Darren made a living room that looks identical to my now deceased heavy smoker Orange County glamma’s (glam grandma) bedroom with the shiny dark walls and cheetah print carpet. it’s nostalgic for me but i can smell the second hand smoke in this space. It’s also funny he keeps saying “bring it to modern day” when it actually is bringing it back lol
Did they render Joy's room correctly? Particularly the metal mesh and the lighting behind it just looked nothing like what she was describing or the sample she held up.
Yea, and yet still I think it was my favorite because I LOVE the design concepts she had, especially switching the direction of the couch and chair, and having the window full-length
I like to think of these solutions as conceptual art as opposed to real designs for real people. If I were given no budget, a blank room that I don't have to use and free reign, I would go nuts as well 😁 I really appreciate that with this format we get to experience their thought processes. Love to see Noz and Darren back with Space Savers, they're my favourites!!
Absolutely agree! I feel like that’s the point of the series. There’s another series where Darren designs for actual people and their rooms and that’s a different approach. This series is so fun BECAUSE it can be as outlandish as a designer’s imagination allows. That’s what makes it fun!
I could never live in any of these rooms but I am absolutely fascinated by how they think. Darren is always the MVP for me, but awesome to see all of them
I was just thinking I missed these three the MOST. They're my favorite trio for this series. Only to open RU-vid and see this video! What a treat! ❤️❤️❤️
I want to have brunch in all of Noz's designs, have cocktails in all of Darren's and live in all of Joy's."Hello roses! Hello roses!"🌹 🤣 It feels like they all gave different aspects of the 90s a more modern angle. Love all three! Could listen to them forever! SUCH an amazing trio ❤❤
Darren is living in Halston's world. Noz almost had me but overdid it with the bows, screen and blob mirror. Joy's was the most practical approach but not enough color or life (also the room feels very cold) for someone with such a fantastic flowered broach!
I love seeing the process each person went through to remake this room! Darren's is my favorite, it's wild but balanced with structure, and the focus on the room as an intimate space is forward and intentional
Was missing Noz in these! Her designs are definitely not for everyone, but I love how unapologetic and authentic she is when it comes to these videos with no budget or restrictions. Personally liked Darren's the most, but Joy's could also be quite nice, just missing a bit of warmth, I feel.
This is the first video I’ve watched in this series, and I absolutely *adore* Noz! While her style isn’t exactly the same as mine, I feel really inspired by how creative she is and how many boundaries she pushes. She’s just out here not giving an F what anyone else thinks! A queen 😊
😂😂😂😂 the Asian speaking tone annoys the shat out of me !! are you asking or making a statement? Every sentence had a question mark at the end ..grrrrrrr
Surprisingly I love Noz's room the most this time :). It feels so fun.. and so practical that you can still watch TV if you want to and have friends over.. but that couch near the fireplace seems like a burn hazard... Joy's the closest to what I have today except only one person can watch the TV with a stiff neck. Darren's is stunning but the room looks like a bar lounge.... my place had that vibe when I moved in, and I gutted out the whole living room walls as it was collecting too much dust (and second hand smoke odor).
His was very much an evening space for me. I want a room that is bright and stimulating for daytime. I'm a fan of a huge couch that wraps around, and orange and cobalt. Could maybe use some leopard print, though. It really is a neutral.
Such a trip to see their process for this round cuz all I wanted was for them to make it a little library 😂 and their vibes are so different but it’s interesting to see what they each prioritized in the design
I love these videos, and I get that they're designing for themselves and not a client, but yikes - almost without fail, I hate the rooms they end up with. None of these really feel comfortable or relaxing to me; shockingly, I don't want to live inside a glass-lined cage or a chocolate bar or a Delft gift box.
I love these three together the most and was excited to see what they’d come up with but ummm this is the first time in this series where I’d take the original over these options.
It’s so fun to see how they run in such different directions when designing the same space. Just so so so cool to see people explore and experiment like that.
My main problem is most high end interior design is perfectly exhibited in this video. These designers are creating spaces to photograph and display but not live in.
As soon as I see one of these videos pop up, I stop EVerything to watch it! The room I could live in is Joy's -- I would rotate pops of color through. The most design-forward is Noz's, and I see its merits but wouldn't stay there longer than tea. Darren's is, as ever, brilliant -- I'd love to visit it as a slick hotel lobby.
Darren and Joy's room were not my cup of tea, but well done. The design by Noz looks as if you gave a toddler free rein to make their own room. I'd need sedation after one hour in there.
Mine is..TV above fireplace..four individual chair set in four corner facing the center coffee table.. the two chair by the floor-to-ceiling glass should be swivel so it can turn around to watch the nature outside..
I wouldn’t let Noz to decorate (in my opinion is to ruin) my house even she does that for free 😅 I mean, so far I watched like 3-4 times, not liking anything she’s done. She seems very nice person though, love her personality. She is very bright, energetic and optimistic. I didn’t like any of them much but Darren made the room look rich, I would like it more without that animal print floors. That pattern makes house look messy and cheap. Joy’s decor is also nice but that dog cage walls. Seriosly, that really looks bad.
