For the longest time I couldn’t figure out just why people put 10 pillows on their bed when they have to put them away to actually use the bed!! Thank you for saying it out loud and validating my feelings 😂
One thing that I would really love to go away is this trend (that has been happening for a while) of using books merely for decor -- especially if they have stuff on top of them. I'm not taking all that stuff from there just to open a coffee table book! Also, what if water from vases seep into books?
Yes! Nothing wrong with a pretty stack of books on the coffee or end table. But they should be accessible and something you as the homeowner actually enjoy and read! I keep my pretty houseplant books and a art book out in a pretty stack because I use them a lot.
I agree! I think my worst pet peeve with the books is when someone takes a beautiful old book and rips the cover and back off for “decor” of the inner book. 😢😡 Or cuts up the pages for decoupage. And comments r like, oh you’re so talented and it’s such a great idea. 😣
Same! I often have a colour I really want but you get the worry that doing all four walls in it would be too dark - so having one accent wall and the others in a close-to-white colour is perfect! I've never done all the other walls white though, that's a bit jarring - off-white in a tint close to the accent is the way to go :)
Having a shower stool when you don't have a ledge for your tub (I think those freestanding tubs are really silly and a trend that will die) is actually handy. I also think paying $150 for a nice teak stool when you don't have a built in bench for your shower (and most showers really shouldn't have them because they take up a lot of space, drive up the cost of construction and allow water to pool) is handy for shaving legs or for keeping some of your products on there.
I couldn't agree more. The freestanding tubs next to a wall are the biggest dirt-trap I've seen in my life and to top it off there is no place to put your stuff like towel, glass of wine, book, soap etc. They look very pretty but they are about as impractical as tubs come. Give me a beautiful built-in with a shelf and minimal cleaning.
After having major abdominal surgery this past spring (I'm recovering well, thank you), I needed a shower stool in order to wash myself. I bought a very basic medical stool, not at all attractive but sturdy, waterproof and cheap. Turns out, I love having it, even though I no longer need it. Sitting while shaving legs is wonderful. I can put it next to the tub to hold a few things when I take a bath. If I'm tired, I can use it for a night time shower. Saying that, not just any stool will work. It needs to be 100% waterproof, have non-slip feet, and not give you splinters if you sit on it. Wood, even teak, won't stand up well to constant wetting and drying out - it will look bad (and raise splinters) well before it fails completely. My humble medical stool won't do any of these.
I don’t think accent walls are bad-I think they’re great when done well. I’m a big fan of color and texture in a space. I think they can add dimensionality into a room, and there are so many ways to make accent walls, from very expensive to very affordable. I think the problem with accent walls when everyone chooses to do the exact same thing as everyone else.
Color and texture is great! Only committing to one wall makes it very jarring and unbalanced, heavy on one side. If you're gonna Limewash, or wainscot, or paint, do it for all the walls!
I will defend my accent wall to the death! I have an open concept living/dining room that's one long rectangle. One end of the rectangle is essentially dead space due to the placement of the entrance to the kitchen. I can only put storage pieces there. Painting the wall a darker color visually foreshortens the room and helps integrate the dead space with the rest of the room.
@@12345678abracadabra Not everyone owns, and it's easier to put back a rented space as it was if you just did one wall. It *can* make a space look unbalanced, but I don't agree it *necessarily* does so.
I have an unintentional accent wall in one bedroom. I repainted and barely had enough paint to do 3 walls in the room, so I left the darker color on the window wall alone. I was trying to refresh the room without spending money, using paints I already had. I'm wondering if I just painted the "accent wall" a lighter color, so it wouldn't be such a big contrast, maybe that would make it look better.
Totally and you should decorate how you want to decorate. If you are a person who wants to change to follow every trend and have your home look like every influencer home on here, go for it. If you dont care about "dated" or "trends" and love your fuschia accent wall, keep it! Your home should be filled with things you love, not what other people love or tell you that you should love or hate.
If it's a stool in the shower and you're a person who likes to shave their legs then it's actually extremely useful for putting your foot on as you shave.
