Oh that makes sense! I figured it looks very YOU, but a few must have been thrown in to appeal to a wide audience. Congrats on the collection friend! ❤️
@@Nick_Lewis Loved this video and love Arvin’s collection. Additionally, thanks for introducing me to Buster & Punch, Nick. I have a feeling it will be out of my price sphere, but hey, now I have some eye candy to explore!
I am a French architect who has worked upon various restoration projects within the Palace of Versailles. Our company specialises in conservation, restoration and refurbishment of stately homes, château and other buildings of note, including churches, throughout France. We often work with clients who want their château homes to 'be' Versailles and at times this can be difficult, extremely difficult 😅. Yet from now on when confronted with difficult clients, I am going to simply quote Nick Lewis - "It's not Versailles, calm down." 😂
I'm going to be honest, I hate the Versailles style. I appreciate it for its historical context, but that's about it. I wouldn't want it in my home. It's wayy too much
My 90 year old mother lived two doors down from the Property Brothers, Nick! In her head, only, unfortunately. She loved them, and in her dementia, they were neighbors and friends who partied together on the regular. Oh, that relationship brought a smile to her face.
That is so sweet. When daddy had dementia he didn't want to even go outside. He loved watching the weather channel. That is a great story about your mom
I do love Arvin's rugs. They are very much his style. My only minor criticism, this goes for some of the other collaborations on here, is that I've seen many of the exact rugs on other sites.
the Athena collection is very niche. the colin collection is very similar, the Beni rug style is very distinctive. kelly clark son is all over the place, no good place. Arvin, yes it is very mostly Arvin, and rugs usa has every type of rug. wasn’t clear some were the actual collection some were just recommended. the property brothers are i’m sorry tasteless, toward ugly.
CB2 is another level. it’s their expensive answer to Target’s Jungalow. SJP please stick to shoes. travis Barker. hmmmm. kardashian husband. questionable taste. somewhere there’s some wealthy person who loves skull drawer pulls. ??
That's exactly how I feel. I love color and pattern too much to really vibe with Arvin's style but I respect his choices and he's a great personality. He gives Rugs USA exactly the cachet they were probably looking for. That's the thing with someone like Kelly Clarkson & Wayfair; they're looking for the broadest possible audience and she's a good match for that. People feel like they know her and have watched her grow up and relate to her.
Jungalow did a collab with Opal House via Target as well. Maybe a whole other show could be high end designers collabing with more accessible price point brands to bring a designer aesthetic/more unique point of view to a wider range of people. I know, at least at my local Targets, (there are something like 14 within an hour of me), the Chip and Joanna stuff is piling up and actually being discounted, with the exception of the occasional piece they release in a gold option that has universal lines an could fit any aesthetic while the Jungalow collab sold before it hit the shelves it seems like. I went in to store just days after release and the aisles were empty, things were sold out online, it was bananas. All that was left were more simple, staple pieces like the wicker waste basket, a few wicker storage pieces, and I found the one shower curtain I wanted because it wasn't in the Jungalow feature area but with the rest of the normal shower curtain stuff, so, I'm happy. (It has jungle foliage and red & orange tropical birds on it. You definitely wouldn't approve LoL) But DANG. I think it speaks volumes. People want color. People want interesting patterns. People want whimsy back in their lives.
I love the Target Jungalow stuff! I enjoy Targets Opalhouse Collab in general too. I have a beautiful Persian style teal wool rug from them, it's about 5 yrs old now and still looks amazing. Brings my living room to life! It's really quality stuff for an affordable price point.
@@dfinite1111 well, considering the success of Ms Blankenly’s brand, the rest of the world would beg to differ. She has a point of view different from yours, doesn’t mean she lacks talent.
I think people want more colors, patterns, whimsy as you said because the economy is so bleek for so many. People want to at least feel cheery at home while they put their $7 for dozen of eggs away.
I don't know what's dryer, Nick's witty takedowns of these collaborations, or that giant bowl of saltines at 12:05 from the Property Brother's collection
Please do more of these. It doesn't really matter to me what collabs you cover, I just thoroughly enjoy your sense of humor and how you present things. Seeing a new video from you makes me happy.
What a fun subject! Yes, do more! Lenny Kravitz is the COOLIST person alive, so not surprised his collection ties into that. So effortlessly cool. I've seen so many lamps shaped like the Buster & Punch lamp. Already tired of it.
The Beni rugs were great. I am not a grey couch sort of person, so the jewel colors, especially the purple, are done very well. So, different strokes for different folks.
Totally with ya on the Wayfair collapse. It's obvious it's about selling the name. Love Lenny and Arvin. Even Lenny's looks like it's staged at his home. Spotted the painting of his mom, actress Roxy Roker. She was a trailblazer as much as her son. On The Jefferson's she was on half of the first interracial couple put on TV. Very beautiful woman.
