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

[@Myglowtips]

Thanks to this channel, I started piano lessons at 60 years old. My brother started teaching me via zoom from South Africa in November 2020. We had 5 lessons (I am an absolutely beginner) and he needed to take a break that December for home renovations. We were going to resume lessons, on 20 January 2021. He passed away of the thing that was going around at the time, very unexpectedly. He was only 49. I could not go near a piano, it just made me cry so much. One year later, I found this channel and it touched my soul.

[@prodbymorii2058]

My condolences.

[@inveele]

I am sorry for your loss. I think your brother would love to see you get back to lessons.

[@arandomwoman2310]

I’m sooo sorry for your heartache.

[@lisaedmondson780]

This moved me. I am sincerely sorry for your loss. Your love for your brother is apparent and it sounded like he was a wonderful human being and the world needs those. Keep strong♥

[@saloshniejagathesan1577]

So sorry to hear that 😢....What a strange time we in the world went thru with " that thing ". Visit South Africa, get back to your lessons, live.... Watching from Jhb South Africa 🇿🇦

[@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!!!

[@KristinaDAF]

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!

[@h.o.y.o]

Sounds a bit intense…

[@mariaweihert8667]

Only God can save your soul. Don't kid yourself this is fluff, but nice fluff.

[@quorincollins9965]

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

[@Angela-qc1ex]

@@quorincollins9965 And just imagine I had to watch Mr R... 3 times a day 5 days a week so I love this content because it helps us as adults to widen our minds and think outside the box ( world 🌎) because it's very insightful and calming for the world 🌎 we live in today and I love it!!!

[@nancigonzalez5778]

OMG you're right!!!! Rajiv is an updated version of Mr. Rogers....wow

[@SusannahPerri]

❤❤❤

[@rachelmitchell2144]

Yesssss! The modern Mr R!

[@numbernine3436]

❤❤❤❤

[@kathyberal5623]

This world is so much better with you in it. Respect to you Rajiv.

[@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.🇨🇦🙏

[@tammcphail1995]

Thanks for the tip. Will use it in the future

[@Kap3lka]

Thanks for the tip👍

[@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.

[@LM-fn6qb]

Yes, I love the moment when I change the throw on my beloved green velvet wingback sofa (what a find!) from pale spring blue to a velvet jewelled red for winter. Just changing colour like this makes such a difference.

[@sinegugundlovu1984]

This is going to sound crazy but whenever I see Rajiv I think of Tine Fey saying "I want to go to there." What a sweet soul.

[@rickbartley9255]

Traditions are so comforting and fulfilling.

[@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!

[@Angela-qc1ex]

@@robyncrandall7025 Hi friend 🤳 I'm so happy with my new cozy curtains and the darkness of having a longer sleep 😴 night is awesome I've done my thicker Pottery Barn curtains and it's made a big difference 😴😴😴 ! Come on Santa's Elves I'm waiting is All I dream about 🥺😴😴😴

[@k.s.k.7721]

I live in a 4 season area, and look forward to Fall, when I change out my Summer bedding: smooth cotton sheets, lightweight quilts, to the Fall/Winter bedding: flannel sheets, feather mattress and 2 down comforters in duvets. I relish the changes, and as I live in a simple old Victorian-era home, I have to move bedding seasonally from storage to my linen chest, and back again. The Victorians had very small closets, so it's a bit of work to move all these, but I do enjoy welcoming the items I'd forgotten about over the prior months. It all feels new again.

[@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

[@nyitmakhivo]

The 16 Roses for Mr Rajiv made me emotional for some reason, like, we all are only small moments in history but we make our marks in these little ways. Thanks Mr Rajiv and Miss Annie

[@Mabbi54]

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

[@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.

[@deborahdesigner3226]

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

[@myrradine]

Beautifully said. Your work is amazing❤

[@sallieredman7349]

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

[@MiuMiuG]

Love how you celebrate everything!

[@AD-hs2bq]

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

[@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!!

[@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. ♥️

[@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 💗

[@mandismith1474]

My great aunt made 6 lamp covers for my grandparents house out of pierced tin coffee cans from world war 2. They are now some of my treasures!

[@normatrull3187]

I want to see the tin lamp shades.

[@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.

[@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!!

[@LavenderandLinen]

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

[@Julie-bq6iz]

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

[@roselyntina_3943]

It would be a treat going for antique shopping with Rajiv 😊 and chatting about old things 😊.

[@cuddlemuff6632]

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

[@6moonsofsaturn]

That rug is incredible and complements the blanket perfectly! Love your cozy apartment.

