@@patrickfinlay2074 you've got to tell me the origin story on Highland cow prints! They are everywhere here in Canada (1 in every home decor store). Side note, our family calls them "Caribou!" because when my husband was a toddler he was on a trip "home" with his parents (who had immigrated to the Northwest Territories in Canada's far north from Britain), and the only large animal he'd seen was a Caribou. When he saw Highland cattle, he exclaimed, "Caribou!" to the amusement/confusion of those nearby.
@@MyFocusVaries no idea on the cow prints but they are everywhere and on everything, don’t get me wrong, I like cows, there is 500 over the road from me but they are black and white
You awakened a memory. When I was 12 my mother suggested we might paint my (pink--never my choice before or since) bedroom. She allowed me to choose the color and I went with pale cultured butter. Then she made floral drapes in a very sophisticated pattern with that same colour as the background with soft, subtle browns and russets and touches of muted orange. That room also faced east and I loved it. Never tired of it as it was so classic and utterly timeless.
I hunted high and low for a modern yellow neutral. Finally found it! It turned out identical to the yellow I used in 2000! Still love those rooms! Just bought a new home. Yellow living room/great room! It sold me over all the gray they were showing me! Other houses weren’t selling. This house sold in 2 days with multiple bids!
The reason most of us buy things that are " trendy" is bc that is what retailers offer. In 1977 there were no residential stainless steel appliances available, you could get green, yellow, brown or white.
what I like about your videos is that you always pop up pictures with examples of what you're talking about. Not everyone does that, so that's awesome of you. Thanks
When people say they don't participate in trends, i always think about Meryl in The Devil Wears Prada, breaking down trends and how ultimately that's why Anne Hathaway's sweater is that particular shade of blue. Beautiful and devastating! Love Nick channeling his inner Meryl!! 💙🩵💙
Perfect analogy !! Love the movie ! I worked for a boss exactly like Miranda Priestly - but she was a brilliant interior designer ! Learned a lot but to this day , attribute my lifetime of anxiety attacks to the years I spent in her orbit ! ! 🤪😂
I make my own clothes. Is neo-Victorian on trend, because that's what I'm doing. As for interiors, Pee Wee's Playhouse meets Grandma's house? Also on trend? Trends are for boring people with no imagination and less sense of self and style.
@@angelbulldog4934 I love Granny Chic! Most of my furniture came from Kijijii, and I've spent idk how many hours refinishing and revamping things. I know it's weird, but I want people to feel like they've wandered into an alternate world when they enter my home. A friend of mine always comes over when she hits a creative block because my home is built to be a place for artists and writers to play!
I dislike glass tables too, especially plain clear glass. I've had outdoor glass tables that have some sort of texture and/or a tint that were okay. P.S. I especially hate glass desks!
Whether or not you like the look of glass tables, they're just a bad idea from a structural standpoint. Glass isn't strong in the direction it's being asked to take weight in, and it will eventually shatter.
In a prior video, Nick mentioned that glass furniture lacks presence. And that comment single-handedly made me switch out a glass dining table for a walnut dining table. You saved my dining room, Nick. 🤗
We had a glass dining table and it always looked full of smudges. It wasn’t attractive at all. Our dog liked it because she could stand underneath and look at our food when we were eating 😂
The most impact a glass table will have in your living space is when a drunk crashes through it😂 thank goodness for tempered glass or there would have been an issue😮
@@Christina-vd3ow: That’s not necessarily true. Sometimes glass coffee tables are better for smaller living spaces and can help show off the rug. Depending on one’s style, e.g., Hollywood Regency, glam, Art Deco, etc., a glass coffee table can be beautiful and elegant.
Nick's current style in his videos seems to be "Divorced dad who has had to move out of the family home and into a dreary apartment". Looking forward to fabulousness in the months to come as he does up his new place.
It gives automotive for me. I can't help but think of a 1959 Cadillac Series 62 coupe or a 1999 GMC Yukon Denali when looking at someone's chrome coffee table.
Yes chrome furniture can look sterile and cold! Chrome can be great for faucets and knobs, and door hardware, although I loved the black and brass trends and having a variety of metals available. I haven't seen Nick talk about trendy kitchen sink faucets that splash out of the sink and all over the counters and are not meant for the small sinks they are installed on.
Our homes are becoming so unique and colorful with all these deep colors, patterns, and wallpaper. I absolutely love it. I don’t think I will ever understand the gray trend.
I was a renter through the gray trend and I remember loving gray when the landlords started using it instead of standard white. But now I am ready for lots of beautiful color!
I’m a long time listener, first time commenting: Nick, you can tell you have actual design training (plus natural good taste) when you describe the theory and reasons behind why you recommend or don’t recommend certain styles. Basically, I can tell you’re a professional, and not just a person giving their hot takes on TH-cam. I appreciate you and your channel.
Many years ago, our puppy would lick the underside of the glass coffee table when there was food out. Think cheese and crackers - dog could see it, and thought he could taste it if he licked. Getting puppy tongue marks off the UNDERSIDE of the glass coffee table was so much fun.
In 1977, when we moved to our new house in Oregon, my (6yo) room had a wallpapered wall that was a very brightly colored castle scene. I remember complaining to my dad that I couldn't sleep with it there and he told me to make up stories about the characters in the scene. I'm an author now, go figure :)
Fun facts - what we call these in Australia: Oxblood red or Library red. Buttermilk. Trompe-l'œil wallpaper, glass top dining tables are excellent for dogs to sit underneath and look at the food.
Yeah we call it Oxblood in America too. When he said dark brick red I was confused. As a southern American currently surrounded by bricks homes and married to a Hawkesbury district Aussie we both said “that’s not brick red” 😂
I’m amazed at how your new house resembles your old flat. The layout seems exactly the same and once you put your clock back up at the back wall I would have difficulty separating the room from old to new. You must really love that layout.
He said he had the clock but he was going to do something with the walls first before he hung it, I think? Maybe some of that beautiful molding like he did in his old place.
Please don't encourage him. That big honking clock was too big for the last place and if he puts it on that back wall in this space it's going to swallow up half the wall! I think it's time to put a cap on the big clock era.
@user-fe7mg5ot9z Indeed it is. I was commenting to windex. I hate washing windows and mirrors. If iam going to do it I want it to last. Within a week I see streaks from windex. Not with glass plus though. So if you are like me and love clean windows where the kids and pets can't get to it. Try glass plus. 😉
My house is 170 years old. We have been rebuilding for 23 years. Finally, we are at a stage of purchasing the outward furniture. Gathering the personal items in storage and trying to make a cohesive look that is timeless because lord knows I won't get the opportunity to update things, avoiding trends and going classic is where I need to go. Anyway, thanks for your help. I am going back and looking and rewatching
Buttery yellow is a very pleasant color to wake up to in the morning when used on bedroom walls and combines nicely with soft celadon green linen but for a different look also works well with black blankets with gold damasks.
