I have a visceral negative reaction to gray flooring. I always have. I redid the floors in my house back in 2022 and even finding flooring that was not gray at that point was very difficult. Luckily, I found some. I know many people that put gray flooring in their house and every single one of them have told me that they hate it now. Nothing screams flipper house than seeing a house listing with gray floors.
I redid my house a couple years ago and I did put in white kitchen cabinets with oil rubbed bronze hardware., Grayish countertops and white subway tile with light gray grout. I like it. People have commented that they like it also. Doesn’t matter, it’s my house :-) at first I thought I wanted a bright flashy tile, but I changed my mind and went with 3 x 12 sub tiles instead.
I just did my new kitchen in off white with black hardware and black farmhouse sink and taps. I did quartz counter and backsplash and it looks fabulous. I can always change out the hardware and sink if I get tired of it. I live in the country and so it is perfect to me.
I agree about white kitchen cabinets. There are a lot of colors to put in there. I like unique spaces and a mix of textures and color combinations. Let the color wheel and the light be your friend
I love color also. I’ve got nice bright bold colors throughout my house. But I do have white kitchen cabinets and white appliances. My house was built in 1900. A craftsman so the white cabinets go just fine in my house. I’ve got plenty of color elsewhere to make up for it.
White quartz is out. It is not a warm color. It is blinding white. Warm stone patterns are in. The longer you live with your choices, the more likely they will return in a new way in the future. Unless you are selling, it doesn’t matter what’s in because it will be out very soon.
White can be warm or cool. I was choosing a Benjamin Moore white for upper cabinets. That’s when I discovered the cool and warm whites to complicate things even further. You’re right. Everything that’s out eventually comes back in.
Thank you thank you. Now I like a white kitchen, but no black hardware or granite. I've walked out of too many barn doors gray floors and all gray walls. $$$ to change.
You seem to have lots of experience and make valid points about how so many flips or rebuilds look alike. The grey flooring is a good example of this. Thanks for all the insight.
Quartz can be a natural material or a man made material. We were able to combine both in our kitchen which made the large area of countertops affordable and the two materials complementing each other really brings the kitchen to life. It did take a lot of time and diligence to find the two materials that blended so beautifully together. Just another option to consider. HTH
"Builder beige" is still the safest color for the walls of a house you are selling. Open shelves collect airborne grease and dust, so you'll have to wash anything that you want to use. I've seen black and white bathrooms, too, and they're boring. One or more black bathroom walls make it feel like a cave.
Designers make their money pushing the next "trend" and anything you put in is already out of style according to them. Few people have the time or money to keep up with the latest trend, changing it out every couple years. Who has tens of thousands to do so? I just finished my kitchen by myself, doing all the work, and went with white cabinets & black hardware and a pale accent color on the walls. My floors are hardwood and I refinished them with traditional medium oak color and gives the room warmth. It is classic and will never go out of style IMHO. Hardware is relatively easy to change, so ~$1000 and I can change it if/when I sell. I also find white, while it shows dirt easier, actually makes you keep it cleaner in the long run. You notice and clean it up immediately.
I love the granite you showed in the video as the "upgraded" type (the countertops at 8:52 are stunning), and I really wanted granite in my new kitchen, but I couldn't find any that I liked locally so I went with marble. I also absolutely love brass, in particular satin or brushed brass (polished not so much, as I much prefer more matte finishes than shiny in general). I also much prefer a gold color over silver. I'm doing my entire kitchen with satin brass hardware and I think it's gorgeous. I'm remodeling my house for me, as I don't plan to sell any time soon or possibly ever, so I'm putting in things that I like.
Thank you for watching. I bet everything looks GREAT. I love to hear that people do these updates for themselves and thats how it should be. I appreciate you leaving your comments on your renovation. Good luck with it all and enjoy that house like you should!
I bought a house that was flipped two years ago. It has greyish floors, grey walls, ugly poured concrete countertops, identical to a jail floor to the floor of a janitors closet, But it does have a horrible granite bathroom countertop the flipper put in. A barn door but it’s good because it’s to the laundry room and it’s a tight space so it acts like a pocket door. White cabinets with ugly brushed nickel pulls. I would love to have some open cabinets to let some light in. People don’t need a bunch of crap anyways. The guy also opened up the house so there was no wall between front room, kitchen and living-room then he framed out the place where a wall was with rustic stained lumber to give the opening a beam feel. That was great!. And lastly awful big grey tiles in the shower and floor. Yuck. Slowly getting rid of everything.
You still see alot of this but like you more and more people are tired of that look for sure. Good luck with your conversion.Thanks for your comments and watching the video.
