Complete Office Renovation! | Before & After

From start to finish, my total office renovation!
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☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and KZbinr. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for a decade and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more!
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[@Mparthur]

you should name some office plants after Ron, Gary and Scott!

[@ArielBissett]

Hahaha I love this idea

[@lindaroyal8161]

Perfect suggestion, I agree.

[@proudestmonkee07]

Yes! I totally agree. Laughed a lot at this.

[@carolynness1932]

Omg!!! Yes…. Or 3 cats💕

[@xoannadar]

Yes! That's a fantastic idea.

[@lovepearllynn]

Well we at least know to blame Ron, Gary, and Scott for the terrible panelling! :D

[@cherryredmarlene]

lol

[@giselleescobedo6109]

I laughed so hard

[@emmarkibii5334]

Wow that's just wow.... Show them this video and get them to comment on how the house now is...

[@lovepearllynn]

@@lizwhitethorn8398 WOW the same guys?? Amazing!

[@Paulsofsteel]

@@lizwhitethorn8398 no way. crazy huh?

[@Anne-id2zt]

Shoutout to Ron, Gary and Scott. You will forever be in my memory.

[@thisiswilson]

And Ariels moms nightmares.

[@nola3963]

@@thisiswilson 😭😭🤣🤣💔

[@bethanyharvey6271]

Just a quick note on the dark green walls. Back in 2019 my family redecorated our living room and we painted it dark green, we thought it might make the room look smaller but instead it somehow made the room look bigger and grander looking. so if you ever decide to switch things up later on, I think with those floorboards and that rug it could look really good, like a Victorian bohemian jungle library.

[@solitud3is_bliss]

yes, not hating or anything, but the baby colors (we call this kind of bright colors like this in Brazil) go really well with white but not so much with the wood and the rug.

[@lonnie4827]

My office is a dark velvety green. It's absolutely gorgeous and feels huge. It's a perfect choice for a room with a lot of bright light.

[@tylerbhumphries]

I’m renovating a Victorian red brick house in St. Louis and I’m going to use the third floor as my office and library and I’m planning to paint the walls up there dark green. My interior colors are cream, brown, dark green, and some shade red (possibly). I have most of my original 1897 wooden floors, trim, and doors so I’m planning to strip them down and stain them as well because a lot of them are white. I know it’s lead paint so I’m going to use a stripper to remove it, especially from my main staircase.

[@rolandaustria7926]

Yes, if I had a home office, I’d like to make it darker too. A rich velvety color and then use a full-length gilded mirror adjacent to the window to enhance it. I feel like with darker colors, your mind fills in the gap of the corners you can’t see. Unlike white where everything is in full view and no mystery.

[@ambear3000]

My home office is in a small bedroom and I painted it a dark sage green and absolutely love it, the room doesn't feel small at all.

[@beautifulday1996]

the fact that you can just CUT OUT a bit of wall on order to make the shelves fit in. that would not work on European houses lmao I also have to say, the purple and blue mantelpiece/door/trims are the most ariel thing i've ever seen. you really turned this into such a cozy and unique room!

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

Oh, you definitely could! You'll just need some different tools 😅

[@kathapaul5438]

@@TheGalacticGrizzly If I want to hang a painting and drill a hole I already have to get a heavy duty drill that is not available to buy regularly! I don't want to imagine what kind of tools I'd need to cut out a piece of wall hahhahah....

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

@@kathapaul5438 at my work they once expanded the workfloor by buying the building next to us. They used some kind of electrical saw to cut out a hole in the wall in between for a door. It took quite some time, but they managed! It was horrendous to work with that noise though 😅

[@freya7084]

That’s because buildings in Europe are usually better quality and the walls are so thick

[@ChibiSugar]

@@kathapaul5438 most households have the basic tools 😅 I don’t think I could ever sleep comfortably in a wooden home, I wouldn’t feel safe knowing all people need to break in is a pair of scissors hahah (I joke, but you know what I mean), or that a storm could potentially destroy my home.

