What my €1670 Parisian Bachelor Pad Looks Like (ch 6)

I think I finally have my dream Paris apartment...
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⏳ Timestamps
0:00 My Sex and the City apartment
1:41 The color wheel and textile choices
2:53 Her spirit lives on...in my apartment
3:18 My green child + other objects you'll only find in Paris
4:34 The million euro view...
4:48 Me bout to get scammed
6:00 It's so wwwwwwwhhhhite
6:55 The anti-glare gallery wall
7:51 The fake crackle from the virtual fireplace
11:01 The ladder of death to the bachelor pad
12:31 The Monica Geller closet
13:29 New kitchen. Still dunno how to cook tho.
15:00 9:30am call time for Prosecco.
16:32 Literally living on the edge
17:29 The neglect and disrespect to the bathroom
💰What I bought (frame of reference of prices)
Paintings: €40-80 each
Brown Sofa & White Méridienne: €100-€150
Lamps: €30-75 each
Rugs: I spent €400 total for the pair
Golden magazine rack: €65
Green baby statue (lmao): €220 ish
Vases: You can get these from €5 all the way to €100+ euros
🚬 Sites and places to go
I bought half the stuff from this site: leboncoin.fr
Where to find the flea markets happening that day: vide-greniers.org/75-paris
Porte de Vanves (hit or miss prices but 10x more affordable than the more famous flea market at Marché aux Puces Saint-Ouen)
Emmaüs Neuilly sur Marne (there is another fiftten minutes by foot called Neuilly Plaisance)
Emmaüs Riquet (A clusterf*ck to be honest. World War 3. But inside of Paris)
Art museum gift shops (You can find all kinds of unique items)
Banque de l'Image (Friendly and helpful store for poster and framing needs)
🎨 Resources online for this kind of abstract, cool, yet vintage style
Home and Garden UK Design Notes • Inside the eclecticall...
Rita Konig Design Course www.createacademy.com/courses...
David Carson Masterclass • David Carson Teaches G...
Atelier Vime Instagram / ateliervime
🎨 Tips
1. It's all about the trays and layering. The knick-knacks.
2. One-of-a-kind items like big nose sculptures (lmao) are unique and interesting. If you're drawn to something, perhaps you should buy it?
3. Rugs and curtains tie the space together and make it feel more like a home. If this apartment hadn't come with those beige curtains (and if it didn't cost €500 to redo them), I definitely would have bought burgundy baroque curtains to give it more of a castle vibe.
4. Spend your money on things that will take up space (a big rug, a sofa, a big painting). You can get knick knacks like frames, bowls, and vases at flea markets.
5. If you can get a view, get a view. No possession is worth more than a beautiful view you see every day.
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[@StephenWingsTV]

I love that your home looks like an interior version of you.

[@damondominique]

It's literally the one place, the one CHANCE you get to show others (and yourself) what you're all about! ❤

[@leona7997]

this is EXACTLY it

[@Anyatash123]

@@damondominique from Midwest America to Paris , it must be a dream come true for you 😉

[@mikesmic]

I NEEEEED the ladder lol absolutely no valid use in my apartment but i need it anyway for the pantry or something 😭

[@kia4034]

hey mike

[@isha6697]

omg u both COLLAB

[@rafaelagumiel3057]

Mike get damon on the podcast rnrh

[@martinafrancese9379]

Hello michele microfoni, nice to see you here

[@xoxogossipgoat21]

bike's bic! ladder's lad!

