This video looked like a LOT of time, research and effort when into making it. Thank you for a well thought out and complete explanation of design styles. You are the best!
@@brittianyistre Of course he already knew this knowledge. No one thinks otherwise. The effort and research came in finding examples of each style so we could easily understand what he was talking about. And then putting it all together in a concise 16:50 minute video. That took some time......which I appreciate. That's all we are saying. Thanks again, Drew!
You know, I had originally named my interior design style "Grandma used Grandpa's life insurance money to renovate the house but kept all her old s***", but "Grand Millennial" sounds much classier.
I don’t know whether it’s just a British thing to have coloured bathroom suites in renovation projects e.g. pink or avocado suites - but if you could get your hands on one of those and do a monochromatic makeover, I’d love to see it!!! Even a virtual makeover / mood board / design
@@aell6965 me and some other youtubers actually made some dark academia diy decor ideas in a playlist - but I agree Drew should make one decor item from each style in a video!
People are so nice to do this, but if you look in the description boxes, RU-vid has chapters now where you can click the chapters noted by the creator♥️
"Monochromatic" is a useful aesthetic and can be quite beautiful when done correctly. A friend of mine has a VERY eclectic personal style when it comes to collecting furniture (Victorian chairs, MCM sofa, Louis XV bedroom, etc.) To tame all of this mess, he reupholstered EVERYTHING in the same cream-colored raw silk, painted a lot of the wood pieces black, and then painted every wall in his house dark taupe. The effect was fantastic. His place went from thrift-shop-chaos to magazine-perfect almost instantaneously.
Personally I think mixing & matching is the way to go. Some design styles I think only work in magazines, so taking various elements of multiple design styles is much more practical (assuming the mixing is done well).
This is something Emily Henderson talked about in her first book, I believe. She speaks about different basic styles and then about how you can mix styles to create cohesive looks. I'm too "all over the place" to have a truly curated home, but I can sometimes stop myself when making a decision and rationalise. 👍🏻
Bibliophile here, so I am very partial to Dark Academia. Monochromatic would be my next favorite. I collect things so minimalist designs don’t really work for me, however, maximalist might be a tad much. Very informative video thank you.
Vintage Revival is my favorite, but I also love Dark Academia for all the books. My house is so small and the lighting is so poor that attempting Dark Academia at home would make it look and feel like I lived in a cave, but I love it in other people's homes!
I totally agree. I love how dark academia looks in other spaces.. but not in mine. I don't think I could live in a dark space all the time. It seriously brings down my mood. That being said, I have seen so many pictures of dark academia in other's spaces and it looks amazing!
@@kyliecrawford1301 SAME. I will always dream of my magical library with two-story high ceilings, which I would totally do in a Dark Academic style, but until that day arrives... I will live those dreams through other people's spaces. :)
Having inherited many beautiful antiques and art work, our home definitely has a mix of vintage and grand millennial. I love wallpaper, and have used it in my kitchen, dining room and bathrooms. For us this means having a comfortable home with beautiful pieces we are proud to own. I like to craft, so I'm so thankful for this channel.... because your DIY projects always have a sophisticated look to them!!
@@susanmulvey6311 Thank you so much Susan. I used a French provincial style wallpaper, and after many years I still love it. My husband and I both lost our parents too early in our marriage. But, we can remember them through their furniture, art and china etc. Now I am slowly giving pieces away to my children and their spouses!!
@@Patti-1962 Your children will treasure those items! That’s what people use to do, hand down family furniture, etc.! I have two antique pieces from my dad and everyone always comments on them. I wish I had wallpapered rooms, but I’ll just admire other peoples, in magazines and utube. 😉
My goal is a variant of Spanish revival. That would be a style I'd love you to go over! Still popular in the southwest but hard to find in stores. White walls, dark wood, terracotta and colorful art. We have a TON of books and I am an academic, but I like it light, not dark, so light academic? 😅 White walls with colorful art and comfortable furniture. Probably some version of eclectic but with that Spanish/Mediterranean vibe.