[@natalieesh6705]

When we took the wood paneling off in my living room we found that someone had drawn a huge set of anatomically correct teeth on the drywall above the fireplace 😳

[@Elle_Riley]

reading this sentence every word was a surprise 😂 and while teeth are horrifying, i was expecting worse things to come after 'anatomically correct' 🤣🤣

[@dev-msk]

@@Elle_Riley hahaha same here tbh lol

[@jordanhutson6962]

😨

[@kebert2thumbsup]

Ummmmm....WHAT?!

[@jumpincows]

I love how bold you’re being with the design choices in your house. They’re not my specific aesthetic but that’s kind of what’s great about them! They’re not generic and just meeting the lowest common denominator, instead they’re very distinctly Ariel! And I love how much you love them

[@marsalien4]

"I love it, super happy with it. If you're not, that's okay, don't tell me." I love this so much, this is how I feel about a lot, myself! Beautiful office, Ariel!

[@DesertBloomBettas]

i'd do a sage green in the library - a light, neutral green that still has color, but it's bright

[@JezzabelleJupiter]

Yes! That exactly what I want too.

[@sgurlrox67]

A seafoam green too!!

[@anbu1325]

This was my thought exactly!

[@virginiamoss7045]

This is so weird! So did I, immediately. A light sage. Wow! As to what she did, I think it's disrespectful to the architecture of the house, but it's her house.

[@DesertBloomBettas]

@@virginiamoss7045 that's fair. it's not a choice i would have made in colors either, but it's her house, and if she's happy, then that's great. I just keep thinking that someday, someone's gunna buy that house again and be like "Wtf is with this trim" I assume it would need a repaint before sale.

[@shopgirl_ny152]

Ariel, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. After watching you pull up the carpet, a job I'm quite familiar with, having done so in nearly all the rooms on the entire first floor of my house and then laying down flooring, I decided I could not live any longer with the carpet in my office. We have a cat--and old cat--who has digestive problems, if you know what I mean. Having looked under the carpet in our bedroom and seeing plywood years ago, I thought the same would be underneath the carpet in my office. But, alas, after watching you and grabbing my pliers, I plied up all four corners and discovered flooring. It may not be real wood, but it looks like wood, and it'll be cleaner than what I have. In about a week and a half, I will have a clean floor for the first time since this old bedroom became my office. And I have you to thank.

[@jessicapower1353]

I found Ariel from her English degree videos because I'm doing BA Hons in English starting in September, and just watching her now doing up her house, I have an overwhelming feeling of "I want to grow up to be like her"

[@my0.25lifecrisis]

I think Ariel is younger than me, and I want to be like her when I grow up 😂

[@jessicapower1353]

@Leila Mangos hahaha omg thats so cool! I'm glad I found her too, she's awesome!

[@StoriesForCoffee]

My mom said, for that corner with the router, to try and find some vintage suitcases and stack them to create a sort of table! I think it’d suit your soft vintage aesthetic very well 🤍

[@jessethereader]

omg i love the trim and door color choices!!

[@jeanneewaseck6635]

YES! YES! YES!

[@AnneleenRoesems]

Seeing those names appear on the wall honestly was something else. It brought back so many memories of me and my family redoing the walls and writing on the wall before we added new wallpaper. It makes me feel so connected to other people

[@susanmark2000]

I used to own a home. We remodeled the kitchen. I had the contractor put a little time capsule in the wall. It contained pics of how the original 1948 kitchen looked. Pictures of us and our pets. A People magazine. Someday, way down the road, when that kitchen is redone, someone will have fun finding all that.

