I feel like this past year I've been personally victimized by Joanna Gaines and the farmhouse/rustic neutral trend. I've lost myself in a sea of rattan but I'm slowly starting to introduce more pops of color/contrast. You've really helped my re-cultivate my own style, so thanks for these videos! 👌🏼
LMAO omgg raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by..... I love to hear it. Changing things up is a process. Gather a ton of inspo pics and use them to help guide you to your next design decision :)
Yass. Some of us hate the farm. We don't want cheap gavonailized metal throughout our kitchens. We want color and art and drapes without layered ruffles.
"Modern farmhouse" is the tackiest decor trend since the 90s when we put up wallpaper borders in every room. Everyone is decorating their condos and townhomes like some strange, fantasy version of rural. What confuses me the most is that there are so many rustic details from ACTUAL farmsteads/country cottages that are totally ignored? Instead it's all grey shiplap, weird barn doors and the same 3 light fixtures over and over.
I LOVE how you describe Grand Millennial being a welcoming space like your grandparents home. It’s such a grownup style with timeless pieces that aren’t too fussy or stuffy. Thank you so much for making the boards with inspired pieces. Please do more of these videos!
I appreciate when you explained that the reason Royal Core is potentially a bad trend being that it's very difficult to do well. It's not that it's necessarily a bad style, it's just very easily...awful lol Thanks for the video, always love! :)
Rustic nouveau! That’s as close to my style as anything I’ve seen. The house we are building has a stone fireplace, lots of wood, granite and earth-colored tiles. I love creamy neutrals and we’ve just ordered a moss-colored couch and two mushroom swivel chairs. I will have to let me son know my style is “rustic nouveau,” because he’s been calling it “obnoxious modern hippie.” 🤣
I was thinking you're soft post-modern and then you _CONFIRMED_ 🥳 Thank you for showing us clear examples of each and crediting designers who take ownership of these styles! Also appreciate that the examples you give have similar vibes to your own home's style.
Have been English country style practically all my life, which is now the trendy grandmillennial, and thank you for giving it a 9 out of 10 because it is beautiful, and cultured, and historical. I continue to change and refine it to keep it fresh, but the underlying idea is my passionate love, and not at all a trend.
I love the nature inspired colors! It's crazy, but I've always enjoyed the warmth of the browns and greens. I once had a couch that we called the big green couch. Best couch I ever had. I have not enjoyed the farmhouse look very much at all. I started to go in that vein and hated it immediately. Bring on the greens and the browns! There is a wall paint called Evergreen Fog by Sherwin Williams. It's to die for!
i think if you sit down and figure out a way to do so that you can hybridize design styles effortlessly with the right pieces layouts and architecture. It might take more work but it will feel more natural than having a house all in one specific style
I just realized that I have always best a post-modern kinda guys I been designing my own room for a while now and still can’t escape the bold color and unique pieces I find thank you 😊
I'm so pumped for the forest/nature colors! They can be so challenging to find when they aren't en vogue. I could literally have every piece of furniture colored in loden. I've also been wanting limewash for a long time, but didn't know what it was called. So happy that's coming back too!
The deep dives you do into interior design and then break it down for the rest of us to understand is seriously my favorite. It’s one thing to have an opinion but Arvin has the receipts and I genuinely feel better informed and smarter after watching his videos. 🙌
Thank you so much for opening up to different trends! I ADORE your style and am ever inspired by you but also want to embrace the unique pieces given to me by my family (lots on gorgeous antiques) and leaning into my design instincts. Whatever the trend, great style is great style. Green, nature, Boucle, and warm tones forever!
Love all of that which gets one thinking about room styling and the shapley blazer too. You are a style yourself and that is what is entertaining. One gets fond of your personality and enjoys seeing what you are up to in each video. Glad this channel came my way. Much success with your further creative events. You have the passion.
OBSESSED with rustic nouveau - I am moving across the country to CA with no furniture and starting FRESH and using this as my design inspo. YOU'RE THE BEST!
Omg, that intro & outfit 👏👍. Great content, as ALWAYS, Arvin. I was waiting for this video and its FINALLY here. Love the beige, green, brown (the earthy colors). Thanks 4 the video. You NAILED IT !!!. "PEACE & LOVE" 😘🙏
Thank you for the conversation about the rustic nouveau style. The richer colors are very appealing. Thank you also for mentioning designers who do this well. It is nice to be able to look up someone’s work and get a clear concept after your introduction.
