I usually try to keep it positive around here, but I thought I'd try something different and fun to start the new year! I usually don't use the word ugly, but for this video and for some sofas, I made an exception! 😂 Don't take this too seriously - I love you all! Even if you love kitschy farmhouse! 👩🌾👨🌾❤️
I'm finding your design knowledge really helpful! (btw, I came to the comments section hoping to find a list of your sofa suggestions, as mentioned in the video.)
I was guilty of buying a “kitchen” sign and then when I brought it home my husband asked me if he should be concerned that I was going to forget where the kitchen was.....I returned it immediately.
That's like a day care classroom that has labeled everything for preschool children to teach them to read. A sign on the table that says 'table', a sign on a chair that says 'chair', and other signs in the classroom that say 'door', 'window', 'wall', etc.
My aunts house is like that it makes no sense I also don’t like them. They all say “country home” meanwhile she lives in a house in town with no yard 😆
You are SPOT on with every single one of these trends. I live in Manhattan so the double kitchen island had me rolling. Have you ever noticed that the bigger the kitchen the less people tend to ACTUALLY cook in them.
When a friend of mine renovated her kitchen she put in an beautiful extra large (wide) kitchen island where food could be prep'd and people could socialize. Instead of calling it an "island", she called it, her "continent" 😆 :)
I have a double island and it’s soooo nice to have space to work, spread stuff out and do things with the kids like crafts. It’s as big as a normal table, and I don’t regret it one bit.
The farmhouse kitsch signs have gotten totally out of control. It’s like the home has become a museum for an alien civilization to understand how we use our homes or something.
@@GypsyxDarling if it’s my house, I don’t want to be told what to do, so I don’t have these signs. I get to eat in my living room, and even my bedroom if I want to. Besides... ...if I “eat” in the kitchen, then what do I do in the dinning room? Someone needs to tell me! 😁
True - I also noticed every home that has the 'clean the bathroom lists' in wood signs without fail have the nastiest dirtiest bathrooms.... - dont see the signs working too well. Lol
My biggest design pet peeve is the neutral nursery. Your baby does not care how trendy their room looks! Your baby needs a functional, colorful room to learn and explore in and white walls with grey arrowhead blankets aren't gonna do that for ya.
I am not sure if this is scientifically true, but contrasting and bright colours should stimulate babies’ sense of perspective and space, so an all grey nursery would not only be sad, but nit stimulating enough
Or cats. I couldn't have open shelving even if I wanted to, cause my cats would literally walk all around my mugs and plates and I'd be perpetually picking up broken kitchenware from the floor.
@@diannt9583 Why would you want an all white kitchen anyway? That stuff is going to end up stained and discolored after a while. Especially with bigger families.
@@diannt9583 I want a monochrome kitchen because every one I've ever had growing up has usually been on the dingy side, XD. Also, you can always accent the room with other things. Grey/silver, white, and black pair well with pretty much everything, so maybe get like some red pot holders and dish towels, and some red cannisters for sugar, flour, and something else. Or a bowl of red apples. Or oranges (and they can totally be fake, lol). Or a vase of flowers. But I feel I could do more when a kitchen is a basic color than if the person decided to make it blue (though I do like most blues), or yellow, or olive green...or even a red kitchen. If you're moving into a new home, now you have to renovate the space to make it your own instead of just adding colorful accents to a good, if not "meh" kitchen. "Meh" can be spruced up, but I can't do crap except start all over when someone strongly imposed their favorite color all over the room, lol.
Only people who need these tacky farmhouse signs. In a kitchen with cathedral like dimensions it makes sense to have a sign with fridge or pantry or eat or cook above the specific area, otherwise they would get lost and starve. :-)
i don't know why youtube thought it should recommend this to a broke student living with whatever furniture she can find but this was very entertaining! 😂🤷🏼♀️
This comment is exactly the point behind my previous comment. People on a regular Joe budget decorate the way they do because its what they can afford. Not hating on the video. He has great ideas. That Farmhouse one kinda caught my attention.
The fact we put anything but fan above the stove is beyond me. It's always going to get residue all over it and it's mere existence makes my cooking area feel a lot smaller. Plus, the cabinets are hard to reach and I can't use my stove for balance when I'm trying to grab things out of it.
I was about to get my arse out of my marshmallow sofa to get a cup of coffee from one of my islands but then I looked up and saw a sign that says “relax”.
I must be pretty anti-social, 'cause I don't want people IN MY KITCHEN AT ALL while I'm chopping veggies. I'm workin' here! And also I'm deaf, so I'd have to lip-read people to follow conversations, and maybe I don't want to be doing that while I'm handling sharp knives and dealing with burny-hot surfaces. You guys just hang out in the other room and have fun, and I'll join you when I'm done. (In fairness, I have also never in my life had a kitchen that wasn't so tiny two people can't even pass each other without squishing.)
I have several interior decorating books from the 1940's. I constantly find myself going back to that era. The colours were beautiful, the kitchens were functional and fun. Going back a little further you can get into the fabulous art deco styles. I don't even bother with modern trends for the most part. The really good stuff has already been done.
I own bits of original furniture from the Victorian era to the 1980's, because my mom, a child of the depression, never gets rid of anything that survives multiple moves. I will eventually use and share a lot of it.
And in the past it used to be about something beautiful but always useful as well. Nowadays there are a lot of “aesthetic “ things but really úseles in real life like the “all open shelves” in the kitchen or maybe the white sofás 😑 like really, a white sofa?? Maybe with no babies, no pets and NO sitting down on it ever 🤓
I wouldn't say all the good stuff has already been done, minimalism and industrial is a good example of that. It's more the fact that there's a lot of crap being done that overshadows the good, because a lot of people are playing interior designers without even understanding the basic styles (victorian, art deco, mid-century, postmodernism and so on). In the 1940s interior design was done by professionals for magazines, which the public then read and made their homes look like. That's why older interior design seems so much better, they were done by professional who had a vision and an eye for design.
What I find funny about "farmhouse" decor is that I grew up literally on a farm, in a farmhouse, surrounded by other farms and farmhouses, and none of them looked like the ones decorated in "farmhouse decor". 😏
@@katrinamichelsen7806 It depends on where you are. My papa had cows, chickens, horses, pigs, etc. on 50 acres. All of the houses in his area were more like luxury wood cabins from the outside lol absolutely gorgeous, one story, almost no carpet because it was easier to clean since we don’t take our shit kickers off every time we walk in to grab things. Tan toned walls, tall ceilings (15-20ft), dark toned furniture. Nice wood-burning fireplace somewhere in the house. And grills... grills everywhere because we have big family get togethers lol but all around, very earthy toned so stains were less noticeable.
when selling my old house, we had to paint every single wall grey. it was a blank slate for the new owners, but it was like painting my past in greyscale. so when we moved into the new place I immediately bought a lush emerald green paint for my bedroom and it's the best thing in the world. I think we should all surround ourselves with whatever feels like home.
I agree. When we bought our house, it was all painted white. And flat interior as well, which I can't stand. My paint has to be semi gloss. We bought a different color for every room, even the laundry room, so now it feels like home. Color is better. (Jan Griffiths).
If I have to sell my house and all the rooms are in good condition, I’m just going to have a paint allowance, and that’s what I’d want for the house I’d purchase. While I don’t have anything that would be considered crazy, I refuse to paint my house a color I don’t like. And I don’t want to moving into a neutral grey, depressing, blah house.
I found signs like " Live Laugh Love" plain stupid in every home. Then I caved and made my own. Hung it in the bathroom. "Sit Shit Wipe". Am I trendy now?
@@victoriae725 Exactly! The thought that you can't close the door when frying something and absolutely everything smells like it afterwards freaks me out.
Yes, we bought a house with the dining in the kitchen and I hate it! When people come to dinner I have to carefully plan special menus that that mean there aren't lots of pans/mess about because I think it spoils the whole evening if you are surrounded by dirty dishes.
Our kitchen, eating space and living room is all on one and I HATE IT. I’m currently doing school from home and when I can’t stand my room anymore I do my work at the dining table... until my dad turns on the tv. Or until I realize that I’m 5 meters away from the fridge and could potentially get a snack real quick. Ugh.
Also, the cat hair. It goes EVERYWHERE!!! I don’t have a kitty myself, but my sisters fluffy monster is half Maine coon cat. I swear his mission in life is to insulate the entire house with his fur. It’s everywhere and all over everything. If you bring something new into the house, and he sees that it doesn’t have his hair on it yet, first thing he does is roll all over leaving behind a blanket of fur. He might be a little monster, but I love the little furry beast.
THANK YOU for critiquing the all-open shelving in kitchens. I was house hunting in spring & flippers seem to have adopted this awful trend. Gasp. Such a cheap cop-out to providing adequate kitchen storage.
when we were looking at our house, to buy, in multiple rooms was live, love, laugh signs, pillows, i said i get it, live, love, laugh...it was really ridiculous, we bought the house and i have not one live, love, laugh signs...don't need to be reminded
I found an image on... Tumblr or FB. And the caption is Mom: "Leave the damn sign in the kitchen where it belongs!" Dad: [photo] The photo is of a sign that says "You only live once - Lick the Bowl"... ...sitting over the toilet.
I'm over the trend of buying a bunch of big photography books and then leaving them on a table with a flower vase on top... Like, books are for read/observe not to put stuff on them 😆🙄
I screamed when you mentioned the grey and white trend. I see it everywhere and it drives me nuts. It makes a home look and feel like an institution (with the all white) and a prison when it’s all grey.
