I think this page is the best interior design channel on youtube, and I have watched ALOT since I bought my house. The ideas are so simple and elevated that there are options in everyone's budget. I have been going back watching all/most of your videos and there is one thing that I have not seen an interior designer talk about at ALL, and I once asked a facebook group and they were VERY rude. I would love some tips on how to display 'collectibles' in an elevated way. My husband has so MANY statues (Think batman, spiderman, graphic novels.) Which, I love those things too, but I don't want them all over my house when company comes over. We have really tried to purge it down to only nice pieces, which some of them are expensive. (Like $100-$200), but how can we display them in such a way where they dont just look like toys? No one seems to have valid answers for me other than "give them their own room"... If I had an empty room, this wouldnt be an issue lol. Thanks for the great content!
I collect Barbies, which plenty of people think is cheesy or creepy, but I love them! I think they're little works of art. For a long time I did not have a dedicated room for them and I displayed them in my dining room in a wall of bookshelves with glass doors. They were a conversation piece every time someone new came over. I liked having them contained in one place, where they could be displayed behind glass. I think it helped them appear intentional and artistic, rather than haphazard. Hope this helps!
@@colleenjohnson5902 Having something behind glass has really been my only idea, like a nice modern display case! I am still looking for the right piece, but that's a great idea! I used to collect barbies as a kid up through adulthood, but had to sell them when my grandma moved (I kept them at her house) because she nor I had any room at all. I sold all the ones in boxes and kept the open ones full of memories.
I think you could display your husbands collectibles in a display case, perhaps one with a solid color background ( like black or white) to provide some contrast so the statues stand out. I would make sure whatever you display is inside the case, and not on top. That way you’re showing off specific pieces and it doesn’t look cluttered. Also, you don’t have to display them all at once. You can display a hand full of them and rotate them out.
I love how you say, “I love that for you” when you don’t like something! It would be great to see more of your sense on humor. Please do a video about how to style a room with a piano! And also how to display all kinds of musical instruments tastefully.
I'm not a professional interior designer, but I've learned a few things: It's not the destination, it's the journey. Decor is about who you are now, not last decade. Benjamin Moore Maspacone white works sooo well. Really!! It's all in the mix! Soft metallics add gleam. Gleam looks clean!! Even homemade art (stick men) made with a gold felt tip marker looks expensive!! I still hate duran duran green. But dark teal and white work with it (but just about damn near nuthin' else!) 🤓
As always, another great video. When my now 25 year old daughter was a baby, I was watching Lynette Jennings and she said if you are hanging art in a hallway, only hang it on one side because if you hang it on both, it will make your hallway look too narrow or bottle- necked. I have followed that rule ever since because I found it actually does make a difference visually and spacially.
Another wonderful video. You have a way of talking to the subscriber that owns a cottage, and one who owns a mansion all at the same time. I appreciate that you love all homes and know that each person's home can and should be decorated to make them feel like the Queen(King) of the Castle. I want to thank you for allowing us to imagine that we are sitting in on a class for interior decorators and getting all the info that is up to date along with all the humor, a dose of adorable pups, and the most sophisticated and glamorous professor ever. Keep it coming Garrett 🥰
I think a book shelf should be styled as a library. What I mean, is the books should be spine showing, so you can see what the book is. Why on earth would people put the books on shelf with the spine hidden, this defeats the purpose of having the books 📚. If you don’t read the books, or treasure them, then don’t have books. Your just collecting dust collectors. Take care Garrett, look forward to all your videos as they are so informative and eye opening. I certainly learn a lot of great decorating ideas from you. Till the next time 🤗🇨🇦
Lots of great ideas, again. Also, thank you for the Linus cameo. I had a picture in my mind of those old paintings of an aristocrat and their dog when you were holding him…..very regal! Can’t wait for next week.
Hello 👋 I remember as a kid my mom putting a mirror on the wall in front of her kitchen sink, I’d always ask her why? and she’d say “I want to be able to see everyone behind me and see if they’re making faces at me” 😂 who would have known that even way back when she got that mirror concept right. Great video as always ☺️
I love decorating my bookcases. Books with spines showing! Hiding them by turning the books around - how did that become stylish? Yuck. I mix collectibles with books, also on top of books laying down as you said. Thank you for making me feel I’m styling it correctly. Lol. ❤️
"...but if you DO...love that for you..." -Garrett 😆😆. My kitchen sink has a window that I am very grateful for. However I also love the ledge it provides me to sit my phone or tablet on so I can enjoy your videos while I wash the dishes! Have a great day!
Husband doesn’t like fireplaces; apparently, neither did the prior owners of our house, because they removed it completely. You can even see where it used to be, because they left the decorative flooring where it used to be. (TBH, we don’t use fireplaces much where we live, so they’re purely decorative and just take up valuable space.) But I love a mantel for displaying art. In our old place, we’d layered a bunch of smaller pieces with varied heights on top of each other. It looked great! Always got compliments on it. I wish we still had a photo.
Hello, Garrett. I am a new subscriber and find your videos very informative, professional, and interesting. Noticed your beautiful baby grand piano. Do you, or your husband, play? You should include it in the background for a video. I really appreciate your sharing your fur babies. They all are adorable. Have a great day.
