13 STUPIDLY Simple Interior Design Questions That You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask...
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- There are no stupid questions and if someone made you feel like your questions were stupid, I'm sorry. In today's video, we're chatting about 13 "Stupidly" Simple Interior Design Questions that You're Too Embarrassed to Ask! There is no need for embarrassment. These questions are the FUNDAMENTALS of interior design. So often, we jump into the nitty gritty details and fail to discuss the ABCs of Interior Design, so that's what we are doing in today's video.
Are there any more "stupid" questions you want answered? Let me know down in the comments!
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Every time we have to hang something and I say we need to find a Stud, my husband always says “Here I Am” and starts scanning himself with the Stud finder 🙄
HAHA, I love this, Stella! I laughed out loud.
Every. Single. Time. 🤣
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Mine does that too!!!
It must be an unwritten contract that all men must do this. Both my husband and dad have done this!
And if a Command Strip tears when you're taking it off, and there's nothing left for you to grab, use dental floss. Just slide the dental floss behind the hook and work it out, and it will divide the Command Strip so you can take off the hook, and then find a piece to pull the rest off--straight down. This is the company's recommendation, and I've tried it and it works.
USEFUL!!! I had this happen with a paper holder I had stuck to the side of my computer monitor. Apparently the heat from the monitor had dried out the adhesive and it tore when I tried to remove it. I ended up with a big mess. I will keep this tucked away for next time!
Great tip!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Command hooks seem so unnecessary! Just use picture hanging nails. The tiny holes are easy to fill with toothpaste. Use your finger.
@@staceykersting705 On brick? On stone? On rental walls? (From family experience I can tell you that toothpaste is a good way to lose your deposit. It doesn’t fool landlords at all.) For people with arthritis or other hand issues who can’t easily wield hammers? For people who aren’t handy and are more likely to leave big holes in walls than neatly attaching nails? Command hooks are excellent alternatives for many people and situations.
@@RachelReiss i was thinking rentals...no impressive stonework! Just sheetrock. I usually see scars on walls from past tenants when the light hits just right and my eye's super close to the wall. When I leave, my places look WAY better than they did before. Everyone's different and i didn't go into all the contingencies, but those little tiny picture hanging nails from the Dollar Tree always work for me....about as small as staples in diameter. Usually don't even require any remedial action when removed. I don't even usually have a hammer. U can press them in with the blade of a knife. Easier than a push pin.
You have a fantastic combination of class and humor. This content was so helpful, and I found myself laughing throughout the segment. Thank you for all you put into your channel!
Sense of humor: unmatched ✅ (that cha cha slide comment sent me)
Content: so helpful! ✅
Editing: on point ✅
Keep up the great work!
In Canada we seem to use "duvet" to mean "down filled", and as you say, it needs a cover unless you want to wash the duvet often. "Comforter" refers to the version that's filled with non-down or hypo-allergenic materials. They work great with covers too but they're often designed to coordinate with pillow covers and shams so people don't always cover them up. At least, this is the way retailers describe them when they sell them.
Hahahaha 😂😂 Nancy
Agreed! I have used down quilts/duvets for 60 years and you could not buy premade covers in the US so you had to have the covers made or sew them yourselves from 2 topsheets. A comforter was always the decorative polyester lightweight quilted covering that is used by itself and comes with the matching shams.
@@jennifershevin5588 Agree! we always had covers on our (down) duvets. The USA actually has electric kettles now, too! I'm SO happy about it. My friends think u can make tea in a microwave! We were always the only family to have an electric kettle. My classmates were amazed. Mom was Canadian.
@@staceykersting705 I sent a kettle to a friend of mine in the states years ago, and I was really surprised to learn that he'd never seen such a thing before! I can't imagine making Tea any other way but they're also pretty great for doing things like boiling corn quickly [ if you're travelling for example ]. Also I wonder how people didn't know about them because Target was selling the Michael Graves design stove-top kettle years ago, and we couldn't get them in Canada then. There are so many nice looking ones out now, such as the electric kettle design from SMEG, that are also available in the US. Enjoy them!
I'm in NYC and I use the same terminology.
Your humbleness is everything. 💥🌻🌞 Thanks for the detailed information regarding the light bulbs, so needed clear understanding!!!
Thank you! We all start somewhere and no one should ever be made to feel stupid for not knowing the answer to a question!
