Interior Design Trends That Need To Go!

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In this video, I go over the interior design trends that need to go! These are all my opinion, but I think there are some trends and items that need to die for 2021. 2021 trends are leaning towards warmer colors, and more color in general and this means some trends of the past like the white kitchen and grey living rooms are less popular than they were. In this video I break down the trends and styles that we will see less of in 2021 and moving forward!
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00:00 - Interior Design Trends That Need To Go
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@Nick_Lewis 3 года назад

I usually try to keep it positive around here, but I thought I'd try something different and fun to start the new year! I usually don't use the word ugly, but for this video and for some sofas, I made an exception! 😂 Don't take this too seriously - I love you all! Even if you love kitschy farmhouse! 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾❤️

@greeneyedlady7290 3 года назад

Nick, I’m sitting here on my puffy reclining sofa, but I’m agreeing with you on all points. LoL 🤣👍

@Nick_Lewis 3 года назад

@@greeneyedlady7290 😂 I love that you have a sense of humour about it!

@homeconnoisseur3266 3 года назад

Just discovered your vlog, am already a fan, stay blessed.

@Trenchant468 3 года назад

I'm finding your design knowledge really helpful! (btw, I came to the comments section hoping to find a list of your sofa suggestions, as mentioned in the video.)

@felicialuca6553 3 года назад

I love your video, Nick! Let's thank God he never made all grey and all white meadows! 😂 Happy New Year!❤️

@SarahSmith-lr9pg 3 года назад

The ridiculous literal signs everywhere like “eat” “kitchen” “home” drive me absolutely crazy.

@zhmw 3 года назад

That's like a day care classroom that has labeled everything for preschool children to teach them to read. A sign on the table that says 'table', a sign on a chair that says 'chair', and other signs in the classroom that say 'door', 'window', 'wall', etc.

@jackfntwist 3 года назад

OMG. I didn't even read your comment when I wrote mine!!! Almost identical.

@lrodenlr 3 года назад

Live Laugh Love 🤮🤮🤮

@samanthap.879 3 года назад

My aunts house is like that it makes no sense I also don’t like them. They all say “country home” meanwhile she lives in a house in town with no yard 😆

@tri-angel 3 года назад

@@zhmw lol at that point it would be so absurd that it could be cool

@camillafernandes4156 3 года назад

Open shelving is one of those things that are designed by people who don't have to clean them

@pudelnudel6915 3 года назад

That's what I thought too...

@Cat-tastrophee 3 года назад

Or people who don't live on a fault line, like I do 🙋🏼‍♀️

@_danicalifornia 3 года назад

Or cats. I couldn't have open shelving even if I wanted to, cause my cats would literally walk all around my mugs and plates and I'd be perpetually picking up broken kitchenware from the floor.

@etherealtb6021 3 года назад

THANK YOU!

@weridplusho 3 года назад

That or people who have never dusted in their life who're about to learn a hard lesson.

@naiaddore1797 3 года назад

My practical mind: "Why would someone put open shelving next to & above the stove?? That's a great way to make whatever's on the shelf disgusting."

@user-K8T 2 года назад

The fact we put anything but fan above the stove is beyond me. It's always going to get residue all over it and it's mere existence makes my cooking area feel a lot smaller. Plus, the cabinets are hard to reach and I can't use my stove for balance when I'm trying to grab things out of it.

@tinaprice4948 Год назад

I have been served food at a dinner party from a plate that was on open shelving it was so gross I couldn't eat, the plate was greasy and sticky

@buzzybee333 3 года назад

You are SPOT on with every single one of these trends. I live in Manhattan so the double kitchen island had me rolling. Have you ever noticed that the bigger the kitchen the less people tend to ACTUALLY cook in them.

@Rechard1107 2 года назад

He's talking about Florida Kens and karens

@courtneywalmsley8284 2 года назад

Not judging, but it might help to have two islands for keeping a kitchen kosher.

@TateTactics 2 года назад

Had you rolling where?

@Rechard1107 2 года назад

@@TateTactics she said Manhattan

@cookeeee1962 2 года назад

Pretentious? ...just a tad.

@HollyOak 3 года назад

Double kitchen islands reminds me of science rooms in high school.

@renuyadav4752 3 года назад

Exactly 👍👍

@sidrasiddiqui1852 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Mairi.. 3 года назад

😄

@feliciaharper-trotman9541 3 года назад

😂

@aevan8tor 3 года назад

I haaateee them

@shanabq6648 3 года назад

I was guilty of buying a “kitchen” sign and then when I brought it home my husband asked me if he should be concerned that I was going to forget where the kitchen was.....I returned it immediately.

@magentaangel5531 3 года назад

This made me laugh....

@kathleenbrown2909 3 года назад

this had me dying

@fullofwond3rs228 3 года назад

Almost pee in my pants laughing out loud and so hard 😂😂😂😂😂

@selenabrizan76 3 года назад

Lol 🤣

@richardvinsen2385 3 года назад

Treat this man right. He’s a keeper.

@tanyadebeer4836 3 года назад

I work in a thrift shop. If I never see "live, laugh, love" again, I could die happy.

@raeee5947 3 года назад

Lmaooo

@itgetter9 3 года назад

Underrated comment!

@DebKiwi 2 года назад

I feel like making you a sign that says “if I never see live, laugh, love again, I could die happy” 😂

@evelynbonner3908 2 года назад

@@DebKiwi Love your irony!!😄😄😄

@RappMDTV 2 года назад

😂😂😂

@priscillasalveggi6779 3 года назад

I found signs like " Live Laugh Love" plain stupid in every home. Then I caved and made my own. Hung it in the bathroom. "Sit Shit Wipe". Am I trendy now?

@sisu411 3 года назад

Ok, I'm dead 😂😂😂

@ndpd7695 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 love that

@bettyboop1524 3 года назад

Perfect! LOL I almost spit my coffee out.

@StefaniRd 3 года назад

lol this is hilarious

@greatwavefan397 3 года назад

@@bettyboop1524 Sit Spit Wipe

@DebKiwi 3 года назад

If I didn’t have a sign that says “Coffee Bar” over my coffee making area, I’d wander around my house for hours wondering where to go for coffee.

@ekahuna27 3 года назад

To be fair, I have “pantry” because visitors always open the basement for food 😜😄

@nonamegivenatbirth 3 года назад

A sign where the booze is stored could prove very helpful at times. Just sayin’...

@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 года назад

Haha, you could give a new meaning to the term 'bathtub gin'.

@juniperconifer4408 3 года назад

We need more comments like this

@nohemycorrea9563 3 года назад

Lol

@deirdrebeecher3508 3 года назад

This is the first time I've heard of double islands and I'm appalled.

@Amy_Stanmore 3 года назад

Hahahaha same here

@pamelakilponen3682 3 года назад

Who the heck has room for a double island? I am struggling to find room for one.

@sgueymard 3 года назад

Me too!

@tidepodmusical4173 3 года назад

I have a double island and it’s soooo nice to have space to work, spread stuff out and do things with the kids like crafts. It’s as big as a normal table, and I don’t regret it one bit.

@Cinnamon1001 3 года назад

I don't know where you're from, but as a European to me this 'trend' seems to be an American thing. Never seen a European home with such a kitchen

@newtpollution 3 года назад

My biggest design pet peeve is the neutral nursery. Your baby does not care how trendy their room looks! Your baby needs a functional, colorful room to learn and explore in and white walls with grey arrowhead blankets aren't gonna do that for ya.