Welcome to the channel Linda! It's great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family. The pups make regular visits. I recommend having the bell notifications on for when I post, reviewing the channel to watch past videos as you can, and I also make community posts on the channel. We don't play, but it has a wonderful player system loaded with tons of great songs. :)
Outstanding video. Had to stop in the middle to comment! Thank you so much for addressing books in the home during this very non book age. Also your ideas/thoughts on the entrance to the home were helpful, sensible and beautiful. I’m old but your videos are relevant to me. Which means you are timeless! Thank you and best wishes.
I will always be a book person, no kindle for me. Books are such an extension of our personalities and seeing them on display can always be a reminder not only of what we gained from reading them, but where and when we were in life when we did. Keep those books and keep them displayed!
I wish you could see the big dopey smile on my face when you brought Linus on camera.❤️❤️❤️ By the way, Linus also had my cat transfixed today! Great video too! Ok so you had me at entrance hall. I have been sitting here staring at mine all day trying to figure out how to make this work. Because of course I live in an apartment. And I am trying to figure out how to manage the recycling in between trips to the recycling centre! The entryway is literally the only place it can go. But all I can find are ugly plastic bins, or modern stainless steel bins that, well honestly, just look like one has garbage cans by the front door. Help, I'm being buried alive in Amazon boxes! Garrett, please help us small space/no outdoor space dwellers manage our recycling more gracefully!
I have learned more from your videos than any of the HGTV shows or the 100+ decorator books I have. I believe I have a good instinct for balance and my decor choices, but you actually have let me know why I made those choices. Now it makes sense. Thank you!
I love a chandelier in a hallway. YES! And Linus looks so handsome! (I’d love to see this channel with a sponsorship that sends you out to film Le Visiteur or some such where you do housecalls and help ppl with their space, I’d watch the heck outta that) I’m having a hard time with walls that overlap rooms, like they are shared walls with multiple spaces. What color to paint them, like, do I paint it the color of the room it’s leading into or do I do that wall the color of the hallway? I dunno. Also how to style the outside area of my front door. I live in a larger, nice building and it opens into a large hallway with structures outside my doorway. I’ve never been a wreath person, but 🤷🏼♀️ currently all I have out there is a zany cat doormat 🫣
I have bookcases flanking my fireplace in my family room. I’ve put my vintage books that I have collected or have been given over the years. For example, I have a set of old Shakespeare books, books I was gifted as a child, books my mother was given as a child, books my grandmother owned, etc. I also collect vintage pottery, so I mix that in with the books. I try to keep the color scheme as consistent as I can to keep it from looking too hodge podge. My entrance from my garage, however, needs work 😂. It’s such a cramped space, but it’s where we usually enter, as opposed to the front door, so I would love to style it more attractively.
I'm always impressed with the timing of your subjects, in my journey without any help of a real life designer: I scratch my head with a problem, you solve it in the next video! Thank you Linus! (And Garrett too! 😅)
I had to laugh when you asked about difficult rooms. Before I downsized I had a N. facing master bedroom with a large window. I had the most beautiful fabric and I wanted to use a very pale green paint. I would paint in summer and by early fall I hated it! I painted that room five different times! I’m pretty good at picking colors and nothing worked! My husband, in desperation I am sure, said “well it’s northern facing why don’t you try a pale yellow? Yellow goes with your fabric”. Boom! A pale yellow was perfect. The greens just looked too cold, too gray, too bad, (except in the heat of summer!) I was trying to over shout the house, it knew what it wanted and In our often below zero climate my N. facing master wanted a little bit of sunshine and It loved it in winter and summer too!
But if you don’t have a frame tv and want the look, TH-cam has many channels with screensaver Framed Art for tv, just put on your tv and BAM framed tv for free
*Great Tips Garrett* . I have used the mirror across from the sink in numerous apartments. My current home did not have a dedicated foyer, from the front door, you land immediately in the living room. I created an entry area with furniture placement. I placed a console table behind the sofa which acts as a space divider. I added a hall tree with bench for coat and shoe storage and a runner. Styling my two very deep bookcases was always a challenge. I changed the depth by adding in a piece of 1x2 with double sided tape. It's temporary, so depending on how I wish to style the shelves, I can always remove them. Doing this brings my books to the outer edge of the shelf and they don't look like they are lost in dark deep cavern.
Got my Linus fix, so a very good video. Also congrats for being the only interior designer I know who embraces color. And art you love, not just decor.
I am looking at buying a small 500 sq ft. condo in the city. It means no entrance way, but what a great idea, a long rug and pictures on on the wall. Thanks, love your videos
Once more I totally agree with your opinions in regards of how to address the most common problems in our living spaces. I love the visuals, but it would also be helpful to see how you have applied those same concepts to your own living space, in this particular case how you dealt with the issue in your own kitchen as you mentioned. Mr. Linus is soooo adorable!! Thanks for another great video, Garrett!
As always, great advice! Love your comment about the entrance way - it's just like the expression “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Your entrance should be your visual bio.
I enjoy your videos so much! You had me laughing in the kitchen sink segment, so funny! And as always, great advice! PS I love baby Linus! So adorable!
I think your dogs are just adorable, and the part of this video where you and your dog both looked at the camera with that same look was just precious.