[@jasminetaylor7223]

Damon should literally be the shining example to everyone on how important it is to curate your environment. You're attention to detail, narratives, and experience are beautiful. I've been watching you since I was twelve (I'm 20 now, lmao) and I've found it inspiring that wherever you go, you find the beauty in every place, and if it's hard to find it, you create it. It's like you said here: it's a little pleasure. Sure, you can waddle through life being a bit more complacent with your surroundings but literally why would you if you can be happier where you are. Life is beautiful but it's also ready and primed for shaping. It's clay ready to be worked by eager hands! All this is to say, I appreciate you and all the hard work you've done to get yourself here. Félicitations Damon.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

So true! My friends and I shared this rathole, but we always made sure it was super clean (took out the trash almost daily, mopped the floors weekly, scrubbed the bathtub weekly and so on). Filled it with home-cooked meals, friends, plants and cute pets and candle lanters . It was the most awful place I’ve ever lived at apartment-wise, but it still felt like such an amazing home with so much warmth. A place can look amazing, but not feel like hime at all. You’re so right about what you voiced in your comment :)

[@Prizmattikz]

Jjj

[@KritikaSpreadLove]

That spiel about your $9 bowls and les petits plaisirs really hit different. I've been conditioned to always buy the cheapest things and now that I'm not strapped for cash it's so hard to unlearn that to prioritize those little things that I'll be surrounded by every day. Or I keep buying the cheaper thing only to hate it and go buy what I actually wanted! I know caring for yourself shouldn't have to involve money but also this is a different type of self care (like how many times do you buy something nice for a friend but would never get that thing for yourself?!)

[@damondominique]

Kritika! Hey! I mean I won't say it doesn't hurt when I'm at the cash register, but to be honest, after a month of using them, you'll realize it's all fine and you'll be happy. After all, they'll probably last for years, so while it's expensive, it's not...unreasonable!

[@KritikaSpreadLove]

@@damondominique Hey!! Haha yea still gotta save that cash for traveling.. but yes I've often heard, of all the things we lose, we miss money the least. Of course, not true for everyone in many contexts, but after a certain point, there's so many more things that are worth more.

[@indiefairy09]

I invested in a set of $200+ towels and it was a game changer. You shower every day why not have luxury. I also got a $2k mattress and great sheets. I’m on the hunt for the perfect pillows. And I upgraded some of my dishes and it brings me joy everyday. Plus buying artwork from all my friends and having it around my apartment! I’ve been at my place over a year and when I renew my lease I plan on painting all the walls I’ve been desiring too and buying furniture pieces I am missing. I love my place and it feels like a home compared to everyone else I have lived. Invest in your home and things you’re going to use all the time. It’s the best investment compared to other purchases. You can have them forever or years and years potentially!!

[@deepakshiarora835]

I related so hard when I read your comment, growing up in a middle-class family, I felt guilty to even ask for things that aren't the cheapest or not absolutely necessary. Now that I can handle my own finances, it feels liberating to spend money on things that make me happy. Also, got onto buying myself gifts occasionally which makes me feel loved too.

[@lavignemorte]

You are so right. Good bed linens feel lush.

[@theboy.inblack]

She's got style she's got flair....that's how she became an interior designer. Joking a side it's a great apartment, and the view omg! You've done a great job with the decor! Loves it.

[@damondominique]

I knew this was gonna be an upgrade from my last place when I signed the lease while sipping a beer with the landlord. Merci Sébastien! (and *I promise* I will spackle the holes in the walls when I leave)

[@icedcashewmilklatte]

your editing is immaculate

[@mjohnson9563]

Alright. Sipping a beer with your new landlord while signing your new lease is priceless.

[@saribashoukat1185]

Sébastien 👀 okeeer Damon in Paris 🤣

[@alyssarossi5382]

This has such a “pinch me how is this my life?!” vibe to it. Such a good feeling! Love your place

[@KishanthJavegar]

For me the most profound and interesting part of the video was from 18:27 - 18:55, as you can really see how vulnerable Damon is here, where he realises that all the years of hard work and dreaming of living in a home where he can be his true self and live in a place that feels like an extension of his personality has been finally realised. It's a small, subtle moment but beautiful...or that's what came up for me anyway aha! Beautiful video Damon, I'm happy for you! I've been renovating and redesigning my home for the last year as well, after years of wanting a place where I could call home. So I know that feeling of when you look around and you're happy at everything you see and excited to live in it! :-D

[@sunjiyoo_]

This place totally reflects Damon's personality! Chaotically aesthetic but also very pleasant and heartwarming. 16:15 homie that's Korean not Chinese 😂 and it's not even properly placed 🤣🤣🤣 you have to turn your head to read it I'm dying

[@damondominique]

THAT'S MY OWN ARTISTIC TOUCH OK?