I was going to say the same thing. We recently moved into a new home and I had to look for a stool to put in the corner of the shower just so that I could shave my legs. Maybe guys don't understand this?
well, I still think z little nook in the wall, which you can also use to put you soap etc on would be the enter option for me than a (wooden) stool, that won't do well with the water...
@@lithopheliax61x5 While I agree that wood is not the best material of choice (I'd go for a sturdy plastic that's actually feasible to clean), a mere nook on the wall doesn't cut it for shaving legs. The height is usually wrong, you'd have other objects in there, and it eliminates the possibility of seating (which some people might need for a number of reasons). If the stool is not an option and the person owns and wants to renovate, I'd suggest a built-in seat on one side of the shower box, for example
I think a stool near a bathtub can be so handy and looks cute. Accent walls done correctly, can add a lovely focal point to a room. We recently placed a small table lamp in our kitchen as it works great as a night light. All the rest, I completely agree with.
So unpopular opinion - but I like a well done accent wall. Sometimes I think they look really good, and can add to the space. All white walls can get boring. Same with all green walls, or all blue walls. Painting your room black can get too dark, but sometimes painting just a piece of the room works.
An accent wall uses contrast to solve a design problem. RU-vid decorators give a lot of bad advice and Nick is no acceptation to that rule. He tells his audience they don't "need" an accent wall and he has never seen their space. He doesn't know. Also like most decorators of no particular fame or fortune, he is a one trick pony. He can give you his look and nothing else. So you had better like his apartment a lot. I don't. There is nothing special about it.
I agree! I really like the accent. I get what Nick was saying, BUT I think a whole room being a strong color or wallpapered would be overwhelming for me. So I love an accent wall for me.
I live in a 50s ranch and only have two complete walls, one in the living room and one on the opposite side of the house in the dining room. You better believe I painted them an accent (and different) color!
The only one I somewhat disagree with is the accent wall. Obviously, it looks tacky if it's some cheesy color like fuchsia or lime green, but I think if you choose a beautiful sophisticated shade that works with your overall color scheme, it can visually pull things together and look quite good. I'm thinking of doing a very small accent wall for this very reason.
Agreed. An accent wall can be especially helpful in an open concept space to define the spaces visually. It doesn't have to be high- contrast to be effective.
Sorry but I love accent walls and don’t find them dated at all. Besides, I’m already tired of every trend being “dated” a year later. Social media is absurd with this nonsense.
…. a milking stool, and you live in the suburbs…. You are relieving so many of us from pressurized consumption. Looking at Jackie Kennedy’s summer houses. There is a smaller one, she and Jack bought at Hyannis Port in the fifties. The living room has a sofa, a smallish coffee table, super low chairs with super low tables, big pillow on the floor. So understated. A message is also that she never changed things. If an upholstery wore out, she reupholstered with the same fabric. Somehow, I love that.
I think the stool in the shower is definitely more for people who shave. We got a new house, and I noticed that most of the new showers don't have a ledge to prop your leg up and shave. Very difficult to do without a stool or something built in to safely put your leg up on.
Exactly! Plus, as an older woman (OK let's say it. I'm just old) that balance is very important. Plus, sitting on a stool while letting the hot shower water run across my shoulders and back is very soothing. I don't do that often but I definitely need a way to shave without sprawling.
@@rachelw1076 in colleged the dorm showers didn't have a ledge so i'd sort of hoist my leg to the wall. one day i smashed between my pinky toe and next toe right into the metal door handle thing and was bleeding all over. being a college kid i didn't even have bandaids or anything and couldn't call a friend because i was totally nude. i think we had one bandaid in a welcome package i ended up using xD
I like the stools. While you are sitting in the bathtub you can easily reach for items without having to stand up. It’s a cute way to put a little flexible table next to the tub. Other than that, I get why you listed the other items. I love your videos. So well done. So clear. Always several examples with pictures. Your voice is easy to listen to and you are personable. So good.
We are remodeling our primary bath and I want a free standing tub but concerned about having a spot to put stuff on when in the bath. Everyone uses stools or some kind on small table. Are there any other options? Thx
@@donjaknow8591we have a small glass shelf on the wall behind the tub, it’s a bit awkward to reach from the tub, but good for storing things on. The tub has a small flat section on the edge that we can put things on whilst bathing.
