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Whimsical Dark Academia Bedroom Makeover | DIY Canopy Using IKEA

Alexandra Gater

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Hey guys! I'm Alexandra Gater and I show you how to do rental-friendly upgrades and DIY projects on a budget. Be sure to follow me on Instagram for our monthly video schedule! Today I'm turning a tiny bedroom into a moody Dark Academia styled space with soft, feminine touches!

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20 Comments

@kathymchale8817 1 year ago

The canopy is cool! The only thing I would prefer is to put an extra panel used on the inside. I’d prefer not to see the wrong side of the fabric while in bed. The rug is gorgeous! Glad you changed it! Graham did an awesome job on the armoire. Love it.

@SheilaEnglish2 1 year ago

Switching those carpets was such a good idea. The second one is perfect in the space - the right size and the right colours.

@candacelivingston6837 1 year ago

This room is fantastic and just what your client wanted. But let’s line the sides of the canopy with a dark color or black bed sheet so she doesn’t have to look at the wrong side of that gorgeous curtain fabric when she is lying in her elegant bed. Love and respect to you and your team from Oregon, USA.

@lonefox 1 year ago

What a stunnnning room Alexandra! I love the wood tone with the wall color, its perfect! I also have to thank you for all the incredible kind words on the rugs! This one looks SO GOOD in here! Each makeover just gets better. Can't wait to see you soon hehe 😉

@suewalker3603 1 year ago

The canopy is beautiful but my style eye would prefer the side panels lined with the same fabric or an inexpensive simple black fabric. It looks unfinished as it is. Cool idea and look thou.

@oikippers 1 year ago

Dear Alexandra and team, me and my partner wanted to share a message on how special your channel and work is to us in our lives. A highlight of every weekend for us is making our favorite breakfast, settling down (still in pjs) and enjoying either a classic or the latest from the channel. The week honestly feels wrong without it.

We’ve applied tips and inspiration from your channel to elevate our little one bed flat we share together and it’s made such a difference (all about the vertical space!). So we just wanted to share a thank you for all your amazing work, sharing the fun you have together and what that brings to our time together ❤

@katibenelli 1 year ago

I love Lone Fox and the other day he mentioned you and now here you are promoting him too. I think that's awesome. I think your both freaking adorable. And I want to be your all's adopted Grandma.

@upgrade101 1 year ago

Hey Alexandra! As a fellow colour drencher (and academia maximalist) this room is GORGEOUS. 1 tip - that I discovered when I renovated my house was - a white ceiling can often look discordant/stark. If you can lighten the colour you used on the walls with a bit of white paint, it matches without darkening up the room 💚💙 I ended up painting my ceilings the same colour as the walls because I found it really distracting 😂 but did this in my dining room which is chef's kiss

@seriouslytho5783 1 year ago

I love how team AG was able to scale their client's inspiration. I thought it would look too heavy, but everything still had a bit of lightness to it, so the room didn't look gloomy or overdone. Way to go--again!!!

@radio.lejana 1 year ago

The aesthetics are great but I feel you missed all of the functional aspects this time, the blackout on the windows, adding more plugs around the bedroom and the closet recording studio, all of those I feel were really important for her.

@pandorasmagicbox 1 year ago

Let's get this channel to 1 M! They deserve It so much!

@queencityminis 1 year ago

The Lone Fox rug was a much better decision! Perfect

@tynaedwards8452 1 year ago

Just a few of things I might change. I would maybe line the inside of the canopy so the sides don't look unfinished, paint the ceiling and use a more vintage looking ceiling fixture. But your client is very happy and it is a big change from what it was. Overall very nice. Glad you changed the rug too.

@TheRingleader2011 1 year ago

It's a good job but the wicker lamp shades don't match the aesthetic of the room. Had you gone with a black or golden satin shade, it would have looked much better.

@teriamborn5247 1 year ago

Put the old chair back instead of the poof. Glad that you switched rugs. Lone Fox is amazing.

@gracecarter8734 1 year ago

It's beautiful, AND I vote to paint the ceiling. Wrap it in the gorgeous wall color. Speaking from experience, it darkens the room so much better for sleep and creates a more complete vibe. Don't be afraid to commit to moody and dark for clients that love it!

@kellywright1667 1 year ago

Seeing the inside of the canopy fabric is driving me insane lol

@karengraves3900 1 year ago

Switching the rug was perfection. Goes so well with the bedding. Stunning.

@Whole_Heartily 1 year ago

I wish there were large ornately designed metallic linoleum tiles on the ceiling 👀

@robyn58727 1 year ago

I love it. Perhaps she can add later some blackout velvet curtains from ceiling to floor, covering the entire window wall at night, like in some hotels. I'd love that to keep my room really dark for sleeping. Great video once more! 🤍