I prefer timeless to trendy because this year’s hot trend is next year’s “what the hell were they thinking.” Of course, a trendy paint color is not as costly for the owner or next owner to change than is a trendy tile floor or trendy brick wall. I do like the idea of eliminating the boring white ceiling.
I will say though that a lot of these paint projects are pretty easy to rectify later down the line (unless you have ridiculously tall ceilings or something like that). I prefer white ceilings because mine are pretty low and the white opens up the space.
@AdoraTsangI completely agree -when the trend has mass appeal and is economically accessible then it’s more quickly rejected from the timeless trends Timeless $$$ limited supply
Ceilings are the worst most ball ache of a thing to paint. White is so it makes the room feel larger. If people wanna feel like the ceiling is closing in on them so be it 🤣
I live near Carrara - I am in the same province - and here we are used to marble since the beginning of times. We have marble benches in parks and train station, we have entire sidewalks made of marble, entire school floors as well. BUT I can’t get use to see marble in the entire vertical walls or even in the ceilings, because here you can find those only in churches or graveyard. When I look at a place with too much marble in a home I get a feeling of discomfort. 🤷🏻♀️
Very interesting take! Im personally so tired of the typical white/gray marble pattern being so overused and overdone right now! It’s so not original and it looks quite boring to me.
yes! i'm from Portugal and we also use marble in cemeteries and graves (some old houses have marble counter tops but they're considered outdated, granite is prefered now).... i would never want it in my house hahaha 😅
When we moved into our new home this year. Every room felt like a cave. It made me feel depressed. So I painted all the walls SW Snowbound and the trim SW Fundamental White and put color on the ceilings in the form of SW Sweet Salt Air (almost the color of sea glass). Everyone doubted me when I told them I was putting color on the ceilings (I was nervous too). But I knew I wanted a clear, crisp, blue above me, and it worked out. I'm so happy with my decision.
It's an old Southern tradition to paint the ceilings 'haint blue' mostly porch ceilings. It's a very pale blue, used to be believed as protection against ghosts! 😄 I like it just for the looks, anywhere in the home. Right now considering wallpaper on the dining room ceiling.
Checkerboard is timeless. In this country, alone, it goes back to the colonies. I’ve always incorporated bits of it in my decor and am glad to see a fresh collection of items.
And checkerboard is easy to mold up your style too. You can do classic black and white but also neutrals or colors. It’s surprisingly flexible, like how subway tile is classic sideways, but modern when it’s vertical or colored or if the grout color contrasts with the tile color.
good point, but a some textured art still has glass panels in front of it, and even though it reduces the effect, it still stands out from mass-produced art so it still feels very special
I have painted and wallpapered ceilings on my Pinterest page from 10+ years ago, and I’ve always found this look inspiring. It’s been around in variations for centuries (Sistine Chapel anyone?) and I think it’s such a fun surprise when you look up in a room and it’s not just white!
I've love this look for years, but since I don't live in a metro area, no local people are hanging wall paper anymore and I can't do anything over my head.
Ok I am lowkey obsessed now with a painted or wallpaper ceiling. Such a cool way to bring in color in a space you might not necessarily want to paint in something that isn´t a neutral
Checkerboard flooring laid on the diagonal has been a long time pattern on elegant entry ways and ballrooms. Maybe pizza parlors have ruined it for some, I still love it used properly.
I'm old enough, now that I've seen these trends go around and come around. Textured art reminds me so much of the 80s - lots of plastery paint that gave 3-dimensionality to wall art, and texture in neutral textiles (I mourn the mohair rug that was undyed but woven with lots of texture - alas, I was alone in my fandom and it sold in a yard sale). Maybe I won't consign the textured plaster floor lamp to the trash heap, just yet...