@@donjaknow8591 I don't think there's anything wrong with using a stool to hold what you need. Sometimes function overrides what's either current or dated. If you need it, you need it!
Because I respect you, I take all of this advice as "don't feel you have to do this just because it's a trend - do what works for you." As a disabled person who needs a shower stool and 9 pillows to get her body comfortable at night, imma do what I gotta do :P My husband has always had an issue with decor for decor's sake. I'm not talking about hanging pictures, but things like a stack of books and vases, "guest" soaps, bowls of balls, etc. A bathroom seat is a useful thing, an uncomfortable tool piled with stuff you don't need in a bathroom is ridiculous.
I have low blood pressure and can't stand still for a long period of time, the stool (or even better a proper chair, but a stool will do for lack of space) is extremely useful as I can sit while getting dressed. If I can't have a bathtub then some kind of (reasonably waterproof) seating in the shower is great too. It had never occurred to me that these were used mainly for decor and weren't actually used by others. I agree it's silly to have them if you won't use them :)
I like an accent wall- especially a terra cotta wall to relieve and give a boost to the boring beige rest of the room. I liked it in the sixties and the eighties and the 2020s. An accent wall gives a bit of boost to an otherwise bland room. Really- most rooms in most houses are boring bland with too much safe beige (I love beige).
And why not? Terracotta is a gorgeous colour that compliments beige. I actually have my bedroom painted 'cafe au lait' aka 'beige' but affixed some tree silhouette decals to the walls. Very dramatic they are. Quite a talking point.
I like an accent wall too. Especially when you can paint it over as soon as you get tired of the colour/style/geometric designs. It's one of the most reversible trends out there, that's why I consider it safe.
Everything? I know it can be effective but the whole room in terracotta.... OTT imo. Good job we all have different tastes... which keeps Nick in his job!
I don't care what year it is or how old I get, I love those edison lightbulbs over a patio. It seems so warm and inviting and I think it makes me think of the film Big Fish.
I bought a 3 legged plastic shower stool for aging in place a few years ago. Although we don't have any disabilities that require it, at our ages we know at any time things could change. These days it is helpful for my husband who is having some foot pain. I looked into those teak benches and felt that was just too much and I didn't need something else to keep clean.
Teal last beautifully for ages. We have 2 Teak mats, one in a shower and one at the front door outside. The amount of grubby stuff that accumulates under it when I sweep is astounding. I'm thankful it's not being tracked inside! The one in the shower has never molded, even after 20 years. Of course it gets cleaned, but so far, never needed bleach.
CONFUSED! Don't you have a gorgeous dark wall in the background with molding, molding on the white wall, and wood on the walls of the kitchen?? Seems VERY accent walls to me?? I want to add these things to some of my walls to give my home a more custom look, but dang, you have me questioning now.
It’s your house, if you think it will make your house more you and increase your enjoyment of it, you should do it, regardless of whether others like it
Would you call your navy wall in the background an accent wall? Why or why not? I have an accent wall in my living room, i live in an open mcm home, and it's hard to know where to start and stop with paint when you want to one room to have a different wall color. I think some style homes can handle an accent wall. MCM design often features an accent wall. Totally agree with the aggressive wall moldings though.
Thank you, Nick, for slapping us back to reality. No matter what all these influencers say, we should trust our gut (and you) to know what looks good and what looks ridiculous.
I remember in the 80’s rag rolling and sponge painting was popular. She did every single room in a different color. It was so tacky. Almost everyone I knew back then had at least one room done like that. I try to stay away from trends and do what I want. That way my house doesn’t look just like my neighbors.
"Do you need a milking stool in your bathroom ?" And other questions you never thought you'd need to answer ..lol. I have just redecorated an accent wall with wallpaper ,for the simple reason that I fell in love with a rather dark and dramatic paper that would overwhelm my small Livingroom if used on all 4 walls ,but looks (imo) pretty stunning as a backdrop for a couple of bookcases and a desk .I'm just going to go ahead and say that the oversized lighting looks rather as if the mother ship is coming in for a landing on the dining table .They really do give me close encounter vibes .
