White kitchen will always be my choice. I want to see the dirt, so I can get rid of it. Hidden dirt smells bad and I can’t tolerate that. Not to mention white is classic!
@@jfe1195 Linoleum is an ecological choice, as it is VERY recyclable. Vinyl floors are an ecological disaster. Metal cabinets are recyclable. I'm looking for linoleum right now! I LOVE, the old '30s style B+W linoleum found in old kitchens and bathrooms.
For a small home, open floor plan is a necessity. For a large one, it's just a big pain in the butt to organize and use. You don't want a conversation with someone sitting on a sofa 5 or more feet away from your LazyBoy chair. Few people like "all white (or off-white)" but when you're selling, it's the easiest for a new owner to customize. But I've seen an old home with one living room wall done with tapestry (that must have been 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆...Very cool!
So people are trending back to the old days :) I recently bought an old house with wood cabinet oak hardwood floor. And as an old school guy I love those features.
@@emiliaescobar7652 Oh my gosh YES!!!! I have always loved them, especially the 'oak' hardwood floor that huyguy describes. We had floors like that when I was a kid growing up in the 50s/60s. But, they were painted! Sounds ugly, right? But they weren't. Andactually, though, that was a floor protector.
I have a white kitchen, and I love it. Yes, smudges show, and so do spills, but even a darker themed kitchen gets smudges and spills, which are inevitably germy. I'd rather be able to see them so I can clean those surfaces. Darker kitchens may hide dirt, but it's still there. And I am not sloshing food and liquids around as I prepare food. It's not at all difficult to keep clean. My kitchen doesn't feel cold and sterile, because I have used colorful accessories, such as Turkish tiles on the wall and other spots of color. A colorful rug adds interest, too. I do agree about grey, open concept, and open shelving, though.
@kathleenstoin671 No problem, I like dark wood cabinets a lot, don't. I don't really like all white cabinets, but we install a lot. You never know what they are going to do next.
I painted my walls gray before it was a trend and I love them. Initially I was baffled when you said it was cold and depressing. As you continued and talked about everything being gray I understood. I have gray walls but I have white trim, oak floors, maple cabinets, a brick fireplace and two exposed wood beams that balance them out. One of the reasons I like the grey is because I love color. The gray walls are a neutral palette that allows me to change my color scheme easily without repainting the walls.
I'm 100% with you - I actually painted my living room walls 'Notre Dame grey' - super subtle color. And then painted an accent wall a gorgeous deep blue/teal color. My trim is warm white and I have oak hard wood floors with oak furniture 👍🏻
I'm with you on that. I love grey, but I mix it with other colours on the walls, the floor, rugs, decor etc. Grey everywhere is depressing but grey accents are fantastic
Gray is just terrible. I don’t understand why it was such a trend or why people find it attractive. I have a visceral negative reaction when I see a house that’s gray gray gray gray gray. Especially the floors.
I did a comprehensive renovation of my entire house, including the kitchen, which was also reconfigured. I went with all-white cabinetry for contrast because I have new wood floors and the original, high cedar-lined ceiling, which is the house's glory. I'm very happy with the all-white cabinetry and have no problem keeping my kitchen super clean.
You are 100% correct about open-concept homes. Our home is mostly wide open. The acoustics are horrible. The person watching TV can barely hear the dialog, but another person on the other side of the house isn't able to hear themselves think as the TV sound there is so loud there.
With hardwood floors the sound must be horrible with kids running around women in high heels and The Echoes. I can hear the noise just looking at the pictures
I've had both opened and closed kitchen and I would take an open kitchen every single time. It is horrible to be isolated in a closed kitchen and it is great to be able to talk with others from the kitchen when there are guests. Never had a conflict about tv or anything else.
I live by myself and I don't want open floor plan! I want different lighting, different paint colour, different flooring (bedroom vs laundry room for example) because I want to feel a different vibe depending on what room I'm in. Contrary to popular belief, having a bunch of separate rooms, preferably with doors, does NOT make your space feel smaller. It makes my 600 sq foot condo feel BIGGER because I have a choice of 5 different rooms and because each one has its own look, I have a feeling of being in an altogether new space each time I enter a room.
You could not have said this any better, I don't mind if two rooms blend a little together, but I'm ok, with the rest, I'm so tired of gray & white, there is only so much that you can match with this color, I don't like open concept that much either, my living room is small & is close to my kitchen, I have no probelm with a door going into the kitchen, I've always loved different types of wood, earhy/latte colors!
I live by myself in a 3,850-SF house and am glad I don't have an open floor plan. Friends of mine completed construction of a gorgeous, new custom home with an open floor plan. They regret going with an open floor plan.
All of what you describe as coming back in is what my parent’s house had when I designed and built it for them back in 1998. The only people who wanted it “updated “ when it went on the market were the younger buyers trying to keep up with the Jones’….
In my area people are absolutely still buying open kitchen, family room, and dining room floor plans for top dollar. What they are asking for is an extra bedroom to use as an office, so four bedrooms and five bedrooms are really popular.
@@computerweenie My thoughts exactly. It's only paint. I have Gary walls on the main floor and upstairs from the previous owner. Eventually, we will probably paint the walls white. I like gray but I feel as humans, we are never satisfied and get bored haha
Perhaps a buyer should be more interested in the age of the roof , heating/air, plumbing, dangerous landscaping. People that moved next door to us found out that the big beautifully shade trees in the back yard were in danger of coming down in a storm. It cost them several thousand dollars to remove them. Another thing to consider , is to check county zoning and be sure that big beautiful field or forest your new home will back up to is not zoned commercial or their are plans for a major subdivision .
You were definitely spot on about dated trends. When talking about "open concept" floor plans, another very important deterrent is one of safety. As an insurance broker for 30+ years I can tell you insurance companies losses due to fires are much higher on open concepts rather that typical floor plans. It also means you are safer as well because fires can be contained easier.
Did my entire bottom floor in grey LVP. Don't like the look of brown floors. I had 5,000 Kelvin (white) LED ceiling lights and they caused the grey LVP to look too bright and sterile. Changed the LEDs to 3,000 Kelvin (mimics traditional incandescent light bulbs), and the floors took on a nice warm hue without looking brown. Bottom line - experiment with lighting temperatures before you spend money replacing paint and flooring, as you may be able to dial in the hue of lighter floors and walls.
Grey was always a trend and ive stayed clear from it. I've spent over 30 years working in grey offices and I hate it. I love colours and find the best decorating is a blend of neutral (but not boring) walls and good artworks and soft furnishings. At least that way you're not over stimulated on days when you need to have a calm pallet to look at
I have no gray in my house. It looks like you stepped into 1974, with lots of wood, earth tones, and burnt orange . Luckily, I designed the house for myself, and never plan on selling... so I don't have to worry about resale value. I will say this, every person who walks into my hosue GASPS, and tells me how gorgeous it is... so I know I've done something right.