I really don't care if a collection comes attached to a celebrity name. I don't endorse no one but if I were to pick one i would choose Kravitz's because it is the most creative of the bunch.
Another fun and insightful Saturday morning coffee with Nick. Fair, funny and right on. I remember the first CB2 catalog featuring Lenny's collection--WOW!
Great video Nick! would love to see more like this. Just FIY - Lenny Kravitz is an interior designer and has his own brand (called Kravitz Design) for 20 years now. His collection with CB2 is to die for! And he's got a great style in general, full of character and soul.
I don't decorate, redecorate, or style my house (I would love to but...) but I love love your ideas and your videos. More than anything, I love your sense of humour. You're dry, sarcastic, sassy, witty, sharp....all of it. You make me laugh, so thank you. XX
I loved this concept of video. You could do an entire video on just Loiloi Rug collaborations! Btw, Blink 182 is touring this year, they'll be in Toronto in May.
I love this video! There are so many of these collabs out there that I just don't get so I tend to just wave them off as... inauthentic and just vanity pieces. Seeing you discuss how they can be done so well, as well as what it is that turns me off about them, was a new perspective and I appreciate that! I hope we get to see a Nick Lewis collection sometime soon. My suggestion: beautiful and interesting ceiling fans that can work as a design element in their own right instead of something we have to figure out how to wedge in and just live with. (As a southerner who loves design... the struggle is real.)
SJP wallpaper - yes. Juvenile was the word I was looking for. If I was 8, pink metallic mermaid tail scales might be to die for. Nothing there for adult me. I'll stick to classics like Sanderson.....or find a great take on a classic design on spoonflower.
Ha! Was so glad y’all called this one out…like so much, DOLLY DIDS IT first! “It’s expensive to look, THHHHHHIS CHEAP”. Never a truer word spoken but tacky / camp / extraAF aesthetics have potential to be “SO WRONG, IT’S RIGHT” - dolly is the queen. She nails it.
Travis Barker is part of the Kardashian family now so he'll probably be doing many fashion and design collabs now. Lenny Kravitz is amazing. He started doing design collabs after his acting role as a designer in The Hunger Games. His daughter, Zoe Kravitz, is starting to do collabs with jewellery brands.
I would be curious to see your opinions on the Opalhouse Target collab with Justina Blankeney. Also your opinions on some of the new & classic IKEA collections (even though they aren’t collabs)!
Love the Beni rugs. I got my love and appreciation for rugs by working for a rug company at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Your critique of the wayfair's are spot on.
Ha Nick! Agree with you on the Kelly collaboration, and pretty much everything else. A friend of mine saw the Property Brothers at an airport, she said they were VERY tall!
Had no idea this is how collaborations work, so that was interesting. What was more interesting is that Bed Bath and Beyond is closing so many stores. Two of the largest ones in my area in Illinois, Gurnee Mills and Schaumburg. Makes sense though since I almost never go inside a store anymore. I wonder what the "shopping" landscape will look like 20 years from now.
This was such a cool video! Rank tiers are fun haha and we need more of them in the terror design community here on TH-cam! Also yes please- do all of target collaborations/ collections! From threshold to jungalow and the farmhouse lady! And their other collections like Project 62! Could be fun! I mean whatever video you will make will be very fun to watch either way because the secret ingredient really is you! :D
🥰😆 You are the greatest!! I love you even more because you had NO idea who Travis Barker is! 😂 You are so much fun to watch - honest, funny, and SO spot-on! My absolute favorite is when you see something you don’t like - hysterical. 😂
My personal favorite is Drew from Lone Fox - he is so unique and in a class by himself. Yes, I would like to see you do more of these critiques - always good to get an interesting perspective. Thanks, Nick.
I agree with all your ratings except the Arvin Arlano rugs. They all seem basic and I feel like I have seen them before. Nothing strikes me as unique or different or that I couldn't find in any big box store.
Just as I don't go to athletes for their opinions on politics and current events, I don't go to singers, actors, and property developers for interior design.
