓

[@davidignaz]

Thank you :)

[@zeynepguvener9177]

Lovely apartment with a lovely tenant ! I am also glad having learned about Sally Rooney and founding out that her work has been translated into Turkish. I will definitely read it. Best wishes from Istanbul.

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your kind comment! Happy to hear that you will start reading more from Sally Rooney :)

[@moemoe096]

Wow that’s really cute for young people and temporary so you move on when you’re ready very sweet young lady and very nice young man thank you for sharing much enjoyed ❤Monique from Northern California United States

[@davidignaz]

Thank you for your kind comment🙏🏻🧡

[@leslie4551]

love it!! ❤

[@davidignaz]

Thank you!

[@Beatrice-b2d]

7 floors without elevator? No, merci! Even if it is close to the Tower Eiffel! And the toilette is not included into the room? Double no

[@davidignaz]

Yes 7 floors is not nothing😂 It keeps you very in sharpe though that’s a benefit🙏🏻

[@Beatrice-b2d]

@@davidignaz i walk a lot during week end generally also 25 km so i prefer this kind of "gym" than 7 floors on feet!

[@WheeledHamster]

Well I'm glad you can choose.

[@Adriana0210-s4f]

You could have a combination microwave/oven both in one apliance

[@davidignaz]

Good idea🙏🏻

[@FREEDRONE40]

I love it!

[@davidignaz]

Thank you!

[@FREEDRONE40]

@davidignaz what's next?

[@davidignaz]

@@FREEDRONE40 I have at least one more apartment tour video coming this month, stay tuned!

[@FREEDRONE40]

@davidignaz looking forward to it! Love the artwork you've shown too, great book!

[@FREEDRONE40]

@davidignaz Will you accept woodblock print that I've made? I'll send it...if you will it...just for fun...

[@michaelrichards669]

11:28 Open and window and views from left to right are Amazingg!!!!!

[@davidignaz]

Yesss!

[@Pjpuglife]

Them stairs 😂 no way

[@davidignaz]

It can be done haha

[@j.g.7054]

Thank you for sharing your home with all of us! You are a lovely young woman and we enjoyed your video. We live in the USA. We like to camp. When we watched your video we agreed that if we lived in your appartment we would purchase a camp toilet which could be used privately in your apparment and dumped into the communal toilet.

[@davidignaz]

Hello, thanks for watching the video! Greetings back from Paris :)

[@JessicabelliciMa1]

Ça me donne le goût de partir vivre en france et avoir cet vue de ouf !

[@davidignaz]

Let's go!

[@Celiatoulaye]

Her rent is not a good deal. I pay 600 for a 20m2 studio in Montmartre … The 15th is soooo far from everything. What she made of it is comfy and very cute though and thankfully she gets the state help to pay it. Danke fur diese video !

[@davidignaz]

Hey, can I tour your apartment? :)

[@fitzyfitz95]

i think you got very lucky with yours because it is usually way for expensive for 20m²

[@Celiatoulaye]

@ Not sure. Since the 2023 law rents are blocked in Paris. But most of renters are not aware and the landlords take davantage of it. My landlord wanted to increase the rent but I sent her the law text and knowing that she risks a 15000€ fine she never talked about it again.

[@fitzyfitz95]

@@Celiatoulaye a lot are aware of it but because there is shortage of places to rent people have no choice but to overpay. 20m² in a desirable aera is usually more around the 700-800 range sadly

[@Celiatoulaye]

@@fitzyfitz95 It is True that people have no choice. But I’m not sure they’re aware that landlords have no choice either but to adapt the rent or to payback all the extra money they got monthly from the renter - to the renter. Or the fine will be 15000€. Since January 23 it’s no more possible to break the law and as it used to be tolerated people don’t really defend their rights. My own landlord could have not renewed my lease but the cost would have been to pay me back all the money I wasn’t supposed to pay.

[@VioletEvans-yt2fd]

I prefer laws in the USA where any building over three stories has to have an elevator. Three stories is enough exercise. 😅

[@davidignaz]

Oh I didn’t know about this law! That’s good to know, thanks for sharing :)

[@gurikuri1595]

There is a similar law in France but it applies to new buildings and renovation if possi le. If they had to tear down all the old buildings that cannot get an elevator, Paris would become pass from oppressively over packed to empty.... Then there is probably an elevator in that building, just not on the side of the maids’s and they don’t want to take space from one of the nice large flats to create a corridor and let her access the elavator.

[@jean-claudeduclos5248]

Se sont de très vieux immeubles ont ne peut plus installer d'ascenseur.

[@IncredibleStan]

​@@gurikuri1595it's the same for USA. Only new building, but USA is a younger country so we have the luxury of most having an elevator

[@TinyMatchabeans]

Bro hasn’t been in to New York 💀

[@meowsaidthecat5338]

This is typical Paris. I was once in a similar apartment in Rue de la Fayette

[@davidignaz]

Yes definitely!

