Okay I'm coming with major drama!! My opinion: what you're not talking about here is regional diversity. Your east coast vibes are amazing but all those antique-y plaids would look totally out of place where I live in Austin, for instance. Our desert scandi house has a lot of limestone, inside and out, which we kept-but the builder-grade finishes from the 80s didn't provide much else in the way of original details to preserve. We don't even have crown molding... the plain drywall struggle is real. We renovated and now I love our light oak (not birch) floors and desert palette AND I can see how it'd look totally out of place in Chicago. All to say, I think people's interior style should integrate with the overall landscape and not just a particular sensibility.
I agree with you! Also everything has a place where it works and looks nice. But Paige is an elitist designer who's stuck in retro (the 70's) to be specific and she thinks she's different from everyone else. I try to give her a chance here and there but she is so boring with everything.
@Smash33123 AND she needs to do something with that mop on her head. I least brush your hair before you give advice or TELL others what 'looks good', I mean YIKES. Buy a mirror.
I love what you are saying, but I think sometimes ‘designers’ miss the point that so many people buy an Ikea couch or Wayfair table because 1) affordability 2) ease of access and 3) delivery options (many people don’t have access to a vehicle). I would love to buy more vintage but don’t have a car and the prices for a van delivery are astronomical (in UK at least).
I hear you, I live in the UK too and have no car. What I am doing is taking my time to resource, even if it means I wont have certain pieces for 8 months. I just wait for when I can afford it and the delivery. The challenge is when you see unique pieces that if you do not get them now you know might be gone when you are ready to buy them.
Also a lot of people are short on time and don't have the ability to go frequently to vintage furniture stores to see if they have something that will work for their house, in their price range! Sometimes you just really need a couch, a chair, or a table. And you know how much you need to spend and you have one day on the weekend where you can put aside a specific amount of time to get that completed. Ordering it online, or getting it from Ikea are easy options that make sense. Going to a vintage shop, you risk coming home empty handed or possibly spending more than you wanted to. There's also the fact that with some vintage pieces, you then have to invest in specific cleaning products and/or put a lot of time into making sure it's safe to bring home. People are scared to get bedbugs because they bought a couch at goodwill and didn't have the time or space to sterilize it first.
@@qom_5515 Sometimes, when you're actually poor, it feels safe to have that cheap and new furniture there. Choosing to go without a desk and not having a choice feels very different. That's great for you, though, I hope you find something special! I'm just sharing the perspective. I try to get vintage or quality furniture too, but I've also had no desk or table to write on, so I get how it feels to be poor.
Completely agree about fast furniture, but don’t go throwing out your fast furniture! Upcycle, donate, move it to another area in your home. Hold onto it as long as humanly possible until it is unusable. So much fast furniture is ending up in landfill, and most of it is synthetic and won’t break down :-( I despise people who decorate and then redecorate every single year, decorate with purpose and with items you live so you don’t have to continually be throwing stuff out.
Yeah, it's better to live with that cheap furniture than to subject someone else to it. Facebook Market is filled to the brim with Ikea furniture. And I think Paige likes Ikea, so I wonder if her opinion has changed.
@@alittlebitofjessica I think Paige always reccomends better quality timeless ikea furniture. In saying that my sons bedroom furniture is white Malm, it’s all we could afford at the time, he’s been using it for 10 years and it’s still going strong. It’s basic enough that it makes a good blank canvas for his room to then be decorated. We can afford to update it now, but we are t going to because it’s still in amazing condition, does the job…. And I don’t have to look at it constantly!
Agreed, Sarah - tangentially, I also think that if you do have to buy fast furniture (maybe because of financing options or your access to furniture of your style is difficult or whatever) that you approach intentionally. I’ve had the same $199 ikea frame since 2012. I had to do a little maintenance over the years but it held up for what I spent. I guess I’m just saying that you can purchase fast furniture slow(if that’s your best option) if you look for solid pieces, reinforce them, and mend where you can.
Paige said, I think was two year ago, she likes DIY furniture only in IKEA furniture to improve it. She gave examples too. I think that fast furniture, as fast fashion, could be totally replaced by thrifting as a more accessible and sustainable option.
Exactly! Thanks to Facebook marketplace, Ebay, Offer Up, Buy Nothing, thrift stores, consignment shops, estate sales, garage sales, curb find flips, habitat for humanity, flea markets, local warehouse shops, thrifters/collectors on IG...(and also thanks to RU-vidrs like Paige, Caroline, Valentina, etc.) - (for helping us learn as we go) we can all decorate like a legit pro with a little effort, patience, and- for a reasonable price. I'm so thankful to know what I know now...and how-to _fine tune_ my decor in general and architectural preferences.
My designer seemed shocked when we redid our kitchen and I didn't want to knock down walls. I told her that when I was done cooking for guests, I didn't want to see the mess from the couch when I could be busy focusing on wine and conversation.