@liisaky 3 года назад

I am not sure if this is scientifically true, but contrasting and bright colours should stimulate babies’ sense of perspective and space, so an all grey nursery would not only be sad, but nit stimulating enough

@l.5832 3 года назад

I have several interior decorating books from the 1940's. I constantly find myself going back to that era. The colours were beautiful, the kitchens were functional and fun. Going back a little further you can get into the fabulous art deco styles. I don't even bother with modern trends for the most part. The really good stuff has already been done.

@rhocat362 3 года назад

I own bits of original furniture from the Victorian era to the 1980's, because my mom, a child of the depression, never gets rid of anything that survives multiple moves. I will eventually use and share a lot of it.

@deborahh2556 3 года назад

L. I couldn't agree more.

@kherise 2 года назад

And in the past it used to be about something beautiful but always useful as well. Nowadays there are a lot of “aesthetic “ things but really úseles in real life like the “all open shelves” in the kitchen or maybe the white sofás 😑 like really, a white sofa?? Maybe with no babies, no pets and NO sitting down on it ever 🤓

@ThisIsMyFullName 2 года назад

I wouldn't say all the good stuff has already been done, minimalism and industrial is a good example of that. It's more the fact that there's a lot of crap being done that overshadows the good, because a lot of people are playing interior designers without even understanding the basic styles (victorian, art deco, mid-century, postmodernism and so on). In the 1940s interior design was done by professionals for magazines, which the public then read and made their homes look like. That's why older interior design seems so much better, they were done by professional who had a vision and an eye for design.

@tiffanyhanson3701 3 года назад

The farmhouse kitsch signs have gotten totally out of control. It’s like the home has become a museum for an alien civilization to understand how we use our homes or something.

@rothieadunnigan2009 3 года назад

So funny and true

@GypsyxDarling 3 года назад

but how will ai remember where to E A T

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 года назад

I see so many of them in showroom apartments online, lol.

@UmmYeahOk 3 года назад

@@GypsyxDarling if it’s my house, I don’t want to be told what to do, so I don’t have these signs. I get to eat in my living room, and even my bedroom if I want to. Besides... ...if I “eat” in the kitchen, then what do I do in the dinning room? Someone needs to tell me! 😁

@christineanne7834 3 года назад

True - I also noticed every home that has the 'clean the bathroom lists' in wood signs without fail have the nastiest dirtiest bathrooms.... - dont see the signs working too well. Lol

@DebKiwi 3 года назад

I was about to get my arse out of my marshmallow sofa to get a cup of coffee from one of my islands but then I looked up and saw a sign that says “relax”.

@shannonsmithdesigns 3 года назад

Hahaha! 😂

@artisthmarthalisa 3 года назад

Good one!!

@Curiousever 3 года назад

I carry a small “breathe” sign around just in case I forget .. ya know... to breathe.

@LisaElevateDJ 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@DebKiwi 3 года назад

@@Curiousever hahahahahahaha! Good one!

@LauraS657 3 года назад

I'm over the trend of buying a bunch of big photography books and then leaving them on a table with a flower vase on top... Like, books are for read/observe not to put stuff on them 😆🙄

@karleegrundeis882 3 года назад

“You’re not an Applebee’s” 😂 love it. And can’t agree more about being sick of farm house kitsch.

@busgirl2591 3 года назад

When a friend of mine renovated her kitchen she put in an beautiful extra large (wide) kitchen island where food could be prep'd and people could socialize. Instead of calling it an "island", she called it, her "continent" 😆 :)

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 года назад

Aww :)

@Sik15 3 года назад

"continent"! I love that! Never heard any use that term before, but it's so perfect!

@theupwardspiral1580 3 года назад

I love that so muchhhh!

@sarahmock8149 3 года назад

I love that she calls it that! I have an extra large one too, going to use this going forward.

@kim7990 3 года назад

People like that 😍😝

@amitywalter1999 3 года назад

I’ve always grouped marshmallow sofas into the “dad after divorce” furniture category.

@ItsAllGodAnyway 3 года назад

I might never stop laughing....

@froggy904 3 года назад

Literally my uncle

@Tinymoezzy 3 года назад

Marshmallow sofa or "the early 90s were my cool years" sofa...so gross

@wibblewobble489 3 года назад

And the morbidly obese category for me.

@BrownRiceBunny1 3 года назад

Exactly!

@babywaffles9985 3 года назад

I love that it's universally known that as an adult you have a dedicated junk drawer. Specifically in the kitchen🤣

@laguna4life 2 года назад

Hey those random screws and bolts may be needed somehow someday right? I keep telling myself that two apartments and finally a house 2 weeks ago. The first drawer the family women helping us move in asked is which drawer will be the junk drawer, ah the time honored tradition.

@Allannah_Of_Rome Год назад

I have a junk drawer in every room shhhh.. 😂😁

@hshawn00 Год назад

@@Allannah_Of_Rome You are not alone my friend!😂

@ldystardust 3 года назад

"Oh you have one island? I have an archipelago."

@MeMe-lx2jw 2 года назад

haha

@roma.k 2 года назад

LOL!!!

@fraaaaanzi 3 года назад

i don't know why youtube thought it should recommend this to a broke student living with whatever furniture she can find but this was very entertaining! 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

@sheilaspence1250 3 года назад

This comment is exactly the point behind my previous comment. People on a regular Joe budget decorate the way they do because its what they can afford. Not hating on the video. He has great ideas. That Farmhouse one kinda caught my attention.

@nourabousofa5847 3 года назад

My life story

@NourDette 3 года назад

😁😁😁😁😁😁

@TimothyMorigeau 3 года назад

The majority of Americans can’t even afford an emergency nor to pay for their healthcare.

@levilombardi3162 3 года назад

I think I’m here cause of the sims 4 lmao. Interior design is fun and man, I cringed so hard looking at a lot of these things.

@DanHinchliffe 3 года назад

The double islands look like someone's hosting their own Great British Bake Off.

@wolfiesara 3 года назад

Omg that made me laugh so hard!

@Terri_MacKay 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@jamescraggs7764 3 года назад

I thought the same thing.

@missnicolemarley 3 года назад

LMAO

@corryjookit7818 3 года назад

#FFR Master chef

@burdies 3 года назад

"just because it's an alliteration, does not make it okay" is my new favourite quote

@amyhathorn1001 2 года назад

THANK YOU for critiquing the all-open shelving in kitchens. I was house hunting in spring & flippers seem to have adopted this awful trend. Gasp. Such a cheap cop-out to providing adequate kitchen storage.

@Feliciatanktop 3 года назад

Who’s kitchen is big enough for 2 islands??

@maassen79 3 года назад

Only people who need these tacky farmhouse signs. In a kitchen with cathedral like dimensions it makes sense to have a sign with fridge or pantry or eat or cook above the specific area, otherwise they would get lost and starve. :-)

@OfftoShambala 3 года назад

I know people

@mariammosashvili4150 3 года назад

Me watching this video knowing fully well I live in a 30m² apartment

@faithlikecaleb 3 года назад

A LOT of them! 😆

@MARA-xh2fh 3 года назад

My aunt built a new house and has two islands, looks awkward

@micheleriddel9049 3 года назад

“Farmhouse people don’t come after me” Yeah, because they can grab a pitchfork off the wall and really do some damage! :)

@gyrlyninja 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@annajohansson9349 3 года назад

Savage!!! 😂😈😂😈😂

@elizabethcarballo2891 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MyFocusVaries 3 года назад

LOL. And I only say that when I mean it literally. (And I only say literally when I mean it literally.)