Bathroom stools, you don't need them unless you need them. They are pretty useful if you don't have a ledge to help reach your legs and feet for cleaning, cutting nails or shaving.
I love small lamps, the tinier the more I love it. I have one on my kitchen counter. It is a bar raised above the counter and sink. Tried to send a picture of it but no option. I use it more than the overhead lighting which is too bright. I am in an apartment so no chance of updating overhead lighting. Love my tiny place with tiny lamps..its one hundred percent me.❤
I also live in an apartment. I have a little lamp on top of my microwave to improve the dim lighting in my kitchen. I would not have it taking up my very precious counter space though.
I do really like how you think out everything going into a space but your minimalist slip is showing. Bath stools can be extremely practical as well as providing a softening visual break between the top of the tub and the floor. Bathrooms can benefit from softening elements as they are by nature rather sterile environments. Great vlog, thx.
Love your work Nick. As an Australian follower , I spend a lot of time translating in my mind the different terminologies used , it's fun though 😀 Just a few, pillows we sleep on , cushions we decorate with . Counter Tops we call bench tops. Accent wall we call feature wall. How come we have all come so late to the lamps on kitchen benches ? I have loved introducing a couple of small lamps in two sections of my country kitchen in Southern Australia , oops I recall you aren't fond of country style 😀 my home is a Federation style set in half acre of native bushland mixed with European plantings, we love it. cheers from a home decor tragic , who loves your humour and your style . ❤
I decided that I was done with pillows other than the ones I use to sleep. however with that said, what I have done is I bought one of those long rectangle body pillows and put a pretty pillowcase on it and I use it as my decorative pillow no more just the two regular pillows and the long rectangle pillow across both of them and it looks simple and pretty. ❤
I agree, agree, agree with you on this. When I look at someon'es design in a room I think 1) is it really functional 2) how difficult is it to clean and maintain. All the vignettes (stools w/stuff on them in the bathrooms, cutesies on shelves especially in the bath & kitchen, around the sink getting water splashes, and stuff next to the cooktops getting greasy & dusty) I see require so much dusting and cleaning that the cuteness just isn't enough. And they ARE cute! 1 & 2 eliminate about 90% of what I see designers doing. I do love the look of the wood piece accent walls, but I would paint them the same color as the room (the texture is enough) and be aware that any line that is not vertical will be a dust collecter. That is A LOT of dusting to be done! I guess you can tell I don't have a maid LOL! Thanks again for your video, Nick!
Love your channel, Nick! I need about 6 feather pillows to feel comfortable. I love making my bed a nest and propping myself up while reading. I even carry my down pillows from my bed to my sofa to watch tv. I also am guilty of a mini lamp in my kitchen with a 15w soft bulb but I do love to have it on at night like a nightlight. Love the deinfluencing content.
I just watched a fascinating video on the European pillow system. Tons of pillows! But they all had a purpose for supporting you - while reading in bed for instance. Seemed very wonderful and luxurious. I use my big pillows for reading upright in bed and smaller pillows to support my neck and lower back.
There's nothing wrong with an accent wall. It can be useful if you're trying to create a focal point in a room with none but, like with all things, context and understanding what you're doing is key.
LOVE THESE! I think a lot of us needed that accent wall talk. I grew up during the peak popularity so it’s engrained in my brain. Thank you for deinfluencing me! 👏👏👏
Having some kind of stool in the bathroom is handy. A place to put your book when you take a bath, a place to drop your sweater when you're cleaning, a place to put down your stuff when you're changing in the bathroom. Doesn't have to be teak though.
Our bedrooms have accent walls and that hue is repeated in the space for cohesion. The 4 bedrooms have their own colour, 3 primary and one secondary. The trick is in the degree of saturation and in our home the colours are deep rather than bright. I enjoy colour and the bedroom isn't a public space like the loungeroom. So in a nutshell, no one needs an accent wall but l like them 🙂
More junk on the counter. I like a water filtration system in my house water located in basement/crawl space etc. that you change filters every 6 months. Nick - what really needs to be addressed are bare lightbulbs boring a hole through one's eyeballs. A cage doesn't hack it. Watching your very informative, delightful and often hilarious videos, everyones eyeballs are having a hole bored through them with your bare lightbulb in the background. Nick - you don't need it. Nick - its day is over. Nick - its time to say bye bye to the bare bulb. I know I am right as these fixtures are piling up outside the Goodwill.