Back in the late 80s I designed and built my family home in Brasil. Trends really do come and go! The guest shower and the kitchen backsplash are handmade tile, the master bath is in a ridiculously outrageous pink marble we were gifted at the time but it still looks amazing LOL, the boys bathroom was done in white and pale grey tiles in a checkerboard pattern on the floor and at the top of the half wall. I will let my ex and his wife know that the old house is super trendy now, since very little has changed there since it was built!! Fun video, thanks for all the info!
We painted our dressing room ceiling the same Hague Blue as our bedroom, at the picture-rail height on the walls and above. We've gotten so many comments about how people wouldn't have done it themselves but love how it looks - be confident! Take a risk!
When we moved into our new house (12 years ago) , we painted our bedroom dark indigo. Ceiling included. With blackout curtains, it was dark in the middle of the afternoon. We called it our sleeping cave. My kitchen is egg yolk yellow with white cuboards. I call it inside out egg
Just painted my ceiling in my living room a blue/green color and I LOVE IT. I also put up some really detailed crown molding and it really made the space feel really special.
To me, a lot of these trends could be timeless if done in the right application. I feel like natural stones and marble are timeless. My husband and I just picked a pretty cool contrasting granite countertop that will really bring some interest into our home. I also LOVE handmade tile. I plan to do a handmade textured subway tile in my kitchen and maybe laundry room to give it some depth, but still have a timeless appeal. Also, I'm obsessed with the textured art. I haven't seen pieces as textured as the ones shared here, but I love them!
I painted my bedroom ceiling a dark grey, and left the ceiling beams white. I know you say grey is trending out, but I love it! And painting it dark grey made all the previously noticeable cracks in the slatted wood disappear so the wood looks brand new!
@@tamicoil7069 Exactly. That's what I'm doing. It's much like updating a capsule wardrobe where you have neutral basics, and bring in pops of color through statement pieces.
My walls r greige..a beige gray..ive had it on the walls for years..tired of the color..its a medium tone so I think I will lighten it..house is 3500 sf..all wood walls..with white trim .white ceilings with beams painted same as walls..
@@bjbo72 I would definitely go for doing two high contrast colors where those beams are located so that the beams really pop. Celebrate architectural features like ceiling beams! In my kitchen, I have a white ceiling with a black high gloss beam. That looks equally stunning in comparison to what I did with the white beams and dark grey ceiling in the bedroom.
I love the way you choose your words to not offend. "That is something I think people are doing a lot less of"... "Not that there's anything wrong with that"... and so on. I just started watching your challenge and I find that your approach stands out for almost every RU-vidr I have encountered. Your pace is great, you don't talk over the average person's head and give so many options. You share guidelines and ideas without judgment or snootiness. I could listen to you for hours, even when you're talking about something I'd never want in my home.
Nick you are SO right about textured art and I think you nailed why it’s really emerging now. Something else is textured art that is not paper based: hooked rugs, paper, sculpture, non-traditional “art” that brings texture has also emerged and will continue I think. Think of all the ancient concrete style pottery floating around for the past two years!
My Dad was an artist/painter. He was master to/employer of, one of Australia’s most beloved Artists. Dad always said to me, “never paint ceilings anything but white with a touch of blue to the tin.” I Just cannot get past this advice.
Those people who paint their ceilings are colour are going to get a colour cast on everything. Even with painted walls give off a colour cast, but the ceiling is usually a bigger space.
We had our ceilings painted the same color as our walls in our new home because it was cheaper than paying for two different tones and the color on our walls was was light enough we felt it was fine. I started painting the ceilings white and it is SO much better. Really wish we hadn’t done that, as I’m finding painting ceilings is not fun and takes a ton of paint due to the texture.
I realize that the design profession must play the game of constant change in order to maximize sales and profits. However, our planet is drowning in waste. We need to promote timeless design and quality material. Please stop with the constant change for no good reason other than padding the pockets of the industry.
Totally. Check Garrett Le Chic here on YT. He promotes classic and timeless plus sustainability and anti consumerism, while working with what you already own.