Lenny Kravitz, SJP, and Travis Barker are the only ones to have interesting collections IMO. Everything else looked like stuff already out on the market. I know you really look up to Arvin and some of the others, but.. it's all been done, for less, by others. 😅 Not saying they weren't done well, but I feel like Lenny, Sarah, and Travis all brought something new to the table that we haven't seen before/don't see often enough. I'd really LOVE to see you do this again, but discuss it more from the aspect of "is this bringing something new to the table" and "is this making a clear statement that is speaking above everything else already out there." I think that would compel a deeper discussion on design and the concept that collabs could have a greater purpose than being a money grab/acting as merch for a celebrity and instead, be a way to hear a wider variety of voices. my TLDR side notes below. SJP has 3 kids, including twin 13yo daughters, so I think it makes sense that a collection of wallpapers from her would have wallpapers that 13yo girls would love. In fact, I can't help but wonder if some of them are directly inspired by things her daughters might have done... like the very clearly inspired by painters tape and washi tape wallpapers. The prices make me gag, not gonna lie. But I'm not at all surprised by wallpapers that would look amazing in boudoirs/dressing rooms, dining rooms, nurseries, and child/teen rooms. And that wasn't chainmail, that was chicken wire and if it weren't for the prices, I know SO MANY chicken parents who would probably put that up in their mud room as a cheeky nod to all the egg sorting they do in said space. I think the collection could have been more curated. I don't think the dots or the gingham were necessary and the bells and laundryline were weird... but the tape aesthetic plaid, the ribbon look ric rac, the chicken wire, the GIANT scale florals... those are ALL AMAZING! You can get ric rac look and plaid look wallpapers in similarly graphic look and bright colors, but none of them have that texture to them. They've all clearly been doodled on a tablet with your bog standard rounded brush. There's actually some very cool attention to detail in those designs. Also, 10/10 would put the tape plaid or ric rac on my feature wall on my office. I know you're not a fan of feature walls, but its floor to ceiling, wall mounted shelving. It's cool AF. But again, that price is GAG. But like, if you want peel and stick wallpaper, go to Spoonflower (currently shopping for my feature wall actually). You can directly support the designers who made the designs that way and spend less and have a product made in the US. And you can get that pattern you fall for likely in numerous things... everything from fabric to curtains to pillows to wallpaper. Most importantly, you can order samples to make sure its the quality, colors, and texture you want. The Travis Barker collection makes sense. Makes SO MUCH SENSE. The prices are gag though. All the "forever halloween/forever goth" peeps I know are more likely to go to Michaels and do a DIY for their skulls. BUT, that said, high end goth... high end biker... you don't see it. So.. on that note alone, SO COOL TO SEE!
I thought the same thing when he said chain mail and I just immediately thought nope that's chicken wire, so in this case living in the country served a purpose albeit a pointless purpose haha😂
Nick this was such a fun video! Thank you so much. The most successful collab is with Lenny Kravitz and CB2. It feels so CB2-cool but dark and sexy like the man himself.
I'd love to see a video featuring hardware etc similar to Buster and Punch, but minus the skulls. It's very analog yet feels modern. What would be searchable words for that style? It's not just mid-century modern, it has a industrial feel too? Lots to explore there, imo
A video on hardware, especially sourcing, would be very welcome! Especially an expose on hardware ripoffs ... there's no way a, outlet cover plate could cost so much to make that a $50+ price makes sense. [Well, maybe gold plated with diamonds.] I would love sources of well-designed hardware that won't break the bank.
i liked the strength and craftsmanship of the travis barker collection but no skulls for me. 2 good places for hardware are restoration hardware (amazing customer service, too) and top knobs, which carries all price points. also check rejuvenation hardware.
@@MsAnneofgreengables Restoration is a ripoff ... a very simple robe hook in basic chrome costs $60. I like Rejuvenation, they're more my style, also expensive but they seem worth it. I'll look at Top Knobs.
video idea - how about a 'bang for your buck' series (please name it differently this was just my brainstorming) but in this series each video could orientate itself around like as aspect of home design e.g. hardware, rugs, lights etc. and you could explore different price points from unique brands, share your 5 cents and tier them. I think this would educate us in learning more about brands and the different price points out there. I think this idea would go well with your community because while we all like high end stuff we cant all afford it but also dont want ikea or homesense... and just like your fable collab... its the perfect way of showing us that sweet spot..
I'm gonna have to find some dupes or cheaper adjacent pieces to Lenny's since I don't have CB2 pockets...but that style collab is beautiful! Maybe I'll get a few of his pillows. I've been struggling to find couch pillows that will fit my industrial-esque decor style that I'm feebly trying to pull off and those pillows will help go a long way towards that. Edit: A single pillow is between $60-$70 😱💸
i loved this video. lenny kravitz for CB2 is so well done. subtle and surprising. really like it. you mentioned the kelly clarkson fountain. alas, there are very few places to find well designed outdoor fountains. i’d love to learn about more contemporary fountains or designers. there’s always a place for at least one fountain in a landscape, a patio or a balcony. and it shouldn’t have to look like versailles or rome or a polystyrene box from costco.
