Living alone doesn’t mean being alone all the time I feel like some people don’t realise that you can have a lot of people around you all the time and still come back to your own space and it’s amazing.
If you buy pickles (e.g. cornichons), pickled jalapeños, or whatever, you can recycle the brine and make easy, budget-friendly home-made pickled onions, carrots, celery sticks... Just let it pickle for a day or so. Depending on how quickly you eat it, you can get a couple extra batches out of something you already paid for. Win, win, win.
I hate to say this but I think the couch fabric choice is probably the first Paige choice I'm just not managing to get. The original was amazing to begin with but if you must upholster then I find it odd that you picked that, seems flat and drab..so unlike what we got used to from you. I'm just hoping once everything is in place I'll have an aha moment and realize how everything works so well together !
PICKLING ONION ADVICE 1. Boiling water helps dissolve the sugar and salt. But if you use a water-based sweetener, you dont need to boil it. I usually boil it, let it cool, then pout over the onions to preserve the crunch. 2. To make your onions a super pretty and vibrant red color, add a tiny bit of beetroot powder ( available at most grocery and health stores). It will make them look more fresh and more appealing. 3. Try a quick pickle with lime juice and salt. It is sooooo good. 4. You can totally reuse your brine if you love a batch a lot. I'd say reuse up to like 3 times. I really hope you see this. I also love pickled onions. Im a cook, and I use them on EVERYTHING.
Yes to number 1, 3 and 4 😊 Haven’t tried number 3 but it sounds nice. For my quick pickle with lime juice I also add apple cider vinegar and some dried oregano 😋
Not to sound pathetic, but after I separated from my husband last year, I had to move into an income restricted building. I am blessed to have a very decent place to live, but Paige’s place is literally my dream home. It has such character and warmth. One day I hope I can live in a place like this.❤️
I don't understand why your story is pathetic? It happened to you - it's your life! Please don't put yourself down like that. Please validate what you have achieved and that you are doing real GOOD! ❤
@@carolineramage7480 agreed! ND, separation must be so hard. Not even a little pathetic. Takes a bunch of strength to move forward after that kind of disruption. Truly wishing you the freaking best ❤❤❤
Oh my dear, you are not pathetic at all! I went through something similar to you, but now I’m living on my own with my dream place. You will get there, don’t ever stop believing in yourself!
So I live alone and am in silence pretty much constantly I even drive in silence. I love seeing live music but rarely listen at home. Silence is golden.
Paige, I adore your content. You’re the only channel I visit every week, it’s quite funny that I’m not on RU-vid like I used to be. Anyway, your decor videos and reviewing other people’s homes and making suggestions are my favorite. I enjoy listening to you and your daily life seems full of light. Can’t wait for more!
i love your take on youtube and your job. You aren’t just influencing for the heck of it you’re enjoying it and you’re enjoying your job in itself. That’s IDEAL!!! goals
Ooh! I've been patiently awaiting these lol 😂 x Nell. Ok, loving the chairs. Looking great. I think you need some Global knives girl! Have a great week.
Your videos are such a treat, I love watching anything you share with us. You have helped me understand better the concept of "lifestyle" and I now appreciate so much more the little moments in my life. Thank you Paige!
Love the chairs! I get what you’re saying about the barstools but I think it really looks great & it’s coming along so well, can’t wait to see it when you get a rug & coffee table etc. Thank you for letting us all enjoy the process!
Thank you so much for that Q&A and just your advice as a creative in the field. As a graphic designer coming out of school, this resonated with me a ton, of just needing to reach out and I've been putting off for months!!! Thanks for the push! Love this channel so much!
The chairs!! omg, so pretty. They look really cool and also super comfy. I'm excited to see what type of coffee table you pair with everything. The place is looking more and more beautiful each episode :)
I've always loved your channel and I recently moved from Austin, TX to the Netherlands and one of my friends here ALSO has watched and enjoys your videos and that made us so happy!!