When hosting a gathering, I place food buffet-style on the kitchen table. Folks eat, though, on my beautifully set dining room table. Beverages and desserts are placed on my dining room sideboard. It's charming, easy, and great training for the kids to learn how to dine. My daughter loves to help me decorate the table.
Thrifting has become super expensive. It’s killed the whole point of thrifting, not everyone can afford to buy thrifted furniture anymore. Which is why - even though thrifting is “cool” - a lot of people still buy fast furniture. I’ve just moved to Toronto from Pakistan, and I feel like if you want anything quality, you have to be rich. So with quality furniture and thrifting out of the picture, not a lot of things are accessible to everyone that aren’t “trendy” like squiggles or checkerboards or fast furniture. This is all one can find at (mainstream) brands that are somewhat affordable. My home (and style) in Pakistan was so different than my style here but it’s also because of the things that are available to me as someone who doesn’t make a lot of money.
Also, considering how inaccessible most of the US is without cars, as a person without a car/drivers license I usually can’t pickup furniture even if I find it on eBay or Facebook marketplace :/ and adding on an Uber XL or car rental literally makes it the same price as a new piece half the time
Thrifting isn't thrifting anymore. You used to be able to find really cool stuff at great prices but all of the diy people scooped up everything to flip for $500
On wood: using wood regionally has a huge impact. Your choice for wood floors should be based on what is historical to your region (for example, in the Northeast US, much of the wood in centuries-old houses is eastern white pine). I think this makes an aesthetic difference as well, but it's harder to pinpoint. More importantly, a wood choice that is local to your region likely grows there and is easier to harvest and grow in a fashion that is sustainable for healthy forests. I also think this matters for furniture too, but it's harder to control if you're not working with a woodworker or are a woodworker yourself. There are so many "local" woods that are beautiful and can have special qualities. Have you ever seen turned curly maple? GORGEOUS - and if you live in a region with abundant maple - it's a sustainable choice.
Interesting take, I think lots of areas don’t have interesting wood options or if they do they’re no longer sustainable. In California a lot of homes used to be made with redwoods which would obviously be a big no no today. The other wood that grows here is pine which is not everyone’s taste. Oak also grows here but the oak trees are protected so any oak you get likely is from out of state.
I also think this gives off the energy of the region you live- pine and cedar can look more mountainy, other woods look more beachy, west coast, east coast. It helps with the coherence of the home design with the environment!
@@raccoonfederation Yes obviously don't cut the redwoods or other protected trees! Pine is used in a lot of construction and I'm not sure if people think of it for "fine" things. My dad is a former woodworker who's returned to it in his retirement and he's currently making me a table that's mostly clear pine (it'll have cherry legs because he had a stash of them a few decades old), which is a grade of pine with no knots. Quite stunning!
@@Stephanie-lg1cm I visited the Orkney islands in 2019 and was stunned at the absence of trees. But surely there has to be a somewhat sustainable local option? It might not be wood.
Maybe this is because I live in a place where people don’t have a lot of money, but all I can find in resale stores is just fast furniture from 15 years ago. It’s not like there’s “high quality” furniture everywhere for me to find. Can you do a whole video on how to find high quality non-fast-furniture pieces? What brands to look for, what features? I want to get on this train, but it feels like everything I find to buy instead of new trash is just old trash
Yeah this is honestly my main beef with the advice of “don’t buy fast fashion/furniture, just thrift!” Like yeah, it’s definitely possible to find gems that way, but it’s not like all thrift stores and vintage shops are filled to the brim with perfectly preserved, high quality midcentury stuff, especially as we get farther and farther from that time period. You can maybe find some stuff online, but you’re also taking on the risk that you’re being scammed (or in the instance of clothing, that the item just doesn’t fit) and can’t return the item. And to your point, a lot of this is based on geography as well as luck. So for every excellently made and preserved item, there’s going to be at least 20 older fast fashion items in poor or at least questionable condition. The unethical and unsustainable conditions within fast fashion and fast furniture are abhorrent and the powers that be should do more to stop/fix it, but one reason those retailers continue to exist is that they’re meeting a genuine need, and I wish that was acknowledged a bit more. 😐
In my country i would say 70% or more in online marketplace comes from ikea and other ikea type stores and the rest is mostly furniture of the time of grandma that although better it was also the fast furniture of their and some people are crazy by pricing close to the original price, so they look cool but are expensive or look ugly and are cheapish, also thrifting is non existent here in my city we have one store that sell “antiques” but is expensive af , same thing with second clothes 90% is fast fashion and sold for about the original price 😂
The design styles you don't like are post-modern and boho-neutral. Venetian plaster and limewash make sense in spaces they were designed for. They're weird in a suburban tract home. Also, overhead lighting will never be out or not needed, but yes to the dimmer and yes to more outlets so that task lighting and accent lighting is possible.