@@653j521 I know. That is my biggest peeve. Seeing good, natural stuff ripped off the earth for the use of these vain world, to be thrown out later because it is that fickle and ignorant about consequences of being wasteful just because they need to keep up with the Joneses and are brainwashed into thinking that stuff has to be replaced because of a false sense of obsolesce and God forbid, you cannot decide for yourself what you like but need to follow trends like a sheep and a zombie.
You are so right. I hang on to a lot of vintage pieces. I go ape with pillows or throw accents, and Im an artist. So I can diy the eff out of my place. Not into the kind of textured art he showed. My art is about color, and playing with lots of it
everybody’s a critic. I myself try to be as zero waste and eco-conscious as possible, but criticizing smaller designers/creatives on the internet for brownie points isn’t really helping anything either. there are a small handful of huge corporations that are causing our planet to die. sure, recycling your plastic water bottles helps, but don’t let neo-environmentalism fool you into pointing fingers at each other. real policy needs to be made about these issues. it’s okay to go out and buy pillows every six months if that’s what your heart so desires lmao. unfortunately, using the same pillows your entire life is not what’s going to save the planet.
I adore him, he helped me a lot with my renovations. I often have "grandma Yetta" home styling floops. He gives us style wanderers good guidance with his videos. Tnx
I painted a ceiling a pale sky blue. It didn't grab the eye much, but the ceiling disappeared and enlarged my space visually. I had an old house and painted the ceiling. I loved it.
Fun video. I should be getting ready for work, but I'm watching instead (can I get a late slip?) A friend and I spent our lunch hour debating two colour options for her ceiling when a third friend came by and we explained what we were doing. "What's the other colour," he asked after looking at our two paint chips. He looked blank after our explanation of undertones. He was not invited to participate in the debate.
Video Idea: Would you consider maybe doing something on "European" wardrobes? So armoires rather than built-in closets and how needing them can be integrated into great bedrooms? I love watching American and Canadian Interior Content like yours but when you guys talk about bedrooms or closets, it almost always assumes the Northern American set up so your ideas are often not applicable to other countries (its probably outside of Europe, too). which is a shame because I would love to hear your opinions on armoire closets - it can be so hard to find nice ones!
That's a nice suggestion. We recently got rid of our heavy armoire, and holy moly does our bedroom ever look lighter for it. We have chests of drawers now instead of the armoire, with the bits of clothing we need to hang relegated to the room that is our walk in closet / gym / random storage unit. I love our bedroom now, but if we could somehow bring an armoire back without killing the room, we would.
Armoires are not as convenient as closets, they have dark corners, you cannot see your clothes as easily and you can not easily transformed the interior to fit your need for the right amount of shelves or hanging racks....
I second this suggestion…though a lot of places are installing built-in closets that aren’t walk-ins. But basically, what to do with older build apartments without these?
I think the trick with natural stone is to invest in as large a slab as you can, so that the stone itself - the veining, striations and texture - can become the star of the show. The more natural the material the more longevity it’ll have; the Parthenon, for instance, has never gone out of style!
Thank you! Finally someone mentioned the beauty of using soapstone. It is so versatile too as it can change the look and feel of a space by either oiling it or leaving it bare. Mine looks a deep grayish with veining but when oiled it takes on greens, orange-coppery hints, and even black in some spots. It is incredibly beautiful!
100% agree with you on everything. Especially the painted ceiling, with the exception of the textured art. I love texture on pretty much everything else but not in art. It reminds me of the abstract textured art in pastels from the 80’s.
I love the textured art and you can do your own with any material! My sis is great at knitting wool sweaters and she gifted me 3 small ikea frames with 3 different knitting patterns in very muted grey color. The texture of the patterns looks really nice against the plain white wall.