I just ordered a grey sectional couch (its like a medium shade on the warm side of grey). Should I be worried? I hate to be riding a trend, but the rest of my space is like warm neutrals/ whites/ woods/terracotta/ linen/ interesting textures. Im hoping to add some natural linen throw pillows to cut through the grayness. Im just too lumsy to get a white couch and a beige couch would make the space too uniform. I'd love some tips
Havent done majority of house in grey and white just my bedroom. For the big spaces, add wood tones and pops of other colors. Room doesnt have to feel cold. Just grey and white with ultramodern furniture will feel cold. I did my bedroom in the perfect light grey, not too warm , not too cold. Amazing lavender and grey/olive floral jacquard fabric curtains which i made. Floor is weathered plank with darker and lighter browns. A most welcome room.
@Deeds To The Deeder lolol. Not having been in jail i can't say it feels like that to me. However there are grays then there are grays. Darker ones can be oppressive. Many people make the mistake of picking a nice color that turns out far too dark for their space. If you go to a home improvement store, just look at the assortments of greys. There are warm greys which have more yellow and cool greys which have more white. Grey is considered a neutral color like white, beige. You can put so many things with it. A very soft and very light silvery grey i find soothing like gentle mist. ( it is not silver, just had in the name, i think . i searched for weeks and many stores to find what i liked. ) then i chose what i wanted to go in the room with it. Momma always said i was " picky as hell") lolol
I inherited this place, which has gorgeous, original golden oak cabinets/paneling from the 80s. Recently I tried to get golden oak closet doors and was surprised to be told they were "out of style." I shrugged and figured I'd just wait it out until people were sick of "trendy" white and grey everywhere. That didn't take long! See you in another 30 years!
My first apartment had it as the only upper storage. It was a nightmare. Since then I only have n8ce solid wood doors that keep the grime and dust out and hide all the clutter. Lifes too short to deal with the constant cleaning open shelves need.
I actually prefer it but have reduced the clutter to a minimum, throwing everything out that's superfluous. What is left is kept in baskets. Then again, I'm a trained chef and don't need many gadgets as long as I have my knives, a grater and a hand blender. And I deep-clean my kitchen at least once a month anyway because living on a farm and hence having to take care of our produce, I can't get around it anyway. Admittedly though, my kitchen is mainly a workspace where interior design is far from a priority. On top of that, I've always tried to stay away from trends and just did what felt comfortable and worked for me and once that's achieved, it can stay that way pretty much forever.
I feel like recently every youtubers house looks the exact same with the white on white on white with some gray accents and those mirror side tables lol
Yessss, oh thank you jesus someone finally understands! they all lack individuality and personality because their place always looks like a stock image template and not in a good way lol
And just now everyone is catching on to plants and boho, natural textures like it’s the thing they’ve loved and known all along lol replacing diamond chandelier with basket chandelier does not make you down to earth haha ; )
Amen on the farmhouse decor with words 😂 nothing irritates me more than finding something I like at the store only to turn it around and it says some kind of quote!
I would describe my style as farmhouse, my house is a 100 year old farmhouse. I've learned that antique stores, barn/estate sales and eBay are your best friend when it comes to actual farmhouse decor.
Or finding a pitcher or something I want to use and turning it around and seeing the word "milk." Dang it, it's a milk pitcher, it doesn't need to be labeled.
I’m not a fan of “open shelving especially near the stove” you would accumulate dust AND grease weekly- constant wipe! (been there) your other dis-likes I totally agree! 👍🏼
It's disgusting. Like, if you don't cook, and just want to show off a few cake stands and pitchers, it's fine. If you actually cook, open shelving is gross. Even if it's not near the stove, there is ambient grease and flour, and whatever that will get stuck to your stuff. The second I see open shelving in a kitchen, I immediately assume the person doesn't know how to cook anything beyond mac and cheese from a box.
As a professional cleaner, open shelving is THE WORST to clean. I've never seen it work in a practical way, yyou either have to clean it daily or it looks like crap
Every time I see open shelving I think, do these people just love dusting?? I also don’t get why you want pans hanging and visible all the time. Pans look gross after you’ve actually used them.
A kitchen that really gets used is going to get greasy dust on everything that is above head height. I don't even want to look on top of my refrigerator.
I actually have a pan and small pots hanging on an Ikea pin wall i have installed on the back wall of my kitchen. But actually only because I really have no where else to put them. But since I clean them after using, they never look gross. The open stuff, I use regularly so they get cleaned pretty often. I don’t see a problem there.
Oh it’s not just dust. Dust is in Swiffer commercials. What would collect on my open shelves is a greasy, fuzzy, sticky, layer of muck that would require engine degreaser and a power washer to remove...
Hey those random screws and bolts may be needed somehow someday right? I keep telling myself that two apartments and finally a house 2 weeks ago. The first drawer the family women helping us move in asked is which drawer will be the junk drawer, ah the time honored tradition.
🤣 I'm just wondering if anyone with "farmhouse" styled homes has ever set foot in an actual farmhouse because the farmhouses I grew up in (grandparents, great grands, etc.) look NOTHING like this trend. 😅
We live in an old farmhouse and when people see it , this is funny, they love my chipped, horrible, slanting floors...it cracks me up because it is very challenging to place furniture, cut trim, etc.. in a house that slopes 3 different ways...
My parents farm house was a mix of styles and time, victorian tea table, marble top 70s coffee table, 80s couches and bright red carpet, the kitchen was oak cabinets and plain white walls and countertops, The bathroom was that lovely 60s pea green bath and toliet, not to mention my mother painted the bathroom pale purple and had butterfly wall paper, my bed room was Pepto pink with lace curtains
@@clarebebbington9984 I don't like to face a wall when I work. I have two islands but mine are in a straight line, not stacked like an eleven/11. One long island would have been difficult to walk around, and there is no wall on the other side of the kitchen except for one with a floor to ceiling windows (and we have a mountain view) and then there is the opening to our large eat in area. So we had to have an islands to have work space. The previous owner had put in a penasula which I hated because it cut off the kitchen and was difficult to walk around. One one side was a bunch of chairs and the otherside was workspace and even worse it had two levels. I hated it. You must like galley kitchens (I do too) but that wouldn't work in my space at all. It is too open and choppy.
@@jwill6312 Is the other in the Caribbean? But really I have seen nice 2 island kitchens. I went to a nice Christmas party and the hostess had really cool things in her second island that she didn't need in her work triangle like an indoor grill and fridge drawers for fruit and drinks. I thought it was well designed. .
I have a weird obscure main floor bathroom down a dark little hallway that people are always saying “uh where’s your bathroom?” I bought a bright little white sign that’s vintage looking that says “Powder Room” and hung it above the door. voila! People can suddenly figure out where the bathroom is. I totally get it about the signs, but that one was worth it
In a previous house, our guest bathroom was a nautical theme and I put an anchor on the door and would tell guests,' it's the room with the anchor on the door'. When we moved into our current house, my husband who loves a nautical theme and anchors, suggested that an anchor on a bathroom door is a trend that just needs to go. We don't have anything on our guest bathroom now but with COVID 19, we haven't had any guests over at our house anyways.
I saw my first double kitchen island 30 years ago, and the owner that had it built, looked at me and said, "I don't know what I was thinking, I run myself ragged running around these islands!" She was trying to figure out how to tell her husband she wanted to remodel her new kitchen.
I 100% agree with your “not my style” philosophy!! As a visual artist, I feel like I’m constantly telling people art/music is subjective- there is no good/bad, it’s like saying a food is bad because you don’t like it, though others do ✌🏼
As a designer, I enjoy your design videos more than any others I've seen. I agree with you on virtually everything and it is the sign of a good designer when one can appreciate the aesthetic of the client. But I do have to tell you, my sister bought the marshmallow reclining sofas for her den - three of them - cupholders and all. With a 60" TV, I gotta say 8 people can be more comfortable than at a theater. Also, she'd had them all of two days when I dropped a fresh cup of coffee -cream and sugar- all over one seat. I was horrified at myself and she just laughed and said, "Grab a rag, it wipes right up!" She had already "christened" her own seat.
I love how a designer can articulate so clearly all the design trends that get under my skin. Hilarious watching him tip toe delicately around touchy subjects 🤣
Lately, a lady I just know by walking dogs told me that she wanted to change the decorations in her flat. Her idea of "brighten the mood" was "some white, grey and black". Wow, I couldn't think about anything more depressing...
I really enjoy some colour and I hate how in all kind of "make overs" everything is just blasted to death with neutrals. I get the benefits of neutrals on some pieces of furniture you want to keep using, move with and style for years to come. But wall colours, blankets, pillows, rugs etc. are a good way to add some happy or moody colours to give your space character. When I painted my current bedroom a yellowish green pastel it enhanced the space a lot. There was a nice contrast with the white beams of the roof and the space looked soooo much more open, welcoming and happy. I also enjoy a lot of organic textures and would love to see more of them.
@@maggiekeeler6967 Well, labelling food containers like tins with oats or tea/coffee and spice jars makes sense, as well as labelling preserves (item and date) but that's obviously serving a practical purpose. However, labelling a bowl, jug or whatever as such makes one wonder, whether the owner has some mental shortcomings. Also, an actual farmhouse kitchen is not a place where you'd want to have knickknacks because it's a workplace and the last thing one needs in there is useless stuff.
