Both of these homes are depressing for different reasons. Danielle’s looks a decaying dystopian psych ward and the Ace Family’s looks like a void, clinical hellscape of hollow furniture. This was fun!
So on point!!! I was trying to figure out why the first home seemed so familiar to me, it's the same style as every therapist's office I've ever been to lmao
As annoying as she is, she isn't wrong. The chairs were designed by Jeanneret as a modern interpretation of traditionalal Indian pieces for Punjab University. The original chairs got lost to the elite furniture collectors of the world and very few remain in Punjab.
honestly, both of these made me sad. conspicuous consumption hellscapes where one is so 'tasteful' it totally lacks taste and professes wabi sabi but has a huge room full of shelves and shelves of clothes and then the other is completely devoid of taste, character, interest...anything all amidst a cringey performative tour (that painting of the wife?omg wtf was that). both I'm sure cost millions but look cheap. and I won't even get into the respective 'businesses' of both..... but yet. they're famous and rich. what a world.
She mentions wabi sabi inspiration, but It doesn't seem like she understands what that truly means. She took a trend and ran wild with it, this will not age well. Some of her pieces are quite nice but by putting it all together at once it feels flat and overdone. Additionally, I can't gleam any unique personality from her space, elements that feel special and reflective of the individuals that live there, there is nothing there that is interesting in that way. The other house... performative is the perfect word for that. They feel so so inauthentic, and it reads more that they care about perceived status and showing how expensive their home looks rather than real people that live there humbly.
@@amandaelynch1 definitely! "wabi sabi" seems to be the new "rustic" linguistically, since the latter has fallen out of favor, of course wabi sabi means so much more and almost always misused
Honestly I was kind of into the lime wash technique at one point until I saw Danielle’s apartment tour and how tacky it was that it turned me away from it lol also… she lives in Soho, a neighborhood that is historically industrial, I feel like covering up the brick walls is a disgrace. Her apartment doesn’t reflect the place it’s in.
Regarding the lime wash “trend”: I’m Italian and since I was a child all the houses I lived in were full lime wash. It’s something that is always been classic and it’s hard for me to see it as a trend, but more as a classic. I feel what makes it a trend is probably the fact that she lives in a super modern American building and not a little Italian townhouse 😅
I agree. I’m not Italian but I definitely think the lime wash/ plaster look is classic! There are certain looks that aren’t going anywhere, and that is one of them.
I think the lime wash will always be classic in Italy. It is a very traditional wall treatment that was used because of the access to materials and the local craftsmen. It will always look natural there because it is in its “native environment”. It has no connection or history to NYC apartments. The whole thing was faked. She put in a fake wall to cover a brick wall so she could do a fake wall treatment. If she had just left the brick exposed I think it would have achieved what she was attempting to do. It would have given the room that great warm brick color with all that wonderful natural texture. And it wouldn’t have looked so out of place because the brick is more traditional to the area. It seems that all faux painting techniques just go out of style and fairly quickly, too. I remember back in the 2000s when Trading Spaces was on the air and I think every episode had another stupid faux painting technique. A lot of them were cheap and simple to do so we all convinced ourselves that it looked awesome and we all did it and we quickly realized how horrible it was. This is just orange arches all over again.
I used to work at Anthropologie one summer and every employee talked like Danielle. I was waiting to hear their “real voices” for MONTHS and slowly realized, oh my… they don’t stop.
The Ace Family & Danielle Bernstein are the worst of American consumerism, arrogance, and narcissism. Disgusting. I bet the Ace couple doesn't last much longer. Sort of creepy. Loved your choices of people to review Paige and enjoyed it.
Daniel’s home could be amazing if it wasn’t all one style. I would love the green wall in the bedroom if that closet wasn’t also limewash. The space is supposed to be calm but it has so much textured your eyes can’t rest.
If you look up Danielle’s old apartment you’ll see exactly how heavily she relies on trends over her own taste. *Queue palm leaf wallpaper, shiny gold accents, and hot pink neon sign*. How she is so famous, I do not understand.
she's from money and used that to leverage her way into becoming an blogger back when street style was taking off, later pivoting to general fashion influencer, starting a brand that copies small designers, anything is possible when you're rich
I like Danielle’s furniture and decor but the limewash makes everything seem dark and dingy. It’s crazy how dark her apartment seemed with all those windows while filming in the middle of the day.
And she put a lime wash wall over a brick wall?!?! If it were me I’d be keeping those brick walls and using those hella height beams to hang me a hammock chair. Live your best life yo!
i heard that that lime wall is a legit extra wall (because it's a rental). so the brick is still there and the lime wall is basically like a set in front of it. so paige wasn't far off in her commentary.