Fun fun fun! I've been into rustic modern natural space for a while now. At over 60 I've been there done that throughout my lifetime and after downsizing I just want to be cozy and chill. Thanks for the update, it's great fun to watch!
My boyfriend and I are in the middle of re-designing the house, and the bedroom is like a mix of several of these styles! We're calling it "moody eclectic" but we went with "dark knight" by sherwin williams for the walls (super dark blue), there's a beautiful stained wood sliding barn door into the bathroom that came with the house, we've got a dark brown leather headboard, we're going to add dark velvet curtains coming down from the vaulted ceilings, a beautiful patterened cowhide rug on the floor, some luxurious looking sheets on the bed, we just bought this glamorous chandelier, and we're going to have some really eclectic, dark art on the walls. Sort of like a dark glam academia meets dark boho (leather/wood/rattan/plants) - Love that you dove into these styles!
I’m getting ready to watch the video but wanted to comment because you mentioned Wabi Sabi in the description. There’s a YT channel called Wabi Sabi and it’s a young couple with a new baby in Canada that for the last several years has been renovating an old farmhouse! I think it was their grandparents home. I love the channel and his editing is amazing! Just wanted to share in case someone might be interested in checking out their channel.
Chinoiserie??? I’m seeing it a lot and I (oddly enough) like it. I’m doing black kitchen cabinets and neutral modern furniture with color in the rugs, curtains, and accent furniture. Loving the lacquered dressers. I consider it Modern Chinoiserie chic. I also love a dramatic “powder room”.
I always learn so much from your presentations. It’s obvious you prepare thoroughly. Thank you! I’ve followed you for a few years now and appreciate you. Also, you remind me of my wonderful grandson.
I follow other designer and home decorating channels and I believe, Drew, that your explanation of these different styles is the best and makes the most sense. You are very knowledgeable and creative and I enjoy your channel so much. Thank you.
I had no idea that my interior design style was called Danish pastel! I have had the hardest time trying to put a name to it. You helped me learn something about myself. Thank you for this video, Drew ❤️
I love how some maximalism look, love watching Quintessence just for that knowing fully well that it is not a style I could live with but still appreciate those who could. Thank you for this video.
I enjoyed this video I guess I have elements of many of these styles as I have been married for 47 years and we have had seven homes. Things change for me to match the style of the home, but certain things that I love stand the test of time. I have lived in two Victorian houses, a country ranch, a new modern build, a small town ranch, a large Craftsman ranch...in that order, and now a 1965 stone cottage. If you develop your own style you can adapt.
Drew, I was yelling out loud when you mentioned Grand Millenial/Granny Chis!!! That’s so me!!! All of my furniture pieces have been previously loved. They have been gifted to me. I love all my pieces. And, no one has them. They are not BOX STORE purchases!!! The only ‘new items’ are my mattresses, tv and one beautiful curio cabinet gifted to me by my husband when my daughter was born. It holds a beautiful collection of reproduction German dolls. I just love you and your knowledge. You and XO McCenna are my favorites. Keep putting out these videos. 💛💛💛
I love you explaining this. I know this s an older vid and you prob won't see this comment but I think all your fans would love if you could use a room in your new home, at least unitl you finish decorating the whole house, as a show room for diff styles. You could let us vote on the theme, take us thrifting, do a DYI, even use pieces borrowed from other rooms and show us a DA study, a new age mediation room, a boho bedroom etc. Thank you for always putting out new, useful and stylish content. We love you, Drew !!!
This is such a good, well thought and planned video. Loved it. This is definitely one I'll come back to many times. I call my style "eclectic maximalism" because I can never choose one specific style and as long as they go together, I'm good.