I’ve been avoiding this video (clearly unsuccessfully!) and am pleasantly surprised by the content. Interesting to see how people collaborate, whether successful or not. Thanks for making it and yes, make some more (but not at the expense of your other great videos) please 😊
Thank you Nick!!!! Love this video and yes I worked with the brand to make sure there’s something for everyone in this first collection 😍🙌🏼
Oh that makes sense! I figured it looks very YOU, but a few must have been thrown in to appeal to a wide audience. Congrats on the collection friend! ❤️
Glad to see your success, Arvin!
I loooove these rugs & Arvins style.
I do absolutely love your collection with them. And for sure will be buying one of them. :) you’ve got amazing taste. congratulations!!
@@Nick_Lewis Loved this video and love Arvin’s collection. Additionally, thanks for introducing me to Buster & Punch, Nick. I have a feeling it will be out of my price sphere, but hey, now I have some eye candy to explore!
I am a French architect who has worked upon various restoration projects within the Palace of Versailles. Our company specialises in conservation, restoration and refurbishment of stately homes, château and other buildings of note, including churches, throughout France. We often work with clients who want their château homes to 'be' Versailles and at times this can be difficult, extremely difficult 😅. Yet from now on when confronted with difficult clients, I am going to simply quote Nick Lewis - "It's not Versailles, calm down." 😂
You need a shirt!
Well that is all very impressive and good for you! Quoting Nick Lewis hilarious. I love him.
Tres vrai! ❤
I'm going to be honest, I hate the Versailles style. I appreciate it for its historical context, but that's about it. I wouldn't want it in my home. It's wayy too much
@@TheSecretChateau Sounds like this person is telling you to put the quote on a tshirt and wear it when you meet these clients.
“Could be cool. Could it? I take that back “. This is why we all adore you. Off the cuff. Honest. Accidentally funny. Bright spot in our day
Lol. Worse, since it was a mirror behind it, I tried to make it when he said "Could be cool." But that pattern is so overdone and so pink glitter.
Agreed!!! Those moments crack me up.
Agreed. 💯
"It's not Versailles - calm down" - laughed out loud. You never disappoint!!
Yes!
Let them eat cake sign!
I feel like the Kelly x Wayfair collection simply exists to trigger Nick in every way possible 😂 I mean distressed paint AND barn doors
Kelly Wayfair, everywhere... make it stop lol
My 90 year old mother lived two doors down from the Property Brothers, Nick! In her head, only, unfortunately. She loved them, and in her dementia, they were neighbors and friends who partied together on the regular. Oh, that relationship brought a smile to her face.
That is so sweet. When daddy had dementia he didn't want to even go outside. He loved watching the weather channel. That is a great story about your mom
I love this story so much!
Oh that is so great. I hope if I get dementia it is something like your mom’s.
Aww❤
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The Travis Barker skull candle holder honestly looks like a dollar store DIY for Halloween.
Like the Kardashians. Dressed up no-talents. Vapid, nothing-to-see-here people.
I'm so glad someone besides me was thinking this. So dumb!
Haha, it totally does.
Yep, Travis's collection is a no for me.
Definitely over the top and unnecessary.
I’m so happy you love the Lenny Kravitz collection. There are a few pieces in it that are to die for. He has an eye. There’s nothing boring in it.
didn‘t he struggle to sell his apartment because it had black fur wallpaper or something
I love african decor. To me it's funky and timeless.
Years ago Martha Stewart did a collab with K-Mart. It brought good design to the masses at affordable prices. We need more of that.
They do have that, with Joanna Gaines for Target, or Drew Barrymore for Walmart or even (yikes on several bikes!) The Pioneer Woman at Walmart.
I still use dishes from her KMart collection 20+ years later
I have champagne taste with a beer ( imported) budget so I need decor for the masses
Martha Stewart was also at Penneys.
I purchased dishes at Pier 1 and love them and still use them.
I love Arvin. He’s very talented and although our styles differ, I respect his style. I’m happy for his success
I’m so happy for him too
I do love Arvin's rugs. They are very much his style. My only minor criticism, this goes for some of the other collaborations on here, is that I've seen many of the exact rugs on other sites.
the Athena collection is very niche. the colin collection is very similar, the Beni rug style is very distinctive. kelly clark son is all over the place, no good place. Arvin, yes it is very mostly Arvin, and rugs usa has every type of rug. wasn’t clear some were the actual collection some were just recommended. the property brothers are i’m sorry tasteless, toward ugly.
CB2 is another level. it’s their expensive answer to Target’s Jungalow. SJP please stick
to shoes. travis Barker. hmmmm. kardashian husband. questionable taste. somewhere there’s some wealthy person who loves skull drawer pulls. ??
That's exactly how I feel. I love color and pattern too much to really vibe with Arvin's style but I respect his choices and he's a great personality. He gives Rugs USA exactly the cachet they were probably looking for. That's the thing with someone like Kelly Clarkson & Wayfair; they're looking for the broadest possible audience and she's a good match for that. People feel like they know her and have watched her grow up and relate to her.
