4 THINGS I DO TO CHANGE MY APARTMENT EACH YEAR and Make it Cozy for the Fall - with Rajiv Surendra

[@rachelmitchell2144]

Okay, Rajiv… I know you’ve already written a book. But can you write a book? 😆I’m imagining a gorgeous reference book with all of these neat things that you do, like using someone’s specific method to clean rugs,… getting in the mood for fall… how to embrace the risk of using nice things that might break…. Etc etc. I think your philosophical approach to everyday life would make a fabulous book. 🤓💚☕️. Thank you for another beautiful, practical lesson in life. 💚

[@sewlavie]

I love that idea! Yes, a book that guides through the year: How to enjoy the Seasons with Rajiv! I would buy it, since I will have forgotten all of this next year and I would need to look it up😅

[@kaioiamo1503]

I’m waiting for the book!!!

[@AShoeToLove]

Yes to this! A Year of Beautiful Living by Rajiv Surendra - add to cart.

[@sudahiawad4498]

A book is a great idea! With beautiful pictures to reference. I would totally buy it & recommend it to everyone I know. Love you my YT friend! 🥰

[@catherineenwright9776]

Yes yes yes

[@catherineofsweden24]

It’s impossible to not gush with adoration for Rajiv. It’s embarrassing! But my soul is saved by this man! My faith in humanity is restored. The thoughts he conveys are a balm and I’m always near tears with gratitude watching each episode. It’s a tuff world. Rajiv brings us a slice of heaven…

[@buzzyanderson4131]

Agreed!

[@anitainmo489]

Agree with you. I couldn't have said it better.

[@tuercacaso]

I can't say it any better; to see someone live an entirely human life rather than a stilted, holographic projection is indeed a balm to our hope that the human spirit is still capable of living a day, an hour, a minute, second by second and inhabiting it. He's our guiding light!

[@deborahhebblethwaite1865]

Rajiv I much prefer your new Kazak rug. I am a rug collector as well up here in Ottawa Ontario and I used to sell rugs and that’s a beauty. I know you have a storage space and you have your rugs rolled up but mice can get in and they love to burrow into rugs. Tyvek, the wrap that they use on houses is a breathable product. When mine are not in use I clean them as best I can, and then wrap them rolled up in Tyvek and seal it with tape. It doesn’t take much, but it keeps your rugs from getting munched. The larger rugs that I take to the local rug dealer does this for me if I’m not going to use it anytime soon. I had him do a very large serape and put it up in my garage in a storage space for eight years. I decided I should sell the rug got a hold of a dealer showed him a picture and said, would you buy the rug….. we made a deal for a price provided that when the rug was opened at his shop that it was in good condition. So after eight years of hot and cold, hot and cold weather when opened up, it smelled as fresh as a daisy and was beautiful.🇨🇦🙏

[@marilynjarvis8228]

Always so aware and thoughtful. Everyone, yes, please use and enjoy your beautiful things. Use items in creative and unintended ways. Rearrange your furniture if space permits, even between rooms. Have fun making changes.

[@Mabbi54]

What a gorgeous rug! I’m glad it gets to live with you.

[@quorincollins9965]

Its like MrRogers came back to hug us, watching Rajiv ❤

[@sallieredman7349]

Rajiv, you do everything so beautifully. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@Vieweratlarge]

That rug couldn’t be more perfect with your gorgeous coverlet!!

[@robyncrandall7025]

Yes, that rug is perfection for your autumnal sleeping chamber, lol ! 🧶🤎🧡💙🤍🧶

[@e_mclain]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@cuddlemuff6632]

Absolutely stunning! The way your rug complements your 9 roses bedspread is superb. The pierced tin lamp is incredible.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

WHY THIS MAN RELAXES ME I WILL NEVER KNOW 🖤

[@doublescorpions]

His beautiful voice and well chosen words! S.

[@celinefederici6951]

@@doublescorpions Thinking the very same thing...his voice is calm yet with twinkle.

[@wallermakes]

I love how intentional you are with every little thing you acquire, take care of, and change. It's definitely inspired me to have less anxiety about accidentally becoming the cluttered home I grew up in. Your clear instructions are so so helpful to restore some of the antiques I've collected!

[@wallermakes]

also THE RUG INFO - so good, thank you thank you

[@LavenderandLinen]

Ohhhh! I LOVE the tin lamp! Just gorgeous!!! ❤

[@Nilcmazi]

Oh dear Rajiv! How beautiful you are❤

[@rickbartley9255]

Traditions are so comforting and fulfilling.