[@damondominique]

(jk i had no clue)

[@perforatedfold]

hahahahah

[@millenarsc]

i was just looking for this comment i was screaming at my screen 😭

[@MsMaymello]

I swear I was looking for that comment hahahha

[@ivanedyalkova5370]

I remember when he was struggling of finding an apartment at all in Paris because of documents and stuff, but look at him now... Immensely proud!

[@aril123]

Sustainable, maximalist, unconventional colour palette king!! Love how buying second hand in Paris means your home can look like a Renaissance palace if you want it to. Not the case in Australia 😂

[@michellvaldivia5561]

You are totally on the money about the importance of shopping by yourself. I started antique shopping on my own, and I recently got some leather gloves and this adorable felt hat. My friends would definitely have talked me out of getting them, but the purchase made me so happy!

[@catherinecampbell1215]

I agree with you. I went flea market shopping by myself and I bought the most amazing lamp from the sixties.

[@ryeofoatmeal]

right I just hate going shopping with friends bcos they would judge me on how much money I would spend on things. and also what item I buy ;(

[@luciaret]

I didn't know this was a thing and now I get it! I normally go to flea markets with friends just for fun. Once I saw an amazing jacket and my friend told me not to buy it. It's been 3 years and I still think in that jacket (lol) bc I never saw anything like it again.

[@nicolel9802]

Would love to see a cooking with Damon in the new kitchen!

[@damondominique]

HONESTLY I THROW DOWN IN THAT OVEN. THE ROASTED BROCCOLI? THE ROASTED EGGPLANT? THE ROASTED EGGPLANT!? (aka everything is burnt and crispy and potentially carcinogenic)

[@berlindude75]

@@damondominique Did I see it right that your "bedroom" is above the kitchen? Does that work with the kitchen/cooking smells?

[@mmmayaaa]

yessssssss we want it!!!!!!!!!

[@RufflesnSequins]

Can we talk about Damon’s major kitchen glow up?!

[@emmeline.reinhardt]

Maybe he'll invest in more utensils, rather than a single fork lol

[@Neeintje]

You are literally like that suave bachelor in every 1960s rom com where like their potential lover walks into the apartment and a record automatically starts playing ✨🎶like whaaaaaaaaaa

[@lennsaturday5566]

I was watching this with a cup of tea under a blanket and it felt like you invited me over and just went off telling me about all the things you own and I loved every second, thanks for letting all of us live vicariously through you

[@ambcrn]

it’s been over a year since i’ve moved into my dream apartment and it is nowhere near this level of furnished. you inspire me to expedite my interior design process and really build my home into something that’s beautiful and not just functional!

[@damondominique]

I have a theory that a few months, in you start giving up bc you're already planning to move to your next place lmao. However it's designed in the first few months is how it will remain!

[@designerdiva423]

@@damondominique oh dang I moved a couple weeks ago guess I better hurry up and get this along!

[@theproperjournal3567]

Damon has slowly become a professional film maker/comedian, I was way more entertained in this video than in any AD one, congrats man, also, dont underestimate the class that a chaise lounge gives, awesome apartment.

[@kenreshasmith7460]

I've been watching you for the last eight years and I am in constant amazement of how you take this spinning ball and make it into a beautiful life. Good things do come to those who wait. xo

[@vsejourney]

Your channel is essentially a tv show series I never want to end, content is always iconic 👏👏👏

[@kinga3731]

At this point Damon is just showing off his film-making skills. Love it! ❤

[@m4rina59]

ran into damon the other day and i think he was shopping for “tableaux” and i think that’s so in character i love it

[@shamelessmaya]

I know I’m late to the party but your apartment! Your eye! These colors and textures 😍😍😍 I’ve learned so much 🙏🏾🖤🤍❤️💚💛

[@cootje870]

Couldn't agree more about the sheets! Bought 110 euro sheets and have never slept better and felt more luxurious in my life. Your apartment looks incredible by the way!!!