You sound just like me! Rust orange is my favorite color in decorating. My antique bed frame is painted rust orange. It makes me smile. Or fireplace surround is golden and rust hues in the rock/petrified wood - literally right out of the seventies. I've leaned into it, with a rust rocker and a golden rocker. I pull the vintage in by using updated upholstery on my sofa and pillows, but still in traditional tones and patterns. I love it all! And it's for me. Different than everyone else, but just right for me. And others are pleasantly surprised when they would not have thought of the things I do for myself. I bet your home is Devine!
There is definitely a buyer for every home, at least I think. 🤔 I just had the delight of helping my good friends move into their first home after living in a tiny apartment and making do with a tiny kitchen. Their house is everything they could ask for to raise their growing family which became five a week after moving in. My friend Abi was in tears of joy over every bit of the house. Their kitchen has dark walnut cabinets and a black granite countertop- not my color but Abi was thrilled. She always wanted a granite counter and I don’t think she cared what color it was. And the kitchen was so much bigger than what they had had. Though there were of course things they paid definite attention to, they were so overjoyed and grateful about everything they didn’t have one complaint.
Amazing these are on their way out, I never got in. Total opposite of Katie over at profitable homeowner. Another problem with open concept - kitchen appliance noise, especially dishwashers. I agree about no gray floors.
Dishwashers today are so quite you can’t hear them running. I agree on the gray concept. No idea why that’s even popular! I say do what you like because sooner or later style will flip again!
@@briankowald6465 I haven’t had appliance noise in 20 years. You can’t hear a single one of our appliances! Our dishwasher you have to put your ear against it to hear it. However, I was just in my parent’s assisted living place. It’s brand new, their unit never lived in. Their dishwasher is SO LOUD! Our house is a huge, open concept thing, and I love it. Our new place we’re building now is 1/4 the size, still open concept but no kids so it doesn’t matter so much.
open concept living....is WAY too noisy, thank you for highlighting this! we have a 1960's home with a U shape kitchen, long breakfast bar with long upper cabinets I keep hitting my head on those upper cabinets UGH but if/when we remodel, we won't be removing all the walls, need to keep the main living room and front parlor removed from all the kitchen "noise".
What we had years ago in the 90's and 2000's is now the current look. Luckily, i never was interested in updating to the greys and the stark whites of some homes. I have always loved the more natural look in decorating.
Thank you for this video. All those trends you mentioned, we absolutely HATE and in all the renovations we did over the last 20 years, we did them to what we wanted, not popular trends. You should have seen the looks we got when we were talking to contractors about redoing our kitchen and we told them we absolutely didn't want open concept.
Open floor plans can work if there is another room in the house that can be closed off as a quiet living room. Open floor plans are great for large gatherings as there are no walls that restrict movement. However, I do agree that for everyday living they are noisy.
It’s a funny thing about the grey thing. For at least 30 years - I was Team Shabby Chic - painted furniture and pastels. For years, I would look at friends’ decorating in grey and think how bland, how boring but guess what? I had a change of direction during covid. I redecorated my bedroom in grey tones and I have to say I enjoyed the calmness that grey brought to the party. It made such a nice change from the “girly” vibes I had previously. So my take on the grey trend? I think there were very good reasons that grey became such a popular color and remained “in style” for such a long period of time. But, I get it, tastes change and now people are now looking for something different. Maybe harvest gold and avocado will return?
I don't think white or cream cupboards will ever go out of style. They have been around for as long as kitchen cupboards existed. The problem with wood is that one particular type of wood will predominate and therefore date them badly. Walnut? 1970s....Oak? 1980s......Maple? 1990s. Then, a rest from wood. Every decade a new wood where's with white it can transcend decades especially if you change the hardware.
Im over the gray trend but still like the open floor plan. I just updated my kitchen and managed to keep the 90’s backsplash. I did use white cabinets but skipped the quartz and bought the butcher block look countertops from ikea. Do love the warmth of the wood and plan on adding plenty of plants.
@@mikekeenanphd if there is an older house for sale, you might find the closed kitchen. We just sadly sold my grandparent’s house that they built in the 50s and it was very traditional and the kitchen was closed.
My kitchen does have a lot of white in it. But it’s definitely not an all white kitchen. There’s nice bright colors on the wall. Wood floors, well floors that look like wood. I do like white cabinets wide appliances. But I’d like some color throw it in there too.
Funny, I'm looking at your backdrop of neon rope lit shelves. Please people there is nothing wrong with grey, just warm it up with brown hardwood, throw in some yellow or orange accent peices. There you have it natural natured backdrop. Grey (rocks, tree barks, pathwaysect) Brown (sand, dirt, tree barks ect) Orange and Yellow (sun, flowers ect) Don't listen to anyone who just want to sell you something that will be outdated soon enough. Flippers, and builders are to blame for blah safe colours or lack of. If you want to sell your house, just price it right.
@@veegeebrew3695 my family will get this house when they carry my body out, I don't care about what buyers want. My house is paid off and I've had color and art from my travels covering the walls for 30 yrs. Glad see other people thank think like me about "dated" homes
I have the gray wood look tiles throughout my house. I LOVE IT. Houston Texas. Hot as heck and gray is cooling. Plus I have red Persian rugs on them. They are STUNNING. Absolutely stunning. Even had carpet removed from master and front bedroom replaced with same tile. House is 6 months old. All cabinets are white. No gray paint. And the tiles are really gray. Mixture of gray hues. Love love love it. Had hardwoods before and I HATED them…. Never again. I have fish tanks and plants! Tile is perfect! Same as front loading washing machine. Never again!
As a realtor, I have too many clients who won’t even look at a house when they see grey floors. If it makes you happy, great, it’s just rough if you ever have to sell.
All of the gray I’m seeing while house hunting is so awful! I am someone who needs a lot of light and color, so I’m always mentally calculating how much it would cost me to cover the gray in houses I’m seeing.
46 years in the same house. Light golden oak floors and off white walls. The occasional room had walls of another color. All is trending back to off white. I might get to my retirement cottage! and will be ready.
We just bought at Robson Ranch in Denton TX and we were also looking at Del Webb in Celina TX and ALL of them (new homes) were showing adjacent kitchens and gathering rooms with no dividers. Yes, flex rooms were shown but the kitchens and gathering rooms were all "open", so if you think this trend is going away, I have to differ with you. I agree with you about the white stuff, and I also like the darker or medium woods for cabinets and floors, but the "openness" in certain rooms is not going away.
I like the idea of minimalism. But I just can’t quite pull it off. Especially the extreme version of it. Let’s be real, I’ll never get there. But I definitely like the idea of decluttering.