Arvin you’re a breath of fresh air…..I love love the Venetian plaster I wish I could have that in my apartment-just the whole Parisian apartment chic look minus the gold ornate crap; which by the way when you mentioned Z gallery and the scream came on I almost spit out my drink 😂😂😂😂😂
“Listen, ZGallery is gunna try it.” Had me in my floor laughing. Such a smart point about that style!! Can you please tell us how you keep your house looking so chic with all of these little pups that are precious because I just got one and I feel like my house looks crazee I would love to hear your tips on how you keep everything looking so pretty and clean with pups!
Hi Arvin , I wasn’t sure what my style was but as I kept watching your videos I have learned more about my taste and what I lean towards. I can’t thank you enough for teaching all of us who like interior design If we are doing it right . I also appreciate how well spoken you are , I just had to say it !!! My husband and I just moved to our house 3 weeks ago and I couldn’t have found your channel at a better time . My style , I like to call it “minimalist coastal” , so far I have added a few unique pieces that I am so in love with and they look like they are blending nicely . Keep the great advice coming :)
My thoughts on Royalcore: I would say the more romantic a style is, the more you have to pay attention to valuable, natural materials. All the patterns, flourishes and ruffles look so cheesy (like they got lost in a toy department) with fabrics like polyester and cheap varnish. But I also have hope: I think you can certainly create amazing rooms with simple wooden floors, a few beautifully cut antiques and cotton fabrics like Toile de Jouy.
I LIKE WHITE,GRAY AND WHITE COLORS WITH CREAM,GOLD TO ADD WARMTH TO MY SPACE WITH A POP OF TOUQUOISE FOR A POP OF COLOR.I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER DESIGNERS DO IN THEIR SPACES.ITS FUN TO WATCH THE VIDEO
You have no idea how much I crave your videos!! I have my bell notifications on just for you! If I can make a video suggestion, could you talk more about various ways to decorate walls whether it’s a full empty wall or above the couch or bed. Also, more about styling vessels especially with stems and your faves. Your videos have been such an inspiration to me. Love from a fellow Filipina! 🇵🇭 ❤️
My decor style is definitely a combination of all of these, especially rustic luxury, soft post modern and grand millennial. We have some beautiful Venetian plaster in our bathrooms. It's been interesting but since these styles are so similar, it makes them easy to play with each other
I am.and always have been about comfy and cozy. I want people to feel welcome and at home. Our kitchen has been green for the past couple of years. My brother has always painted his place green. My Granny, always painted her place some kind of green. I think my family likes green. I like the first one you showed. I still want to paint my bedroom like your office. I just love the it.
I’ve been binge watching your channel this past 24 hours and I absolutely have nothing but sheer love and admiration of your style, especially your choice of light beige and/or brown tones. Very chic and elegant. Keep up the good work Alvin, you continue to inspire us all with your unbiased and critical review on interior designs. On a side note what brand of glasses are you wearing, if u don’t mind me asking? Love them to death!!
Great video with lot of new ideas .me and my kids especially my 5 yr old son is very fond of ur videos and my daughter even mimic ur style of speaking while playing .😊
Rustic nouveau is much like desert modern. Love it! I've done my loft space in it. Not a fan of royal core, but Paris in spring, with grey, light pink and white, and some classic vintage pieces can make you want to go take a walk around the Eiffel tower. Living walls are cool, but I'd be leaving it to the pros. It seems like there would be a high fail rate in the inexperienced trying to pull it off. For now, I'm enjoying my new swanky texturized ceilings. Is swanky still a word?
I am surprised you rated modern grand millennial over rustic nouveau! I loved this video. I always learn so much from you and I appreciate learning deeper into the trends, not just what’s shown on IG. I also appreciate your knowledge of lasting pieces. I’m not in the Royal core or post modern camp, but I love how your style can help me like those too! Thank you, keep posting!
Arvin….. I give you a 10+. I also saw these trends coming. I also look at fashion trends to see what new colors will show up in the next year. I bought my new bedroom linens according Lu. Thank you for this update.
Fun fact.. postmodern isn't just in art and design and architecture.. these are all influenced by what is called postmodern philosophy. Postmodern philosophy was very big in the 60s through 90s so it's very fitting that the style of furniture that was popular is reflected there. And how ironic that we are now seeing a heavy resurgence in postmodern thought through our culture and political realm in addition to this furniture and design Style
I think some of us are in post post modern (idk what else to call it) where we’re looking for a bit more sincerity and truth again. I still think some of the nihilism of post modern thought is important and I think this search needs to be informed by that but I think it’s time to move forward and find meaning and reason again. Our planet needs us to start caring about it in order to save it instead of being so ironically detached and despondent to even put in the effort. It’s kind of an ego death scenario where post modernism was an important break away from history and convention (the ego) and destroy these things in order to rebuild ourselves in the divine image and seek true existence again.
