Furniture I’d Never Buy as an Interior Design (Let’s Get HONEST!) 

Cats will ONLY barf on carpet (it’s in their handbook!) and shag carpet is their siren call 😮

Agree with everything!! Except light colored rugs, I have no dogs, no children and do not wear outside shoes inside my home, my rugs are good as new. I also have a soft spot for rice paper lanterns, considering just a small one for ambience? But I love how you are obsessed over practicality, we need more designers like you!!!

Thank you! for calling out those horrible stools! And it's not just the lack of a small backrest, it's also the fact that the footrest is often in the wrong place and the weight of your legs drags on the small of your back. So uncomfortable without feet on the floor.

Fab. I always wonder about maintenance and cleaning when buying something. That removes a lot of affordable options, and I find myself saving for months (and constantly reevaluating my choice) before making the purchase. My home is curated … cough cough… minimalist … cough… cough.. empty. But once I have that thing, it’s a keeper for years, even decades.

AMEN! Thank you! The shiplap and barn doors farmhouse craze needed to stop years ago! Everyone's house looks the same! When your decorative style is just like all your friends and can be obtained at Target, Walmart, and Dollar Tree, It needs to die! Custom is never cookie-cutter.

I really appreciate how focused you are on usability, and practicality.

Totally agree with you on shag carpets. I'm old enough to remember the 70's version of shag. Hated it then and now.

Fabric lampshades work great! Just use a lint roller to clean and it’s sooooo easy to take care of. Ilu… but skill issue

Good info EXCEPT: there are many polyester upholstery fabrics with very high double rub counts. Polyester can also be very soft (or not) - depends on how it is constructed. Not all polys are created the same. It happens to be an excellent choice for furniture. AND there are many tightly woven, nubby boucles that will last as long as any other fabric. It is the "medium or bigger looped" ones that can be a problem. I've been in the business for decades and feel having the correct info is important!

I don’t agree with DD…Graffiti art is also Basquiat or Keith Herring etc…ie buy what you love even graffiti art because art is art and if you’re lucky enough to know a up and coming artist who’s work you love then buy it. Your guests can handle art that challenges them for a few hours or they can take up a collection to buy you what they like. I love weird and wild art. It’s like fashion accessories for the home. It’s the real example of the homeowners personality.

I have washable light colored rugs- they do need washing for animal accidents. And remember that the same oils and dirt are absorbed by rugs, whether they are light or dark. If you want to wash the rug less, get one with a light colored persian style pattern or something else with an intricate design that disguises small marks and stains.

As you know, I'm an art collector and after watching this vidéo, I just have two words to say... Thank you

You're so right about all of these! Except for paper lampshades but we've already gone through this haha. I like that you're also taking into consideration maintenance, longevity, spookiness factor and noise level, as opposed to just how things look visually. Another thing about 100% polyester upholstery is that it retains body odor and once it's there it's impossible to get rid of it. There's been scientific studies, the bo is permanently impregnated into the fabric. You don't want that.

Paper Lamps. There are IKEA paper lamps and then there are Noguchi akari paper lamps. Noguchi lamps are in some of the most sophisticated interiors (e.g., Julianne Moore's NYC townhouse). Some vintage ones on 1stdibs are available for more than $20K. An IKEA paper lamp surrounded by Crate and Barrel furniture is not the same as a Noguchi lamp in a Parisian apartment featuring Prouve pieces. Simple to clean. (Let's Get TASTEFUL!)

My parents had THICK gold shag carpeting. When the the installer said, "And, here's your rake!" I looked at my parents and shook my head because I knew we were in trouble. I was 6. To this day I swear there were snails living in it.

Would you consider giving us alternatives every time you give us your don'ts? Your opinion is very appreciated ♥️

Oh my God, I freaking HATE the strings at the ends of rugs! What? It's just - No. Please. And couldn't agree more on stools AND benches. Great tips on the fabrics. I will however, stick with my fabric lampshades. I Love diffuse light and really dislike directional lighting. (I vacuum my lamp shades!). Great video!