@MsLeah 3 года назад

💀

@tinamcnalley2575 3 года назад

As a designer, I enjoy your design videos more than any others I've seen. I agree with you on virtually everything and it is the sign of a good designer when one can appreciate the aesthetic of the client. But I do have to tell you, my sister bought the marshmallow reclining sofas for her den - three of them - cupholders and all. With a 60" TV, I gotta say 8 people can be more comfortable than at a theater. Also, she'd had them all of two days when I dropped a fresh cup of coffee -cream and sugar- all over one seat. I was horrified at myself and she just laughed and said, "Grab a rag, it wipes right up!" She had already "christened" her own seat.

@MrButternutsprinkles 3 года назад

I inherited this place, which has gorgeous, original golden oak cabinets/paneling from the 80s. Recently I tried to get golden oak closet doors and was surprised to be told they were "out of style." I shrugged and figured I'd just wait it out until people were sick of "trendy" white and grey everywhere. That didn't take long! See you in another 30 years!

@rachekla 3 года назад

this is basically an hgtv call out and i’m living for it

@kaylasheppard7746 3 года назад

Right? Take a shot everytime the wife wants a "white kitchen" and you'll die of alcohol poisoning

@diannt9583 3 года назад

I'm so tired of white/monochrome kitchens!

@soaringsky4416 3 года назад

@@diannt9583 Why would you want an all white kitchen anyway? That stuff is going to end up stained and discolored after a while. Especially with bigger families.

@butterflyqueen9260 3 года назад

🤣

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 года назад

@@diannt9583 I want a monochrome kitchen because every one I've ever had growing up has usually been on the dingy side, XD. Also, you can always accent the room with other things. Grey/silver, white, and black pair well with pretty much everything, so maybe get like some red pot holders and dish towels, and some red cannisters for sugar, flour, and something else. Or a bowl of red apples. Or oranges (and they can totally be fake, lol). Or a vase of flowers. But I feel I could do more when a kitchen is a basic color than if the person decided to make it blue (though I do like most blues), or yellow, or olive green...or even a red kitchen. If you're moving into a new home, now you have to renovate the space to make it your own instead of just adding colorful accents to a good, if not "meh" kitchen. "Meh" can be spruced up, but I can't do crap except start all over when someone strongly imposed their favorite color all over the room, lol.

@Liv2Pnt 3 года назад

What I find funny about "farmhouse" decor is that I grew up literally on a farm, in a farmhouse, surrounded by other farms and farmhouses, and none of them looked like the ones decorated in "farmhouse decor". 😏

@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 3 года назад

'You mean you DON'T keep rusted, rotted wagon wheels and hang them up on the wall???'

@katrinamichelsen7806 3 года назад

What did they look like?

@beesechurger2693 3 года назад

@@katrinamichelsen7806 It depends on where you are. My papa had cows, chickens, horses, pigs, etc. on 50 acres. All of the houses in his area were more like luxury wood cabins from the outside lol absolutely gorgeous, one story, almost no carpet because it was easier to clean since we don’t take our shit kickers off every time we walk in to grab things. Tan toned walls, tall ceilings (15-20ft), dark toned furniture. Nice wood-burning fireplace somewhere in the house. And grills... grills everywhere because we have big family get togethers lol but all around, very earthy toned so stains were less noticeable.

@crystaledwards9878 3 года назад

Oh yes! Where is the drawer full of various animal husbandry stuff? The elasterator, the syringes, the calf bolus tube!

@RVBadlands2015 3 года назад

Me too. Any my mom never had signs.

@overthinkerstinker 2 года назад

Thank you Nick for 1) Not using the overused phrase "Let's get into it".... this phrase in my opinion has been OVERUSED!! and another reason you are terrific is using the phrase "It's not my style"... LOVE it, you are adorable. I really enjoy your soothing voice and advice.

@tinamcnalley2575 3 года назад

I saw my first double kitchen island 30 years ago, and the owner that had it built, looked at me and said, "I don't know what I was thinking, I run myself ragged running around these islands!" She was trying to figure out how to tell her husband she wanted to remodel her new kitchen.

@monkeywheels4180 3 года назад

Imagine having "shit, laugh, love" in your bathroom

@Olivo698 3 года назад

That’s actually funny. Haha

@UrbanHomesteadMomma 3 года назад

“Shit, Wipe, Wash” LOL

@aissathompson8804 3 года назад

I was in a friends house and in the bathroom there was a picture frame that said If you Sprinkle when you Tinkle Please be Neat and Wipe Seat😩😩

@baxterandcotton 3 года назад

"shit, shower, shave" lol

@villcat9750 3 года назад

Maybe one over the toilet that says "Nice butt" 😂

@selenawhite9020 3 года назад

I’m personally so over open-concept. Like the whole downstairs being ONE room. I have three kids, I need some separation!

@victoriae725 3 года назад

Total agreement. Having the kitchen and eating space in the same room is convenient, but leave the living room out of it!

@msSweeTae 3 года назад

@@victoriae725 Exactly! The thought that you can't close the door when frying something and absolutely everything smells like it afterwards freaks me out.

@maxineallen5673 3 года назад

Yes, we bought a house with the dining in the kitchen and I hate it! When people come to dinner I have to carefully plan special menus that that mean there aren't lots of pans/mess about because I think it spoils the whole evening if you are surrounded by dirty dishes.

@lou108 3 года назад

Our kitchen, eating space and living room is all on one and I HATE IT. I’m currently doing school from home and when I can’t stand my room anymore I do my work at the dining table... until my dad turns on the tv. Or until I realize that I’m 5 meters away from the fridge and could potentially get a snack real quick. Ugh.

@Rubyred1216 3 года назад

I think it should either be dinning room open to living room or dinning room open to kitchen. Not all three though loo

@parodoxppp 2 года назад

Nick is ONE person who talks interior with perfect sense I can resonate with ALWAYS. Like my spokesperson!

@aspen1713 3 года назад

Finally someone else who shares my deep & passionate hatred for Live, Laugh, Love signs. :') I gag anytime I see tacky signs in someone's house.

@lindabrothanek4431 3 года назад

I think the first time I saw it 5 years ago or so, I thought that it was cute, but then I saw it in a million houses and stores and I slowly lost my cuteness for it. Then one that said Pantry, or coffee bar. Looks cluttered.

@mallyb132 3 года назад

“I don’t want to be chopping veggies while my friends are having a party at the other island.” Haha I felt that

@solala1312 3 года назад

the fomo kitchen trend

@Maerahn 3 года назад

I must be pretty anti-social, 'cause I don't want people IN MY KITCHEN AT ALL while I'm chopping veggies. I'm workin' here! And also I'm deaf, so I'd have to lip-read people to follow conversations, and maybe I don't want to be doing that while I'm handling sharp knives and dealing with burny-hot surfaces. You guys just hang out in the other room and have fun, and I'll join you when I'm done. (In fairness, I have also never in my life had a kitchen that wasn't so tiny two people can't even pass each other without squishing.)

