I swear I absolutely can not watch a RU-vid video for more than 10 and I am bored. Your's Sir...I am so bummed when they end!! Your content is 🔥 So on point. The plates on the wall, been rocking this look for almost 10 years now and never get tired of it. Might I also add...they are blue and white❤ Love it love you!
Wow, thanks! I just try to create fun videos where I can share the important things I've learned about interior design from being involved with craft for almost 8 years, and getting my college degree in interior design. :)
@@GarrettLeChic I'm agreeing with Tiffany, and also wanted to say that I appreciate how you repeat yourself much less than do some of the other channels. I get it: longer videos, more time for ads, more money made, but it becomes tedious enough for me that I've had to unsub from some channels just because of that. Your style is a breath of fresh air in comparison! : )
@@aMoodWithaView Thanks so much. We feel that around 15 minutes per video is where we want to be. I know the subject well, and I realize my subscribers have other things to do. I like to keep it fun, useful and to the point. Even when we do brand sponsorships we are able to keep the time in the optimal range. I don’t think the majority of viewers have the time or want to watch long drawn out content or fluff. I certainly don’t. Thanks for the comment and your support. 😁😁😁
@@mulliganstew72 honestly it is a sellers market right now. We moved last August and when we sold our home, my realtor told me don’t do anything. I just focused on giving the house a really good cleaning and I decluttered about half of everything we owned. Some I donated and the rest I packed and put it in storage since we were moving anyway. We sold our house in one day for over asking. When we were looking for houses also, we did not focus on the cosmetic appearance of what we were looking at. We focused on if the homes seemed well built and had everything we were looking for and functional.
I couldn’t agree more on the gray tone wood floors. As we look for a house, every time there’s one with gray floors all I can think of is that it’s a trend and will have to be replaced (not a cheap replacement). How did that even become a flooring color?
Agreed! How did ANYTHING gray become such a ghastly trend? Will never forget the first time I saw that color in a decorating space----hope this isn't too catty----years ago on a cover of Martha Stewart Living Magazine which caught my eye at the grocery store. The headline proudly read: Martha's new signature shade for her farmhouse (or something like that) Bedford Gray. Nestled around beautiful green trees/lush flowers, was this (for me) jarring and sterile hue. I cringed, but immediately reasoned how she MUST have been influenced by her (at the time) recent stint in jail; as she had just been released, and was back at work. I'd thought the great domestic doyenne had laid a rare clinker! LOL Never did I think how seemingly everyone in the Western World save myself have gone bonkers for a hue which for me remains forever devoid of warmth. LOL
I looked at an apartment and they were redoing ALL of the apartments with gray flooring and gray walls. Im like, what if I wanted wood tones? I ended up not taking the place.
@@GamerChefGirlie Had the same experience touring an otherwise lovely home I was considering purchasing. The entire flooring space (almost 4000 sq ft) was newly renovated in very costly, very gray ornate tile. The walls were also in that hue, but paint is cheap by comparison, and I would've been okay with changing it. But ripping out all that gray grout and gray tile.....no thanks.
I totally agree. I redid the floors in my entire house last year and it was actually difficult to find floors that weren't either very dark brown or gray. I finally did and I love them. And I still hate gray floors anytime I see them. And everybody I know who has put them in wishes they hadn't.
Where I am, there isn't a lot of natural light coming in.. so we are looking at grey vinyl plank flooring. it does have hints of brown and black in it, but all the other colours in the company that we are doing the flooring in are either way too light and washed out, or a dark brown. I have a seizure disorder, so while I love the lighter flooring, I can't have it. If I get disoriented, I need the contrast to know where my feet are.
I will tell you why I adore this video so much. I don’t do design work anymore, and most of my work was as an assistant. But the ones I learned from, worked for were “old money decorators“. Sometimes I get a little bit self-conscious about my house, but deep down I know I that I know what is chic (How’s that for modest?). There are just wonderful things that you can fall back on over and over, and you hit on several of them that I too wish we saw more of. I love our 1927 condo, which I prefer to call “an apartment”, as its layout is reminiscent of a New York “classic six”. (We can all enjoy our delusions!) The apt building next-door in this historic neighborhood was exquisitely restored over a 2-yr period and I was so thrilled to tour it, but my heart sank when I saw all the gray: gray floors, tiles, cabinetry…oh what were they thinking?? Anyway, I sure do enjoy your videos, thank you!