Sadcto see flippers painting gorgeous still in great shape wood kitchen cabinets. Yes its dated but i hat seeing the gorgeous wood disppear under paintvwhennits not flawed. Especially in large kitchens, where there is a lot of cabinets. Ii dontvwaht tonsee then turn navy blue or grey.
Any color, style, material or product will be outdated in a couple of years. Live with your gray walls or white kitchen and don’t listen to all that crap. Any renovation to get rid of your outdated decor will also be outdated in three to five years.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate your input, i actually thought i Promoted people to stick with the trends if they wanted as I actually use these in homes i rehab. No negativity intended, thanks again for watching.
@ Thank you for your reply. You are correct, the negativity wasn’t that bad, so I need to apologise. However, there are many people who ditch perfectly good items because they have been told they are not trendy, which is an awful waste of valuable resources. My response to your video should have been more measured, so, once again, sincere apologies.
@Annie-ez4ol Thank you for the reply. No reason to apologize as I totally understand what you mean. Lots of negative things out there and yes alot of people do things based upon others opinions. I still use all these in my projects and also tell my clients the same to use what they like and want. I was trying to convey the message that even though people say these types of things are out, its still ok to use them and they are still popular today. Anyway, thank you again for watching and the input I really do appreciate it.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention but the audio is working on my end so not sure what the deal is? I'll look into it more just to be sure. Thank you again.
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I have a visceral negative reaction to gray flooring. I always have. I redid the floors in my house back in 2022 and even finding flooring that was not gray at that point was very difficult. Luckily, I found some. I know many people that put gray flooring in their house and every single one of them have told me that they hate it now. Nothing screams flipper house than seeing a house listing with gray floors.
Trends come and go. Buy what you love. ❤️
I redid my house a couple years ago and I did put in white kitchen cabinets with oil rubbed bronze hardware., Grayish countertops and white subway tile with light gray grout. I like it. People have commented that they like it also. Doesn’t matter, it’s my house :-) at first I thought I wanted a bright flashy tile, but I changed my mind and went with 3 x 12 sub tiles instead.
Builders love Grey everything.
I just did my new kitchen in off white with black hardware and black farmhouse sink and taps. I did quartz counter and backsplash and it looks fabulous. I can always change out the hardware and sink if I get tired of it. I live in the country and so it is perfect to me.
Grey floors were terrible from the get go. It looks dead.
I agree. Never did like it. It looks like fake barn wood, and who would put barn wood on a floor. Nah, it's just wrong.
Hate gray floors generally
I agree about white kitchen cabinets. There are a lot of colors to put in there. I like unique spaces and a mix of textures and color combinations. Let the color wheel and the light be your friend
Thank you for watching and also your input on everything.
I love color also. I’ve got nice bright bold colors throughout my house. But I do have white kitchen cabinets and white appliances. My house was built in 1900. A craftsman so the white cabinets go just fine in my house. I’ve got plenty of color elsewhere to make up for it.
Avoid trends. Problem solved.
Keep it traditional & you won’t go wrong !!
White quartz is out. It is not a warm color. It is blinding white. Warm stone patterns are in. The longer you live with your choices, the more likely they will return in a new way in the future. Unless you are selling, it doesn’t matter what’s in because it will be out very soon.
White can be warm or cool. I was choosing a Benjamin Moore white for upper cabinets. That’s when I discovered the cool and warm whites to complicate things even further. You’re right. Everything that’s out eventually comes back in.
Thank you thank you. Now I like a white kitchen, but no black hardware or granite. I've walked out of too many barn doors gray floors and all gray walls. $$$ to change.
Thanks for watching! Yeah more and more people are getting tired of that look for sure. Thanks for commenting.
You seem to have lots of experience and make valid points about how so many flips or rebuilds look alike. The grey flooring is a good example of this. Thanks for all the insight.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching.
Great video and totally agree with all 5 things not to do. Paint is definitely your friend 😊
Thank you for watching and the input on everything. Yes, Paint is always your friend for sure.
Quartz can be a natural material or a man made material. We were able to combine both in our kitchen which made the large area of countertops affordable and the two materials complementing each other really brings the kitchen to life. It did take a lot of time and diligence to find the two materials that blended so beautifully together. Just another option to consider. HTH
"Builder beige" is still the safest color for the walls of a house you are selling. Open shelves collect airborne grease and dust, so you'll have to wash anything that you want to use. I've seen black and white bathrooms, too, and they're boring. One or more black bathroom walls make it feel like a cave.
So happy GREY is out. Hated it
interesing video!
I feel like Sting of the Police is giving me home decorating advice.
Designers make their money pushing the next "trend" and anything you put in is already out of style according to them. Few people have the time or money to keep up with the latest trend, changing it out every couple years. Who has tens of thousands to do so?
