Nice, thrifted artwork throughout. I like the dark walls and have never attempted this in my home. I'm not so courageous as Caroline. I have a mid-century modernist home built in 1957 that does not have any traditional character moldings or features where I think I could do dark walls. It also has a vaulted ceiling and open space living room dining room setup. I could do an accent wall but have heard that's out now. I have been married 39 years and it's always been a balancing act of trying to satisfy both my aesthetic and my wife's. She grew up in Europe and had a farm and she does not like folk art primitive stuff because that's all she had growing up. She likes clean lines but does like Scandinavian modern and various wood tones and I'm more eclectic/bohemian and so there is that compromise in most of the home. I wonder if other people have that same dynamic? It really is a balancing act and I'm happy it is because I would just run amuck in the house with being a designer and just overdo things. We make compromises and I can do whatever I want in the basement family room and my art studio. I watch a lot of Carolines's videos and she's really sharp and inspiring. She brings joy to interior design. I think I have learned so much from her and from my wife about being selective in how I approach our homes interior. It's a constantly evolving thing. I get frustrated with myself because I have a number of really great things to use in our home and can't ever get it to be set in my own home. What is that? Do others have this issue? The shape of the rooms dictate what you can do. I can only put the sofa in two places along two walls where it can work. It's not a big house. The one wall in the living room is all a massive window with mullions. I'm super liking these HGTV Handmade videos.
Fabulous creativity! Loved all of these homes. And unlike so many of the people featured on these home tours, these folks are also likeable. Often, I'm intrigued by the home or decor but I can't stand the people - here, I actually appreciated the people just as much as their creations. Good job HGTV!
I also bought a home in LA (Expo/Crenshaw) a few years ago and did the same thing💚 In USDA10 we can grow A LOT of plants to create that peaceful jungle vibe. I'm on the metro tracks, so it was even more imperative I install trees and vegetation to keep the hustle and bustle of the city outside my home. Thanks for sharing the possibilities!
Allie Provost has the best decorating ideals. I love her home. What a wonderful place to come home to every day. She has such a great personality. I happened to see her once giving a tour of her home on RU-vid last year have been a fan ever since. Her outfits are terrific and so is her photography.
Wow! I just love this video. We are like kindred spirits. I live in Philadelphia and a retired graphic designer/illustrator at age sixty-four and still very much a kid full of wonderment. And now painter. I taught as an adjunct professor at Moore College of Art in their illustration program. I'm also a wannabe interior designer! I love your home. It's inspiring. I'm super into vintage graphics and objects too. My goodness that needlepoint your aunt did of the Kandinsky is so incredibly wonderful. The Nelson Bubble Lamp is one of my all-time favorite lamps. I could go for an original sputnik lamp as well. I really liked your line "So Uniquely Us". The connections to our youth and what I got us so enthralled with design and painting in the first place plays a big role in whatever I do. I have worn many hats in my art journey and was exposed to so many very talented people in my life. My first job was at Nelson Worldwide which is an interior design and architecture firm at age nineteen and then I spent at least twenty-five years working at Aramark Inc. as their senior designer/illustrator working on graphics for sports stadiums, universities, airports and national landmarks and worked side by side with amazing interior designers and architects. I was kind of a jack of all trades and master of none. I worked for a greeting card company for about five years as a senior designer/illustrator and then taught illustration at Moore. I freelanced for many major clothing companies with doing brand identity and graphics for screen printing and embroidery, labels, hangtags, buttons and anything on clothing that was design. I love your work on the labels for beverages and have done some of that area of design. I'm a painter now and always did that since I was kid. If you get a chance look me up (Stephen Heigh) and you'll see, we have lots of things in common. I think Matt Curtius is teaching at Tyler and he was one of my daughter Anna's teachers. The thrifting of objects is cool and I'm kind an American Picker person since childhood and buy and resell vintage. I have had incredible stuff pass through my hands over the years and every once in a while, something just says keep me. It does not have to have monetary value, and it just connects on a level of design that just charms me. I dig what HGTV Handmade is sharing with us.
Saddening with a selfish superficial interviewer.. No Persian rug were ever washed in the ocean, rather than in a river. Next to that don't walk on the fringes and don't hoover against the pile. Lot's of this basic knowledge are found on the Internet or in a library.
This is so inspiring... I am an artist and sometimes designing merchandise is difficult for me coz I like doing too many things... Good to know there can be a mix
Well I'm a little late to the show,,,,just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this video especially the blue grass number at the end. I loved it! Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration!!!
Was there in 2023. Have finished all but one project with the things I bought. May be time for another trip. This place holds WAY more ribbon than the ribbon stores in my (large) city added together! Great video, Rajiv. Again.