Jungalow did a collab with Opal House via Target as well. Maybe a whole other show could be high end designers collabing with more accessible price point brands to bring a designer aesthetic/more unique point of view to a wider range of people.
I know, at least at my local Targets, (there are something like 14 within an hour of me), the Chip and Joanna stuff is piling up and actually being discounted, with the exception of the occasional piece they release in a gold option that has universal lines an could fit any aesthetic while the Jungalow collab sold before it hit the shelves it seems like. I went in to store just days after release and the aisles were empty, things were sold out online, it was bananas. All that was left were more simple, staple pieces like the wicker waste basket, a few wicker storage pieces, and I found the one shower curtain I wanted because it wasn't in the Jungalow feature area but with the rest of the normal shower curtain stuff, so, I'm happy. (It has jungle foliage and red & orange tropical birds on it. You definitely wouldn't approve LoL) But DANG. I think it speaks volumes. People want color. People want interesting patterns. People want whimsy back in their lives.
I love the Target Jungalow stuff! I enjoy Targets Opalhouse Collab in general too. I have a beautiful Persian style teal wool rug from them, it's about 5 yrs old now and still looks amazing. Brings my living room to life!
It's really quality stuff for an affordable price point.
Uchh Jungalow. Sorry, but I think that was a lucky break for someone who isn’t all that talented…
@@dfinite1111 well, considering the success of Ms Blankenly’s brand, the rest of the world would beg to differ. She has a point of view different from yours, doesn’t mean she lacks talent.
I think people want more colors, patterns, whimsy as you said because the economy is so bleek for so many. People want to at least feel cheery at home while they put their $7 for dozen of eggs away.
I stumbled on her coffee book and fell in love. I love her entire aesthetic and was so excited to see her at Target. I was not disappointed.
13:46 “This rug is out of stock which is sad because it just means some other people bought it”
The shade of it all!!! 😂 😂😂
I don't know what's dryer, Nick's witty takedowns of these collaborations, or that giant bowl of saltines at 12:05 from the Property Brother's collection
Yes! And it's even funnier that they're dirt cheap Biscoff biscuits AKA free airplane snacks given during short or delayed flights 😂
Please do more of these. It doesn't really matter to me what collabs you cover, I just thoroughly enjoy your sense of humor and how you present things. Seeing a new video from you makes me happy.
Agreed. Nick, your transparency is refreshing, and your posts always me smile!
I think he's going to the stars with this content!
"OOF, she's rough" is sending me. 🤣🤣🤣
What a fun subject! Yes, do more! Lenny Kravitz is the COOLIST person alive, so not surprised his collection ties into that. So effortlessly cool. I've seen so many lamps shaped like the Buster & Punch lamp. Already tired of it.
Can he do a collab with Buster and Punch?!
@@Nick_Lewis ooooh now that's an idea worth investing in👍🏻
Lenny has a fab farm house in Brazil that AD toured. He has great style and the CB2 collection definitely has his vibe. Best of your bunch!
Yes very lovely home of his.
Is that on here? I definitely need to watch it.
The Beni rugs were great. I am not a grey couch sort of person, so the jewel colors, especially the purple, are done very well. So, different strokes for different folks.
Love the Lenny Kravitz collection at CB2!❤
Me too!❤️!
Me too and I want almost everything I saw!!! ❤
I mean top tier for sure
Off the charts!
“Could be cool…Could it? Actually, Maybe I take that back.”
I am dying! Haha
Totally with ya on the Wayfair collapse. It's obvious it's about selling the name. Love Lenny and Arvin. Even Lenny's looks like it's staged at his home. Spotted the painting of his mom, actress Roxy Roker. She was a trailblazer as much as her son. On The Jefferson's she was on half of the first interracial couple put on TV. Very beautiful woman.
I really don't care if a collection comes attached to a celebrity name. I don't endorse no one but if I were to pick one i would choose Kravitz's because it is the most creative of the bunch.
I LOVE that Arvin is now a celebrity! ❤
Arvis was born a celebrity, wasn’t he? It’s like the recognition finally found him, but he was already living large.
This was fun! You should definitely do more of this!
Another fun and insightful Saturday morning coffee with Nick. Fair, funny and right on. I remember the first CB2 catalog featuring Lenny's collection--WOW!
I love Lenny Kravitz design style. I always go back to watch his AD video on his home in Brazil
Arvin is the bomb! I wanna see the Nick Lewis collection, though. 👏 When do we get the privilege?
Great video Nick! would love to see more like this.
Just FIY - Lenny Kravitz is an interior designer and has his own brand (called Kravitz Design) for 20 years now.
