OK, I am learning quite a bit here. For example, I now understand that pillows are to be double chopped and placed on an edge and not a corner. You are clearing away decades of confusion while being completely entertaining too. 👍😄
Love your videos. I also now cannot see pillows on their corners without the same reaction. You are not just informative but humorous and I love that for all of us.🥰
Garret you are one in a million. I love how your advice isnt about following trends or a particlar formula. Its all about design and quality and making those two things fit in to how your life functions. I have slowly been remodell8ng my house and it has largely been based on your advice. I love how you give design advice and advice on how to work around existing structures, not just formulas on how to follow latest trends. Your ethos seems to be about quality, longevity, sustainability and artistry. Not latest trends and fashion.
Another wonderful video. The one thing I would add as a mom of 3 sons and a grandmother to 2 granddaughters I would recommend good quality synthetic rugs until the kids move out. It’s amazing what young kids and teens can do to a home. 😣 And once they are gone buy a nice wool or silk rug. If you are childless and plan to stay that way you can do whatever you want. 😉
Even when I had an office I didn’t have “office” furniture. Luckily for me I was able to find older pieces that were both comfortable and functional. My only nod to actual office furniture was my desk chair…loved that chair. Wasn’t beautiful, but boy was it comfortable!
Ouch. I like floral chairs from the 70’s, but I get it! Someone worked hard to balance those pillows on their corners just right. Reminds me of the Rockettes eye-high kicks! 😂
I agree about the TV armoirs, but they hold a ton of stuff. I put one in my grandbabies' playroom, it holds all their toys! The other one is now my husband's clothes armoir. They hold a lot of stuff. I'm probably too utilitarian.
A very cozy morning Garrett, What a firecracker episode😍 Zip zap zoom🤣 Crisp and to the point. Thank you for sharing and your time. And yes I am keeping you around, because along with being beautiful and elegant, you are invaluable as well❤️ Have a fantastic weekend..xx
@@GarrettLeChic yes all is well in India,ta!! Indeed you should visit India and Taj Mahal and many more places. It’s a country rich in culture, every 50 kms, the language, the food changes:) I visit home town every year during summer holidays here in Australia. Much love..xx
Hey Garrett, please do a video on how to style a sophisticated home office. I want to make mine look comfy and luxurious, not like an office building type😅
Ok i feel better after this video, i don’t have any of those things, but because of the last video i had to get rid if my BIG clock! I never even gave my clock a thought! Eeeesh Thank you Garrett!!!!!!
LOL, I am hideous, Garrett! I have two 'design-don'ts' ! I have my living room t.v. in an armoire. I love it for me, because I have the armoire on an angle, so it helps block me from seeing my 'entry door table' and hall closet. Also, when the tv isn't on, and the doors are closed, it makes the living room feel more 'quiet'. Second no-no: I have an old la-z-boy rocker chair(looks like a regular chair, with a tight-back). And, it is an orangey-gold fabric - tone on tone pattern, sort of a really faint floral pattern. I have it by my stereo, where I can see into living room, hall, entry, kitchen. My husband hates it. Not because it is unappealing (he actually found the fabric for me!) but because he calls it my 'bitch chair'! I can see so much when I am sitting in it, and that usually means I am always finding something to complain about- usually involving something that he is doing wrong. LOL! Have a great upcoming weekend, Garrett. Thanks for another entertaining and informative video.
Oh my goodness, just re-did my living room. I got these beautiful lamps that are glass with some gold. They are very chic. They came with very plain shades. I bought slightly patterned shades that are off white silk with subtle gold pattern. Everyone compliments them. Perfectly accented the lamps. I think even you would like them. Sssooo enjoy you. TY. 😊
I repurposed an antique Edwardian mahogany armoire to house china and linens in my dining room. The beauty of this piece is that I can stuff my entire china and crystal collection within, and it will still look tidy no matter how the china is stacked!
Hello 👋 I never cared for flower pattern or pinstriped upholstered furniture or flower pattern drapes leave the flowers in the garden or put some into a beautiful vase. Great video as always 😊
I've got a damask patterned armchair 😅 it's pretty subtle (almost the same colour all across) and my design style is sort of traditional/grand millennial light (apart from that armchair and a couple of other small bits, I'm more about texture than pattern). I think it works, but I can absolutely see why it doesn't work in most instances. I also agree with other people about office chairs - I WFH and my office chair needs to be comfortable. (I also close that door when I'm done working!)