[@selkoa8384]

Hi whats the name of the shop that you bougth that expensive sheets from ?

[@cootje870]

@@selkoa8384 The brand is called Cinderella, and the bedlinen were 100% cottonsatin

[@selkoa8384]

@@cootje870 thank you

[@michelleleon]

I think you should have a housewarming and invite all of us! Don't worry we'll bring the drinks ;)

[@v1mu]

I also took Rita Konig's Create Academy course, and really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate how Rita avoids the usual trap of decorating homes to a particular taste or style; rather, she provides practical advice on how one can decorate their home according to their own taste. (edited to add): I think it's really great that you picked interesting dishes to use. From my personal experience, I've had the same sensible plain white china since living on my own many years ago... never bothered me until spending 2-ish years at home, I am getting really bored of them and am ready for anything else!

[@NinaLon]

Beautiful apartment, love it Damon. You had me cracking up when you said the elderly couple across the apartment brings you comfort and makes you feel safe when they have their lights on 🥺💗

[@ashleyanneg]

I was smiling the entire time watching this video. You decorated this apartment so beautifully! I can see how proud you are. Thank you for sharing.

[@ameleyy8619]

I first discovered you when you did the apartment tour of your old paris apartment. Feels so cool seeing you grow:)

[@ujuizu]

he really sang "it's a hard knock life...for THEM" had me cracking up

[@missraeray]

That story about opening up to the page of your apartment view in that book gave me chills Damon 😩! You are exactly where you are supposed to be ❤️

[@flatironnewyork]

i love it when people's dreams come true and they take the time to savor it and be thankful. it's a beautiful apartment - congratulations!

[@iCharlyprime]

Damon! You’re literally what I’m trynna manifest at night, keep it up king!! 😤 We need our constant inspo-whopping so that we don’t forget to KEEP THE F GOING AND MAKE THE DREAM COME TRUE! Oh and I love the apartment 😌

[@rachaelm7084]

I LOVE YOUR STYLE! I wish I was so brave and creative. You’re absolutely right that you should shop alone, because i’ve walked away from so many things that I’ve loved because of other people and when I go back it’s gone. I am totally taking your advice. Love from 🇨🇦

[@pamelacolson310]

Finally! The apartment tour! First: Rita Konig...I love love love her and love that you worked with her. Second: The limited color palette is so underestimated. Third (there's always 3 lol): Definitely get the "No Ramen" poster/print. That's a hoot. I'm so glad nothing is hanging from an outlet in the kitchen hahaha Bonus: The big lamp in the bedroom is such a winner! Aaaand: The couple in your view drinking at 9:30 am is a vibe. ❤

[@diamondcentury21]

I would totally pick up that “how to be an existentialist” book if I ever happened to be in your apartment cause god do I need a guide 😂😅

[@erikagabris8355]

omg this flat is magnifique!!! looks so cool, but simple, french, acccch

[@dreambeeyoga4186]

Anyone else just get sooo excited to see a new Damon video?! I always feel so inspired and creative after your videos! 😍🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@Mloofylicious]

That feature with the claustrophobic loft bed and the ladder you literally have to have to crawl through would be a dealbreaker for me. Everything else seems fine.

[@rutholiviamcleod1276]

You and drew are my favorite humans to watch on KZbin. There’s the the perfect amount of intimacy in all of your videos.

[@xtheeuniverse]

i'm so happy for you damon. you are living your best life and the apartment looks gorgeous and your editing and aesthetic is always on point. love!