@@andreja9425 do you mean reason truth and sincerity in the subjective way or the objective way? In your mind do we need to be heading towards one or the other? And forgive me for asking if this is too bold but what you're saying seems to be a bit gnostic don't you think? Some might say we've had enough religions trying to take over culture and thought. Also, I tend to disagree with most of the postmodernist other than the fact that they predicted that their own thoughts could become a metanarrative .. and not a good one.
Thanks for introducing me to royalcore. Sounds right up my alley. Everything I love is from ancient times up until about the 1930's. Maybe a little 40's. Anything after that is too modern for me (I like to learn about all different types of design, though--even styles that are not something I would want to live in). And I absolutely love castles & Victorian & Gothic houses (and furniture that would fit into them). But the problem is exactly what you said--the price!
Same here, never heard about royal core- but I love old furniture and everything. I have a castle near me that has napoleonic complete furniture still inside, and omg SILK wallpapers. Handcrafted cupboards with delicate inlays, chinoiserie rooms.. love it. Parts of it, like going for a gorgeous silk brocade pillow or an antique jewelry box from ebay are totally doable. But it has to be real, quality material and produced by a real craftsperson , and not mass produced. Or else it is Disneylandroyalcore.
Another thing about royal core(or any era specific trends/aesthetics) that's hard to pull off that Arvin forgot is location and consistency. It wouldn't make sense to have royal gold and gilded furniture in a suburban home or a cookie cutter apartment or a shoebox condo which admittedly a lot of us live in. If you're gonna do this style and commit to it I reckon you should buy an old victorian house or be in an apartment that' got history. Whether it be from the 1700s or 1800s. If you can't afford to live in such a place the best thing we can do is add small touches of it in our home. Whether it be an intricate candelabra, or small candle holders, lamps, an ornate frame for art/mirrors that's been thrifted, expensive linen, velvets, satin, silk, fabrics with golden thread details, whether it be a pattern or tassles, and tapestries. I suggest utilizing decorative touches such as the things stated above than actual furniture pieces (beds, sofas, tables) accent chairs could potentially work and credenzas too but be careful with it. That's it. Appreciating beautiful design from different time periods can be tricky but it's extremely gratifying if done correctly.
HAPPY! ANNIVERSARY!!!....I stumbled on your channel this morning and saw this face with a BEAUTIFUL! smile. I decided to read your info, and saw today marks an anniversary for your TH-cam channel. Congrats! on the growth as well. Enjoy! 2022 Arvin.
The scream at the Royalcore gone wrong - absolutely priceless. It isn't my style at all, especially not in my small flat, plus I am surrounded by Baroque and Rococo splendor at every turn, here in my native Wachau Valley. I do fancy the Rustic Nouveaux and Livin Walls, that is my style as is, perhaps because it is rather European and fits my place and style perfectly, doable also with little money. You may call me the No Budget Designer 😄 Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
Aloha from Hawaii, Arvin! I discovered your channel about a month ago, and I have been binge watching your videos like crazy! I LOVE your style in home decor and fashion and most of all, I truly appreciate that you give recommendations on other stylist to follow! Also a huge mahalo for listing more or what you are covering in your presentations so I can buy them from your channel! I am still hunting for that circle abstract painting by Sarah Brooke that you have hanging in your home! Any suggestions on perhaps a dupe?
I always love your videos, Arvin! Thanks for being vocal about liking grand millennial. I’m excited about it becoming more modern and not so maximalist. I’m not into maximalism, but I’m definitely not a minimalist! I’m so exited about the plasters and greens too. I’m going to paint my living room Benjamin Moore Essex Green!
Arvin, I adore the shirt and blazer, couldn’t take my eyes off! As for color, I am all about color and neutrals, actually making some changes now and really enjoyed this video💕
I was sooooo into what you’re calling “royalcore” back when that Marie Antoinette movie came out in my late teens. I was so proud of my fancy gold and pastel bed-in-a-bag, lol. I did not “nail it.” These days I’m drawn to anything that isn’t just builder grade, early 2000s cookie cutter stuff. I think people like authenticity in design.
I’m so glad I now have a word to describe my mother-in-law’s style: royalcore. I’ve always just called it tacky 🤣 and I’m with you, I hope it doesn’t take off, it’s bad enough that my MIL rocks it (and has for at least 20 years… it’s never looked good).