Oh, how I remember my best friend having the chore of raking the wall to wall gold shag carpet in her family's home. And how her three brothers would run into the room as soon as she finished. :)
I agree completely with your choices of hideous furniture. I have been redecorating my living room and bedrooms lately with new furniture. I look for good bones, functionality, good design, etc. I prefer vintage but type of furniture used in a home is a personal choice.
We had a terrible time helping my mom get rid of her tv armoire. No one would take it even for free. She had no where to put it if it was converted into clothing armoire. It was a shame but my husband had to saw it up for firewood.
Same here. Mine was solid cherry. At the end of the day (figuratively and literally) we hauled it out to the curb. It was a shame but we used and loved it for around 30 years. I tried. It was bulky. No one wanted it. I had to come to terms that my home is not a place for unwanted items, either.
You are right about the rake for the shag rugs. I'm giving away my advanced age, but when I was a little girl we had *wall to wall* shag carpeting, in every room of our home except the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Small objects tended to get lost in it, and stuck in it, and then stepped on painfully. And we were the cool house on the block! The neighbors' homes with hardwood floors were considered old-fashioned. The '70s were kind of a parallel universe to today. LOL
Maybe it‘s because I’m not American but this nonchalant dealing with a TV in the living room feels so cringeworthy for me! No matter if it regards the living room layout with the TV as a focal point or simply displaying it openly on the wall. I mean, why on Earth?? I don’t keep a bowl of used tampons on the coffee table either. If it’s necessary, just do it in private. Long live the armoire! And NO- the Samsung frame TV is NO solution! We all know it’s no Art! It has no texture, it doesn‘t look like real art- and Most likely the piece of art you have chosen is so generic like an art piece you bought from IKEA. *end of the rant finally* Nice video. As usual. Thanks.
Thanks! I don’t think it is a matter of being American or not. People have different tastes and ideas when it comes to the TV. Preferably, I like a TV in the informal family room and not in the formal living room at all. Some people don’t have a formal living room and an informal family room. In that case we need to place the TV in the most sensible and functional location in the room which will be different in various homes. It should not be used as a focal point whenever possible. However, I don’t personally like a big bulky armoire just to house a TV. That just creates another aesthetic issue.
An armoire in a boot room is good as it can hide away a lot of stufff! I personally do not like floral on my furniture either 😏 I don’t disapprove of great floral fabric for bedding or curtains 💕
Personally I can’t stand carpet and shag rugs are even more disgusting. Just the thought of what is hiding in there…especially with 3 kids and 3 dogs. No thank you.
Another great video! Time to rethink my lamp choices in the guest room. I’m curious what your thoughts are on estate sales & consignment furniture? I love both and have purchased beautiful & unusual pieces…….maybe not the lamps in the guest room.
Wow, you found some doozies ! These rooms you found were crazy. I have 2 leather, 1940’s office chairs, I use them at the dining room table along with 4 super modern ones.
I converted my armoire into a storage unit for my extra blankets/pillows/comforters. It is a beautiful piece that goes with my bedroom grouping, and I now can still keep this piece while having the needed space for these extra items.
I agree with you, Garrett, about the floral, patterned upholstered furniture or lampshades; they are much too intrusive for my taste. So, can you expound on fabrics in general, like for sofas, side chairs, bedding, drapes, etc? Do we do solids, stripes, geometrics! I love botanical or chinoiserie prints, but I’m scared to use it! Your thoughts?
When we were selling our house, the realtor staged one of our rooms with a shag rug! We were absolutely horrified by the idea of having to live with it for a while! Fortunately, it lasted only a month. There are many TH-cam videos featuring professional carpet cleaning, and after watching them, you would never want to touch on those rugs!
Agreed! I think they are impractical to maintain. I think one would have to really like them which I personally don’t for that level of maintenance commitment.
It’s so funny that you mention about a “tv niche”. I am renovating my home and above the gas fireplace they built one of those in. Since we are ripping out all the drywall I am eliminating that niche for the very reason you mentioned and the electrical can be brought out to new wall and a flat screen can be mounted with a frame. So weird that you mention this very thing. This is why I like watching you. So sensible.