All those signs he mentioned are at Hobby Lobby *right now* and they're stupidly expensive too. Like.... $35 for a wooden sign that says "Live, Laugh, Love" ....Why?
Thank you Nick for 1) Not using the overused phrase "Let's get into it".... this phrase in my opinion has been OVERUSED!! and another reason you are terrific is using the phrase "It's not my style"... LOVE it, you are adorable. I really enjoy your soothing voice and advice.
I live in a standard Thai house, in a standard Thai village, on an stardard Thai island, in the Andaman Sea. When you come to our house, we'll set out a bamboo mat for you to sit on. I guarantee the food will be great, and the beer will be cold.
@@jawjagrrl That is awesome. We started growing our own Bird Chilis and lime about 2 years ago. You can taste the difference from store bought or even the market. Plus, you get the satisfaction of growing and eating your own ingredients.
Finally someone who speaks up about all white kitchens! All white feels less like a home and more like a hospital to me. I've never truly liked all white kitchens
All white or all gray feels like a hospital or Clinic to me. My husband & I passed over modern condos that are all designed like that in favor of a condo that’s a little older & has beautiful architectural details & a little more color.
I've lived in apartments and rentals my whole life and white and beige are the bane of my existence. I absolutely abhor it. I just want a cute house where I can have natural wood and actual colour. Please and thank you.
Kinda pretty to look at but I’m too lazy to keep it all clean. Husband does most of the cooking (empty nesters) and he flings and swings as he cooks 😂. Picture spaghetti sauce all over those beautiful cupboards. Not that I don’t clean up spaghetti sauce, but just picture it!
I don’t mind “gather” as much, but “eat” and “kitchen” are just a bit too much. Anyone who’s ever met me in person can tell you, I definitely don’t need some stupid, corny little signs telling me to eat or where to find the kitchen.
watching this as I sit in my mom's lounge in Morocco with muted pink, burgundy, and lilac furniture on top of gold wood frames lol, we simply don't do the white and gray rooms over here :D
My husband and I were house shopping a year ago and I got so unnerved by virtually every house we looked at, having the cheesy word signs all over the walls, that I actually said we should buy the first house we walk into that does NOT have one of these signs as a decor item. Let me tell you, it was soooo hard to find that house.
I just had the same experience! It turned out, after weeks of searching, that the only house we looked at that didn’t have word art was the one we bought...and, crazy! The owner was an interior designer who actually reminds me a lot of Nick. Moving in this week. (I did tease him about not having word art. He gave me a Look. Then we burst out laughing.)
Omg same! When we were buying our house I asked my husband "do we need to perform some sort of exorcism if we buy one of those houses with "live laugh love" plastered all over?" Lol luckily we got a house that was not redecorated since the 80s hahaha
I refused to have grey in my house when my partner and I went through colour choices two years ago. We went "ceiling white" on all the walls and trims, and warmer, dark floors. The only thing I'd change is going straight for a graphite/black carpet over the coffee brown, but we didn't want to pay the upgrade fee for carpet with a baby.
When we went house shopping years ago, the houses were all grey, white, beige, and PINK (of all colors!) Pink was especially favored in the bathrooms. The only thing worse than a pink bathroom was one that had been badly painted over in white, showing occasional random whorls of pink through the white. Take my word for it, when I say you don't realize just how badly its painted until you walk in there already feeling nauseated... and then it's too late for you.
@Caroline Andrus same here! I’m balancing it out though. I like my color in my living space and kitchen because I have neutral furniture, but I’m going for an off-white in my bedrooms.
My husband and I were the opposite. Our living room was a dark wine color and our bedroom was a poop gold color. We went with gray for the living room and a dark dramatic blue green for our bedroom and we love it. I think everyone has a preferred color spectrum even if they don't realize it. Some people like warm browns and reds while others like the cooler end of the spectrum.
I think the first time I saw it 5 years ago or so, I thought that it was cute, but then I saw it in a million houses and stores and I slowly lost my cuteness for it. Then one that said Pantry, or coffee bar. Looks cluttered.
"It's not for me, but that doesn't mean it's not for somebody else." Not just a healthy attitude towards art & design, but maybe for life in general! Agree to disagree!
Open shelving....oh my God! Who wants to eat from a dusty dish or have a coffee in a dusty mug? If you use it for decorative items it's fine, but for your dishes? And so much visual clutter...and yes for the farmhouse trend! I never really liked the houses with signs everywhere. They seem a little childish to me.
@@Nick_Lewis I think a lot of folks fail to realize that the open shelves they see on tv or in magazines have had stylists working on them for hours! Unless you are super type A (not me BTW! :)) it may not work for you!
Open shelving with restraint I think can work better with really small kitchen spaces. Sometimes too many overhead cupboards start to make a really small room too cramped. Industrial design might also have an argument with you on this one.
@@josephinebournes8212 not me. They’d have to washed before use simply I have a long haired cat and no amount of cleaning gets rid of the fur for more than a day. I like the look of open shelves but my cat keeps me from even considering them.
About 7 years ago I had a pantry with a “Pantry” sign on the door. My guy friend laughed and said “are you going to forget where it is?” I had a good laugh, I never thought of it like that! Haha
In my homes I've always gone for the clean lined, linear sofas and chairs. Recently while moving house we stayed in an Airbnb with an L-shaped, faux leather marshmallow sofa - truly hideous ... Omigod, I could barely manage to raise myself from it the entire month we were there ... I would have slept on it if my husband had allowed me ... I will never buy one - but perhaps I could insist on a vacation home with a marshmallow once or twice a year? Please?
Same. I used to have more stylish looking furniture, but was kind of glad when we had kids and they destroyed it all because you could never lay down comfortably. The arm rests were all about looks, not comfort. Now we have marshmallow sectional pieces with pillowy arm rests and recliners and I love it. I never cared for the cupholder pieces, though they probably come in handy to force some separation when your kids and pets all want to sit on top of you when there are like 5 other places they could sit.
As for the gray and white thing, I normally like gray and white for walls and furniture, and then have a lot of small pops of color like potted plants, artwork, cabinet door handles, books, etc. It makes it feel more personal and comfortable because your eyes are drawn to the small things that make it a real home.
ACTUAL Farmhouse: Wagon wheel. Oxen yolk. Hanging herbs. Smells like livestock. Rats in the grain silo. Jimmy lost his leg. Dad we're going to lose the farm. Please help us
I live on a farm, so I have a "for real" farmhouse kitchen. It looks nice, but it doesn't have kitsch all over it. Why? Because it's about FUNCTION. I can get all the chickens, cows, goats, et al, that I want, simply by stepping outside the door. All that bric-a-brac is nothing but more work. Dust is an irritating reality when you live on a dirt road - which is why open shelving is not a high priority here, either. LOL
First thing that went when we purchased our house was the "Live, Laugh, Love" stencil on the wall. We then hung up a prize winning quilt that my mother in law sewed. Better farmhouse look any day.
I *really* agree about the open shelving. In fact, a bunch of open shelving is very busy background noise that can actually stress you out more than you think about. Being able to close all your cupboards and drawers, so everything looks organised and clean very quickly, creates peace of mind.
OMFG when my mom bought her house she bought it in part because it had a gorgeous wood herringbone accent wall that stretched through the living room and kitchen. And the guy who was selling it told her that the real estate guy he had been talking to wanted to paint over the wall because it would make the house harder to sell. And just, what? Granted, it isn't a traditional herringbone wall since the wood is intentionally frayed and the stain is a deep red, but it adds so much personality to the house. Glad the previous owner refused to paint it over because otherwise the house would have been just your average cookie cutter rambler home.
It makes me wanna cry when I see what people do to beautiful features like that. I bought a house with natural cedar cathedral ceilings throughout then renovated it all except the ceilings. My neighbour told me I should paint the ceilings white. I took one look at what she was wearing and just said "There's no accounting for taste!"
The only reason I can think of a ugly recliner chair being excusable in this age is if a person is living in a small apartment. Those bulky things can basically become a 2nd bed if you have a friend that needs a place for the night.
I think I insulted the salesman at the furniture store when I told him I didn't want to look at anything that looked like "a dead elephant ". He went quiet for a second but understood exactly what I meant.
Houses that have been sitting on the market for months would say otherwise...there are some things that, like it or not, are universally appealing. Unless you don't mind continuing to live out of your house for a year or more after putting it on the market until you find that buyer that appreciates your unique flavor of your home, it's better to go simple with the style and allow the buyer to better envision themselves there as they're touring the rooms. Doesn't mean it has to look completely lifeless with nothing unique, but just try to find a happy medium, perhaps, between what's popular for the day, and what suits you.
trends in design (not just interior but in fashion, painting, product, etc) all have specific reasons why they come about. they become popular because the specific trend becomes commodified and capitalism is a thing. but even a "lack of trend" is in itself a kind of trend. i.e punk and grunge movements
Incredible and so sad, isn't it ? As if people feared to be themselves. Red is shocking, orange only for children and yellow ... it doesn't exist anymore in their lives...
@@belindaresor.78 When you look carefuly to Nicks background, the grey and white are there : he's giving good advices, but his own tastes are quite sad.
My friend's house is all white sofas, walls, wood, tables, rugs..everything!! And i feel really uncomfortable walking around there. Specially when I'm on my period lol 😂
@@gigiw.7650 lol I own one in FAKE leather that my husband had to have that he now says gives him a backache. So he uses my beautiful English roll arm sofa instead. I’m chucking the marshmallow 😂
We all work hard and pay so much to have a roof over our heads. I say design your living space to be what makes you comfortable, safe, happy and fits your needs; whatever trend that might be. Take care out there and this is shared with total kind intent.