Ace family home looks like it belongs on the Sims. I honestly enjoy a lot of elements in Danielle’s home. Love the shade of green in her bedroom, love the birthing bar stools she had. Very unique! (though Im with you that they don’t look comfy) once they mentioned Georgia Okeefe it suddenly clicked why they made some of the decisions they did. Like the weird fake fireplace...in a real adobe home something like that makes sense and would be beautiful. It’s just one of those situations where you can’t replicate the authentic thing. I feel like even the overkill of lime-wash was an attempt to get as close as she could to the beautiful and subtle textures of white adobe walls.
I had never heard of this Danielle girl…. But I can honestly say I hate her more then the Ace family. She wreaks of self entitlement. She really thinks she’s something special. Picked that up in 2.5 seconds. Yuck. These type of people are so out of touch with reality.
I believe DB turned the main bedroom into a business-focused closet to write off a large % of the expense of the home. It is also well-documented in the video in case there are tax challenges in the future
I would imagine it has very similar rules to owner write offs where you write off the % of the mortgage that correlates to the % used for "business" and it really helps to have a door because that space cannot have another use. But you would have to look at tax code to be sure.
@@wasselpa if you're renting a space and use a room "exclusively" for business, you can claim that % of your rent AND utilities (sq footage of room / sq footage of house or apartment) as a business expense, typically a home office or studio
@@wordswithkay it's such a bummer for people that work from home: unless you own your business or are a contract employee you can't write off your space/equipment! It was a huuuuge thing the first tax year after the pandemic started. If I recall, you used to be able to write it off and it was changed.
Conspiracy theory: The Ace family IS living in an airbnb or furnished rental, they were just able to bring over a couple of their own pieces. Danielle's home has some amazing elements, but it is overdone. Everything is "special" so nothing is special. And too much brown/tan/biege and limewash.
your channel is so refreshing! finally someone in interiors with taste on the tube! also appreciate that you have strong opinions -- people do not seem to like having them on this site.
I feel the same way. It is very refreshing to not see a greasy youtube performance, I can count on her to be super authentic and real, like the kind of person us on the other end of the screen would probably hang out with, not a person that performs for their brand on youtube.
I love how hearing her opinions, even when I don't agree! She's so refreshing. And most TH-camrs won't make a video before doing a full face of makeup and hair perfectly styled.
To my mind, both sets of people are not so much odd as thoroughly repulsive. The shallowness and entitlement is actually breath-taking. I agree that Danielle Bernstein’s house is generally better, but that’s not saying much. (And those light fixtures over the dining room table remind me of those felted cat bed caves.) Yeah, I just disliked all the people involved so much it’s hard for me to be objective about their homes.
Never mind the interior design, which is hideous, but the self absorption of these so called influencers is stupefying. It really makes me fear for the future of this world!
your weird feelings around family vloggers are spot on - they’re essentially relying on the cuteness of their kids (who can’t really fully consent to being on camera all the time) to pay all the bills and i can’t imagine the effect that has on the kids. 😢 also WOW i hate the lime wash too!!!! too dusty!!!!
The whole blogging business is really sick, you don't get to live the moments, because you must record them. It's even worse with families, yes. TBH it is very annoying that this trash makes these people rich, because people don't watch quality stuff instead of peeking into others life.
Hopefully they will get a lot of money when they turn 18. But I have feeling the parents just spent it all. I don't think I'd mind being exploited on TH-cam if it made me rich.
the dining table definitely came with the Ace family house and the tour definitely end because the other rooms are either empty or a mismatch between house value and the quality of things filling it. clear a lesson to observe here, a mortgage that stretches your budget firmly into "house poor" vs a much smaller mortgage to be able to furnish your house comfortablely
I appreciate the Axel VerVoordt vibe, I do agree the limewash was overdone. To make a Master Bedroom into a closet seems hypocritical to me for someone going for a minimalist aesthetic. Arvin Olano would look better in her blouse. The Ace family... Meh.
Combination of wood ceilings with limewash is beautiful but I totally agree! If it was left at that and combined with cozy non trendy furniture it would be beautiful. This is just rich trendy knockoff
Word on the street (and by that I mean the gossip is out) on how the Ace family was never legally allowed to live in their home because it was a SHOW home for filming only. The "landlord" was in multiple videos of theirs at least prior, but he specifically had all of that in the house lease documents and the Ace family moved in anyway and is trying to blame it on someone other than themselves as if they didn't blatantly ignore all this.
Her home looks like a cave, which is so odd considering you can see brick apartments through the window. Must feel like a trip walking from a regular elevator/hallway into that apartment...
Considering most of the interior is just a failed Axel Vervoordt rip off I can't imagine her decorator contributing much, just check out his spaces, especially the Greenwich Hotel
the limewash looks like that 90s/early 2000s textured walls (in any way you can diy) trend that just feels tacky and dank. it looks like a set for a movie where they had to make the room look aged but couldn't film on location so they made a really inauthentic reproduction. though i stand by the fact that it wouldn't be near as bad is she didn't do the doors too. that was a massive error
Paige you’re so good at pointing out what and why is wrong or right in home decor. Thank you for sharing your insights. I’m in your tribe for sure. I love second hand, I love quality and I love individuality and cozy. Keep up these videos! I can’t wait for your channel to reach a million🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I actually like limewash in small doses, but this is overkill! Paige, could you react to Vanessa Hudgens house tour? I really enjoyed her space, I think you would like it!