If it all tied together and was done tastefully, it could be nice. But it’s every Parisian-looking item she can find and throw together. Gold-gilded everything, chipped figurines atop everything, and half-broken furniture no one can sit on. Her grandkids can barely move around in her home for fear of breaking something. And I’m with Arvin, it’s not aesthetically pleasing.
@@amberbanuelos7053 Not to you maybe but that doesn't mean others cannot like it. I hate most of the stuff he pushes to people but if people want to follow his judgmental advice, they can..
Soft post modern! I never had a name for what my style is!! I like a little of the rustic you mentioned incorporated in with it. I’m in the beginning stages of remodeling and designing additions onto my home… I wish you were in my house helping me!! Your Content is inspiring and helping me through! Thank you!
Oh my goodness! I've been watching your videos since we bought our first house and I'm in love. If only you could be my sibling from another mother. All the best Arvin!
I’m with you on the nature colors. My fall/winter capsule wardrobe was browns, creams and earthy reds with earthy greens as a complimentary colors and I was like, ‘I want more of this.’ So I’m revamping my room to be more earthy and elevated.
I feel like this past year I've been personally victimized by Joanna Gaines and the farmhouse/rustic neutral trend. I've lost myself in a sea of rattan but I'm slowly starting to introduce more pops of color/contrast. You've really helped my re-cultivate my own style, so thanks for these videos! 👌🏼
LMAO omgg raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by..... I love to hear it. Changing things up is a process. Gather a ton of inspo pics and use them to help guide you to your next design decision :)
Hahahahha been there done that girl! Success on your design journey!
Yass. Some of us hate the farm. We don't want cheap gavonailized metal throughout our kitchens. We want color and art and drapes without layered ruffles.
"Modern farmhouse" is the tackiest decor trend since the 90s when we put up wallpaper borders in every room. Everyone is decorating their condos and townhomes like some strange, fantasy version of rural. What confuses me the most is that there are so many rustic details from ACTUAL farmsteads/country cottages that are totally ignored? Instead it's all grey shiplap, weird barn doors and the same 3 light fixtures over and over.
@@Nse204 I HATE barn doors. They are not private and the amount of wall space they take up is ridiculous.
I LOVE how you describe Grand Millennial being a welcoming space like your grandparents home. It’s such a grownup style with timeless pieces that aren’t too fussy or stuffy. Thank you so much for making the boards with inspired pieces. Please do more of these videos!
I appreciate when you explained that the reason Royal Core is potentially a bad trend being that it's very difficult to do well. It's not that it's necessarily a bad style, it's just very easily...awful lol Thanks for the video, always love! :)
Rustic nouveau! That’s as close to my style as anything I’ve seen. The house we are building has a stone fireplace, lots of wood, granite and earth-colored tiles. I love creamy neutrals and we’ve just ordered a moss-colored couch and two mushroom swivel chairs. I will have to let me son know my style is “rustic nouveau,” because he’s been calling it “obnoxious modern hippie.” 🤣
Sounds gorgeous! Best wishes with your new home!
Amazing and congrats!!
Mr. Olano, your outfit today is perfection! thank you for being a beacon of fashion and design!
awww thank you so much
I was thinking you're soft post-modern and then you _CONFIRMED_ 🥳 Thank you for showing us clear examples of each and crediting designers who take ownership of these styles! Also appreciate that the examples you give have similar vibes to your own home's style.
Yesss I admire lots of designers that aren't necessarily my own
I love how you give recommendations for designers to follow! It helps us discover what we like because there are variations even within each style!
Have been English country style practically all my life, which is now the trendy grandmillennial, and thank you for giving it a 9 out of 10 because it is beautiful, and cultured, and historical. I continue to change and refine it to keep it fresh, but the underlying idea is my passionate love, and not at all a trend.
I love the nature inspired colors! It's crazy, but I've always enjoyed the warmth of the browns and greens. I once had a couch that we called the big green couch. Best couch I ever had. I have not enjoyed the farmhouse look very much at all. I started to go in that vein and hated it immediately. Bring on the greens and the browns! There is a wall paint called Evergreen Fog by Sherwin Williams. It's to die for!
and then there is design style: CHAOS. When each of these beautiful design concepts pull you in and you gather random shit with no cohesion ☹️
i think if you sit down and figure out a way to do so that you can hybridize design styles effortlessly with the right pieces layouts and architecture. It might take more work but it will feel more natural than having a house all in one specific style
Haha!! I love your comment.
Honey there's a name for that - eclectic!