His collection with CB2 is to die for! And he's got a great style in general, full of character and soul.
"Full of character and soul", so just like the man himself then😊 Also thanks for the info.......the more you know🎶
Omg how have I not known this
Oh my goodness that is so lovely Nick sitting having tea that’s different we haven’t seen him in that element so cool 🥰 👏🏾🔥
I don't decorate, redecorate, or style my house (I would love to but...) but I love love your ideas and your videos. More than anything, I love your sense of humour. You're dry, sarcastic, sassy, witty, sharp....all of it. You make me laugh, so thank you. XX
I loved this concept of video. You could do an entire video on just Loiloi Rug collaborations! Btw, Blink 182 is touring this year, they'll be in Toronto in May.
Oh yes there have been so many!
Lenny Kravitz collection is badass🧡
It's not Versailles - calm down! Love it!
I love this video! There are so many of these collabs out there that I just don't get so I tend to just wave them off as... inauthentic and just vanity pieces. Seeing you discuss how they can be done so well, as well as what it is that turns me off about them, was a new perspective and I appreciate that! I hope we get to see a Nick Lewis collection sometime soon. My suggestion: beautiful and interesting ceiling fans that can work as a design element in their own right instead of something we have to figure out how to wedge in and just live with. (As a southerner who loves design... the struggle is real.)
Creating ceiling fans would be a great design challenge for him 😅
The struggle is real for me, too, living in a Mediterranean country. My husband is pushing hard for ceiling fans, whilst I’m ‘Nooooo’ 😫!
“It’s not Versailles,calm down “😂 love you nick❤
“It’s not Versailles.” 😂😂
Travis is a kardashian now, that’s why he has a collab.
Man, Blink 182 has gone coocoo batshit crazy. Tom DeLonge was a UFO conspiracy theorist.
Exactly
It's this.
Oh I see! Ok that makes sense.
😂😂true
14:57: Lovely that he has a beautiful photo of his Mother as part of his decor❤
SJP wallpaper - yes. Juvenile was the word I was looking for. If I was 8, pink metallic mermaid tail scales might be to die for. Nothing there for adult me. I'll stick to classics like Sanderson.....or find a great take on a classic design on spoonflower.
She wants to come across as very girly and feminine but it all reads as juvenile.
Oh yes. This is a great way to help me visualize what may look good at home. And fun concept, thanks for the great content as always!
"It's not Versaille, okay? Calm down." Priceless.
Prayers to all recovering, struggling and/ or surviving the storms of life literally and figuratively.🙏🏾
Love, love your honesty about these designers. I really appreciate it. Really like Arvin and Lenny Kravitz's stuff.
The Travis barker collection reminds me of a Steven Tyler quote from American Idol. “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” 😅
That's a Dolly Parton quote from way back before American Idol.
Steven Tyler stole that from Dolly Parton it's like a queen to steal from another
Oh no, Dolly said it first!
Ha! Was so glad y’all called this one out…like so much, DOLLY DIDS IT first! “It’s expensive to look, THHHHHHIS CHEAP”.
Never a truer word spoken but tacky / camp / extraAF aesthetics have potential to be “SO WRONG, IT’S RIGHT” - dolly is the queen. She nails it.
Travis Barker is part of the Kardashian family now so he'll probably be doing many fashion and design collabs now. Lenny Kravitz is amazing. He started doing design collabs after his acting role as a designer in The Hunger Games. His daughter, Zoe Kravitz, is starting to do collabs with jewellery brands.
I would love to see more videos like this, especially with collections in a mid-range price point!
I would be curious to see your opinions on the Opalhouse Target collab with Justina Blankeney. Also your opinions on some of the new & classic IKEA collections (even though they aren’t collabs)!
Another fun video! Yes, please do more collabs! I was looking for Studio McGee and Joanna Gaines...
Love the Beni rugs. I got my love and appreciation for rugs by working for a rug company at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Your critique of the wayfair's are spot on.
Ha Nick! Agree with you on the Kelly collaboration, and pretty much everything else. A friend of mine saw the Property Brothers at an airport, she said they were VERY tall!
Had no idea this is how collaborations work, so that was interesting.
What was more interesting is that Bed Bath and Beyond is closing so many stores. Two of the largest ones in my area in Illinois, Gurnee Mills and Schaumburg. Makes sense though since I almost never go inside a store anymore. I wonder what the "shopping" landscape will look like 20 years from now.
How did you think they worked?
@@alicejade3657 I suppose I never thought about it much at all 😁
I'll have to check out Arvin's collection -I bought that exact diamond jute rug (on Wayfair) and I love it!