But the ace family is so sad in the sense SO many people want to live like them but there house is so plain, cold, devoid of life. Like it’s wild there are rally people out there that have nothing inside and nothing in there house to match
The kilm style rug is literally available everywhere, worldwide. They are extremely common. I myself have three that size and they are no big deal. And I seriously despise that lighting over the dining table. Big ugly mishaped chunks of paper clay. Did the artist use Das air dry modeling clay? They look like the inspiration has come straight from a Flintstones cartoon. Her whole style lacks depth, completely lacks personality and will date very easily.
Danielle’s bedroom looks claustrophobic especially when it’s all one color. Totally agree that the closet should be in the bedroom. The master looks like it may have gotten good natural. Her current bedroom looks like a walk in panic attack.
this was such a fun video. Bernsteins home has some really cool pieces; things i'd fist-fight someone for LOL but holy sh*t did she ever overdo it with the "wabi-sabi" vibe. i just really hate when people describe their interior as wabi-sabi when they're just sourcing luxury pieces for thousands of dollars when wabi sabi is about up-cycling what you have and embracing imperfection. but rich people gonna be rich. as for the Ace family, this was my first time even hearing about them and i can say with confidence that i don't wanna see any content from them ever again
Omgosh leave the lime wash to little villas in exotic destinations- Bali, Santorini etc... it never looks good on plaster board in a high rise building!!!
I don't hate the limewash at all. I would just loose the added hollow thing under the TV wall + some furniture and accesories, like the sculptural lights over the dining table.. Some items look like they belong to much larger space! I get claustrophobic vibes from her place.
Hilarious that Danielle name checks Axel Vervoordt when she is the ultimate consumer and clearly doesn't understand his intentions with his personal style or interiors that he designs
I think I will have to go with the Ace family, if for no other reason than they seem to really like and enjoy their bordering-on-tacky-omg-we've-crossed-the-border-into-tacky aesthetic. They embrace what they like because they actually seem to like it. DB, on the other hand, is a cloying, pretentious, twit who would smear cow shit on her walls if someone told her it was on-trend and hip. She doesn't have things because she genuinely likes them, she has them because of how they make her appear to other people.
Your are so right on your design! I love how you know exactly what is missing in a home or is needed. You are so spot on Paige - I love your design mind. These TH-camr channels are strange and definitely need more style. Only thing that was missing is your sweet Goo.🐶. Happy Holidays 🥃🥳♥️
I have fantasized about applying lime wash walls in my semi modern San Francisco home. After watching Danielle’s apartment I realize how ridiculous it looks trying to bring Italy country home to a city home. Thank you Danielle and Paige for the video! 😅
“Oh, hi, husband! I just got out of the shower and you want to do a home tour? Well, of course! I’m not at all annoyed by that!” This is so staged… like they have a cameraman there lol.
Love your videos and critiques! I think you’d have some fun reviewing Home & Garden’s home tours, they have a lot of funky patterns, colours and antiques, definitely the opposite of trendy so it could be fun to contrast👍 Grateful for your content 🙌
I would love if you reviewed the homes in desperate housewives. I started watching it again recently and even though it was filmed years ago the houses look almost timeless especially Bree’s. So, just a thought
hi Paige! love your videos and your style! you should review Taylor hill's home if you get a chance, its very traditional and boho at the same time and would love to hear your thoughts (and roast) :)))
Geez Gal.. I watched all of your content. yes I’m officially a fan now. Never even thought I am that much interested in interior design. But damn, i hate those barn doors and fricking arch things now as I know them too. Cant wait for the next video. You are a gem 😎
Personally I actually like DB's house, it suits people like her and I have similar taste. But then I remember she makes money stealing from small artists and no amount of interior design can make her classy.
She even lime washed the closet doors, 🙄. She build the tv in so tight she has to pull on the frame to adjust it. My son is a IT guy and has that newer thinner tv. He says you never pull on the frames!! They're too thin to be pulled on as it will warp or break the tv over time. The Ace family is in foreclosure but still spending money like nothing. Someone has to pay, in hidden cost, whatever, for these ppl that don't pay the debts they incur. No winner. They both seem like crappy ppl.
The ACE family “home” looks so similar to the design and layout of Kylie Jenner’s house from her 73 Questions with Vogue. It gives off rental vibes for suuure.
I like the lime wash but man is that an overkill. Also agree that there are cool pieces but everything being the same style makes it look like too much in the end.