I love, love limewash. It is pretty standard to use in various parts of the world and can definitely be used in a lot of decor styles imo. Limewash is an old, old way to paint walls and is actually healthy for people to breath and better on the environment. It's okay if it is not everyone's taste, but I think it can be done really well. :)
@@strawberrreh she also pointed out that she hates it especially in excess, so I think that's the biggest problem. Doing it too much for the entire place leaves little room for other "aesthetics" to intermingle enough without looking out of place
Yay I love this comment. Limewash is beautiful and I'm very into healthy and interesting materials and finding old ways of doing things - and I love an earthy look. Limewash look is so me.
I love the arch! I grew up in So Cal and living in NYC, I miss the arches of my childhood Spanish-style homes. The arch is not a trend to me, it is sentimental AF and I will never stop rocking them in my home 😂
I love your videos, but I think saying fast = cheap and vice versa is problematic. There is fast furniture that lasts ages (if you want it to) and is more sustainable in the long run. My parents had their IKEA armchairs for 25 years and they are still going strong. The even bigger issue I have is that you make it seem like expensive = higher quality. This can be the case, but in most cases the profit margin for the companies is just bigger.
Painted arches on the walls I agree with, but I looove ached bookcases -- they have a little art deco vibe and the curves can soften up other sharp lines
i feel so poor when she talks about prices 😢but also makes me give myself a break, yeah my space cannot look like that right now and that is just the reality not my poor taste haha
I think it’s important to note retail vs secondhand. A $900 retail sofa is cheap and will definitely fall apart sooner than a $2000+ sofa. I paid $100 for my sofa off fb marketplace but it’s a retail $2k sofa that sat in someone’s keeping room (parlor) and was rarely sat on. I got an incredible deal but I know this sofa will live a good long life! I think that’s where the advantage of secondhand comes in. Naturally a lot of people don’t have the cash flow to buy a $2500 sofa brand new but they’ll end up paying more over time if they keep buying new $900 sofas
your sofa is probably much higher quality that anything at C & B. As a former antique dealer (retired) I used to advise young people to look for furniture that is from the 1930's to the 1940's and bench made (a term now being recycled to mean "too expensive".) This was furniture that used manufactured parts, but had a woodworker or craftsman "sit at a bench" and whittle the pieces until they fit perfectly, then glueing and finishing and putting together a product that I sold 75 years later that was still stylish, real wood, and well built and still usable.
I once showed a photo of my inherited dresser to an antique dealer to get an idea how old the piece was. She immediately turned up her nose in disdain and said "Oh, that's DEPRESSION ERA" like it had plague. Well, 90+ years later, it's still the sturdiest furniture in my house.
I think the earthy design style reminds me of how many people did the Tuscony/Italian thing in the 90s. The faux brushing and sponging on walls, the tiles, the colors.
Limewash -As an experienced 55 yo home designer, I have done every wall in the house in limewash. I have chosen subtle colours without contrasts in the underneath colour (an effect which make those images you shared so exaggerated). I also undertook a greater degree of control in application. Instead of random brush patterns, the brush stroke was horizontal so the effect is like layers of sandstone. This horizontal effect goes well in my vernacular late sixties (otherwise very plain) home. You need to take care because the finish is so matt. A matt finish will make a cool colour look even colder. So I will repaint my hall which doesn’t have good light. The final and most important point about limewash is the health benefits. Which is to say there are no plastics in limewash. Who wants to live with volatile compounds leaking from your walls over the next 20 years or micro bits of plastic coming off and getting into your body? That’s why I chose in the first place. Paige, given your strong stance on recycling I suggest you take a clo 15:24 ser look at health in homes and don’t just dismiss limewash because of some terrible images online which look all dusty.
Thank you for commenting on no fast furniture- I love the young folks getting into this thrifting binge, gives me hope. Also would be interesting to hear you talk about relation of geographic location and interior design choices. Living up north it is all about the most light coming in. I would think in AZ for instance someone might not appreciate that so much.