[@AnneleenRoesems]

@@susanmark2000 That is lovely! I would love to find something like this 😊

[@carolinwe]

hi, I know I am a little late to the party but I wanted to share my rooms story :) When we redid the tapestry we found writings on the bare wall about the events that happend on the day the old tapestry was put up. I loved this. Inspired by this I drew a pentagram on my floor when we renewed it - I don’t think we will sell the house anytime soon, so no strangers will see it, but it is my dream to make my descendants think the house is haunted. I would love that

[@AnneleenRoesems]

@@carolinwe it's so cool that the previous inhabitants did that! I would love to know what your descendants think when the pentagram appears haha

[@johanalsina]

Ron, Gary, and Scott will be characters in your first novel. I can feel it!

[@valenciahidalg0]

This is the most gorgeous office I’ve ever seen. It makes me want to paint the trim in my room a bright color.

[@catayanezb]

I haven’t even started watching the video but that thumbnail looks 👌🏼 💯 *chef’s kiss*

[@ArielBissett]

I APPRECIATE THAT! I remember the days when I couldn’t even submit my own thumbnail and now it’s AN ART IN AND OF ITSELF!

[@Rabhya]

Ariel Fixes Her Old House is so nostalgic and fun to watch! Seeing your videos has shown that how you are working hard and putting so much love in building your home, it is so heartwarming!

[@julialkk]

i recently started listening to books unbound (my first podcast ever!) because i had eye surgery and wanted some company while my eyes wouldnt open. oh my god i had no idea podcasts were SO MUCH FUN! IM BINGE LISTENING ALL THE EPISODES!!

[@ArielBissett]

OMG I LOVE THIS!! Yay!!!!!!!! I love the podcast so much, I’m so happy to have you listening! ♥️

[@maharuqs]

The fact that you did almost the entire thing by yourself... I painted my room a few weeks back and huffed and puffed the whole time 😂Love the end results ♡

[@annabelle42688]

I was definitely going to ask about the paint left on the floor if you hadn't addressed it and simply said it was a stylistic choice. That being said I like it too and I am a huge fan of the built-in idea, especially for a small, weird shaped mostly useless closet. Plus the fact that use an old office dresser/standing desk was awesome.

[@hollyholstein6758]

Why was the paint left on the floor?

[@rachaeldiviney712]

I dont think more furniture would be right for that corner, a big plant would be perfect! Add colour an texture, recycle the air for you and hide the router all in 1. And you're so right, routers are very ugly

[@Sweetlyevil18]

I don’t have the tools for it but, I’ve thought about building a wooden box for it and making it look like a book and then putting books on either side so it blends in.

[@ClaireRosemary]

It looks beautiful Ariel!!! I'm sure Scott, Gary, and Ron would be proud!

[@tracyr1092]

Your home is truly a piece of art. And it is so refreshing to see someone decided to like themselves be free to make a masterpiece for themselves. I love that you love it. I didn't get the floor at first but after hearing your explanation, I get it and honestly it is perfectly what you designed. I do love the colors that you picked. And now your channel is my newest addiction. I want to see what you do with other colors and more...

[@marianasalazar2859]

Ariel this is my formal petition for you to adopt me, cause I really want to live in your house, is so beautiful!!

[@sandramiksawrites]

This home renovation series is so inspiring Ariel! I can't wait to buy and renovate my own home!

[@bestnarryever]

Am I the only one who celebrated when they saw that the wood paneling was under the carpet? 😂 I loved it! Cheered so much!

[@laura__5544]

I am so in awe of you! How do you have the knowledge? The patience? The vision?? Your whole house is going to be a masterpiece.

[@dancingpigmonkey]

Ended upp really cute and homely! Reminds me of Monica's and Rachel's apartment in Friends, but a little more neutral. The built-in bookshelf is gorgeous - I sooooo want one myself! 🥰

[@joshhedgepeth]

Omg I love the names on the wall.

[@ArielBissett]

they will live on in our memories hahah

[@Ampharion]

This is truly a room that has been brought back to life in a very personal way with lots of awesome detailing! I'm especially in love with the closet/cabinet idea and definitely plan to utilize that in the future!

[@whiskeysfoxtrot824]

Shoutout to that lady buying an RV and living her dream.