I don't know if you've seen Liv Tyler's AD home tour since it's one of the older ones, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! Definitely a very different vibe from the homes of these people lol
You should react to some of the homes in the In Residence and My Place series on Nowness. It focuses a lot more on artists', designers', architects' (etc) homes. It's beautifully produced and you'll definitely see new stuff
Oh my god! Hearing people use food adjectives (delicious, yummy, tasty, etc…) to describe home decor is the equivalent of someone smacking their food and saying “mmm, so MOIST”… It literally triggers my gag reflex!
Could you please make a video where you just talk about couches/sofas and what to buy, how to look at the color, material, width length, how to set them in your house, how to style it etc. And then you can do this with beds, closets, lamps etc!!!! thank you :)
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dying at “the piece of art she chose to cover the TV just looks like a TV” 💀WHY DID SHE DO THAT
Hahahaha I know!!!
I thought is was the TV...like the frame with some blurry art.
Girl & why did her INTERIOR DESIGNER let her DO THAT 😂
Looks so dumb. Like Paige said, it literally looks like the tv. Made no sense
Lol exactly. Like why not get the Samsung frame TV at that point and put up some actual art…
Both of these homes are depressing for different reasons. Danielle’s looks a decaying dystopian psych ward and the Ace Family’s looks like a void, clinical hellscape of hollow furniture. This was fun!
perfectly worded
So on point!!! I was trying to figure out why the first home seemed so familiar to me, it's the same style as every therapist's office I've ever been to lmao
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this is easily one of the best comments i've ever read, thank you
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“These chairs were originally made for, like, regular people” is my new go-to line 😂
It made me vomit in my mouth a little, lol.
The illusion of thinking one is above others. She is in for a surprise.
As annoying as she is, she isn't wrong. The chairs were designed by Jeanneret as a modern interpretation of traditionalal Indian pieces for Punjab University. The original chairs got lost to the elite furniture collectors of the world and very few remain in Punjab.
@@eviep2 She could at least attempt to pronounce the designer’s name, too 😁
literally died, and loved Paige's reaction 🤣
Danielle's home gives me serious Flintstone vibes, especially the lights over her dining room table.
Hahahaha!
omg...flinstones. that's exactly what it is. her whole house is made of plaster fake-rock
I hated those lights!!! The coffee table too.
Oh my yes. I just commented that she hung up Fred Flintstone’s flat screen television and yeah, it’s all “Flintstoney.”
Came here for this. Yabba dabba do
honestly, both of these made me sad. conspicuous consumption hellscapes where one is so 'tasteful' it totally lacks taste and professes wabi sabi but has a huge room full of shelves and shelves of clothes and then the other is completely devoid of taste, character, interest...anything all amidst a cringey performative tour (that painting of the wife?omg wtf was that). both I'm sure cost millions but look cheap. and I won't even get into the respective 'businesses' of both..... but yet. they're famous and rich. what a world.
This
She mentions wabi sabi inspiration, but It doesn't seem like she understands what that truly means. She took a trend and ran wild with it, this will not age well. Some of her pieces are quite nice but by putting it all together at once it feels flat and overdone. Additionally, I can't gleam any unique personality from her space, elements that feel special and reflective of the individuals that live there, there is nothing there that is interesting in that way. The other house... performative is the perfect word for that. They feel so so inauthentic, and it reads more that they care about perceived status and showing how expensive their home looks rather than real people that live there humbly.
Well said
@@amandaelynch1 definitely! "wabi sabi" seems to be the new "rustic" linguistically, since the latter has fallen out of favor, of course wabi sabi means so much more and almost always misused
Honestly I was kind of into the lime wash technique at one point until I saw Danielle’s apartment tour and how tacky it was that it turned me away from it lol also… she lives in Soho, a neighborhood that is historically industrial, I feel like covering up the brick walls is a disgrace. Her apartment doesn’t reflect the place it’s in.
Personally, I think she decided to cosplay Athena Calderone. Nothing authentic about her or her business.
When she said they covered the brick, my heart plummeted. Who covers brick?!
I subscribe to the Paige Wassel design method… If ma’lady does not approve, I’m also in disagreement.
It’s like turning a church into a disco.
I know any would you cover the brick wall?? Keep it! Paint it white if anything
Regarding the lime wash “trend”: I’m Italian and since I was a child all the houses I lived in were full lime wash. It’s something that is always been classic and it’s hard for me to see it as a trend, but more as a classic. I feel what makes it a trend is probably the fact that she lives in a super modern American building and not a little Italian townhouse 😅
I agree. I’m not Italian but I definitely think the lime wash/ plaster look is classic! There are certain looks that aren’t going anywhere, and that is one of them.
I think the lime wash will always be classic in Italy. It is a very traditional wall treatment that was used because of the access to materials and the local craftsmen. It will always look natural there because it is in its “native environment”.
It has no connection or history to NYC apartments. The whole thing was faked. She put in a fake wall to cover a brick wall so she could do a fake wall treatment. If she had just left the brick exposed I think it would have achieved what she was attempting to do. It would have given the room that great warm brick color with all that wonderful natural texture. And it wouldn’t have looked so out of place because the brick is more traditional to the area.