Your subtle shadiness is my favorite 🤣
This was such a cool video! Rank tiers are fun haha and we need more of them in the terror design community here on TH-cam! Also yes please- do all of target collaborations/ collections! From threshold to jungalow and the farmhouse lady! And their other collections like Project 62! Could be fun! I mean whatever video you will make will be very fun to watch either way because the secret ingredient really is you! :D
I love when you and other TH-cam's get side tracked and go off on a tangent!
🥰😆 You are the greatest!! I love you even more because you had NO idea who Travis Barker is! 😂 You are so much fun to watch - honest, funny, and SO spot-on! My absolute favorite is when you see something you don’t like - hysterical. 😂
This episode was really fun to watch. There were so many different styles that you covered and I love your humor when you make fun of certain styles 😆
My personal favorite is Drew from Lone Fox - he is so unique and in a class by himself. Yes, I would like to see you do more of these critiques - always good to get an interesting perspective. Thanks, Nick.
Drew is so talented.
I agree with all your ratings except the Arvin Arlano rugs. They all seem basic and I feel like I have seen them before. Nothing strikes me as unique or different or that I couldn't find in any big box store.
Someone commented that they got the same exact diamond patterned jute rug from Wayfair, so, like you said, not very innovative on his part.
Just as I don't go to athletes for their opinions on politics and current events, I don't go to singers, actors, and property developers for interior design.
YES !!!
Totally!
This was fun! I would love another video, maybe one with a mass market box store collabs theme??
Lenny Kravitz, SJP, and Travis Barker are the only ones to have interesting collections IMO. Everything else looked like stuff already out on the market. I know you really look up to Arvin and some of the others, but.. it's all been done, for less, by others. 😅 Not saying they weren't done well, but I feel like Lenny, Sarah, and Travis all brought something new to the table that we haven't seen before/don't see often enough. I'd really LOVE to see you do this again, but discuss it more from the aspect of "is this bringing something new to the table" and "is this making a clear statement that is speaking above everything else already out there." I think that would compel a deeper discussion on design and the concept that collabs could have a greater purpose than being a money grab/acting as merch for a celebrity and instead, be a way to hear a wider variety of voices.
my TLDR side notes below.
SJP has 3 kids, including twin 13yo daughters, so I think it makes sense that a collection of wallpapers from her would have wallpapers that 13yo girls would love. In fact, I can't help but wonder if some of them are directly inspired by things her daughters might have done... like the very clearly inspired by painters tape and washi tape wallpapers. The prices make me gag, not gonna lie. But I'm not at all surprised by wallpapers that would look amazing in boudoirs/dressing rooms, dining rooms, nurseries, and child/teen rooms. And that wasn't chainmail, that was chicken wire and if it weren't for the prices, I know SO MANY chicken parents who would probably put that up in their mud room as a cheeky nod to all the egg sorting they do in said space. I think the collection could have been more curated. I don't think the dots or the gingham were necessary and the bells and laundryline were weird... but the tape aesthetic plaid, the ribbon look ric rac, the chicken wire, the GIANT scale florals... those are ALL AMAZING! You can get ric rac look and plaid look wallpapers in similarly graphic look and bright colors, but none of them have that texture to them. They've all clearly been doodled on a tablet with your bog standard rounded brush. There's actually some very cool attention to detail in those designs. Also, 10/10 would put the tape plaid or ric rac on my feature wall on my office. I know you're not a fan of feature walls, but its floor to ceiling, wall mounted shelving. It's cool AF. But again, that price is GAG. But like, if you want peel and stick wallpaper, go to Spoonflower (currently shopping for my feature wall actually). You can directly support the designers who made the designs that way and spend less and have a product made in the US. And you can get that pattern you fall for likely in numerous things... everything from fabric to curtains to pillows to wallpaper. Most importantly, you can order samples to make sure its the quality, colors, and texture you want.
The Travis Barker collection makes sense. Makes SO MUCH SENSE. The prices are gag though. All the "forever halloween/forever goth" peeps I know are more likely to go to Michaels and do a DIY for their skulls. BUT, that said, high end goth... high end biker... you don't see it. So.. on that note alone, SO COOL TO SEE!
I thought the same thing when he said chain mail and I just immediately thought nope that's chicken wire, so in this case living in the country served a purpose albeit a pointless purpose haha😂
Love to see a video on some of the new Ikea collabs
Cant wait for the Nick Lewis Home Design Collab x)
This was fun! I liked this style of video and would be interested in seeing more😊
Scott living is also sold in Costco, and their bedding is not bad tbh
I learn a lot watching your videos + really enjoy your comments :) This was a fun video:)
Nick this was such a fun video! Thank you so much. The most successful collab is with Lenny Kravitz and CB2. It feels so CB2-cool but dark and sexy like the man himself.
New Jersey in the house. Yes we had Linens n Things lol. I also remember Lechters. Everything I mean everything for the kitchen. Love ya Nick !!