I loved this! I have an open concept condo. I think the builder intended there to be a small dining or breakfast table between the kitchen bar and the living room, but we wanted our living room to feel more spacious so we don't have a table there. That leaves a wide open space in the living room that allows unblocked views out to our balcony, but also leaves this weird grey area in the transition between the kitchen bar and the living room. So yeah, i guess the transition between defined spaces in an open concept would be my request for an awkward space :)
Thank you, Katherine, for your comment. I have the same situation in my home. There is basically only space between my kitchen peninsula & living room for a table for two, so I opted for no table and just ate at the kitchen bar. Now that we’re selling our home, I want the new home owners to have a feeling of at least a cozy dining nook. I ended up putting a drop leaf table there (because that’s all I have right now) and a bench for sitting, so that a person can be sitting facing either the living room or the table. I have a table runner with potted plant on it about 1/3 the length of the small drop leaf table. It’s all I know what to do for the present. I need ideas.
The ceiling is a great way to define that space imo! I love tray or coffered ceilings with wood paneling or something added over the no mans land space. Add a hutch or cabinet on one wall if available and it looks like a hallway between rooms that belongs there. [Not a designer and maybe that sounds ridiculous].
@@godblessamericamyhomesweet1094 Great ideas! We're not remodeling so working with furniture is our best bet. Not sure I can visualize your suggestion about a hutch creating a hallway but thank you for the input!
My front door is part of my living room. My space is smaller but I hate the door. I wonder how I could make it nicer to look at. I painted it the same color as the walls. It’s still an eyesore.
I started watching you a few weeks back. I love getting the notifications that there's a new video. Thanks for mentioning the mantel problems. Mine is set in the corner, and it has been a struggle.
Your practicality is always appreciated - love your comment about "turned" books. I'm waiting for this decorating trend to go away because it never made sense to me to have the book's titles pointed into the wall. Also, your comments/suggestions about 3' to 4' halls underlines the need for American homes to honour the concept of negative space. Sometimes a passage is a passage and cramming it with stuff is claustrophobic, excessive and tacky. Hey there, hi - I love your pup-tributes.
Yes, great ideas! I love that you always help me see things in a new light. For example, the fireplace opening as a guide for artwork size. I have a brick fireplace wall, with a bookcase on one side. I ordered a large walnut live edge mantle. I have been thinking about a large piece of artwork, but I'm rethinking that now. Hmmm... sure wish you could stop by! I'll sketch out some simple layouts now, and see what balances out. I know I may need to go with asymmetrical designs because that is the style of my house. I also am using your inspiration for my very tight hallway. I'm thinking about murals with lots of lighting. Thank you again. Genius!
Thank you thank you thank you so much for doing the mantle I’m going to watch your video a few times so I can get an idea of what to do I appreciate that you listen to me thank you again
Screen shot. Hahahaha, you crack me up. I have a dark corner in my hallway and going to brighten it with a much lighter shoe cupboard and a large mirror on one side and a bright abstract art on the other. I would love to show you the before and after pics. Thanks for your content and the wee laugh.
I'm not a fan of to much decor on a bed. I think the linens, duvet cover and pillow cases should speak for themselves. I've styled two beds for both LilySilk and Brooklinen that each sponsored videos, and they show how I truly like a bed to look.
As a designer, when I do bookshelves or etageres, I strip them of everything. Make piles of large books, medium and small books and collect all accessories you believe you want to feature. FIRST, start with larger accessories and arrange them on lower shelves. Medium size accessories go in the middle shelves and groupings of smaller accessories go higher up. Only arrange the accessories first! Stand back and look for balance of color, size, shape and make sure that no shelf is too filled or too colorful compared to other shelves. NOW, start with large books! Those can go on lower shelves and middle shelves and again, balance out the books so that no area or shelf is bare or overloaded. Balance out the large books being upright with those that are laying down. Now, start to fill in spaces with medium size books, again alternating laying down and standing up so that you are not repeating the same look and number of books too often. As you do all of these steps, keep standing back and checking for a balance throughout. Smaller artwork or framed photos can now be tucked in to finish off the look. That is how I do bookshelves and yes, Garrett, I agree that etageres need a lot less of everything: a much lighter hand with simplicity and restraint being key. Mantlepiece problems usually stem from too many tiny, tiny objects all lined up like soldiers! Or,, a repetitive series of framed photos all about the same size and height are a boring problem. Get a little bolder and change out between symmetrical arrangements one month, and asymmetrical another month. ALWAYS stand back and look and look. Don't be afraid to try one bigger object instead of three smaller ones on one end, and take your time to try out all kinds of combinations until it is striking and pleasing and compliments the room and nearby furniture.
Love your channel, the way you explain the techniques to have an enjoyable home and nice decor it is very helpful. It shows you are a knowledgeable interior designer with great ideas for everyone.
Hello Garrett, Love all of your tips and advice, well you have just answered one of my question on how to style my mantle....thank you sooo much...lol....pleasd give all of your beautiful fur babies a hugs from me....
Love this video and the channel. My entry way is non existent in that I walk in to a small closet. There are archways on each side leading to the living room and the dining room.
Great tips. I have a small space in my open space apartment. As soon as the door opens there is a small empty space that needs tending. Thanks for your ideas
Hi Garrett, just subscribed last night. Love you and your channel, your puppy dog kinda steels the show a little❤ what a dear you are for taking such good care of that little sweetheart! I find your advise priceless, please keep up the great work my friend🤗
Garrett, you are my favorite. I always enjoy your videos💕 Thank you for sharing all this beauty! I have to say though that what I love love love is your home; the combination of colors and everything!! I wish I have your furniture omg. So classy and so beautiful!! ❤
Garrett, I enjoy your videos so much, and the best part is always the pictures of your home. Your design aesthetic is very similar to mine (lots of blue and white with traditional or antique dark wood furniture). I just love seeing how you've used the design elements I enjoy in my home. It's so aspirational! Can you PLEASE do a video home tour of your entire house?