I love my grey concrete floors. I have Navajo rugs to give them a bit of color. My kitchen cabinets are aged barrel grey except for the doors and the drawers, which are sedona red. I love them both. I have several open shelves and I love them as well. I hate white and I have been slowly removing everything white as income allows.
Thanks for the tip. My house has all grey tile for floors as well as grey cabinets. It's a spec home and that is what the builder put in. My previous home had dark brown stained cabinets. There was a time when an all white kitchen was popular. How about black countertops and honey maple cabinets with gold tone cabinet hardware? Very popular at an earlier time.
The problem is with expectations, not how homes were decorated. People binge-watch HGTV and then go out home shopping. They are somehow *SHOCKED* that a house built in the 1990s looks like it was built in the 90s. Well, duh... No matter how a home is decorated, it will look dated in just a few years.
Out here in the Southwest, 99% of the new homes are open-concept with white or gray cabinetry. Many never want to see the 1990-2000"s oak cabinets again. I would think the oaks and walnuts would be more popular in the Midwest or the East Coast. The problem with dark cabinets and dark colors is they are depressing to look at all the time. But like you said, at the end of the day if the house is nice and taken care of it will sell.
It's American oak that's ghastly -- the color & grain is ugly and too distinctive. European white oak, or European quarter-sawn white oak is sophisticated & timeless. Walnut is fabulous! -- even in homes out west. It's a fabulous classy wood for furniture & kitchens fronts.
It really does matter how much sunlight your home gets or if it's in a hot climate. I had a north facing home and kitchen was also north facing. I ended up with warm sunny yellow walls. I moved in to a south facing condo and immediately painted the walls the same sunny yellow! YIKES! I ended up changing it to a cool blue/green (Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring) which looks so much better. I do have grey floors in my kitchen, bathroom and laundry (smaller rooms) and all the rest are vinyl laminate in a dark/medium brown. I get so much natural sunlight that warm colours would be such a mistake!
We used European white oak cabinetry in our SW kitchen, and will be using it in our new home back east. I am not a fan of most white kitchens, though I have seen some that I like that use wood flooring and some color in the backsplash to warm things up.
white kitchens, you forgot to mention, when comes time to sell--all those knicks and gouges, and worn paint around the nobs, will need to be filled/painted! And you cannot just touch up the paint....usually the white cabinets are painted very thinly over MDF, not pure wood. So, there is nothing behind the paint besides...sawdust mixed with glue! And this becomes an issue with a deep gouge, or, definite wear marks around a knob, which were wet and went into the MDF. Ask me how I know! And, if you are thinking of painting your real oak cabinets...guess what! the oak grain will show through! don't do it!
This was very interesting and a bit surprising especially the last segment about "lived in" look and warm colors. Most of the recommendations I've seen recently suggests to have the least amount of stuff in every room, and that wall colors should more very neutral or shades of white. The open floor plan is a tough one to fix without some construction to "wall in" some areas. Our house was built on the late 1990's, and it is a very open floor plan for the common areas. Sound does travel!
The distinction is living in vs selling may be two different decisions. You can have a lived in house, but before you put it on the market, you pack up all the things that may make it look a little distracting to a buyer.
if you have dated (40 year old) kitchen cabinets that are wood (not mohagony or cherry - just plain oak) do you recommend painting them a certain color to freshen them up? i am told constantly that my kitchen is dated and i’m not putting new cabinets in but was going to paint them and put new hardware on.
@5:35, yay to a room with four walls and a door for all the reasons Jan said. I deplore open plan. Who decided that we should all live in a barn-like space? @7:10, that is why I hate door mouldings, but a high gloss, flat front door is very easy to keep clean. @7:50, hell no. There is way too much orange.
Hello Jen, we are planning to buy a home and the new home designs are all of open kitchen concepts, and builders are not going to change it or we end up paying over our budget. I personally like closed concept . I really need some suggestions how to convert the open kitchen to closed one, but not overloading our budget.
Practicality though understood and acknowledged but aside, I do think a white kitchen can be done well or poorly. I don’t like stark white. That does look sterile and glaring. But I do love soft, warm creamy whites with beige tones and I love the idea of a warm earthy toned tile backsplash in our little rather enclosed kitchen. I saw a kitchen like that in a photo that was very similar to ours and beautifully done. It didn’t feel sterile but rather there were some warm colors mixed in and it all jived. Even the speckled granite countertop. I felt I could be right at home in that kitchen and am considering a look like that in our remodel. We have a lot of wood and wood tones already in that area and the offset of creamy white seems like it would be so bright and cheerful. And trust me, I love beautiful wood cabinets also. Would never just do black and white. Too much black to me has me questioning someone’s mental health. Black speckling in the countertop is fine and I like that but could never stand it being the only other color.
There is another problem with the grey / minimalist house when sellling - I looked at a number of homes and quite honestly I could not tell them apart. It used to be at least there was a touchstone like "the house with pink bathrooom." Although 95% of the realtors in my area try to sell that you have to turn a house into the grey shell and o yes the kitchen should be gutted and redone every three to five years! When I sold my house, theyoung buyers all wanted complete neutral, no walls and the wood floors were too orange and reddish. Great presentation!
So true about all the grey and white. Now if the manufacturers would just catch up! I’ve been looking for a countertop material for two years. Not much available outside the grey/white palette.
I have cheap wood cabinet fronts in my kitchen. I'd like to paint them to appear higher quality. What color would you go with? A couple of years ago, I upgraded laminated, particle board countertops with quartz. They look great and still new. I also added large double farmhouse sink. These all in great condition.
The problem with following ANY trend is that what experts tell us is absolutely a must today is the same thing they will say is out of date in five years. Most people cannot afford to renovate their home every five years in order to be in compliance with the changing whims of some so-called expert.
Tasteful selections never go out of style, clean and neat never go out of style, simple elegance never goes out of style. Buyer turn offs have remained steady over the decades: clutter, over personalization, homes needing major renovation. People who do not clean up and literally leave junk out when their listing pictures are being taken are just doofuses - they deserve the slow sale and low bids.
I remodeled my 1978 bathroom (water damage) with grey plank floor, white Corning vanity & silver walls. Should I change floors to natural wood planks? I have old carpet 2004, do I replace living room, dining room with light wood planks? Thanks, Monte
My next kitchen will be open all one 20' side to the living room, all matte black wood cabinets with no pulls, silver falls granite counters and island with stainless steel appliances. The only color will be a natural cherry eating bar wrapping two sides of the island, maple floors, and a backpainted glass backsplash above the cooktops -- backpainted with one of the more colorful blue/yellow/silver/red Jackson Pollacks. It may suit nobody but me, and that's fine -- I like people stunned into silence by my bad taste.