[@ros.an.]

i love love love how each area has it's own vibe and yet everything still blends together, i have so many different visual interests that i just thought each room in my future house is gonna have to be it's own genre but thisss, this really works

[@Tach_H]

Love love love! So here for this :)

[@najkaxx5362]

Love this, always a pleasure being here on your channel and watching your videos

[@franguliel2521]

This is truly amazing Damon, this apartment is a reflection of your progress and your labor. Happy to see you acomplish what you set yourself to do.

[@sunshinedaze09]

WOW im in love with your aesthetic and I LEARNED SO MUCH thank you for explainging your design process and how you add texture to white backgrounds and soft and hard things compliment each other -- it was so helpful! Also im so proud of you!!! watching your elevation through apartments has been so inspiring

[@andrea384]

love ittttt!!! happy for youuu xoxoxo

[@mmmayaaa]

yay! this was so pleasing and enjoyable :>

[@eosalexis]

i JUST redecorated my living space yesterday with my roommates and it really is a game changer when you put that effort into the customization to make the space feel more livable. i am working towards where youre at and having an apartment on my own that i can fully decorate by myself but this place im at right now is a really good blueprint for me to explore my tastes right now and see how they evolve once i make it to my dream solo space. love seeing this update from you and i cant wait to see more!!

[@iva5118]

It looks amazing with those nice touches ! I’ve been watching your videos for some years now and it feels like a close friend got a new apartment… congrats Damon :) wish you an amazing time in this apartment x

[@francebasco2355]

such a great video I mean every single video you posted

[@friendlyghostproductions]

I loooooove this. Your vids always hit differenttttt💗

[@nayely3619]

I love how home-y this conversation was- very real, lots of good tips, and just a great apartment! Some of these design elements are impeccable, it actually feels like pieces of a museum in there. I love your videos dude!

[@lenareis8946]

obsessed with the apartment ant the mezzanines!!!! everything looks great, and it all comes together so nicely!

[@lywldrs2348]

this is soooo good!!!✨✨🌼

[@danieladelosrios]

The editing we see in your videos, we see in your home! Love it!

[@brittneytorguson8395]

the dream of all dream apartments😩 it’s perfect I love it

[@ClumsyCharlott]

I loved this! I got my own place last autumn and it has been so much fun to finally get to explore my own taste in interior! It's so much fun and I love just seeing everything come together!

[@naemababer3106]

love your apartment and the interior, thank you Damon for sharing it with us :)

[@dainman8203]

ahhh ur videos makes me so happy

[@mayzmay]

I've never really decorated my homes much since I moved out and went to uni because I've lived in 6 different places in the past 8 years, but seeing you decorate your space makes me want to put in more effort! Also I love turning on that fireplace video on my TV while I'm curled up on the sofa with a book

[@tomsmithessex]

Damon, your content is pure escapism. Thank you for creating such beautiful, touching and hilarious content.

[@sofiamoreirafernandes6203]

Loved this!

[@Loveroflife88]

I love ur style of editing! 💕

[@artemvintour]

You truly deserved it, Damon! This apartment looks so chic and classy

[@yaral8782]

The apartment is so pretty wow!!! There also seems to be a LOT of storage space which is amazing!

[@mascha1010]

I freaking love it!! Your style is everything!!

[@lifeofgaurz]

I love this so much!! Everything feels so cozyy

[@whs9720]

This is one of my fave videos I’ve watched of yours, more interior videos please x

[@christinek6082]

Yes, I have been following your channel for a while and as you've said, we have seen some of the places that you have lived. This is well deserved, well and truly earnt! So very happy for you. Looks like something out of New Yorker magazine, a great reflection of your style. Congrats!

[@BethanGarlick]

I love this so much! It honestly looks like such a nice calming and chilled place to be in the evenings. Keep up the great work!