Thanks so much Colleen. I probably will when all the renovations are done. However, I don’t want the channel to be about my style or me pushing my style. That would go against all my training. We want to cover many design styles and discuss decorating issues regardless of a person’s style. Please take a moment to support the channel by subscribing if you haven’t already. I really appreciate it. 😊😊😊
@@GarrettLeChic Absolutely! Your videos discuss design principles that are helpful no matter what your style is. But selfishly I love seeing examples that are my style, and your home design is right up my alley. In fact, I recently got a gorgeous sideboard inspired by the beautiful one in your dining room. Mine was made by Councill Furniture and it was a steal! Thanks for the inspiration! Can't wait to see the home tour in due time. And of course I'm subscribed! :)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your channel. Your advice is great. Many of us live in "track housing". That tends to be harder to decorate because extremely generic. You give us inspiration. (and that Linus gets into the trash "out of spite" makes me laugh)
Great ideas as always but can you address radiators. Lots of us have old radiators and need ideas to cover, accessorize shelving on them, painting them, etc.
I always look forward to your videos. I find them so informative. You are so talented how you can incorporate everyone’s living space. It’s very inclusive.
Thanks again for the great content! I was wondering if you might be able to make a video on stylish ways to make your home more handicapped accessible (and/or accessible for disabled pets! ). I have a disabled family member and a disabled dog and I'm sure your formal education has given you some great tips on how to make a handicapped accessible home functional and beautiful!
It's a great idea Breonna. I also have a disabled dog too, Albert. However, I thought about such a video previously. I've decided not to make the video because every situation is different and I feel handicap accessible for both people and pets truly needs to be dealt with in an individual and specific way on a case by case basis in person. I appreciate you sharing, and your support.
Garrett! Another smart, fun and fabulous video. Love how you encourage story telling and personal style, especially that idea of a conversation piece on the mantle. I would love to see a video about styling a bay window in a living room. It is an awkward shape for furniture and hard to keep it linked to the main sofa & chair conversation area, being “off the rug” (gasp!) It’s a lovely place to sit and read or look out the window and day dream. Any ideas?
Thanks Garrett, you answered my question about hallways. Since mine is small and not very large, I have decided to add interest with molding and a knock out light fixture or two. Thanks for reminding us that less is more.
I think this page is the best interior design channel on youtube, and I have watched ALOT since I bought my house. The ideas are so simple and elevated that there are options in everyone's budget. I have been going back watching all/most of your videos and there is one thing that I have not seen an interior designer talk about at ALL, and I once asked a facebook group and they were VERY rude. I would love some tips on how to display 'collectibles' in an elevated way. My husband has so MANY statues (Think batman, spiderman, graphic novels.) Which, I love those things too, but I don't want them all over my house when company comes over. We have really tried to purge it down to only nice pieces, which some of them are expensive. (Like $100-$200), but how can we display them in such a way where they dont just look like toys? No one seems to have valid answers for me other than "give them their own room"... If I had an empty room, this wouldnt be an issue lol. Thanks for the great content!
Thanks so much for the awesome comment Madison! Your support is very much appreciated. 😊😊😊
I collect Barbies, which plenty of people think is cheesy or creepy, but I love them! I think they're little works of art. For a long time I did not have a dedicated room for them and I displayed them in my dining room in a wall of bookshelves with glass doors. They were a conversation piece every time someone new came over. I liked having them contained in one place, where they could be displayed behind glass. I think it helped them appear intentional and artistic, rather than haphazard. Hope this helps!
@@colleenjohnson5902 Having something behind glass has really been my only idea, like a nice modern display case! I am still looking for the right piece, but that's a great idea! I used to collect barbies as a kid up through adulthood, but had to sell them when my grandma moved (I kept them at her house) because she nor I had any room at all. I sold all the ones in boxes and kept the open ones full of memories.
I think you could display your husbands collectibles in a display case, perhaps one with a solid color background ( like black or white) to provide some contrast so the statues stand out. I would make sure whatever you display is inside the case, and not on top. That way you’re showing off specific pieces and it doesn’t look cluttered. Also, you don’t have to display them all at once. You can display a hand full of them and rotate them out.
“…but you can just take a screenshot” - Garrett you’re one of a kind!
I love how you say, “I love that for you” when you don’t like something! It would be great to see more of your sense on humor. Please do a video about how to style a room with a piano! And also how to display all kinds of musical instruments tastefully.
Yes please styling with a piano
I'm not a professional interior designer, but I've learned a few things:
It's not the destination, it's the journey. Decor is about who you are now, not last decade.
Benjamin Moore Maspacone white works sooo well. Really!!
It's all in the mix!
Soft metallics add gleam. Gleam looks clean!! Even homemade art (stick men) made with a gold felt tip marker looks expensive!!
I still hate duran duran green. But dark teal and white work with it (but just about damn near nuthin' else!) 🤓
As always, another great video. When my now 25 year old daughter was a baby, I was watching Lynette Jennings and she said if you are hanging art in a hallway, only hang it on one side because if you hang it on both, it will make your hallway look too narrow or bottle- necked. I have followed that rule ever since because I found it actually does make a difference visually and spacially.
Oh wow- I remember watching Lynette Jennings too!!!
I have one of her books and it's a comfort to refer to it every few years to refresh my mind on decorating principles.