I spent a while doing a ‘grey’ home - needed the change and calm after a divorce but so glad I resisted grey floors and kept warm wood tone! Apart from grey marble subway tiles my house now has much more colour! Every time I see blue Wedgwood I think Garret would love this!! 😀
You are so right on those gray floors, and a touch of lavender, love it. I like the dark rich brown tones of cabinets. Not black, not the reddish mahogany tones, but just a dark chocolate brown, a bit of gloss, tall cabinets, not the 30 inch high. But I think with the right lighting kitchens with those kind of cabinets look gorgeous to me, maybe white tone countertop, but not granite. I have never liked white cabinets. But this is me and that's what I like for me. Haha.
Greco-Roman accessories impart a classic, old-world elegance and that gets a big thumbs-up from me. Shag carpet only belongs on the business end of a dust mop as far as I'm concerned. Always a treat when you post, Garrett. Sage advice and snarky, tongue-in-cheek shade. Yum!
Garrett, you are so right about the diamond pillow layout! I love chandeliers too, I have two venetian glass chandeliers and I love that the crystals just drip with elegance and it's my mission to keep them sparkling. I adore roses, peonies, and cherry blossoms. I also love orchids but they are so hard to grow! I agree plates on the wall are very special and ties your beautiful china into your home décor! I am going to have to replace my kitchen floors in the very near future from these old square porcelain tiles and I just am not sure where to go, I love marble but I know it breaks so easily since I had it in my previous home. The rest of the house has real hardwood so I need something in the kitchen that sort of breaks it up and gives it a high end feel. My pastel right now is an iced mauve. I am doing my upstairs master bath in Hint of Mauve with white trim and cupboards which I am so excited about. I hope it turns out good! Hope you are doing great! Have a happy day!
I have cherry wood cabinets that have a natural finish. Love them. Some people have suggested we replace them with painted cabinets. I just laugh. Trendy versus quality solid wood..it's a no brainer!
LOVE the Jasperware…dislike the faux tulips in that magnificent piece, sorry. I am not a fan of faux. That’s me. We have a natural stone wall of Israeli Stone, which is white, gray and some pinkish tones throughout, and chose a grey floor. Never regretted my choice. I do have a white fur area rug to ground the furniture…(yes, the up keep is horrendous). The dated trend that won’t go away: I HATE recliner sofas! The cup holders 😵💫…the pillowy arms🤯. Just please make them go away. They make me feel like I am in an AMC Theater without the buttered popcorn, (which is a very sad thought). But I do love a beautiful comfy reading chair and ottoman and don’t spare customizing the upholstery! Enjoying the channel very much ❤️
I was 8 years old when my parents had shag installed. I knew we were in trouble when the installer left a rake behind. No one has had shag TWICE. And 70s decor? The UGLIEST decade in the entire history fashion and home design.
My parents had a bathroom in this horrible, 70's green colour, looks like someone vomited and they smeared it all over. I've been "allergic" to that green ever since. So glad they started making beautiful greens lately!
Hello Sir! I must confess that trends are not my forte. I go for what I like, being harmony in proportions and colours, playing with light (natural or not) and blatantly ignoring what's trendy or not. Ultimately, the objective is to create a refined and classical decor. Nonetheless, I very much enjoy your videos as they open other dimensions to my own personal taste. Take care
Thanks for sharing! The only trend that matters is the one you create for your home that makes you happy, and reflects your personality. Thanks for watching. We'd love to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family! :)
On the topic of pillows I entirely agree with no diagonal…and a trend I also hate is the karate chopped pillows. It can look okay if very subtle, but oftentimes it just looks ridiculous and like you’re trying WAY too hard. Also, as an allergy sufferer, “shag” anything makes me sneeze just looking at it!
One "dated" decor item I love is rich colored wood cabinets in the kitchen. I just cannot hang in a sterile white environment. One that needs to GO AWAY is rattan and wicker everything, especially light fixtures. What a dusting nightmare. I am old enough to remember the 70s and 80s and it was ugly then.
Yes, love wood cabinets.Guess we are around the same age, hate dusting wicker too. I live in Ikealand, if your home is less than 50 years old, the cabinets are that IKEA laminate.