OK Mr. Grey, if fabric, and paper lamp shades are out, what does that leave? A video on lampshades would be nice!

Most of your ideas are exactly the opinions my mom told me about. Isn't it wild that these bad choices don't seem to go away, LOL.

Can we just take a moment & check this outfit , with those glasses you are wearing 😳🔥😍😍. I agree on the rug.. 🙁 I bought a 10 pelt sheepskin rug from abroad , great value £600. absolutely huge, deep & luxurious……… With two dogs 😮 BIG mistake 😣, now have a flat pile rug 😊 & selling the other . Great video as always 🙏🏻❤️🇬🇧xxx p.s hope your cold gets better .

"It's that farmhouse chic style that has been so widely overused..." ...shows picture of absolutely gorgeous bathroom

Brilliant presentation. I agree with everything you said.

I’ve never seen you before, this video just arrived in my feed. But wow, this is the first time I’ve ever agreed with absolutely everything a design content creator has said. I’m much older than you but I’m an artist, so it doesn’t count. I’ve lived through countless awful design trends and I have always felt like I was the only one not liking many of them. If someone HAS to have one of those horrid things in their home, for god sakes, get a fucking throw pillow.

I love you the moment you talked about poly, and tubs with jets. Paper lamps, and cloth shades, +. You are point on with everything you shouldn't do. 😊

Thank you Daddy. You are the best.

I just ordered new counter stools and I am so glad I spent the extra money to get some beautifully made solid wood stools with back support. We eat and congregate at my kitchen peninsula every day and when I entertain we use the area for extra seating. I wanted to make sure I got something sturdy and comfortable.

You have a lot of COMMON SENSE, a RARE gem nowadays.

Wow first time watching and you resonate hugely with me! Brilliant!

Spot on on these, DD. Re motion lighting, though, it can be really helpful for the visually impaired. My granddaughter is significantly visually impaired, and in our next house, we're going to put motion lighting on the stairs so she can navigate those more safely. And if a ghost should happen to show up, it had better start vacuuming or cook me something, because he ain't staying for free ;) Great video, as always, DD.

Fabulous video! I really agree and enjoy all your videos. ❤🤗🇨🇦

I have a white rug and a white cat. The rug isn't exactly "like new" as cat has thrown up on it (I think he made a beeline for it), but pet stain cleaners exist, wool is stain repellant, and so it's stayed beautiful and I don't regret investing in it so far. Hard agree with everything else.

Thank you so much for pointing to all that Micky mouse like statues with crossed eyes their place. We needed someone to do it long time ago

That chair you are sitting in....would not put that in my home. 100% agree with you about the jetted tubs. And unfortunately if there is one in your home from a previous homeowner, it cost a lot to have them removed and replaced with a better option.

This is an advance suggestions for most of us. Appreciate it. ✨✨

Great points thanks!

I agree with all of these except shiplap. I love the texture it adds to my ranch house dining room.

I so love your videos! Your design pieces of advice and insights are very helpful and I love that you always lean towards practicality yet really useful and beautiful. I really think too that too much designer logos in a home make your space look tacky and not stylish at all. One is enough if you want to have just an accent piece. I’m so happy that I came across your channel. Really learning a lot from you❣️

You’ve been reading my mind as a text design daddy. I agree with you on every single topic. Love your show. Cheers from Australia.❤

Hype beast: “ I just got some money 15 minutes ago.” Lol 100% true!!!

Omg omg ….i agree with everything in this video!!!!! When i have expressed my opinions on these same things …people would like at me funny…so happy to hear it come from you .

I just discovered your channel. Love, love. And I love your chair😍

Bless you. More More More. I love your content. And your cutaways are so funny. Please send me all of your old clothing. Love from Ottawa

VERY GOOD GIRL SPOTTED 🐶🐶

Thank God someone who sees the ugly in shiplap ! Thank you design Daddy

Thank you for calling out rubbish kitsch masquerading as art.