@@KivaBrent I concur!🤗
The light bulb info came right on time for me! I have a floor lamp in a favorite reading corner that has begun to annoy me because it's too dim. I thought the low (800) lumens was because the bulb is an LED. Your explanations helped me admit that the bulb needs to go into a different lamp, maybe in the bedroom (?) for mood lighting. Glad I stopped to watch this video; buying a new bulb is on my list for today! 👍🏾🙂👌🏾
Edit: Back from Lowe's. Turns out I needed a higher Kelvin, not more lumens. The bulb purchased is lower in lumens but not a soft white. (No, it's not daylight white 😏) Love it! Since I read in this spot, the light is perfect but the shade keeps it from being a beacon. But now I can't quite get the lumens thing...😖
Also if the paint on your walls is old then anything painted after that time even with the same can of paint it will not match because fresh paint and old paint doesn't look the same color because of the old aged paint that has dried out on your walls. So if you have a huge hole in the middle of your wall, paint the whole wall over again after patching.
Kiva you are so sweet and comical. Thank you for the tips. The lightbulb thing is so irritating, I dread buying them. I remember the days that incandescent bulbs were the only option, life was easier.😊
Omg, Kiva, this was hysterical! I don’t think I’ve laughed so much at your videos!! Yet, informative, of course. Can I just share a story about how several years ago (a little longer than YOUR incident @7:30…yes, I saw that 🤣) I went to buy light bulbs. I’m only 58 yrs young yet I found myself so overwhelmed with all the options. Not to mention now there are even more options.
KB! Lady! I just want to say you’ve really grown in confidence making these videos. I was watching some of your earlier ones as nice background noise as I try to fix up my bedroom. And noticed the difference with your latest one here. It’s really inspiring!
Also if you need to add just a little more length to your curtains to avoid the gap near the floor, get curtain rings with clips! They make your curtains glide so nicely too.
I’m 65 and ever since I was teen, I have always had a Down-filled Duvet & Duvet covers, I have never had “loops and ties” which seem to be common place now. I just purchased a new Duvet cover which has ties, but unfortunately, none of the Duvets we own (at least 4) have loops to tie the cover too. I think this is a great idea. I guess I’m going to sew loops on my current Duvets. 😉. Love watching you on TH-cam Kiva! 🤗🇨🇦
I just use safety pins and that works great too
@@superfacch what a good idea! Thanks 😊
Thanks for being that person who asks the questions! I'm a retired teacher. You have the Bravery! 🏆🏆🏆
Found your channel a few months ago & I’m obsessed! You’re so dope & this video was so helpful in answering my stupid questions. I especially needed the 101 on lighting. Keep doing your thing, I will be watching! 🙌🏽
Kiva I am so grateful for this video and your attitude towards these questions! I studied set decoration in school and still found myself nodding along to questions I didn't realize that I had! Thank you for creating this. Looking forward to seeing more from you :)
Thanks so much for watching Rachel! 💕
“Metal studs will break up your relationship” LOL so true. There are those products that are so stressful to deal with , they can push people to explode. The baby crib we had for our kids was that product for us. After the first time, we decided to NOT do it as a team, just to avoid the war. LOL
I love you. Thanks for all your videos! So appreciate you and the help from watching!
Oh my goodness, your comments about paint were spot on! My next door neighbor is a painting contractor for a development company and he can bring home leftover paint. He literally has hundreds of 5 gallon buckets of leftover paint!
Wow !!! So many information in a single video.Thank you Kiva :) ❤️
I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for being here, Pooja!
Kiva, you're the real MVP explaining these basic things! The numbers in front of the light bulbs for the base sizes 🤯
for the command strip (extra help addition to KB) i found if the place is humid and there's a lot of paint layers on the wall it really helps to hold the plastic piece against the wall as you slowly pull down. The extra force against the wall help hold that paint onto the wall when it would normally just come off (even when listening to the back of the box) Also as an added bonus then the plastic piece doesnt flick back at your thumb lol
I was looking for this, my thumb has been assaulted by that plastic piece, dayum....
Fantastic video! Perfect timing...we were just trying to match our paint color and pick light bulbs last weekend...and got nowhere. Now we can move forward!
I love videos that feature a story or tidbit about your grandma. 👍🏾
Thanks for answering these questions.
Great video, Kiva. Information and personality galore! Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much Sue!! 💕
Thanks, Kiva! I really appreciate your bluntness and telling it just as it is. There are numerous stupid questions when it comes to design. I am surely guilty of some myself.
I watch all your videos and this one is the one I’ve learned the most from. I always get so confused in the light bulb aisle and I realized I need a duvet because my comforters are too big for my washing machine
You are great!! I just discovered your videos and I love them!! I especially loved this video because you answered questions I didn't even know I had. We bought our first house about 6 years ago. I have made so many mistakes, so I am working on redoing our home. I'm so glad I found your videos so I don't repeat the mistakes I didn't know I was making again. Please keep the great videos coming!!