I usually try to keep it positive around here, but I thought I'd try something different and fun to start the new year! I usually don't use the word ugly, but for this video and for some sofas, I made an exception! 😂 Don't take this too seriously - I love you all! Even if you love kitschy farmhouse! 👩🌾👨🌾❤️
Nick, I’m sitting here on my puffy reclining sofa, but I’m agreeing with you on all points. LoL 🤣👍
@@greeneyedlady7290 😂 I love that you have a sense of humour about it!
Just discovered your vlog, am already a fan, stay blessed.
I'm finding your design knowledge really helpful! (btw, I came to the comments section hoping to find a list of your sofa suggestions, as mentioned in the video.)
I love your video, Nick! Let's thank God he never made all grey and all white meadows! 😂
Happy New Year!❤️
Double kitchen islands reminds me of science rooms in high school.
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I haaateee them
I was guilty of buying a “kitchen” sign and then when I brought it home my husband asked me if he should be concerned that I was going to forget where the kitchen was.....I returned it immediately.
This made me laugh....
this had me dying
Almost pee in my pants laughing out loud and so hard 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol 🤣
Treat this man right. He’s a keeper.
The ridiculous literal signs everywhere like “eat” “kitchen” “home” drive me absolutely crazy.
That's like a day care classroom that has labeled everything for preschool children to teach them to read. A sign on the table that says 'table', a sign on a chair that says 'chair', and other signs in the classroom that say 'door', 'window', 'wall', etc.
OMG. I didn't even read your comment when I wrote mine!!! Almost identical.
Live Laugh Love
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My aunts house is like that it makes no sense I also don’t like them. They all say “country home” meanwhile she lives in a house in town with no yard 😆
@@zhmw lol at that point it would be so absurd that it could be cool
You are SPOT on with every single one of these trends. I live in Manhattan so the double kitchen island had me rolling. Have you ever noticed that the bigger the kitchen the less people tend to ACTUALLY cook in them.
He's talking about Florida Kens and karens
Not judging, but it might help to have two islands for keeping a kitchen kosher.
@Bradley Edwards she said Manhattan
Pretentious? ...just a tad.
Hiiiiiiii
When a friend of mine renovated her kitchen she put in an beautiful extra large (wide) kitchen island where food could be prep'd and people could socialize.
Instead of calling it an "island", she called it, her "continent" 😆 :)
Aww :)
"continent"! I love that! Never heard any use that term before, but it's so perfect!
I love that so muchhhh!
I love that she calls it that! I have an extra large one too, going to use this going forward.
People like that 😍😝
This is the first time I've heard of double islands and I'm appalled.
Hahahaha same here
Who the heck has room for a double island? I am struggling to find room for one.
Me too!
I have a double island and it’s soooo nice to have space to work, spread stuff out and do things with the kids like crafts. It’s as big as a normal table, and I don’t regret it one bit.
I don't know where you're from, but as a European to me this 'trend' seems to be an American thing. Never seen a European home with such a kitchen
The farmhouse kitsch signs have gotten totally out of control. It’s like the home has become a museum for an alien civilization to understand how we use our homes or something.
So funny and true
but how will ai remember where to E A T
I see so many of them in showroom apartments online, lol.
@@GypsyxDarling if it’s my house, I don’t want to be told what to do, so I don’t have these signs. I get to eat in my living room, and even my bedroom if I want to. Besides... ...if I “eat” in the kitchen, then what do I do in the dinning room? Someone needs to tell me! 😁
True - I also noticed every home that has the 'clean the bathroom lists' in wood signs without fail have the nastiest dirtiest bathrooms.... - dont see the signs working too well. Lol
My biggest design pet peeve is the neutral nursery. Your baby does not care how trendy their room looks! Your baby needs a functional, colorful room to learn and explore in and white walls with grey arrowhead blankets aren't gonna do that for ya.
I am not sure if this is scientifically true, but contrasting and bright colours should stimulate babies’ sense of perspective and space, so an all grey nursery would not only be sad, but nit stimulating enough
But that baby's going to love a blank canvas to draw on 😂
Open shelving is one of those things that are designed by people who don't have to clean them
That's what I thought too...
Or people who don't live on a fault line, like I do 🙋🏼♀️
Or cats. I couldn't have open shelving even if I wanted to, cause my cats would literally walk all around my mugs and plates and I'd be perpetually picking up broken kitchenware from the floor.
THANK YOU!
That or people who have never dusted in their life who're about to learn a hard lesson.
If I didn’t have a sign that says “Coffee Bar” over my coffee making area, I’d wander around my house for hours wondering where to go for coffee.
To be fair, I have “pantry” because visitors always open the basement for food 😜😄
A sign where the booze is stored could prove very helpful at times. Just sayin’...
Haha, you could give a new meaning to the term 'bathtub gin'.
We need more comments like this
Lol
this is basically an hgtv call out and i’m living for it
Right? Take a shot everytime the wife wants a "white kitchen" and you'll die of alcohol poisoning
I'm so tired of white/monochrome kitchens!
@@diannt9583 Why would you want an all white kitchen anyway? That stuff is going to end up stained and discolored after a while. Especially with bigger families.
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@@diannt9583 I want a monochrome kitchen because every one I've ever had growing up has usually been on the dingy side, XD. Also, you can always accent the room with other things. Grey/silver, white, and black pair well with pretty much everything, so maybe get like some red pot holders and dish towels, and some red cannisters for sugar, flour, and something else. Or a bowl of red apples. Or oranges (and they can totally be fake, lol). Or a vase of flowers. But I feel I could do more when a kitchen is a basic color than if the person decided to make it blue (though I do like most blues), or yellow, or olive green...or even a red kitchen. If you're moving into a new home, now you have to renovate the space to make it your own instead of just adding colorful accents to a good, if not "meh" kitchen. "Meh" can be spruced up, but I can't do crap except start all over when someone strongly imposed their favorite color all over the room, lol.
I work in a thrift shop. If I never see "live, laugh, love" again, I could die happy.
Lmaooo
Underrated comment!
I feel like making you a sign that says “if I never see live, laugh, love again, I could die happy” 😂
@@DebKiwi Love your irony!!😄😄😄
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Who’s kitchen is big enough for 2 islands??
Only people who need these tacky farmhouse signs. In a kitchen with cathedral like dimensions it makes sense to have a sign with fridge or pantry or eat or cook above the specific area, otherwise they would get lost and starve. :-)
I know people
Me watching this video knowing fully well I live in a 30m² apartment
A LOT of them! 😆
My aunt built a new house and has two islands, looks awkward
i don't know why youtube thought it should recommend this to a broke student living with whatever furniture she can find but this was very entertaining! 😂🤷🏼♀️
This comment is exactly the point behind my previous comment. People on a regular Joe budget decorate the way they do because its what they can afford. Not hating on the video. He has great ideas. That Farmhouse one kinda caught my attention.
My life story
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The majority of Americans can’t even afford an emergency nor to pay for their healthcare.
I think I’m here cause of the sims 4 lmao. Interior design is fun and man, I cringed so hard looking at a lot of these things.
“Farmhouse people don’t come after me” Yeah, because they can grab a pitchfork off the wall and really do some damage! :)
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Savage!!! 😂😈😂😈😂
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LOL. And I only say that when I mean it literally. (And I only say literally when I mean it literally.)
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My practical mind: "Why would someone put open shelving next to & above the stove?? That's a great way to make whatever's on the shelf disgusting."
The fact we put anything but fan above the stove is beyond me. It's always going to get residue all over it and it's mere existence makes my cooking area feel a lot smaller. Plus, the cabinets are hard to reach and I can't use my stove for balance when I'm trying to grab things out of it.
I have been served food at a dinner party from a plate that was on open shelving it was so gross I couldn't eat, the plate was greasy and sticky
I was about to get my arse out of my marshmallow sofa to get a cup of coffee from one of my islands but then I looked up and saw a sign that says “relax”.
Hahaha! 😂
Good one!!
I carry a small “breathe” sign around just in case I forget .. ya know... to breathe.
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@@Curiousever hahahahahahaha! Good one!
“I don’t want to be chopping veggies while my friends are having a party at the other island.” Haha I felt that
the fomo kitchen trend
I must be pretty anti-social, 'cause I don't want people IN MY KITCHEN AT ALL while I'm chopping veggies. I'm workin' here! And also I'm deaf, so I'd have to lip-read people to follow conversations, and maybe I don't want to be doing that while I'm handling sharp knives and dealing with burny-hot surfaces. You guys just hang out in the other room and have fun, and I'll join you when I'm done. (In fairness, I have also never in my life had a kitchen that wasn't so tiny two people can't even pass each other without squishing.)
Plus, if they were REAL friends, they would be over at your island helping you chop!
@@Maerahn very understandable. Sometimes I just want people out of my way lol
@@torydz I agree!
The double islands look like someone's hosting their own Great British Bake Off.
Omg that made me laugh so hard!
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I thought the same thing.
LMAO
#FFR Master chef
I have several interior decorating books from the 1940's. I constantly find myself going back to that era. The colours were beautiful, the kitchens were functional and fun. Going back a little further you can get into the fabulous art deco styles. I don't even bother with modern trends for the most part. The really good stuff has already been done.