[@shepherdessofskymeadow]

When you talk about how fostering about those little moments of meaningfulness throughout the day is kind of like making a deposit in a bank account, there's such a wonderful insight there. I think that when many of us think about our own happiness, we tend to over-focus on big shifts in our circumstances as a prerequisite. We daydream about a new job or house or wardrobe or trip or whatever and think, "if and when I have that, well, then I'll *really* be happy" or "then I'll *really* be able to start living the life I want." But just like building up a savings account - big deposits certainly don't hurt, but they just don't happen all that often. In the end it's all the little small deposits that will really make the difference. The metaphor extends further when we imagine what it might look like for us, when all those little happiness deposits start "compounding interest" and "paying dividends." I'm not normally very inspired by banking advice lol but there's such a kernel of wisdom in that analogy. Thanks Rajiv. :)

[@belyndaperry7877]

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

[@Phyllis-uc5ks]

So exciting when Rajiv posts a video. ❤

[@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.

[@laurafara6264]

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

[@antoniafoster8264]

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

[@maureenmckenna5220]

You are wonderful at expressing so many of the feelings we have but put aside for many reasons. Having any possession of a person we loved or love, that we can see and touch every day, matters. It matters a lot, and we take that strength with us throughout the day. It is part of the important stuff we don’t think about often enough.

[@HOUSEOFHER0]

I love seeing the layers you have added to your apartment since your HGTV home tour. I make the following changes to my apartment in the fall: linen drapes get switched to heavy velvet since my old windows are drafty, sheepskins and throws get added to my leather sofa and chair, and I also switch my bedding and add a faux fur throw at the end. Would love to see if/how you decorate for the holidays!

[@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.

[@sherrycohen1824]

Yes, please, please, please write a book on how live as you do - with so much inspiration, meaning, and beauty.

[@joyindrelie6715]

Always appreciate your reminders to stop and smell the roses (the 9 roses for Miss Annie)!

[@sheilaj5818]

I love that beautiful light you showed us. Some you know spent so much time, though and effort making it and then gave it to you. A real treasure.

[@John-i4d5f]

Love it all greetings from Turkey - love swapping around the rugs accorfing to the seasons!

[@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.

[@ruralangwin]

Same here but I've seen rugs that dye runs especially red colors. I never do it with good rugs but take chance with yard sale finds.

[@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.

[@dianafromaustralia3244]

He makes me smile! He’s such a gentle soul. A treasure!🖤

[@inthemystery8297]

Awwww I am so relaxed and happy! Beats all the chaos out there!!

[@angelahagood3639]

I learn something new every time I watch your channel! Who knew that woven coverlets had such beautiful names? For me it’s my quilt collection. Not huge by any stretch but the names…Tumbler, Wedding Ring, Sunburst, Nine Patch, and others convey a time where things weren’t mass produced. Carefully thought out and purposefully made. I even have a quilt made by my daughter in her high school sewing class that she took photos and preserved them into a unique keepsake. Your friend’s lamp is exquisite! What a warm glow! I needed this episode. With all the catastrophic flooding we had here in western NC, I wasn’t in the mood to decorate for fall. But you’ve shown simple yet meaningful ways to decorate without looking like a Michael’s craft store exploded in our home! You are a treasure sweet soul! Thank you!🙌🏻🫶🏻😊

[@SN-sz7kw]

Thank you. This felt like a peaceful hug on an early November morning. 💗

[@lisaengle6384]

Your new rug is beautiful!

[@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!

[@ednawarren1421]

Life is made up of small beautiful things. A beautiful vase, a flower, a sprig of glorious leaves...little things makes you happy.

[@carolynratliff1380]

Love love love the pretty tin lamp….you can even make candles….you truly are a GIFT FROM GOD….YOU HAVE SO MUCH JOY TO ALL OF US….I WANT TO ADOPT YOU….FOR REAL…hugs carolyn from Columbus Georgia gaga to my grandsons

[@km356]

I'm totally getting one of those garlic braids! So cool. Just fyi, the site says start taking garlic from the top first :) "Twist off one bulb at a time, working from top to bottom - the bulbs at the bottom have the longest stems so they will stay fresh the longest (6-9 Months)"

[@jode378]

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

[@KerryH-sk4gj]

that lamp is beautiful. Well done Lizzy!

[@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.

[@andrewmartin8978]

Rajiv - I don't know if you've ever been to a Canadian suburb - but I grew up in one, and oh my God are they ever ugly! Anyway - I moved from a suburb to Montreal, and although I live in an art deco style apartment (and not a big suburban house) - it feels like I am living in Wonderland! I share your wonder for all things handmade, artisanal, and crafted! Anything old world or handmade. I love your channel, and I adore you!