[@SirBrittney]

A salvage or vintage shop would definitely take that light fixture. I've seen those in many colors in different salvage stores.

[@jackieclark817]

Luv how this turned out. The "built-in" in the closet blends so beautifully with stained floor. I just love the millwork painted blue and purple. Such a happy room! ❤️

[@carolineh.6824]

This color scheme reminds me of the FRIENDS living room, which I love! Great work Ariel, it's so beautiful to watch you turn this into the house of your dreams!

[@suebraid2480]

A channel about books and fixing up an old house...it doesn't get any better!!

[@lavendernix]

I wasn't initially a fan of the floor (mostly just because of the colors clashing) BUT as the video kept going & you were doing the room tour, it definitely grew on me. I think it looks really cool with the pieces that you brought it & everything really ends up bouncing off of each other and looks like a cohesive aesthetic. It's definitely eclectic & fun, and it looks amazing!

[@LaurenInesRuiz]

That built-in is my favorite part. It's funny how some last-minute thing can become a star.

[@JillyMae89]

The rug and curtains confuse me with the pastel paint but obsessedddd with the rest it's SO YOU!!

[@emmahan7763]

That juxtaposition of color.. blue and lavender is like..I'm obsessed.. i want that in my room right nowwwwwww

[@lyssamolinaa]

I am absolutely obSESSED with this rooooom! The colours, the light, the shelves! Love it. Also, writing your name in glue behind hideous paneling is something I would definitely do LOL.

[@Lucas-jr3lq]

not gonna lie I didn't love the blue and purple but THEN you added all the BOOKSHELVES and NOW I LOVE IT SO MUCH it's so wild how furniture changes the way walls and flooring look

[@nancyasberry8458]

For the corner with the router, I would get a large vintage metal birdcage, put a little shelf in it for the router, then surround the router with fake vines so it won't be so obvious in there, but the plant leaves shouldn't block the signal. Overall, your office looks amazing!

[@evercuriousmichelle]

Great idea!

[@nancyasberry8458]

Thanks!

[@Something171]

The metal bird cage my interfere with the wifi

[@nancyasberry8458]

That is definitely possible. Perhaps a wooden cage would be more appropriate.

[@maxifrae]

these colours were the absolute best decision ever wow!!!!!

[@nicolebirch7878]

The blue and purple looks amazing together. And then you brought in that rug and the built in and curtains. What a cool room! Love it!

[@jennymendenhall10]

I realize this is an old video, I’ve been going through these a second & third time. I love everything you’ve done & I don’t comment on every video but I do have to say in this particular room I’m screaming for you to keep the light fixture! You clean it I’d course & if it isn’t as bright as you want it paint the yellowish areas but please please it’s a BEAUTIFUL light!!!!! Just consider it. I was surprised you didn’t see the beauty I’d it & the historical significance of it…. You are so blessed to have the big things & the little things ( the light) don’t toss it. I would love to have it🥰❤️

[@klrdesignshop]

Just a tip in case you are interested, if not feel free to ignore it. Sometimes you can find decorative replacement floor heating vent covers from old houses on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace. Or New but look older ones on Amazon. Hope this helps in case that's something that interests you. So far I love what you've done with the place. 💜

[@carolynmartell2334]

I have black walls in my lounge and dining rooms. I feel that far from making the room seem smaller it actually plays with your mental perception of space, distorting where you think the walls are and setting them back in the distance. Not only does it give a feeling of space but it also draws attention to the objects that you place in front of the wall. For instance in my lounge I have an oversized fireplace and in the alcoves on either side I have a long reclaimed wooden tv stand in one and in the other an up cycled tall boy. These pieces of furniture stand out against the wall showing them off to their best advantage. My collection of vases, statuettes, figures and plants also stand out. I’m a big advocate for dark interiors if you haven’t guessed by now 😁. Love what you did with your space and so happy it makes you happy xxx

[@jb.1256]