Lol! This is giving me “dorm room”. I am screaming laughing. Love your videos and by the way I have a few people in my life that I would enjoy saying to, “Well I love that for you.” 😂 It’s like the slam they never saw coming. 🤣🤣🤣
I have a painted black slim profile tv armoire that I really love. It's a traditional style and meant to hold slim tvs. The bottom cabinet is perfect for hiding our printer.
When my kids were young teens, I let them choose their room decor - paint, linens, etc - and they chose shag throw rugs. They were pretty awful by the time they went off to college, but they loved it! I agree in general about office furniture except the chair. I work from home doing telehealth and while my father-in-law’s old FBI office oak desk looks great, I need a good office chair that rolls and has back support. But I did find one in a black fabric with pretty clean lines, and my office is in a rarely used guest room with nice bedding and art, so it doesn’t give off that corporate vibe.
My husband "inherited" a pair of wing back chairs from the later 70's early 80's, and when I sought to get them reupholsterered in 1997, the business owner said furniture made after mid-80's is made of cheap pine for frames and not worth it to reupholster. But these frames were good and worth it to replace the fabric which was starting to shred/rip. So the rule is, if it's made after the mid-80's, don't salvage, throw it away. Only if you get a super high end piece, like from Baker, is it worth it to keep, if made after mid-80's.
I work from home and in my office, I have my grandfather's desk...but a modern office chair. I'm sit in it 10-12 hrs a day. Gotta by comfy to be productive.
Agreed! However, I’m not talking office furniture being used in a home office. The video section was about using office furniture as general furnishing for the home as being a bit tacky.
New to the channel. Those horrible armoires were a disaster waiting to happen and now you see them for free everywhere on craigslist. No thanks. Looking forward to more videos Garrett, all the best.
The shag rugs seem to last about a year in low use areas. I keep them inexpensive cause I do love the look on a bare dark wood floor. I do replace them every year in our bedrooms. It’s nice when my feet land on them in the morning. And it works so well with our mid-century/boho home.
Yes … I have a make-shift office/cat room & I use others items for a desk…. But I too have the office chair… I need the comfort & support of a good ergonomic office chair. I agree it screams office chair but working 9-10 hour days you need a good chair. I am fortunate I have the extra room to hide the room. Thanks for sharing 😊❤😊 Happy Memorial Day weekend!!!
Thanks and same to you! I was talking about using office furniture as general furnishings throughout a home as not being a great idea. Using office furniture in a home office especially an ergonomic chair is fine though.
@@nitamccall9289 Sorry Nita. I did not realize you haven’t had a chance to watch the video yet. A few people have mentioned that about using office furniture for their home office, and I think that’s fine, but the part of the video concerning using office furniture being tacky is when it is done so as general furnishings in the overall home.
I understand what you are saying about the cheap patterned lampshades. But I love the vintage patterned lampshades of hight quality, the handmade pleaded ikat shades and so on and my problem is that I cannot stand white things. Nothing is white in my home, not even a single wall or vase. So all my shades too have colour and I have one patterned Danish vintage shade that I love very much.
Those pleated lampshades are dust catchers and hard to clean. I swapped out the one that came with my Stiffle floor lamp for a nice neutral PB shade. Would never use a patterned shade.
Area rug that needs to be raked Seriously 🙄🙄🙄😂😂loved the Vibes in this video & yes you are so elegant !!!!! The pillows & Shag carpet UGH 😩 you are so hilarious 😂
Thanks so much Sharon! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Out of respect and in observance of Memorial Day, our next video will be coming out on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. 🙏🙏🙏
It must be a hoot to spend the day with you. When my brother bought his first house in the 70's he had orange and brown carpet laid thru his house. It was hideous. A year later he was replacing that carpet!
I have my office in the basement, so away from the living spaces. That said, with working from home at least 2 days a week, it is so much more comfortable to be in a space designed for that function.
That’s a great idea! I think it’s totally fine to have office furniture in a home office, but I don’t care for office furniture being used as general furniture around the house. I think that’s pretty reasonable for an interior designer to feel that way. 🙏
I have seen a good use for those big old TV cabinets. A friend of mine who is into retro gaming made it into a self contained retro game station - he has several consoles, an old TV and all games and controllers contained. Very easy for clean up - just shut the door.
