Okay Kiva, I have to give it to you! This was one of the best video's I've seen all year on TH-cam! I've needed these measurements without realizing it. I was doing guesses instead of just simply asking you to put a video like this together. This is freakin' awesome! Keep'em coming 😍
Really appreciating these new visual type of videos you are doing? It helps a lot to see what you talk about in a simulated room! Please do more like these!
Kiva we are loving these newer videos with diagrams and models!! As a visual learner it makes all the difference in understanding how to adopt these tips in my own space. This is a really cool way to see your content evolve thanks so much!!
I watch way too many videos, because I knew all of these. Not the exact mathematical formulas, but the concept. There is nothing worse than a rug that is too small. Putting those curtains up as high as u can is a game changer. These are all great tips! ❤❤
Love this type of video and as an engineer I really appreciate the formulas and diagrams!! So helpful! I will be putting my primary bedroom (and whole house) back together hopefully in a couple of months after being out of it for over a year after a broken pipe flood and will be using your tips when I do - thanks! (On the art tip though, I think you meant to say “multiply” by .75… rather than “divide” because dividing by .75 will give you a result larger than the number you started with? Double check me on that. 😉)
Thank you, this information was amazing. You made it all make it make sense. You might need to say it again, I know the people in the back think they already know what to do. Thanks again, Looking forward to more content.
I love this! Thank you! So easy to follow to improve everything in my bedroom! Now I know why it looks so awful. If you are willing, it would be great if you made a similar video for a livingroom and dining room. How far apart should chairs, couches, or coffee tables be? What is the height difference between an end table and a sofa table? Why would you use one vs the other? What size area rug for the livingroom is best? What size is the ideal space to leave between the edge of your dining table and the wall so your chairs have enough room for someone to comfortably move in and out from the table? I would rather spend money on furniture that works, instead of wasting time and money on what doesn't.
Having just (almost) finished doing a whole new primary bedroom, I think I actually hit most of these points! My goal was a Ralph Lauren meets CB2 vibe… on a Wayfair budget. It’s a rental so I’m not planning on switching out the fan (I also live in the US south so it’s needed in the summer.) I opted for corded pendants over the nightstands so I could have more space to display my fragrances and books. I also did corner to corner curtains on two walls to give a luxe hotel vibe, and to give the windows behind the bed a more centered look…. Whoever built this house clearly didn’t plan for a king bed.. so I just use the curtain panels and center the opening behind the nightstands so you can’t tell the window extends to behind the headboard. I’m thinking about using the curtain rod as a bit of an art rail and potentially hanging some lightweight frames on picture wire to float in front of the curtains.
Omg I need to know the rules and Measurements This is so important I'm doing my room and my son room this weekend I'm happy that I saw this video Than you thank you !!!
THANK YOU KIVA!! This information really helped me. My husband and I brought our house last year and I have been taking my time decorating the house (or at least trying to take my time...lol). I am happy to see that I did everything right in my bedroom without even knowing it. Also, the information pertaining to the curtains helped me a lot pertaining to my dressing room. Kiva you are the Shyt! I appreciate you actually educate and not just focus on making things look pretty.
Thank you Kiva. Love these videos. the basic design facts. Ive been putting together a bedroom in my home as my own space and eventual home office/jewelry studio. I have a longer than wider room and your advice to put the furniture perpendicular will actually look so much better as well as the rug orientation. i was using a sofa as a room divider but it would just take up the whole floor. Thank you so much. The visuals help it all make sense!!
This is a great video Kiva!! I’m definitely saving this one for future reference! I will definitely need this when we move in!! 6.5 months and counting!!
Thank you for sharing the tips! Happy to see you find new series and ideas for videos! So many interior design channel become a shopping channel. Happy to see you didn’t fall into that trap.
I was watching this on my TV and had to get the phone so I could leave a comment lol. What an amazing video!! You did the math for us too. Thank you!! ❤
Oooh I do all of this already thanks to you and another creator on YT, other than lighting as I have fans which are on 24/7 as I live in the tropics, they are such an eye sore yet rather necessary. Thank you KB ☮️💜
You just answered like all of my bedroom questions 😂 excited to look for a rug and light fixture above the bed (I live in earthquake territory so a chandelier seems maybe not ideal lmao but I’d like to get a paper or other literally light pendant) that make sense!
Thank you. I applied your tip with the curtains. Life changing. I changed all the curtains in my home this way and I am obessed. What do you think about adding the rug under the seating area instead of the bed?