It seems that all faux painting techniques just go out of style and fairly quickly, too. I remember back in the 2000s when Trading Spaces was on the air and I think every episode had another stupid faux painting technique. A lot of them were cheap and simple to do so we all convinced ourselves that it looked awesome and we all did it and we quickly realized how horrible it was. This is just orange arches all over again.
It’s the equivalent of doing farm house style in a normal suburban home
In America, it’s an opportunity for New Money trash to try to be different. This has nothing to do with Italian nostalgia.
Totally! I’m Spanish and I’ve always had lime wash at our house. I was very surprised when Paige referred to it as a trend
Paige, this is your mother. I’m sorry but those fainting fan sconces in Danielle’s apartment?!? Hard no. Are we even related?!? Love you ❤️
I knew you were gonna hate those lol
So damn cute!
Thank you Mom. I’m older than you are for sure and I thought they looked like an Asian bordello.
You might be as awesome as your daughter!! Ahahaha! I agree with you on the fan sconces and love that you said it like it is.
Danielle really wants to give off the illusion of her entire life being exclusive. "Omg this is such a rare find"
"It's so hard to get a carpet in this color in this size." Uh-huh.
Exactly, when in reality her home lacks soul, depth or originality and is basic, trendy and generic. IMHO.
@@sateen663 her home does reflect her personality. Being pretentious.
Best comment 😆
I used to work at Anthropologie one summer and every employee talked like Danielle. I was waiting to hear their “real voices” for MONTHS and slowly realized, oh my… they don’t stop.
The vocal fry
I used to work in an Italian restaurant downtown and had the same experience hahahahahahah
lol
She sounds like Janice from friends
Omg me too. Retail nightmare flashbacks. "I wear it with leggings and a bold lip" on repeat... forever...
Danielle's house looks like she watched Dune and decided to june-ify it into a home decor style.
Not the J word 😭😭😭
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Omg 🤣🤣🤣
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“Everything just looks so dull and dusty” 🤣 I am dyingggggggg
Danielle Bernsteins fake fireplace hollow bench thing is giving me Flintstones vibes
Almost the entire place reminds me if the Flintstones.
Omg, that's it! Perfect description!
NAILED IT!!!!
@@eviep2 the flintstones but expensive and sad lol...
Thank you, the whole place reminds me of the Flintstones 😭
The Ace Family & Danielle Bernstein are the worst of American consumerism, arrogance, and narcissism. Disgusting.
I bet the Ace couple doesn't last much longer. Sort of creepy. Loved your choices of people to review Paige and enjoyed it.
And now they’re getting divorced!
@@mollymurphy925 I need to watch it again!
That one house looks like the Flintstone's after Fred and Wilma became crypto millionaires. The other one is probably an Air BnB.
Omg best comment ever and so true 👌👌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Daniel’s home could be amazing if it wasn’t all one style. I would love the green wall in the bedroom if that closet wasn’t also limewash. The space is supposed to be calm but it has so much textured your eyes can’t rest.
Right! Couldn't believe she limewashed the closet doors too!
Right I was also thinking I wish the closet door was not line wash
If you look up Danielle’s old apartment you’ll see exactly how heavily she relies on trends over her own taste. *Queue palm leaf wallpaper, shiny gold accents, and hot pink neon sign*. How she is so famous, I do not understand.
she's from money and used that to leverage her way into becoming an blogger back when street style was taking off, later pivoting to general fashion influencer, starting a brand that copies small designers, anything is possible when you're rich
love a chair that's made for us regular people. 😂
I like Danielle’s furniture and decor but the limewash makes everything seem dark and dingy. It’s crazy how dark her apartment seemed with all those windows while filming in the middle of the day.
And she put a lime wash wall over a brick wall?!?! If it were me I’d be keeping those brick walls and using those hella height beams to hang me a hammock chair. Live your best life yo!
The word “vapid” comes to mind. I commend you, Paige, for holding back.
What happened to the brick??? That ceiling + original brick would look amazing.
My heart sank a little bit when she said that. It was probably so beautiful
right? like it's every new yorkers dream to have exposed brick and she covers it?!
i heard that that lime wall is a legit extra wall (because it's a rental). so the brick is still there and the lime wall is basically like a set in front of it. so paige wasn't far off in her commentary.
@@sofiejacobi6731 that just makes it worse. Somewhere Axel Vervoodt is weeping.
Exactly what I was thinking
Ace family home looks like it belongs on the Sims.
I honestly enjoy a lot of elements in Danielle’s home. Love the shade of green in her bedroom, love the birthing bar stools she had. Very unique! (though Im with you that they don’t look comfy) once they mentioned Georgia Okeefe it suddenly clicked why they made some of the decisions they did. Like the weird fake fireplace...in a real adobe home something like that makes sense and would be beautiful. It’s just one of those situations where you can’t replicate the authentic thing. I feel like even the overkill of lime-wash was an attempt to get as close as she could to the beautiful and subtle textures of white adobe walls.
agreed!