I have never liked open concept floor plans. I tricks the eye into thinking the overall space is larger, but it deprives you of privacy. I don't like seeing into the kitchen after meal preparation. The kids need a space to be kids. There is less wall space for art. Activities that should be separated are apart from each other.
I love all white kitchen cabinets with a warm color counter. I like to know people’s kitchens are clean when I eat there, including my own. White is really not any harder to keep clean. I find darker kitchen cabinets depressing.
Thank you for using the correct term, “open floor plan” instead of “open concept”. It’s my personal pet peeve. An existing completed house is no longer an “open concept”. Concept means, idea. As in, open idea. You want an open idea house??? NO, you want an open floor plan!
I had Gray walls in the 90s and love them.But then I'll put in a more vibrant color now.After twenty 22 years, I've decided want Gray again. I'm glad that we're getting away from the open concept.Never had it and don't care for it. As for last shelving I have a little bit but I'd like to cover up all my stuff.
Sorry Open floor plans are the only way to go in a 1400sqft house. A 10x10 kitchen and 12x10 dining room and a 12x12 living room feel like closets and do not work well for furniture and 2 people working in a kitchen. A 3000 sqft house open plan maybe what you are referring to? Most Cape Cod style houses would benefit from an open floor plan but the staircase makes it impossible.
Lol. Separate kitchen/dining…..Bcuz multiple cats. 😅😅 Eat in kitchen even better imo. 😬 I’m about to close on a little house and that is one major feature I had to have. I’m still gonna stick with minimalism tho but I would call myself a “cozy minimalist.” I still also have a lot of retro vibes going on tho.
Moral of the story, never change your house because whatever trend it was built in will eventually come back. We built an open concept but I would love to live in an old victorian mansion.
For Peet’s sake. If you installed a kitchen that you like, who gives a darn whether it’s ‘dated’?? You simply live in it on a daily basis. The opinions of the outside world, and especially of self-proclaimed trendsetters and designers, are irrelevant. If you’re one of those people who feel a need to follow the trend and therefore re-do your kitchen every three years in order to ensure you are not out of date, you might want to get professional help.
People are literally selling dumps for top dollar. There are multiple bidders for these as well. Why make improvements when you can get top dollar without them? There is a critical housing shortage. Most people rip out stuff anyway once they buy.
I love Jen's humor and kindness. Unlike a couple of other YT designer/consultants, she's never sneering at other people's "cheap and gross" choices for their home. (Direct quotes.) She just gives straightforward commentary.
I feel like when you watch youtube shorts or tik tok, everyone has that same exact light grey, almost white but not really, color on their walls. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just an observation
I have never followed a trend in my entire life. More often than not "trends" are in net contrast with good taste and so I truly love my "traditional " homes, with lots of rooms, beautiful hard wood floors, not grey, of course, wood cabinets made from solid cherry wood, and so on. Each room is painted with warm colors, looking good today and 10-20 years from now. And ditto for furniture, buy good solid all wood pieces, and proudly Made in the USA, or Italy for leather and not China, and you'll be rewarded by many years of enjoyment. My 2 cents on this topic.
Dadgummit, Jen - I’ve got to stop watching your videos because you’ve got me scared to put our house on the market 😂 P.S. We meet with Mary Beth this coming Saturday. Wish us luck!
When I am not in the kitchen, I don't want to see the kitchen because it makes me want to eat. Again. Seeing my beautiful bed makes me want to lay down and sleep.
In the right proportions a black and white kitchen can look great and timeless. Open shelving is a turnoff but a B&W kitchen, while not "trendy" anymore wouldn't be a turnoff. To me anyway. 🤷🏼♀️
I love white kitchen cabinets but my friends who’ve had them for a while hate them because they are constantly cleaning the fingerprints and smudges in them.
The ‘trend’ of ugly grey plastic laminate flooring can’t be gone fast enough. I see people removing REAL HARDWOOD floors to replace it with cheap grey laminate! People say, ‘Well, laminate’s come a long way since we first started teeing it’, then they turnaround and insist all the cheapest looking crap that they found in a big box DIY store. I’m not saying you have to install the most expensive flooring out there, but there are engineered wood flooring products, ceramic tiles and other products that are slightly more expensive, but make a world of difference.
Grey is in nature. Have you heard of the grey ghost gum? The mallee tree? Both are grey and everywhere in Australia. The wood colours you are talking about are American. There are other countries in the world and thousands of other woods of a variety of colours
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Do you have any of these 'dated trends that you don't want to change?
White kitchen will always be my choice. I want to see the dirt, so I can get rid of it. Hidden dirt smells bad and I can’t tolerate that. Not to mention white is classic!
Hello, what do you think about the gold/brass fixtures? Do you think it's a trend or here to stay?
I like linoleum, eady to replace. Metal cabinets are okay. Gas stove is a must. I like fridge with freezer on top.
@@jfe1195 Linoleum is an ecological choice, as it is VERY recyclable. Vinyl floors are an ecological disaster. Metal cabinets are recyclable. I'm looking for linoleum right now! I LOVE, the old '30s style B+W linoleum found in old kitchens and bathrooms.
@@teresalee467 I think they're pretty. No expert, but I like em.
Outdated is only in the eyes of the owner. Not anyone else.
For those in a hurry:
1) Gray color theme
2) Open kitchen shelving
3) Open concept floor plans
4) All white kitchens
5) Minimalism
@@curiously1510 thanks
I still love all of those things except for the open shelving. Guess I won't be listening to her.
For a small home, open floor plan is a necessity. For a large one, it's just a big pain in the butt to organize and use. You don't want a conversation with someone sitting on a sofa 5 or more feet away from your LazyBoy chair.
Few people like "all white (or off-white)" but when you're selling, it's the easiest for a new owner to customize.
But I've seen an old home with one living room wall done with tapestry (that must have been 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆...Very cool!
So people are trending back to the old days :) I recently bought an old house with wood cabinet oak hardwood floor. And as an old school guy I love those features.
I love hardwood floors, they are timeless in my book!!!
@@emiliaescobar7652 Oh my gosh YES!!!! I have always loved them, especially the 'oak' hardwood floor that huyguy describes. We had floors like that when I was a kid growing up in the 50s/60s. But, they were painted! Sounds ugly, right? But they weren't. Andactually, though, that was a floor protector.
I have a white kitchen, and I love it. Yes, smudges show, and so do spills, but even a darker themed kitchen gets smudges and spills, which are inevitably germy. I'd rather be able to see them so I can clean those surfaces. Darker kitchens may hide dirt, but it's still there. And I am not sloshing food and liquids around as I prepare food. It's not at all difficult to keep clean.
My kitchen doesn't feel cold and sterile, because I have used colorful accessories, such as Turkish tiles on the wall and other spots of color. A colorful rug adds interest, too.
I do agree about grey, open concept, and open shelving, though.