My living room and sun room are both Benjamin Moore man on the moon yellow. Just slightly yellower than a creamy beige and stunningly beautiful with my blues and teals. I’m single and can paint any color I like!
I've had Benjamin Moore Hawthorne yellow in every one of my homes ever since I fell in love with pure, joyous yellow when I worked in Provence. Perfect solution for those gloomy days before and after our glorious sunny winter and summer days
I adooore yellow walls. Yellow overall. Just such a beautiful colour. Love how it can be energising and sunny, mild and sweet or deep and moody. Warm. Butter yellow is gorgeous.
Totally off topic but Nick’s hair looks nice & skin is looking good & hydrated. He always looks nice but sometimes we have those days when we just look a little extra refreshed or something. Maybe it’s just a good season for him & it’s shining through. Whatever it is, good for him❤
I inherited a glass and chrome coffee table from my parents for my first apartment. Windexed it constantly, so that smell was in the air no matter what candle was burned. 😂
I painted my living room a buttery yellow 10 years ago, and I was just talking to my husband about needing to repaint it because it looks so dated. Guess I can cross that task off my list. Buttery yellow is back, baby!
My mother's living room was plain red carpets, brilliant white walls, plain red curtains, white suite and chrome and glass coffee table. No ornaments or plants - it had a real operating theatre vibe !
Words of wisdom, "Find the metal that works with the rest of your style." Why have I never heard this before? Brilliant!! I bought both a butter yellow and striped top in the last couple of weeks. I painted out bedroom and primary bathroom in a very gentle tan yellow.
I just don’t like chrome. It’s not about whether it’s “dated” or not. I simply don’t like how it looks in the home. I much prefer a muted finish, such as a brushed nickel, if I’m going for something silvery in color.
I also find it very difficult to incorporate it into softer/muted/scandi style homes. But when I saw chrome shelves from Jysk in TikTok (similar to Panton) I was angry for a week that they no longer sell it 😂 I just NEEDED it. So for me it is sometimes just particular minimal chrome items that I love. Chrome statement items are just too harsh for me.
@@lauriebak same. I don't want anything in my house to remind me of the office, and chrome has the stink of office on it, for me. Wrought iron, fine. Warm wood tones, yes. But no chrome or brass.
A hill I'd never thought I'd die on: I love my glass dining table! My mom moved in with us and brought her furniture, and I tried to incorporate her stuff so it would feel like "her" house too, and one of the things was a completely glass table (including the base) from the 80s. I never liked it growing up, and wasn't excited about it AT ALL. But man has that table grown on me! It's PERFECT for puzzles and board games because things slide across it easier. It is a fingerprint magnet, but it's SO easy to clean. I also like that it's non-porous so it's easy to "deep" clean too. Several nieces and nephews have cracked a skull or two in the past while running through her house, but I don't have small kids or grandkids (yet) so it's not a concern currently. 👍
I respect your opinion highly but I have FOUR glass coffee tables and love them. You are right, they all were from estate sales, craigslist, etc. and are vintage. We have glorious oriental rugs and I just can't bear to put anything else over the rugs. I want to SEE those beautiful things. I don't think I get banged up from these any more than any other coffee table. They never seem to be smudged. They do get dusty. But that's common with any piece of furniture.
How are you avoiding fingerprints on those? I had a thrifted glass coffee table in my student apartment and needless to say, I do not miss the cleanup. :D
I have a thrifted, oval glass coffee table, and I love it. It's so much lighter visually than anything solid would be. And because it's oval, I don't have to worry about dangerous corners. Might not be the best choice if you're a meticulous housekeeper, but I totally am not. Mine's usually covered with books and whatnot, so I don't much see the fingerprints. It's easy to clean with water and a microfiber cloth.
I have adored glass since 70s. Still have different pieces.. ( not org. from 70s. Purchased estate since .. I fi d it makes a small space appear much larger I also totally feel it's easier to keep clean then wood .. I'll never not have a few good quality items.
I have a glass topped coffee table with a white lacquered shelf - with chrome, no less - and I recently took the matching end table out of the basement. They look great, but you gotta view glass tables the way you would a white marble kitchen countertop. It's not going to be pristine most of the time. Think of it as temporary patina.
Yes! My friend had a buttery yellow kitchen in her old home, it was so warm and homey. Had a nice glow. And I think a yellow bedroom can look great if you decorate timelessly
Just received a glass coffee table this morning. I heard you about smudges but I think I can live with that. The whole baby part is hilarious! They also are practical on certain aspects like showing a nice carpet or being less present visually in a small space etc. Your rants are funny but also quite informatives. Thank you for the work on this channel.
Its an important point you make that it is not necessarily about a particular metal, or finish, colours etc but rather about the style you embrace, and then that dictates the finish etc.
I don't like glass furniture when it's paired with other gaudy finishes like chrome or shiny paints, but I like the example at 14:28. It preserves some visual space. In modern shoebox condos that are well below 600 sq ft, strategic use of glass can help.
I don’t know why but you being sponsored by article made me smile. Good for you Nick! I really enjoy your channel and it’s been fun watching it grow. Fun to see a Canadian in this space that cares about cohesive design.
Also, Nick, you are so right about the glass furniture. I bought a rectangular glass coffee table off of Facebook marketplace just last year: got it home, set it up, walked away, came back into the room without thinking about it, and immediately experienced one of those so-painful-that-your-scalp-tingles moments of my shin colliding into the corner of the glass coffee table. I posted it back up for sale immediately. If only I had been following you at that point in life 😂
I can't wait for the day I see a glass table in your background. Srsly, I have a small tv room and my glass top coffee table keeps it from feeling cramped. I am grateful that your love for panel moldings has got me thinking and solving a problem of how to create an accent on a wall, but not an accent wall.
I don't follow trends, I just fall in love with pieces and make them work in my space.. When I first invested in my living room furniture, I fell in love with a Baker Country French desk, then got a few other pieces in that line and scattered them around my apartment. Then I fell in love with a nicely tailored Henredon roll-arm sofa. Years and kids later I know it could use a reupholster but with grandkids visiting that doesn't seem like a wise investment until they get past their toddler years. It's still really comfy, which argues for buying the best quality you can. Love your style and insights! I have two rooms that are butter yellow - it just cheers me up and gives me a quiet energy. Several years ago I bought a French blue table cloth with yellow Paisley-ish accents from Provence and it looks great in my butter yellow kitchen.
I love that you give the pros and cons even for things you don’t personally care for. I think chrome and glass has a place, and that place is in a smaller home, condo or apartment lived in be folks without children (due to cleaning). Glass tables can help a small space look bigger and more airy.