Couldn't agree more on rattan and wicker. I love a natural texture, but when your whole house is just wicker and rattan it just looks awful. It needs to be used as seasoning and not the main flavor.
Beautiful wood is never dated, I don’t care what anyone says. My new house has painted wood cabinets, which are just meh (you know it’s not real wood). I miss my last home, which had carved maple cabinets.
I'm sure there will be a lot of hate towards this "dated" decorating idea, but when it comes to dated furniture... DRESSERS. I HATE big dressers. Now, smaller dressers or highboys are one thing, but I'm talking about the enormous 12-drawer units that take up an entire wall--plus their attached mirrors. Some of our possessions need to be in drawers, especially in homes where there isn't a lot of closet space--we don't fancy hanging our underwear in pouches on the back of a door with a dollar-store hanging piece--but, more often than not, a big dresser is little more than a heavy dust collector and a key spot for both open (a messy dresser top) and secret (stuffed in a drawer) hoarding. "Where do I put this?" Stick it in the drawer. "I don't have a place to hang this!" Stick it in a drawer. "I'm not in the mood to fold this!" Stick it in a drawer. "As long as things aren't out and lying around and messy, so it's all right!" No. No, it's not. I'm sorry, but it is just wasted space for a piece of furniture that is difficult to move and even more difficult to keep organized.
I just wish I could hit the like button a dozen times (or more) on this one! I absolutely HATE the pampas grass! So useless and (to me) ugly. Dust catcher supreme!
You out did yourself today, Garrett! Lovely video. Just wondering, what's such a classy guy like you doing with faux tulips?!! You can get two gorgeous bunches of tulips at Trader Joe's for a song and they last for days! Love your channel.
Love stained glass. When I was in my teens and 20s I used to go to the Chrysler Musem of Art in Norfolk almost daily. It has one of the largest Tiffany glass collections in the US. They also had a Alphonse Mucha just hidden among some furniture which really, a hidden gem.
I never had that "not so fresh Daytona time share" look, thankfully! LMAO! I love muted/grayed pastel shades, if that makes sense. Just a wee bit of gray in the color mix makes it look sophisticated. I changed my bedding for my birthday this year, and switched the teals and rust for slightly muted teals, greens, and blues and a hint of clay rose, and I am in love with it. Graying out the shade seems to make it more luxe. Maybe it's just me, lol.
Great tutorial! I was happy to see your ideas with the plates. My friend has a collection of tacky Danbury Mint plates (maybe 12) all cherubs...hanging on one wall and they are awful...I guess if plates are done right they add a real value. Another thing I CAN NOT STAND is the overstuffed recliner ( bonus ugly points for built in cup holder and remote pocket) Got a good laugh at the shag rug rake!!! Thanks again for a great share
I also like the shag look and feel. It’s doable for me cause I have a very small house and only my husband and I live. My daughter is already in her own house and I don’t love guests “if you know what I mean.” Hahahahaha so I have very low traffic and no pets. 😂
We just purchased a house with a gray, shabby chic laminate. It’s the worst. Who does something like that?! There are even fake muddy prints on it for which I gave my husband the stink eye until I realized they are evenly spaced throughout the room. We are going to replace them of course. They location is great though, and we like a project.
I collected over the years Nippon hand painted plates. They are different sizes, 3”-6”, and are all different scenes. It’s like taking a mini vacation to look at them, each one is telling a different story. I love stained glass lamps and have them but you do need additional lighting with them. Thanks for the decorating ideas. Great video as always.
Hi Garrett I chuckle to myself, I don’t get this pampas grass trend. I live in the desert, I see t everywhere, I don’t want it in my house. Another thing I don’t get, the chunky beads draped on a bowl in a coffee table. NOOO, I just don’t get this obsession with the chunk beads. Love your channel.
Thanks for another good one! I would like to submit a topic for possible discussion - and that is mixing patterns. I have a Persian rug that dominates the living room and accessorizing around that rug is problematic (including upholstery patterns). Already using your advice to keep the color scheme consistent but additional advice would be nice. Thank you!