Lady, I can't believe you don't have more views!!! This is INCREDIBLE - great job on the room, love watching you bring your creativity and thriftiness to make bold and beautiful space! Obsessed with your reno content, you are really inspirational

[@lindsayforde]

Discovered your channel today! Love when the algorithm is CORRECT 👏 lol. I hope this doesn’t sound too weird, but watching you feels kind of like seeing my mom, who’s gone, at your age. You look a fair bit like her, but I was also left her journals and sketchbooks and she had such a similar energy. So it’s kind of eerie/special and filled me with warmth today! So, uh, thank-you! 😻

[@OldLadyInFL]

Just found your channel. I was wondering how you got the glue off. Also, you've probably already discovered this, but using Kilz or another primer (oil based for plaster, so it doesn't just soak into the walls) as your first coat of paint usually covers most things well enough so that you don't have to use 4 coats. I love how bold you are with your paint colors.

[@theinfinitymachine9610]

The place have so much personality -- it's colorful and yet muted at the same time. Fun but not too gaudy like a kids room. Definitely have so much personality.

[@annamullan9377]

This room has so much personality and truly reflects you. Love the coloured base boards idea!

[@cssruth]

Literally painting my office/craft room while watching this

[@emmaschmidt9341]

The whole house looks just so cozy, I love how you put your personality in everything!

[@cloud6925]

the floors are literally the coolest thing I've seen done with older wood flooring.

[@isadorakallina]

You doing almost all of the work by yourself is so impressive and inspiring!! The room looks gorgeous and these videos make me wanna buy an old house in Nova Scotia to renovate too!

[@karenstairs8273]

I love that your Dad and you did a project together

[@dy4329]

the fact that you combined victorian era furniture with pastel blue and purple just blows my mind

[@ixlovexrain]

I have a dark-ish green accent wall and love it so much. It's less of a commitment than painting all of the walls a darker colour and has almost a room within a room kind of feeling.

[@virginiacampos5575]

I love how you used the small closet with the built in shelf. It just gives more floor space and appears cleaner. When you first mentioned the colors it made me think uhhh, but it turned out great!!! I really loved this room

[@jeweledcookies9680]

The compromise with these white walls and gorgeous storybook trim!!! I freaking love this bookcase! Another great room

[@accountforwastingtime]

Your office looks SO good!! It matches your personality perfectly, and I'm so happy for you to get your dream office!

[@FeelingTragic]

Gosh the blue and purple is so reminiscent of Monica's apartment(Friends). I love it so much! You did an amazing job!

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

I am utterly obsessed with each room you've done and I love it so much. It makes me long for my own space to do the same things, but it is an honest joy to watch your journey. Thank you for sharing, it's so much fun.

[@sophiabrown9748]

not to girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep this video - but this (and this series) is so empowering?? not that what you are doing is easy, but you present it in such a way that it makes me not only encouraged to make my space my own but also feel like I can do it ! love the series and am so happy that you are creating the home of your dreams

[@tanusingh6317]

I am obsessed with the curtains. They are so so so pretty Ariel.

[@mollyroot3389]

This is my favorite series on KZbin tbh

[@anabee95]

Ariel get a cushion cover for the cushion! That way you can make it more 'you' and not have to buy a new cushion. Keep up the great content while you create your dream home!

[@leilabelle6395]

i am OBSESSED with the colourful trimming!!! genius!!! still waiting for the bookshelf tour haha ✨

[@ArielBissett]

i've decided to do something bold to the shelves first hehe

[@leilabelle6395]

@@ArielBissett if the shelves are colourful i'm going to lose my mind (in the absolute best way)

[@YubiChan5]

Suggestion for future project: secret passageway in the closet!

[@danielleharrison4691]

That blue and purple combo is a gosh darn genius decision, completely made the room! And I love the floor! My favourite houses have half sanded look, they give such a welcoming feeling.

[@trude_ellerei5338]

It makes me SO happy seeing how happy this office is making you! 💕 Congrats on creating such a beautiful space for yourself! 💕🌸

[@mariearce8021]

I applaud you for expressing yourself and tastes which are different from every single other person.