I just realized that I have always best a post-modern kinda guys I been designing my own room for a while now and still can’t escape the bold color and unique pieces I find thank you 😊
Amazing!!!!!!
The sage green couch against the brick wall…love!
I love the design of the room that you are in right now. There's an easy, clean comfortable vibe to it that I really like. Very nice.
I'm so pumped for the forest/nature colors! They can be so challenging to find when they aren't en vogue. I could literally have every piece of furniture colored in loden. I've also been wanting limewash for a long time, but didn't know what it was called. So happy that's coming back too!
WOw your style and knowledge has been enhanced 500 percent in the last year and a half. As an old saying goes You’ve come a long way baby !!
The deep dives you do into interior design and then break it down for the rest of us to understand is seriously my favorite. It’s one thing to have an opinion but Arvin has the receipts and I genuinely feel better informed and smarter after watching his videos. 🙌
Thank you so much!
So happy the throw back of midcentury modern is still in the running for 2022. I don't know if I'll ever give it up. This segment was great.
Thank you so much for opening up to different trends! I ADORE your style and am ever inspired by you but also want to embrace the unique pieces given to me by my family (lots on gorgeous antiques) and leaning into my design instincts. Whatever the trend, great style is great style. Green, nature, Boucle, and warm tones forever!
Soft post modern yes!! Give me curves. Give cool, sculptural furniture. Give me liveable artsy with a side of art deco and scandi and call it heaven.
Arvin…I love your ratings shows. You show what the trends look like instead of just talking about them. Thank you!
NEVER change the happy dance intro!
Love all of that which gets one thinking about room styling and the shapley blazer too. You are a style yourself and that is what is entertaining. One gets fond of your personality and enjoys seeing what you are up to in each video. Glad this channel came my way. Much success with your further creative events. You have the passion.
OBSESSED with rustic nouveau - I am moving across the country to CA with no furniture and starting FRESH and using this as my design inspo. YOU'RE THE BEST!
Omg, that intro & outfit 👏👍. Great content, as ALWAYS, Arvin. I was waiting for this video and its FINALLY here. Love the beige, green, brown (the earthy colors). Thanks 4 the video. You NAILED IT !!!. "PEACE & LOVE" 😘🙏
Thank you for the conversation about the rustic nouveau style. The richer colors are very appealing. Thank you also for mentioning designers who do this well. It is nice to be able to look up someone’s work and get a clear concept after your introduction.
You look awesome. Glad for your current info!! Love your presentations.
Listen I had to stop the video to look at the way you styled your space omg so good! The branches and vessel take it to next level
The face outline lamp at 11:23 is to die for
Arvin you’re a breath of fresh air…..I love love the Venetian plaster I wish I could have that in my apartment-just the whole Parisian apartment chic look minus the gold ornate crap; which by the way when you mentioned Z gallery and the scream came on I almost spit out my drink 😂😂😂😂😂
It NEVER gets old!!!!! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 I dieeeee every time I hear the scream 💀💀💀💀
SAME SAME SAME on Venetian plaster!
HAHAHA yessss I love a paired down Parisian inspired space
“Listen, ZGallery is gunna try it.” Had me in my floor laughing. Such a smart point about that style!! Can you please tell us how you keep your house looking so chic with all of these little pups that are precious because I just got one and I feel like my house looks crazee I would love to hear your tips on how you keep everything looking so pretty and clean with pups!
Of all the interiors I've seen in the last few months, I like your office the most 😍
Congratulations 🎉🎈🍾🎊 on 300k. Well deserved
Thank you !!!!!
Hi Arvin , I wasn’t sure what my style was but as I kept watching your videos I have learned more about my taste and what I lean towards. I can’t thank you enough for teaching all of us who like interior design If we are doing it right . I also appreciate how well spoken you are , I just had to say it !!! My husband and I just moved to our house 3 weeks ago and I couldn’t have found your channel at a better time .
My style , I like to call it “minimalist coastal” , so far I have added a few unique pieces that I am so in love with and they look like they are blending nicely . Keep the great advice coming :)
Thank you. And so happy you found your style 😍 it’s not as easy as it sounds ha
I love the rustic nouveau! I'm transitioning into more earthy tones and being more intentional with the items I purchase. Great video Arvin! 🤎
My thoughts on Royalcore:
I would say the more romantic a style is, the more you have to pay attention to valuable, natural materials. All the patterns, flourishes and ruffles look so cheesy (like they got lost in a toy department) with fabrics like polyester and cheap varnish.