Thank you so much for the clear guidance!! Love, love love this video!. Really helpful with the guidance around implications of King, vs Queen, etc. Bed sizes
Thanks, Kiva! Lots of really helpful info here - I never realized that there was so much Math in decorating! :-D Your videos are super informative AND entertaining! Thanks so much for all your work! 😀
Great video. The rug sizing was so helpful. It was all good except for the pillows on the bed. I just can't take all those pillows. It's two pillows for me. Just right for sleep, plus I'm not removing pillows at night to put them back in the morning. If you can sleep with all those pillows, that's a surprise.
I am soooo grateful that u found your channel!!🙏🏾 I would like your opinion about wall murals in your bedroom? I’m redecorating my Mstr bedroom and I was thinking about a calming nature/scenic mural behind my bed. Thoughts?
Hey maybe the answer was in the video and I just missed it but I was curious about art height if I don't have a headboard or if I have a canopy for example what if I had the FRAME BLACK IRON QUEEN CANOPY BED from CB2? Sorry about the caps lazy copy/paste. Love the video thank you so much for sharing this information.
Some great advice. I may definitely take up the rug and artwork advice. One question...I rent and the landlord placed a wooden baton above each window, for the fixing of curtain rails. Unfortunately, that baton is one inch above the window opening. HELP.
Thank you so much for all the tips. I have done some of these things just because they felt right to me, it’s nice to have affermation. I especially appreciate the tip for light placement. I am prone to rearrange my room and not feel satisfied because the light was over the bed, not centered to the room.😊
Such helpful and specific info - and love the visuals! A pillow question: where are we putting our "real" pillows that we sleep on? Hidden behind the decorative ones?
Thank you so much for this video!! My bedroom is narrow just like the picture in the video, and I do have my bed frame set up across the door and it feels small. The only problem is I have 3 windows in my bedroom, no matter where I place my bed frame, it will be covering a window, do you have any advice, for bed frame in front of a window?
Thanks for this new video! Question: Rugs are impossible for me because of allergies (nope, those 'washable' ones aren't viable either- still *lethally* allergic). Are there any other options? If not, is there a design style that more lends itself to people who can't have rugs (so the space looks 'finished' without a rug)? A video on this would be great! Thanks!
Yes please! Rugs are our nemesis too, and in some places the wooden floor can be heated, so they don't fulfill a practical function. How can we replace them?
They used to do borders and insets in floors. If you have a fancy border around the edge of your room inlaid into a hardwood floor, that produces a rug effect. They used to make very fancy custom rug designs in linoleum (not vinyl), too. You can accomplish the same thing with tile. Of course, it isn’t flexible if you like to rearrange a lot, but it does produce a frame that wouldn’t trigger your allergies.
Thanks for the tip. The on that doesn't seem to work for me is the picture over the head of the bed. My bed head is on a low slanted wall. I'm not sure how to decorate that space.
Great tips and advice. For me though, my nightstand situation breaks all the rules. I consider nightstand space to be prime real estate that is often wasted. So, I use two bachelor's chests (total 6 full size drawers) as my nightstands. They are too tall and too wide, but they fit on the wall with my bed and I simply wouldn't have it any other way. I've done this for decades in multiple homes/rooms and with different bedroom furniture. I can reach the lamp and anything else. I just have to reach up a bit.
Thanks so much for this video. I am about to let out the hem of my curtain and move them up. I am rearranging my pillows on the bed. I have the correct size rug, picture placement, and night stands (saw one of your old videos). Love you videos. Lux, for less
Wow great video! Does the same (as for the art above the bed) apply to the ottoman/upholstered trunk size at the bottom end of the bed ? I have a narrow large room and want to fill the space
Great post! Curtain Question. What do you do about bay windows? I have a wall with one bay window on each side. There is room for 6" to cover the middle wall (separated by 40"), but not on the opposite side as its the trim is butt up against the wall. What would be a good way to balance this look if using curtains?
Okay Kiva, I have to give it to you! This was one of the best video's I've seen all year on TH-cam! I've needed these measurements without realizing it. I was doing guesses instead of just simply asking you to put a video like this together. This is freakin' awesome! Keep'em coming 😍
Wow you are too sweet!! Thank you so much 💕💕
Maaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttthhhhhhh! Finally a real world example of why we need multiplication , fractions and division!😂
Really appreciating these new visual type of videos you are doing? It helps a lot to see what you talk about in a simulated room! Please do more like these!