No TV and no armoire. I had a landlord who loved shag rugs. I hated them. I rented a rug cleaner. It couldn't get it clean. I got on hands and knees then to clean it. I just couldn't get it clean. Horrible! My office is a separate bedroom. People dont walk in there. I work in there. When I leave, I shut rhe door. Im now home.
My tv armoire is in my guest bedroom. It stores all my extra blankets, duvets, etc. never giving it up.
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Same-- converted mine to hold blankets & comforters that we don't use in summer. It's oak, a beautiful piece.
GarrettLeChic: The only friend who is honest enough to tell you the truth about your decor.
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“It adds something, but not what we want” 😂😂😂 Well said 👍🏻
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OK, I am learning quite a bit here. For example, I now understand that pillows are to be double chopped and placed on an edge and not a corner. You are clearing away decades of confusion while being completely entertaining too. 👍😄
Yay! Glad to be helpful. 😊😊😊
Oh youngling. Jedi Le Chic has much to teach to. (You said “be mindful”. So yoda)
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My tv armoire was never used for a tv. It's actually cherry wood and I added shelves and I use it for storing books.
Great idea!
Love how you get straight into the actual content of your video! No frilly into...no stuffing around.
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Love your videos. I also now cannot see pillows on their corners without the same reaction. You are not just informative but humorous and I love that for all of us.🥰
Yay! I’m so glad you are enjoying.😊😊😊
" Is this your dining room or the employee breakroom" LOL😂
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Garret you are one in a million. I love how your advice isnt about following trends or a particlar formula. Its all about design and quality and making those two things fit in to how your life functions. I have slowly been remodell8ng my house and it has largely been based on your advice. I love how you give design advice and advice on how to work around existing structures, not just formulas on how to follow latest trends. Your ethos seems to be about quality, longevity, sustainability and artistry. Not latest trends and fashion.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment! I truly appreciate it. I’m glad you are enjoying the videos.
Another wonderful video. The one thing I would add as a mom of 3 sons and a grandmother to 2 granddaughters I would recommend good quality synthetic rugs until the kids move out. It’s amazing what young kids and teens can do to a home. 😣 And once they are gone buy a nice wool or silk rug. If you are childless and plan to stay that way you can do whatever you want. 😉
Yes I agree. In general that’s probably a good consideration.
8:02 “ I can’t even go into everything about this room!” “Gasp!” 💕💕💕🙏🏼
I laughed out loud at the pillows on their corner and Garrett’s reaction
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Even when I had an office I didn’t have “office” furniture. Luckily for me I was able to find older pieces that were both comfortable and functional. My only nod to actual office furniture was my desk chair…loved that chair. Wasn’t beautiful, but boy was it comfortable!
Sounds great!
Ouch. I like floral chairs from the 70’s, but I get it! Someone worked hard to balance those pillows on their corners just right. Reminds me of the Rockettes eye-high kicks! 😂
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I agree about the TV armoirs, but they hold a ton of stuff. I put one in my grandbabies' playroom, it holds all their toys! The other one is now my husband's clothes armoir. They hold a lot of stuff. I'm probably too utilitarian.
A very cozy morning Garrett,
What a firecracker episode😍
Zip zap zoom🤣
Crisp and to the point.
Thank you for sharing and your time.
And yes I am keeping you around, because along with being beautiful and elegant, you are invaluable as well❤️
Have a fantastic weekend..xx
I hope all is well in India! Someday we have to visit and see the Taj Mahal. Glad you are enjoying. Have a wonderful weekend. 💐💐💐
@@GarrettLeChic yes all is well in India,ta!! Indeed you should visit India and Taj Mahal and many more places. It’s a country rich in culture, every 50 kms, the language, the food changes:) I visit home town every year during summer holidays here in Australia. Much love..xx
@@1khwab Who knows design better than India? Was lucky to visit and can't wait to go back. It's the most amazing place in the world. Love from Florida
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…and I love that for you! Might be my favorite saying of all times!
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Hey Garrett, please do a video on how to style a sophisticated home office. I want to make mine look comfy and luxurious, not like an office building type😅
Something I will consider. Thanks so much!😊😊😊
Ok i feel better after this video, i don’t have any of those things, but because of the last video i had to get rid if my BIG clock! I never even gave my clock a thought! Eeeesh Thank you Garrett!!!!!!