I own bits of original furniture from the Victorian era to the 1980's, because my mom, a child of the depression, never gets rid of anything that survives multiple moves. I will eventually use and share a lot of it.
L. I couldn't agree more.
And in the past it used to be about something beautiful but always useful as well. Nowadays there are a lot of “aesthetic “ things but really úseles in real life like the “all open shelves” in the kitchen or maybe the white sofás 😑 like really, a white sofa?? Maybe with no babies, no pets and NO sitting down on it ever 🤓
I wouldn't say all the good stuff has already been done, minimalism and industrial is a good example of that. It's more the fact that there's a lot of crap being done that overshadows the good, because a lot of people are playing interior designers without even understanding the basic styles (victorian, art deco, mid-century, postmodernism and so on). In the 1940s interior design was done by professionals for magazines, which the public then read and made their homes look like. That's why older interior design seems so much better, they were done by professional who had a vision and an eye for design.
I’ve always grouped marshmallow sofas into the “dad after divorce” furniture category.
I might never stop laughing....
Literally my uncle
Marshmallow sofa or "the early 90s were my cool years" sofa...so gross
And the morbidly obese category for me.
Exactly!
What I find funny about "farmhouse" decor is that I grew up literally on a farm, in a farmhouse, surrounded by other farms and farmhouses, and none of them looked like the ones decorated in "farmhouse decor". 😏
'You mean you DON'T keep rusted, rotted wagon wheels and hang them up on the wall???'
What did they look like?
@@katrinamichelsen7806 It depends on where you are. My papa had cows, chickens, horses, pigs, etc. on 50 acres. All of the houses in his area were more like luxury wood cabins from the outside lol absolutely gorgeous, one story, almost no carpet because it was easier to clean since we don’t take our shit kickers off every time we walk in to grab things. Tan toned walls, tall ceilings (15-20ft), dark toned furniture. Nice wood-burning fireplace somewhere in the house. And grills... grills everywhere because we have big family get togethers lol but all around, very earthy toned so stains were less noticeable.
Oh yes! Where is the drawer full of various animal husbandry stuff? The elasterator, the syringes, the calf bolus tube!
Me too. Any my mom never had signs.
when selling my old house, we had to paint every single wall grey. it was a blank slate for the new owners, but it was like painting my past in greyscale. so when we moved into the new place I immediately bought a lush emerald green paint for my bedroom and it's the best thing in the world. I think we should all surround ourselves with whatever feels like home.
What is the name of the green you chose?
I agree. When we bought our house, it was all painted white. And flat interior as well, which I can't stand. My paint has to be semi gloss. We bought a different color for every room, even the laundry room, so now it feels like home. Color is better. (Jan Griffiths).
Yes and I'll have to strip the rose pink floral wallpapers from my house before I sell it. People are like "wallpaper!? Oh the horror!!!"
If I have to sell my house and all the rooms are in good condition, I’m just going to have a paint allowance, and that’s what I’d want for the house I’d purchase. While I don’t have anything that would be considered crazy, I refuse to paint my house a color I don’t like. And I don’t want to moving into a neutral grey, depressing, blah house.
@@douglasgriffiths3534 I agree! Every room flows but there is color everywhere in my house!
I found signs like " Live Laugh Love" plain stupid in every home. Then I caved and made my own. Hung it in the bathroom. "Sit Shit Wipe". Am I trendy now?
Ok, I'm dead 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 love that
Perfect! LOL I almost spit my coffee out.
lol this is hilarious
@@bettyboop1524 Sit Spit Wipe
I’m personally so over open-concept. Like the whole downstairs being ONE room. I have three kids, I need some separation!
Total agreement. Having the kitchen and eating space in the same room is convenient, but leave the living room out of it!
@@victoriae725 Exactly! The thought that you can't close the door when frying something and absolutely everything smells like it afterwards freaks me out.
Yes, we bought a house with the dining in the kitchen and I hate it! When people come to dinner I have to carefully plan special menus that that mean there aren't lots of pans/mess about because I think it spoils the whole evening if you are surrounded by dirty dishes.
Our kitchen, eating space and living room is all on one and I HATE IT. I’m currently doing school from home and when I can’t stand my room anymore I do my work at the dining table... until my dad turns on the tv. Or until I realize that I’m 5 meters away from the fridge and could potentially get a snack real quick. Ugh.
I think it should either be dinning room open to living room or dinning room open to kitchen. Not all three though loo
Shout out to the cats who made their owners second guess open shelving.
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Cats will always demand open shelving. They don't care about "trends," so why should we? 🐱🐱🐱
Open shelving, counters, dining room tables, sharing a space with a cat. 😂 Jk love my kitty.
Also, the cat hair. It goes EVERYWHERE!!! I don’t have a kitty myself, but my sisters fluffy monster is half Maine coon cat. I swear his mission in life is to insulate the entire house with his fur. It’s everywhere and all over everything. If you bring something new into the house, and he sees that it doesn’t have his hair on it yet, first thing he does is roll all over leaving behind a blanket of fur.
He might be a little monster, but I love the little furry beast.
And having a Christmas tree 🎄! 😂😂
When I worked at a particular residential design firm we'd call those massive over-the-top islands "Autopsy Tables."
Interior designers have a dark, twisted sense of humour, who knew?
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LOL those really look like that XD
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THANK YOU for critiquing the all-open shelving in kitchens. I was house hunting in spring & flippers seem to have adopted this awful trend. Gasp. Such a cheap cop-out to providing adequate kitchen storage.
I’m so glad someone finally spoke out about all white all grey everything.
As soon as it’s on Flip shows means it’s overdone
Seriously. There's a place for it but my God, every makeover youtube channel or home channel does this and it has become sooo boring.
@@malorie8557 exactly
Yes enough already with the gray and white!!🛑🚫🛑
@@groovins9641 and the crazy part is the bragging. Ummmm... Okay you did the absolute least, how is this impressive?😂😂😂
There's a special place in hell for those "live, love, laugh" signs
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when we were looking at our house, to buy, in multiple rooms was live, love, laugh signs, pillows, i said i get it, live, love, laugh...it was really ridiculous, we bought the house and i have not one live, love, laugh signs...don't need to be reminded
Decorative signs with cozy phrases in general are just stupid. They need to go away forever.
They aren't visible in hell for very long, as the make excellent kindling.
Hahaha you're right I agree
I will put a sign in my kitchen that says "Not a bedroom."
One in a beautiful distressed frame by the sink saying” not a toilet”
Anyone who sees it will think, "What the hell happened in here."
This made me laugh..
Or a sign in the living room that says “disperse”
I found an image on... Tumblr or FB. And the caption is
Mom: "Leave the damn sign in the kitchen where it belongs!"
Dad: [photo]
The photo is of a sign that says "You only live once - Lick the Bowl"...
...sitting over the toilet.
I'm over the trend of buying a bunch of big photography books and then leaving them on a table with a flower vase on top... Like, books are for read/observe not to put stuff on them 😆🙄
I screamed when you mentioned the grey and white trend. I see it everywhere and it drives me nuts. It makes a home look and feel like an institution (with the all white) and a prison when it’s all grey.
I just ordered a grey sectional couch (its like a medium shade on the warm side of grey). Should I be worried? I hate to be riding a trend, but the rest of my space is like warm neutrals/ whites/ woods/terracotta/ linen/ interesting textures. Im hoping to add some natural linen throw pillows to cut through the grayness. Im just too lumsy to get a white couch and a beige couch would make the space too uniform. I'd love some tips
Havent done majority of house in grey and white just my bedroom. For the big spaces, add wood tones and pops of other colors. Room doesnt have to feel cold. Just grey and white with ultramodern furniture will feel cold. I did my bedroom in the perfect light grey, not too warm , not too cold. Amazing lavender and grey/olive floral jacquard fabric curtains which i made. Floor is weathered plank with darker and lighter browns. A most welcome room.
@Deeds To The Deeder lolol. Not having been in jail i can't say it feels like that to me. However there are grays then there are grays. Darker ones can be oppressive. Many people make the mistake of picking a nice color that turns out far too dark for their space. If you go to a home improvement store, just look at the assortments of greys. There are warm greys which have more yellow and cool greys which have more white. Grey is considered a neutral color like white, beige. You can put so many things with it. A very soft and very light silvery grey i find soothing like gentle mist. ( it is not silver, just had in the name, i think . i searched for weeks and many stores to find what i liked. ) then i chose what i wanted to go in the room with it. Momma always said i was " picky as hell") lolol
Especially if you live in a dreary climate.
@@Yahsbsuq I personally like grey mixed with neutrals it can look nice.
The mention of the “Live. Laugh. Love” sign got me.
Lol I love your screen name😂
What was the worst thing about prison? Was it the dementors?
I live in Europe and can’t imagine a kitchen with even one island.
Haha! so true! our houses here are simply not that huge.
So true!
feel the same in asia
I cant imagine a kitchen without one.
Americans like to take up ALL the space. And some of yours too. 😆 (also I’m American)
I inherited this place, which has gorgeous, original golden oak cabinets/paneling from the 80s. Recently I tried to get golden oak closet doors and was surprised to be told they were "out of style." I shrugged and figured I'd just wait it out until people were sick of "trendy" white and grey everywhere.
That didn't take long! See you in another 30 years!
Open shelving is honestly such a pain. Needs to be constantly cleaned.