Kiva we are loving these newer videos with diagrams and models!! As a visual learner it makes all the difference in understanding how to adopt these tips in my own space. This is a really cool way to see your content evolve thanks so much!!
OMG this video is just what I needed! Thank you so much for the visuals!
Thanks for watching!!!
First rate advice! This woman understands proportions and states them in an easy-to-understand style.
Yes! No more tripping over my 9,000 pillows!! Thx for the formulas!! You always have good videos… but THIS one!! Girl, you out did yourself!!
I watch way too many videos, because I knew all of these. Not the exact mathematical formulas, but the concept. There is nothing worse than a rug that is too small. Putting those curtains up as high as u can is a game changer. These are all great tips! ❤❤
I love this! The rug /pillow sizing to the bed is what I needed. You made it so clear and simple. Thanks!
Love this type of video and as an engineer I really appreciate the formulas and diagrams!! So helpful! I will be putting my primary bedroom (and whole house) back together hopefully in a couple of months after being out of it for over a year after a broken pipe flood and will be using your tips when I do - thanks! (On the art tip though, I think you meant to say “multiply” by .75… rather than “divide” because dividing by .75 will give you a result larger than the number you started with? Double check me on that. 😉)
Thank you, this information was amazing. You made it all make it make sense. You might need to say it again, I know the people in the back think they already know what to do. Thanks again, Looking forward to more content.
Thank you, as an analyst, schematics, numbers and formulas work best for me. 💜
Thank you for these tips. Decor & Design is not for the faint of heart 😅. 💖🍂💖
I love this! Thank you! So easy to follow to improve everything in my bedroom! Now I know why it looks so awful. If you are willing, it would be great if you made a similar video for a livingroom and dining room. How far apart should chairs, couches, or coffee tables be? What is the height difference between an end table and a sofa table? Why would you use one vs the other? What size area rug for the livingroom is best? What size is the ideal space to leave between the edge of your dining table and the wall so your chairs have enough room for someone to comfortably move in and out from the table? I would rather spend money on furniture that works, instead of wasting time and money on what doesn't.
And to piggy back of this comment, if you can also tailor it to an open concept house. Thx
Having just (almost) finished doing a whole new primary bedroom, I think I actually hit most of these points! My goal was a Ralph Lauren meets CB2 vibe… on a Wayfair budget. It’s a rental so I’m not planning on switching out the fan (I also live in the US south so it’s needed in the summer.) I opted for corded pendants over the nightstands so I could have more space to display my fragrances and books. I also did corner to corner curtains on two walls to give a luxe hotel vibe, and to give the windows behind the bed a more centered look…. Whoever built this house clearly didn’t plan for a king bed.. so I just use the curtain panels and center the opening behind the nightstands so you can’t tell the window extends to behind the headboard. I’m thinking about using the curtain rod as a bit of an art rail and potentially hanging some lightweight frames on picture wire to float in front of the curtains.
The night stand height was the most practical and most important thing mentioned in this video.
such good, practical tips, thank you!
You've always been a beauty, but you are looking better, more energetic, happier all the time 😊
Thank you so much!! 💕💕
Great video. I love the rug size suggestions.
Thank you!!
Omg I need to know the rules and Measurements
This is so important
I'm doing my room and my son room this weekend
I'm happy that I saw this video
Than you thank you !!!
THANK YOU KIVA!! This information really helped me. My husband and I brought our house last year and I have been taking my time decorating the house (or at least trying to take my time...lol). I am happy to see that I did everything right in my bedroom without even knowing it. Also, the information pertaining to the curtains helped me a lot pertaining to my dressing room. Kiva you are the Shyt! I appreciate you actually educate and not just focus on making things look pretty.
Thank you Kiva. Love these videos. the basic design facts. Ive been putting together a bedroom in my home as my own space and eventual home office/jewelry studio. I have a longer than wider room and your advice to put the furniture perpendicular will actually look so much better as well as the rug orientation. i was using a sofa as a room divider but it would just take up the whole floor. Thank you so much. The visuals help it all make sense!!
This is a great video Kiva!! I’m definitely saving this one for future reference! I will definitely need this when we move in!! 6.5 months and counting!!
Thank you for sharing the tips! Happy to see you find new series and ideas for videos! So many interior design channel become a shopping channel. Happy to see you didn’t fall into that trap.