A lot of design “mistakes” come from people not understanding what a design style IS, how and where it developed. Those “dusty” walls look ridiculous (IMO) in a cookie cutter suburban home, or even in most homes in a northern climate. Plaster and lime wash is a technique used in traditional design and construction in certain regions where a lot of stone is used, like the south of France or in Italy, or the adobe of Spanish style homes although it can look natural and in keeping in, say, an older English home where you’d also find stone being used as it’s a texture at least adjacent to that, but the colour and where and how much used would be what makes it land or look odd. Same with open concept. Other than an industrial loft space, open concept is a design that works well in a climate where you can have the house open to the outdoors and heating is not an issue, where you’d want cooling breezes to circulate around the interior and the light is bright and warm most of the year. Who the heck wants that in a cold, Northern climate? The all one colour design is inspired by Georgian and Federalist interiors which were a much more pared back, “minimalist” counter to the more glitzed up styles that preceded them, but they were done in homes with substantial trims, mouldings, heavy wooden doors, etc. The all one colour actually highlighted all of that, just in a more subdued way (although they still used bright contrasting colours and wallpapers, etc. Just more constrained. Not every room was all one colour) Doing that in, again, a cookie cutter suburban home or apartment that lacks those details quickly looks like a tomb (unless you have a minimalist design and, again, you are considering the light and the interplay of all the spaces and what objects fill the space which isn’t likely to be a suburban developer build home or a city apartment ). Gustavian design isn’t going to translate well to southern climates because the entire colour palate is designed with the light of a colder, darker, northern light. A Spanish style interior in New Hampshire would just feel ridiculous and the colours likely won’t ever work because the light isn’t amenable to them. Personally I hate all super warm toned colours in a Northern environment because they always look blech in the light. People want to “warm” the space up, I get it, but that’s what textures like wood and textiles are for. The whole Studio McGee aesthetic is like that …. She started in California. Why are people in Utah building open concept McMansions and decorating like they are in Southern California? All those light woods AND fabrics AND gaping cavernous rooms …. Utah get’s freaking COLD. God, the heating bills must be immense and I’d be desperate for a sense of warmth and cosiness somewhere. Light tones can work, but ALSO the open concept? It’s too much in that environment IMO. You can, for sure, tweak your home by adding mouldings and such, but you have to go WITH the bones and the light and the climate of your home, regardless of what style you like. You may like mid century style, but if your home is not built anything like a mid century home, it’s going to look odd. Adding elements of it, for sure. A piece here and there, a nod to the textiles and colours, but you have to take the whole space and it’s environment into consideration to make it work. Those painted arches look ridiculous because they are just totally out of place. Arches in general ….yes, they can be lovely in ANY space, but there is a difference in execution depending on style and technique. A plastered arch in a New England home? Eh, probably not gonna stand the test of time. An arch with Federalist era inspired mouldings is probably a better choice. I’m generalizing of course, but I think any style, any one trend can work if it’s incorporated in harmony with the surroundings. It’s the superimposing one aesthetic onto another without an understanding of either that just doesn’t ever work. And that, I think, is the crux of the “problems” with design trends. They tend to be packaged as a whole to encourage over consumption. The industry has sh*t to move. They want you to think you have to redo your entire space in the new trend. It never works unless your entire home was built and developed in complete harmony with that aesthetic. Adopting bits here and there can blend seamlessly into your existing space IF you understand the basic tenants of good design. It’s like fashion. You can adopt most trends seamlessly if you understand your own foundation (your bones and how they frame the visual proportions of your body, and your colouring) and you understand how to balance textiles, patterns, shapes, colours, etc. to create a cohesive and harmonious whole. You can have a Classic body type and manage a punk rock style IF you know how to incorporate the two. You can manage low rise or high rise waist lines, IF you know what leg style suits you or what sorts of tops to pair them with, etc. It’s all in the mix. In interiors, designers tend to become “trendy” for a time and everyone wants to get that “look” but when they don’t know what they are doing, it just looks …. like a bad designer knock off.
In an architecture class we learned about open concept offices coinciding with the rise of midcentury corporate culture & allowing bosses to monitor productivity more easily (disguised as modernism). Maybe the kitchen thing is similar, making people cook as a performance and entertain guests, like a keeping up with the Joneses thing. Or maybe I just like to overanalyze lol
My house was built in the 50's and initially I wanted to knock down walls for "open concept" but I realized I actually love have the separation in my home. It makes entertaining easier too. Sometimes guests just want to sit and talk, others want to watch TV - they have options.
I actually love the 'dusty' flintstone design lol I think about it more than just an aesthetic though and more about how it's aligned with my values of sustainability and using materials that are healthier for us and for our environment. Lime is a breathable material that inhibits mold growth, it freshens up the air in the room, and it's reusable. Clay doesn't have the high ph as lime but it can be easily made and is also breathable. I also do love the feel of it too, rooms with lime have a really fresh feeling. But also I have seen people figure out dupes or ways to copy that lime look without using lime which is weird to me and I feel like misses the point lol
I hate open concept floor plan for several reasons. I have a working kitchen I cook. I don't want to put everything away off my counters but I really don't want to see a messy kitchen from my entry way either. Also the noise!!! Everytime I want to watch TV I hear the kitchen sink running. Why do we love this? And who's doing all this "entertaining??" No one ask me over, yet that's what they all say "this is great for entertaining". So something you do rarely is why you buy a specific floor plan??
It seems weird to me to dupe most materials. Like duped wood, duped linen finishes (just the look of the linen texture but no actual textured…like why??), duped quilt (wood blocks or a painted on fabric quilt pattern instead of an actual quilt). If I want a thing, I want the real thing, not a weird look-a-like that doesn’t resemble it in quality or function.
I’ve heard that open concept really became popular with HGTV because it was much easier to fit camera crews inside houses if they were open concept! Thus, people watching thought that they must also have an open concept house!
I would say in addition to fitting camera crews it is because knocking down walls immediately adds a dramatic change to up the "wow" factor for the audience.