I'm the same way !!!!! Oh my gosh. My space looks chaotic and almost like a store which ok its not BAD it's just over done, too much is going on and it's a mix of things - I'm trying to scale back a little and just really let pieces shine
So...I'm a 90 year old MAXIMILIST lady living with my 90 year old handsome Prince for 70 years. If that alone isnt amazing enough....he is a MINIMALIST! Mostly I happily bring treasures into our home and he drags them all out again. So happy to run across your video. There is always something new to learn....and in watching and listening to you....I find my style is "granny chic" enhanced by "wabi sabi". At long last...a label to my "so Fifties...Sixties ...Seventies...Eighties...Nineties...and now Two Thousandies ...mix of old and new. Thanks for making me feel somewhere in the home fashion of today. Sadly...the next generations are not collectors...I wonder who will want to collect anything more than will fit in their car or van? How refreshing to watch and listen to a young person with knowledge and interest. I will catching up on your past videos...thank you. *Recliner Babe*
Our small apartment in Japan is a mixture of these different styles, and it prevents us being locked into a single style, because that’d feel constricting. It’s just me and my wife, so we can have fun with it. Our living space is a mix of mid-century industrial with my work area, plus my wife’s light academia on the other side with the couch and shelves. Our bedroom is more traditional, almost like a Parisian hotel with brass and warm neutrals. Our kitchen is a mix of farmhouse and boho with light wood, plants, art prints, etc. Always evolving and never boring!
Loved this video. You seem much more calm which is refreshing to see. I think I've seen most of these styles lately but the monochromatic really caught my eye. I love the walls and trim being the same color when the walls are flat and the trim and doors are glossy. 🤗
This was so helpful! I’m living alone for the first time and I’m having such a hard time figuring out my design style! This video introduced me to some new ones I’ve never heard of before! More videos like this please! Thanks Drew! ❤️
One thing I'd add to the dark acedemia description would be the acedemic part - should draw inspo from boarding schools or universities. Like, the campus office of an eccentric professor. Things like textbooks, beakers, maps, globes, apothecary cabinets, old "artifacts" etc. seem to be a part of the aesthetic.
I'm a design nightmare. I love several decor styles and as a result I have a different style in each room. My living room is more coastal but my kitchen is danish pastal. My bedroom is vintage revival and our 2 stairways are maximalism (lots of art and pictures floor to ceiling on one side and a solid color on the opposite wall). The rec room is dark academia. I love wabisabi and japandi. My son's bedroom is Japandi.
Me, danish, drooling over 'Maximalism'! Yaay! Never knew there was a word for it! So happy I now have a 'Word' or like a 'Tag' to make my inspo-search way easier!
I’m moving into a new apartment soon so I’ve been thinking about how I can decorate my space. This video has been SUPER helpful! I love the look of danish pastel and wabi sabi. I’ve always been gravitating towards post modern design as well which is something I learned from Alex Gater on YT, another interior designer.
My grandparent's house built in the 70s - each bedroom had a different colour. one was green - green carpet, green bedding, green walls, green drapes. The best one was blue with blue shag carpet that was multi toned, blue walls, blue drapes and blue bedding
Great video! I really love that thrifting is becoming more and more popular and your videos on that are so inspiring. I’m moving into a new house soon and I have a goal of buying everything second hand. I would love to see another “explainer” video from you talking about how you plan the interior design of a space and it would be so cool if you would challenge yourself to do a makeover with 100% second hand/thrifted items (the exception being paint and such). I think it’s really challenging to do since you need to find a couch that matches your style, fits the room and the colors and your budget. So what is the best way to go? Start with the furniture and make the paint match that? Or pick a color scheme and go thrifting with that in mind? Hope this makes sense and that you would consider a video on it.
Having my Fox fix this week today as I was very busy last week and just learned that you're sick and won't post this week. Hope you get better soon and don't worry about posting, we love and support you. Take care!
Drew, I have an idea for video. I would love to hear where your interest for interior design came from, did you finish any course on that subject or is it just your passion and if so how do you educate yourself. I really admire your work and your talent ❤
Outstanding as usual. Thanks so much for sharing info on Wabi-Sabi and Japandi! I love these. ALSO, thanks for introducing me to Maison Trouvaille!! Love this.