The chunky highlights 😂. I had never even put color on my hair but I let my best friend talk me into going to the “it” hairdresser in town. I left with orange and yellow chunks in my really dark hair. My neighbor’s 3 year old screamed and hid when he saw me. A few weeks later I cut my hair to what was basically a buzz cut.
I. I came back from Denmark last summer with a vine red pantop lamp. I saw it and it was love at first sight. I will never get tired of that color. Your patio is everything. Love it.
Love to hear chrome is back! We just renovated our Scottish cottage and wanted a traditional feel, so we went chrome with most the bathroom fixtures ❤️ Feels timeless!
Oh my gosh I just watched a different video where the TH-camr spoke super slowly, so I had bumped the speed up to 1.25....and then Nick auto played afterwards and WOW he is COOKIN' on this speed. 😂😂😂 He sounds like a kid who drank four cups of coffee and is really excited to tell you all the information they know at once.
I invested in 2018 in a dark red sofa to make my living room look warm during winter, and I’m glad to see it’s back. But I agree: please no glam. No one can carry it off.
Just did a renovation and we did chrome or brushed nickel fixtures, lights and knobs/handles because when we visit the UK it’s in every London hotel and I love that look. As for colors, jewel tones and slowly showing up more and more each year. Started with the dark blues and greens and now yellow and burgundy have entered the chat… my 100% jewel toned home mother would be so happy.
I have a glass coffee table and it isn’t hard to keep clean…..it is clean and minimalist and makes my space look huge. The entire coffee table is glass in one piece. It looks really good imo. I get it though we all have different tastes and that is fine. Love your channel
I LOVE the whimsical wall paper moments. Especially in a small section of an office. Like you said, it's an art piece and if you aren't lucky enough to have a window over your office/computer space, looking up at a beautiful, well designed and detailed wallpaper can inspire you, just like having a small gallery wall.
I'm so glad that my wall choices are back in again. I loved my colors, so I repainted the walls the same color to freshen them up. I use Benjamen Moore because I like the brand. My dining room is Burnt Peanut Red and through the day the color changes with the light and the living room and hallways are Philadelphia Cream (yellow). Also, Tealight (green) is such a calming color that I have it in 2 of my bedrooms. I'm glad to know that everything old is new again.
I'm enjoying and will continue to enjoy and learn from seeing your new space come to life. It's so nice to see how you are in a space that is still a blank canvas and am excited to see how you change it. Seeing this, makes all of us feel a bit better about having a space "in progress."
Good morning Nick! ☕ I had yellow walls in the living room and light rust colored walls in the bedroom of my old place. Peaceful atmosphere. Still miss it.
I love yellow in the house. It’s a very cheerful color and depending on the shade. I like a boulder yellow as it really makes wood furniture and black accent pieces pop. Cheers!
Glass coffee tables remind me of my mom visiting a neighbor with my 2 yo sister. She was afraid of their St. Bernard, so she climbed on the glass coffee table. The dog crawled under it and they had a stare down until they decided to be friends. 😂❤
I very much appreciate you. You speak clearly and explain why things work and why they may not. I love being a woman but have always been a tom boy and have never been very good at the girl things and design and colors. I do love beautiful things and would love to have my home show that. You are making that happen for me. I love watching your videos and always learn something. Thank you again for making this information available to everyone. Oh, and I love the beard style you are wearing now. You look just wonderful.
Mixing timeless patterns is super easy to vary up a space without punching people in the face when they walk in, too. I've had a black/white polka dot duvet cover for an era, love it. Recently gotten into hunting down vintage Wamsutta bedding from the 80s, and found some black/white striped sheets- put them together with my duvet and blew my mind. Black lace trim pollowcases, black lace canopy, I'm living my best Lydia Deetz life.
I do what I like. Sometimes it's on trend, sometimes it isn't. We recently painted the living room and kitchen, we managed to pick all the most trendy colours. Oh well.
@@MyFocusVaries Oh sure! And even if you don't you follow old or past trends... I mean, we also have a bench we made from an old wooden train bench. A new cabinet in a style that has been around for centuries (originals are unaffordable sadly).
Have a yellow bedroom at my main house. It's called Sun Dust 3 and changes hue as the day progresses. North weat facing room so I installed a skylight and it looks amazing with all colours of furnishings. Especially copper and deep orange.
Love to see Chelsea Fagan's beautiful bookshelf in the "Whimsical Wallpaper" section! Your interview with her was how I found out about your channel 😊 Full circle moment!
I have really developed a soft spot for chrome in the past several years. I have chrome Bertoia diamond chairs and I have 3 chrome paperclip stools. They’re a fun accent to our home. ☺️ Makes my heart happy.
My kitchen is pale yellow with cobalt blue floor and I love it! Absolutely agree with you on glass furniture and chrome. They can go away as far as I’m concerned.
Oh Nick! I have had glass coffee tables for decades! I moved into a different house two years ago after a major life event. My current house has a EQ3 cube table and a Calligari dining table also glass and wood, love my modern, non glam glass mixed with wood pieces. I live in a renovated fifties bungalow, big windows and lovely spaces, I think the glass works! Yes, fingerprints, hello Windex, but I don't worry about water rings! Love the show.
I live in Germany. I envy your houses with high ceilings and lots of space for decorations. My appartment is 900 square feet. I must keep everything neutral and make it my own space with antique furniture I bought 40 years ago. I breng in Colorado with cushions and flowers
Hello from Tokyo, where my husband and I just upgraded to a 600-square-foot apartment. I would love 900 square feet! We were living in less than 450 for 8 years. 😢
For anyone with babies that feels that just have to have that squared off glass coffee table with pointy sharp edges, I hit my head on the corner at age two and still remember the terrible medication that my parents had to hold me down to apply! I also still have a giant round bald spot in my hair that I have had to strategically work around whenever I put my hair up.
Ah memories. I have a giant scar right between the eyes from a brass capped night table at four or five. Was I supposed to be jumping on their fancy four poster? No. Did I need stitches? Yes. Was it the most fun ever to dive bomb it and try to do flips? Yes, _yes_ it was.
@@itsmainelyyou5541 Haha! Weirdly, I don't actually remember the hitting into the table, or what preceeded it... or, maybe not so weird considering the near my temple location of the scar...
Shout out to marble coffee tables too! Super in fashion recently (again). My mum’s friend fell right into her coffee table and broke it in two - they had to go to hospital :/ I look at them all now and shudder. Surprising how many young families go for them?! Seriously?? Also glass coffee tables - a 1990’s movie with Emma Thompson & Kenneth Branagh - Dead Again - watch that and you’ll look at glass coffee tables and shudder too…!
The other choice that I am rethinking as a dog parent is all these pretty antique pieces with carved legs and feet. Which now need to go to the furniture doctor because we had a boxer mix. (I don't regret it, buuuut....)