Yes, they do it on every show -- Hometown seems to be the one holdout -- the first season of Farmhouse Fixer had genuinely old houses with traditional layouts, but the 2nd season was a version of Property Brothers.
I heard open floor plans are the result of cutting building costs being sold as a feature. Builder saves money on materials, wages, and time and marks it up for the buyer.
I too feel very strongly about not using overhead lighting. I’m the only person in my family that owns and uses table lamps in my room, and so whenever I go out into the other areas of the house it literally hurts my eyes. Part of that is due to autism, but also because overhead lights are so ugly and uncozy :p
There *COULD* be a little contradiction in the propositions "NO fast furniture" and "This is in, that is out" as the second kind of implies the first one. Especially when one's aesthetic criterion is "when everyone else is doing then it becomes ugly" (everyone's doing birch, therefore it's not cool), it almost certainly guarantees that you'll just be jumping from one object to another and another... unless you actually have a sound criterion that allows that you'll still keep your stuff even if normies start hoping on the trend you are, supposedly, "creating". In the end, I think the good advice that you're giving can be reduced to "don't mindlessly jump from trend to trend and commit to it just because it's trendy". Fashion suffers from this same mentality, but precisely one of its main representatives and geniuses had the best motto to confront this. M. Yves Saint-Laurent famously said: "Fashion fades, style is eternal". Yeah, "eternal" is too big a word, but at least we should strive to touch it, even graze it, and let real beauty into our lives. Anyway, peace :)
I agree with everything except the dip-dyed monochomatic painted rooms/letting colour travel up and down the walls to the ceiling and trim. I think it's high time people get adventurous enough to stray away from white trim and ceilings. It completely changes the mood of a room as light reflects differently and it chops up the sightlines less. I say this as I sit in my tiny office completely painted nearly-black-navy with my candles and table lamp ;)
I’m with you 💯 on open concept homes. I love rooms. My sister has two pre-teen boys in an open concept house, and she said you can hear the kids EVERYWHERE; no place to have a nice, quiet adult conversation, or read, etc. I think I agreed with you on everything in this one. 😊
Open concept makes sense if you have a very small apartment and live alone. In that case if you make a separate bedroom, kitchen and living room, you are actually spending almost all of your awake time in the living room and it feels like your home is super small, because you can't really sense the other rooms. But if you live even with one another person, it will become crazy to be in the same room all the time and doesn't make any sense if you have a house with normal sized rooms.
Despite everything you said, you somehow convinced me to paint each room in my house a solid color. I was unclear if any of those photos were supposed to discourage me, so good! Also been loving quick pickling red onions and jalapenos!
I also saw all the photos and was like yup, I'm in, I love it. I honestly think we should be painting more things with color since you can always repaint a room if you get tired of it.
It's so fun watching you talk about this topic! The one thing that doesn't align for me is the hiding of the TV. Like I get it, but at the same time I feel like if you do enjoy watching movies, why not just embrace that it's a hobby and accept that having a TV that is part of your lifestyle instead of going out of your way to conceal it. Definitely agree with everything else though, especially the lighting - I need more lamps!
Agree! I want to see people embracing the TV. Much like how we want to display our books on a shelf. If you’re an avid movie or television watcher, I see no difference. We just like to romanticize being a reader.
I agree with the “no overhead lighting”. I love beautiful light fixtures, I just don’t like turning them on. 😳It reminds me of the lights coming on in the bars at 2 am.
My husband's light concepts are "bright!!!" and "let's just leave all the lights on everywhere all at once". At least with the current situation, I can get him to turn off all the not needed ones and tell him, listen, let's do it for Ukraine (my family is from Ukraine and he'll do it). But normally, he likes to live like me when I was 15 and home alone overnight for the first time, scared of robbers coming in if I turned the lights out in even one room.
My pet peeve in home decor (and style in general) is everything fake. I can't stand a fake fireplace, because usually people just throw it to the wall that couldn't structurally have a fireplace! It's so easy to spot that it's fake....
You are THEE best!! This is one of my favs type of vids cuz you are so honest and direct! I’m on board with all these. I loathe dusty rooms. It’s just a version of those spongy rooms of the early 2000s. Hated it then and now…
I felt like you pointing out the “dusty” aesthetic was very interesting. I gravitate towards some elements of the more “organic” feel. I don’t know if that is necessarily the “dusty” aesthetic, I’ve never heard it called that before. But I do like the more subdued “dusty” colors, along with more natural materials. I do agree that it is very difficult to assimilate with other styles. We enjoy a lot of French/English country here (my husband and I) along with more ornate like French provincial or even some gothic pieces, and I love the more dusty colors, but those colors aren’t really included in those styles. I’ve found it a fun challenge to incorporate it, alongside some more organic, natural materials. I wouldn’t take it this far though, those pictures almost look tomb-like to me.
My entire hallway is painted one color, trim ceiling doors, walls, and it’s the only place in the house I plan to have that way. It feels like the inside of a jewelry box and I love it!