@torydz 3 года назад

Plus, if they were REAL friends, they would be over at your island helping you chop!

@mallyb132 3 года назад

@@Maerahn very understandable. Sometimes I just want people out of my way lol

@mallyb132 3 года назад

@@torydz I agree!

@mechkitten 3 года назад

Shout out to the cats who made their owners second guess open shelving.

@cindymaksin315 3 года назад

😂😂

@scootermom1791 3 года назад

Cats will always demand open shelving. They don't care about "trends," so why should we? 🐱🐱🐱

@ali-boop 3 года назад

Open shelving, counters, dining room tables, sharing a space with a cat. 😂 Jk love my kitty.

@marthahawkinson-michau9611 3 года назад

Also, the cat hair. It goes EVERYWHERE!!! I don’t have a kitty myself, but my sisters fluffy monster is half Maine coon cat. I swear his mission in life is to insulate the entire house with his fur. It’s everywhere and all over everything. If you bring something new into the house, and he sees that it doesn’t have his hair on it yet, first thing he does is roll all over leaving behind a blanket of fur. He might be a little monster, but I love the little furry beast.

@katcatgr88 3 года назад

And having a Christmas tree 🎄! 😂😂

@adama4791 2 года назад

“Like you’re not an applebees” is ICONIC

@debbiesitarz8762 3 года назад

My husband and I were house shopping a year ago and I got so unnerved by virtually every house we looked at, having the cheesy word signs all over the walls, that I actually said we should buy the first house we walk into that does NOT have one of these signs as a decor item. Let me tell you, it was soooo hard to find that house.

@piplebref4607 3 года назад

I feel your pain.

@thestraightroad305 3 года назад

I just had the same experience! It turned out, after weeks of searching, that the only house we looked at that didn’t have word art was the one we bought...and, crazy! The owner was an interior designer who actually reminds me a lot of Nick. Moving in this week. (I did tease him about not having word art. He gave me a Look. Then we burst out laughing.)

@IncandescentLightbulb00 3 года назад

Omg same! When we were buying our house I asked my husband "do we need to perform some sort of exorcism if we buy one of those houses with "live laugh love" plastered all over?" Lol luckily we got a house that was not redecorated since the 80s hahaha

@thestraightroad305 3 года назад

@@IncandescentLightbulb00 I guess in the 80s we didn’t know how to live, love or laugh.

@amycortez3289 2 года назад

My husband and I had the same experience with sliding barn doors. They were everywhere. Ugh.

@hothotheat3000 3 года назад

People who have gorgeous exposed wood beams on the ceiling and then they PAINT THEM WHITE. WHY GODDAMMIT WHY.

@carolestephens8198 3 года назад

DAMN GOOD QUESTION.

@organa1626 3 года назад

OMFG when my mom bought her house she bought it in part because it had a gorgeous wood herringbone accent wall that stretched through the living room and kitchen. And the guy who was selling it told her that the real estate guy he had been talking to wanted to paint over the wall because it would make the house harder to sell. And just, what? Granted, it isn't a traditional herringbone wall since the wood is intentionally frayed and the stain is a deep red, but it adds so much personality to the house. Glad the previous owner refused to paint it over because otherwise the house would have been just your average cookie cutter rambler home.

@rossmilner6780 3 года назад

It makes me wanna cry when I see what people do to beautiful features like that. I bought a house with natural cedar cathedral ceilings throughout then renovated it all except the ceilings. My neighbour told me I should paint the ceilings white. I took one look at what she was wearing and just said "There's no accounting for taste!"

@ashriihi 3 года назад

THANK YOU

@seabreeze4559 3 года назад

@@rossmilner6780 that would damage the property value

@MAKAVELLI228 3 года назад

There's a special place in hell for those "live, love, laugh" signs

@rosedesigns1981 3 года назад

😂😂😂👏🏽

@Kate98755 3 года назад

when we were looking at our house, to buy, in multiple rooms was live, love, laugh signs, pillows, i said i get it, live, love, laugh...it was really ridiculous, we bought the house and i have not one live, love, laugh signs...don't need to be reminded

@maryvalentine9090 3 года назад

Decorative signs with cozy phrases in general are just stupid. They need to go away forever.

@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 года назад

They aren't visible in hell for very long, as the make excellent kindling.

@PasaMulas 3 года назад

Hahaha you're right I agree

@chocolat917 3 года назад

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double kitchen island. I’m just impressed by the size of the kitchens that can even fit that

@laurie4275 3 года назад

"Like, where are you putting your tinfoil???" 😂😂😂

@rebeccafoster-faith6647 3 года назад

Often thought this!

@thebabygiraffe4921 3 года назад

Concerning farmhouse style-I don’t want my house to look like I’m walking into Hobby Lobby.

@Karina-jm2oe 3 года назад

It became like the IKEA effect

@tarareads23 3 года назад

Yes!!! I went there before Christmas and saw so much farmhouse style and those signs. So many. 😒

@etherealtb6021 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Rose-xe4ct 3 года назад

me: *has no interest or experience in interior design* also me: hell yeah go off king

@Kgethego.Chiloane 3 года назад

The comfort of those marshmallow sofas is unmatched. I’ll stomach the heavy and outdated look just to feel like I’m napping on a giant marshmallow 😂

@brainstormsurge154 3 года назад

I'll at least take the marshmallow recliners. Those are awesome.

@gedharrison47 2 года назад

In my homes I've always gone for the clean lined, linear sofas and chairs. Recently while moving house we stayed in an Airbnb with an L-shaped, faux leather marshmallow sofa - truly hideous ... Omigod, I could barely manage to raise myself from it the entire month we were there ... I would have slept on it if my husband had allowed me ... I will never buy one - but perhaps I could insist on a vacation home with a marshmallow once or twice a year? Please?

@mega4s1000 2 года назад

I’m torn between comfort and chic! Will need to compromise or have one of each.

@jeric0777 2 года назад

Same. I used to have more stylish looking furniture, but was kind of glad when we had kids and they destroyed it all because you could never lay down comfortably. The arm rests were all about looks, not comfort. Now we have marshmallow sectional pieces with pillowy arm rests and recliners and I love it. I never cared for the cupholder pieces, though they probably come in handy to force some separation when your kids and pets all want to sit on top of you when there are like 5 other places they could sit.

@darkenedstar1413 3 года назад

The only reason I can think of a ugly recliner chair being excusable in this age is if a person is living in a small apartment. Those bulky things can basically become a 2nd bed if you have a friend that needs a place for the night.

@Windwond 3 года назад

I live in Europe and can’t imagine a kitchen with even one island.

@PCLHH 3 года назад

Haha! so true! our houses here are simply not that huge.

@sharonevans5186 3 года назад

So true!

@silverstar501 3 года назад

feel the same in asia

@jeaniechowdury576 3 года назад

I cant imagine a kitchen without one.

@sammyg4159 3 года назад

Americans like to take up ALL the space. And some of yours too. 😆 (also I’m American)

@tiffanyann2256 3 года назад

"I Don't think you need a sign that says "kitchen" over your kitchen in an 800sqft condo" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 best comment of the video lol

@megandunnett7900 3 года назад

Don’t know, some people can’t find their own front door (in their defence, they are usually drunk when that happens)😜

@bandbporter 3 года назад

Or “EAT”

@joyvrolyat 3 года назад

@@bandbporter YES I was thinking the same thing. I know several friends who have EAT in there kitchen. It feels so silly to me.