Love hearing about the new trends that are happening. I find the creativity interesting. But, I will always be mid-century modern/Scandinavian. I am excited about a coffee table being created by a local metal artist. Now that is fun! Your home will be amazing when completed! 👍🏻👍🏻
Happy to admit I like listening to your voice while I try to work my way through a busy Saturday. I'll watch the video later. Just your voice for now. It makes me smile. How about a podcast, Nick? Collab with other interior design TH-camrs maybe? Back to you 😎
Sooo agreed on the huge vintage boom in design trends lately! I feel like we are swinging back to the warmth and quality of the pieces from the past. And plus the fact it is way more affordable
The revival of chrome and brass tubing, macramé, wicker, and basketry hanging lamp shades reminds me of the villains' houses in late '70s - early '80s cop shows. Like the drug kingpin's beach house in Hawaii Five-0 or something.
Such a fun one! I am a sucker for stripes, it feels domestic and sophisticated at the same time. Color trends can be finicky, but I'll do anything to avoid the beige overwhelm!
I was an interior designer for years, and worked internationally. Decided to chuck it in to write, but still dabble. Had such fun watching your post. Thanks so much.
Here in Scotland, tartan patterns are still in, it’s been 600 years but it’s still here
You're sure it's not just a trend? 😂
@@MyFocusVaries I know, you just can’t escape from it or highland cow prints……..
@@patrickfinlay2074 you've got to tell me the origin story on Highland cow prints! They are everywhere here in Canada (1 in every home decor store).
Side note, our family calls them "Caribou!" because when my husband was a toddler he was on a trip "home" with his parents (who had immigrated to the Northwest Territories in Canada's far north from Britain), and the only large animal he'd seen was a Caribou. When he saw Highland cattle, he exclaimed, "Caribou!" to the amusement/confusion of those nearby.
@@MyFocusVaries no idea on the cow prints but they are everywhere and on everything, don’t get me wrong, I like cows, there is 500 over the road from me but they are black and white
I have my piece of Irving tartan
I had a pale yellow bedroom as a kid, and I loved it. The window faced east, and in the morning it was like waking up in a glow.
Ì painted my sons bedroom yellow 44 years ago! I still remember the colour name too! How weird is that?😂
You awakened a memory. When I was 12 my mother suggested we might paint my (pink--never my choice before or since) bedroom. She allowed me to choose the color and I went with pale cultured butter. Then she made floral drapes in a very sophisticated pattern with that same colour as the background with soft, subtle browns and russets and touches of muted orange. That room also faced east and I loved it. Never tired of it as it was so classic and utterly timeless.
Soft buttery yellow is a wonderful color. I have it in my windowless basement bathroom. It lights up the room.
That sounds so beautiful 😍
I hunted high and low for a modern yellow neutral. Finally found it! It turned out identical to the yellow I used in 2000! Still love those rooms! Just bought a new home. Yellow living room/great room! It sold me over all the gray they were showing me! Other houses weren’t selling. This house sold in 2 days with multiple bids!
Where is the clock, we want the clock
It’s showing up at 12:18pm
Are giant clocks making a come back?
!!!!!! 🤓
😂
She's coming
The reason most of us buy things that are " trendy" is bc that is what retailers offer. In 1977 there were no residential stainless steel appliances available, you could get green, yellow, brown or white.
In the 70s I babysat for a family that had a poppy red fridge and stove.
Agreed. You can't buy what isn't there
I miss color choices in appliances! Bring it back!
Yes! That is so true! Even now when we can shop online it can still be a pain in the 🍑 to find anything else than what is on trend.
Had a studio apartment just off of Dupont Circle in DC that had this gargantuan baby blue stove, so more of a '50s vibe.
I'm a 57 year old blue collar guy and i love Nicks videos.
I'm a 72 year old academic nerd and I love Nick's videos too!
I'm a 57 year old who-knows-what and I live Nick's videos, too!!
I'm 66 year old (retired) lawyer and I love Nick's videos 😊
I'm a 56 year old nun and these videos are my secret joy. 😊
You've got good classy taste sir
what I like about your videos is that you always pop up pictures with examples of what you're talking about. Not everyone does that, so that's awesome of you. Thanks
and you're fun
When people say they don't participate in trends, i always think about Meryl in The Devil Wears Prada, breaking down trends and how ultimately that's why Anne Hathaway's sweater is that particular shade of blue. Beautiful and devastating! Love Nick channeling his inner Meryl!! 💙🩵💙
Perfect analogy !! Love the movie ! I worked for a boss exactly like Miranda Priestly - but she was a brilliant interior designer ! Learned a lot but to this day , attribute my lifetime of anxiety attacks to the years I spent in her orbit ! ! 🤪😂
I truly can't think of a single trend I participate in. I kinda do my own thing. If everybody else has it, why do I need it?
I make my own clothes. Is neo-Victorian on trend, because that's what I'm doing. As for interiors, Pee Wee's Playhouse meets Grandma's house? Also on trend? Trends are for boring people with no imagination and less sense of self and style.
@@FunkyLittlePoptart I call my style Granny Chic. Vintage with a twist. I don't think with the Borg brain. Good to know you don't either. 😊
@@angelbulldog4934 I love Granny Chic! Most of my furniture came from Kijijii, and I've spent idk how many hours refinishing and revamping things. I know it's weird, but I want people to feel like they've wandered into an alternate world when they enter my home. A friend of mine always comes over when she hits a creative block because my home is built to be a place for artists and writers to play!
Came for the video, stayed for the comment section. Nick has the best viewers
I love that you hate glass furniture. It always looks to me like a glass coffee table is just waiting for a stunt-man fight to break out.
I dislike glass tables too, especially plain clear glass. I've had outdoor glass tables that have some sort of texture and/or a tint that were okay.
P.S. I especially hate glass desks!
Whether or not you like the look of glass tables, they're just a bad idea from a structural standpoint. Glass isn't strong in the direction it's being asked to take weight in, and it will eventually shatter.
OMG, I was laughing at the glass table discussion, remembering my late-90s glass-top, black metal curvy-legged Pier One breakfast table!
@@thfield2417RIP Pier 1!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
In a prior video, Nick mentioned that glass furniture lacks presence. And that comment single-handedly made me switch out a glass dining table for a walnut dining table. You saved my dining room, Nick. 🤗
Saving dining rooms one video at a time!
We had a glass dining table and it always looked full of smudges. It wasn’t attractive at all. Our dog liked it because she could stand underneath and look at our food when we were eating 😂
The most impact a glass table will have in your living space is when a drunk crashes through it😂 thank goodness for tempered glass or there would have been an issue😮
@@Christina-vd3ow: That’s not necessarily true. Sometimes glass coffee tables are better for smaller living spaces and can help show off the rug. Depending on one’s style, e.g., Hollywood Regency, glam, Art Deco, etc., a glass coffee table can be beautiful and elegant.