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed. 🌷🌷🌷
LOL, I am hideous, Garrett!
I have two 'design-don'ts' !
I have my living room t.v. in an armoire. I love it for me, because I have the armoire on an angle, so it helps block me from seeing my 'entry door table' and hall closet. Also, when the tv isn't on, and the doors are closed, it makes the living room feel more 'quiet'.
Second no-no: I have an old la-z-boy rocker chair(looks like a regular chair, with a tight-back). And, it is an orangey-gold fabric - tone on tone pattern, sort of a really faint floral pattern. I have it by my stereo, where I can see into living room, hall, entry, kitchen. My husband hates it. Not because it is unappealing (he actually found the fabric for me!) but because he calls it my 'bitch chair'! I can see so much when I am sitting in it, and that usually means I am always finding something to complain about- usually involving something that he is doing wrong. LOL!
Have a great upcoming weekend, Garrett. Thanks for another entertaining and informative video.
Your not hideous, and guess what if like them that’s all that matters. Have a great weekend!✨✨✨
@@GarrettLeChic Thanks Garrett! Take care.
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Oh my goodness, just re-did my living room. I got these beautiful lamps that are glass with some gold. They are very chic. They came with very plain shades. I bought slightly patterned shades that are off white silk with subtle gold pattern. Everyone compliments them. Perfectly accented the lamps. I think even you would like them. Sssooo enjoy you. TY. 😊
Thanks for sharing! Sounds lovely.
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What I love about you Garrett, to the point, and no BS!!
Thanks Mikki!!!😊😊😊
I repurposed an antique Edwardian mahogany armoire to house china and linens in my dining room. The beauty of this piece is that I can stuff my entire china and crystal collection within, and it will still look tidy no matter how the china is stacked!
Yay! Sounds very nice.
I love how realistic and grounded you are about your advice :) Just found your channel and I'll keep coming back!
Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel. It’s great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family.😊😊😊
I still have a big bulky TV. I don't have the furniture piece for it though. I think when it finally dies I am going to need help moving it out.
👍👍👍 Having it moved out by professionals when you are ready is good a idea as they are heavy and bulky. Not worth getting hurt over.
Hello 👋 I never cared for flower pattern or pinstriped upholstered furniture or flower pattern drapes leave the flowers in the garden or put some into a beautiful vase. Great video as always 😊
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That shag rug, orange corner pillowed room!!!!😳🤪😳😳
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The sigh about the cornered pillows lol you're too cute!
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I've got a damask patterned armchair 😅 it's pretty subtle (almost the same colour all across) and my design style is sort of traditional/grand millennial light (apart from that armchair and a couple of other small bits, I'm more about texture than pattern). I think it works, but I can absolutely see why it doesn't work in most instances.
I also agree with other people about office chairs - I WFH and my office chair needs to be comfortable. (I also close that door when I'm done working!)
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Oh, how I remember my best friend having the chore of raking the wall to wall gold shag carpet in her family's home. And how her three brothers would run into the room as soon as she finished. :)
I LOVE how you consider function in your design. Things can be beautiful but don’t need to be difficult to keep up. Thanks!
Thanks so much! It’s absolutely possible to have aesthetics and functionality with some patience, thought and planning.😊😊😊
I agree completely with your choices of hideous furniture. I have been redecorating my living room and bedrooms lately with new furniture. I look for good bones, functionality, good design, etc. I prefer vintage but type of furniture used in a home is a personal choice.
We had a terrible time helping my mom get rid of her tv armoire. No one would take it even for free. She had no where to put it if it was converted into clothing armoire. It was a shame but my husband had to saw it up for firewood.
You did the best you could. That matters very much.
Same here. Mine was solid cherry. At the end of the day (figuratively and literally) we hauled it out to the curb. It was a shame but we used and loved it for around 30 years. I tried. It was bulky. No one wanted it. I had to come to terms that my home is not a place for unwanted items, either.