I put the art on one wall, and mirrors on the other.
Aside from the amazing and helpful design tips, the BEST part of your videos is when you share your adorable fur babies! :-)
Thanks so much Polly! Please take a moment to support the channel, and join our very valued subscriber family if you haven't already. :)
I love the way you love your babies and share this with us. ❤️
Another wonderful video. You have a way of talking to the subscriber that owns a cottage, and one who owns a mansion all at the same time. I appreciate that you love all homes and know that each person's home can and should be decorated to make them feel like the Queen(King) of the Castle.
I want to thank you for allowing us to imagine that we are sitting in on a class for interior decorators and getting all the info that is up to date along with all the humor, a dose of adorable pups, and the most sophisticated and glamorous professor ever. Keep it coming Garrett 🥰
Thanks so much!
I totally agree! Garrett is the most sophisticated and glamorous professor ever! 😊👍
@@fatimao9988 so kind😁 thanks so much!
Who loves Sundays !!!
I think a book shelf should be styled as a library. What I mean, is the books should be spine showing, so you can see what the book is. Why on earth would people put the books on shelf with the spine hidden, this defeats the purpose of having the books 📚. If you don’t read the books, or treasure them, then don’t have books. Your just collecting dust collectors. Take care Garrett, look forward to all your videos as they are so informative and eye opening. I certainly learn a lot of great decorating ideas from you. Till the next time 🤗🇨🇦
Thanks so much!😊😊🐶🐶🐶
Lots of great ideas, again. Also, thank you for the Linus cameo. I had a picture in my mind of those old paintings of an aristocrat and their dog when you were holding him…..very regal! Can’t wait for next week.
Hello 👋 I remember as a kid my mom putting a mirror on the wall in front of her kitchen sink, I’d always ask her why? and she’d say “I want to be able to see everyone behind me and see if they’re making faces at me” 😂 who would have known that even way back when she got that mirror concept right. Great video as always ☺️
I have two huge platters as a "backsplash" behind my sink. They're easier to clean than the wall and it also acts as extra storage.
I loved the photo where the hallway had repeating light fixtures, it makes you want to walk down that hallway.
I love decorating my bookcases. Books with spines showing! Hiding them by turning the books around - how did that become stylish? Yuck. I mix collectibles with books, also on top of books laying down as you said. Thank you for making me feel I’m styling it correctly. Lol. ❤️
Thanks Judith! Glad you enjoyed. 🐰🐰
"...but if you DO...love that for you..." -Garrett 😆😆. My kitchen sink has a window that I am very grateful for. However I also love the ledge it provides me to sit my phone or tablet on so I can enjoy your videos while I wash the dishes! Have a great day!
Love it!!
I love your precious fur babies and the love you have and show them 👏🏽👏🏽kisses for Linus the cutie
Husband doesn’t like fireplaces; apparently, neither did the prior owners of our house, because they removed it completely. You can even see where it used to be, because they left the decorative flooring where it used to be. (TBH, we don’t use fireplaces much where we live, so they’re purely decorative and just take up valuable space.)
But I love a mantel for displaying art. In our old place, we’d layered a bunch of smaller pieces with varied heights on top of each other. It looked great! Always got compliments on it. I wish we still had a photo.
Hello, Garrett. I am a new subscriber and find your videos very informative, professional, and interesting. Noticed your beautiful baby grand piano. Do you, or your husband, play? You should include it in the background for a video. I really appreciate your sharing your fur babies. They all are adorable. Have a great day.
Welcome to the channel Linda! It's great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family. The pups make regular visits. I recommend having the bell notifications on for when I post, reviewing the channel to watch past videos as you can, and I also make community posts on the channel. We don't play, but it has a wonderful player system loaded with tons of great songs. :)
Outstanding video. Had to stop in the middle to comment! Thank you so much for addressing books in the home during this very non book age. Also your ideas/thoughts on the entrance to the home were helpful, sensible and beautiful. I’m old but your videos are relevant to me. Which means you are timeless! Thank you and best wishes.
I will always be a book person, no kindle for me. Books are such an extension of our personalities and seeing them on display can always be a reminder not only of what we gained from reading them, but where and when we were in life when we did. Keep those books and keep them displayed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish you could see the big dopey smile on my face when you brought Linus on camera.❤️❤️❤️ By the way, Linus also had my cat transfixed today! Great video too!
Ok so you had me at entrance hall. I have been sitting here staring at mine all day trying to figure out how to make this work. Because of course I live in an apartment. And I am trying to figure out how to manage the recycling in between trips to the recycling centre! The entryway is literally the only place it can go. But all I can find are ugly plastic bins, or modern stainless steel bins that, well honestly, just look like one has garbage cans by the front door.
Help, I'm being buried alive in Amazon boxes! Garrett, please help us small space/no outdoor space dwellers manage our recycling more gracefully!
I have learned more from your videos than any of the HGTV shows or the 100+ decorator books I have. I believe I have a good instinct for balance and my decor choices, but you actually have let me know why I made those choices. Now it makes sense. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! Glad you are enjoying the channel. :)
I love a chandelier in a hallway. YES! And Linus looks so handsome!