I'm gonna come out in defense of accent walls in specific situations, as long as they're not random. Let's say you live in the subtropics (like me) and apartments are...maybe not what Americans are used to, and despite your best efforts one might get 'wall cancer' (when the paint bubbles and flakes due to humidity, especially if you are trying to be environmentally friendly and not using an a/c that much). It's easier to fix up and repaint a white wall, but getting more paint for an accent wall...well, you'd better hope they still make the same color or that you saved the info for that color (in our case, the name was not enough as Nippon Paint had changed all the names!) So you do one wall, because you can maintain that, but not every wall. Or let's say you rent and you can imagine repainting one wall when you move out but would prefer not to repaint every wall. Not everyone owns, but that doesn't necessarily mean they want all white, if they can get permission to do something to a single wall. The same is true for wallpaper, even peel and stick. If you're renting, it's a lot easier to tear down one wall of peel-n-stick but not a lot of fun to take it down on every wall (and then wash them to remove any lingering adhesive or repaint areas where the adhesive took off paint). As long as your colored wall is your focal point wall, I really don't see a problem with this. I guess it's dated, but if you like it, who cares? I don't care for all the weird extra molding though. It looks like more skinny surfaces to have to dust. I'll also defend stools if they're used for an actual purpose, e.g. next to the bath as a place to put a glass of water or tea, or burn a nice candle, or keep your face mask for when you're ready to put it on. Or if it's in the shower, it can help if you don't have a product shelf -- not everyone has tile that those suction cups will stick to and plastic storage looks cheap -- and some people use them to shave legs. Ever tried shaving your legs in the shower without something to hoist the leg you're working on up? It's a massive pain, especially if you have product in your hair or want to keep your hair dry (not everyone washes hair, or should wash hair, every day -- but leg shaving without a stool or other apparatus is a great way to get wet hair).
Oh so right as all the time, in my opinion. The pillows. So I had six pillows plus a huge throw pillow. The problem I ran into for at last 5 years is that my husband did not take them off correctly ! So I would have to run into the room to remove all the pillows before he got into the bed. Nuts is what I was. Why did I not think to relax and remove like 4 of the pillows for good. And I finally did. So much easier. Thank you for your videos, I find them very funny, very informative and just love keeping up with good information. 😊
Stools beside the shower is usefull for the elderly that need to sit to dress and dry their legs (I actually recommand chairs regularly at my job). Or if you have kids in the bath. But not if it’s a candle holder 😂
Nick what you don't understand is some of us Retreat into the bathtub for safety. We need a nice cool beverage, probably our phones and places to put our glasses while we lounge and recover. Haha.
I like Nick Lewis because he isn't in the business of pushing trends for their own sake. As far as I know, the vast majority of rooms are rectangular LOL. And when it comes to influencers and what we "need," we don't "need" any of it. Most trends are as much determined by what manufacturers and stores want to sell as by consumers. Trends are all about endless consumption, whether it is in furniture or clothes styles. Aesthetics and practicality, though, are timeless and equal good design. If you like something that works well in your home and you can afford it, buy it; if not, don't. Influencers are too often nothing more than pushers of their own tastes.
I agree except for the stool in the bathroom. I use it to sit on when bathing the kids, I use it as an end table to set things on when taking a bath, I use it as a stepping stool if I need to reach higher, I use it for many things. Stools are useful
The transition from talking about deinfluencing into the ad (sorry sponsor) had me rotfl I mean definitely keep making content how you need to but you have to understand I like DIED
Keep in mind, even though he’s saying accent walls can be unnecessary, he’s not saying they’re bad. Not everything on the internet will apply to everyone. He’s just trying to help people not get too involved with trends and constantly make unnecessary changes to their home. He even has a navy wall in his background to separate the dining area/ hallway from the rest of the space which can be helpful in an open concept. He’s simply saying that you shouldn’t do it if it doesn’t serve a design purpose.