OMG I love the chairs! they're amazing. and the place looked so warm and inviting for your guests. love the makeshift coffee table! and ( bonus content) . . . gonna make some pickled onions. I haven't done it before and I definitely want those in my fridge! thanks :)
Loved this video Paige! The talking while making the pickled onions, show us more recipes :) and Im going to try the twist with the honey haha saludos desde Paraguay 👋
the Vogue internship program was shut down because they were sued for paying interns less than minimum wage (or in some cases not paying them at all). So typically the only people who could afford to take those opportunities (in a city like NYC no less) were generationally wealthy kids whose parents could support them while they worked for pennies. idk what Paige's situation was but those programs were super gross.
Great vid! I think the point of the frame tv is that its meant to always be left on due to the coating/display making it look remarkably un tv like in "art mode" or whatever, so if you're putting it in a unit sorta defeats the point, but oh well. Also set up 2 factor for your site. Hope you found some cool stuff at the market, LA really has some of the best vintage. There's a popup out there that doesn't ship that I'm intensely jealous of.
Luv the question answering while onion chopping. Go MSU. Am a textile designer & went to western mich ages ago,and got a fine art degree. Glad you parlayed your degree into something you love.
Love your content and vibe. I was watching Down Home Fab and wishing you would do a reaction video, like you’ve done with other shows. It’s so entertaining and validating because sometimes I feel crazy hating everything that is apparently popular.
Love the chairs, Paige!! The sofa is great too - though I find myself wishing it were a more saturated color. But I just moved into a new place and I’m having a bit of buyers remorse about my sofa so maybe I’m projecting lol
I'm really enjoying these vlogs! It's so cool to learn what processes you go through when choosing decor, then deciding where something should go, and even seeing shots of your spaces before/after having people over, etc. I can already see a few cool ways to elevate my space that aren't expensive too (candles, more candles! and putting my books around in piles too I like it.)
I see where you're going with the 'two and two' of the chairs and then stools. By placing a narrow drinks table between the two chairs it would not only give a handy drink space for both chairs but also make the two and two less of an issue. Check out the Crate and Barrel Prost Small Metal Round Drink Table.
Thanks for the great reminder on living alone - I adore living alone but I had some shit news about my ex today and I was feeling extremely sorry for myself
You're so right - reach out to people! My internship was a great experience for me, and that's how I got connected with my current work! I love hanging out with you. Chairs turned out great.
Hi Paige! Loving the upholstery on the new chairs! So cool. Also, when I make pickled onions, honey is the sweetener I prefer, it’s a bit more mellow. When you were making them I was thinking, “but wait, maybe add salt.” And you did so I bet they came out amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience 👌🏼
Love the chairs ! Kitchen is so nice! (FYI you shoud change the way you refrigerator door opens it's super simple and would make your life so much easier)
I have had a variety of homes and shared them in a variety of ways. I'm left in no doubt at all that living alone is the only way for me to be fully happy x
They sell a pack if furniture sliders the make moving your furniture so easy you will not need help moving the couch or chairs. You can find them at bed bath and beyond. I love the chairs !!!!!!!!! If you get a tall small bar table you can put the two stools outside with the bar table that would be nice unless you want a lower table and chairs for outside
Love the all black fit and the chairs. I'm also glad you addressed the fact that you didn't use boiling water for your pickled onions, I was almost ready to yell through the screen lol. I may try using honey🤔
I’ll be watching to see how the sofa & chairs pull together with a rug, table, styling etc. Are the chairs more in the green family or grayish? Welcome to Los Angeles! I’m in a neighboring area and hang around there often-if I spot ya at OK or Mohawk or Erewhon, or other ha, I’ll be sure to say hi 👋
I love the chairs and the shape of the couch. I don’t love the color of the couch but I know that in the end Paige will bring it all together and I’ll wonder why I ever doubted her 😅