[@claraberger2368]

Oh wow Damon! That apartment and decor just looks so beautiful and well thought through 🤩

[@HunnyMomiji88]

Not me being here 28 seconds after the video was posted 👀 but I LOVE the look, giving me ideas for when I move out ✨✨

[@laurie_clchg]

J'adore It's so you! Même si il y a quelques objets que je n'aurais pas acheté l'ensemble fonctionne parfaitement !! Ça change de ce qu'on vois partout c'est vraiment beau :)

[@lindatrandesign]

Great job on the decorating!

[@panhiay9864]

As always, love your editing

[@claudiapastor]

It looks gorgeous Damon, dear. Enjoy every minute of it... nothing like home.

[@MoversGuild]

At this point, were just getting a free tv series on a free streaming platform.

[@damondominique]

I WANT MY CHECK

[@damondominique]

😏

[@valeriestamp2346]

I’m so happy for you! This place is so beautiful and you did a great job with the decor. You deserve this! 😉

[@Mikeykneeled]

You're brilliant at sharing your passions through the screen - so psyched for you - you deserve it all!!

[@bitehunter122]

I love how seeing the neighbor family makes you feel safe and brings memories of comfort to you from your own family. You may be a long way from Indiana, and you look like you are doing comfortably well. I don’t know, girl. I do not think I could be happy looking out my windows at a bunch of ancient housing projects, but you do you. I gots to have a house. Tu dois acheter une maison en France, ma fille. J'espère que vous trouverez plein de voisins pour apprendre à vous connaître et vous tenir compagnie.

[@susancrawford5927]

Housing projects??? Really, now.

[@anaseymour4556]

But the view is so lovely... Matter of opinions I guess..

[@beige_ricaforte]

I can now confirm that Damon is the human manifestation of "spontaneity" 😂

[@mikiyin3070]

so happy for you and ugh you are living the dream! xx

[@candicebaune7708]

Dudeeee!! I love this flat for you, and the energy of being in space that looks like you! thank you for this video!

[@mattrillie]

Thinking back to the 2 bunk beds in a tiny ass NYC room Damon to this beautiful, stylish Paris Damon is magical.

[@damondominique]

DO NOT BRING THAT UP ON THIS CHANNEL 😂

[@rafaelteixeira9838]

also, it's awesome to see you and jo, even tough you're not together anymore, but just to see that you both created roots somewhere, you've got something like the apartment you were looking for, i'm just happy for you damon, for you two really. that's one strange and funny thing about our times, you two have influenced so much but you don't know me. anyways, bisous damon, cheers from brazil

[@gracelockett4678]

I love how excited you are! Apartment videso are some of my fave, and yours always reign supreme x

[@feekfilms]

Love the vibe, love the colour palette, love love love :)

[@Nashwa777]

This is the prettiest apartment i’ve ever seen! You did a great job with the interior design damon!!!

[@TheNinjapancake14]

Why doesn't he have a show yet? Like an Emily in Paris, but with Damon Dominique

[@maryj3056]

It would be so much better with Damon

[@marlenadae8442]

Omg this video was so fun to watch!! Love it 🤍

[@KarleyCottrell]

Dude I’m so excited for you! I’ve only been following you for a few years, but this is such a huge come up. Especially with all the trouble you had getting an apartment in the first place. I love that you invested in pieces for your new home that give you those little moments of happiness. It shows you are feeling more permanent and settled. It’s great to see.

[@camillaportillo1920]

Im so proud and happy for you! ♡

[@elisejcb5216]

Grande fan de tes vidéos, toujours un petit moment de bonheur !

[@AmelTres]

You’re always such a joy to watch!! So happy for youuuu 💕✨🥰

[@aishawaterman492]

looveee this for you damon!

[@susiyeah]

It looks so good, I'm very happy for you!

[@AnnaSabinoNYC]

Looks amazing, full of curiosities!

[@Koko1koko2]

I’m so happy for uuu!!!!!! 😍😍😍

[@marytsinnett]

Damon!! SOOO happy for you. Love watching you evolve and your videos just keep getting better!! I only wish there were more!