Great suggestion! I've mentioned mixing patterns in videos, and also did a video last year on Mixing Design Styles. However, I will most likely do a segment of a video in the future to discuss mixing patterns further. Thanks for watching, and supporting the channel by subscribing. :)
Hi Garrett! I had to buy a new fridge lately… and it seems white fridges in modern style (ie freezer at the bottom, not the top) are out of style?! I ended up getting a dark stainless steel look but it’s made a big ‘shadow’ in my space 🤷♀️ love the videos! I’ve been wondering about your vase too, nice to see it up closer! X
I managed a small boutique hotel in Jamaica and I couldn't stop housekeeping from putting accent pillows in that diamond shape. There were many reasons I left the job, but I have to admit the pillow thing may have sent me over the edge.
The thing I remember most about shag carpet, from being a kid and being a lot closer to the floor, was the stink! Shag will always make me think of that "beer can used as an ashtray" smell. Yuck! Thanks again for a fun video!
🏆 This has been one of my favorites from you ever, Garrett , and happen to agree with you on them all. Those pillows, 🤮! That large branch-y arrangement on coffee table would have poked my eyeballs out by now. 😳 Oh my, your Jasperware vase is simply stunning, and loved the humorous description of its characters. 😂 Sorry, but at the moment, I can’t think of a dated trend I adore other than what you’ve covered here …. but this video deserves a “Bravo!” from me. ⭐️🙌🏼⭐️ Til the next one, y’all have a fab weekend! 😎
I think carpeted bathrooms are dated. Hahaha. I need help, my master bathroom was carpeted when we moved in and had pink wallpaper. I haven’t bothered to do anything with it, because I had kids and animals. Now the kids are grown and animals dead. I think I will redo my house which is why I’ve been watching your videos. My house is a one of a kind architecturally designed after an English hunting cottage. I want to design it exactly like that with some deep rich browns, black, red and green. I have oak doors cabinets and molding everywhere and gold metal already, I just need the oak floors, some beautiful tapestries and oil paintings. I have an idea but want to hire someone to help with my odd shaped living room. It is shaped like a “U”. I’m going to do the fivrr like you suggested.
OMG, Garrett! You are hilarious! What a fun way to talk about dated items! Everything you mentioned as dated just looks so "tired" in the pics. BTW, I love the works of Chihuly and only wish I could afford one of his beautiful glass installations in my home! Your Jasperware with the tulips is beautiful! And you're so right about the grey floors. Something that is dated and I love it anyway is a curved archway or doorway. Everything has gotten rather boxy in homes these days, and I miss the elegance and, okay, dare I say femininity, that these graceful arches create in our spaces. I LOVED this fun and informative video, Garrett! 😍🤗😍 Colleen
I'm calling it "pompous grass" from now on because that's what it is! Thanks for all the great content. I'm a new subscriber learning a lot from your channel.
I LOVE the fact you said "Stained Glass" and "Pastels" I love pastel colours, I have since childhood. They add a touch of colour without being overbearing and taking over the space. The dated trend I hope stays in the past is shag. I remember my Mom clearly being upset with feeling like it needed to be vacuumed 24/7.
🤣🤣🤣 Timeshare in Florida--Welcome to the Twilight Zone where outdated junk and pillows suck the life out of everyone. Love the tulips!! Cut them (even faux) so they are flowing and realistic, not chopped in a short, however lovely container. Be the best and use the best in your florals because they are some of the best things in this scary world!
Yeah... Pampas grass has to go... I've been hiding it for months now. But then I've never been a pampas girl. But you have to work harder on large floral arrangements in the middle of my living room. Garreth. Sorry, Dear Boy. :)
I hope Edison lights stay popular. I like them. I don’t understand the popularity of artificial flowers tho. They seem to be trending and cafés with their rooms filled with fake flowers are attracting Inst photoshoots. WHY? I mean just go to Michaels and take a selfie.
Question: a lot of home decor places recommend and like a lot of natural light but what if you’re nocturnal or do shift work? How can you make blackout curtains look good while blocking out all that pesky light?
If it were me, I'd have custom made high quality black out drapes (often pre-made just don't seem to be really great at blacking out the light), that are triple the width of the window so they look dense and lush.
I know people who install beautiful drapes over black out white ones, they are installed as a single unit, opening and closing together, much like a shower liner and a beautiful, tender shower curtain are hung together.