But I also have hope: I think you can certainly create amazing rooms with simple wooden floors, a few beautifully cut antiques and cotton fabrics like Toile de Jouy.
You are really getting more and more confident and competent still being you
Nobody asked, but I have to say I just love you Arvin Olano. Love your style, the way you talk and especially the way you laugh!🤎🥰😅
I adore your dancing. It makes me so happy.
Am so glad to see the back of GRAY GRAY GRAY and more GRAY!!! Blech! Love my Carmel and sage green walls!
You, your channel, your energy, and that laugh bring me so much joy! Wishing you a beautiful year ahead! 🧡
I LIKE WHITE,GRAY AND WHITE COLORS WITH CREAM,GOLD TO ADD WARMTH TO MY SPACE WITH A POP OF TOUQUOISE FOR A POP OF COLOR.I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER DESIGNERS DO IN THEIR SPACES.ITS FUN TO WATCH THE VIDEO
I think the living walls trend is very refreshing. I'm going to paint my wall with a special pearl-shimmery color you apply with a texture brush.
I love your jacket. So elegant and no ugly labels. You look amazing 🤩
You have no idea how much I crave your videos!! I have my bell notifications on just for you! If I can make a video suggestion, could you talk more about various ways to decorate walls whether it’s a full empty wall or above the couch or bed. Also, more about styling vessels especially with stems and your faves. Your videos have been such an inspiration to me. Love from a fellow Filipina! 🇵🇭 ❤️
LOVE YOU! And you got it, I'lll do more videos around styling this year. Are you following me on IG too?
@@ArvinOlano honey 100% but through my dogs’ insta because I don’t have my own lol 😂
I absolutely love your dance intros.. it's such a fun way to start the video.. petition to make full length dance video from Arvin..
Through the whole video I just fell in love with that Hermès Brandebourgs throw 😍😍😍
Congratulations!!!! Well done 301K well deserved as we say over here Mazel Tov ❤️🇮🇱💖 love your content & your outfits ✅ 🤩
🎉 amazing milestone . thank you for being here!
I love mid century modern mixed with french country. Trends never serve me. I have to put things in my home that are beautiful and bring me joy.
My decor style is definitely a combination of all of these, especially rustic luxury, soft post modern and grand millennial. We have some beautiful Venetian plaster in our bathrooms. It's been interesting but since these styles are so similar, it makes them easy to play with each other
I am.and always have been about comfy and cozy. I want people to feel welcome and at home. Our kitchen has been green for the past couple of years. My brother has always painted his place green. My Granny, always painted her place some kind of green. I think my family likes green. I like the first one you showed. I still want to paint my bedroom like your office. I just love the it.
Since green has always been my favorite color I am so happy to see it trend again.
This is so refreshing! Finally color. I am so saturated with stark white, cheaply made imports, and finally furniture that is more well made.
You’re my favorite interior design TH-camr 💙 thanks Arvin
That face profile lamp in the soft post modern was amazing!!!!
btw, Your Office is FAB U LOUS !!!!!! The Creativity Really Does Happen when you walk in.
Can’t express how much love your personality.......love you Arvin♥️
awwww ty love you back
I’ve been binge watching your channel this past 24 hours and I absolutely have nothing but sheer love and admiration of your style, especially your choice of light beige and/or brown tones. Very chic and elegant. Keep up the good work Alvin, you continue to inspire us all with your unbiased and critical review on interior designs. On a side note what brand of glasses are you wearing, if u don’t mind me asking? Love them to death!!
Great video with lot of new ideas .me and my kids especially my 5 yr old son is very fond of ur videos and my daughter even mimic ur style of speaking while playing .😊
Minimalist with lots of soft earth tones plus pops of color. Love your videos!
Traditional modern country french- that’s me- lots of red - blue accents- red goes with every mood and holiday- love red
You’ve brought to my attention that Modern Grand Millennial has been the style I’ve been going for ! I couldn’t put a name to my style till now 😊
We’ve missed you Arvin! Hope you had a nice holiday ✨
Miss you too!!! My upload schedule is changing this year. I'll be doing one video a week now mostly on Fridays. This week was an exception ahaha
Rustic nouveau is much like desert modern. Love it! I've done my loft space in it. Not a fan of royal core, but Paris in spring, with grey, light pink and white, and some classic vintage pieces can make you want to go take a walk around the Eiffel tower. Living walls are cool, but I'd be leaving it to the pros. It seems like there would be a high fail rate in the inexperienced trying to pull it off. For now, I'm enjoying my new swanky texturized ceilings. Is swanky still a word?
