@@patrickfinlay2074 you've got to tell me the origin story on Highland cow prints! They are everywhere here in Canada (1 in every home decor store). Side note, our family calls them "Caribou!" because when my husband was a toddler he was on a trip "home" with his parents (who had immigrated to the Northwest Territories in Canada's far north from Britain), and the only large animal he'd seen was a Caribou. When he saw Highland cattle, he exclaimed, "Caribou!" to the amusement/confusion of those nearby.
@@MyFocusVaries no idea on the cow prints but they are everywhere and on everything, don’t get me wrong, I like cows, there is 500 over the road from me but they are black and white
The reason most of us buy things that are " trendy" is bc that is what retailers offer. In 1977 there were no residential stainless steel appliances available, you could get green, yellow, brown or white.
When people say they don't participate in trends, i always think about Meryl in The Devil Wears Prada, breaking down trends and how ultimately that's why Anne Hathaway's sweater is that particular shade of blue. Beautiful and devastating! Love Nick channeling his inner Meryl!! 💙🩵💙
Perfect analogy !! Love the movie ! I worked for a boss exactly like Miranda Priestly - but she was a brilliant interior designer ! Learned a lot but to this day , attribute my lifetime of anxiety attacks to the years I spent in her orbit ! ! 🤪😂
I make my own clothes. Is neo-Victorian on trend, because that's what I'm doing. As for interiors, Pee Wee's Playhouse meets Grandma's house? Also on trend? Trends are for boring people with no imagination and less sense of self and style.
@@angelbulldog4934 I love Granny Chic! Most of my furniture came from Kijijii, and I've spent idk how many hours refinishing and revamping things. I know it's weird, but I want people to feel like they've wandered into an alternate world when they enter my home. A friend of mine always comes over when she hits a creative block because my home is built to be a place for artists and writers to play!
You awakened a memory. When I was 12 my mother suggested we might paint my (pink--never my choice before or since) bedroom. She allowed me to choose the color and I went with pale cultured butter. Then she made floral drapes in a very sophisticated pattern with that same colour as the background with soft, subtle browns and russets and touches of muted orange. That room also faced east and I loved it. Never tired of it as it was so classic and utterly timeless.
I hunted high and low for a modern yellow neutral. Finally found it! It turned out identical to the yellow I used in 2000! Still love those rooms! Just bought a new home. Yellow living room/great room! It sold me over all the gray they were showing me! Other houses weren’t selling. This house sold in 2 days with multiple bids!
In a prior video, Nick mentioned that glass furniture lacks presence. And that comment single-handedly made me switch out a glass dining table for a walnut dining table. You saved my dining room, Nick. 🤗
We had a glass dining table and it always looked full of smudges. It wasn’t attractive at all. Our dog liked it because she could stand underneath and look at our food when we were eating 😂
Many years ago, our puppy would lick the underside of the glass coffee table when there was food out. Think cheese and crackers - dog could see it, and thought he could taste it if he licked. Getting puppy tongue marks off the UNDERSIDE of the glass coffee table was so much fun.
Our homes are becoming so unique and colorful with all these deep colors, patterns, and wallpaper. I absolutely love it. I don’t think I will ever understand the gray trend.
I was a renter through the gray trend and I remember loving gray when the landlords started using it instead of standard white. But now I am ready for lots of beautiful color!
Nick's current style in his videos seems to be "Divorced dad who has had to move out of the family home and into a dreary apartment". Looking forward to fabulousness in the months to come as he does up his new place.
I dislike glass tables too, especially plain clear glass. I've had outdoor glass tables that have some sort of texture and/or a tint that were okay. P.S. I especially hate glass desks!
Whether or not you like the look of glass tables, they're just a bad idea from a structural standpoint. Glass isn't strong in the direction it's being asked to take weight in, and it will eventually shatter.
In 1977, when we moved to our new house in Oregon, my (6yo) room had a wallpapered wall that was a very brightly colored castle scene. I remember complaining to my dad that I couldn't sleep with it there and he told me to make up stories about the characters in the scene. I'm an author now, go figure :)
Fun facts - what we call these in Australia: Oxblood red or Library red. Buttermilk. Trompe-l'œil wallpaper, glass top dining tables are excellent for dogs to sit underneath and look at the food.