[@fungrammacat]

A fellow comfort creature. I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you for sharing!

[@madnessintomagic]

I love that you show the reality of your space and changing your own space. It’s gotten old seeing design influencers who show the finished space (a candle without a wrap or a lamp already staged and plugged in, a rug change out - because *gasp* they’d never show themselves on the floor folding a rug) but you show personality and reality. If you’re ever in Taos, come visit! 😊

[@hc6775]

WHEN I THINK IT CANT GET ANY BETTER. Rajiv with the video we all need. ❤

[@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.

[@patiencevitacco373]

That rug with your bedspread is 10/10! 🤩 I need friends that bring me treasures like this. 😊

[@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? 🛏️

[@Featherwingsful]

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

[@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.😊

[@cynthiacrumlish4683]

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

[@Esther-ps3vx]

Thank you, Rajiv for all your wonderful videos. My soul is happy after watching your videos. You are so talented.

[@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!

[@carolbulmer8253]

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

[@jgirldo2691]

Coziness ❤ Love the fall updates.

[@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!

[@DalmherCraft]

I use garlic almost every day with every meal I cook, the addition of garlic braids is so convenient and visually appealing!!!

[@reesewhitt5495]

So true. I have several of my grandmother’s glass eggs. Each time I walk by them I think of my grandmother. They make me happy.

[@saloshniejagathesan1577]

Rajiv,your attention to detail is so beautiful! Almost spiritual! Watching from Jhb South Africa 🇿🇦

[@meganblasco2]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@TheAnimalsMagicShop]

The new rug is a treasure! I’m an antiques dealer and have ruined many a thing over the years and sometimes old textiles disintegrate simply from the weight of water on them. Thanks for sharing what you do 😊

[@radida_]

Ooooh the recycled tin lamp is stunning. And genius. Always find gems on your videos ❤

[@depyxirouchakis8975]

Nine roses for mis Annie 💓loved it 🍁

[@joyindrelie6715]

"When I've declined all the invitations" ❤ I'm an extrovert, but I appreciate introverts, you do you!

[@sharon7785]

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

[@LM-fn6qb]

Hello! Your apartment is just lovely. I particularly like the black doors with brass hardware and the strong colours you have used, also dark timber and really interesting paintings. The tin lamp is gorgeous. Handmade things are so special. But a few years ago I bought a little pretend stove/fireplace with a little glass door and those pretend flames (foil turning on a rod hidden behind). It's not real but it's still charming and it gives off the most lovely atmosphere and light in the autumn and winter. It has really changed the mood of my home in the colder months. I love it. You are right about light, it's very important, especially in winter. Have a cosy and safe winter and thanks for your video.

[@jenniferbostic7918]

Your videos are going to get me through the next four years. They make me so filled with joy!

[@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. 😊

[@veg-hb3kt]

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

[@ellenpaasch4743]

You are a wonderful inspiration!

[@earthmama5659]

I love the Fall and the Holidays!🌻🍁🌾🍁🎄🎄

[@eva7673]

I would love a video about the curtains you have and your recommendations. They make or break a room. Would love your input. Thank you.

[@Angela-qc1ex]

I changed my curtains also for the Fall season and Winter season / I have thick wool curtains for my bedroom and I'll have to say it makes a difference when you switch out the summer season ones / if you get around to doing it you'll love the concept for each season it's wonderful 🍂🍂🍂

[@aheartbeatific]

Absolutely adore your intentional season shifts! Such a good reminder to pause.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@LaLadybug2011]

The new rug is gorgeous! I cannot imagine how heavy it was when wet-I don't know how you did that by yourself. The rinsing and rinsing! You did a great job and the colors were so bright I was really surprised at the pristine condition. A great size for beside your bed. As always, everything is gorgeous.❤ Thank you for sharing your home and ideas with us. You have some talented friends as well. Love to you from Louisiana tonight.

[@amg9163]

Rajiv's *storage locker* looks better organized and designed than nearly any place I have lived! 😄

[@avayu2289]

Rajiv, your sense of detail is what living well is all about! It’s in the refined small things from the labor of love how our life purpose blossoms! Thank you for sharing. 😎

[@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.

[@lemoney_tree]

Thank you so much for the content you make. I've always struggled with feeling numb in fall and winter, but your videos inspire me to get up and do things for myself. I think I may bake something autumnal today, I wish everyone in the comments a splendid night 🤎

[@chrisd487]

I love how many of your treasures are made by either you, or a dear friend! Thank you for sharing your interesting life with us. ❤

[@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.

[@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 😂.