[@belyndaperry7877]

All nice ideas with so much inspiration . But, that PENMANSHIP! BEAUTIFUL

[@jode378]

Please make one of these for each season!! Love the lamp, and all your suggestions xx

[@antoniafoster8264]

I am amazed how clean the rug came out. The water was filthy, but your hard work paid off. The rug looks brand new again. Beautiful. ♥️

[@laurafara6264]

I appreciate all your messages. This KZbin is very meaningful for me. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤

[@dinaboop]

That rug is glorious! I'm a knitter, and struggle to handwash, block, and dry my sweaters and socks and things, so it was very satisfying for me to watch you clean and restore that beautiful rug.

[@bluemoyie8618]

🙏 I like that you welcome change, and that you share the ways that change embraces you. I like to say, "The only thing constant in life is change." , and that we all need to be flexible / accepting of it to thrive.

[@sylviashanabrough6515]

Even your storage unit looks staged and lovely. Your place is proof that small spaces can be elegant. Beautiful cursive handwriting by the way. Enjoyed the video.

[@kurtolivier1121]

I saw your previous video on rug buying and washing at a flea market. Recently I came across a fantastic deal at a salvage place. I had to wash it in the bathtub 45 times before it came clean, but it was worth it! Looks beautiful in my kitchen.

[@lisaengle6384]

Your new rug is beautiful!

[@nancytimpa1981]

Hi! I was trying to catch a peek of your new Italian-made wood base under the cloche😊

[@mathmil]

We also light candles regularly once it starts getting dark and dreary here in Hamburg (and fortunately also have a Kaminofen). Rajiv - it was serendipitous bumping into you in Munich last week, inspired me to pick up something small and beautiful before my flight back. All the best!!

[@ellenpaasch4743]

You are a wonderful inspiration!

[@jeanneh6361]

I have a summer quilt made by my grandma, given to me by my sister, who has passed. I replace it in the fall/winter comforter made by my other sister. I also change out my summer antique hats to my winter hats. I just love it. I also love your rugs!! I love your pierced tin. I hang soft white lights on a swag twig I painted white from broken tree branches. Also, I have up lights behind some large plants. Thank you for sharing!!

[@Julie-bq6iz]

I have two hand-crochet afghans made by my mom, who has passed. They are my treasures.

[@blueberrypieology3088]

Love how you include smell into these seasonal changes. And the tin lamp and the carpet fall under touch as much as visual. Love how you include multiple senses. Always inspiring, thank you Rajiv.

[@musictheorywithmalia]

The rug is stunning!! Fall is my favorite season. I love the transition from summer to fall and I also change up my bedding and decor.

[@veg-hb3kt]

You have a lovely 'cozy' home. Thank you for the suggestions, Rajiv.

[@AD-hs2bq]

You think about mindfulness. Being present in the moment appreciating moment of comfort and beauty. It a practice of peace and presence.

[@queens6583]

Kudos to you for putting in the work to clean that rug. Your arms must be very strong. I love candles as well and burn one every evening in my dining room to give a lovely scent throughout the downstairs areas. I also enjoy the ritual of making a nice bed and feeling of sliding into the sheets at night.

[@jgirldo2691]

Coziness ❤ Love the fall updates.

[@Phyllis-uc5ks]

I put my rugs out on the patio and hose them down then put soap on and gently scrub with a brush. Next I rinse them on with a hose on both sides and put them on saw horses to dry. Makes a nice clean rug.

[@cynthiacrumlish4683]

Marking the joints/sandhis of the seasons is so healthy and life/embracing! Thanks for letting us in on your shifts!

[@deborahdesigner3226]

To be in his circle is to love him and all that he does and shares!!❤️

[@elizabethglenbentley7882]

My favourite items in this episode are: the gorgeous washed carpet, the bed cover, and the wow factor of that tin lamp😅, incredible piece I'd love to find. Raj, could you post the contact coordinates of the maker. Please and thank you 🙏. Loved every moment of this episode 😂.

[@antoniafoster8264]

I enjoy candles as well. With few other lights on and candles lit, I totally relax.

[@ariafrance7656]

Love what you do. Another thing I love to do is to bring in red and yellow fall leaves, either as a dried bouquet or scattered around on tables. I knew someone who varnished fall leaves onto a dark-painted wall; it was absolutely stunning. Love bringing the outside and nature in!

[@carolbulmer8253]

Thank you, Rajiv, for sharing the seasonal changes in your home❤️

[@meganblasco2]

Love the herb hanging tradition! Lovely aroma, lovely look, and no worries about remembering when to dispose of old seasonings!❤

[@anastasia10017]

pierced tin lamps is a American craft from the 17th Century. Lots of them up in CT.