I am surprised you rated modern grand millennial over rustic nouveau! I loved this video. I always learn so much from you and I appreciate learning deeper into the trends, not just what’s shown on IG. I also appreciate your knowledge of lasting pieces. I’m not in the Royal core or post modern camp, but I love how your style can help me like those too! Thank you, keep posting!
Arvin….. I give you a 10+. I also saw these trends coming. I also look at fashion trends to see what new colors will show up in the next year. I bought my new bedroom linens according Lu. Thank you for this update.
Arvin saw these trends from WHOOOOO!!!! a mile away!
Bahaha oh yeah
Where you are sitting would look fab with a pop of color. Perhaps a pillow with a hint of red or plum that we see in your floral behind you.
Fun fact.. postmodern isn't just in art and design and architecture.. these are all influenced by what is called postmodern philosophy. Postmodern philosophy was very big in the 60s through 90s so it's very fitting that the style of furniture that was popular is reflected there. And how ironic that we are now seeing a heavy resurgence in postmodern thought through our culture and political realm in addition to this furniture and design Style
I think some of us are in post post modern (idk what else to call it) where we’re looking for a bit more sincerity and truth again. I still think some of the nihilism of post modern thought is important and I think this search needs to be informed by that but I think it’s time to move forward and find meaning and reason again. Our planet needs us to start caring about it in order to save it instead of being so ironically detached and despondent to even put in the effort.
It’s kind of an ego death scenario where post modernism was an important break away from history and convention (the ego) and destroy these things in order to rebuild ourselves in the divine image and seek true existence again.
@@andreja9425 do you mean reason truth and sincerity in the subjective way or the objective way? In your mind do we need to be heading towards one or the other? And forgive me for asking if this is too bold but what you're saying seems to be a bit gnostic don't you think? Some might say we've had enough religions trying to take over culture and thought. Also, I tend to disagree with most of the postmodernist other than the fact that they predicted that their own thoughts could become a metanarrative .. and not a good one.
Thanks for introducing me to royalcore. Sounds right up my alley. Everything I love is from ancient times up until about the 1930's. Maybe a little 40's. Anything after that is too modern for me (I like to learn about all different types of design, though--even styles that are not something I would want to live in). And I absolutely love castles & Victorian & Gothic houses (and furniture that would fit into them). But the problem is exactly what you said--the price!
Same here, never heard about royal core- but I love old furniture and everything. I have a castle near me that has napoleonic complete furniture still inside, and omg SILK wallpapers. Handcrafted cupboards with delicate inlays, chinoiserie rooms.. love it. Parts of it, like going for a gorgeous silk brocade pillow or an antique jewelry box from ebay are totally doable. But it has to be real, quality material and produced by a real craftsperson , and not mass produced. Or else it is Disneylandroyalcore.
Royal core is just another name for traditional or antique.
Another thing about royal core(or any era specific trends/aesthetics) that's hard to pull off that Arvin forgot is location and consistency.
It wouldn't make sense to have royal gold and gilded furniture in a suburban home or a cookie cutter apartment or a shoebox condo which admittedly a lot of us live in.
If you're gonna do this style and commit to it I reckon you should buy an old victorian house or be in an apartment that' got history. Whether it be from the 1700s or 1800s.
If you can't afford to live in such a place the best thing we can do is add small touches of it in our home. Whether it be an intricate candelabra, or small candle holders, lamps, an ornate frame for art/mirrors that's been thrifted, expensive linen, velvets, satin, silk, fabrics with golden thread details, whether it be a pattern or tassles, and tapestries. I suggest utilizing decorative touches such as the things stated above than actual furniture pieces (beds, sofas, tables) accent chairs could potentially work and credenzas too but be careful with it.
That's it. Appreciating beautiful design from different time periods can be tricky but it's extremely gratifying if done correctly.
@@dawnguinto I grew up in a house like that, and furnished as such. I wish I could afford to have one of my own like it.
Love the rustic nouveau!!! And also lots of green!
You’re so talented, cute and funny...no doubt you’re my modern Pinay pride. Watching all the way from San Antonio Texas...love your ideas a lot! 🌹🌹🌹
LOVE the THROW on your sofa...can't pay attention to the video b/c can't stop
looking at it !!!
OBSESSED with modern grandmillenial
Green green and more green please! Love it!
So glad brown is coming back cuz my sectional is brown! And have mixed in beige, rust n green. Love your style n foresight!