My first apartment had it as the only upper storage. It was a nightmare. Since then I only have n8ce solid wood doors that keep the grime and dust out and hide all the clutter. Lifes too short to deal with the constant cleaning open shelves need.
I wish someone would have told me that 5 years ago when we got rid of our cabinet doors. Hate it!
All the grease flyi g in a kitchen, especially around the stove. Yuck!
@@tammarastephens3728 I'm currently getting rid of mine!
I actually prefer it but have reduced the clutter to a minimum, throwing everything out that's superfluous. What is left is kept in baskets. Then again, I'm a trained chef and don't need many gadgets as long as I have my knives, a grater and a hand blender. And I deep-clean my kitchen at least once a month anyway because living on a farm and hence having to take care of our produce, I can't get around it anyway. Admittedly though, my kitchen is mainly a workspace where interior design is far from a priority. On top of that, I've always tried to stay away from trends and just did what felt comfortable and worked for me and once that's achieved, it can stay that way pretty much forever.
me: *has no interest or experience in interior design*
also me: hell yeah go off king
I feel like recently every youtubers house looks the exact same with the white on white on white with some gray accents and those mirror side tables lol
Yessss, oh thank you jesus someone finally understands! they all lack individuality and personality because their place always looks like a stock image template and not in a good way lol
And just now everyone is catching on to plants and boho, natural textures like it’s the thing they’ve loved and known all along lol replacing diamond chandelier with basket chandelier does not make you down to earth haha ; )
@@DisappearingBunny exactly!! they are so boring and predictable
@@somnolentverve2183 they act like sheep
Don't forget the brass details, macramé, and "feather-duster" dried plant bouquet haha. Can't stand it.
"just because it's an alliteration, does not make it okay" is my new favourite quote
Amen on the farmhouse decor with words 😂 nothing irritates me more than finding something I like at the store only to turn it around and it says some kind of quote!
Oh my gosh I've been there! Oh this vase is cute! * turns it around * Oh... Live, Laugh, Love...
I would describe my style as farmhouse, my house is a 100 year old farmhouse. I've learned that antique stores, barn/estate sales and eBay are your best friend when it comes to actual farmhouse decor.
Or finding a pitcher or something I want to use and turning it around and seeing the word "milk." Dang it, it's a milk pitcher, it doesn't need to be labeled.
Look up “live laugh love song Tik Tok” on TH-cam (posted by Cassie T) that plays in my mind every time I see word decor it’s a banger
I just helped my son decorate his living room in modern farmhouse, I could not believe everything with words on them....
I’m not a fan of “open shelving especially near the stove” you would accumulate dust AND grease weekly- constant wipe! (been there) your other dis-likes I totally agree! 👍🏼
It's disgusting. Like, if you don't cook, and just want to show off a few cake stands and pitchers, it's fine. If you actually cook, open shelving is gross. Even if it's not near the stove, there is ambient grease and flour, and whatever that will get stuck to your stuff. The second I see open shelving in a kitchen, I immediately assume the person doesn't know how to cook anything beyond mac and cheese from a box.
I love the look of open shelving but I can't bear the thought of flies landing on dog shit then landing on my crockery and cups 🤢🤢🤢
As a professional cleaner, open shelving is THE WORST to clean. I've never seen it work in a practical way, yyou either have to clean it daily or it looks like crap
Every time I see open shelving I think, do these people just love dusting?? I also don’t get why you want pans hanging and visible all the time. Pans look gross after you’ve actually used them.
A kitchen that really gets used is going to get greasy dust on everything that is above head height. I don't even want to look on top of my refrigerator.
@@LQOTW lol, I have to clean mine on a regular basis! 😉
I actually have a pan and small pots hanging on an Ikea pin wall i have installed on the back wall of my kitchen. But actually only because I really have no where else to put them. But since I clean them after using, they never look gross. The open stuff, I use regularly so they get cleaned pretty often. I don’t see a problem there.
Oh it’s not just dust. Dust is in Swiffer commercials. What would collect on my open shelves is a greasy, fuzzy, sticky, layer of muck that would require engine degreaser and a power washer to remove...
@@rebeccacarraway480 YEEEEESSSSS!
I love that it's universally known that as an adult you have a dedicated junk drawer. Specifically in the kitchen🤣
Hey those random screws and bolts may be needed somehow someday right? I keep telling myself that two apartments and finally a house 2 weeks ago. The first drawer the family women helping us move in asked is which drawer will be the junk drawer, ah the time honored tradition.
I have a junk drawer in every room shhhh.. 😂😁
@@Allannah_Of_Rome You are not alone my friend!😂
"I Don't think you need a sign that says "kitchen" over your kitchen in an 800sqft condo" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 best comment of the video lol
Don’t know, some people can’t find their own front door (in their defence, they are usually drunk when that happens)😜
Or “EAT”
@@bandbporter YES I was thinking the same thing. I know several friends who have EAT in there kitchen. It feels so silly to me.
I was laughing out loud so hard to that comment.
I JUST said this to a friend of mine today - why are people labeling their rooms? Do they actually get lost in their house?
Concerning farmhouse style-I don’t want my house to look like I’m walking into Hobby Lobby.
It became like the IKEA effect
Yes!!! I went there before Christmas and saw so much farmhouse style and those signs. So many. 😒
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🤣 I'm just wondering if anyone with "farmhouse" styled homes has ever set foot in an actual farmhouse because the farmhouses I grew up in (grandparents, great grands, etc.) look NOTHING like this trend. 😅
We live in an old farmhouse and when people see it , this is funny, they love my chipped, horrible, slanting floors...it cracks me up because it is very challenging to place furniture, cut trim, etc.. in a house that slopes 3 different ways...
@@madamedennis6726 us too. 💛
Haha, I was thinking the same thing. None of that farmhouse tat in a real farmhouse.
My parents farm house was a mix of styles and time, victorian tea table, marble top 70s coffee table, 80s couches and bright red carpet, the kitchen was oak cabinets and plain white walls and countertops,
The bathroom was that lovely 60s pea green bath and toliet, not to mention my mother painted the bathroom pale purple and had butterfly wall paper, my bed room was Pepto pink with lace curtains
Right!? When did farmhouse mean white everything? Farms are dirty and muddy, no one would want white everywhere if they actually lived on a farm.
“You’re not an Applebee’s” 😂 love it. And can’t agree more about being sick of farm house kitsch.
two islands are just an extra counter to pile stuff on and avoid cleaning
I think that about all islands
@@clarebebbington9984 hahaha so true any surface is really just to hold piles of stuff you don't know what to do with!
@@clarebebbington9984 I don't like to face a wall when I work. I have two islands but mine are in a straight line, not stacked like an eleven/11. One long island would have been difficult to walk around, and there is no wall on the other side of the kitchen except for one with a floor to ceiling windows (and we have a mountain view) and then there is the opening to our large eat in area. So we had to have an islands to have work space. The previous owner had put in a penasula which I hated because it cut off the kitchen and was difficult to walk around. One one side was a bunch of chairs and the otherside was workspace and even worse it had two levels. I hated it. You must like galley kitchens (I do too) but that wouldn't work in my space at all. It is too open and choppy.
Oh yeah? Well I have 3 islands...and 2 in my kitchen. 😏
@@jwill6312 Is the other in the Caribbean?
But really I have seen nice 2 island kitchens. I went to a nice Christmas party and the hostess had really cool things in her second island that she didn't need in her work triangle like an indoor grill and fridge drawers for fruit and drinks. I thought it was well designed. .
I have a weird obscure main floor bathroom down a dark little hallway that people are always saying “uh where’s your bathroom?”
I bought a bright little white sign that’s vintage looking that says “Powder Room” and hung it above the door. voila! People can suddenly figure out where the bathroom is. I totally get it about the signs, but that one was worth it
Right. But if you put the sign inside the bathroom you'd be guilty of what he's saying.
In a previous house, our guest bathroom was a nautical theme and I put an anchor on the door and would tell guests,' it's the room with the anchor on the door'. When we moved into our current house, my husband who loves a nautical theme and anchors, suggested that an anchor on a bathroom door is a trend that just needs to go. We don't have anything on our guest bathroom now but with COVID 19, we haven't had any guests over at our house anyways.
"Oh, what? You have an island? Well, I have an... archipelago!"
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You win the comments
Archipelago🤣. Love it
Lol
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I saw my first double kitchen island 30 years ago, and the owner that had it built, looked at me and said, "I don't know what I was thinking, I run myself ragged running around these islands!" She was trying to figure out how to tell her husband she wanted to remodel her new kitchen.
Love how you tried so hard to be polite and not say the word “ugly” and then just couldn’t help yourself!
exactly. SO FUN TO WATCH LOL
Lolololol
I 100% agree with your “not my style” philosophy!! As a visual artist, I feel like I’m constantly telling people art/music is subjective- there is no good/bad, it’s like saying a food is bad because you don’t like it, though others do ✌🏼
Totally true! I appreciate art in all its forms! Even if it’s not for me.
The double island looks like someone accidentally copy pasted
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Yes! You nailed it.
Sims 🤣
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👌 gold
As a designer, I enjoy your design videos more than any others I've seen. I agree with you on virtually everything and it is the sign of a good designer when one can appreciate the aesthetic of the client.
But I do have to tell you, my sister bought the marshmallow reclining sofas for her den - three of them - cupholders and all. With a 60" TV, I gotta say 8 people can be more comfortable than at a theater. Also, she'd had them all of two days when I dropped a fresh cup of coffee -cream and sugar- all over one seat. I was horrified at myself and she just laughed and said, "Grab a rag, it wipes right up!" She had already "christened" her own seat.