You are right about the rake for the shag rugs. I'm giving away my advanced age, but when I was a little girl we had *wall to wall* shag carpeting, in every room of our home except the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Small objects tended to get lost in it, and stuck in it, and then stepped on painfully. And we were the cool house on the block! The neighbors' homes with hardwood floors were considered old-fashioned. The '70s were kind of a parallel universe to today. LOL
I’m glad you enjoyed the video Julie! Thanks for sharing. 😊😊😊
My aunt had a house full of purple shag carpeting. It was disgusting 😂
Maybe it‘s because I’m not American but this nonchalant dealing with a TV in the living room feels so cringeworthy for me! No matter if it regards the living room layout with the TV as a focal point or simply displaying it openly on the wall. I mean, why on Earth?? I don’t keep a bowl of used tampons on the coffee table either. If it’s necessary, just do it in private. Long live the armoire! And NO- the Samsung frame TV is NO solution! We all know it’s no Art! It has no texture, it doesn‘t look like real art- and Most likely the piece of art you have chosen is so generic like an art piece you bought from IKEA.
*end of the rant finally* Nice video. As usual. Thanks.
Thanks! I don’t think it is a matter of being American or not. People have different tastes and ideas when it comes to the TV. Preferably, I like a TV in the informal family room and not in the formal living room at all. Some people don’t have a formal living room and an informal family room. In that case we need to place the TV in the most sensible and functional location in the room which will be different in various homes. It should not be used as a focal point whenever possible. However, I don’t personally like a big bulky armoire just to house a TV. That just creates another aesthetic issue.
An armoire in a boot room is good as it can hide away a lot of stufff! I personally do not like floral on my furniture either 😏 I don’t disapprove of great floral fabric for bedding or curtains 💕
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" we cant even talk about this photo...Actually we will' LOL...Great video!
Thanks so much, and glad you enjoyed!
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I just got a TV cabinet to store historical photo albums because I am a Genealogist my family uses me like a ephemeral deposit spot.
Yay! Great idea. 😊😊😊
Personally I can’t stand carpet and shag rugs are even more disgusting. Just the thought of what is hiding in there…especially with 3 kids and 3 dogs. No thank you.
Agreed!
Loved the little scream at the pillows put on their points! Had to watch it again!
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Another great video! Time to rethink my lamp choices in the guest room. I’m curious what your thoughts are on estate sales & consignment furniture? I love both and have purchased beautiful & unusual pieces…….maybe not the lamps in the guest room.
Yay! Glad you enjoyed. 😊😊😊
Wow, you found some doozies ! These rooms you found were crazy. I have 2 leather, 1940’s office chairs, I use them at the dining room table along with 4 super modern ones.
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I’m so glad the TH-cam algorithms have brought you to me. You’re a riot! 😆 But also very practical. Thanks for making home decor and interiors fun.
Yay! Welcome to the channel. It’s great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family. 😊😊😊
I converted my armoire into a storage unit for my extra blankets/pillows/comforters. It is a beautiful piece that goes with my bedroom grouping, and I now can still keep this piece while having the needed space for these extra items.
That's a great idea!
Ahhh hahaha i HAVE that niche! It is currently covered by a piece of artwork. It is an awkward spot, but owell!! Its covered!
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I call the floral upholstery early college! When my son was in college, he had an amazing collection 😂😂😂
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Thankfully I have none of these. However I like how you give solutions to save and refresh furniture instead of turning them into firewood.
Thanks!
I agree with you, Garrett, about the floral, patterned upholstered furniture or lampshades; they are much too intrusive for my taste. So, can you expound on fabrics in general, like for sofas, side chairs, bedding, drapes, etc? Do we do solids, stripes, geometrics! I love botanical or chinoiserie prints, but I’m scared to use it! Your thoughts?
I’m sure I will continue to speak about fabrics for sofas, chairs etc. in my videos. 😊😊😊
When we were selling our house, the realtor staged one of our rooms with a shag rug! We were absolutely horrified by the idea of having to live with it for a while! Fortunately, it lasted only a month. There are many TH-cam videos featuring professional carpet cleaning, and after watching them, you would never want to touch on those rugs!
Agreed! I think they are impractical to maintain. I think one would have to really like them which I personally don’t for that level of maintenance commitment.
😂😂😂 Is that your dining room or the employee lounge?
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Love your content but totally love your delivery of it.