If I HAD to have one of these rooms in my house it would be Darren's. I might lose the cat in the leopard carpet though. Note to self: do not get a spotted cat, for everyone's sake, but who doesn't love a gorgeous Bengal kitty?
Love Joy's notion of bringing light into the space. Your furniture choices are beautiful, classic, and livable. I did not know much about Samsung's framed art options. Thanks Noz!
Noz lost me with that wrap around skirted sofa. I wasn’t keen on Joy’s fireplace and over large bureaus but at least she had the design sense to move the couch. Darren’s made the room look wider and larger but I think he ‘cheated’ a bit by extending the room. This room would look less long and narrow if the main seating faced the fireplace wall.x
The only design approach I truly enjoyed was Darren's. His room created an experience; the other two rooms were boring. He created a space that you would see in a movie, something that you think is not practical but in reality it is. The other rooms are stuff you see everywhere. Joy and Noz just put random stuff into their rooms and put some fancy words into their description but really what you have is a chicken cage with overpriced furniture with Joy's room and a rug with holes in it and an impractical bookcase with Noz's design.
Joy's is inoffensive but a little cold and uninspired, Noz's is visually scattered and unattrative, Darren's is rich and sophisticated, but not exactly my taste. hate to say it but idk if I'm feeling any of them
I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing the iconic TRIO (Joy, Darren, & Noz) do Space Savers (or any show for that matter!) A buffet of design inspiration with these three! Also, love that in this episode we learned Joy Moyler's personality is "Dark And Deco" LOL
I absolutely love these videos. These three have done it enough times that I think it would be fun to see them all have to design a room in one of the other designers style.
I love Darren's use of leopard print carpet--very Madeline Castaing. I am actually considering embracing my inner drama queen and using that carpet as well, in a my small condo, used as part of a cross between Castaing and Studio Dimore. Maybe emerald green walls...some neoclassical statues and busts...some plants...
is this what passes for interior design these days? the tacky thrift-store dog paintings, the faux leopard-skin rug, that wraparound Delft/chintz-patterned couch (eek!) paired with those "tables"...and matching Delft tiles with bows on the wall (?) why????? no, no and no!
I loved the room Noz made!! Also am i the only one that keeps seeing a face like 😬 or 😳 in the couch/lights in Joy’s room? 😂 as in: the couch is the mouth and the lights are the eyes
The OGs! Automatic like. Noz - Quirky as always. if the sofa covers were plain, I actually don't mind the craziness of the rest. Plus, I love dogs. Darren - That's more like some villain's hidden bar, not a living room. But it's totally him. Joy - The most livable although i would've liked it if it was lighter.
Let’s address moody. Not a fan of dark or brown. The mood I want in a living room is calm and happy in every season. The blue room comes close to the lightness and color palette but it’s totally crazy maximalist. The leopard print carpet room is a bit too glam and dark for a summer day flooding the room with natural light. The wallpaper on the third room paired with the graphic rug and neutral colors made me think of a 60s waiting room at Sterling Cooper. So, nice things in each room but none of them are really ringing my bell. If I had to choose, I’d go with the blue chintz room and do a Coco Chanel removing about half of the accessories, especially that silly “HOT” sign. She could lose her interior designer card for using literal word art.
Please, please keep using Joy! She's one of the few designers that I think truly thinks about the actual space and what realistically works... versus the (ahem) designers that just constantly use checkerboard (so dated...) and dream up wildly expensive remodels that no normal person/New Yorker would be able to afford!
I don't know how they do this without a client in mind. It would be great if they could talk about who they have in mind as a fictional client at the start.
I could live with a less shiny blend of Joy and Darren’s designs, but the Noz’s made me think of an American’s stereotypical idea of a quaint English cottage with very weird rugs. 🤔🤔🤔
As usual, Darren for the W! His is the ONLY ONE who understood the assignment. The other two didn't quite get the point of this space. More Darren Jett PLEASE! Idc who else joins him, he just needs screen time. Period.
These are so great, laughing to myself because it feels like asking for the opinion of Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z designers. I love the contrast of their opinions though, lovely interiors.
The only thing that's truly dated in the original photo is the entertainment center. It's limited to 4:3 CRT TVs. I'd remove that entertainment center in favor of a large wall-mount TV. Everything else is just one's own preferences. The design with the leopard-print carpet is actually a retrograde back to the ostentatious, over-the-top design trends of the 80s.
This video was fascinating! None of the rooms were to my taste but their individual POVS were so different. The one I disliked the least was Darren’s room. I would not have hired any of them but it was fascinating!
Darren’s modern design is fabulous. Joy’s garden-facing design provides a pleasant serene environment. Noz’s design looks granny-ish. The initial 90’s design was better.
These interiors aren't going to age well, but it's nice that the designers get a chance to let their freak flags fly. This video is a great example of why that push and pull between a designer and a client is so crucial to successful design.