All are brand new ideas.....thanks a million
Thanks for watching!! 💕
I was watching this on my TV and had to get the phone so I could leave a comment lol. What an amazing video!! You did the math for us too. Thank you!! ❤
Aw thank you!!
Whew, that’s a lot of formulas! Such great tips that will make everything look so much better.
Hi kiva, EXCELLENT video, i'm so happy when i see one of ur video pop up into my feed. Tyvm, "PEACE & LOVE". 🤌🏼👍🏻🖤🤎🩶
Super informative video, Kiva! I’m moving into and furnishing a new home in February and will reference this video for everything!
I learned so much and I love math! Keep it coming KB!!
Omg yay! Thanks for watching :)
The most important video I’ve ever seen
Oooh I do all of this already thanks to you and another creator on YT, other than lighting as I have fans which are on 24/7 as I live in the tropics, they are such an eye sore yet rather necessary. Thank you KB ☮️💜
Can you do this for living room seating?
I really enjoyed today's video! Really informative and actionable. TY!
Wow, this video was AMAZING! THank you so much, very clear and great examples!
So happy that you enjoyed it!! Thank you :)
All the formulas are so helpful. Thank you 😊
Oh wow, so much useful information. Thanks so much!
Absolutely great advice!!
Thank you!!
This was very helpful! Thank you!
Girl this is an awesome video. Definitely subscribed. Thanks!
Welcome!!! Thank you so much :)
Love your knowledge of interior design
Wow you really helped me. I’m design challenged. I will try these tips.
I love the pillow and rug advice, and also the nightstand and drapery info!!
Wowwwwwww!! Something I never knew I needed but needed but didn’t know how to ask
Great tips. Thanks! All are new to me.
That’s so great to hear!! Thank you :)
Kiva thank you so much for sharing these fórmulas really appreciate your help. My bedroom was all wrong the art was to big. Love you 😅
This was super helpful!! Thank you!! Saving this video for sure😉
Love these new video's. finding them very helpful for inspiration
WOW Kiva you have out done yourself, this is such good and helpful information. Thank you sweet one!🛌🙏🏼🥰
Yesqueen you have leveled up with this video ❤❤❤
This video was so so helpful! Just wow! Thanks so much Kiva!
You just answered like all of my bedroom questions 😂 excited to look for a rug and light fixture above the bed (I live in earthquake territory so a chandelier seems maybe not ideal lmao but I’d like to get a paper or other literally light pendant) that make sense!
Thank you! Very helpful!
Excellent advice! Love the formulas!
Thank you so much!!
Great info, thank you.
Thank you. I applied your tip with the curtains. Life changing. I changed all the curtains in my home this way and I am obessed. What do you think about adding the rug under the seating area instead of the bed?
could you maybe make a video about arranging space in small space like room in flat where you need to have bedroom and office and space for clothes??
Thank you, super helpful!
So happy it was helpful!!
So much info and so well presented thank you so much.Can't find part2, is it out yet?
Thank you so much for the clear guidance!! Love, love love this video!. Really helpful with the guidance around implications of King, vs Queen, etc. Bed sizes
This was so helpful. Thank you
Thanks, Kiva! Lots of really helpful info here - I never realized that there was so much Math in decorating! :-D Your videos are super informative AND entertaining! Thanks so much for all your work! 😀
Great video. The rug sizing was so helpful. It was all good except for the pillows on the bed. I just can't take all those pillows. It's two pillows for me. Just right for sleep, plus I'm not removing pillows at night to put them back in the morning. If you can sleep with all those pillows, that's a surprise.
I am very excited to know more about hacks in designing. 😍😍
Wow I needed all this info thanks so much kiva ❤
Thanks so much for watching!! 💕
I am soooo grateful that u found your channel!!🙏🏾 I would like your opinion about wall murals in your bedroom? I’m redecorating my Mstr bedroom and I was thinking about a calming nature/scenic mural behind my bed. Thoughts?
@kiva! Awesome content here! Thank you!
Aw thank you so much!!
LOVED this very informative and helpful video Kiva -- thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching!! 💕💕
Hey maybe the answer was in the video and I just missed it but I was curious about art height if I don't have a headboard or if I have a canopy for example what if I had the FRAME BLACK IRON QUEEN CANOPY BED from CB2? Sorry about the caps lazy copy/paste. Love the video thank you so much for sharing this information.
Great video and information ❤❤
Thank you!!
Some great advice. I may definitely take up the rug and artwork advice. One question...I rent and the landlord placed a wooden baton above each window, for the fixing of curtain rails. Unfortunately, that baton is one inch above the window opening. HELP.