Yeah we call it Oxblood in America too. When he said dark brick red I was confused. As a southern American currently surrounded by bricks homes and married to a Hawkesbury district Aussie we both said “that’s not brick red” 😂
It gives automotive for me. I can't help but think of a 1959 Cadillac Series 62 coupe or a 1999 GMC Yukon Denali when looking at someone's chrome coffee table.
Yes chrome furniture can look sterile and cold! Chrome can be great for faucets and knobs, and door hardware, although I loved the black and brass trends and having a variety of metals available. I haven't seen Nick talk about trendy kitchen sink faucets that splash out of the sink and all over the counters and are not meant for the small sinks they are installed on.
He said he had the clock but he was going to do something with the walls first before he hung it, I think? Maybe some of that beautiful molding like he did in his old place.
Please don't encourage him. That big honking clock was too big for the last place and if he puts it on that back wall in this space it's going to swallow up half the wall! I think it's time to put a cap on the big clock era.
I inherited a glass and chrome coffee table from my parents for my first apartment. Windexed it constantly, so that smell was in the air no matter what candle was burned. 😂
I painted my living room a buttery yellow 10 years ago, and I was just talking to my husband about needing to repaint it because it looks so dated. Guess I can cross that task off my list. Buttery yellow is back, baby!
My mother's living room was plain red carpets, brilliant white walls, plain red curtains, white suite and chrome and glass coffee table. No ornaments or plants - it had a real operating theatre vibe !
I’m amazed at how your new house resembles your old flat. The layout seems exactly the same and once you put your clock back up at the back wall I would have difficulty separating the room from old to new. You must really love that layout.
Totally off topic but Nick’s hair looks nice & skin is looking good & hydrated. He always looks nice but sometimes we have those days when we just look a little extra refreshed or something. Maybe it’s just a good season for him & it’s shining through. Whatever it is, good for him❤
I just don’t like chrome. It’s not about whether it’s “dated” or not. I simply don’t like how it looks in the home. I much prefer a muted finish, such as a brushed nickel, if I’m going for something silvery in color.
I also find it very difficult to incorporate it into softer/muted/scandi style homes. But when I saw chrome shelves from Jysk in TikTok (similar to Panton) I was angry for a week that they no longer sell it 😂 I just NEEDED it. So for me it is sometimes just particular minimal chrome items that I love. Chrome statement items are just too harsh for me.
@@lauriebak same. I don't want anything in my house to remind me of the office, and chrome has the stink of office on it, for me. Wrought iron, fine. Warm wood tones, yes. But no chrome or brass.
I also have a glass coffee table. No kids so smudges are not a problem. No banged shins. And most important it looks great. Anything solid would just look too heavy. You need to clean your house anyway so it is no big deal. 30 seconds with a bottle and cloth every week or so at most.
I have a glass dining table, and one kid, Do I have to clean it every time we eat? YES... Would I have to clean it every time we eat if it were wood? YES...😅
Buttery yellow is a very pleasant color to wake up to in the morning when used on bedroom walls and combines nicely with soft celadon green linen but for a different look also works well with black blankets with gold damasks.
My living room and sun room are both Benjamin Moore man on the moon yellow. Just slightly yellower than a creamy beige and stunningly beautiful with my blues and teals. I’m single and can paint any color I like!
I've had Benjamin Moore Hawthorne yellow in every one of my homes ever since I fell in love with pure, joyous yellow when I worked in Provence. Perfect solution for those gloomy days before and after our glorious sunny winter and summer days
I adooore yellow walls. Yellow overall. Just such a beautiful colour. Love how it can be energising and sunny, mild and sweet or deep and moody. Warm. Butter yellow is gorgeous.
Its an important point you make that it is not necessarily about a particular metal, or finish, colours etc but rather about the style you embrace, and then that dictates the finish etc.
My house is 170 years old. We have been rebuilding for 23 years. Finally, we are at a stage of purchasing the outward furniture. Gathering the personal items in storage and trying to make a cohesive look that is timeless because lord knows I won't get the opportunity to update things, avoiding trends and going classic is where I need to go. Anyway, thanks for your help. I am going back and looking and rewatching
Words of wisdom, "Find the metal that works with the rest of your style." Why have I never heard this before? Brilliant!! I bought both a butter yellow and striped top in the last couple of weeks. I painted out bedroom and primary bathroom in a very gentle tan yellow.