@annebosse3096 3 года назад

I was laughing out loud so hard to that comment.

@bl4639 3 года назад

I JUST said this to a friend of mine today - why are people labeling their rooms? Do they actually get lost in their house?

@Zeverinsen 3 года назад

I *really* agree about the open shelving. In fact, a bunch of open shelving is very busy background noise that can actually stress you out more than you think about. Being able to close all your cupboards and drawers, so everything looks organised and clean very quickly, creates peace of mind.

@franjones5312 2 года назад

I was feeling mighty superior for a minute, thinking 'I would never do any of this stuff.' Then came puffy sofas.😂 Mine is not quite a marshmallow, and I'd have a totally different sofa were it not for my husband. But, he let me do whatever I wanted with the rest of the house. He wanted a big, comfortable sofa, so that's what we have.

@melissak8892 10 месяцев назад

Compromise is good. I'd rather have a model marriage than a model home.

@lightfusegetaway 3 года назад

I will put a sign in my kitchen that says "Not a bedroom."

@codename495 3 года назад

One in a beautiful distressed frame by the sink saying” not a toilet”

@emptycarousels3950 3 года назад

Anyone who sees it will think, "What the hell happened in here."

@magentaangel5531 3 года назад

This made me laugh..

@MMK-vq7tq 3 года назад

Or a sign in the living room that says “disperse”

@abominablyawsm 3 года назад

I found an image on... Tumblr or FB. And the caption is Mom: "Leave the damn sign in the kitchen where it belongs!" Dad: [photo] The photo is of a sign that says "You only live once - Lick the Bowl"... ...sitting over the toilet.

@tescherman3048 3 года назад

When I worked at a particular residential design firm we'd call those massive over-the-top islands "Autopsy Tables."

@christinamann3640 3 года назад

Interior designers have a dark, twisted sense of humour, who knew?

@pammym1825 3 года назад

😳🤣

@alejandroespinosa7085 3 года назад

LOL those really look like that XD

@tiffanieelliott-stelter188 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@aggierowe9574 3 года назад

😂 😂 😂

@jac4YouTube 3 года назад

I like the idea of having separate rooms to go to that way I can decorate each separately not all one design, and a place to escape to as needed.

@purpletalons7682 2 года назад

I like the gray/whitish color scheme. With a neutral palette, you can add bright colors and patterns to the room to make it "pop". I am an artist. My style is weird and colorful. Everyone needs color in their life 😁

@Sousyned 2 года назад

I lived in houses growing up where the base colours were always cream, sand, beige, peach, tan or brown because that’s what my mother liked (“grey is not a colour, it’s a shade, plus it looks so institutional”). Cooler greys are refreshing to me as a base, with more dramatic colours in a few rooms and through accessories. It’s all swings and roundabouts, looks like we are headed back in the direction of more 90’s neutrals, but I’m happy with my choices 🤷🏻‍♀️

@ktrayan1 3 года назад

“You don’t need plastic cup holders built into your chair” I need this on a t shirt.

@aoutsky 3 года назад

I hope you understand the irony in what you said.

@youtubingbabs 3 года назад

@@aoutsky right? On a bumper sticker too?

@lindatexas5906 3 года назад

Cup holders in cars, yes, sofas, no, unless your room is a movie theater

@jac4YouTube 3 года назад

the cup in the chairs is okay for outdoor camping chairs but that's all

@theGreta 3 года назад

ACTUAL Farmhouse: Wagon wheel. Oxen yolk. Hanging herbs. Smells like livestock. Rats in the grain silo. Jimmy lost his leg. Dad we're going to lose the farm. Please help us

@juliaberg5626 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@dudleydorite2236 3 года назад

Farm kids can read. Don't need Eve turned into giant flash card

@havars7141 3 года назад

This is my absolute favourite comment of the day haha

@pammym1825 3 года назад

Funny and sad...

@ponykarr1396 3 года назад

I live on a farm, so I have a "for real" farmhouse kitchen. It looks nice, but it doesn't have kitsch all over it. Why? Because it's about FUNCTION. I can get all the chickens, cows, goats, et al, that I want, simply by stepping outside the door. All that bric-a-brac is nothing but more work. Dust is an irritating reality when you live on a dirt road - which is why open shelving is not a high priority here, either. LOL

@jennifersmith8687 3 года назад

Yeeeesssss! SO over the all white and all grey look! I live in Austin, Texas, one of the hottest cities in the US for real estate right now, and everyone house flip looks the same. The formula is paint the exterior white (no matter the material, stone, brick, wood, etc.), black trim, all grey or all white interior (inluding the laminite or tile), and make every darn fixture or hinge farmhouse black. SO, SO, SOOOOOO over it!

@marthasantillan237 2 года назад

I’m really into these videos! Gives lots of food for thought as a home buyer & hopefully future home owner. I’m wondering what you would focus on personalizing in a new “cookie cutter” home? You know they’re pretty basic with space to personalize, but may not be a forever home. Would love to know your thoughts. Maybe this can be a video idea?

@fundamonium 3 года назад

Open shelving is honestly such a pain. Needs to be constantly cleaned.

@cincocats320 3 года назад

My first apartment had it as the only upper storage. It was a nightmare. Since then I only have n8ce solid wood doors that keep the grime and dust out and hide all the clutter. Lifes too short to deal with the constant cleaning open shelves need.

@tammarastephens3728 3 года назад

I wish someone would have told me that 5 years ago when we got rid of our cabinet doors. Hate it!

@artemisofthemoonandhunt1486 3 года назад

All the grease flyi g in a kitchen, especially around the stove. Yuck!

@fundamonium 3 года назад

@@tammarastephens3728 I'm currently getting rid of mine!

@nicoleroth3127 3 года назад

I actually prefer it but have reduced the clutter to a minimum, throwing everything out that's superfluous. What is left is kept in baskets. Then again, I'm a trained chef and don't need many gadgets as long as I have my knives, a grater and a hand blender. And I deep-clean my kitchen at least once a month anyway because living on a farm and hence having to take care of our produce, I can't get around it anyway. Admittedly though, my kitchen is mainly a workspace where interior design is far from a priority. On top of that, I've always tried to stay away from trends and just did what felt comfortable and worked for me and once that's achieved, it can stay that way pretty much forever.

@ashleyk3602 3 года назад

The mention of the “Live. Laugh. Love” sign got me.

@ashleyemma4954 3 года назад

Lol I love your screen name😂

@lunarose7490 3 года назад

What was the worst thing about prison? Was it the dementors?

@yahyahyahuhuh 3 года назад

I told my flatmate about one time I dated a guy and knew it wasn't going to work out when I saw his sofa. She thought I was judgemental but now I think I've found my safe place (your channel)...

@MsEgwene 3 года назад

It is judgemental, if you didn't find out if he actually liked it. Maybe it was a hand-me-down and he just didn't find the right sofa to replace it with yet. Did you ask?

@biazacha 3 года назад

If you say the sofa itself was literally what made you rethink yeah. I would raise some questions as well...