Thanks so much Kathryn! So happy you enjoyed this video! 💕
This was one of my favorite of your videos. I knew some of the answers but others, it was just as you said: I never asked because I felt stupid. So thank you!
Such a useful video! Thanks, Kiva. Also, your glasses are fantastic and suit ♥️ you very well.
Great video! Another thing to add with the Command strips is if you attach them to flat paint they will pull off the paint (and sometimes drywall) no matter how straight you pull them down ☹
Informative and hilarious! I laughed and learned - thank you :)
This video is awesome and are a lot of things that I’ve either learned the hard way or had to tons of research on. You could call it “the logistics of decorating.”
We are currently switching from a California King to an Eastern Split King, and I have spent countless hours researching what type of bed to get, if it needs a box spring or what, what type of bedding to get, etc etc ETC.
I paused the video to dry the blow dry trick on the command hook, and It indeed worked! Thank you 🙌🏽💕 I love all of your content btw! 🥰
Excellent episode. Lots of questions answered and uncertainties clarified.
This was an amazing video! I loved all the information. You answered questions I didn’t realize I had!
Thanks so much for watching!! 💕
Regarding scale- if you want to know exactly how something will fit in a room, get the measurements and then mark it out on your floor (or wall if it’s artwork) with painters tape. That way you can get the exact feel for the size without damaging your surfaces, plus you won’t have to deal with trying to mail a couch back after the fact.
I think you are amazing and I learned something about lightbulbs I never knew. Thank you Keva.
the bonding over the bed collapse lol. thanks for the video!
Fantastic video Kiva! So so helpful! Thank you!
Thanks so much!! So happy you found it helpful! 💕
I love your personality and the way you explain things! You answered so many questions that I didn’t know I needed answers to! 👍🏾
Thank you so much for watching!! So glad you found it happy! 💕
Totally needed this video
Very relatable questions. I’m new around here and I really enjoy your videos, all delivered with personality and humour!
Thank you Kiva. This was a great video!
LOVE your channel. I learned quite a lot in this episode. Had no idea that the artwork in your video was a TV!!!! Thanks for the advise on light bulbs & height of hanging pictures.
I don’t know if many people know this but when it comes to paint most hardware stores can color match your paint and finish all you have to do is bring in a quarter sized piece of paint chip and they put it in a machine and it matches it spot on pretty cool feature if you ask me and we used it a few times in our own home with no issues.
Your whole sequence about studs was so good! You and babe don’t talk about them: no doubt. Very funny. Thanks for mentioning the stud finder. Not everyone does the knock on the wall method. Stud finder‘s are pretty full proof.
So informative! Important basics
I find scale very challenging! Thanks for the tips and tools!
Very good videos on the basics!
As you get old your vision gets more yellow naturally so bright bluer light improves your vision!
Excellent vid! ❤️
Thank you so much Annette!
Thank you so much for this video. I wanted to know all about lumens and kelvins and now I've got all the information I need. Thank you, thank you!!
Great content as always!!!
Thanks so much!!
Kiva! I watch all of your videos and have never commented. But this video gave me all the answers to all the questions! Thank you!
I really like the color composition of this video and the way you chose to insert the info at edit 😊
Loved this video! Thank you 💕
Thank you for making design and decor ideas approachable and understandable for those of us who don't know these things. And thanks for answering the stupid questions I probably would have asked if I even knew how to ask them!
Thank you for your inspiration
Stud-finding: You can tie or glue a magnet on a string about 12 to 18 inches long. Then when looking for a stud, hold the end of the string and let the magnet drag across the wall. When it encounters a stud, the magnet will stick. The great thing is that this works with both metal studs (for obvious reasons!) and for wooden ones (because it will run into a nail or screw eventually).
This isn’t as precise as a modern stud-finder because you won’t know how wide the stud is. But if you’re trying to find your studs quickly and don’t have a stud-finder (or can’t find yours, which is what always happen to me!), it works.
Thank you! Great information to have.
Thanks so much for watching Martha!
You are sooo funny and informative! I absolutely love your content. Thank you!
I bought a high quality duvet cover, and just slipped it over a comforter, and never looked back. I wash my comforter less often now, maybe a few times a year, because it's always covered with different duvet covers. Not wasting my money on a duvet when no one has ever been able to tell the difference, especially when I have so many comforters already.