I had never heard of this Danielle girl…. But I can honestly say I hate her more then the Ace family. She wreaks of self entitlement. She really thinks she’s something special. Picked that up in 2.5 seconds. Yuck. These type of people are so out of touch with reality.
I believe DB turned the main bedroom into a business-focused closet to write off a large % of the expense of the home. It is also well-documented in the video in case there are tax challenges in the future
oooo this is interesting!! curious about tax right offs too when renting a place.
I would imagine it has very similar rules to owner write offs where you write off the % of the mortgage that correlates to the % used for "business" and it really helps to have a door because that space cannot have another use. But you would have to look at tax code to be sure.
@@wasselpa if you're renting a space and use a room "exclusively" for business, you can claim that % of your rent AND utilities (sq footage of room / sq footage of house or apartment) as a business expense, typically a home office or studio
Yeap you can and SHOULD do this. No matter how much you make. If you work out of your dinning room every day measure it and write it off
@@wordswithkay it's such a bummer for people that work from home: unless you own your business or are a contract employee you can't write off your space/equipment! It was a huuuuge thing the first tax year after the pandemic started. If I recall, you used to be able to write it off and it was changed.
Conspiracy theory: The Ace family IS living in an airbnb or furnished rental, they were just able to bring over a couple of their own pieces.
Danielle's home has some amazing elements, but it is overdone. Everything is "special" so nothing is special. And too much brown/tan/biege and limewash.
your channel is so refreshing! finally someone in interiors with taste on the tube! also appreciate that you have strong opinions -- people do not seem to like having them on this site.
thank you!!
I feel the same way. It is very refreshing to not see a greasy youtube performance, I can count on her to be super authentic and real, like the kind of person us on the other end of the screen would probably hang out with, not a person that performs for their brand on youtube.
I love how hearing her opinions, even when I don't agree! She's so refreshing.
And most TH-camrs won't make a video before doing a full face of makeup and hair perfectly styled.
To my mind, both sets of people are not so much odd as thoroughly repulsive. The shallowness and entitlement is actually breath-taking. I agree that Danielle Bernstein’s house is generally better, but that’s not saying much. (And those light fixtures over the dining room table remind me of those felted cat bed caves.) Yeah, I just disliked all the people involved so much it’s hard for me to be objective about their homes.
Agreed. And puuuuurfect description of the light fixture felted cat bed cave hole thinger.
Yes. I couldn’t imagine walking through either place without thinking similar thoughts. Repulsive in every way. Just awful people.
Haha, polar opposites. Dusty and musty vs shiny and synthetic
Never mind the interior design, which is hideous, but the self absorption of these so called influencers is stupefying.
It really makes me fear for the future of this world!
I was thinking that too, oh dear... hahaha
On ending this video my first thought was that people need to stop breeding.
It’s already here!
your weird feelings around family vloggers are spot on - they’re essentially relying on the cuteness of their kids (who can’t really fully consent to being on camera all the time) to pay all the bills and i can’t imagine the effect that has on the kids. 😢 also WOW i hate the lime wash too!!!! too dusty!!!!
I feel the same about family vloggers. I would have loved it, if Paige blurred the kids faces for privacy reasons
The whole blogging business is really sick, you don't get to live the moments, because you must record them. It's even worse with families, yes. TBH it is very annoying that this trash makes these people rich, because people don't watch quality stuff instead of peeking into others life.
Hopefully they will get a lot of money when they turn 18. But I have feeling the parents just spent it all.
I don't think I'd mind being exploited on TH-cam if it made me rich.
the dining table definitely came with the Ace family house and the tour definitely end because the other rooms are either empty or a mismatch between house value and the quality of things filling it. clear a lesson to observe here, a mortgage that stretches your budget firmly into "house poor" vs a much smaller mortgage to be able to furnish your house comfortablely
well said!
Ooo
Laughed so hard watching this Paige. Your videos have become my weekly Sunday evening go to. Thanks for the great content!
:)
I appreciate the Axel VerVoordt vibe, I do agree the limewash was overdone. To make a Master Bedroom into a closet seems hypocritical to me for someone going for a minimalist aesthetic. Arvin Olano would look better in her blouse. The Ace family... Meh.
Combination of wood ceilings with limewash is beautiful but I totally agree! If it was left at that and combined with cozy non trendy furniture it would be beautiful. This is just rich trendy knockoff
@C VonSutphen every one of your points are valid and awesome lol
Word on the street (and by that I mean the gossip is out) on how the Ace family was never legally allowed to live in their home because it was a SHOW home for filming only. The "landlord" was in multiple videos of theirs at least prior, but he specifically had all of that in the house lease documents and the Ace family moved in anyway and is trying to blame it on someone other than themselves as if they didn't blatantly ignore all this.
Her home looks like a cave, which is so odd considering you can see brick apartments through the window. Must feel like a trip walking from a regular elevator/hallway into that apartment...