I respect your opinion highly but I have FOUR glass coffee tables and love them. You are right, they all were from estate sales, craigslist, etc. and are vintage. We have glorious oriental rugs and I just can't bear to put anything else over the rugs. I want to SEE those beautiful things. I don't think I get banged up from these any more than any other coffee table. They never seem to be smudged. They do get dusty. But that's common with any piece of furniture.
How are you avoiding fingerprints on those? I had a thrifted glass coffee table in my student apartment and needless to say, I do not miss the cleanup. :D
I have a thrifted, oval glass coffee table, and I love it. It's so much lighter visually than anything solid would be. And because it's oval, I don't have to worry about dangerous corners. Might not be the best choice if you're a meticulous housekeeper, but I totally am not. Mine's usually covered with books and whatnot, so I don't much see the fingerprints. It's easy to clean with water and a microfiber cloth.
I have adored glass since 70s. Still have different pieces.. ( not org. from 70s. Purchased estate since .. I fi d it makes a small space appear much larger I also totally feel it's easier to keep clean then wood .. I'll never not have a few good quality items.
I have a glass topped coffee table with a white lacquered shelf - with chrome, no less - and I recently took the matching end table out of the basement. They look great, but you gotta view glass tables the way you would a white marble kitchen countertop. It's not going to be pristine most of the time. Think of it as temporary patina.
The chunky highlights 😂. I had never even put color on my hair but I let my best friend talk me into going to the “it” hairdresser in town. I left with orange and yellow chunks in my really dark hair. My neighbor’s 3 year old screamed and hid when he saw me. A few weeks later I cut my hair to what was basically a buzz cut.
For anyone with babies that feels that just have to have that squared off glass coffee table with pointy sharp edges, I hit my head on the corner at age two and still remember the terrible medication that my parents had to hold me down to apply! I also still have a giant round bald spot in my hair that I have had to strategically work around whenever I put my hair up.
Ah memories. I have a giant scar right between the eyes from a brass capped night table at four or five. Was I supposed to be jumping on their fancy four poster? No. Did I need stitches? Yes. Was it the most fun ever to dive bomb it and try to do flips? Yes, _yes_ it was.
@@itsmainelyyou5541 Haha! Weirdly, I don't actually remember the hitting into the table, or what preceeded it... or, maybe not so weird considering the near my temple location of the scar...
Shout out to marble coffee tables too! Super in fashion recently (again). My mum’s friend fell right into her coffee table and broke it in two - they had to go to hospital :/ I look at them all now and shudder. Surprising how many young families go for them?! Seriously?? Also glass coffee tables - a 1990’s movie with Emma Thompson & Kenneth Branagh - Dead Again - watch that and you’ll look at glass coffee tables and shudder too…!
The other choice that I am rethinking as a dog parent is all these pretty antique pieces with carved legs and feet. Which now need to go to the furniture doctor because we had a boxer mix. (I don't regret it, buuuut....)
Also, Nick, you are so right about the glass furniture. I bought a rectangular glass coffee table off of Facebook marketplace just last year: got it home, set it up, walked away, came back into the room without thinking about it, and immediately experienced one of those so-painful-that-your-scalp-tingles moments of my shin colliding into the corner of the glass coffee table. I posted it back up for sale immediately. If only I had been following you at that point in life 😂
Yes! My friend had a buttery yellow kitchen in her old home, it was so warm and homey. Had a nice glow. And I think a yellow bedroom can look great if you decorate timelessly
I invested in 2018 in a dark red sofa to make my living room look warm during winter, and I’m glad to see it’s back. But I agree: please no glam. No one can carry it off.
what I like about your videos is that you always pop up pictures with examples of what you're talking about. Not everyone does that, so that's awesome of you. Thanks
I’m a long time listener, first time commenting: Nick, you can tell you have actual design training (plus natural good taste) when you describe the theory and reasons behind why you recommend or don’t recommend certain styles. Basically, I can tell you’re a professional, and not just a person giving their hot takes on RU-vid. I appreciate you and your channel.