@kathleenstoin671 Thankyou for your comment.
@@kathleenstoin671 I build houses. People want open floor plans.
@@DavidKroff That's fine for them. I'm speaking only for myself.
@kathleenstoin671 No problem, I like dark wood cabinets a lot, don't. I don't really like all white cabinets, but we install a lot. You never know what they are going to do next.
I painted my walls gray before it was a trend and I love them. Initially I was baffled when you said it was cold and depressing. As you continued and talked about everything being gray I understood. I have gray walls but I have white trim, oak floors, maple cabinets, a brick fireplace and two exposed wood beams that balance them out. One of the reasons I like the grey is because I love color. The gray walls are a neutral palette that allows me to change my color scheme easily without repainting the walls.
I'm 100% with you - I actually painted my living room walls 'Notre Dame grey' - super subtle color. And then painted an accent wall a gorgeous deep blue/teal color. My trim is warm white and I have oak hard wood floors with oak furniture 👍🏻
@@loril2466 grey has just been over done, that’s the problem.. it sounds like u have a nice mixture of finishes and color..
I'm with you on that. I love grey, but I mix it with other colours on the walls, the floor, rugs, decor etc. Grey everywhere is depressing but grey accents are fantastic
My sister did this to her house. Gray everywhere. It’s depressing!
oh no!
Gray is just terrible. I don’t understand why it was such a trend or why people find it attractive. I have a visceral negative reaction when I see a house that’s gray gray gray gray gray. Especially the floors.
I bought a brand new home in 2020, and all the walls are grey, I do NOT like it. The builders did not give me a choice.
White kitchens are like black limos. Basic but timeless.
I did a comprehensive renovation of my entire house, including the kitchen, which was also reconfigured. I went with all-white cabinetry for contrast because I have new wood floors and the original, high cedar-lined ceiling, which is the house's glory. I'm very happy with the all-white cabinetry and have no problem keeping my kitchen super clean.
You are 100% correct about open-concept homes. Our home is mostly wide open. The acoustics are horrible. The person watching TV can barely hear the dialog, but another person on the other side of the house isn't able to hear themselves think as the TV sound there is so loud there.
With hardwood floors the sound must be horrible with kids running around women in high heels and The Echoes. I can hear the noise just looking at the pictures
I've had both opened and closed kitchen and I would take an open kitchen every single time. It is horrible to be isolated in a closed kitchen and it is great to be able to talk with others from the kitchen when there are guests. Never had a conflict about tv or anything else.
I live by myself and I don't want open floor plan! I want different lighting, different paint colour, different flooring (bedroom vs laundry room for example) because I want to feel a different vibe depending on what room I'm in. Contrary to popular belief, having a bunch of separate rooms, preferably with doors, does NOT make your space feel smaller. It makes my 600 sq foot condo feel BIGGER because I have a choice of 5 different rooms and because each one has its own look, I have a feeling of being in an altogether new space each time I enter a room.
You could not have said this any better, I don't mind if two rooms blend a little together, but I'm ok, with the rest, I'm so tired of gray & white, there is only so much that you can match with this color, I don't like open concept that much either, my living room is small & is close to my kitchen, I have no probelm with a door going into the kitchen, I've always loved different types of wood, earhy/latte colors!
I live by myself in a 3,850-SF house and am glad I don't have an open floor plan. Friends of mine completed construction of a gorgeous, new custom home with an open floor plan. They regret going with an open floor plan.
All of what you describe as coming back in is what my parent’s house had when I designed and built it for them back in 1998. The only people who wanted it “updated “ when it went on the market were the younger buyers trying to keep up with the Jones’….
In my area people are absolutely still buying open kitchen, family room, and dining room floor plans for top dollar. What they are asking for is an extra bedroom to use as an office, so four bedrooms and five bedrooms are really popular.
As a retired realtor I'd tell prospective buyers "It's paint"
Personally I don't like grey floors or countertops.
@@computerweenie My thoughts exactly. It's only paint. I have Gary walls on the main floor and upstairs from the previous owner. Eventually, we will probably paint the walls white. I like gray but I feel as humans, we are never satisfied and get bored haha
Perhaps a buyer should be more interested in the age of the roof , heating/air, plumbing, dangerous landscaping. People that moved next door to us found out that the big beautifully shade trees in the back yard were in danger of coming down in a storm. It cost them several thousand dollars to remove them. Another thing to consider , is to check county zoning and be sure that big beautiful field or forest your new home will back up to is not zoned commercial or their are plans for a major subdivision .
@@karenross3457Exactly 👍👍👍👍👍
You were definitely spot on about dated trends. When talking about "open concept" floor plans, another very important deterrent is one of safety. As an insurance broker for 30+ years I can tell you insurance companies losses due to fires are much higher on open concepts rather that typical floor plans. It also means you are safer as well because fires can be contained easier.
Did my entire bottom floor in grey LVP. Don't like the look of brown floors. I had 5,000 Kelvin (white) LED ceiling lights and they caused the grey LVP to look too bright and sterile. Changed the LEDs to 3,000 Kelvin (mimics traditional incandescent light bulbs), and the floors took on a nice warm hue without looking brown. Bottom line - experiment with lighting temperatures before you spend money replacing paint and flooring, as you may be able to dial in the hue of lighter floors and walls.
That's an excellent suggestion! And at the end of the day - everyone needs to choose the home finishes that fits THEIR taste 👍🏻
5000 kelvin?? What are you, an operating surgery room?
Grey was always a trend and ive stayed clear from it. I've spent over 30 years working in grey offices and I hate it. I love colours and find the best decorating is a blend of neutral (but not boring) walls and good artworks and soft furnishings. At least that way you're not over stimulated on days when you need to have a calm pallet to look at
I have no gray in my house. It looks like you stepped into 1974, with lots of wood, earth tones, and burnt orange . Luckily, I designed the house for myself, and never plan on selling... so I don't have to worry about resale value. I will say this, every person who walks into my hosue GASPS, and tells me how gorgeous it is... so I know I've done something right.
You sound just like me! Rust orange is my favorite color in decorating. My antique bed frame is painted rust orange. It makes me smile.
Or fireplace surround is golden and rust hues in the rock/petrified wood - literally right out of the seventies. I've leaned into it, with a rust rocker and a golden rocker. I pull the vintage in by using updated upholstery on my sofa and pillows, but still in traditional tones and patterns.
I love it all! And it's for me. Different than everyone else, but just right for me. And others are pleasantly surprised when they would not have thought of the things I do for myself.
I bet your home is Devine!
I think neutrals are timeless, and that includes grey, except for flooring. Grey paint paired with wood is beautiful.