Royal core ALLLL the way for me yes it is expensive very true but worth it when you walk into the house it’s like living in a time capsule 🥰🥰
HAPPY! ANNIVERSARY!!!....I stumbled on your channel this morning and saw this face with a BEAUTIFUL! smile. I decided to read your info, and saw today marks an anniversary for your TH-cam channel. Congrats! on the growth as well. Enjoy! 2022 Arvin.
The scream at the Royalcore gone wrong - absolutely priceless.
It isn't my style at all, especially not in my small flat, plus I am surrounded by Baroque and Rococo splendor at every turn, here in my native Wachau Valley.
I do fancy the Rustic Nouveaux and Livin Walls, that is my style as is, perhaps because it is rather European and fits my place and style perfectly, doable also with little money.
You may call me the No Budget Designer 😄
Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
Aloha from Hawaii, Arvin! I discovered your channel about a month ago, and I have been binge watching your videos like crazy! I LOVE your style in home decor and fashion and most of all, I truly appreciate that you give recommendations on other stylist to follow! Also a huge mahalo for listing more or what you are covering in your presentations so I can buy them from your channel! I am still hunting for that circle abstract painting by Sarah Brooke that you have hanging in your home! Any suggestions on perhaps a dupe?
I always love your videos, Arvin! Thanks for being vocal about liking grand millennial. I’m excited about it becoming more modern and not so maximalist. I’m not into maximalism, but I’m definitely not a minimalist!
I’m so exited about the plasters and greens too. I’m going to paint my living room Benjamin Moore Essex Green!
Oh Arvin, I am still decluttering. I am excited to start redecorating.
Arvin, I adore the shirt and blazer, couldn’t take my eyes off! As for color, I am all about color and neutrals, actually making some changes now and really enjoyed this video💕
YAAAY for nature inspired green and browns!!!!!!! I have been using the inspiration from the Earthbound style and adding deep greens and rusts!!
I love watching & ur advise especially Home Goods shopping. I love love Home Goods♥️
YOU LOOK SO CUTE!!!!! I love what you're wearing ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love the video too, you're always on point!
I was sooooo into what you’re calling “royalcore” back when that Marie Antoinette movie came out in my late teens. I was so proud of my fancy gold and pastel bed-in-a-bag, lol. I did not “nail it.” These days I’m drawn to anything that isn’t just builder grade, early 2000s cookie cutter stuff. I think people like authenticity in design.
Wow rustic nouveau is finally catching up with me 😃♥️
I’m so glad I now have a word to describe my mother-in-law’s style: royalcore. I’ve always just called it tacky 🤣 and I’m with you, I hope it doesn’t take off, it’s bad enough that my MIL rocks it (and has for at least 20 years… it’s never looked good).
That is just traditional maximalist and has been around for ages.
Ummm, be nice when discussing your mother-in-law, as you will be one someday too!
@@AnHeC Yep totally!
If it all tied together and was done tastefully, it could be nice. But it’s every Parisian-looking item she can find and throw together. Gold-gilded everything, chipped figurines atop everything, and half-broken furniture no one can sit on. Her grandkids can barely move around in her home for fear of breaking something. And I’m with Arvin, it’s not aesthetically pleasing.
@@amberbanuelos7053 Not to you maybe but that doesn't mean others cannot like it.
I hate most of the stuff he pushes to people but if people want to follow his judgmental advice, they can..
Arvin this is great! Love that you pronounce “ Versaille” correctly!! Love your style and input. 💜
ugh living for the dance intro ! you can tell you love what you do, arvin 😍😍😍 and we love it as well
“Give me more browns!” 😂😂😂♥️♥️♥️ Love you, Arvin!
I loveeeee the soft post modern design trend
I've been trying to figure out what my design style is and I'm into Rustic Nouveau. Thanks, Arvin.
Soft post modern! I never had a name for what my style is!! I like a little of the rustic you mentioned incorporated in with it. I’m in the beginning stages of remodeling and designing additions onto my home… I wish you were in my house helping me!! Your Content is inspiring and helping me through! Thank you!
Amber interiors is by far my favorite. I love almost everything she does. Lol
I don't follow trends cause they don't last. I just decorate with what catches my eye. Like you said, I stay with MY design style.
Yaaassss. You know I love that dancetro!!
I love the little dances at the beginning lol. What I don’t love is that royal core
lmao!!! same
Oh my goodness! I've been watching your videos since we bought our first house and I'm in love. If only you could be my sibling from another mother. All the best Arvin!
I’m with you on the nature colors. My fall/winter capsule wardrobe was browns, creams and earthy reds with earthy greens as a complimentary colors and I was like, ‘I want more of this.’ So I’m revamping my room to be more earthy and elevated.