My theory on the "dusty" aesthetic is that people like how "styled" it looks. It says "I did something here, I put some thought into this, it's a thing, yeah?". Like it's not just your interior decor, it's an *aesthetic*. And some people like that stuff. Thanks for the newest list. Even disagreeing with lists like this can be productive: someone stating their dislikes can force you to actually think about your choice and figure out if you actually want something of if you were just blinded by some "aesthetic" picture somewhere. I painted two walls in one bedroom this terracotta pink and then heard you say it's uncool and was like "oh no! am I uncool now?!" Then my sane side took over again and I love that wall and the way the evening sun hits it. Taste is taste and that (plus money and practicality, I guess) should be what primarily informs our decisions instead of trends.
I would say the design you don’t like is a current version of post modern.. not always bad but I think people just take the trends too far. 1 piece can diversify your items but a whole room is too much, like most styles (besides MCM in my opinion)
See in my style, I use MCM pieces but cannot stand entire spaces in that style, it reads as cheap and boring to me. I also deeply love antiques though and wouldn't want my entire place to be antique either
I can’t keep it inside anymore. I love your videos, and your style…your new couch reminds me of a baloney sandwich! 😬I want to love it, but I just can’t..I’m sure I’m wrong.
Ok but I have this incredible arched rattan headboard that I literally got FOR FREE because my neighbor was throwing away a bunch of old furniture out in their back alley and so I ran over, swiped it, took it back w me & I love that I have that story associated with it lol
In the winter time, I feel overhead light helps me avoid getting sleepy too early and to stay productive when it gets dark at 4:30, but when it is proper time to chill out, absolutely turn them off!
People insisting on hiding the TV come off as such try hard fakes. There are 150 million households in America, most of them have a TV in the living room. It's like complaining about seeing a refrigerator in the kitchen. If you have enough money sure you can hide it as a cabinet or in a pantry but seriously? It's a TV. It's not scandalous or shocking. Get over it
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours (and I’m not entirely certain why it was pushed to me by the algorithm since the only thing I agreed with is “don’t knock down walls for an open concept” - SO glad open concept is dying out) but I wanted to say that I love how respectful the comments are, even when folks disagree with your opinions! It’s so refreshing to see such polite discussion online these days.☺️
I don't know why I watch . 😄...you hate almost everything i love! I 💗 arches. My most happy purchase in 4 yrs is a knock-off parasol squiggle lamp. I feel like melting looking at something that pretty!
Hey Paige, I know you love Matilda Goad's Home and Garden series because you mentioned it on this channel and she actually has pink lime wash paint in her kitchen! I think that's a good example of lime wash paint done right.
@@peztopher7297 Yeah it's all over the kitchen but she has a splash back for her sink and her stove is tiled over. Good question bc I didn't know lime wash was hard to clean. Here's a link to the part in the video where it shows the paint: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xK7HxjQ_JGE.html
I agree with the dusty look for most of the houses and flats when it’s not vernacular it is weird but for holiday homes in Mediterranean places it’s so pretty ! For the rest of the world I think bathroom is the only place where it looks good, kind of Mediterranean spa vibes
I read somewhere that the reason why places like Ikea/fast furniture places are so successful is because although you might not pay a lot for it, you become attached after spending time putting the piece together. So it almost feels like you accomplished something after building it, and that's why it's hard for us to part with crappy stuff like that, or motivated to buy more. WEIRD!! P.s. love your channel--that's a good couch
OK, I'm on it--I LOVE that "dusty" decor. Saw it in real life in a designer showouse and loved it. I would SO do it...but there are some serious caveats to going that Venetian plaster or lime wash route. Do not "cheap out" on it or it WILL look awful and if you don't cheap out then doing it right is labor-and-time-intensive so it can get very pricey very quickly because not many contractors know how to do do it, let alone do it right. And as Paige mentioned, the design aesthetic typically is VERY specific and intentional. It really only works with variations of a sort of Vervoordtian Belgian minimalism theme. It is not very adaptable, though of course really talented (and expensive) interior designers can make it work with any design style. Oh yeah, and one other thing--once you do this it is VERY difficult (read: pricey) to undo it. You cannot just paint over it or cover it up with wallpaper or something. So, really, the point is that going "dusty" is a serious commitment and you need to be VERY certain that it's something you want to do.
I have to disagree about the textured walls being specific to northern European design. I just saw it used in a Balinese resort and it is magical there!