[@BookOwl60]

Tre Bien ! 🥰

[@davidignaz]

Merci!

[@kathleenjohnson3645]

There are portable toilets for camping that use plastic bags, incineration, etc. it is possible to use these.

[@davidignaz]

That's always an option :)

[@ivan-gy1jg9xv3e]

шум от улицы и жара летом , может показаться пыткой))

[@davidignaz]

I think the noise is not too bad at her place. The heat in summer is definitely an isseu since she is living right under the roof

[@KatjeKat86]

I think it's hilarious that so many people in the comments section are going nope could never live like that. I don't know if you've never stayed in a dorm, you have a place that size or smaller that you're sharing with another person or 2. There's no private shower, no private little kitchenette and you have to share a bathroom with about 60 other people. At least when I went to school you didn't save much money from how much she's paying a month. As a temporary place when you're young this looks great I would not want to try to have a family in that little place but that's different.

[@davidignaz]

I think many people were in this place at some point in time, but once you step up in comfort you quickly forget how it used to be. That's what i think at least :)

[@jessi330]

7th floor! Lovely to have that window. That would be called a studio (bedroom is the whole flat) not a 1 bedroom which means there is a separate walled with door bedroom from other living spaces. The worst is the shared toilet.

[@davidignaz]

Yes, this is a studio :)

[@nycmom3122]

How much is the rent in US dollars monthly?

[@thomateish]

About 520$

[@nellautumngirl]

​@@thomateish That's not too bad!

[@haileyespinosa8400]

@@thomateishthat’s amazing

[@thomateish]

@@haileyespinosa8400 well it’s still quite a lot for a studio room with no private toilet…

[@nycmom3122]

Did you say 7 floors??????? WOW

[@davidignaz]

yes, 7th floor!

[@user-hc9bl8vu9c]

Merci pour l'affiche dans la toilette! J'ai le même problème, je vais essayer votre solution! 🤣

[@user-hc9bl8vu9c]

Aussi, je pense que le mot que vous cherchiez est "cramped"

[@davidignaz]

@@user-hc9bl8vu9c haha merci!

[@cherylbooth5649]

This video was meant to be a tour of the apartment 😊

[@davidignaz]

In this case the apartment was just one room😬😁

[@kriskris998]

You Have a nice apartment in the center of the city for young person like you. I just want to ask you, because this is old building. It’s the stairs and the floor are made from concrete and bricks or is only wood

[@davidignaz]

Thanks for your comment! The stairs and floor are usually made of wood in buildings like these.

[@kriskris998]

@ This is bad. I can imagine all noises you can hear

[@lucykunes]

How do housing agencies call too small apartments ? Cozy.

[@davidignaz]

haha I should work for a housing agency maybe :D

[@Sylvie7775]

Bonjour super idée ces visites par contre ce serait sympa d'avoir la traduction 😂

[@VerlaysimoneVerlaysimone]

Petit mais j ai aussi habité studio comme ça dans le 12 em Daumesnil quand ont n ai jeune ça va mais les étages dur avec l âge félicitations pour vos reportages

[@davidignaz]

Oui c’est vrai !

[@michaelrichards669]

Is this the 7th arrondissement?

[@davidignaz]

It’s in the 15th!

[@californianorma876]

Vegan ❤❤❤❤

[@melbourn6655]

No fairy lights?

[@davidignaz]

hm?

[@Quit3Cut3]

I never got to live in an apartment and it’s my one regret. Wish I had when I was single.

[@davidignaz]

You always lived in houses?

[@kayanncee8291]

I think I would get an rv type cassette toilet or something.

[@PhotoSlash]

that can't be considered a house, wtf.

[@davidignaz]

It’s not a house, it’s a so-called „chambre de bonne“. It’s where the servants used to live back in the days. Nowadays they are often rented out to students who are on a tighter budget.

[@diamond_h0us]

“At home” and “a home” have different meanings. You can feel at home me in places that aren’t technically a home.

[@the35sqmwonder]

Basically she's everything and nothing, great.

[@davidignaz]

Or she is all of what she described :)

[@skullandbones1832]

👍

[@davidignaz]

:)

[@karolinaa.6183]

For me it would be hell. A nest of wasps and hornets right next to the window? I would be afraid to open the window at all. On the other hand, the oven in summer, so without an open window you can get cooked. And what's the point of a nice view if a wasp can fly into the room? A shared toilet? Oh no, I have Crohn's disease, so for me my own toilet is more important than the bed. The small size itself and the seventh floor aren't the worst, although if I forgot something and had to go back for it, I'd probably curse the world.

[@puccaland]

Actually saw a video of a French student paying her chambre de bonne in an even more expensive neighbourhood, which room was in a better state, recently refurbished, 350 euros per month and she was also entitled to housing pension on top.