[@booksandelephants6517]

It literally looks SO. GOOD. Ariel!! WOW! Your home renovation videos have made me so excited to have my own apartment/home some day to decorate!

[@roadyharrison101]

Wait that drawer pull/wall hook idea is GENIUS 😵

[@KingaZajacNNR]

ohmygod, finally! I missed you

[@ArielBissett]

I need to start making videos that aren't complete projects because it takes so long to do an ENTIRE ROOM!!

[@Polairo]

THAT COUCH !!! THE LAMP !!! You turned the camera and I was like !!!!! excellent. chefs kiss.

[@hanneke995]

I really love this whole room! Also love that you shared the process and did everything by yourself! Love to see how other people do things like this, haha.

[@coreyphoenix9356]

I just keep coming back to this video. It inspires me one day to buy a house that needs love and to put my mark on it. And those bookshelves are amazing!

[@josefinadiaz1233]

Oh my, I was literally wondering today how you were doing and now this is up! ☺️ so glad to see you

[@felicityhollis4613]

Omg I would LOVE to see your hair with layers. I have curly hair as well and I think layers would suit you so well. Your curls would be curlier and your hair would look fuller, thicker and I think healthier

[@cynthiahagen3658]

Ariel…..no…. The light fixture is so charming. Just needs cleaning. I love it!

[@Mo-xq9sp]

When you said purple and blue I’m so glad it wasn’t the two tones of purple and blue that I was thinking. It looks great though 😊

[@lukenjanahavas]

I, for one, LOVE the floor. I think it looks so good that way, there is just enough of the paint showing to make it look thought out and intentional but also like you just found it that way. Fantastic room!

[@electricia]

Those William Morris curtains! I'm definitely an MCM girl but I do love a good Arts and Crafts moment and those are gorgeous.

[@seviregis7441]

I love your use of color, the blended pastels are dreamy and delightful. And the open shelves are so much more airy and delicate than cabinets would be. Putting that cabinet in the old closet space was brilliant.

[@manonvo8615]

I love colored trim. In my moms house (an 1800s old farmhouse) i painted the trim pink, the wood ceiling light pink and wallpapered the walls. It was very intense but I loved it😹👌

[@laracrews6916]

Having that window digital cover made it look like you climbed on the ladder from outside the window. LOL!!

[@sileigh1]

This is the first video of yours I have seen and I can already tell you are a lovely and amazing person. Your mannerisms and enthusiasm are giving me harsh Safiya Nygaard vibes. 💕

[@Carmen-cl5ny]

I love the aesthetic you choose for the house. Very inspiring! Greetings from Spain🤗

[@jaymoussamann]

Ron, Gary and Scott! Lol! 😂

[@frommywindow180]

Having William Morris' curtains is a new goal I didn't know I had

[@sewitaliano7423]

The purple and blue remind me of Hydrangeas-one of my favorite flowers :) That couch is beautiful too!

[@hera8278]

ive been waiting for this reveal for so long!! it seems like such a lovely space and I loveeee the purple and blue accents!

[@thejcollectivv8994]

I always just decorate (add decor) - I never do the hard work stuff, but I’m feeling inspired to start after this. I think my first order of duty should be to learn to cut, and install trim, that angled cut man! 🤯

[@GillDawe]

Looks sooo good!!! The colours are such a bolder choice than I would make, but it inspires me to take chances because it really is so fun and charming!

[@1925garden]

Beautiful, beautiful job redoing this room! I so often cringe at how people wreck lovely old house interiors in the name of being "trendy." In contrast, you took a really grim and depressing room and made it cheerful and inviting, with a bit of a contemporary feel, while keeping the original elements that give the space character. Bravo!!

[@indemne3302]

"RON - GARY - SCOTT" i'm dying that's hilarious

[@clairestandley82]

Strong FRIENDS vibes from those colors. But still so Ariel💛