@janielennon9670 3 года назад

If you ask me he dodged a bullet. Who judges someone over a damn sofa

@danielletoscano4509 2 года назад

My friend inherited a small cozy bungalow, which she always loved, from an Aunt. The first thing she did was go in and pry every “live, laugh, love,” sign from every wall and put them at the curb, lol

@Sara_more 3 года назад

I screamed when you mentioned the grey and white trend. I see it everywhere and it drives me nuts. It makes a home look and feel like an institution (with the all white) and a prison when it’s all grey.

@Yahsbsuq 3 года назад

I just ordered a grey sectional couch (its like a medium shade on the warm side of grey). Should I be worried? I hate to be riding a trend, but the rest of my space is like warm neutrals/ whites/ woods/terracotta/ linen/ interesting textures. Im hoping to add some natural linen throw pillows to cut through the grayness. Im just too lumsy to get a white couch and a beige couch would make the space too uniform. I'd love some tips

@foggylegg6362 3 года назад

Havent done majority of house in grey and white just my bedroom. For the big spaces, add wood tones and pops of other colors. Room doesnt have to feel cold. Just grey and white with ultramodern furniture will feel cold. I did my bedroom in the perfect light grey, not too warm , not too cold. Amazing lavender and grey/olive floral jacquard fabric curtains which i made. Floor is weathered plank with darker and lighter browns. A most welcome room.

@foggylegg6362 3 года назад

@Deeds To The Deeder lolol. Not having been in jail i can't say it feels like that to me. However there are grays then there are grays. Darker ones can be oppressive. Many people make the mistake of picking a nice color that turns out far too dark for their space. If you go to a home improvement store, just look at the assortments of greys. There are warm greys which have more yellow and cool greys which have more white. Grey is considered a neutral color like white, beige. You can put so many things with it. A very soft and very light silvery grey i find soothing like gentle mist. ( it is not silver, just had in the name, i think . i searched for weeks and many stores to find what i liked. ) then i chose what i wanted to go in the room with it. Momma always said i was " picky as hell") lolol

@harrisond8132 3 года назад

Especially if you live in a dreary climate.

@anabhousen7159 3 года назад

@@Yahsbsuq I personally like grey mixed with neutrals it can look nice.

@sarahbabiker9963 3 года назад

I feel like recently every youtubers house looks the exact same with the white on white on white with some gray accents and those mirror side tables lol

@somnolentverve2183 3 года назад

Yessss, oh thank you jesus someone finally understands! they all lack individuality and personality because their place always looks like a stock image template and not in a good way lol

@DisappearingBunny 3 года назад

And just now everyone is catching on to plants and boho, natural textures like it’s the thing they’ve loved and known all along lol replacing diamond chandelier with basket chandelier does not make you down to earth haha ; )

@sarahbabiker9963 3 года назад

@@DisappearingBunny exactly!! they are so boring and predictable

@sarahbabiker9963 3 года назад

@@somnolentverve2183 they act like sheep

@lsamoa 3 года назад

Don't forget the brass details, macramé, and "feather-duster" dried plant bouquet haha. Can't stand it.

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

I completely agree about open shelving! Most people have way too much ugly stuff which needs hiding. That being said, I have gone the Farmhouse 2.0 direction with my half wall of a few open shelves and other surfaces on which to place clear and pretty jars to make part of a pantry. My dishes are 3 colors and I’ve done away with plastic (containers, straws, etc). I’ve purchased some old ironstone and simple white pieces and added a punch with some vintage chrome and a bit of 50s red with a patriotic blue. It’s looking quite eclectic with a pared down retro look. I agree with you Nick about farmhouse being, many times, quite inauthentic. I live in a rural area in a tiny town and have fields around. Cows and chickens are near. I have no “ Fresh eggs” signs. I’ve not used decor except with a few plants. Cutting boards I use are grouped together, and there is natural medium toned woods. I use a real Hoosier for a coffee/ tea area and baking needs. Maybe my style is Farmhouse 3.0!

@Deubler 3 года назад

I'm a 32 year old trucker and I can't stop watching

@jamiek.3952 3 года назад

"Oh, what? You have an island? Well, I have an... archipelago!"

@YACABE 3 года назад

😂😂

@missmoxie9188 3 года назад

You win the comments

@MYMY-gs4kk 3 года назад

Archipelago🤣. Love it

@lechatbotte. 3 года назад

Lol

@TheT151 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@Investigativebean 3 года назад

The double island looks like someone accidentally copy pasted

@beckysam3913 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@alicee2952 3 года назад

Yes! You nailed it.

@Ms.NoNo2 3 года назад

Sims 🤣

@babe8917 3 года назад

🤣

@venusflawn1980 3 года назад

👌 gold

@rachelwhitmon7965 3 года назад

I think they have the separate kitchen islands because they want people watching them. They're own personal cooking show set.

@saviitrius 3 года назад

4:47 I actually have a darker, softer version of that brown recliner and it is my prized possession right now because it is so damn comfy and I can sleep in it while feeling like I'm being held protectively by someone and it is such a great feeling. I tend to sleep in it sideways for maximum "pretending-to-be-held" comfort.

@AmazingFalcon276 3 года назад

🤣 I'm just wondering if anyone with "farmhouse" styled homes has ever set foot in an actual farmhouse because the farmhouses I grew up in (grandparents, great grands, etc.) look NOTHING like this trend. 😅

@madamedennis6726 3 года назад

We live in an old farmhouse and when people see it , this is funny, they love my chipped, horrible, slanting floors...it cracks me up because it is very challenging to place furniture, cut trim, etc.. in a house that slopes 3 different ways...

@theessentialforager6658 3 года назад

@@madamedennis6726 us too. 💛

@Puzzledrev 3 года назад

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. None of that farmhouse tat in a real farmhouse.

@mismutt88 3 года назад

My parents farm house was a mix of styles and time, victorian tea table, marble top 70s coffee table, 80s couches and bright red carpet, the kitchen was oak cabinets and plain white walls and countertops, The bathroom was that lovely 60s pea green bath and toliet, not to mention my mother painted the bathroom pale purple and had butterfly wall paper, my bed room was Pepto pink with lace curtains

@lorrem2539 3 года назад

Right!? When did farmhouse mean white everything? Farms are dirty and muddy, no one would want white everywhere if they actually lived on a farm.

@abracabadass 3 года назад

when selling my old house, we had to paint every single wall grey. it was a blank slate for the new owners, but it was like painting my past in greyscale. so when we moved into the new place I immediately bought a lush emerald green paint for my bedroom and it's the best thing in the world. I think we should all surround ourselves with whatever feels like home.

@tomfenwick1046 3 года назад

What is the name of the green you chose?

@douglasgriffiths3534 3 года назад

I agree. When we bought our house, it was all painted white. And flat interior as well, which I can't stand. My paint has to be semi gloss. We bought a different color for every room, even the laundry room, so now it feels like home. Color is better. (Jan Griffiths).

@jamesdalton3082 3 года назад

Yes and I'll have to strip the rose pink floral wallpapers from my house before I sell it. People are like "wallpaper!? Oh the horror!!!"

@KarenHalfBrit 3 года назад

If I have to sell my house and all the rooms are in good condition, I’m just going to have a paint allowance, and that’s what I’d want for the house I’d purchase. While I don’t have anything that would be considered crazy, I refuse to paint my house a color I don’t like. And I don’t want to moving into a neutral grey, depressing, blah house.