I do what I like. Sometimes it's on trend, sometimes it isn't. We recently painted the living room and kitchen, we managed to pick all the most trendy colours. Oh well.
@@MyFocusVaries Oh sure! And even if you don't you follow old or past trends... I mean, we also have a bench we made from an old wooden train bench. A new cabinet in a style that has been around for centuries (originals are unaffordable sadly).
Glass coffee tables remind me of my mom visiting a neighbor with my 2 yo sister. She was afraid of their St. Bernard, so she climbed on the glass coffee table. The dog crawled under it and they had a stare down until they decided to be friends. 😂❤
The previous tenant of my apartment painted the kitchen yellow and I haaaaaate it, but I also can't be bothered to paint over it, so I've spent the last year learning how to tolerate it 🤣
The revival of chrome and brass tubing, macramé, wicker, and basketry hanging lamp shades reminds me of the villains' houses in late '70s - early '80s cop shows. Like the drug kingpin's beach house in Hawaii Five-0 or something.
Just received a glass coffee table this morning. I heard you about smudges but I think I can live with that. The whole baby part is hilarious! They also are practical on certain aspects like showing a nice carpet or being less present visually in a small space etc. Your rants are funny but also quite informatives. Thank you for the work on this channel.
Good morning Nick! ☕ I had yellow walls in the living room and light rust colored walls in the bedroom of my old place. Peaceful atmosphere. Still miss it.
Have a yellow bedroom at my main house. It's called Sun Dust 3 and changes hue as the day progresses. North weat facing room so I installed a skylight and it looks amazing with all colours of furnishings. Especially copper and deep orange.
I LOVED my glass coffee table. It took up less visual space than the same size wooden table. I didn’t have an issue with bumping it and no problem keeping it clean. You’re just wrong about this Nick. Love your channel!
I don't like glass furniture when it's paired with other gaudy finishes like chrome or shiny paints, but I like the example at 14:28. It preserves some visual space. In modern shoebox condos that are well below 600 sq ft, strategic use of glass can help.
Mixing timeless patterns is super easy to vary up a space without punching people in the face when they walk in, too. I've had a black/white polka dot duvet cover for an era, love it. Recently gotten into hunting down vintage Wamsutta bedding from the 80s, and found some black/white striped sheets- put them together with my duvet and blew my mind. Black lace trim pollowcases, black lace canopy, I'm living my best Lydia Deetz life.
Trends online hair and clothing are one thing. Home decor trends are more expensive to follow. I just can't afford to replace the horsehair plaster in my house!
I love that you give the pros and cons even for things you don’t personally care for. I think chrome and glass has a place, and that place is in a smaller home, condo or apartment lived in be folks without children (due to cleaning). Glass tables can help a small space look bigger and more airy.
Just did a renovation and we did chrome or brushed nickel fixtures, lights and knobs/handles because when we visit the UK it’s in every London hotel and I love that look. As for colors, jewel tones and slowly showing up more and more each year. Started with the dark blues and greens and now yellow and burgundy have entered the chat… my 100% jewel toned home mother would be so happy.
I don't follow trends, I just fall in love with pieces and make them work in my space.. When I first invested in my living room furniture, I fell in love with a Baker Country French desk, then got a few other pieces in that line and scattered them around my apartment. Then I fell in love with a nicely tailored Henredon roll-arm sofa. Years and kids later I know it could use a reupholster but with grandkids visiting that doesn't seem like a wise investment until they get past their toddler years. It's still really comfy, which argues for buying the best quality you can. Love your style and insights! I have two rooms that are butter yellow - it just cheers me up and gives me a quiet energy. Several years ago I bought a French blue table cloth with yellow Paisley-ish accents from Provence and it looks great in my butter yellow kitchen.
I don’t know why but you being sponsored by article made me smile. Good for you Nick! I really enjoy your channel and it’s been fun watching it grow. Fun to see a Canadian in this space that cares about cohesive design.
I'm so glad that my wall choices are back in again. I loved my colors, so I repainted the walls the same color to freshen them up. I use Benjamen Moore because I like the brand. My dining room is Burnt Peanut Red and through the day the color changes with the light and the living room and hallways are Philadelphia Cream (yellow). Also, Tealight (green) is such a calming color that I have it in 2 of my bedrooms. I'm glad to know that everything old is new again.