I just finished my kitchen by myself, doing all the work, and went with white cabinets & black hardware and a pale accent color on the walls. My floors are hardwood and I refinished them with traditional medium oak color and gives the room warmth. It is classic and will never go out of style IMHO. Hardware is relatively easy to change, so ~$1000 and I can change it if/when I sell.
I also find white, while it shows dirt easier, actually makes you keep it cleaner in the long run. You notice and clean it up immediately.
Thank you for your comments and for watching.
I thought you were Sting in that thumbnail.
Sorry to disappoint you. LOL!!! thanks for watching the video and the comment. Needed a good laugh today.
I love the granite you showed in the video as the "upgraded" type (the countertops at 8:52 are stunning), and I really wanted granite in my new kitchen, but I couldn't find any that I liked locally so I went with marble. I also absolutely love brass, in particular satin or brushed brass (polished not so much, as I much prefer more matte finishes than shiny in general). I also much prefer a gold color over silver. I'm doing my entire kitchen with satin brass hardware and I think it's gorgeous. I'm remodeling my house for me, as I don't plan to sell any time soon or possibly ever, so I'm putting in things that I like.
Thank you for watching. I bet everything looks GREAT. I love to hear that people do these updates for themselves and thats how it should be. I appreciate you leaving your comments on your renovation. Good luck with it all and enjoy that house like you should!
Sounds beautiful to me. It is on trend though.
I bought a house that was flipped two years ago. It has greyish floors, grey walls, ugly poured concrete countertops, identical to a jail floor to the floor of a janitors closet, But it does have a horrible granite bathroom countertop the flipper put in. A barn door but it’s good because it’s to the laundry room and it’s a tight space so it acts like a pocket door. White cabinets with ugly brushed nickel pulls. I would love to have some open cabinets to let some light in. People don’t need a bunch of crap anyways. The guy also opened up the house so there was no wall between front room, kitchen and living-room then he framed out the place where a wall was with rustic stained lumber to give the opening a beam feel. That was great!. And lastly awful big grey tiles in the shower and floor. Yuck. Slowly getting rid of everything.
You still see alot of this but like you more and more people are tired of that look for sure. Good luck with your conversion.Thanks for your comments and watching the video.
Sadcto see flippers painting gorgeous still in great shape wood kitchen cabinets. Yes its dated but i hat seeing the gorgeous wood disppear under paintvwhennits not flawed. Especially in large kitchens, where there is a lot of cabinets. Ii dontvwaht tonsee then turn navy blue or grey.
I still think black granite is timeless and easy to maintain
Any color, style, material or product will be outdated in a couple of years. Live with your gray walls or white kitchen and don’t listen to all that crap. Any renovation to get rid of your outdated decor will also be outdated in three to five years.
Your voice is only coming through on left earphone and sound effects only on right earphone FYI
Thank you for letting me know on this. I will talk to my editor and see what happened. Thank you again for watching.
Yes, you are correct I contacted my editors to let them know that they did not balance the audio. Thank you again for pointing this out.
If gray painted walls are out, why have you been using it in your projects?
Gray anything in a home would be a reason not to buy it. Especially things like floors and cabinets. It’s depressing and cold.
"Millennial gray" needs to go away. Also barn doors.
Stop encouraging rabid negativity and consumerism, as if following every trend is important.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate your input, i actually thought i Promoted people to stick with the trends if they wanted as I actually use these in homes i rehab. No negativity intended, thanks again for watching.
@ Thank you for your reply. You are correct, the negativity wasn’t that bad, so I need to apologise. However, there are many people who ditch perfectly good items because they have been told they are not trendy, which is an awful waste of valuable resources. My response to your video should have been more measured, so, once again, sincere apologies.
@Annie-ez4ol Thank you for the reply. No reason to apologize as I totally understand what you mean. Lots of negative things out there and yes alot of people do things based upon others opinions. I still use all these in my projects and also tell my clients the same to use what they like and want. I was trying to convey the message that even though people say these types of things are out, its still ok to use them and they are still popular today. Anyway, thank you again for watching and the input I really do appreciate it.
@ Brilliant! Many thanks and kind regards.
Hey no problem at all, i appreciate your reply. :)
Homes become " dated" every few yrs to encourage expensive remodels
Grey wood does existing in real life, just because it doesn’t exist in America doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Grey ghost gum. Etc
No voice on this video 😢
Thank you for bringing this to my attention but the audio is working on my end so not sure what the deal is? I'll look into it more just to be sure. Thank you again.
I initially thought sound was muted but I can hear the sound effects you have added, just no voice.. 👍
I'm watching from the UK if that helps
Good advice... I watched while reading the transcript.. Thanks
Thank you for watching, I also appreciate the input. I will definitely get on this and see what is going on?
Who gives a bleep. The important thing is that what makes you happy. Besides, following trends isn’t trendy anymore.