I LOVE that butter yellow is in. Goodbye grey.
It really is the anti-grey 😂
I grew up in a home with a pale yellow family room and I don’t care for it but my teenage daughter loves it.
Sorry. Still love grey. Always will
Good riddance grey!! It was so depressing!
Blue grey wall with a buttery yellow sofa or chair near it actually looks really good.
Nick's current style in his videos seems to be "Divorced dad who has had to move out of the family home and into a dreary apartment". Looking forward to fabulousness in the months to come as he does up his new place.
😂😂😂
Hope he picks some color!
OUCH!
“You didn’t ask but you got it anyway.”
And this is why I’m here watching this video. Never stop being you Nick.
Chrome will always read commercial and corporate offices for me.
I love a yellow kitchen.
Agree. Hate it in a home, except maybe in a faucet.
Agree! I hate in a home.. but I'm super bias because I'm a forever antique brass kinda girl 😅
It gives automotive for me. I can't help but think of a 1959 Cadillac Series 62 coupe or a 1999 GMC Yukon Denali when looking at someone's chrome coffee table.
Yes chrome furniture can look sterile and cold! Chrome can be great for faucets and knobs, and door hardware, although I loved the black and brass trends and having a variety of metals available. I haven't seen Nick talk about trendy kitchen sink faucets that splash out of the sink and all over the counters and are not meant for the small sinks they are installed on.
Our homes are becoming so unique and colorful with all these deep colors, patterns, and wallpaper. I absolutely love it. I don’t think I will ever understand the gray trend.
Well , you will become the color !!!
I was a renter through the gray trend and I remember loving gray when the landlords started using it instead of standard white. But now I am ready for lots of beautiful color!
@@onetuliptree Take drugs!!, hahaha
i never did..... or marble / concrete - everything
@@sapphirecamui6447 It is absolutely beautiful and classy !
I’m a long time listener, first time commenting: Nick, you can tell you have actual design training (plus natural good taste) when you describe the theory and reasons behind why you recommend or don’t recommend certain styles. Basically, I can tell you’re a professional, and not just a person giving their hot takes on TH-cam. I appreciate you and your channel.
Many years ago, our puppy would lick the underside of the glass coffee table when there was food out. Think cheese and crackers - dog could see it, and thought he could taste it if he licked. Getting puppy tongue marks off the UNDERSIDE of the glass coffee table was so much fun.
Oh my gosh, that’s so cute!
Awww.
It sounds ADORABLE ! Such nice memories !! Right?
Lol... but wouldn't want to keep it clean!
😂😂😂😂❤
I love that you always say what you like and hate but also say "hey don't listen to me do what you want".
I love pale yellow in kitchens and brick red on front doors! Absolutely love wall paper!!
Painted my kitchen butter yellow 10 years ago…no regrets. Soft neutral.
I have three rooms painted yellow!
A red door is Feng shui appreciate
I love pale yellow sheets.
But, your stuck with it !!! For life !! And house can look out dated ! Unless you are rich !! Hahaha then you can afford to make the changes !!
In 1977, when we moved to our new house in Oregon, my (6yo) room had a wallpapered wall that was a very brightly colored castle scene. I remember complaining to my dad that I couldn't sleep with it there and he told me to make up stories about the characters in the scene. I'm an author now, go figure :)
Love your backstory ! 📚💚
So what you are saying is that your nightmares became your stories !!!
Soo… did you experience fear and lack of confidence before publishing your first work?😅 and if so, how did you deal with that?
@@bystandersarah Probably made up stories about it! All things considered, I would.
@cst5819 I love Castles !
Fun facts - what we call these in Australia: Oxblood red or Library red. Buttermilk. Trompe-l'œil wallpaper, glass top dining tables are excellent for dogs to sit underneath and look at the food.
They're also great for cats to sit on top off, so you can see their little folded paws.
Yeah we call it Oxblood in America too. When he said dark brick red I was confused. As a southern American currently surrounded by bricks homes and married to a Hawkesbury district Aussie we both said “that’s not brick red” 😂
Watching the mouthfuls go into your mouth like spectators at a tennis match
I saw your comment immediately after posting mine about a St. Bernard and a glass table.
I have a glass dining table (which I love) and I’m very familiar with those dog eyes watching me eat and making me feel guilty.
I’m amazed at how your new house resembles your old flat. The layout seems exactly the same and once you put your clock back up at the back wall I would have difficulty separating the room from old to new. You must really love that layout.
He has said that layout functionality matters, so I wouldn't be surprised if his home reflects that 😂
Humans are creatures of habit. If it ain't broke, why fix it? 😉 The old format worked for him, so I guess he carried it over to this new place.
Cheaper than buying new furniture and trying to reinvent the wheel 😂
It was funny to see Nick's new room looks so much like the old room. People want the clock back but I want to re-arrange all the furniture instead.
Admittedly, I'm disappointed in the repeat of it all. I was so looking forward to seeing him use the same pieces in a new fresh way. 😢
I like all the metals together.
One thing about getting older is we get to remember trends and this is our second time around seeing them.
Or 3rd lol
Or 3rd 😂
wait. you remember anything? i can’t figure out what i did yesterday
@@bawillard2578 Or 4th.
What I like about your post…
That there is no dogma or must rules but a variety of choices and ideas. Thank you
Two questions
1. Where’s the clock
2. Give us the clock
Noooooooooooooo! Please at least a bit more color
That clock was right twice a day
He said he had the clock but he was going to do something with the walls first before he hung it, I think? Maybe some of that beautiful molding like he did in his old place.
Please don't encourage him. That big honking clock was too big for the last place and if he puts it on that back wall in this space it's going to swallow up half the wall! I think it's time to put a cap on the big clock era.
WHAT TIME IS IT IM SO CONFUSE
Still an absolute 'Yes!' to the beard!
The beard is sexy. But I think of Nick more brotherly so I don’t want sexy.
Well, it use a bit of color, don't you think ?
I almost didn't recognize him until he started talking. My first thought was, who's the old guy? And not so much stuff on the hair. ❤
@@TreasureDeal A man of wisdom !
😂😂😂😂😂😂❤@@olson.pamela
I LAUGHED mockingly at the frosty tips, then had to hang my head at the chunky highlights 😂. Stripes! I do love my grey flannel pinstripe coverlet. ❤️
It would be SO fun to have you react to old Trading Spaces episodes, because those designs were WILD.
Great idea!👍🏼
"With the glass stuff....I just want to be clear..."😊
And that's why there is Windex !!!
@@richardadams6988Grey.
I like glass plus better.