We really need a house tour from you!

You are excellent , up there with Nick

I agree with everything you said king👏🏼

First time watching your videos. Loved it so much that I’m a subscriber.

Really enjoyed your video. Completely agree with everything. Unfortunately, I am guilty of most of the design mistakes you've mentioned. I guess, I learn the hard way.

I feel like you read my mind! Agree on every single point. Curious about you perspective on accent walls. Also, can you do a session on millwork?

I agreed with everything you said until you got to art. I’m an art collector, have an extensive collection and a contemporary home. I have one of Jean-Michael Basquiat early paintings, which enhances the overall look of my home. His paintings are full of life. Every brushstroke has incredible energy and focus. The complete canvas of the one I have bristles with youthful intensity more so than the paintings/prints many people buy at “Big Box Stores” because the color matches their furniture, which I hate. They are not art.

Human soup took me out

I have never understood how anyone would want to take something new and purposefully make it look like it had been left out in the elements for years.

It was 1990. I was an immaculate housekeeper. My carpets were vacuumed multiple times a week and professionally cleaned every few months. I had two young boys and a dog. I purchased off white carpeting for my home. Biggest mistake I ever made.

love you channel:) totally my style 👌

You had me at let's get honest, spill the tea honey! 🍵😆

I agree with the counter stools. Found a pair of Italian ones with good backs with some kind of hydraulic food stand. Fab and I got 2 at estate sale in Dallas

Finally someone focusing on practicality. Subscribed ✌

I just bought and received motion lights for under the kitchen sink cabs inside. Love them so far ❤

Right on the money with this video.

I agree with everything that you said.

I agee with pretty much everything discussed here. However, the one thing I would never have in my home is that chair. It looks like a collaboration between Beetlejuice, Dr Suess & hash Wednesday.

Fabulous video, though I love small nordic cottages with white shiplap, wicker/rattan pieces and rice paper shades.

Most things you've mentioned reminds me of Fixer Upper. By most things I mean shiplap. And they use one design style (farm house style) for their clients and somehow all their client love it.

I agree about shiplap and farm looking accessories. Gets outdated so fast

I always enjoy your videos and your solid advice. Nevertheless I love my light colored rugs and fabric lamp shades 😅😎

agreed to all of them esp the last item

I need you to come and design my living, dining and kitchen. Including the kitchen cabinetry. I’m all into less housework. I did thankfully swap the steel canopy exhaust fan for one hidden in the overhead cupboards. 😮‍💨

White chairs aren't the only chairs darkened by dye from jeans, etc. I've seen dark tan chairs where the upholstery that people sit on is shades darker than the rest of the chair. When people see that, they don't think, "Oh, that's dye from dark trousers." They think the chair is old and dirty. My own couch is forest green leather, and it doesn't have the problem.

Black suits you well

I love that king Tut chair you are sitting on

Totally agree about the bouclé fabric, polyester, and those backless chairs! And distressed furniture! Yuck! What a dumb idea! I dislike these fake "patinas" that people love so often. Spot on about the art, too.

Can't agree more! Polyester is also a respiratory hazard for our lungs...😢

OMG Shag rugs are back??My parents had shag installed in our house when I was in high school. It fell to me as one of my chores to "rake" the rug every week. I mean RAKE it with an actual RAKE, as in garden rake. The high pile would get smooshed down with people walking on it, so you had to rake it to raise the pile again. Absolutely the most total idiotic waste of time I can think of!! I left home after graduation, partly to get away from that shag rug! And it was Olive Green to boot! UGH...

This may be a stupid question but what other options than fabric are there for lamp shades on a normal table lamp?

I have a modern brass base and off white Linen shade lamp. I.m.o. it goes well with MCM. I vacuum it once a week when I clean, and it works well . I agree with everything you said otherwise.