The double islands remind of like a cooking show. Like are we having a cook off or something?!
OMG! yes. I was thinking " Are they setting up for Master Chef competition?" Lmao!!!!
Lmaooo
I love how a designer can articulate so clearly all the design trends that get under my skin. Hilarious watching him tip toe delicately around touchy subjects 🤣
Lately, a lady I just know by walking dogs told me that she wanted to change the decorations in her flat. Her idea of "brighten the mood" was "some white, grey and black". Wow, I couldn't think about anything more depressing...
I really enjoy some colour and I hate how in all kind of "make overs" everything is just blasted to death with neutrals. I get the benefits of neutrals on some pieces of furniture you want to keep using, move with and style for years to come. But wall colours, blankets, pillows, rugs etc. are a good way to add some happy or moody colours to give your space character. When I painted my current bedroom a yellowish green pastel it enhanced the space a lot. There was a nice contrast with the white beams of the roof and the space looked soooo much more open, welcoming and happy. I also enjoy a lot of organic textures and would love to see more of them.
“You’re not an Applebee’s 🤣” - my first thought was that the double island seems like a grandiose way to turn your house into a cafeteria 🤷🏽♀️
It also looks awkward and inefficient.
You also have to go all around the first island to get to the other one.. very unpractical to me
why turn a large kitchen space into a galley kitchen??
You all TOTALLY GET IT. 💯
Bwahah! I laughed so hard at this!!! Off the cafeteria reference! Hilarious
"Oh you have one island? I have an archipelago."
haha
LOL!!!
The farmhouse sign that says “eat” placed in a kitchen. Thanks. I’d never figured that out.
Ugh yes. And "gather" I can't with gather
I would not know what to do in a room or how to feel, if it wasn’t for those signs!
I also can't stand Farmhouse decor that actually has the word "farmhouse" on it🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ just why
That plus the labeling of EVERYTHING. I don't get it.
Exactly growing up on a farm, we never had all these signs and stuff in our house...you never see "condo" word decor...lol
@@maggiekeeler6967 Well, labelling food containers like tins with oats or tea/coffee and spice jars makes sense, as well as labelling preserves (item and date) but that's obviously serving a practical purpose. However, labelling a bowl, jug or whatever as such makes one wonder, whether the owner has some mental shortcomings. Also, an actual farmhouse kitchen is not a place where you'd want to have knickknacks because it's a workplace and the last thing one needs in there is useless stuff.
@@TDW8964 Living on a small farm, we don't have either and the kitchen's main purpose is to be practical not to look decorative.
All those signs he mentioned are at Hobby Lobby *right now* and they're stupidly expensive too. Like.... $35 for a wooden sign that says "Live, Laugh, Love" ....Why?
“You don’t need plastic cup holders built into your chair” I need this on a t shirt.
I hope you understand the irony in what you said.
@@aoutsky right? On a bumper sticker too?
Cup holders in cars, yes, sofas, no, unless your room is a movie theater
the cup in the chairs is okay for outdoor camping chairs but that's all
Thank you Nick for 1) Not using the overused phrase "Let's get into it".... this phrase in my opinion has been OVERUSED!! and another reason you are terrific is using the phrase "It's not my style"... LOVE it, you are adorable. I really enjoy your soothing voice and advice.
I live in a standard Thai house, in a standard Thai village, on an stardard Thai island, in the Andaman Sea. When you come to our house, we'll set out a bamboo mat for you to sit on. I guarantee the food will be great, and the beer will be cold.
I’m coming to your house? Yippeee!!!
My dream. Tropical sunshine, fresh food, and I’m in heaven.
Let us know what time supper is. And we will bring something to add to the meal. Thank you
That sounds amazing
Sounds wonderful! I love authentic thai cooking with fresh ingredients. We grow our own bittermelon after trying it courtesy of a thai cook we know :)
@@jawjagrrl That is awesome. We started growing our own Bird Chilis and lime about 2 years ago. You can taste the difference from store bought or even the market. Plus, you get the satisfaction of growing and eating your own ingredients.
Imagine having "shit, laugh, love" in your bathroom
That’s actually funny. Haha
“Shit, Wipe, Wash” LOL
I was in a friends house and in the bathroom there was a picture frame that said If you Sprinkle when you Tinkle Please be Neat and Wipe Seat😩😩
"shit, shower, shave" lol
Maybe one over the toilet that says "Nice butt" 😂
Finally someone who speaks up about all white kitchens! All white feels less like a home and more like a hospital to me. I've never truly liked all white kitchens
All white or all gray feels like a hospital or Clinic to me. My husband & I passed over modern condos that are all designed like that in favor of a condo that’s a little older & has beautiful architectural details & a little more color.
White and grey is nice but must have splashes of color mixed in. Otherwise, it looks cold and institutional.
White kitchens are nice if you never cook or clean them. The best part of a white kitchen is the day you buy it and the day you sell your house.
I've lived in apartments and rentals my whole life and white and beige are the bane of my existence. I absolutely abhor it. I just want a cute house where I can have natural wood and actual colour. Please and thank you.
Kinda pretty to look at but I’m too lazy to keep it all clean. Husband does most of the cooking (empty nesters) and he flings and swings as he cooks 😂. Picture spaghetti sauce all over those beautiful cupboards. Not that I don’t clean up spaghetti sauce, but just picture it!
Nick is ONE person who talks interior with perfect sense I can resonate with ALWAYS. Like my spokesperson!
If I ever see another house with the wood “gather,” or “eat” signs, I’m going to scream!
I’m guilty 😂 the weird thing is I agree with you but yet I have the “eat” sign in my kitchen 😆
I don’t mind “gather” as much, but “eat” and “kitchen” are just a bit too much. Anyone who’s ever met me in person can tell you, I definitely don’t need some stupid, corny little signs telling me to eat or where to find the kitchen.
watching this as I sit in my mom's lounge in Morocco with muted pink, burgundy, and lilac furniture on top of gold wood frames lol, we simply don't do the white and gray rooms over here :D
I would like to see a photo of that!
@@cynthianolder5344 I am not sure if I can dm a picture on youtube, you can send me your ig handle and I will gladly share a picture :)
“Just because it’s alliteration, doesn’t make it OK.” 😂😂😂. That just earned you my subscription.
He got me there too. Just subbed.
Me too. Lol.
Me too. He's my people!
Haha same
Same!
My husband and I were house shopping a year ago and I got so unnerved by virtually every house we looked at, having the cheesy word signs all over the walls, that I actually said we should buy the first house we walk into that does NOT have one of these signs as a decor item. Let me tell you, it was soooo hard to find that house.
I feel your pain.
I just had the same experience! It turned out, after weeks of searching, that the only house we looked at that didn’t have word art was the one we bought...and, crazy! The owner was an interior designer who actually reminds me a lot of Nick. Moving in this week. (I did tease him about not having word art. He gave me a Look. Then we burst out laughing.)
Omg same! When we were buying our house I asked my husband "do we need to perform some sort of exorcism if we buy one of those houses with "live laugh love" plastered all over?" Lol luckily we got a house that was not redecorated since the 80s hahaha
@@IncandescentLightbulb00 I guess in the 80s we didn’t know how to live, love or laugh.
My husband and I had the same experience with sliding barn doors. They were everywhere. Ugh.
I’m with you on the farmhouse signs like “Laundry” 😩
Amen
As if we need directional signs 🪧 in our own homes.
Lean into timeless
Just like fashion
Hahaha what if I can’t find the laundry LOL?
Everyone that has a cricut, has a “Laundry” and “kitchen” sign. 😂
Wash rinse repeat lol
🤸♂️LIVE🤸♀️ 😂LAUGH🤣 💞LOVE 💕
My wife and I are buying a house. Almost everything we've looked at has grey everywhere. It's making me hate grey altogether.
I refused to have grey in my house when my partner and I went through colour choices two years ago. We went "ceiling white" on all the walls and trims, and warmer, dark floors. The only thing I'd change is going straight for a graphite/black carpet over the coffee brown, but we didn't want to pay the upgrade fee for carpet with a baby.
When we went house shopping years ago, the houses were all grey, white, beige, and PINK (of all colors!) Pink was especially favored in the bathrooms. The only thing worse than a pink bathroom was one that had been badly painted over in white, showing occasional random whorls of pink through the white. Take my word for it, when I say you don't realize just how badly its painted until you walk in there already feeling nauseated... and then it's too late for you.
They painted my house all grey before I moved in. Ever single room the same cool grey. Now my house is mostly shades of blue and green.
@Caroline Andrus same here! I’m balancing it out though. I like my color in my living space and kitchen because I have neutral furniture, but I’m going for an off-white in my bedrooms.
My husband and I were the opposite. Our living room was a dark wine color and our bedroom was a poop gold color. We went with gray for the living room and a dark dramatic blue green for our bedroom and we love it. I think everyone has a preferred color spectrum even if they don't realize it. Some people like warm browns and reds while others like the cooler end of the spectrum.
The two islands... I didn't even know that was a thing... I'm just... baffled. In a bad way.
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Right!!!
I do not even have one😂
@@josje26 same 😂😂😂
@@josje26 Neither do I. Which makes it double hilarious! God bless & Happy New Year
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Finally someone else who shares my deep & passionate hatred for Live, Laugh, Love signs. :') I gag anytime I see tacky signs in someone's house.
