You might want to consider getting a bed with drawers below the mattress. Its a great way to utilize space that would otherwise go to waste. Having lived in Europe it is not uncommon there. Otherwise a very nice small condo.
I especially like the combo kitchen island/bench. So clever. There is an impressive amount of storage in such a small space. I like that she kept favorite pieces like the secretary and the 50s dinette.
To those not-so-nice comment towards the host in this video. First,, Average per square ft price in Toronto Condo market is $900. So she bought it right at the market price, even lower. Therefore she is not stupid. This is the reality of Toronto. Furthermore, a new 38-storey tower is going to get erected by 2020 right next to mey condo. 79% of the 410 units are 1 bedroom apartments, and only 12% are 2-bedrooms. So the host made the smart investment in a small cond, which is the trend now as land is getting rarer and pricer.
Why do they build balconies? Why not build units larger without useless outdoor space which is not used for 8 months because of frigid Toronto weather. Cute place for one person.
Oh my goodness it seems that when people know they are anonymous they think its ok to be rude and ugly. I am lucke I have a decent size home.but I dont live in the hub of things. Yes its small and yes its high, but thats how it is in the large cities. You people need to get a life
I do NOT understand how people can live in such small places I am in a condo in a very large city 2 bedrooms and its 1200sq feet I personally think that's way to freaking small and want a larger space 500sq feet is a nightmare
that's a rip-off for 500,000 I thought this thing was like a hundred thousand even that's too much. There's no way in hell in the future going to live in downtown Toronto. probably going to have to live far from the city which is fine but your joke is funny sad part is you're not wrong.
How many years would people usually live in condos before they move to a newer condo or buy a house? is condo living a temporary solution? I have a house and was thinking of selling and not sure if renting or condo would be a way to take advantage of high RE prices
Toronto is a joke. This place is a shoebox and costs $500 000. This city is by far one of the worst cities in the world to live with real estate prices like that.
The government is responsible for the cost of housing and everything else in Canada. Too much taxes in everything. Had they kept the interest rate at its historical average of 12%, we would not have 500 sq ft shoe boxes costing $500,000. Cheap money = more buyers = low inventory = high competition = high prices/gouging = no return on deposits/saving = cannot save = borrow cheap money to invest = too many investors/speculators. But now if you increase the interest rate, then you create a sub-prime lending situation like the US pre-2008.
So is that what all these condos look like that are going up downtown? They don't even bother drywalling or painting the concrete so it looks like prison?
im an electrician doing most of the new condos in toronto, theyre not all like that, it's actually the more expensive ones with the exposed concrete, usually they grind them smooth and put a clear coat on them unlike hers, you get an extra tiny bit of space that way too, because they don't have to stud out and drywall after it's nothing but something
OMG those terrible cement walls. Why would you want to buy such cold and unfinished condo. I think you did ok. I would skip on that crystal chandelier, it looks to gaudy LOL
I just got back from Toronto and fell in love with the city! I lived in a just under 400 sq. ft. studio apartment in Manhattan and I simply love what you did with your small space, looks fantastic! :)
These condo developers are getting away with too much! !!! How is this liveable. The ikea floor display is bigger than this!!! Props for the decor tho.
Is that a single or twin bed? It looks so small. Did you at least get a closet? This seems so criminally small they shouldn’t have even made this floor plan. Good of you to utilize that tiny space.
I love this space! It's so beautiful. I love the monotone colour scheme with the hits of colour! I would have loved to see the bathroom too. Love all the windows. I think if I moved in I would never leave. :)
Dennis I bought a smaller micro condo than this in Uptown Toronto in 2015. That was 250K plus a locker, no parking. So 300K is relatively cheap if it's downtown.
0:05 "Smaller than many hotel rooms"... Huh?.. she either needs her head checked, her eyes checked. The average hotel room differs from price range to price range and she'd have to be renting the deluxe suites or penthouses to get anything over 200 square feet. This makes this.... so called, "expert's", expertise in question. Way too many self-proclaimed, 'experts', out there. Even worse when we find out the so called, 'expert', has no training or diploma or any piece of paper from a accredited school or institute clearly stating their qualifications. Simply Googling her and we come up with her schooling on a Wiki page... hmm graduated from, "Radio and Television Arts"... so that qualified her to be a writer for a food magazine? Her other credits include Treehouse, YTV, and TVO... so she's now a realty expert? Does she have a license... or is she some self-proclaimed designer who didn't actually design anything because she hired someone else to do it. I'm a chef from a family of restaurateurs, cooks and chefs... I went to a culinary school and got my red seal certification. I also have a diploma in Graphic Design and have a love for designing floorplans. I've been cooking for more than 30 years, but you don't see me going around calling myself an expert marksman or gun for hire... ludicris... smh...
Well, you could call yourself an expert chef but you choose not to... why are you hating? 500sq ft is smaller than the average hotel room in Toronto, not sure where you’re getting this info from but I honestly think you have no clue why you’re talking about and just spiting this lady because of your jealousy You have a design diploma but guess what? I have NO degree and work as a software engineer after having taught myself EVERYTHING and designers wish they had my skills. Choke on that fool
Why are all of you so down on her. Not everyone can have large space.and it looks 10 times better than some of these studio app. That people say is so cute but are not. You guys must be the trolls I hear about