I love your advice Nick, but have to disagree about accent wall. I don't want to lean in heavy in floral design wallpaper i love for all of my bedroom, that would be a nightmare. But as an accent i look at occasionally it brings me joy
Agree with all except a stool in the bathroom. Older folks can benefit from having a stool in the shower, for instance, or having someplace to sit in the room. Also having a place to sit while shaving one's legs.❤
really not sure why people are so bitter about you saying this lol. he did put in a little note underneath, but it's not hard to miss. you are absolutely right!
That was good. I felt bad for my different colored wall (which I never thought as accent wall). But I love the color and it would be too much all over😢
We also got a nice inexpensive teak seat for our walk in shower. We actually don’t use it in the shower, but it works great to throw clothes and other items on between our freestanding pedestal sinks. You are correct though - that what works is usually functionality 👍
I'm a big lover of the accent wall but I do it with paint colors. I use accent walls to create a flow between the spaces in my largely open concept common spaces in my house. It was my personal choice but my paint choices make me smile every time I look at time.
Glad that someone finally said "Enough!" with the pillows. I have never been a fan of masses of them....I always wondered what people do with them at night. Throw them in a pile on the floor? Always seemed kind of silly to me.
OMG i never 'got' the piles of pillows on the bed. I could never work out where to put them overnight without tripping over them on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night 🙄
I think you're great and I watch all of your videos. I can't help myself, I have to put this out there... Am I the only one who is reminded of the Church Lady on SNL (Dana Carvey) when I listen to Nick? I say that with true affection. Once you hear it you can't unhear it. 😂
Anyone who doesn't understand the need for a stool next to the tub, has never gotten stoned while taking a bubble bath. The point of the stool is for the laptop so you can watch your videos whlle the bath bomb swirly colors and bubbles have begun to fade. If you haven't done this, then you are missing out on one of life's greatest pleasures.
ok yes, an accent wall isnt totally necessary. no visual design element is necessary. but accent walls arent bad. you have one behind you, as well. sometimes having the whole room one color can feel overwhelming or boring depending on the color. maybe someone doesnt want every wall burnt cienna but they still want to add some warmth. its a nice way to create dimension or texture to an otherwise flat surface. with any trend, dont feel like you need to hop on the train. do things because you think it works for you and its what you like
Bathroom stools: Are only super useful if you want to put your clothes/towels on them. Have a small bathroom so my options are sink (literally) or toilet (ick) so. Yeah I usually put my towel on the sink and change in my room lol. Pillows: Oddly I have way too many holiday pillows for couches/chairs. Like a ton of random halloween and christmas pillows. I can't help it. I only have 4 pillows on the bed (2 as like a head board with matching sham as comforter (velvet green) and then 2 for sleeping (in charcoal grey). Love my bed. It's like stone & moss. Accent Wall (molding): Disagree a bit on this. All the example photos look beautiful to me. I will say pulling it together by maybe painting the entire space the cool blue and then doing one wall with molding. Or a cool wall paper and one wall of paint/molding. Might finish the look.
I think this is the first time I disagree with you, Nick. I love accent walls, they are great when painting the whole room in that colour feels too heavy, especially with bold/darker colours. I actually liked almost all of the examples that you showed in the video 😅 And as for stools in the bathroom - if I had space for it in mine, I would buy one to have someplace to put my PJs on while showering 😂 But unfortunately I only have the top of my washing machine for that.
No to milking stools but a stool/surface next to a bath is great for putting products on or glass of something especially if the bath doesn't have ledges (like lots of those awful freestanding mould magnets) if you don't want to drill into tiles or are renting. Don't get why you'd need one by a shower though.
Stool in bathroom is useful, though mine does not have a decorative candle or bubble bath or anything on it, as I use it every morning and evening as I get dressed so I can sit on something other than the (closed) toilet lid.
I understand if it didn’t occur to you but a stool in the bathroom is essential for when you shave your legs especially if you don’t have a bathtub 😅 Everyone do it their own way but I like to put my foot on the stool so I don’t have to bend over.
Darn…too late, now I did all my house with accent walls - just paint. So this is fun…I didn’t do fuchsia though…I did black, and shades from pale green in my bedroom to grey dark blue in my small bathroom.