[@MiuMiuG]

Love how you celebrate everything!

[@debpate9405]

❤ thank you! Its so enjoyable visiting your home, learning how you live and thing you find joy in. God be with you and keep you safe, happy and healthy.

[@jasminclosson]

Happy Fall Rajiv! ☺

[@tonirudder5398]

RAJIV I love your KZbin channel. It's so inspiring to me. That rug you showed tonight the colors are beautiful. Your apartment and kitchen are beautiful. Don't ever stop please. Every night I watch you.

[@Rositasparks]

What an absolutely beautiful apartment! Happy Halloween 👻

[@sharon7785]

Happy Fall from Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤ xxx

[@maryannhartzell2958]

Gorgeous rug💫

[@crystalassam433]

Such a small place but oh how beautiful 🤩

[@gabriellefendell6750]

That rug looks so amazing with your coverlet!

[@AnneOBoyle-q6l]

This "Miss Annie" is a Quilter & a 🧶 Knitter & LOVES 💕that beautiful woven coverlet!! Thanks, Rajiv! ALL of your inspiration is much needed at this time. P.S. Who IS that lady in the picture 🖼️ above your Bed? 🛏️

[@margarettownsley9500]

Stunning love the lamp rug and herbs and bedcover thank you for sharing

[@katherinedrake355]

That lamp! Gorgeous ❤

[@jambonzurirafiki]

Thank you Rajiv for this. Your love for your topics radiates through your videos. It is so nice. Slowly but surely I am reducing my things my apartment to those that I love and I feel more peaceful as a result.

[@adriannademadriguera4859]

You are so awesome! Thank you for everything! 😘💙💙💚💚

[@depyxirouchakis8975]

Nine roses for mis Annie 💓loved it 🍁

[@HD-xk3km]

Rajiv, love your beautiful new rug! It looks so good. And thanks for showing the snippet on cleaning it. Your segment with Kim was one of my favorites.

[@rajivsurendra]

I loved meeting her, she was wonderful.

[@smokypoo]

Again another video with so much care and wisdom.😊 You inspired me to pursue a life where everything has a meaning, using my nice things and to embrace life without living in fear. Truly, I mean it,💖💖💖

[@rajivsurendra]

Thank you 💗

[@francescastruita694]

Love all your changes and your videos!

[@antoniafoster8264]

I love the lamp. Truly a piece of art. 🩵

[@jefflawrentz1624]

It’s always nice to see your vlogs. The dish you showed us at abt. 13:00 I’ve always heard referred to as a tazza and I believe that size they was often used as master salt cellars. I think using them for candles is a great idea. Your rug cleaned up beautifully!

[@anitainmo489]

Truly grateful to Rajiv for teaching me so much about living a beautiful, meaningful life.

[@jeanneford9005]

Oh Rajiv! That ruuug!

[@KarlSmith-p5r]

Love the story about the name of the coverlet. I love handmade things because they always remind us of the maker and they have certain meaning to them. To clean a rug of that size would not be be very much money (even in NY), but you did a great job. It looks amazing! The lamp is gorgeous. Your friend is so clever.. Your apartment is almost Identical in layout to that of a friend of mine who lives on W.16th St. at Sixth Ave.

[@billycameron9212]

I have one of Elizabeth’s lamps and I love it so much; I also have it in my living room and during the Fall and Winter months it absolutely adds a sense of coziness. Highly recommend!

[@lilacwood]

Wow this was such a soothing video and your apartment is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing with all of us! ❤

[@sardonicsophisticate3974]

Please do a video on how to clean rugs in detail. ❤

[@seraphinelouis1111]

It is in the air today. I just washed all my windows and the screens and put up my winter curtains and a red silk duvet on the bed. And..a pull up bar(that isn’t necessarily seasonal, but it kind of is. Want to stay in shape this winter.)also stock up on beeswax pillars for the winter and i have dried hydrangeas too.😊

[@mridulaism]

Love you Rajiv

[@geraldinedaly6149]

Thank you, Rajiv for sharing your wonderful changes over to Fall. Your apartment is so beautifully decorated. Geraldine mid wales uk ❤

[@peggymurphy6747]

Love this video so much, Rajiv! Your bedding is gorgeous, and that lamp is amazing! Your apartment is so cozy and classy and filled with beautiful things. I hope someday you get that little place in the country and we can follow along as you decorate it. I ordered your book and am enjoying it thoroughly. You are a great writer and storyteller. I hope you do some cooking or baking videos and some videos of your travels including in NYC.