(I’d love to see this channel with a sponsorship that sends you out to film Le Visiteur or some such where you do housecalls and help ppl with their space, I’d watch the heck outta that)
I’m having a hard time with walls that overlap rooms, like they are shared walls with multiple spaces. What color to paint them, like, do I paint it the color of the room it’s leading into or do I do that wall the color of the hallway? I dunno. Also how to style the outside area of my front door. I live in a larger, nice building and it opens into a large hallway with structures outside my doorway. I’ve never been a wreath person, but 🤷🏼♀️
currently all I have out there is a zany cat doormat 🫣
I have bookcases flanking my fireplace in my family room. I’ve put my vintage books that I have collected or have been given over the years. For example, I have a set of old Shakespeare books, books I was gifted as a child, books my mother was given as a child, books my grandmother owned, etc. I also collect vintage pottery, so I mix that in with the books. I try to keep the color scheme as consistent as I can to keep it from looking too hodge podge. My entrance from my garage, however, needs work 😂. It’s such a cramped space, but it’s where we usually enter, as opposed to the front door, so I would love to style it more attractively.
I'm always impressed with the timing of your subjects, in my journey without any help of a real life designer: I scratch my head with a problem, you solve it in the next video! Thank you Linus! (And Garrett too! 😅)
I’m glad we are getting videos posted in sync with what you need. Makes me happy.
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Hope all is well. We have not heard from you in a while?☹️
Omgggg !!.whenever Baby Linus makes a Cameo my heart melts🥰🥰🥰🥰 .
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You don’t have to question the enjoyment part. Love your suggestions as always.
I had to laugh when you asked about difficult rooms. Before I downsized I had a N. facing master bedroom with a large window. I had the most beautiful fabric and I wanted to use a very pale green paint. I would paint in summer and by early fall I hated it! I painted that room five different times! I’m pretty good at picking colors and nothing worked! My husband, in desperation I am sure, said “well it’s northern facing why don’t you try a pale yellow? Yellow goes with your fabric”. Boom! A pale yellow was perfect. The greens just looked too cold, too gray, too bad, (except in the heat of summer!) I was trying to over shout the house, it knew what it wanted and In our often below zero climate my N. facing master wanted a little bit of sunshine and It loved it in winter and summer too!
Linus is a cutie! The pose you captured of both of you is adorable…it made me smile!
The hallway is my favorite moment in my house !
But if you don’t have a frame tv and want the look, TH-cam has many channels with screensaver Framed Art for tv, just put on your tv and BAM framed tv for free
That moment at 7:42 needs to be immortalized on canvas, framed and displayed. You both slayed the pose.
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Thanks Garrett! Who would think to add a mirror on the wall behind the kitchen sink? That's why you're so unique.
Thank you!
"Look at us together"...my favorite part of the video...though it was a great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My back hallway is so dark and drab. I like your idea of adding lots of lighting
*Great Tips Garrett* . I have used the mirror across from the sink in numerous apartments. My current home did not have a dedicated foyer, from the front door, you land immediately in the living room. I created an entry area with furniture placement. I placed a console table behind the sofa which acts as a space divider. I added a hall tree with bench for coat and shoe storage and a runner. Styling my two very deep bookcases was always a challenge. I changed the depth by adding in a piece of 1x2 with double sided tape. It's temporary, so depending on how I wish to style the shelves, I can always remove them. Doing this brings my books to the outer edge of the shelf and they don't look like they are lost in dark deep cavern.
Got my Linus fix, so a very good video.
Also congrats for being the only interior designer I know who embraces color. And art you love, not just decor.
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I am looking at buying a small 500 sq ft. condo in the city. It means no entrance way, but what a great idea, a long rug and pictures on on the wall. Thanks, love your videos
Once more I totally agree with your opinions in regards of how to address the most common problems in our living spaces. I love the visuals, but it would also be helpful to see how you have applied those same concepts to your own living space, in this particular case how you dealt with the issue in your own kitchen as you mentioned. Mr. Linus is soooo adorable!! Thanks for another great video, Garrett!
As always, great advice! Love your comment about the entrance way - it's just like the expression “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Your entrance should be your visual bio.
I enjoy your videos so much! You had me laughing in the kitchen sink segment, so funny! And as always, great advice!
PS I love baby Linus! So adorable!
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I think your dogs are just adorable, and the part of this video where you and your dog both looked at the camera with that same look was just precious.
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Garrett… I have just recently become a regular. I always take away great information and ideas. Thank you!
Great to hear! Welcome to the channel, and thank you for subscribing to the channel Dorothy. :)
I loved this! I have an open concept condo. I think the builder intended there to be a small dining or breakfast table between the kitchen bar and the living room, but we wanted our living room to feel more spacious so we don't have a table there. That leaves a wide open space in the living room that allows unblocked views out to our balcony, but also leaves this weird grey area in the transition between the kitchen bar and the living room. So yeah, i guess the transition between defined spaces in an open concept would be my request for an awkward space :)
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Katherine, for your comment. I have the same situation in my home. There is basically only space between my kitchen peninsula & living room for a table for two, so I opted for no table and just ate at the kitchen bar. Now that we’re selling our home, I want the new home owners to have a feeling of at least a cozy dining nook. I ended up putting a drop leaf table there (because that’s all I have right now) and a bench for sitting, so that a person can be sitting facing either the living room or the table. I have a table runner with potted plant on it about 1/3 the length of the small drop leaf table. It’s all I know what to do for the present. I need ideas.
The ceiling is a great way to define that space imo! I love tray or coffered ceilings with wood paneling or something added over the no mans land space. Add a hutch or cabinet on one wall if available and it looks like a hallway between rooms that belongs there.