I did take one of your tips, and filled two duvet covers with comforters of the appropriate size, and layered them one on top of the other to make the nice and pouffy. Thanks for always making information accessible to everyone :)
You made me giggle in this one. Thank you for addressing these questions. You had a couple I hadn't even thought of.
Such a helpful and informative video thank you! Saved.
Loved this. Thank you 😊
Thanks for keeping it real. Please help those of us with heaters and wide windows...with curtains tips
I love your content BUT this was one of the best! I’ve always had those questions and when I did ask a designer I either got no or incomplete info or “frowns”😂 Thank you for splendid, clear and useful information. Can you do more?
Great info and comedy too 😅🤣🤣
This was super interesting and informative. Thnx!
Duvet vs comforter. Thank you!
I'm such a lousy housekeeper. You don't want to know how many eons I put between comforter washings! Beyond that, Kiva, I so enjoy your explanations and your wry wit. Regarding curTains (love that!), I would say most of us don't have a furnace under the window but we have radiators; in my case, in my oldish co-op NYC apartment, a recessed rad with an unattractive slotted metal cover. I would love to see actual and beautiful solutions to this configuration--both in terms of window treatments and the ugly grille-type cover.
This was sooooo helpful!!!!
Omg your extra commentary today has me laughing out loud! “I would never talk about that and you know why” 🙃
Loved this video. It cleared up so many things for me. Thank you so, so much for making this helpful video. Subscribing!
Love this video
Loved this video!
Thank you thank for command strip removal AND the light bulb comments...hate cold blue light puc lights!!! :)
Command strips are so useful, but can be difficult to remove without knowing the tricks!
😬 I LOOOOVE the look of cool light. We have 5000’s throughout the entire house and absolutely love it
So freakin helpful! Love you❤️❤️ helping a lot in decorating my apt
I honestly got soooo much useful info from this video!
I love this…look at it! ❤️
"What is a stud"? Hahaa. Love it.
I love your videos! But thought you might like to know I use cool lights in my art studio when painting!
Awesome! Thank you. I love the "kiss the floor" rule. I can't stand when they do them dragging in the floor.
In spain we have this other thing: we use a duvet, it's cover and a flat sheet. The flat sheet that we use, is the one that is in contact with you, so you change the sheet every week to wash, and change the duvet cover whenever you want even if you just change it according to your seasonal design. But in summer we might sleep with the sheet only or maybe with a comfiter, all depending on the temperature where you live
Hon, this was amazing! We were looking to buy a new king-sized bed and you told me that that is what we need, NOT a California king. We are tall people who just want a little more space.
Interesting tip about the 57". That's the exact height I hung up my rectangular antique mirror behind my sectional.
Me, oddly proud that I somehow have all my art within an inch of 57” at mid point.
I live where the 🦂 are, my curtains are a half inch-ish off the ground and I'm not sorry. The minute a friend told me she found 2 🦂 hanging on her curtains.... No ma'am.
The duvet cover thing was new to me in 2021 lmao. I felt so stupid finding out about it at the age of 30. It makes my life so much easier.
I love Homestyler! I used it to test out furniture layouts in all my apartments.
Ty ty for always sharing ty
This was GREAT!!
Thank you!!
Ooh I have tips
If you have the same paint color in different finishes in your house and all you need to do is touchups, don't buy both finishes. Buy the glossier finish and pour some into a jar and mix in some cornstarch or baby powder (1:5) to degloss it.
For command strips, you have to pull really slow, and keep your hand right against the wall. With the other hand hold the hook in place until the strip is totally stretched out. This message brought to you by holes in my paint.
Also for renting, you can totally put nail holes in most walls even if they say you can't. Just spackle them up before you leave and they really won't care.
If you're not sure where to hang your art, cut out a piece of wrapping paper or a piece of cardboard from a box the same size and hang it with masking tape for a few days to see if you like it.
Also, I just had to mention that I find it odd that so many people expect software to be free. You don't work for free, right? Why should app developers?
I just hung artwork this morning. Happy to say, center of the piece is very close to 57". So proud of myself, although if it wasn't, I'd know how to pull those command strips off....hahaha. Loved this video!
Great video
I love your videos. So informative and authentic. I don’t think you mentioned anything about hanging curtains in rooms with really high ceilings. I’m dealing with this in my living room and I’m not sure how high it should be hung. Seems like ceiling height you spoke about is too high and dramatic for our casual style.
I hate warm lights 😂 but I love you💕
Omg first issue you discussed….I’m LITERALLY GOONG THROUGH THIS!!😩😩. I even chipped off a piece of paint to bring to the store to match …came home to try it and it was an utter fail!!! Called the developer who built my home……it was spray painted on 😬
Super fun video!