I adore your honesty….and I agree
I'd love to see a video featuring hardware etc similar to Buster and Punch, but minus the skulls. It's very analog yet feels modern. What would be searchable words for that style? It's not just mid-century modern, it has a industrial feel too? Lots to explore there, imo
A video on hardware, especially sourcing, would be very welcome! Especially an expose on hardware ripoffs ... there's no way a, outlet cover plate could cost so much to make that a $50+ price makes sense. [Well, maybe gold plated with diamonds.] I would love sources of well-designed hardware that won't break the bank.
i liked the strength and craftsmanship of the travis barker collection but no skulls for me. 2 good places for hardware are restoration hardware (amazing customer service, too) and top knobs, which carries all price points. also check rejuvenation hardware.
@@MsAnneofgreengables Restoration is a ripoff ... a very simple robe hook in basic chrome costs $60. I like Rejuvenation, they're more my style, also expensive but they seem worth it.
I'll look at Top Knobs.
video idea - how about a 'bang for your buck' series (please name it differently this was just my brainstorming) but in this series each video could orientate itself around like as aspect of home design e.g. hardware, rugs, lights etc. and you could explore different price points from unique brands, share your 5 cents and tier them. I think this would educate us in learning more about brands and the different price points out there. I think this idea would go well with your community because while we all like high end stuff we cant all afford it but also dont want ikea or homesense... and just like your fable collab... its the perfect way of showing us that sweet spot..
Omg! I got a Kelly Clarkson x Wayfair ad in the middle of the video! 😂😂😂
I'm gonna have to find some dupes or cheaper adjacent pieces to Lenny's since I don't have CB2 pockets...but that style collab is beautiful! Maybe I'll get a few of his pillows. I've been struggling to find couch pillows that will fit my industrial-esque decor style that I'm feebly trying to pull off and those pillows will help go a long way towards that.
Edit: A single pillow is between $60-$70 😱💸
Time to do a Google reverse search and find similar items.
We still have a Bed Bath and Beyond. If it's on its way out I need to go check so I can grab some bedding sets on sale!
Fun video Nick, looking forward to the next one, I'm not really into who any of the big name celebrities are, so no help to you figuring who's next.
We need more crazy musical celebrity collabs, like Restoration Hardware + Imagine Dragons, or Herman Miller + DJ Tiesto, or IKEA + Ozzy Ozborne
Kelly Clarkson & Property Bros seems to generic to me. It reminds me of suburban mom jeans for interior design.
And that is exactly the demographic that buys it... suburban moms.
This was fun and the Kravitz collection was by far the best, loved it!
Thanks for making me laugh (Kelly Clarkson one)! I needed that today. 🙂
💯!
I have seen the Kelly Clarkson Wayfair ad a bunch of times on YT and I'm pretty sure it's almost always while watching your videos 😂😂😂
Oh now this was fun! Loved this video so much! My favorite collab was Arvin's, with Lenny a close 2nd.
Kelly has always said she had no style. She has people for that. 🤣🤣
i loved this video. lenny kravitz for CB2 is so well done. subtle and surprising. really like it. you mentioned the kelly clarkson fountain. alas, there are very few places to find well designed outdoor fountains. i’d love to learn about more contemporary fountains or designers. there’s always a place for at least one fountain in a landscape, a patio or a balcony. and it shouldn’t have to look like versailles or rome or a polystyrene box from costco.
Do Studio McGee. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Wayfair sells things to stage homes.
that Lenny Kravitz is so cool,I am cottage core and this is beautiful
Great job, Nick! More, please. Your sense of humour and delivery are awesome.
Totally agree with the Kravitz collaboration. Very fine stuff.
What would a PRETTY WOMAN collection look like for you? No 'BIG MISTAKES' ???
Did you predict Bed Bath and Beyond going out of business in Canada? 😂😂 🤣
wow buster and punch really fit into dark academia
Love Arvin Alano. Lenny Kravitz collection is stunning and very curated!
I love starting my Sunday morning with coffee and Nick’s new video here is Aus. ❤
Your videos are the best! 😂
Blink 182 just filled in for Frank Ocean at Coachella 😂
Loved this, pleaae do more!
I’ve been avoiding this video (clearly unsuccessfully!) and am pleasantly surprised by the content. Interesting to see how people collaborate, whether successful or not. Thanks for making it and yes, make some more (but not at the expense of your other great videos) please 😊
I watched an AD tour of Travis Barker’s home and the decor was surprisingly impressive
Very fun video, and I agree with most of your ratings. I'm going to have to look up the Rugs USA collection .
Perfect way to start a Monday...Dishin' the dirt with our fav designer 😍
Omg you crack me up! 😂 Love you and your channel ❤