[Not a designer and maybe that sounds ridiculous].
@@godblessamericamyhomesweet1094 Great ideas! We're not remodeling so working with furniture is our best bet. Not sure I can visualize your suggestion about a hutch creating a hallway but thank you for the input!
Garrett, you do you, and keep helping me figure out how to do me. “Love that for you, love that for me.” Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you! Welcome to the channel Reba. It's great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family. :)
I love your hallway ideas. When it's narrow, it seems to be forgotten.
My front door is part of my living room. My space is smaller but I hate the door. I wonder how I could make it nicer to look at. I painted it the same color as the walls. It’s still an eyesore.
I started watching you a few weeks back. I love getting the notifications that there's a new video.
Thanks for mentioning the mantel problems. Mine is set in the corner, and it has been a struggle.
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Forgot to add, LOVE the Linus cameo!
Your practicality is always appreciated - love your comment about "turned" books. I'm waiting for this decorating trend to go away because it never made sense to me to have the book's titles pointed into the wall. Also, your comments/suggestions about 3' to 4' halls underlines the need for American homes to honour the concept of negative space. Sometimes a passage is a passage and cramming it with stuff is claustrophobic, excessive and tacky. Hey there, hi - I love your pup-tributes.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for addressing the fireplace mantle SO helpful!❤️
You are so welcome!
Yes, great ideas! I love that you always help me see things in a new light. For example, the fireplace opening as a guide for artwork size.
I have a brick fireplace wall, with a bookcase on one side. I ordered a large walnut live edge mantle. I have been thinking about a large piece of artwork, but I'm rethinking that now. Hmmm... sure wish you could stop by! I'll sketch out some simple layouts now, and see what balances out. I know I may need to go with asymmetrical designs because that is the style of my house.
I also am using your inspiration for my very tight hallway. I'm thinking about murals with lots of lighting.
Thank you again. Genius!
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You are a joy to watch your extreme creativity. Thanks!!!
Thanks so much Kathryn!😁😁😁
Thank you for all you knowledge and showing us you fur babies💕...
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Thank you thank you thank you so much for doing the mantle I’m going to watch your video a few times so I can get an idea of what to do I appreciate that you listen to me thank you again
You are so welcome!
Where have you been all my life!!!!!
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Screen shot. Hahahaha, you crack me up.
I have a dark corner in my hallway and going to brighten it with a much lighter shoe cupboard and a large mirror on one side and a bright abstract art on the other. I would love to show you the before and after pics. Thanks for your content and the wee laugh.
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You have the best interior design advice and you crack me up!
This is my favorite channel. 🥳
Wow, thank you!
Your ideas are always fun. Thank you. Linus is adorable.
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What a brave soul to broach the subject of books! Such a hot button for a lot of us. You nail it😉
Such a helpful video! One think I always find hard to decorate is the bed!
I'm not a fan of to much decor on a bed. I think the linens, duvet cover and pillow cases should speak for themselves. I've styled two beds for both LilySilk and Brooklinen that each sponsored videos, and they show how I truly like a bed to look.
@@GarrettLeChic thank you! I’ll check them out!
11:45 You can just take a screenshot! ❤️😊👍🏻
Great information, we have an extremely small front landing, thank you.
This video is so needed, Gracias. 🤗😊💥💥🌞 fur babies are so darn cute!1🐶
Hi! I love, love your canine kids…soooo adorable. They love us unconditionally.
Thank you for all the great ideas…
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I subscribed!!! Looking forward to all your excellent ideas and recommendations…and to enjoy your “babies”!🐶🐶
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Commenting for the algorithm!! I fully expect to be schooled. Let’s do this!
As a designer, when I do bookshelves or etageres, I strip them of everything. Make piles of large books, medium and small books and collect all accessories you believe you want to feature. FIRST, start with larger accessories and arrange them on lower shelves. Medium size accessories go in the middle shelves and groupings of smaller accessories go higher up. Only arrange the accessories first! Stand back and look for balance of color, size, shape and make sure that no shelf is too filled or too colorful compared to other shelves. NOW, start with large books! Those can go on lower shelves and middle shelves and again, balance out the books so that no area or shelf is bare or overloaded. Balance out the large books being upright with those that are laying down. Now, start to fill in spaces with medium size books, again alternating laying down and standing up so that you are not repeating the same look and number of books too often. As you do all of these steps, keep standing back and checking for a balance throughout. Smaller artwork or framed photos can now be tucked in to finish off the look. That is how I do bookshelves and yes, Garrett, I agree that etageres need a lot less of everything: a much lighter hand with simplicity and restraint being key.
Mantlepiece problems usually stem from too many tiny, tiny objects all lined up like soldiers! Or,, a repetitive series of framed photos all about the same size and height are a boring problem. Get a little bolder and change out between symmetrical arrangements one month, and asymmetrical another month. ALWAYS stand back and look and look. Don't be afraid to try one bigger object instead of three smaller ones on one end, and take your time to try out all kinds of combinations until it is striking and pleasing and compliments the room and nearby furniture.
Thank you for this one. I’ve been wanting ideas for my mantle. Love the doggy.
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Thank you for your wonderful and practical design advice. Great seeing Linus too.
Love your channel, the way you explain the techniques to have an enjoyable home and nice decor it is very helpful.
It shows you are a knowledgeable interior designer with great ideas for everyone.
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Again...a wonderfully informative video! Thank you!
My pleasure!