There is definitely a buyer for every home, at least I think. 🤔 I just had the delight of helping my good friends move into their first home after living in a tiny apartment and making do with a tiny kitchen. Their house is everything they could ask for to raise their growing family which became five a week after moving in. My friend Abi was in tears of joy over every bit of the house. Their kitchen has dark walnut cabinets and a black granite countertop- not my color but Abi was thrilled. She always wanted a granite counter and I don’t think she cared what color it was. And the kitchen was so much bigger than what they had had. Though there were of course things they paid definite attention to, they were so overjoyed and grateful about everything they didn’t have one complaint.
Amazing these are on their way out, I never got in. Total opposite of Katie over at profitable homeowner. Another problem with open concept - kitchen appliance noise, especially dishwashers. I agree about no gray floors.
Dishwashers today are so quite you can’t hear them running. I agree on the gray concept. No idea why that’s even popular! I say do what you like because sooner or later style will flip again!
Quiet not quite 🙈
@@briankowald6465 I haven’t had appliance noise in 20 years. You can’t hear a single one of our appliances! Our dishwasher you have to put your ear against it to hear it. However, I was just in my parent’s assisted living place. It’s brand new, their unit never lived in. Their dishwasher is SO LOUD! Our house is a huge, open concept thing, and I love it. Our new place we’re building now is 1/4 the size, still open concept but no kids so it doesn’t matter so much.
open concept living....is WAY too noisy, thank you for highlighting this! we have a 1960's home with a U shape kitchen, long breakfast bar with long upper cabinets I keep hitting my head on those upper cabinets UGH but if/when we remodel, we won't be removing all the walls, need to keep the main living room and front parlor removed from all the kitchen "noise".
What we had years ago in the 90's and 2000's is now the current look. Luckily, i never was interested in updating to the greys and the stark whites of some homes. I have always loved the more natural look in decorating.
I like white kitchens. My cabinets are white, but my backsplash and countertop are not, they complement the flooring.
Thank you for this video. All those trends you mentioned, we absolutely HATE and in all the renovations we did over the last 20 years, we did them to what we wanted, not popular trends. You should have seen the looks we got when we were talking to contractors about redoing our kitchen and we told them we absolutely didn't want open concept.
Open floor plans can work if there is another room in the house that can be closed off as a quiet living room. Open floor plans are great for large gatherings as there are no walls that restrict movement. However, I do agree that for everyday living they are noisy.
It’s a funny thing about the grey thing. For at least 30 years - I was Team Shabby Chic - painted furniture and pastels. For years, I would look at friends’ decorating in grey and think how bland, how boring but guess what? I had a change of direction during covid. I redecorated my bedroom in grey tones and I have to say I enjoyed the calmness that grey brought to the party. It made such a nice change from the “girly” vibes I had previously. So my take on the grey trend? I think there were very good reasons that grey became such a popular color and remained “in style” for such a long period of time. But, I get it, tastes change and now people are now looking for something different. Maybe harvest gold and avocado will return?
My kitchen is small so I replaced my brown cabinets with cream color and it opened up the space visually
I don't think white or cream cupboards will ever go out of style. They have been around for as long as kitchen cupboards existed. The problem with wood is that one particular type of wood will predominate and therefore date them badly. Walnut? 1970s....Oak? 1980s......Maple? 1990s. Then, a rest from wood. Every decade a new wood where's with white it can transcend decades especially if you change the hardware.
Im over the gray trend but still like the open floor plan. I just updated my kitchen and managed to keep the 90’s backsplash. I did use white cabinets but skipped the quartz and bought the butcher block look countertops from ikea. Do love the warmth of the wood and plan on adding plenty of plants.
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I don't see a single closed kitchen for sale within 100 miles of me, so I don't think open concept is going anywhere.
@@mikekeenanphd if there is an older house for sale, you might find the closed kitchen. We just sadly sold my grandparent’s house that they built in the 50s and it was very traditional and the kitchen was closed.
I've seen videos from real estate agents saying many of their clients don't want open floor plans, they want defined rooms.
My kitchen does have a lot of white in it. But it’s definitely not an all white kitchen. There’s nice bright colors on the wall. Wood floors, well floors that look like wood. I do like white cabinets wide appliances. But I’d like some color throw it in there too.
Funny, I'm looking at your backdrop of neon rope lit shelves. Please people there is nothing wrong with grey, just warm it up with brown hardwood, throw in some yellow or orange accent peices. There you have it natural natured backdrop. Grey (rocks, tree barks, pathwaysect)
Brown (sand, dirt, tree barks ect)
Orange and Yellow (sun, flowers ect)
Don't listen to anyone who just want to sell you something that will be outdated soon enough. Flippers, and builders are to blame for blah safe colours or lack of. If you want to sell your house, just price it right.
Honestly, we are so spoiled. A perfectly fine, functioning kitchen, just 'dated' looking is sneered at by buyers. Sheeshhh
@@veegeebrew3695 my family will get this house when they carry my body out, I don't care about what buyers want. My house is paid off and I've had color and art from my travels covering the walls for 30 yrs. Glad see other people thank think like me about "dated" homes
I have the gray wood look tiles throughout my house. I LOVE IT. Houston Texas. Hot as heck and gray is cooling. Plus I have red Persian rugs on them. They are STUNNING. Absolutely stunning. Even had carpet removed from master and front bedroom replaced with same tile. House is 6 months old. All cabinets are white. No gray paint. And the tiles are really gray. Mixture of gray hues. Love love love it. Had hardwoods before and I HATED them…. Never again. I have fish tanks and plants! Tile is perfect! Same as front loading washing machine. Never again!
As a realtor, I have too many clients who won’t even look at a house when they see grey floors. If it makes you happy, great, it’s just rough if you ever have to sell.
All of the gray I’m seeing while house hunting is so awful! I am someone who needs a lot of light and color, so I’m always mentally calculating how much it would cost me to cover the gray in houses I’m seeing.
46 years in the same house. Light golden oak floors and off white walls. The occasional room had walls of another color. All is trending back to off white. I might get to my retirement cottage! and will be ready.
We just bought at Robson Ranch in Denton TX and we were also looking at Del Webb in Celina TX and ALL of them (new homes) were showing adjacent kitchens and gathering rooms with no dividers. Yes, flex rooms were shown but the kitchens and gathering rooms were all "open", so if you think this trend is going away, I have to differ with you. I agree with you about the white stuff, and I also like the darker or medium woods for cabinets and floors, but the "openness" in certain rooms is not going away.
I like the idea of minimalism. But I just can’t quite pull it off. Especially the extreme version of it. Let’s be real, I’ll never get there. But I definitely like the idea of decluttering.
I tried so hard to like the grey trend, and even tried a light version of it in our bathroom and laundry room, but I hate how the color made me feel.
@@homeloveeverything2932 And not too mention, I think gray is one of the ugliest colors on the color wheel chart.