Why is no one talking about d’s interior decorator who was dying to talk but sulked the whole time cuz the other girl blabbered on.
Considering most of the interior is just a failed Axel Vervoordt rip off I can't imagine her decorator contributing much, just check out his spaces, especially the Greenwich Hotel
I don't like how Danielle did not let her designer pitch in, everything about me me me
Well her designer sounds even more vapid than Danielle. ‘’Delicious chairs’’, ‘’ originally for regular people’’
yuck
You should check out some of Matilda Goad's series on Home and Garden, her house is stunning
I LOVE her style!
OMG YES!
Love Matilda!
the limewash looks like that 90s/early 2000s textured walls (in any way you can diy) trend that just feels tacky and dank. it looks like a set for a movie where they had to make the room look aged but couldn't film on location so they made a really inauthentic reproduction. though i stand by the fact that it wouldn't be near as bad is she didn't do the doors too. that was a massive error
I tend to like limewash but the doors killed it for me.
I don't hate limewash. I don't hate wallpaper. I don't hate most trends. I hate when the trend becomes your substitute for style or good design.
it's not a cheatcode to a cute home, its just another tool in your tool belt.
Paige you’re so good at pointing out what and why is wrong or right in home decor. Thank you for sharing your insights. I’m in your tribe for sure. I love second hand, I love quality and I love individuality and cozy. Keep up these videos! I can’t wait for your channel to reach a million🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I actually like limewash in small doses, but this is overkill!
Paige, could you react to Vanessa Hudgens house tour? I really enjoyed her space, I think you would like it!
YES! Was looking for this comment to like.... pleas do VH AD tour! Pleeeeease!
Loved her space!!
But the ace family is so sad in the sense SO many people want to live like them but there house is so plain, cold, devoid of life. Like it’s wild there are rally people out there that have nothing inside and nothing in there house to match
The kilm style rug is literally available everywhere, worldwide. They are extremely common. I myself have three that size and they are no big deal. And I seriously despise that lighting over the dining table. Big ugly mishaped chunks of paper clay. Did the artist use Das air dry modeling clay? They look like the inspiration has come straight from a Flintstones cartoon. Her whole style lacks depth, completely lacks personality and will date very easily.
Word.
that lighting might look nice in a modern space (still, not my taste either), but looks terrible here, her style lacks depth because its not her own
Danielle’s bedroom looks claustrophobic especially when it’s all one color. Totally agree that the closet should be in the bedroom. The master looks like it may have gotten good natural. Her current bedroom looks like a walk in panic attack.
this was such a fun video. Bernsteins home has some really cool pieces; things i'd fist-fight someone for LOL but holy sh*t did she ever overdo it with the "wabi-sabi" vibe. i just really hate when people describe their interior as wabi-sabi when they're just sourcing luxury pieces for thousands of dollars when wabi sabi is about up-cycling what you have and embracing imperfection. but rich people gonna be rich. as for the Ace family, this was my first time even hearing about them and i can say with confidence that i don't wanna see any content from them ever again
Omgosh leave the lime wash to little villas in exotic destinations- Bali, Santorini etc... it never looks good on plaster board in a high rise building!!!
I love limewash for an accent wall. I think she just leaned into it too hard 😂
I don't hate the limewash at all. I would just loose the added hollow thing under the TV wall + some furniture and accesories, like the sculptural lights over the dining table.. Some items look like they belong to much larger space! I get claustrophobic vibes from her place.
Hilarious that Danielle name checks Axel Vervoordt when she is the ultimate consumer and clearly doesn't understand his intentions with his personal style or interiors that he designs
I think I will have to go with the Ace family, if for no other reason than they seem to really like and enjoy their bordering-on-tacky-omg-we've-crossed-the-border-into-tacky aesthetic. They embrace what they like because they actually seem to like it. DB, on the other hand, is a cloying, pretentious, twit who would smear cow shit on her walls if someone told her it was on-trend and hip. She doesn't have things because she genuinely likes them, she has them because of how they make her appear to other people.
btw congrats on the arch digest feature!!!!
thank you!!
Laughed out loud just watching the title of the video. Love u Paige!
Your are so right on your design! I love how you know exactly what is missing in a home or is needed. You are so spot on Paige - I love your design mind. These TH-camr channels are strange and definitely need more style. Only thing that was missing is your sweet Goo.🐶. Happy Holidays 🥃🥳♥️
Those horrible white light fixtures reminds me of the sculptures the step Mom from Beetlejuice made LOL
I have fantasized about applying lime wash walls in my semi modern San Francisco home. After watching Danielle’s apartment I realize how ridiculous it looks trying to bring Italy country home to a city home. Thank you Danielle and Paige for the video! 😅
Your commentary is hilarious! Always enjoy your reviews Paige!
Sara, thank you!!
god, i love these so much. thank you!