[@IrishAnnie]

That woven coverlet reminds me of a distant Shannon relative from McDowell county WV. They had a blue and white one I donated for my mother (who was downsizing) to the West Virginia Arts, Culture and History in Charleston WV. It’s over 200 years old. One of a kind. Yours is just beautiful!!!

[@bonriver9420]

What wonderful ideas Rajiv to embrace the change to Autumn. Your rug is really gorgeous and just enhances the whole bedroom. The quilt that Debra made is lovely. That tin lantern is amazing with such beautiful patterns and looks so magical when lit up. I love beeswax candles as well. Your kitchen always looks so warm and welcoming. Love these videos so much. Your channel is such a gift to us all. Sending you the warmest wishes for a happy and cozy Fall season from a fellow Canadian in Southwestern Ontario.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Your Welsh style blanket (9 roses for Miss Annie, how incredible!!) is magnificent. IN fact, Welsh blankets seldom have such beautiful colours.

[@JoAnnThatcher-Crow-k4v]

Love your channel! Watching in Dallas 🤠

[@salenafaircloth1606]

I love all of your treasures and videos ❤

[@SusanGeyer-l4k]

Thank YOU!🎉

[@cranberrybe]

you are so inspirational! i would love a candle making tutorial.

[@lswhalen1]

I admire your taste in textiles! ❤

[@bonnerdebbie]

Thanks Rajiv!

[@annettemurielle]

So many wonderful ideas! Thank you so much for posting this video. 😃

[@Phyllis-uc5ks]

So exciting when Rajiv posts a video. ❤

[@desertrose128]

As the dark months are upon us, I do the very same thing here in Brooklyn 😊❤

[@Featherwingsful]

Loved this seasonal changes 🥰 I hope you're also doing a winter one too 😊🤍

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

Gorgeous carpet!!! Really. What a find.

[@rajivsurendra]

Thank you!

[@wendytaylor3714]

What a superb loving attitude you have

[@charliefunboy5210]

Rajiv, so lovely. It might just be me, but I sensed that you might be feeling a touch of seasonal 'blues'? I get them when ever the season is changing and guess I simply feel mellow and slightly down. Oh, and also, I hope you fill us in on your Halloween shenanigans. Your costume is HOT!! lol

[@brightgreenleaves]

Please tell us more about how you cleaned your rug!!! Stunning carpet!

[@grooviechickie]

I would like to know this too. Rajiv said it's soaking, draining the dirty water, soaking again, draining (rinse and repeat!), then putting it somewhere to dry with the underside facing up. I would like to know the steps exactly. I have a beautiful rug that needs a really good clean!

[@SmidBeach]

Ha, great minds think alike! I make a point of saving my gray sheets for the first of September to get out of summer mode. (And, Rajiv, if you love supporting Brooklinen, I recommend their "Ginger" sheets for fall. They look magical when the light hits it!)

[@lisazilaro6906]

Your apartment is so amazing and beautiful, thank you for sharing your home with us.🧵🪡♥️

[@donnajarvis9542]

Both rugs are so beautiful.

[@giselsilva]

Would you mind sharing how to exactly wash a rug in the bathtub please? What products did you use? Maybe a video?

[@rajivsurendra]

Yes, I will! Stay tuned.

[@giselsilva]

@@rajivsurendra you're so sweet to respond. Thank you!

[@annepoitrineau5650]

I have a small rug like yours. I put it in the washing machine (mild detergent, gentle cycle). But then I soak the water with bath towels: no wringinng. It always comes out looking beautiful, 10 years on!

[@mysteriousu5528]

Just changing the old sheets with a new one and making the bed elevates the mood right away. You can add a vase and candles to create the warmth and release the fragrance that induces the coziness. Write a book with a title "The joy or beauty of simple things in life" or some catchy phrase. Oh Dear, that's lot of garlic to feed the entire town😉. I don't consume onion and garlic as I don't like the smell. I am still waiting for Deborah to teach us how to knit a Fisherman sweater for women! Thank you for sharing another wonderful video, Dear. Happy Halloween and Wish you a Happy Deepavali aka Diwali meaning Festival of Lights.

[@larasoohon207]

Thank you for sharing these amazing tips. I always learn so much from your videos. ❤❤

[@annawozniak6807]

I love fall its just a beautifull and peacefull season.Love fall light ans smell...thanks for this video

[@Bev32168]

I love how you love your stuff and how you talk about the origin of it. I wonder what you did at Pioneer Village when you were there. 😊

[@ericaward]

I always change my comforter to a thicker one once the fall time hits 🙂