I love my grey concrete floors. I have Navajo rugs to give them a bit of color. My kitchen cabinets are aged barrel grey except for the doors and the drawers, which are sedona red. I love them both. I have several open shelves and I love them as well. I hate white and I have been slowly removing everything white as income allows.
Thanks for the tip. My house has all grey tile for floors as well as grey cabinets. It's a spec home and that is what the builder put in. My previous home had dark brown stained cabinets. There was a time when an all white kitchen was popular. How about black countertops and honey maple cabinets with gold tone cabinet hardware? Very popular at an earlier time.
I still have greens and golds from the 1970’s.
The problem is with expectations, not how homes were decorated. People binge-watch HGTV and then go out home shopping. They are somehow *SHOCKED* that a house built in the 1990s looks like it was built in the 90s. Well, duh... No matter how a home is decorated, it will look dated in just a few years.
I wish a home built in 90s was priced from the 90s.
@@jfe1195 - Inflation alone would make a home built in 1990 cost almost 2-1/2 times as much today.
I hated my overly open floor plan. I could not listen to music in the kitchen when I was cooking because of loud video games and sports games.
Out here in the Southwest, 99% of the new homes are open-concept with white or gray cabinetry. Many never want to see the 1990-2000"s oak cabinets again. I would think the oaks and walnuts would be more popular in the Midwest or the East Coast. The problem with dark cabinets and dark colors is they are depressing to look at all the time. But like you said, at the end of the day if the house is nice and taken care of it will sell.
It's American oak that's ghastly -- the color & grain is ugly and too distinctive. European white oak, or European quarter-sawn white oak is sophisticated & timeless. Walnut is fabulous! -- even in homes out west. It's a fabulous classy wood for furniture & kitchens fronts.
It really does matter how much sunlight your home gets or if it's in a hot climate. I had a north facing home and kitchen was also north facing. I ended up with warm sunny yellow walls. I moved in to a south facing condo and immediately painted the walls the same sunny yellow! YIKES! I ended up changing it to a cool blue/green (Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring) which looks so much better. I do have grey floors in my kitchen, bathroom and laundry (smaller rooms) and all the rest are vinyl laminate in a dark/medium brown. I get so much natural sunlight that warm colours would be such a mistake!
We used European white oak cabinetry in our SW kitchen, and will be using it in our new home back east. I am not a fan of most white kitchens, though I have seen some that I like that use wood flooring and some color in the backsplash to warm things up.
white kitchens, you forgot to mention, when comes time to sell--all those knicks and gouges, and worn paint around the nobs, will need to be filled/painted! And you cannot just touch up the paint....usually the white cabinets are painted very thinly over MDF, not pure wood. So, there is nothing behind the paint besides...sawdust mixed with glue! And this becomes an issue with a deep gouge, or, definite wear marks around a knob, which were wet and went into the MDF. Ask me how I know! And, if you are thinking of painting your real oak cabinets...guess what! the oak grain will show through! don't do it!
This was very interesting and a bit surprising especially the last segment about "lived in" look and warm colors. Most of the recommendations I've seen recently suggests to have the least amount of stuff in every room, and that wall colors should more very neutral or shades of white. The open floor plan is a tough one to fix without some construction to "wall in" some areas. Our house was built on the late 1990's, and it is a very open floor plan for the common areas. Sound does travel!
The distinction is living in vs selling may be two different decisions. You can have a lived in house, but before you put it on the market, you pack up all the things that may make it look a little distracting to a buyer.
We have white countertops, and everything stains them, unless you wipe it up right away!
I love my white kitchen cabinets. They look great with my cherry red oven. The rest is neutral.
My Christopher calls open concept homes "divorce homes" - there's no place to go to cool off.
if you have dated (40 year old) kitchen cabinets that are wood (not mohagony or cherry - just plain oak) do you recommend painting them a certain color to freshen them up? i am told constantly that my kitchen is dated and i’m not putting new cabinets in but was going to paint them and put new hardware on.
@5:35, yay to a room with four walls and a door for all the reasons Jan said. I deplore open plan. Who decided that we should all live in a barn-like space? @7:10, that is why I hate door mouldings, but a high gloss, flat front door is very easy to keep clean. @7:50, hell no. There is way too much orange.
Hello Jen, we are planning to buy a home and the new home designs are all of open kitchen concepts, and builders are not going to change it or we end up paying over our budget. I personally like closed concept . I really need some suggestions how to convert the open kitchen to closed one, but not overloading our budget.
Practicality though understood and acknowledged but aside, I do think a white kitchen can be done well or poorly. I don’t like stark white. That does look sterile and glaring. But I do love soft, warm creamy whites with beige tones and I love the idea of a warm earthy toned tile backsplash in our little rather enclosed kitchen.
I saw a kitchen like that in a photo that was very similar to ours and beautifully done. It didn’t feel sterile but rather there were some warm colors mixed in and it all jived. Even the speckled granite countertop. I felt I could be right at home in that kitchen and am considering a look like that in our remodel. We have a lot of wood and wood tones already in that area and the offset of creamy white seems like it would be so bright and cheerful. And trust me, I love beautiful wood cabinets also. Would never just do black and white. Too much black to me has me questioning someone’s mental health. Black speckling in the countertop is fine and I like that but could never stand it being the only other color.
I always dislike the islands in the kitchen with bar stools. It was always cluttered with kid stuff and dirty dishes.
There is another problem with the grey / minimalist house when sellling - I looked at a number of homes and quite honestly I could not tell them apart. It used to be at least there was a touchstone like "the house with pink bathrooom." Although 95% of the realtors in my area try to sell that you have to turn a house into the grey shell and o yes the kitchen should be gutted and redone every three to five years! When I sold my house, theyoung buyers all wanted complete neutral, no walls and the wood floors were too orange and reddish. Great presentation!
So true about all the grey and white. Now if the manufacturers would just catch up! I’ve been looking for a countertop material for two years. Not much available outside the grey/white palette.
I’m finally back in style again but I’m never selling. We style for us and don’t care what other people think.
As you absolutely should 😊
I have cheap wood cabinet fronts in my kitchen. I'd like to paint them to appear higher quality. What color would you go with? A couple of years ago, I upgraded laminated, particle board countertops with quartz. They look great and still new. I also added large double farmhouse sink. These all in great condition.
The problem with following ANY trend is that what experts tell us is absolutely a must today is the same thing they will say is out of date in five years. Most people cannot afford to renovate their home every five years in order to be in compliance with the changing whims of some so-called expert.
Doing your homework is key - and at the end of the day it’s all about what YOU want in your home. Thanks for watching!
Tasteful selections never go out of style, clean and neat never go out of style, simple elegance never goes out of style. Buyer turn offs have remained steady over the decades: clutter, over personalization, homes needing major renovation. People who do not clean up and literally leave junk out when their listing pictures are being taken are just doofuses - they deserve the slow sale and low bids.