@@dw3403 With dogs and kids, vinegar and water would be cheaper! Just saying. Vinegar is LOTS cheaper!
@user-fe7mg5ot9z
Indeed it is.
I was commenting to windex. I hate washing windows and mirrors. If iam going to do it I want it to last. Within a week I see streaks from windex. Not with glass plus though. So if you are like me and love clean windows where the kids and pets can't get to it. Try glass plus. 😉
@@dw3403 Maybe get a new maid !!! Hahaha
I fell through a glass coffee table when I was 12 years old. I could have been hurt so badly! I agree on the glass furniture.
I have recently been adding butter yellow to my home bc it’s just cheerful.
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It's a happy, calming color. I never understood red or gray walls.
My house is 170 years old. We have been rebuilding for 23 years. Finally, we are at a stage of purchasing the outward furniture. Gathering the personal items in storage and trying to make a cohesive look that is timeless because lord knows I won't get the opportunity to update things, avoiding trends and going classic is where I need to go. Anyway, thanks for your help. I am going back and looking and rewatching
Buttery yellow is a very pleasant color to wake up to in the morning when used on bedroom walls and combines nicely with soft celadon green linen but for a different look also works well with black blankets with gold damasks.
My living room and sun room are both Benjamin Moore man on the moon yellow. Just slightly yellower than a creamy beige and stunningly beautiful with my blues and teals. I’m single and can paint any color I like!
One of the walls in my daughter's east-facing room is F&B Dayroom Yellow. It's so so nice in the mornings!
My home office is a buttery yellow. Need that little shot of energy in the mornings!
I've had Benjamin Moore Hawthorne yellow in every one of my homes ever since I fell in love with pure, joyous yellow when I worked in Provence. Perfect solution for those gloomy days before and after our glorious sunny winter and summer days
I adooore yellow walls. Yellow overall. Just such a beautiful colour. Love how it can be energising and sunny, mild and sweet or deep and moody. Warm. Butter yellow is gorgeous.
Totally off topic but Nick’s hair looks nice & skin is looking good & hydrated. He always looks nice but sometimes we have those days when we just look a little extra refreshed or something. Maybe it’s just a good season for him & it’s shining through. Whatever it is, good for him❤
He’s sporting a bit of a tan!
He lost weight....or Looks more accentuated around the cheekbones....a good look!
My mom had a glass coffee and dining table. We survived without injury but smell Windex as a part of our sensory PTSD 😂
Gosh yes! 😂 The smell of Coppertone is the happy opposite!
I inherited a glass and chrome coffee table from my parents for my first apartment. Windexed it constantly, so that smell was in the air no matter what candle was burned. 😂
My husbands aunt would just hover with windex and a rag while we were still eating…ugh.
@@lauralake7430 That's just rude.
Oh my god. My mom had glass everything. The only thing she compromised was glass Christmas orbs.
We were scared into not breaking stuff.
I painted my living room a buttery yellow 10 years ago, and I was just talking to my husband about needing to repaint it because it looks so dated. Guess I can cross that task off my list. Buttery yellow is back, baby!
Yeah! Not replacing my chrome bathroom fixtures now...
Oh dear. I remember having a glass and chrome dining table in the eighties. It won't be making a comeback in my home.
I remember chrome and glass from the seventies. Yuck. And yes, I am that old. 😆
Oh good lord. We had one in the 80's. The glass was removable. So many finger marks! I remember giving it away and the relief I felt!
Yeah my parents had one. I've just been looking for a standard wood dining table and it's all glass and chrome now. And canteen chairs.
@@eirianf Ugh. So sorry!
The worst to get clean and keep clean.
My mother's living room was plain red carpets, brilliant white walls, plain red curtains, white suite and chrome and glass coffee table. No ornaments or plants - it had a real operating theatre vibe !
Words of wisdom, "Find the metal that works with the rest of your style." Why have I never heard this before? Brilliant!! I bought both a butter yellow and striped top in the last couple of weeks. I painted out bedroom and primary bathroom in a very gentle tan yellow.
I love this channel! Nick makes home decorating fun, entertaining and informative.
I just don’t like chrome. It’s not about whether it’s “dated” or not. I simply don’t like how it looks in the home. I much prefer a muted finish, such as a brushed nickel, if I’m going for something silvery in color.
Same. It’s so cold looking & I just can’t not see it a fake. Double whammy when paired with glass!
I also find it very difficult to incorporate it into softer/muted/scandi style homes. But when I saw chrome shelves from Jysk in TikTok (similar to Panton) I was angry for a week that they no longer sell it 😂 I just NEEDED it. So for me it is sometimes just particular minimal chrome items that I love. Chrome statement items are just too harsh for me.
@@jp_jasNow Now Now let's not be so cruel ! Hahaha I love metal and fabric, and honestly it's easier to clean !!!! Hahaha
@@lauriebak same. I don't want anything in my house to remind me of the office, and chrome has the stink of office on it, for me. Wrought iron, fine. Warm wood tones, yes. But no chrome or brass.
And it collects all the fingerprints 🙈
A hill I'd never thought I'd die on: I love my glass dining table! My mom moved in with us and brought her furniture, and I tried to incorporate her stuff so it would feel like "her" house too, and one of the things was a completely glass table (including the base) from the 80s. I never liked it growing up, and wasn't excited about it AT ALL. But man has that table grown on me! It's PERFECT for puzzles and board games because things slide across it easier. It is a fingerprint magnet, but it's SO easy to clean. I also like that it's non-porous so it's easy to "deep" clean too. Several nieces and nephews have cracked a skull or two in the past while running through her house, but I don't have small kids or grandkids (yet) so it's not a concern currently. 👍
I respect your opinion highly but I have FOUR glass coffee tables and love them. You are right, they all were from estate sales, craigslist, etc. and are vintage. We have glorious oriental rugs and I just can't bear to put anything else over the rugs. I want to SEE those beautiful things.
I don't think I get banged up from these any more than any other coffee table. They never seem to be smudged. They do get dusty. But that's common with any piece of furniture.
How are you avoiding fingerprints on those? I had a thrifted glass coffee table in my student apartment and needless to say, I do not miss the cleanup. :D
I have a thrifted, oval glass coffee table, and I love it. It's so much lighter visually than anything solid would be. And because it's oval, I don't have to worry about dangerous corners.
Might not be the best choice if you're a meticulous housekeeper, but I totally am not. Mine's usually covered with books and whatnot, so I don't much see the fingerprints. It's easy to clean with water and a microfiber cloth.
I have adored glass since 70s. Still have different pieces.. ( not org. from 70s. Purchased estate since .. I fi d it makes a small space appear much larger
I also totally feel it's easier to keep clean then wood ..
I'll never not have a few good quality items.