@@amattes1960 Oh yes, I've seen photos of the textured walls--or something that looks just like them--in resorts in Greece and the Yucatan, in Vervoordt's penthouse in NYC's Greenwich Hotel, and even in a couple of Japanese hotels going for a dark, moody look. I just meant that the look seems to frequently be variations of the Belgian minimalism look, regardless of the actual location. I can totally see how it would be magical in Bali! 🙂
Love this! When we searched for a home, I told the realtor absolutely no open concept. In particular, I did not want to see into the kitchen from the front door. The house we bought has an entryway with french doors on the right going into the living room/dining. And then you walk into a large family room/kitchen. Having the living room/dining able to be closed off on both ends has been amazing. I create artwork in there. One of us might work in there. When my daughter visits, it becomes her office. Also, we bought a house packed with insulation. Noise does not carry (also helpful.) Paige on your next video like this, I wonder if you might speak to books turned backwards. Ugggg. Buy books with beautiful spines instead. Books are actually meant for reading :-) And for your visitors, it is so interesting to browse your books.
I’ve been watching Colombo on Hulu and I love studying the interiors, the art, and furniture, massive fireplaces, double entry ways with panel doors!, except for wall-to-wall carpeting they were really into that red wall-to-wall carpeting too. It’s a really good series.
I was thinking about the idea of hiding a TV today. Noticing a lot of interior designers hiding them for clients. I get the idea behind the art tv, but I want the trend for putting it on an easel to stop haha. I think, let’s not pretend we don’t watch tv. I say have it in the corner of your living room or wherever you have it and don’t pretend you’re above it by hiding it. Because the fact you have a tv shows you need / want it. I don’t currently have one. If I get one, I’ll have it on a nice vintage side table.
Agreed on everything! The second hand furniture thing though... It must be an American thing to be able to find these beautiful vintage pieces, where I live it's either fast furniture that's not worth to reupholster or ultra expensive actual antiques :'(
Im in the US and it's almost impossible. They don't tell you that it's like finding a needle in a haystack. If you have estate sales, that'll be a good idea to try
I can absolutely get behind the dislike of open concept! I bought a old house, and we are actually putting in more walls! Also, I feel like limewash can look fantastic in period properties, and if done properly (ie. not dusty looking)
Faux wood floors makes sense if you have kids or pets. I would love to have hard wood floors, but I have 3 kids 5 and under and will probably have more kids. It is a lot harder for them to destroy LVP. I'd be willing to buy LVP that is more expensive than wood to get a realistic wood-looking, near-indestructible floor. Lol
I agree. I live in Florida where sand and water are constant. I would be wracked with anxiety with real wood floors! LVP is so much better than hard, cold tile.
Fully agree with you on open concept! While I don't dislike it, I've always loved how old houses have so many separate little rooms. It's an opportunity to make each feel like it's own unique space. Plus small rooms look so good when they are decorated to the nines.
Hi Paige, I inherited a wicker oval bookcase with custom glass on each shelf. I wasn't thrilled with the look, however, became creative and placed it it in my laundry room. I must say it made quite a statement piece. You are straight up love that..
Totally agree with you about open concept. Especially people buying old houses and ruining them by making them more modern. If you want a modern, open concept home, buy a modern, open concept home and leave the old, charming homes for those who appreciate them.
I LOVE all your videos! But I really cracked a HUGE smile when you said pickled onions! I only just started making them this year and I am ADDICTED! I’ll randomly snack on them all day long!
The dimmed lights thing is all well and good but there are people, like me, of a certain age, and we like to, you know, see. I would like you to show some non ugly stronger light lamps.
"I'm evil" 😆I adore your channel and your perspective! I have rearranged my apt based on your very practical advice, and I continuously get compliments on the look n vibe of my space! PW stan account
Happy New Year! As always love your content and comments. I detest open concept and can't figure out why someone would tear down walls to open up their house. They started out as "Great Rooms" and I had one in my first condo. It worked because I lived alone but when people live together they need walls, doors and more than one bathroom! 🤗
When the TV 1st appeared way back in the year everyone had their TV displayed as a sign of status then people wanted to hide their T v's and they would purchase armor's which is a big piece of furniture where you can hide your big clunky TV walla then hooray the flat screen TV came out and people wanted to display their big flat scre in TV fast forward now we wanna hide our flat screen TV but prior to that way back when people had ATV room and they would call it the family room or the the famous den, wow, we have had a tumultuous relationship with the t.v. like forever lol
Totally agree with everything you mentioned. I especially hate the TV over the fireplace, even though everyone is doing it. When did that trend start? When entertainment centers went out?
Our solution to really disliking the look of a TV was to buy a good quality projector which we put on a cart with wheels so that we can wheel it around the house to whatever room we want to watch TV in and just project directly onto the wall. I’ve styled each of our living areas as well as bedroom to have an open area onto which we can project without moving things about. When we aren’t using the projector we just wheel it to the hallway closet and leave it there hidden away. It works really well and we’ve actually just realized that we can wheel it out to our garage and project it onto the garage door while we work on our projects together. I’d highly recommend trying this out. My husband really doubted me when I suggested it but is now really happy with it and doesn’t regret getting rid of his TVs at all!
Seems to be a mostly American thing, in my European country most fireplaces are by in the corner of the kitchen in older homes in more recent houses they are in the corner of the living room although some have it the center of it but most “offset” the living room and put the tv on the parallel wall, in new houses idk but probably they don’t even have a fireplace anymore.