I think the first time I saw it 5 years ago or so, I thought that it was cute, but then I saw it in a million houses and stores and I slowly lost my cuteness for it. Then one that said Pantry, or coffee bar. Looks cluttered.
"It's not for me, but that doesn't mean it's not for somebody else." Not just a healthy attitude towards art & design, but maybe for life in general! Agree to disagree!
Open shelving....oh my God! Who wants to eat from a dusty dish or have a coffee in a dusty mug? If you use it for decorative items it's fine, but for your dishes? And so much visual clutter...and yes for the farmhouse trend! I never really liked the houses with signs everywhere. They seem a little childish to me.
Right?! Cure ceramics - fine. Your kids Dora the Explorer plastic bowls? Hide that stuff!
@@Nick_Lewis I think a lot of folks fail to realize that the open shelves they see on tv or in magazines have had stylists working on them for hours! Unless you are super type A (not me BTW! :)) it may not work for you!
You'd simply rinse off the dishware 🤔 before using
Open shelving with restraint I think can work better with really small kitchen spaces. Sometimes too many overhead cupboards start to make a really small room too cramped.
Industrial design might also have an argument with you on this one.
@@josephinebournes8212 not me. They’d have to washed before use simply I have a long haired cat and no amount of cleaning gets rid of the fur for more than a day. I like the look of open shelves but my cat keeps me from even considering them.
About 7 years ago I had a pantry with a “Pantry” sign on the door. My guy friend laughed and said “are you going to forget where it is?” I had a good laugh, I never thought of it like that! Haha
I put a pantry sign because i have two doors one leading to our basement and everyone ALWAYS chose the wrong door ! I was trying to helppppp😩
I sometimes forget words and pantry is one my poor fogged up brain could probably use the assistance remembering lol
The comfort of those marshmallow sofas is unmatched. I’ll stomach the heavy and outdated look just to feel like I’m napping on a giant marshmallow 😂
I'll at least take the marshmallow recliners. Those are awesome.
In my homes I've always gone for the clean lined, linear sofas and chairs. Recently while moving house we stayed in an Airbnb with an L-shaped, faux leather marshmallow sofa - truly hideous ...
Omigod, I could barely manage to raise myself from it the entire month we were there ... I would have slept on it if my husband had allowed me ... I will never buy one - but perhaps I could insist on a vacation home with a marshmallow once or twice a year? Please?
I’m torn between comfort and chic! Will need to compromise or have one of each.
Same. I used to have more stylish looking furniture, but was kind of glad when we had kids and they destroyed it all because you could never lay down comfortably. The arm rests were all about looks, not comfort. Now we have marshmallow sectional pieces with pillowy arm rests and recliners and I love it. I never cared for the cupholder pieces, though they probably come in handy to force some separation when your kids and pets all want to sit on top of you when there are like 5 other places they could sit.
Its a real problem! Ive reached the age where i dont want to sit up straight on the sofa . I want to lean back and be comfortable
As for the gray and white thing, I normally like gray and white for walls and furniture, and then have a lot of small pops of color like potted plants, artwork, cabinet door handles, books, etc. It makes it feel more personal and comfortable because your eyes are drawn to the small things that make it a real home.
I love it! It gives me this serene feeling... like relaxing at the beach.. i dunno 🤷🏻♀️ i like it more than anything overly dark.. including floors
as soon as i saw double kitchen islands i said out loud "that some rich people shit" 🙃
exacly wtf is that
I actually liked the look of it (and never seen in real life that I remember), but agree with the rich people thing
Lifestyles of the rich and tasteless.
Can’t buy good taste hahaha
Oh no not the “live laugh love” signs 😂 🥴
i just got tired of mine and hauled them to goodwill!
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I have them!
That was just in the new progressive commercial with Dr.Rick who tries to prevent you from becoming your parents 🤣
These have ALWAYS been detestable 😂
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double kitchen island. I’m just impressed by the size of the kitchens that can even fit that
I like mid century. It's colorful without being offensive to the eyes and blends old style with the new.
ACTUAL Farmhouse:
Wagon wheel. Oxen yolk. Hanging herbs. Smells like livestock. Rats in the grain silo. Jimmy lost his leg. Dad we're going to lose the farm. Please help us
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Farm kids can read.
Don't need Eve turned into giant flash card
This is my absolute favourite comment of the day haha
Funny and sad...
I live on a farm, so I have a "for real" farmhouse kitchen.
It looks nice, but it doesn't have kitsch all over it. Why? Because it's about FUNCTION.
I can get all the chickens, cows, goats, et al, that I want, simply by stepping outside the door.
All that bric-a-brac is nothing but more work. Dust is an irritating reality when you live on a dirt road - which is why open shelving is not a high priority here, either. LOL
First thing that went when we purchased our house was the "Live, Laugh, Love" stencil on the wall. We then hung up a prize winning quilt that my mother in law sewed. Better farmhouse look any day.
I cringe every time I see Live Laugh Love! Gahhh
@@alyson983 me too 😬
That does sound so much more authentic and beautiful! The sign that says live love laugh... is just so beyond corny it makes me gag a little
I hate that stupid phrase
Why did you hang a quilt on the wall? I think that's ugly! Don't tell me you have one of those rugs that people put on the wall?
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I *really* agree about the open shelving.
In fact, a bunch of open shelving is very busy background noise that can actually stress you out more than you think about.
Being able to close all your cupboards and drawers, so everything looks organised and clean very quickly, creates peace of mind.
People who have gorgeous exposed wood beams on the ceiling and then they PAINT THEM WHITE. WHY GODDAMMIT WHY.
DAMN GOOD QUESTION.
OMFG when my mom bought her house she bought it in part because it had a gorgeous wood herringbone accent wall that stretched through the living room and kitchen. And the guy who was selling it told her that the real estate guy he had been talking to wanted to paint over the wall because it would make the house harder to sell. And just, what? Granted, it isn't a traditional herringbone wall since the wood is intentionally frayed and the stain is a deep red, but it adds so much personality to the house. Glad the previous owner refused to paint it over because otherwise the house would have been just your average cookie cutter rambler home.
It makes me wanna cry when I see what people do to beautiful features like that. I bought a house with natural cedar cathedral ceilings throughout then renovated it all except the ceilings. My neighbour told me I should paint the ceilings white. I took one look at what she was wearing and just said "There's no accounting for taste!"
THANK YOU
@@rossmilner6780 that would damage the property value
You had me at "You don't need cupholders in your sofa." So true!
Cup holder sodas... cringeworthy.
I love my cup holders.
I think it’s an American only phenomenon anyway.. never seen it in Europe
I laughed too until I bought one now I drink so much more water when I watch tv I could never go back!
Open shelving on the top of the stove get dirty with oil and you need to clean it every week! Is totally unpractical.
True
The only reason I can think of a ugly recliner chair being excusable in this age is if a person is living in a small apartment. Those bulky things can basically become a 2nd bed if you have a friend that needs a place for the night.
I think I insulted the salesman at the furniture store when I told him I didn't want to look at anything that looked like "a dead elephant ". He went quiet for a second but understood exactly what I meant.
Came in thinking “Eh let people do whatever they wanna do” but ended up agreeing to everything listed in the video lol
Same!
Yeah, he's kinda on point with everything
All design trends need to go. They're generated to cause excess spending on remodels and upgrades when they're not needed at all.
This 100% ⭐
Houses that have been sitting on the market for months would say otherwise...there are some things that, like it or not, are universally appealing. Unless you don't mind continuing to live out of your house for a year or more after putting it on the market until you find that buyer that appreciates your unique flavor of your home, it's better to go simple with the style and allow the buyer to better envision themselves there as they're touring the rooms. Doesn't mean it has to look completely lifeless with nothing unique, but just try to find a happy medium, perhaps, between what's popular for the day, and what suits you.
trends in design (not just interior but in fashion, painting, product, etc) all have specific reasons why they come about. they become popular because the specific trend becomes commodified and capitalism is a thing. but even a "lack of trend" is in itself a kind of trend. i.e punk and grunge movements
"Like, where are you putting your tinfoil???" 😂😂😂
Often thought this!
Omg yes! I am SO over the all white, light gray marble, sterile looking homes!
Incredible and so sad, isn't it ? As if people feared to be themselves. Red is shocking, orange only for children and yellow ... it doesn't exist anymore in their lives...
Hospital color scheme, who want the Covid 19 look anyways?
@@belindaresor.78 When you look carefuly to Nicks background, the grey and white are there : he's giving good advices, but his own tastes are quite sad.
My friend's house is all white sofas, walls, wood, tables, rugs..everything!! And i feel really uncomfortable walking around there. Specially when I'm on my period lol 😂
@@misstoujoursplus Nick said that his house flooded so he had to stay over at an air bnb(I think?) So the background isn't his house.
Those marshmallow sofa’s aren’t even cheap either.
Exactly
It shocks me that some people value comfort over a great visual too!!
Reed Makes
Have you seen them in leather? 🤦♀️
@@gigiw.7650 lol I own one in FAKE leather that my husband had to have that he now says gives him a backache. So he uses my beautiful English roll arm sofa instead. I’m chucking the marshmallow 😂
But they’re comfortable 😂
We all work hard and pay so much to have a roof over our heads. I say design your living space to be what makes you comfortable, safe, happy and fits your needs; whatever trend that might be. Take care out there and this is shared with total kind intent.
Beautifully said!