Mid century modern is where my heart and soul landed! I am 63 yrs old. Did art new veaux in the 90's...contemporary in the 2000's...moved to sunny and warm St. Petersburg, FL in 2002. Fell hopelessly in love with mid century modern.. Love it! Have some original pieces from my parents.
I painted my living room and office (open plan) ceilings light blue about 8 years ago and I love it! Same blue the features wall, warm cream on the other three and mouldings are a warm white. Funnily enough, even though the walls and the ceilings are the exact same colour (with white crown moulding in between), they look completely different! The ceiling looks far lighter than the walls somehow. I do love a white ceiling but I will definitely think about coloured ceilings as I go ahead with more redecorating in the future!
The problem with painting ceiling is twofold: if people do not get the color and proportions right, the room will give the impression of collapsing, and two, the painted ceiling really has to match the furniture. One cannot have a fancy painted ceiling and white trash furniture. Of course one CAN paint whatever they want, but removing the paint is much harder than doing so from one wall only.
Anyone who's nutty about putting up wallpaper ... when it comes time to sell, be prepared to either take it down yourself or lower the price. I'm pretty sure I got a discount on my home purchase because the 10 rooms of wallpaper sent every other buyer away screaming.
I think another reason textured art has recently become popular (and will probably stay popular for a while) is a response to mass-produced art. We see all the time beautiful-looking things start to look cheaper once companies figure out how to mass produce something similar. Things just feel more human/authentic and therefore more upscale when you can tell at a glance they weren't mass-produced. You've talked about this with furniture on this channel before but it happens in many other areas too
That’s the entire reason I *don’t* like textured art because it’s literally been massed produced for years. You can go to any discount store that has wall decor and find fake textured art and it’s been that way for over a decade.
True I guess there are some types of mass produced ones. I’m just thinking in the best case scenario, some variants of textured art don’t look like it could be mass produced, they look more special. But 2D art you can almost never tell whether it is mass produced or not. Mass produced 3D feels so obvious I can’t stand it, but when I see it in a high-end store or a museum it always wows me
I can't find the video I am watching on television, so will comment on this one. I totally agree about live edge tables look unfinished. You crack me up.
Maybe you could make a video expanding on the "Oligarchy" style of interior design. I am sure we would all enjoy that. Your feature ceiling colour in your home seemed to have slipped off the ceiling and onto the dining room wall behind you. I would complain if I were you. 😁
My grandmother had the same lamps for 50 years and they now grace my living! Stiffel brand with drum shades- marbled and looks like ancient aged metal!❤❤❤❤❤
Painted ceilings look great. Wallpapering them sounds like a good way for me to get wrapped up in my work and I would wind up running out of the room screaming.
Love❤ Nick Lewis videos! To the point, accompanied by great screen shots. Design style is timeless with enough trendy to switch things up. Honest & practical! Love Nick’s style!
Me too…. but I am concerned with the burnout and over saturation of it.
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This year we will be moving into our first house and I am so excited to be able to put some personal touches on the living space (rented up until now). The painted ceiling is definitely a thought as I was thinking of a darker color in the bedroom
I never fully came away from a Traditional design style. For many years I would have described my style as Transitional. So happy to see the New Traditional and Organic Modern trending, as my aesthetic leans towards both.
I like the idea of an interesting ceiling detail... but I find you have to be super careful with specifically what color you choose for the ceiling, because it will reflect on the people in the room. Not everyone looks good bathed in blue or green tinted light. Blushes and warm neutrals are a better choice in rooms that you spend time with other people in, and for the same reason this is why a natural wood ceiling is always a warm and classic choice. I think a powder room is a great place to try something like a bold color or wallpaper on the ceiling -- chances are you're not putting on makeup or spending a lot of time in there - but you can make a fun statement that is relatively easy to change later on.
If you love papered ceilings, just come to Japan! Every wall, every ceiling, every sliding door, is papered in some way (exceptions are the shower/bath room (but not the toilet room) and the tatami room (only room with a wood (or now plastic wood) ceiling).
