33-year-old pays $3,100 a month to live in an old bank

Plaisance, a content creator, has a background in graphic design and commercial photography, so finding a home like the old bank was a dream come true.

“When I found this place, it was a beautiful canvas for me,” she says. “I always envisioned myself living in a very artistic, creative, colorful, unique space. So, to have this place as my adult house is so cool to me.”

As a self-professed “intentional maximalist,” Plaisance transformed the dark gray and baby blue space into her colorful dream home. Some of her prized possessions include a lips-shaped couch and two massive cherries that she thrifted and fixed up to use as a piece of art in the apartment.

“I think a good way of describing my style would be intentional maximalism because I really like maximalist décor items, but not too many of them,” she says.

Plaisance estimates she spent $28,000 in renovations. She also did a lot of the work herself, like adding crown molding to the walls — with help from her dad — and turning the bank’s old entryway into her dog’s bedroom.

“The first thing I did when I moved in the house is to put rainbow curtains all through the space,” she says. “And the fun thing with my curtains is when you close them it makes one giant rainbow.”

After adding rainbow curtains to the space, one of the first things Plaisance DIYed, with help from her dad, was a studio space in the living area where she films content.

Plaisance says she spent a whole year decorating the primary bedroom: “It’s very Wes Anderson, a bit like space-aged mixed with Parisian Castle.”

The couple converted one of the other bedrooms into Plaisance’s office. “I filled the room with artwork that I like that inspired me,” she says.

There is a second bathroom and a third bedroom in the basement, which Plaisance’s boyfriend uses as his office. The basement also has a passageway to a shared area of the building, where Plaisance has her workshop.

“It looks like a hardware store, which I love,” she says.

The couple has been living in the former bank for over two years now, and Plaisance says they have no plans of leaving.

“I really want to take my time to transform the place because I know I want to live here for a long time,” she says. “It’s a work in progress.”

The next step is renovating the kitchen, which Plaisance plans on getting professional help for. In the next five years, she says she would like to do the bathrooms.