Helpful tips as always
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Thanks so much Tracey!🤗🤗🤗
It’s so funny that you mention about a “tv niche”. I am renovating my home and above the gas fireplace they built one of those in. Since we are ripping out all the drywall I am eliminating that niche for the very reason you mentioned and the electrical can be brought out to new wall and a flat screen can be mounted with a frame. So weird that you mention this very thing. This is why I like watching you. So sensible.
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying. 😊😊😊
I absolutely love your humor and boldness.
I could have you as a freind anyway.
Binge watching all your videos.
Very kind of you! Thanks for watching. Please take a moment if you haven’t already to support my work, and become a very valued subscriber. 😊😊😊
"Is that your dining room or is it the employee lounge?" You crack me up!
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Yes Garrett, agreed. And shaggy rugs have always given me the heebie-jeebies! So gross.
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Lolllll Garrett’s coming for everybody today! The “normal looking lamp shade” part made me lol, very good use of the camera cut away
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Lol! This is giving me “dorm room”. I am screaming laughing. Love your videos and by the way I have a few people in my life that I would enjoy saying to, “Well I love that for you.” 😂 It’s like the slam they never saw coming. 🤣🤣🤣
I’m so glad you enjoyed!😊😊😊
I have a painted black slim profile tv armoire that I really love. It's a traditional style and meant to hold slim tvs. The bottom cabinet is perfect for hiding our printer.
Sounds very nice!
Love your realistic and thoughtful advice! You're so amazing! ❤️ 😊❤❤😊
Thanks so much, and thank you for subscribing and watching!😊😊😊
Great video!! ❤ I love shag rugs. 😂
Thanks!
Garrett I love your videos 😂😂😂 leave the polar bears alone 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks so much! I’m glad you are enjoying. 🤗🤗🤗
Another great and entertaining video! 🙂👍
Thank you so much!🌷🌷🌷
Haha love the fire in your personality 🎉
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Garrett, I look forward to your videos. Love your humor /reactions about office furniture and pillows. Your videos are so logical and informative.
Thank you so much, and thanks for watching and subscribing! I appreciate your support.
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When my kids were young teens, I let them choose their room decor - paint, linens, etc - and they chose shag throw rugs. They were pretty awful by the time they went off to college, but they loved it! I agree in general about office furniture except the chair. I work from home doing telehealth and while my father-in-law’s old FBI office oak desk looks great, I need a good office chair that rolls and has back support. But I did find one in a black fabric with pretty clean lines, and my office is in a rarely used guest room with nice bedding and art, so it doesn’t give off that corporate vibe.
Thanks for sharing!
Garrett, you made me laugh when you talked about home office furniture! I had been thinking about this too. Take care, Donna
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That yellow curb sofa is giving me terrible flashbacks to childhood. Imagine the whole living room that goes with it.
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Lynn here wow now I have to get rid of lamp shades and the love seat lol love your videos 😃
Thanks!😊
My husband "inherited" a pair of wing back chairs from the later 70's early 80's, and when I sought to get them reupholsterered in 1997, the business owner said furniture made after mid-80's is made of cheap pine for frames and not worth it to reupholster. But these frames were good and worth it to replace the fabric which was starting to shred/rip. So the rule is, if it's made after the mid-80's, don't salvage, throw it away.
Only if you get a super high end piece, like from Baker, is it worth it to keep, if made after mid-80's.
👍👍👍 I love Baker. We just bought a piece not to long ago.
I work from home and in my office, I have my grandfather's desk...but a modern office chair. I'm sit in it 10-12 hrs a day. Gotta by comfy to be productive.
Agreed! However, I’m not talking office furniture being used in a home office. The video section was about using office furniture as general furnishing for the home as being a bit tacky.
LOL! We just got rid of our TV armoire! It was time!
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I love your videos. Thanks for making my day great
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed. 😊😊😊
New to the channel. Those horrible armoires were a disaster waiting to happen and now you see them for free everywhere on craigslist. No thanks. Looking forward to more videos Garrett, all the best.
Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel. It’s great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family.😊😊😊
Garrett, where do you get these hideous photos!! They crack me up!!
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There should be some kind of law against shag carpeting.
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7:57 The reaction says it all! 🤣😂
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The shag rugs seem to last about a year in low use areas. I keep them inexpensive cause I do love the look on a bare dark wood floor. I do replace them every year in our bedrooms. It’s nice when my feet land on them in the morning. And it works so well with our mid-century/boho home.