Oh great! I just painted my living room gray! I’ve always been three steps behind the times but we’re not selling right now so I’m safe. 😅
Trends come and go, and it's impossible to keep up with what you think prospective buyers will prefer. As long as it's tastefully done, go with it.
Meanwhile, furniture is predominantly offered in depressing gray or boring brown.🤦♀️
Oh. I just put $40K to custom an U-shape kitchen, instead of an island. Glad it's not on your list.
I remodeled my 1978 bathroom (water damage) with grey plank floor, white Corning vanity & silver walls. Should I change floors to natural wood planks?
I have old carpet 2004, do I replace living room, dining room with light wood planks? Thanks, Monte
I was at least a minute into this video when I realized there was no British accent, and this was not John Oliver.
There's a lid for every pot.
My next kitchen will be open all one 20' side to the living room, all matte black wood cabinets with no pulls, silver falls granite counters and island with stainless steel appliances. The only color will be a natural cherry eating bar wrapping two sides of the island, maple floors, and a backpainted glass backsplash above the cooktops -- backpainted with one of the more colorful blue/yellow/silver/red Jackson Pollacks. It may suit nobody but me, and that's fine -- I like people stunned into silence by my bad taste.
I have never liked open concept floor plans. I tricks the eye into thinking the overall space is larger, but it deprives you of privacy. I don't like seeing into the kitchen after meal preparation. The kids need a space to be kids. There is less wall space for art. Activities that should be separated are apart from each other.
Wow, I've never done any of these trends in my home. But then again, I don't own a cell and never have. LOL
I love all white kitchen cabinets with a warm color counter. I like to know people’s kitchens are clean when I eat there, including my own. White is really not any harder to keep clean. I find darker kitchen cabinets depressing.
I am seeing a lot of earth tones in magazines.
I agree with most trends except for minimalism. Very much "in"
I do not like open concept, I do not want to see the kitchen in my living room!
Well said!
Thank you for using the correct term, “open floor plan” instead of “open concept”. It’s my personal pet peeve. An existing completed house is no longer an “open concept”. Concept means, idea. As in, open idea. You want an open idea house??? NO, you want an open floor plan!
The trends are all going towards the way I have intuitively decorated my space. 😊
I had Gray walls in the 90s and love them.But then I'll put in a more vibrant color now.After twenty 22 years, I've decided want Gray again. I'm glad that we're getting away from the open concept.Never had it and don't care for it. As for last shelving I have a little bit but I'd like to cover up all my stuff.
Sorry Open floor plans are the only way to go in a 1400sqft house. A 10x10 kitchen and 12x10 dining room and a 12x12 living room feel like closets and do not work well for furniture and 2 people working in a kitchen. A 3000 sqft house open plan maybe what you are referring to? Most Cape Cod style houses would benefit from an open floor plan but the staircase makes it impossible.
Lol. Separate kitchen/dining…..Bcuz multiple cats. 😅😅 Eat in kitchen even better imo. 😬 I’m about to close on a little house and that is one major feature I had to have.
I’m still gonna stick with minimalism tho but I would call myself a “cozy minimalist.” I still also have a lot of retro vibes going on tho.
Moral of the story, never change your house because whatever trend it was built in will eventually come back. We built an open concept but I would love to live in an old victorian mansion.
For Peet’s sake. If you installed a kitchen that you like, who gives a darn whether it’s ‘dated’?? You simply live in it on a daily basis. The opinions of the outside world, and especially of self-proclaimed trendsetters and designers, are irrelevant. If you’re one of those people who feel a need to follow the trend and therefore re-do your kitchen every three years in order to ensure you are not out of date, you might want to get professional help.
lol I think beige and wood is depressing ....love Grey
People are literally selling dumps for top dollar. There are multiple bidders for these as well. Why make improvements when you can get top dollar without them? There is a critical housing shortage. Most people rip out stuff anyway once they buy.
I love Jen's humor and kindness. Unlike a couple of other YT designer/consultants, she's never sneering at other people's "cheap and gross" choices for their home. (Direct quotes.) She just gives straightforward commentary.
Thank you for the kind words - I appreciate you being here!
I feel like when you watch youtube shorts or tik tok, everyone has that same exact light grey, almost white but not really, color on their walls. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just an observation
I have never followed a trend in my entire life. More often than not "trends" are in net contrast with good taste and so I truly love my "traditional " homes, with lots of rooms, beautiful hard wood floors, not grey, of course, wood cabinets made from solid cherry wood, and so on. Each room is painted with warm colors, looking good today and 10-20 years from now. And ditto for furniture, buy good solid all wood pieces, and proudly Made in the USA, or Italy for leather and not China, and you'll be rewarded by many years of enjoyment. My 2 cents on this topic.
Yes, I couldn't agree more. 👍🙂
Dadgummit, Jen - I’ve got to stop watching your videos because you’ve got me scared to put our house on the market 😂 P.S. We meet with Mary Beth this coming Saturday. Wish us luck!
🤣 You're in good hands - she'll guide you on what should be done! As always - appreciate you being here!
When I am not in the kitchen, I don't want to see the kitchen because it makes me want to eat. Again. Seeing my beautiful bed makes me want to lay down and sleep.
I like my open kitchen...so divided rooms are like the old days...sorry I disagree. Perhaps it depends on size of open room.
I like grey., but not everything.
In the right proportions a black and white kitchen can look great and timeless. Open shelving is a turnoff but a B&W kitchen, while not "trendy" anymore wouldn't be a turnoff. To me anyway. 🤷🏼♀️
I love white kitchen cabinets but my friends who’ve had them for a while hate them because they are constantly cleaning the fingerprints and smudges in them.
I would never, ever buy any open floor plan. Nor would I buy a house without a dining room.
yes, closed kitchens!! dislike the open kitchen. the smells, the grease, etc... i want to focus in my kitchen.
The ‘trend’ of ugly grey plastic laminate flooring can’t be gone fast enough. I see people removing REAL HARDWOOD floors to replace it with cheap grey laminate! People say, ‘Well, laminate’s come a long way since we first started teeing it’, then they turnaround and insist all the cheapest looking crap that they found in a big box DIY store. I’m not saying you have to install the most expensive flooring out there, but there are engineered wood flooring products, ceramic tiles and other products that are slightly more expensive, but make a world of difference.
I don't buy that people are going back to wood cabinets. Some may like but way more are over that old look.
Not a fan of open concept unless it's a small cabin. It looks like a warehouse.
Grey is in nature. Have you heard of the grey ghost gum? The mallee tree? Both are grey and everywhere in Australia. The wood colours you are talking about are American. There are other countries in the world and thousands of other woods of a variety of colours