[@davidignaz]

She is the luckiest student in Paris then! :)

[@puccaland]

@davidignaz No. That's pretty common that the chambre de bonne are used to rent to students, many are rented through the CROUS which manages the state scholarships and allows students to get cheap accommodation and cheap food. Basically a student bedroom in Paris can be found between 300~700 euros depending on where they rent. Then on top the students eligible to the housing benefits, which is granted or not depending on their family's revenues, will get it and the amount will depend on their family revenues. Some students even pay no rent after the housing benefits deduction. Most students in the Greater Paris live inside Paris proper.

[@rosedewittbukater4203]

7:13 I like that young French women cook for themselves. In Germany and Great Britain they are incapable or too lazy to do so. There, young people order their fast food. Respect for the French women (and men). Greetings from Germany

[@davidignaz]

It really depends on the people I would say, but maybe French people tend to cook a bit more than Germans. In general they value good food and quality of food more than the average German

[@sandramalone3522]

Way too tiny, I'd go nuts there.

[@davidignaz]

Pretty common for students in Paris :)

[@diamond_h0us]

I lived in a dorm no larger than this when I was a freshman in college and had to share it with another guy and the bathroom was shared with several rooms.

[@hilariecalijo4643]

I’d much rather have my own toilet than my own shower! I could shown at the gym or at a fiends, or parents or the sink, back yard , beach, outdoors etc….id wabt my own indoor toilet lol that’s just my persona Preference, I am probably weird. Lol

[@davidignaz]

I don't think it's weird at all, many people think like this :)

[@donalkinsella4380]

She has an Irish accent, I'm guessing she studied in Ireland for a few years.

[@davidignaz]

I don’t think she studied in Ireland :)

[@donalkinsella4380]

@@davidignaz So you don't know. Thousands of students study in Ireland, it is ranked third highest educated country amongst OECD countries. Do try to keep up. Her choice of reading was also an indicator she had spent time in Ireland.

[@davidignaz]

@@donalkinsella4380You can stay calm, I said I don’t think she studied there. We talked for a while and she never mentioned it to me so I assumed that she didn’t.

[@donalkinsella4380]

@@davidignaz She has a south Dublin accent, she didn't pick that up in Paris. I am born and raised in Dublin, for the first half of the video I took it for granted she was an Irish girl working in France. In the second half an accent emerges, even then I thought, Irish girl picking up a slight French accent.

[@lanie-ok]

Nope. Need a loo. Get claustrophobia. Paris is nice, but nope.

[@davidignaz]

Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone

[@rosedewittbukater4203]

I would be scared if it were on fire ...

[@davidignaz]

If what would be on fire?

[@sarahholland2600]

​@@davidignazThe building: if theres a fire , is there only the main stairs to get out?

[@adriannefluet5980]

Id just get a bucket to use i fill it up dump it into the toilet

[@davidignaz]

That’s one way to do it😂

[@MakingSpiritualityReal]

If Emily in Paris was realistic

[@davidignaz]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kristineluquebolivar1337]

Hello new follower, love these videos, gives a great perspective. Question: Do they apartments provide a communal laundry area or laundry mat only situation? She has done a great job with the space, I live in a town where this would rent for $2000 plus so glad its controlled a bit more.

[@davidignaz]

Hello, thanks for subscribing to the channel! :) It depends on the building but usually people either have their own washing machines at home or they go to a laundry service close to their homes

[@Anna-4001]

Share a far away toilet with three flats? When you have your period..... and at night??? :--O

[@davidignaz]

It's definitely not for everyone sharing a toilet with other people

[@TheDoomWizard]

What the hell, no.

[@NicoSmets]

She's a walking stereotype.

[@alexos8741]

This is miserable

[@sazzzen]

I think it would be better if you let the people speak without interrupting them so much. A lot of the "mhm" and "ah" isn't necessary and it's distracting while watching the video. Other than that it was interesting to see

[@davidignaz]

Hey, thanks for the feedback I appreciate it! I noticed in some of my videos that I interrupted the people a bit too often myself. However, I also try to have a natural conversation with them so I will probably always have some reactions to what they are saying. Still, I appreciate your input and will definitely consider it for my future videos :)

[@BlowinFree]

She speaking English with an a silly influencer accent.

[@davidignaz]

Not a nice thing to say to someone whose first language isn't English.

[@elizabethd.7662]

Her English is very good.

[@BlowinFree]

@ her English is excellent. I was talking about the accent she is using. It sounds influencerish

[@Maha-pu2qk]

I am not a native English speaker, my english is pretty good! My accent i suppose is pretty influencerish cause those are the native speakers we learn from. Most americans we hear are influencers, that’s the american accent for us 😅

[@BlowinFree]

@ sorry for any hurt I caused. My comment was foolish😔