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Love your channel! This video was hilarious - especially the comments on office furniture.
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying.
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I've always hated shag rugs.
Yes … I have a make-shift office/cat room & I use others items for a desk…. But I too have the office chair… I need the comfort & support of a good ergonomic office chair. I agree it screams office chair but working 9-10 hour days you need a good chair. I am fortunate I have the extra room to hide the room. Thanks for sharing 😊❤😊 Happy Memorial Day weekend!!!
Thanks and same to you! I was talking about using office furniture as general furnishings throughout a home as not being a great idea. Using office furniture in a home office especially an ergonomic chair is fine though.
@@GarrettLeChic lol …. I see…. Thanks….I was reading comments & I misunderstood….. I appreciate & look forward to binge watching again today!!!!
@@nitamccall9289 Sorry Nita. I did not realize you haven’t had a chance to watch the video yet. A few people have mentioned that about using office furniture for their home office, and I think that’s fine, but the part of the video concerning using office furniture being tacky is when it is done so as general furnishings in the overall home.
@@GarrettLeChic that is why I love 💕 you… straight forward…. Thanks so much lololol give you husband some love from me & the boys
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😂 I raked the LR shag when I was a kid. Then the game was try to get across the room with the least footprints
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YES to everything you said; and your comments are hilarious 😂!
Thanks so much!
I spat out my tea when you asked “why are you buying a rug that needs to be raked?”😂😂😂😂😂
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I understand what you are saying about the cheap patterned lampshades. But I love the vintage patterned lampshades of hight quality, the handmade pleaded ikat shades and so on and my problem is that I cannot stand white things. Nothing is white in my home, not even a single wall or vase. So all my shades too have colour and I have one patterned Danish vintage shade that I love very much.
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Dining room or employee lounge hahahahahahahahahaha
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Thanks for providing the recipe.
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Those pleated lampshades are dust catchers and hard to clean. I swapped out the one that came with my Stiffle floor lamp for a nice neutral PB shade. Would never use a patterned shade.
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Great Tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Area rug that needs to be raked Seriously 🙄🙄🙄😂😂loved the Vibes in this video & yes you are so elegant !!!!! The pillows & Shag carpet UGH 😩 you are so hilarious 😂
Thanks so much Sharon! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Out of respect and in observance of Memorial Day, our next video will be coming out on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. 🙏🙏🙏
@@GarrettLeChic thanks for your update. 🕯️🙏 Best regards 🥰🐶🐶🐶
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It must be a hoot to spend the day with you. When my brother bought his first house in the 70's he had orange and brown carpet laid thru his house. It was hideous. A year later he was replacing that carpet!
Thanks, and thank you for sharing!😊
I have my office in the basement, so away from the living spaces. That said, with working from home at least 2 days a week, it is so much more comfortable to be in a space designed for that function.
That’s a great idea! I think it’s totally fine to have office furniture in a home office, but I don’t care for office furniture being used as general furniture around the house. I think that’s pretty reasonable for an interior designer to feel that way. 🙏
I have seen a good use for those big old TV cabinets. A friend of mine who is into retro gaming made it into a self contained retro game station - he has several consoles, an old TV and all games and controllers contained. Very easy for clean up - just shut the door.
That’s a good idea! Very creative.
I had a tv armoire and painted it and changed the guts in it and tuned it into storage in a spare bedroom
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Marigold print, and also wagon wheel print. Gah! Makes my eyes hurt.
Hilarious Garret.
U forgot the vcr/dvd cabinets to go with the tv cabinets 🤣😂
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I told my parents we were in trouble when the installers finished putting the shag carpeting in and said "And here's your rake." I was 6.
Very smart already at 6!
I miss the old intro :( …but still enjoying. Thanks for the tips and informative fun commentary :)
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No TV and no armoire. I had a landlord who loved shag rugs. I hated them. I rented a rug cleaner. It couldn't get it clean. I got on hands and knees then to clean it. I just couldn't get it clean. Horrible! My office is a separate bedroom. People dont walk in there. I work in there. When I leave, I shut rhe door. Im now home.
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We had a shag rug and rake in the 1970's.. Terrible.
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I learned the hard lesson with the shag rug! They are terrible and cant be cleaned!
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