@Lilly-er2sw 3 года назад

@@douglasgriffiths3534 I agree! Every room flows but there is color everywhere in my house!

@nicki66 2 года назад

So, I just discovered your channel and you are spot on. I agreed with everything you said. The marshmallow sofas! My parents have those and they are getting ready to downsize a beautiful 100 year old craftsman home and they offered their puffy sofas to my daughter who is setting up house. The look of horror and panic on my daughter’s face was absolute comedy…The inner monologue was probably ‘How do I get myself out of this gracefully and tactfully.’ The size was the perfect escape approach. LOL!

@Sarahlarissaa 2 года назад

My Fiancé and I are moving in a few days and I’ve been finding these types of videos all of the time... and the others have been so judge mental and put a sour taste in my mouth. - BUT LET ME JUST SAY - You are a breath of fresh air and I agree with what you’re sayings. The benefit is that you’re giving your opinion but also giving rational thoughts to why you feel a certain way about them. Anyways, thank you for making me feel much more appreciated with your video because I feel like I finally found someone I’m on the same page with 🙏🏻✨

@mssugahill 3 года назад

I’m so glad someone finally spoke out about all white all grey everything.

@yourlehrness 3 года назад

As soon as it’s on Flip shows means it’s overdone

@malorie8557 3 года назад

Seriously. There's a place for it but my God, every makeover youtube channel or home channel does this and it has become sooo boring.

@mssugahill 3 года назад

@@malorie8557 exactly

@groovins9641 3 года назад

Yes enough already with the gray and white!!🛑🚫🛑

@mssugahill 3 года назад

@@groovins9641 and the crazy part is the bragging. Ummmm... Okay you did the absolute least, how is this impressive?😂😂😂

@dyanimoriah 3 года назад

The double islands remind of like a cooking show. Like are we having a cook off or something?!

@virginiatruett7115 3 года назад

OMG! yes. I was thinking " Are they setting up for Master Chef competition?" Lmao!!!!

@batteries23 3 года назад

Lmaooo

@iRinnda 3 года назад

My friend's partner used to have that "live, love, laugh" quote taped on their wall. The first thing when my friend moved in with her partner, was to scrape all that living and love off. I don't know if they got tired near the end or saw the perfect opportunity, but they left the "ugh" on the wall, put a frame around it, and in my opinion it reflects such perfect energy knowing the story behind it that there's been no better art in anyone's house I've ever visited.

@katdenning6535 3 года назад

House shopping this summer I ran into a LOT of houses with cooking surfaces on the center island. I dislike that trend horribly. As a parent, it just seems like a safety hazard. I am personally tired of is modern farmhouse kitsch too. I like it but it’s often so overdone and unoriginal.

@persephonedream9704 3 года назад

two islands are just an extra counter to pile stuff on and avoid cleaning

@clarebebbington9984 3 года назад

I think that about all islands

@persephonedream9704 3 года назад

@@clarebebbington9984 hahaha so true any surface is really just to hold piles of stuff you don't know what to do with!

@Kaththee 3 года назад

@@clarebebbington9984 I don't like to face a wall when I work. I have two islands but mine are in a straight line, not stacked like an eleven/11. One long island would have been difficult to walk around, and there is no wall on the other side of the kitchen except for one with a floor to ceiling windows (and we have a mountain view) and then there is the opening to our large eat in area. So we had to have an islands to have work space. The previous owner had put in a penasula which I hated because it cut off the kitchen and was difficult to walk around. One one side was a bunch of chairs and the otherside was workspace and even worse it had two levels. I hated it. You must like galley kitchens (I do too) but that wouldn't work in my space at all. It is too open and choppy.

@jwill6312 3 года назад

Oh yeah? Well I have 3 islands...and 2 in my kitchen. 😏

@Kaththee 3 года назад

@@jwill6312 Is the other in the Caribbean? But really I have seen nice 2 island kitchens. I went to a nice Christmas party and the hostess had really cool things in her second island that she didn't need in her work triangle like an indoor grill and fridge drawers for fruit and drinks. I thought it was well designed. .

@itswoozles9672 3 года назад

as soon as i saw double kitchen islands i said out loud "that some rich people shit" 🙃

@dubudubudan 3 года назад

exacly wtf is that

@zakosist 3 года назад

I actually liked the look of it (and never seen in real life that I remember), but agree with the rich people thing

@IsomerMashups 3 года назад

Lifestyles of the rich and tasteless.

@CHRISANDELLIOT123 3 года назад

Can’t buy good taste hahaha

@mariehernandez5878 3 года назад

I love how you address your audience and the reasons for your ideas. Real good video. I grew up in the sixties and will always be a fan of that decorating genre. Color is WONDERFUL!

@thecrone7964 3 года назад

I love your common sense approach to design - it's refreshing. The double island thing - I wonder if that is something a designer came up with when a client gave them a huge budget and they felt they needed to be sure to spend it all and even get in the up-sell - and then shocker - it became a thing for those who just had to outdo their neighbor/friend/next client.

@tiffanyc6128 3 года назад

I’m not a fan of “open shelving especially near the stove” you would accumulate dust AND grease weekly- constant wipe! (been there) your other dis-likes I totally agree! 👍🏼

@Bunny-ch2ul 3 года назад

It's disgusting. Like, if you don't cook, and just want to show off a few cake stands and pitchers, it's fine. If you actually cook, open shelving is gross. Even if it's not near the stove, there is ambient grease and flour, and whatever that will get stuck to your stuff. The second I see open shelving in a kitchen, I immediately assume the person doesn't know how to cook anything beyond mac and cheese from a box.

@pkk639 3 года назад

I love the look of open shelving but I can't bear the thought of flies landing on dog shit then landing on my crockery and cups 🤢🤢🤢

@katerrinah5442 3 года назад

As a professional cleaner, open shelving is THE WORST to clean. I've never seen it work in a practical way, yyou either have to clean it daily or it looks like crap

@LunaVi 3 года назад

the worst thing i can ever see in a house all of those signs. "gather" "happy fall yall" "eat up yall" "bless this mess" .. yuk

@LQOTW 3 года назад

I love the poster my mother hung in her kitchen after her divorce - it carried the eduring message "Fuck Housework". Like I said, timeless.

@tessajetta8146 3 года назад

🤣

@jfm14 3 года назад

Yeah... I never liked those signs to begin with, but at this point you might as well hang up framed memes on the wall. They've permanently put me off that bouncy calligraphic lettering too.

@laurabfromvt6197 2 года назад

I absolutely love the part where you act out kitchen designers calling for white cabinets, Chantilly Lace, and Carrara marble. So funny and you can just see it!

@designorganize2608 3 года назад

I laughed all the way through! I also knew what you were going to say.... and LOVED it! As a designer, you said all the things that most of us designers WANT to say, and dance around to keep a client's wishes and desires somewhat met. Bad design is BAD.... so listen up and note these mistakes people! He's right! Change out what he says and you are on your way to better design and more functional and beautiful rooms in the end.