I love the more educational videos like this!! I love learning about interior design. I would love to see some dorm room diys or makeovers in the future too!!
This gives me so much hope, Drew! I am one of your older viewers (prob. closer to your parents' ages), and I inherited some antiques that I love and want to keep and that have great memories attached to them, too. But I am slipping into boring and granny over here, so the idea of of keeping them and having a modern space is thrilling. I still have no idea how to pull it off, really, but this new insight is exciting. Thanks. Loved this video.
You said exactly what I was thinking. I'm a Cusp Creature. Everything from movies & music, clothing styles & now design has been an integral part of my childhood as referenced from my grandparents & my adulthood as a hippie from the 60s/70s. I love the way Drew explained this because it really just means that everything old is new again
If you 'shop your house', moving pieces from here to there, it might renew your appreciation for them eg, I have a low buffet, I'm planning to store my books in.
Finally someone who keeps it short and to the point and I love your voice, just the kind of voice I like to listen to. 😊 I wonder if you could maybe do a dos and don'ts on the different interior design styles. But you don’t have to it if you don’t want to, just so you know 😂
I try to do the vintage revival but to me it’s really hard to get the right amount so that you’re not leaning towards too antique but giving a more modern twist. I wish there was a formula! I love your decor and videos and can’t wait till the next one! You are awesome!
I agree! I LOVE old light fixtures and people I know call them "old lady" but I need to find a way to make them look intentional and not like the house has never been updated. I just painted some walls in my office black and added an antique light - I think that helped.
I think the important thing is to mix and match silhouettes, and also to use the vintage pieces as more standalone statements! I.e. don't let them overpower the space, and if you have one ornate side table for instance, you might want to pair that with some more structured and 'square' type modern chairs or other sleeker straight-line furniture. Alternatively, you can keep the decor quite minimalist to balance it all out - more modern looking lighting, knobs, artwork etc. paired with vintage furniture. Also I think it helps to keep the colour palette quite neutral overall, but with accents of 'vintage' colours and shades - nothing too overly bright or overstimulating, just lots of softer, more subtle or maybe moody tones. It's fun to look at the 'heritage' paints of different companies (e.g. Farrow and Ball) to come up with ideas for colour palettes:) I think another big one is making sure that pattern is kept to a minimum, and if it's used it's quite intentional, cohesive and references the period you're going for (unlike Grand Millennial and maximalist, I think a lot of effort goes in to avoiding pattern and colour clashes so that the overall vibe is quite restful despite its eclecticism). Of course, as Drew said, it does all depend on what kind of 'vintage' you're going for (i.e. Victorian, mid-century retro, 70s, etc.) but I feel like in general you can approach it by looking at moodboard inspo pics of actual rooms from that time period, and then figure out how to tone it down. I'm not an expert by any means but I've been really into this style lately and these are the vibes I've been getting!
Granny chic? I'm looking around my living room right now and I realize there is a term for the way I decorate. I have a mix of second hand furniture and family heirlooms that looks cozy yet a little rustic. I have a slip cover, {navy blue}, on my second hand sofa and changed the covers on the pillows. I can't handle the all white homes. I need color, texture and patterns in my life! I love this video!! You have made all these 'types' of decor understandable. Thank you.
I love Tulum and the style of Tulum. It's not my style at home but I love it, cause I love the vibe in Tulum. I'm more of a Maximalism/Grand Millennial style. I've been collecting for years, now I'm trying to put it all together and make it renter friendly... Try that with gallery walls in every room. I'm also a furniture painter and painted a dresser inspired by a Monet painting Red Water Lilies. Anyway, love watching your channel.