I have a glass topped coffee table with a white lacquered shelf - with chrome, no less - and I recently took the matching end table out of the basement. They look great, but you gotta view glass tables the way you would a white marble kitchen countertop. It's not going to be pristine most of the time. Think of it as temporary patina.
@@RATCHARGEABLE I never have fingerprints on them. Only dust.
“It’s not about me but sometimes it’s a bit about me” hahaha!
I love soft yellow kitchens. I also love the burgundy-wine color, especially in upholstery and drapes.
Yes! My friend had a buttery yellow kitchen in her old home, it was so warm and homey. Had a nice glow. And I think a yellow bedroom can look great if you decorate timelessly
For me a bit to heavy ,you must be living in the north ? I like bright and airy,and alot of outside inside !!!
Benjamin Moore's "Man on the Moon" yellow - gorgeous and timeless, no gray tones, just saturated color. (interior designer here). Love your channel.
I love your patio furniture. Very beautiful design, looks great!
Just received a glass coffee table this morning. I heard you about smudges but I think I can live with that. The whole baby part is hilarious! They also are practical on certain aspects like showing a nice carpet or being less present visually in a small space etc. Your rants are funny but also quite informatives. Thank you for the work on this channel.
Its an important point you make that it is not necessarily about a particular metal, or finish, colours etc but rather about the style you embrace, and then that dictates the finish etc.
Well ,we have to prepare for living on Mars , I don't think they is going to be lot of fabric!!! Do you ?
I don't like glass furniture when it's paired with other gaudy finishes like chrome or shiny paints, but I like the example at 14:28. It preserves some visual space. In modern shoebox condos that are well below 600 sq ft, strategic use of glass can help.
Fingerprint furniture is the "truth in advertising" name for glass furniture.
I don’t know why but you being sponsored by article made me smile. Good for you Nick! I really enjoy your channel and it’s been fun watching it grow. Fun to see a Canadian in this space that cares about cohesive design.
Also, Nick, you are so right about the glass furniture. I bought a rectangular glass coffee table off of Facebook marketplace just last year: got it home, set it up, walked away, came back into the room without thinking about it, and immediately experienced one of those so-painful-that-your-scalp-tingles moments of my shin colliding into the corner of the glass coffee table. I posted it back up for sale immediately. If only I had been following you at that point in life 😂
I can't wait for the day I see a glass table in your background. Srsly, I have a small tv room and my glass top coffee table keeps it from feeling cramped. I am grateful that your love for panel moldings has got me thinking and solving a problem of how to create an accent on a wall, but not an accent wall.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I am motivated to make changes in my home. Love your inspiration and humor. Thanks!
I don't follow trends, I just fall in love with pieces and make them work in my space.. When I first invested in my living room furniture, I fell in love with a Baker Country French desk, then got a few other pieces in that line and scattered them around my apartment. Then I fell in love with a nicely tailored Henredon roll-arm sofa. Years and kids later I know it could use a reupholster but with grandkids visiting that doesn't seem like a wise investment until they get past their toddler years. It's still really comfy, which argues for buying the best quality you can. Love your style and insights! I have two rooms that are butter yellow - it just cheers me up and gives me a quiet energy. Several years ago I bought a French blue table cloth with yellow Paisley-ish accents from Provence and it looks great in my butter yellow kitchen.
I think Nick is making some VERY astute observations here! This might be one of his best videos yet.
I love that you give the pros and cons even for things you don’t personally care for. I think chrome and glass has a place, and that place is in a smaller home, condo or apartment lived in be folks without children (due to cleaning). Glass tables can help a small space look bigger and more airy.
The chunky highlights 😂. I had never even put color on my hair but I let my best friend talk me into going to the “it” hairdresser in town. I left with orange and yellow chunks in my really dark hair. My neighbor’s 3 year old screamed and hid when he saw me. A few weeks later I cut my hair to what was basically a buzz cut.
Lol! I've seen that happen. 🤣
Similar experience, I often got some highlights, saw a new hairdresser and walked out with horrifying chunky highlights, including orange!🙃
🤣🤣🤣
In NZ we call that look “mince and cheese”. 😂
Chunky highlights, me, never! My daughter, yes! She did a color, she referred to as peanut butter and jelly. 😊
I. I came back from Denmark last summer with a vine red pantop lamp. I saw it and it was love at first sight. I will never get tired of that color. Your patio is everything. Love it.
I love buttery/buttercup yellow especially mixed w French blue… yes in a French inspired cottage
Love to hear chrome is back! We just renovated our Scottish cottage and wanted a traditional feel, so we went chrome with most the bathroom fixtures ❤️ Feels timeless!
Oh my gosh I just watched a different video where the TH-camr spoke super slowly, so I had bumped the speed up to 1.25....and then Nick auto played afterwards and WOW he is COOKIN' on this speed. 😂😂😂 He sounds like a kid who drank four cups of coffee and is really excited to tell you all the information they know at once.
I invested in 2018 in a dark red sofa to make my living room look warm during winter, and I’m glad to see it’s back. But I agree: please no glam. No one can carry it off.
Just did a renovation and we did chrome or brushed nickel fixtures, lights and knobs/handles because when we visit the UK it’s in every London hotel and I love that look. As for colors, jewel tones and slowly showing up more and more each year. Started with the dark blues and greens and now yellow and burgundy have entered the chat… my 100% jewel toned home mother would be so happy.
I have a glass coffee table and it isn’t hard to keep clean…..it is clean and minimalist and makes my space look huge. The entire coffee table is glass in one piece. It looks really good imo. I get it though we all have different tastes and that is fine. Love your channel
I LOVE the whimsical wall paper moments. Especially in a small section of an office. Like you said, it's an art piece and if you aren't lucky enough to have a window over your office/computer space, looking up at a beautiful, well designed and detailed wallpaper can inspire you, just like having a small gallery wall.
I prefer Art !!!
Totally agree with you on the glass furniture! That trash can go to the recycling yesterday!
I'm so glad that my wall choices are back in again. I loved my colors, so I repainted the walls the same color to freshen them up. I use Benjamen Moore because I like the brand. My dining room is Burnt Peanut Red and through the day the color changes with the light and the living room and hallways are Philadelphia Cream (yellow). Also, Tealight (green) is such a calming color that I have it in 2 of my bedrooms. I'm glad to know that everything old is new again.
I'm enjoying and will continue to enjoy and learn from seeing your new space come to life. It's so nice to see how you are in a space that is still a blank canvas and am excited to see how you change it. Seeing this, makes all of us feel a bit better about having a space "in progress."
Good morning Nick! ☕
I had yellow walls in the living room and light rust colored walls in the bedroom of my old place. Peaceful atmosphere. Still miss it.
I love yellow in the house. It’s a very cheerful color and depending on the shade. I like a boulder yellow as it really makes wood furniture and black accent pieces pop. Cheers!