Totally agree with you on the arches!! And the squiggles and NOT painting the complete room (like moldings etc). Oh and yes! I like complete separate rooms too! Open concept is ridiculous esp when living room, kitchen are tiny! 😂❤
I just adore you and your videos. I share so many artistic and aesthetic opinions and love winding down as you wax poetic about shiplap or ochre bedroom arches. That said, on some days, I struggle with the lack of addressing affordability. You definitely talk about it sometimes and I so love it when you do. I totally get it when folks want to make content that doesn't get political, but everything truly is, and sometimes it makes it hard to enjoy things when the high cost is normalized. As a social worker and first responder, I'll be lucky if I'm making more than $19/hr in the next few years. And although I grew up going to great little, affordable antique stores in a rural area, most of those places are closing now as they can't afford to pay the rent and young people are realizing they can get antiques - because let's face it, it's now (rightly) a trend to do so - online. It would be so interesting to dig into this a bit more, and I think it would be relatable to so many folks, make them feel a little more seen. I don't know, just wanted to throw it out there. You're so freaking great, keep being spicy.
Limewash reminds me too much of sponge painting (yeesh). I do like arched things though and just ordered an arched bookcase for my office at work bc it is a white box and needs some curviness!
My childhood bathroom first was sponge painted and then was limewashed. 😆 I swear, I could see faces and characters in those walls. I'm neutral on limewash now. But it's definitely a weird style in some contexts!
Big fan of the lighting discussion. Sometimes I'll be at friends houses and I can't help but turn on the lamp and turn off the overhead light. It's too intense while we're just trying to hang out 😅
I also regret going the fast furniture route - which we did for various reasons. But now I know, and I feel like I can go slow picking great things I really like.
I still love textured walls. I think it's good for people who love that esthetic, but is less appealing for people who want to feel like they can be more versatile style-wise
I 100% support that TVs are out! I’ve been decorating my new place and simply don’t want a giant plastic square as a centrepiece. I borrowed a small portable projector and it changed my life. Now I can watch films and shows in any room. This works great for me because my apartment has lots of white walls that are still not decorated a lot, and I watch stuff when it’s already dark outside :)
My leather midcentury sofa cost me £50. It's not perfect, but I like it & could afford it. I get all my stuff from carboot sales and secondhand sites like Gumtree. Or free from the side of the road when people throw things out.
I very much care about your home updates! Also would nvr guess you watched Kate plus 8… lol. Your style is whatever the opposite of trendy is and I’m here for it.
I love these videos. I usually agree with everything. I don't always want to invest in furniture, b/c I have 4 teenagers and their many friends, but I have a few pieces and then have filled in nicely with nice secondhand pieces. I also like a good separated room. It is cozier and honestly easier to decorate. Squiggles and checkerboard are pretty awful.
Never understood the need to hide my tv. Not going to pretend I don’t watch tv and don’t want to open and close a cabinet when I want to watch something. Did have to veto everyone’s insistence that I hang my tv. I’m short and my ceilings are low. Unnecessary.
On the TV one, I agree so much. When someone goes over the first thing you think about is the TV once you get bored. If you have a bookshelf, games to play, cards, or a low table in front of the couch to sit on the floor you can have a cup of tea and talk. Its so much better. I know that's hard for a lot of people, but as someone who grew up without a lot of channels and would rather read or play it became helpful to not have a watching TV habit.
Ugh, so nice to hear from someone else who doesn't like open concept. I hate it so much. All these big emtpy spaces feel so sad and hollow. I love cozy little rooms!
I love all your suggestions in this one. I couldn't help noticing that your choice of sofa fabric is FLESH COLOR; it literally is the same color as your neck.
The squiggly/arched furniture draws its inspiration from postmodernism and I have a soft spot for it because I grew up in the 80s when this style was all the rage (think Memphis Milano school of design) and it feels very nostalgic for me. Absolutely abhor lime wash. My parents ‘ house got an infestation of black mould in the ceiling and this is exactly what their ceilings looked like. Ewww!
And thats cool. Personal style consist of the things you like right now and things that you liked couple years before or even in childhood, some things you have seen at your parents, magazines, some things which bring memories and asossiations etc. That's why it is personal and original :)
Like most trends, I feel like the dusty one makes more sense in a regional context. I've always gravitated towards plaster walls and those textured finishes, and I realized when I moved away from my home town of New Orleans that it's bc I associate those walls with the cozy old world elegance of NOLA houses. Limewash and plaster make more sense in historic houses and lend a sort of elegant decay to the aesthetic that I am obsessed with.
They are also much better for flood and hurricane prone places compared to latex paints. Lime and plaster are easier to dry out. Latex traps moisture in.
i love my terrible overhead lighting so much. I know that using other softer lighting looks good in pictures but it stresses me out so much. This is one of those things where i know i'm wrong but i just can't chnage