Makes me feel like I'm in the south of France, even though I'm in Vancouver... Reminds me of when I asked my brother if one of my rooms reminded him of Paris. He said, "It's just like Paris - if you've never been there."
My kitchen had shiny white cupboards and all white wall and I felt it was so cold and basically I felt uncomfortable in there so I painted the walls warm yellow and now it's so cosy and inviting.
I was an interior designer for years, and worked internationally. Decided to chuck it in to write, but still dabble. Had such fun watching your post. Thanks so much.
Love to hear chrome is back! We just renovated our Scottish cottage and wanted a traditional feel, so we went chrome with most the bathroom fixtures ❤️ Feels timeless!
I LOVE the whimsical wall paper moments. Especially in a small section of an office. Like you said, it's an art piece and if you aren't lucky enough to have a window over your office/computer space, looking up at a beautiful, well designed and detailed wallpaper can inspire you, just like having a small gallery wall.
Back in 2009 I painted our dining room & living room the light butter yellow and I loved how it looked with my dark gray sofa but at the time I could only find yellow with red accents and not the gray. Before we moved, 10 years later, we repainted light gray to appeal to more buyers. My mom just repainted her kitchen that same yellow
I live in Germany. I envy your houses with high ceilings and lots of space for decorations. My appartment is 900 square feet. I must keep everything neutral and make it my own space with antique furniture I bought 40 years ago. I breng in Colorado with cushions and flowers
Hello from Tokyo, where my husband and I just upgraded to a 600-square-foot apartment. I would love 900 square feet! We were living in less than 450 for 8 years. 😢
Your observation giving the “glass table” example is right on. Reminds me of a conversation I had with my MIL sometime ago I said “omg that is so cool” (whatever it was it was packed away in the attic)”can we have it?” And her response “..what that? Of course! Been there done that!” And so now when I give ours to our kids that’s exactly how it goes!
I love yellow in the house. It’s a very cheerful color and depending on the shade. I like a boulder yellow as it really makes wood furniture and black accent pieces pop. Cheers!
I love red. An entry way is a good room to work it in, since it's low commitment workwise for painting if you change your mind, and there's not a lot of furniture to coordinate with. Another option is towels in the bathroom since red goes well with grey and earthtones (we bought tan marble tile at a garage sale 20 years ago and the guy who sold it to us ran inside and brought out a red mat to show us how well red goes with brown.)
One of my neighbours had a glass table top and put a very hot cup of coffee down on it. The thing shattered into a million little safety glass bits. They're like Pyrex, and most people find out way too late.
I. I came back from Denmark last summer with a vine red pantop lamp. I saw it and it was love at first sight. I will never get tired of that color. Your patio is everything. Love it.
Oh my gosh I just watched a different video where the RU-vidr spoke super slowly, so I had bumped the speed up to 1.25....and then Nick auto played afterwards and WOW he is COOKIN' on this speed. 😂😂😂 He sounds like a kid who drank four cups of coffee and is really excited to tell you all the information they know at once.
Our kitchen used to be that exact buttery yellow back in 2019!!! 😂 While yellow is my favorite color as well, you could not pay me to switch it back. I painted my bedroom sortive goldenrod back in high school... Ended up unintentionally giving it a very "Under the Tuscan Sun" look... Again, you couldnt pay me to do that again 😅
I basically have to redo my whole living room because apparently our chimney is falling out of the wall. Trend rundown much appreciated! Also…if you have fireplace design opinions… 😅
I have a glass coffee table and it isn’t hard to keep clean…..it is clean and minimalist and makes my space look huge. The entire coffee table is glass in one piece. It looks really good imo. I get it though we all have different tastes and that is fine. Love your channel
Such a fun one! I am a sucker for stripes, it feels domestic and sophisticated at the same time. Color trends can be finicky, but I'll do anything to avoid the beige overwhelm!
I had Gae Aulenti’s glass coffee table with the black wheels for 15 years, had to get rid of it when I moved because it was too big and I still regret it to this day. None of my kids ever got hurt. It was the most amazing piece of furniture I ever had.
My kitchen is pale yellow with cobalt blue floor and I love it! Absolutely agree with you on glass furniture and chrome. They can go away as far as I’m concerned.