I have some plates I love that I used to hang, but I changed my style a bit and felt they didn't fit, but I can't get rid of them either. Your video wants to make me go out and get some tulips or lilacs. I have an adorable empty vase waiting in the wings. :)
Still love love love single color matte Weller or Van Briggle ceramic vases. My dislikes- I dislike luxury vinyl tile. Don’t care for it. I would go for ceramic tile in a kitchen and/or bathroom, and a refinish of old hardwoods everywhere else. You do a fantastic job.
The decor item I think should be deleted is, colored backings on window treatments. I feel you should have a neutral uniform appearance from the street. I am riding around with scissors and rubber bands to spot some full pampas to cut, that's the only way I can justify securing some grass. 🙄😃🌝Then I will buy a can of hairspray from dollar tree to minimize the shedding. Watching your videos is equivalent to a , master class in home decor. 👍
Hey Garrett another lovely video 😍!!! Can you please make an video on how to elevate the bedroom with edroom.sets...I know...bedroom sets are not curative....but. just to play safe we went for it...than being non cohesive... Please give us some tips on woode ....bedroom sets how to make more interesting....bedroom with it...thank you in advance!!
Thanks so much! I would eventually break up the set, and use pieces of it in other rooms and then add other pieces to the bedroom that are different, but work with what you have. You could also bring in interesting decor pieces and lamps, fine curtains and bedding to add more interest and elevation to the room.
Yep. I am not a fan of gray stained wood floors at all. Also, I love that plate with the tree you featured. I never considered plates on the walls but I love the idea.
I love your classy style and advice. Just found your video s on utube. I watch all of then, the older ones also. Here in South Africa everybody is painting all their furniture, even beautiful indigenous wooden furniture. Auch!! Love your dogs! Susan South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel Susan. It's great to have you as part of our very valued subscriber family. Please spread the word about us in South Africa! I'm glad you are enjoying our videos. Much more to come. :)
I grew up with lions, and tigers, and jaguars, oh my! I never got over it. Ceramics, I mean. When I do find them, $$$. My friend sent me a picture of a lamp she was considering at her favorite vintage store, and all I could see, buried in the corner, was my darling, Savanah (I name my favorite pieces, and, yes I know, she’s Siberian). She was less than most ceramic tigers, and before you could say “Dorthy,” I had her home gracing my mantel. I love her, pet her, and have given her her own spotlight. I wish I could send you a photo (you: I love it for you, sniff!) but I put it on my profile pic 👈 just in case you own an electron microscope and you can see her.
Shag? No. Just NO. Looks awful, make it STOP! Another thing that always makes me cringe are those recliner chairs. Or sofas. Chairs can have ottomans. Recliners just look so tacky! I know it's a 'guy thing' but really. No. Guys can get used to an ottoman. Junk the recliner!
Agreed! Great comment Kathy. However, with respect to recliners I don't think it's just a guy thing as I've gotten many comments in support of recliners from ladies as well, and in a past video I've shown stylish examples of them for those who are considering recliners. :)
You are so welcome Louise! I'm glad you are enjoying our content, and getting my degree in interior design has been a big asset for me. Thanks for watching, and pushing the subscribe button and supporting our channel. :)
My brother had a cobalt blue, medium green and pale sea green shag carpet in his room in the 70's, wall to wall carpet. Yes, three colors in one rug. Then his room walls were a pale sea green. It was nasty. My other brother had cobalt blue (all one color) shag with bright yellow walls and cobalt blue trim around the windows and doors. Also a color nightmare. I have a stained glass square-pyramid lampshade on a bedside table lamp, and it's Mission/Arts & Crafts, so fairly timeless. Tulips are one of my FAVORITE flowers. My bridal bouquet was large white tulips and peach roses 20+ years ago. I even made a special trip to visit Keukenhof Gardens in 2014 at the end of daffodil season and beginning of tulip season (got to enjoy both!), and it was GLORIOUS! If you love tulips, I highly recommend in 2nd week of April, travel to the Netherlands and visit Keukenhof Gardens. It's tulip heaven!
Garrett, love tuning into your videos. Entertaining and educational. There is one trend in decor that I neither understand nor like. Perhaps you can address and explain the concept of putting books on a book shelf backwards (so the pages are showing rather than the spine). I love browsing books (yes, in my friends homes) and when they are all backwards that is impossible. In addition, it looks so bland, don’t you think?!