Love your channel! Thank you!
Thank you so much for all the tips. I have done some of these things just because they felt right to me, it’s nice to have affermation. I especially appreciate the tip for light placement. I am prone to rearrange my room and not feel satisfied because the light was over the bed, not centered to the room.😊
Great tips Kiva.
Omg! This was so good, it was like a course! Definitely saving this one and will go back to it again and again! Thanks girl!!! 😘😘
Love the maths
This video has really been helpful so much great information on setting up your space correctly, thank you Kiva.❤❤
Wonderful ideas.
I have already extended my curtains to the ceiling.
I do like your 1/3 formula when organising your bedside tables. 😊
Such helpful and specific info - and love the visuals! A pillow question: where are we putting our "real" pillows that we sleep on? Hidden behind the decorative ones?
In a very small bedroom use the dresser as one of your nightstands.
Excellent 🙌🏽
Thank you!!
Great video!!!!
Thank you!!
So are the pillow configurations in front of the pillows you actually sleep on? Or do you incorporate your sleeping pillow within them?
This information is awesome! ☺️👍🏾💐💐💐
So glad you think so!!
Thank you so much for this video!! My bedroom is narrow just like the picture in the video, and I do have my bed frame set up across the door and it feels small. The only problem is I have 3 windows in my bedroom, no matter where I place my bed frame, it will be covering a window, do you have any advice, for bed frame in front of a window?
Thanks for this new video!
Question: Rugs are impossible for me because of allergies (nope, those 'washable' ones aren't viable either- still *lethally* allergic). Are there any other options? If not, is there a design style that more lends itself to people who can't have rugs (so the space looks 'finished' without a rug)? A video on this would be great! Thanks!
Yes please! Rugs are our nemesis too, and in some places the wooden floor can be heated, so they don't fulfill a practical function. How can we replace them?
Would a silk rug work?
Minimalists and Wabi Sabi interior styles usually don't decorate with rugs.
@bearswithglasses How about a silk rug? If that's not an option, finish the bedroom with a bench seat / rectangular ottomon, at the end of the bed.
They used to do borders and insets in floors. If you have a fancy border around the edge of your room inlaid into a hardwood floor, that produces a rug effect. They used to make very fancy custom rug designs in linoleum (not vinyl), too. You can accomplish the same thing with tile. Of course, it isn’t flexible if you like to rearrange a lot, but it does produce a frame that wouldn’t trigger your allergies.
Try a vinyl floor cloth mat. They are super cute, easy to clean, affordable and come in many beautiful patterns and sizes. Do an internet search
Thanks for the tip. The on that doesn't seem to work for me is the picture over the head of the bed. My bed head is on a low slanted wall. I'm not sure how to decorate that space.
Loving this video. Such a great guide. I need a print out to take shopping with me. ❤
Great tips and advice. For me though, my nightstand situation breaks all the rules. I consider nightstand space to be prime real estate that is often wasted. So, I use two bachelor's chests (total 6 full size drawers) as my nightstands. They are too tall and too wide, but they fit on the wall with my bed and I simply wouldn't have it any other way. I've done this for decades in multiple homes/rooms and with different bedroom furniture. I can reach the lamp and anything else. I just have to reach up a bit.
Thank you for the measurements! What art do u suggest above round headboards?
Great tips Kiva! How do you hang curtains when there is a radiator under one window? I have two in my bedroom.
Thanks so much for this video. I am about to let out the hem of my curtain and move them up. I am rearranging my pillows on the bed. I have the correct size rug, picture placement, and night stands (saw one of your old videos). Love you videos. Lux, for less
Very Informative
Great video
Thank you!!
This video was super useful :3
Wow great video! Does the same (as for the art above the bed) apply to the ottoman/upholstered trunk size at the bottom end of the bed ? I have a narrow large room and want to fill the space
Great post! Curtain Question. What do you do about bay windows? I have a wall with one bay window on each side. There is room for 6" to cover the middle wall (separated by 40"), but not on the opposite side as its the trim is butt up against the wall. What would be a good way to balance this look if using curtains?
Top secrets ..thank you ❤️
I styled my room according to your bedroom makeover two years ago… thanks Ms Kiva your the best 😊
Aw that’s so amazing to hear!
Great tips. But what about basement masters with low ceilings?
Curious if I need art work if I have an arched canopy bed? If so how will that impact the size?