Wow, for the first time in my life I'm "on trend" 😄...I just bought a checkerboard rug -the great thing about the "diamond" orientation of the squares is that it visually widens the narrow room that it's in!
My fantasy home for many years now has been one with checkerboard marble floors and fabulously colored ceilings. Guess my daydreams are ahead of the trends.
If you want to paint your ceiling, I love that for you. I will smile with excitement when I come over. I barely want to paint a wall though, so I will continue to live in a white box
I painted my bedroom's ceiling navy blue 2 years ago and I still love it, it's amazing and more cozy. But I live in an old apartment with high ceilings, so I don't mind that the room looks shorter now, it's actually better this way. Would think about painting the ceiling a darker color twice if I had low ceilings.
Sounds good painting or wallpaper on the ceiling. I once bought a house where this was done, not very well. It was a nightmare taking paper off the ceiling and getting rid of dark paint. I’m like you I’ll stick with a white ceiling. Thanks Nick. Xxx 😘
Our master bath is white wood to the “chair rail” and then dark green on the upper walls and ceiling all the way around. It’s gorgeous - really just flipping the white from the top to the bottom.
As a person who bought an older house and then had to remove dated wallpaper in several rooms... I don't even want to think about how much work it would be to remove wallpaper from a ceiling when you want a change or for a new owner
I’ll always think of a family friend’s Victorian when I see checkerboard. There was marble checkerboard in the entry and the main floor powder room. As for ceilings, same thing. There was a tin ceiling in the kitchen, a coffered ceiling with huge, ornate plaster round which the chandelier hung from and in the parlor, insane plaster crown, a gold textured wallpaper and the plaster medallion in that room was gold leafed. All of this was original to the home. There were also inlaid floors, carved newels, and Crystal or porcelain door knobs on all original doors. We’ve been livening up our spaces for centuries with cool stuff on the ceilings and floors. They’re your largest real estate… make them look good!
I recently remodeled my MCM home. I went neutral on cabinets (maple) and countertop (very black soapstone) and had Lili Tiles made cement tiles for behind the range and a ceramic for the rest of the backsplash (both green). It's stunning and we're thrilled.
I do texture art using fabric and embellishments. About 15 years ago I painted 2 bedroom ceilings a lighter shade of the wall color. I liked it but hated painting it. This is the reason people will leave ceilings white. They don't have to repaint the ceilings as many times as the walls.
LOVE your channel! Just one request: please keep the split screens. Not that you aren't a handsome guy or anything like that, but it allows more time to digest the design ideas that you are commenting about. Thx! :)
I will die on the hill for checkerboard floors. I think they can be done so many ways for so many design styles and they are so much more fun than wood floors. Checkerboard just has to be done with intention.
Guh I love textured art. And the idea of painted ceilings is exciting! my ceilings are only 8ft high so I dont think I would paint mine :( but if I had high ceilings I would definitely paint them a sunset/deserty orange.
With Painted Ceilings you have to be aware of your space and the lighting - many times a dark painted ceiling makes the room feel smaller and oppressive. However, I live in an old house and 100 years ago wall paper on the ceiling was a big thing and I would love to see it back again.
Whoah, never gave painted ceilings a thought. But I actually like it a lot! Now I don't have to consider which wall to paint. I can just do the ceiling and leave the walls white.
I just painted my bathroom ceiling metallic gold and I love, love, love it. It made the bathroom feel warm. Now I want to paint my bedroom ceiling pink!!
Nick I love your humour!! Through it you display a sensible, knowledgeable, informative opinion. You’re never extreme, always polite albeit with a dig, but respectful of the differences of opinions others may have. You really know your craft! Always enjoy your content. I actually LOL! Sincerely, Claudia
Someone tell me when houndstooth comes back in. 😄 A great video, as always Nick! You're always fun to watch, it's like sitting down with this gossipy friend who just happens to only gossip about interior design.