Glass coffee tables remind me of my mom visiting a neighbor with my 2 yo sister. She was afraid of their St. Bernard, so she climbed on the glass coffee table. The dog crawled under it and they had a stare down until they decided to be friends. 😂❤
I very much appreciate you. You speak clearly and explain why things work and why they may not. I love being a woman but have always been a tom boy and have never been very good at the girl things and design and colors. I do love beautiful things and would love to have my home show that. You are making that happen for me. I love watching your videos and always learn something. Thank you again for making this information available to everyone. Oh, and I love the beard style you are wearing now. You look just wonderful.
Mixing timeless patterns is super easy to vary up a space without punching people in the face when they walk in, too. I've had a black/white polka dot duvet cover for an era, love it. Recently gotten into hunting down vintage Wamsutta bedding from the 80s, and found some black/white striped sheets- put them together with my duvet and blew my mind. Black lace trim pollowcases, black lace canopy, I'm living my best Lydia Deetz life.
Paint Mafia! 😊
Stripes can be overwhelming.
I do what I like. Sometimes it's on trend, sometimes it isn't. We recently painted the living room and kitchen, we managed to pick all the most trendy colours. Oh well.
We all end up following trends because that's what's available.
Evidently, the "trendy" world just caught up to you!
@@MyFocusVaries Oh sure! And even if you don't you follow old or past trends... I mean, we also have a bench we made from an old wooden train bench. A new cabinet in a style that has been around for centuries (originals are unaffordable sadly).
I painted my West facing sunroom in Humble Gold. I love it. When the afternoon sun shines in, it’s beautiful.
Have a yellow bedroom at my main house. It's called Sun Dust 3 and changes hue as the day progresses. North weat facing room so I installed a skylight and it looks amazing with all colours of furnishings. Especially copper and deep orange.
The way 4RA brings us together during these matches is amazing. Sharing tips and strategies is so much fun
Love to see Chelsea Fagan's beautiful bookshelf in the "Whimsical Wallpaper" section! Your interview with her was how I found out about your channel 😊 Full circle moment!
same! 😊
haha someone noticed Chelsea's wallpaper moment! Yay!
I have really developed a soft spot for chrome in the past several years. I have chrome Bertoia diamond chairs and I have 3 chrome paperclip stools. They’re a fun accent to our home. ☺️ Makes my heart happy.
“With the glass stuff…I just want to be clear.” Not sure if you meant it as a pun, but I liked it!
My kitchen is pale yellow with cobalt blue floor and I love it!
Absolutely agree with you on glass furniture and chrome. They can go away as far as I’m concerned.
"Paint mafias" lol I love this guy
Oh Nick! I have had glass coffee tables for decades! I moved into a different house two years ago after a major life event. My current house has a EQ3 cube table and a Calligari dining table also glass and wood, love my modern, non glam glass mixed with wood pieces. I live in a renovated fifties bungalow, big windows and lovely spaces, I think the glass works! Yes, fingerprints, hello Windex, but I don't worry about water rings! Love the show.
I live in Germany. I envy your houses with high ceilings and lots of space for decorations. My appartment is 900 square feet. I must keep everything neutral and make it my own space with antique furniture I bought 40 years ago. I breng in Colorado with cushions and flowers
I'm guessing you meant "color" instead of Colorado!
@@janegardener1662Damn that auto-correct!
@janegardener1662 I was hoping it was "I belong in Colorado". 😂
Hello from Tokyo, where my husband and I just upgraded to a 600-square-foot apartment. I would love 900 square feet! We were living in less than 450 for 8 years. 😢
I feel your pain 😂 Grüße aus NRW
Oh my God, the patio is awesome, way to go article and way to go Nick!
For anyone with babies that feels that just have to have that squared off glass coffee table with pointy sharp edges, I hit my head on the corner at age two and still remember the terrible medication that my parents had to hold me down to apply! I also still have a giant round bald spot in my hair that I have had to strategically work around whenever I put my hair up.
Ah memories. I have a giant scar right between the eyes from a brass capped night table at four or five. Was I supposed to be jumping on their fancy four poster? No. Did I need stitches? Yes. Was it the most fun ever to dive bomb it and try to do flips? Yes, _yes_ it was.
@@itsmainelyyou5541 Haha! Weirdly, I don't actually remember the hitting into the table, or what preceeded it... or, maybe not so weird considering the near my temple location of the scar...
Do you think your injury would have been less if it was a wood or stone coffee table with sharp pointy edges? 😅
Shout out to marble coffee tables too! Super in fashion recently (again). My mum’s friend fell right into her coffee table and broke it in two - they had to go to hospital :/ I look at them all now and shudder. Surprising how many young families go for them?! Seriously??
Also glass coffee tables - a 1990’s movie with Emma Thompson & Kenneth Branagh - Dead Again - watch that and you’ll look at glass coffee tables and shudder too…!
The other choice that I am rethinking as a dog parent is all these pretty antique pieces with carved legs and feet. Which now need to go to the furniture doctor because we had a boxer mix. (I don't regret it, buuuut....)
Love hearing about the new trends that are happening. I find the creativity interesting. But, I will always be mid-century modern/Scandinavian. I am excited about a coffee table being created by a local metal artist. Now that is fun! Your home will be amazing when completed! 👍🏻👍🏻
Happy to admit I like listening to your voice while I try to work my way through a busy Saturday. I'll watch the video later. Just your voice for now. It makes me smile. How about a podcast, Nick? Collab with other interior design TH-camrs maybe? Back to you 😎
Sooo agreed on the huge vintage boom in design trends lately! I feel like we are swinging back to the warmth and quality of the pieces from the past. And plus the fact it is way more affordable
The revival of chrome and brass tubing, macramé, wicker, and basketry hanging lamp shades reminds me of the villains' houses in late '70s - early '80s cop shows. Like the drug kingpin's beach house in Hawaii Five-0 or something.
Love that Glass , can be there, without being there. They are lighter and airy. Especially in a small space. Not so heavy.
So much yellow love 💛 here in the comments! I feel seen!
We just painted our living room, bright yellow. We live in New Mexico. It looks great .
Sometimes retailers leave us little choice, unless you’re willing to blow your budget to go off trend! (Striped umbrella … right on trend!😂)
Right? You can only buy what is being sold in the stores, at the time you are needing to buy things.
I love burgundy too. Wouldn’t have all my walls in that color, but I love a little bit of it here and there.
Such a fun one! I am a sucker for stripes, it feels domestic and sophisticated at the same time. Color trends can be finicky, but I'll do anything to avoid the beige overwhelm!
I was an interior designer for years, and worked internationally. Decided to chuck it in to write, but still dabble. Had such fun watching your post. Thanks so much.