Yes. Dark Sap green. Beautiful velvet chairs. With two long haired Cats!!…yah!! I’m an idiot!!…

Thank you for calling out the Kaws and Bearbrick dolls! I have hated them ever since I first saw them in someone's living room. Displaying them is the quickest way to make a space look terribly juvenile.

Totally agree with your list and I could never understand the hype about shiplap. Just my opinion but I don´t think they do anything for your space, except for collecting a lot of dust.

Think your great!

I agree with most of your points. As a traditional style lover we have those lampshades and a quick vacuum every week does the trick for us. As far as the light coloured carpets as a pet parent of a large dog myself I’d have to disagree. If I had a darker carpet with her gray, white and brown fur the dark carpet would look like a disaster showing every single hair imaginable. For us the light coloured sofas and light coloured carpets work. They have to be cleaned and maintained but for us it’s no issue 😊

Firstly, I ❤ you and the video. You are not afraid to tell the truth. Secondly: I couldn’t care less bathing on my BODY SOUP! I just love ❤my jets. My bathtub is 34 years old, and I am the only one who really uses it. So all the bacteria in it is mine. I do shower before going in. Or at least wash the parts that matter. 😂 I am a water lover, but I have a ocd about it that is smaller than my love for it. Lakes, ocean, pools, every body of water, I go in. And I always remember all the poop from animals and humans that are there. But, what can I do? Just build my immunity 😅 I have a spa in my pool for summer, and my bathtub for winter. My lower back is fine and dandy. Nothing like a jet massage after a long work day. Nevertheless, you are right. And I am jealous of your chair. It’s on my bucket list. Love from Brazil! I am an architect here, but I don’t do projects. I work as an architect in a bank. I analyze apartment buildings that we finance. But my creative side can be put down. So I follow people like you. And you are really fun to follow. I wish you all the best.

Agree with most of your opinions but a lampshade is no different than fabric on furniture or drapes in my opinion, they may be vacuumed or washed and I would never be without in a room.

Awwww, that doggie is precious. I found a lamp that had a beautiful cork lampshade. OMG, I wanted it so badly, but I didn't like the lamp and didn't need a lamp. I've been looking for another just cork shade, but I can't find one as beautiful as that one...sadness.

The shag rugs retain the dirt and terrible if you have children. I got rid of mine.. horrid things.. Stools .. I so agree as you get older the lumbar support is essential.

We need part 2,3,4...LOL!

love all your outfits. let us know what you are wearing

Design Daddy!! I’m sofa hunting and it’s SO. HARD. to find a sofa that I like with the right length, depth, and fabric. Have decided that 100% poly velvet will need to work 🤷🏻‍♀️

What is the best fabric for a custom headboard? I want it to look high end but I also want to be able to keep it clean.

Btw, with carpeting, nylon increases durability. If you're genuinely on a budget, maybe you're buying secondhand so you can't check the testing the company did. If you have to or just want to get something synthetic, check that it has nylon in there or it will wear out pretty quick. Ive seen ads for polypropylene rugs also. No clue how good that is but its a new material that may or may not be durable.

Agree except for light colored rugs. I have a white dog who sheds so a rug on the lighter side works best for me. It’s definitely not a white rug, more of a light taupe or greige color.

What kind of lampshades do you suggest?

Missed seeing the spoofs at the beginning

Gross on the indoor jetted tubs. Dont like them

Smart man!!

I never got the rice paper trend. It always screamed temporary to me.

I actually LOVE a bit of graffiti art in the house. It makes it playful. I feel like it's just a matter of taste in art and interior design/styling. Whether you like a more traditional, modern, industrial, etc. type of space. I love to mix different styles together and make it more unique and cozy. It needs to be personal to the people/person living there

What type of lamp shades do you prefer?

What should we use instead of linen shades? Give me an alternative please❤