I'm speachless. Next Year I'll graduate in archtecture, could't decide on the final project for the graduation but wanted to make a community center, now I'm sure of it. You inspired me so much Danie, thank you!
Hey danie! I love this transformation and im a big fan!! I work for Chicago Youth Centers and we have spaces just like this that could really benefit from a makeover 😅 we're currently going through a growth campaign, partly to renovate spaces. But a lot will go to the important, but not so glamorous tuck pointing lol. If you know anyone in the Chicago area that would be willing to do something similar for CYC, 1300+ kiddos would be so grateful! Wanted to put this out in the world to maybe manifest something ✨️ Thanks for giving your time and love to community based orgs❤
Very very nice! The team members sure love it, and I am sure the kids are going to be enthralled by such a beautiful space. No more institutionalized gray drabby walls or boring spaces. You are great DIY Dani!
Love the way they work so well together! Like Josh ducking out of the shot & Marnie complementing or adding to Dannie's dad jokes! Such a cute fun group to work & play with❤😊
Danie, you did a tremendous job! Words cannot describe how grateful the BGC West Scarborough community is to you for livening up our youth lounge and creating a space for our youth to be able to express their creativity. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
If you get another sponsor for that and that center has another unfunktional and uninspiring room, I would really like to see another project like that. This two videos were really nice to watch and it probably helps the center to have such am funktional and cosy room.
Yay!!!! I’m so addicted to Danie first thing I do every Saturday. I turn on my IPAD get my coffee. I hate when I have to wait for the video to post. Now I’m doing the happy dance. My day is off to a perfect start. I’m loving this adventure.
Sensational Danie and for such an amazing organisation! So proud of you and your growth, your ability to design a room has blossomed over the years I've followed you!!
My mind was blown with the transformation and I was smiling like a goof when everyone gathered to paint. Marnie , Josh and Danie, you guys are freakin AWSOME!!!!
Came out beautiful, Danie! If you ever want to do a road trip to Northern California and make over a Respite Center for seniors living with dementia...we would love to have you!
Great lights. The ambient effect is everything it needs to warm up the room. Love, love, love the greenery. Definitely a DEE-cal (not a deckle)! Nice work balancing the colours. Happy Space!
This room is a complete success, you know that. But I know myself, and I can see vividly, sitting on the couch, joining in a beanbag chair battle, grabbing the couch bolster cushion, swinging and smashing that exposed globe!!! And so many other ways for normal group activity to smash those globes!! Just me?
It’s lovely that you gave to this community & also to the businesses who donated. I volunteered for years to the Girl Scouts of America it’s a great feeling to help no matter what you do-volunteer 😀❤️, it changes lives for kids
Oh this was so so great. I love this team 🥺 missed Marnie and Josh is such a sweetheart. I really enjoyed watching it and I am so impressed how many people and companies helped with that project 😍🥰
Awesome job. What cool vibes this room has. The community is going to love it. I felt like I was sitting on a bean bag pouf and drinking my coffee while you all worked. Nothing like total immersion. Great job Danie and your team. Your sponsors are so awesome to donate to a very worthy place.
Thank you for supporting mental health!!!! Sad I waited until almost 60 to seek a therapist-I can honestly say for the first time in my life I am truly happy!!! It’s been a journey but so worth it! Thanks you for your honesty❤️!
Mental health will be a journey we face our entire lives. It takes work and it doesn’t matter what age you are - it’s about recognizing you need it. That’s a big step!!! Good for you! xx thank you for sharing your POV 🫶💜
Awesome community place you created! Just awesome! Danie you have come along way. I’ve been watching you for at least 3+ years. You go GIRL!! I wished I had recognized earlier in my life that I too would’ve liked to of done a home remodeling and interior decorating. I’m retired now, but have more time to watch others do the work I love. CARRY ON!
I love all of your makeovers! But this one... ohemgee, Danie! It's perfect! My favorite is the painting! It's so beautiful! Another job well done! Having your friends help just made it 1000% better! Y'all rock!
Great job! The room looks very cozy now. The computer station looks awesome, love the wood dividers against the dark wall. The community painting was a great idea and ended up looking really good. I noticed the colors. you chose incorporated all the colors you used in the room, really tied it together. For anyone interested: A bulletin is an announcement, sometimes in paper form. We call a cork board a bulletin board because it is used to attach bulletins to it.
This is a beautiful and wonderful makeover for those who come to the center. This shows how big of a community effort went into this makeover. Great job Danie and team. You and Alexandra really make my Saturdays worthwhile😊😊😊😊
Danie, you and your team did such an incredible job! The outcome looks amazing! I’m so happy to see channels like yours and the sorry girls working with community organizations to improve their spaces to make their participants want to be there. Great job!
Danie you are such an inspiration, you and your team are so hard working and kind! Initiatives like this will make such a difference to so many lives. 🥰 the after made me shed a few tears!
Oooh if I were them, I would have a slipcover made for that leather couch that can be removed and periodically washed in hot water! I am a teacher and a mom, and I can tell you, kids are dirty, germy, and messy! That leather sofa will very quickly get DESTROYED! I'm just saying..... Something I would have done differently is to put the dark teal paint only on the bottom half of the walls and have a bright white go up the top half of the walls and onto the ceiling to brighten the space. It seems too dark and basement-y to me. It would be one thing if you lived in a hot, sunny place like Phoenix or southern California, but in Canada, with the long, grey winters, I think a brighter, lighter space would have been better for all the kids (especially teens) who may deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder, and need bright, cheery spaces in the cold months. The room is definitely a big improvement, but I would have gone with a totally different direction. It feels like a basement rec room in a community center. I would have gone the biophilia direction and added murals and ceiling painting that simulated a sunny blue sky with fluffy white clouds, and lots of tree and nature decorations and colors to simulate being out in nature. Science says those kinds of environments are better for mental health. But anyway, it's definitely 100 times better than it was before!
Beautifully designed Danie, well done! You also seem so happy and it’s reflecting on your overall look. So natural and way better than any cosmetic work 👌 keep it up! Oh, and you’ve also made me giggle a couple of times with your sense of humor 😍
If I’ve learned anything just from being alive, it’s that love is shown through the things that we care for. This space really shows that after this Reno. Such a thoughtful design and I know that everyone using this space will see and appreciate that ❤ great job Dani and team!!!
It looks so good; I really love it! The wall color is perfection. I think the art was a great touch, though (and this may just be my teaching perspective) I kinda wish you had left it without the people, so it would have been something they created instead of the background of something you created. Anyway, it all looks so good; what a boon to that community center.
The square boxes in the console under the TV will be great for collections that the kids can grab and take to their spot in the room. Hope that makes sense. 😂 This makeover was beautiful and fun to watch, too. 💙
I love everything but I didn’t like the people idea on the painting. I thought you were going make a clear sheet with those people shapes on it so you didn’t ruin the pretty painting.
Danie, this gave me happy tears. There's nothing better than recreating a space with art, comfy furniture, plants, and love. Kudos to you and your positively creative DIY-ing vibes.
I need this heartwarming and fun video this afternoon! And as always, the result is stunning! 🎉🎉 I hope you will have opportunities to do more similar videos 🤩