Lmfaoo damn Paige you was in the mood for this one
truly
Had to subscribe after this. Love the sarcasm & your down- to - earth character.
hey thank you!
Finally found someone who talks architecture and interior as one of us mere mortals.... Love your channel...
ITS A CRIME THAT SHE COVERED THAT BRICK!!
“Oh, hi, husband! I just got out of the shower and you want to do a home tour? Well, of course! I’m not at all annoyed by that!” This is so staged… like they have a cameraman there lol.
I’m a fan of this video style, I hope you do another one.
i hated danielle's shirt so much that it distracted me the entire time. it's like the cousin of the seinfeld puffy shirt.
Hahahaha!
Paige please make a video about your jewelry! I love you all your videos, thanks for being the most amazing person on TH-cam!!!
Paige you’re a damn god I laughed so hard watching this
yet again you snapped on this video
Paige, I love you, but please don't inflict these "influencers" on me again! On my knees. Begging.
Love your videos and critiques! I think you’d have some fun reviewing Home & Garden’s home tours, they have a lot of funky patterns, colours and antiques, definitely the opposite of trendy so it could be fun to contrast👍 Grateful for your content 🙌
I would love if you reviewed the homes in desperate housewives. I started watching it again recently and even though it was filmed years ago the houses look almost timeless especially Bree’s. So, just a thought
I love these home reviews, more more more!
The only time I would tolerate watching these videos would be with you commenting on them! 😂
Hahaha! Same!
hi Paige! love your videos and your style! you should review Taylor hill's home if you get a chance, its very traditional and boho at the same time and would love to hear your thoughts (and roast) :)))
Danielle’s house looks cool photographed but I’d imagine being there and living there it looks off.
ive been waitng for an ace home review
Paige I love your channel but after this I like you so much more. Thank you 🙏🏼
Geez Gal.. I watched all of your content. yes I’m officially a fan now. Never even thought I am that much interested in interior design. But damn, i hate those barn doors and fricking arch things now as I know them too. Cant wait for the next video. You are a gem 😎
Personally I actually like DB's house, it suits people like her and I have similar taste. But then I remember she makes money stealing from small artists and no amount of interior design can make her classy.
In the words of the countess louann “money can’t buy you cla-asss”
her and her "designer" also ripped most of this interior, so nothing to be proud of there either
Bernstein’s tv cover....I thought it was a tv and the lime wash was so overwhelming it was just reflecting onto the tv
I subscribed. You’re cool you’re chill you’re funny I love your personality literally make videos about anything I’m watching em
You are about to be a drama channel ✨
hahahahha this video came so close to that
Danielle Bernsteins house is giving off major Flintstones set vibes
She even lime washed the closet doors, 🙄. She build the tv in so tight she has to pull on the frame to adjust it. My son is a IT guy and has that newer thinner tv. He says you never pull on the frames!! They're too thin to be pulled on as it will warp or break the tv over time. The Ace family is in foreclosure but still spending money like nothing. Someone has to pay, in hidden cost, whatever, for these ppl that don't pay the debts they incur. No winner. They both seem like crappy ppl.
Omg your commentary has me cracking up! These videos are great. LOL
Has everyone noticed that the way these 'different' 'influencers' describe their homes is always the same, hahahaha 😀🤣😂
loved this video so much!!
So glad that I found your channel
You are the most real person on TH-cam! I hope my daughters grow up to be like you- not afraid of the truth!
My favorite TH-camr. THANK YOU! 😍
The ACE family “home” looks so similar to the design and layout of Kylie Jenner’s house from her 73 Questions with Vogue.
It gives off rental vibes for suuure.
I like the lime wash but man is that an overkill. Also agree that there are cool pieces but everything being the same style makes it look like too much in the end.
I’m cracking up at your commentary. The best.
I don't know if you've seen Liv Tyler's AD home tour since it's one of the older ones, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! Definitely a very different vibe from the homes of these people lol
You should review Vanessa Hudgens home. It's absolutely gorgeous
Hers felt authentic. Lots of artsy moments.
Right! I've been begging for weeks! Really hope Paige does that one!
Absolutely!
I know you made this a year ago but I really like your honesty 🙌🏼 I’m here for it! 😊
When the ACE tour was posted my comment back then was I couldn't wait for the Paige Wassel review. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You should react to some of the homes in the In Residence and My Place series on Nowness. It focuses a lot more on artists', designers', architects' (etc) homes. It's beautifully produced and you'll definitely see new stuff
Oh my god! Hearing people use food adjectives (delicious, yummy, tasty, etc…) to describe home decor is the equivalent of someone smacking their food and saying “mmm, so MOIST”… It literally triggers my gag reflex!
That brown thing next to her dining table looks like all the cardboard stuck in my kitchen that needs to go down to the bins from Christmas...
Could you please make a video where you just talk about couches/sofas and what to buy, how to look at the color, material, width length, how to set them in your house, how to style it etc. And then you can do this with beds, closets, lamps etc!!!! thank you :)