Hello Garrett,
Love all of your tips and advice, well you have just answered one of my question on how to style my mantle....thank you sooo much...lol....pleasd give all of your beautiful fur babies a hugs from me....
Thanks so much!
Thank you Garrett. I always have fun watching your videos. So much to learn. I’m happy to say.
Thanks so much!
OMG.. your baby dog is soooo adorable ❤
Thank you!
I love this video! The entryway can be difficult but my favorite space to decorate!! ❤️
Grandtastic ideas love this advice about sizing same size firebox to painting or TV art able to turn into motion too
PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON NURSERY ROOMS!!!!!! love your work and ADORE your dogs
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Love this video and the channel. My entry way is non existent in that I walk in to a small closet. There are archways on each side leading to the living room and the dining room.
Glad you enjoyed the video!.
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I so enjoy your videos Garrett.....your sense of humor😄. Great tips! Linus is adorable....n so are you😘
Thanks so much!! We haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is well. :)
Garrett I am so glad I found your channel. Thank you for addressing some of the design "myths" out there. You are awesome.
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Great tips. I have a small space in my open space apartment. As soon as the door opens there is a small empty space that needs tending. Thanks for your ideas
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My entryway opens into my kitchen! I definitely already had an island focal point in mind, and was very glad to hear on was on the right track!
You have great fresh ideas. You definitely have chic ideas.
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Awww Linus is adorable!!!
Fab ideas for the entryway, I'm stuck trying to get mine right atm, so iv some great inspo nw, ty!! xx
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Great vidoe. Omg some gorgous photos of design ideas plus puppy visit time with Mr Linus best day ever!
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Hi Garrett, just subscribed last night. Love you and your channel, your puppy dog kinda steels the show a little❤ what a dear you are for taking such good care of that little sweetheart! I find your advise priceless, please keep up the great work my friend🤗
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel.
Garrett, you are my favorite. I always enjoy your videos💕 Thank you for sharing all this beauty! I have to say though that what I love love love is your home; the combination of colors and everything!! I wish I have your furniture omg. So classy and so beautiful!! ❤
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate your lovely comment Angie. :)
Garrett, I enjoy your videos so much, and the best part is always the pictures of your home. Your design aesthetic is very similar to mine (lots of blue and white with traditional or antique dark wood furniture). I just love seeing how you've used the design elements I enjoy in my home. It's so aspirational! Can you PLEASE do a video home tour of your entire house?
Thanks so much Colleen. I probably will when all the renovations are done. However, I don’t want the channel to be about my style or me pushing my style. That would go against all my training. We want to cover many design styles and discuss decorating issues regardless of a person’s style. Please take a moment to support the channel by subscribing if you haven’t already. I really appreciate it. 😊😊😊
@@GarrettLeChic Absolutely! Your videos discuss design principles that are helpful no matter what your style is. But selfishly I love seeing examples that are my style, and your home design is right up my alley. In fact, I recently got a gorgeous sideboard inspired by the beautiful one in your dining room. Mine was made by Councill Furniture and it was a steal! Thanks for the inspiration! Can't wait to see the home tour in due time. And of course I'm subscribed! :)
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Love it Garrett! Excellent content per usual. Love the sense of humor 🥰
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Thank you so much. Watching all of your videos has literally helped me make my home a place that is beautiful and I can be proud of. You are amazing.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your channel. Your advice is great. Many of us live in "track housing". That tends to be harder to decorate because extremely generic. You give us inspiration. (and that Linus gets into the trash "out of spite" makes me laugh)
Thanks so much Kimberly!
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Great ideas as always but can you address radiators. Lots of us have old radiators and need ideas to cover, accessorize shelving on them, painting them, etc.
Thanks so much!
I always look forward to your videos. I find them so informative. You are so talented how you can incorporate everyone’s living space. It’s very inclusive.
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you are enjoying. We are working hard to grow the channel with great content. 300k subscribers plus!!! 😊😊😊
Thanks, Garrett! More great tips as usual!
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Love the advice on etegeres. I have a pair in my living room that are overstuffed. Thank you for the reminder to simplify the styling!
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My foyer is the most difficult...imma try your tips! Thank you!
You are so welcome Tiffany!
Thanks again for the great content!
I was wondering if you might be able to make a video on stylish ways to make your home more handicapped accessible (and/or accessible for disabled pets! ). I have a disabled family member and a disabled dog and I'm sure your formal education has given you some great tips on how to make a handicapped accessible home functional and beautiful!
It's a great idea Breonna. I also have a disabled dog too, Albert. However, I thought about such a video previously. I've decided not to make the video because every situation is different and I feel handicap accessible for both people and pets truly needs to be dealt with in an individual and specific way on a case by case basis in person. I appreciate you sharing, and your support.
Garrett! Another smart, fun and fabulous video. Love how you encourage story telling and personal style, especially that idea of a conversation piece on the mantle. I would love to see a video about styling a bay window in a living room. It is an awkward shape for furniture and hard to keep it linked to the main sofa & chair conversation area, being “off the rug” (gasp!) It’s a lovely place to sit and read or look out the window and day dream. Any ideas?
Thanks so much Laura! I'm glad you enjoyed the video I will try to include windows in an upcoming video. :)
Wonderful ideas, Garrett!
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Thanks Garrett, you answered my question about hallways. Since mine is small and not very large, I have decided to add interest with molding and a knock out light fixture or two. Thanks for reminding us that less is more.
Glad I could help!