Thanks so much! I agree with your feelings on books, and have spoke about that in a few videos already. Please take a moment to support the channel by subscribing if you haven’t already. I appreciate it!😊😊😊
Shag is nasty dusty magnets and it will get crunchy overtime gross lol. But like always you have great ideas. And tulips are my favorite flower but yes you don’t want to go overboard.
Wow that atomic chandelier over the pink round base table at 13.33 that's AMAZING. Grey love that you hate it everywhere too, slate, storm, mist, charcoal, fog, smoke whatever just reminds me of dingey cold days...
I'm SICK of GREY , seriously add some color , add some personality , it's so cold and impersonal , grey walls , grey furniture , grey floors , come on , is grey even a color ?????
Lordy, Garrett! I saw the title, and thought, "What?! How can he just come right out and say that?" Then I realized you were talking about *decorating trends*, not *me*! 😉😘
Garret, you are great! I love all your posts, I found you like two weeks ago and it's amazing! Your are a professional I love all! I am an architect and I just enjoy everything you have a very sophisticated gusto! Love 💞
Shag and rake my mom had that it was green! Stained glass for decor....a lamp,brilliant!pillows need updating. Chandeliers hmm, small over my toilet maybe. Grass pompass, have to look at that.Tulips are gorgeous,simple and elegant,just a couple. Don't like plates,hard to keep clean. (Collection good idea)Tall floral in middle of room, good idea on console,put one in the corner of counter in bathroom.
Everybody loves a pastel! 💜 I bought a house that had a room with mustard shag rug, wood paneled walls, and avocado window treatments. It was a vibe- just not mine!
Shaggy is fabulous as a wall hanging. I have pets and friends with crawling babies in diapers. There is no way I can have shag on my floor. I feel the same about Pampas grass, twigs, and branches. Why? Feels like the person can't afford fresh flowers and is trying to pass sticks off as vogue. In this case, don't have anything.
That first photo of the dining room in the blown glass chandelier segment-OMG! Everything about it is wonderful! Where is it from? I want to see the rest of the house.❤️
Great video. One dated decor I love is MCM furniture. I flip over furniture at Goodwill and if it’s stamped Mercman and in good shape, I have to have it, and also I love Chromecraft tables and chairs for the comfort. I like both the modern and vintage. I can spot a set instantly by the great craftsmanship. Modern decor I dislike is Farmhouse. It’s been done to death already and a little goes a long way. Hate the Rae Dunn stuff too. I know what a cookie jar is, a mug, and a cream pitcher without bold ugly font telling me.
Totally agree with everything you said only I didn’t know that putting pillows on the corners was a thing. 👎🏻 I’m over the whole gray room. It was definitely over done.
Oh Garrett, I love your sense of humor! I chuckled a couple of times, 'reminds me of a timeshare' and then pampas grass, never for me! As for the long stems in the middle of the room reminds me of the tall display of bamboo in the '80s. No, just no!
Back in the late 70's early 80's, my mom used to make me vacuum our shag rug to make the perfect lines. We didn't have "the rake." So satisfying at the time
The giant arrangement of sticks on a coffee table would drive me crazy. I know I would snag my clothes on it, or worse poke myself in the eye. Just not practical. I like my branches and sticks outside.
I adore the medallion that surrounds the chandelier but i am not sure if it is dated or not, just do not see them much ? however,! I love them. It probably is dated as self is quite old... I love your channel and love your vibe.
Thanks so much! No they are not dated. You actually see them in fine homes around the world. I see them in places like Beverly Hills CA, and Manhattan NY all the time. :)
I address my family all the time with, the only time its going to be dated is when I STOP loving it...… which will be never. If you love it and it reflects you it will never go out of style
I love more detached cabinetry in the kitchen. I like having the option to move an island or turn the countertop. With freestanding kitchen fruniture, I can do this.
Shag carpet needs to go... I had it in several apartments I lived in and it was horrible. It trapped dust and hid Barbie shoes and legos like tiny land mines. I used a child's garden rake to keep the nap up. On the other hand stained glass is timeless. Especially the Tiffany inspired pieces.