I've never had a certain theme in my home. Having grown up a military brat, we moved around a lot. My dad was American. My mum was English. I love happy colors, yet in the fall & winter, I like things to look warner. I live the beach, Hawaii, mtns, family photos, and memorabilia. So you can probably imagine what my home looks like. I love your videos. And really liked that you said people can have more than one style. It doesn't matter what what you do, it's always perfect. ❤
OMG thank you for the knowledge and the new phrase I'm adding to my Pinterest searches. I've been trying to come up with and search for decor styles for awhile to somewhat decorate my current apartment but more so to decor my hopefully future one. My taste has varied over the years from gothic, to possibly eclectic, to glam, to romantic, and I like certain elements from them but never one entirely. I love dark colors but not as dark as a full goth, I love books and Victorian styles but not fully, I loved secretary desk and apothecary drawers but had no way to know how to combine everything into a cohesive look until now. I already looked up more dark academia pics and have found so many I love and now know exactly how I want to decorate and can incorperate all the cool and fun decor items I have saved or favorited on my design journey. Thank you so much for showing the different designs they make a great starting off point for those of us who would love to decorate but don't know what to search to get inspiration pics. I would love to see you maybe go more in depth into these like maybe places to shop and maybe how would you decorate say a living room in each of these styles. Thanks Lone Fox you live up to the smart as a fox motto.
I never knew how to describe my style to people but knowing what Vintage Revival is helps so much! I think mine is Vintage Revival with a sprinkle of Dark Academia :).
Dark Academia is basically what I lived with for decades, with my ex. He loves things DARK. Dark woods, heavy (antique, from my Aunt) furniture, and (of course) lots and lots of books. :) My current place doesn’t have much of style beyond eclectic really, though the building and my housemate’s stuff is fairly mid century modern. Mid century isn’t my favorite, since I grew up with it (literally), but it’s certainly consistent with the architecture, bathroom, and kitchen in this place. I hadn’t heard of Japandi or Danish Pastel, but they both make a lot of sense as you explain them. I agree that Danish pastel has a youthful, fun vibe. If I had a young girl I might want to do her room that way. :) My own personal favorite of the ones you listed here, I think is monochromatic. I find the monochromatic look very soothing. I think it’s impractical for me, unfortunately, as I am too eclectic to pull it off. Too many things that I wouldn’t want to get rid of! Also, my own favorite color is purple, and that’s hard to do in a monochromatic without it being completely overwhelming. Ends up looking like the Purple Store. LOL. If I could, I think I’d like to do monochromatic in blue, though, and that might lend itself to the occasional accent of purple. :) Thanks for this very interesting video! I enjoyed it a lot. :)
Wait, this is the first time I've heard of Danish Pastel. I'm aware of the aspects of the design style but didn't realize it had an actual name. I definitely like a mix of maximalism and Danish Pastel.
I love this video Drew, so informative. I must be totally eclectic because I identify with aspects from a lot of these styles. You explained and illustrated these styles wonderfully. Thank you so much.
This was a great video, Drew! Can I comment how I find it very natural and refreshing when you speak naturally and we see you for example scratching a mild itch or something- it's like we're watching a lecture or talking with a friend.
I heard the tern Grand Millennial for the first time just a few days ago. I Googled it and the photos demonstrating that style all seem to be what was known as Country French a few decades ago.
Very interesting! A few years ago a test I took describes my design flavor as "glamorous eclectic". It's fun but haven't heard of it before. Thanks Drew for all the work putting this together.... you explain so well.
This was such a helpful video, would love to see more videos deep diving into each of these design styles. You always provide such amazing breakdowns of how to practically infuse these elements into our spaces. Hope you’re doing well Drew!
Well made video that really hits on the basics of current design. I'd love to see something on your channel that touches on whether or not to coordinate the architecture of your home into the design, such as, if you are dealing with an '80s era ranch style home, how do you create the mood of something like Dark Academia without a total gut and remodle.
Always take time for yourself and relax your mind. Put the phone, computer, tv away erase all the issues and problems and just Relax for a good 45 minutes in pure silence. Do it once a day and you will feel better 😁 Creative Minds are always thinking 🤔 sometimes we just have to halt it for awhile. It takes practice but once you start doing it. It will become easier. Hope your feeling better and getting more sleep. I really enjoy your interior design videos 😁 keep up the great work.