@cinnalosasha 3 года назад

I have a weird obscure main floor bathroom down a dark little hallway that people are always saying “uh where’s your bathroom?” I bought a bright little white sign that’s vintage looking that says “Powder Room” and hung it above the door. voila! People can suddenly figure out where the bathroom is. I totally get it about the signs, but that one was worth it

@phyllisstein1837 3 года назад

Right. But if you put the sign inside the bathroom you'd be guilty of what he's saying.

@zhmw 3 года назад

In a previous house, our guest bathroom was a nautical theme and I put an anchor on the door and would tell guests,' it's the room with the anchor on the door'. When we moved into our current house, my husband who loves a nautical theme and anchors, suggested that an anchor on a bathroom door is a trend that just needs to go. We don't have anything on our guest bathroom now but with COVID 19, we haven't had any guests over at our house anyways.

@sharondalewis1620 3 года назад

I also can't stand Farmhouse decor that actually has the word "farmhouse" on it🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ just why

@maggiekeeler6967 3 года назад

That plus the labeling of EVERYTHING. I don't get it.

@TDW8964 3 года назад

Exactly growing up on a farm, we never had all these signs and stuff in our house...you never see "condo" word decor...lol

@nicoleroth3127 3 года назад

@@maggiekeeler6967 Well, labelling food containers like tins with oats or tea/coffee and spice jars makes sense, as well as labelling preserves (item and date) but that's obviously serving a practical purpose. However, labelling a bowl, jug or whatever as such makes one wonder, whether the owner has some mental shortcomings. Also, an actual farmhouse kitchen is not a place where you'd want to have knickknacks because it's a workplace and the last thing one needs in there is useless stuff.

@nicoleroth3127 3 года назад

@@TDW8964 Living on a small farm, we don't have either and the kitchen's main purpose is to be practical not to look decorative.

@nerualsivad 3 года назад

All those signs he mentioned are at Hobby Lobby *right now* and they're stupidly expensive too. Like.... $35 for a wooden sign that says "Live, Laugh, Love" ....Why?

@seapanda-117 Год назад

Not an interior designer myself, but find myself enjoying your channel a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@merryjulianamenden2371 8 месяцев назад

Nick, You are so gentle and generous in your wording, but so correct in your topics. My kitchen is too small for even one island, but I make it work for us, and our dining area is next to the kitchen, and is absolutely lovely. I love color, and cannot understand how people live with all grey, or white, or beige homes... Colorful cozy homes where the homeowner's personality shines, ie travel finds, collections, inherited paintings and treasures, etc, makes me the happiest. Thank you for your postings.

@ginaem2008 3 года назад

If I ever see another house with the wood “gather,” or “eat” signs, I’m going to scream!

@shundt100 3 года назад

I’m guilty 😂 the weird thing is I agree with you but yet I have the “eat” sign in my kitchen 😆

@marthahawkinson-michau9611 3 года назад

I don’t mind “gather” as much, but “eat” and “kitchen” are just a bit too much. Anyone who’s ever met me in person can tell you, I definitely don’t need some stupid, corny little signs telling me to eat or where to find the kitchen.

@yeahyeah1924 3 года назад

Finally someone who speaks up about all white kitchens! All white feels less like a home and more like a hospital to me. I've never truly liked all white kitchens

@RUT812 3 года назад

All white or all gray feels like a hospital or Clinic to me. My husband & I passed over modern condos that are all designed like that in favor of a condo that’s a little older & has beautiful architectural details & a little more color.

@courtneymcgowan1020 3 года назад

White and grey is nice but must have splashes of color mixed in. Otherwise, it looks cold and institutional.

@patriciakatz7866 3 года назад

White kitchens are nice if you never cook or clean them. The best part of a white kitchen is the day you buy it and the day you sell your house.

@Snowbird5779 3 года назад

I've lived in apartments and rentals my whole life and white and beige are the bane of my existence. I absolutely abhor it. I just want a cute house where I can have natural wood and actual colour. Please and thank you.

@malloryjines5050 3 года назад

Kinda pretty to look at but I’m too lazy to keep it all clean. Husband does most of the cooking (empty nesters) and he flings and swings as he cooks 😂. Picture spaghetti sauce all over those beautiful cupboards. Not that I don’t clean up spaghetti sauce, but just picture it!

@reabetswemokale1545 3 года назад

Thought I was the only one who felt that way about open shelves😂

@nancyhoskins197 2 года назад

Love your attitude! Express you opinion, and style with a smile, without guilt or blame!

@ryankelly9032 3 года назад

My wife and I are buying a house. Almost everything we've looked at has grey everywhere. It's making me hate grey altogether.

@elizabethbriggs492 3 года назад

I refused to have grey in my house when my partner and I went through colour choices two years ago. We went "ceiling white" on all the walls and trims, and warmer, dark floors. The only thing I'd change is going straight for a graphite/black carpet over the coffee brown, but we didn't want to pay the upgrade fee for carpet with a baby.

@wolfiesara 3 года назад

When we went house shopping years ago, the houses were all grey, white, beige, and PINK (of all colors!) Pink was especially favored in the bathrooms. The only thing worse than a pink bathroom was one that had been badly painted over in white, showing occasional random whorls of pink through the white. Take my word for it, when I say you don't realize just how badly its painted until you walk in there already feeling nauseated... and then it's too late for you.

@saxybandgeek9645 3 года назад

They painted my house all grey before I moved in. Ever single room the same cool grey. Now my house is mostly shades of blue and green.

@saxybandgeek9645 3 года назад

@Caroline Andrus same here! I’m balancing it out though. I like my color in my living space and kitchen because I have neutral furniture, but I’m going for an off-white in my bedrooms.

@darianrose2195 3 года назад

My husband and I were the opposite. Our living room was a dark wine color and our bedroom was a poop gold color. We went with gray for the living room and a dark dramatic blue green for our bedroom and we love it. I think everyone has a preferred color spectrum even if they don't realize it. Some people like warm browns and reds while others like the cooler end of the spectrum.

@mariamotionwork 3 года назад

Every time I see open shelving I think, do these people just love dusting?? I also don’t get why you want pans hanging and visible all the time. Pans look gross after you’ve actually used them.

@LQOTW 3 года назад

A kitchen that really gets used is going to get greasy dust on everything that is above head height. I don't even want to look on top of my refrigerator.

@kimmyball4961 3 года назад

@@LQOTW lol, I have to clean mine on a regular basis! 😉

@TheKaffeeBonbon 3 года назад

I actually have a pan and small pots hanging on an Ikea pin wall i have installed on the back wall of my kitchen. But actually only because I really have no where else to put them. But since I clean them after using, they never look gross. The open stuff, I use regularly so they get cleaned pretty often. I don’t see a problem there.

@rebeccacarraway480 3 года назад

Oh it’s not just dust. Dust is in Swiffer commercials. What would collect on my open shelves is a greasy, fuzzy, sticky, layer of muck that would require engine degreaser and a power washer to remove...

@LQOTW 3 года назад

@@rebeccacarraway480 YEEEEESSSSS!

@little_misscrafty 3 года назад

Yassss, finally someone sensible that speaks out. I like the farmhouse style when is really minimalistic and simple, and leaning heavily towards industrial. It works, providing I live in a farmhouse or barn conversion, not in a flat in London. And save me from endless signage and attempts at wisdom displayed on every square inch of blank wall and shelf, including the weirdinv itations to purchase lemonade, chop a tree, or purchase a pig... aaaarrrrgggghhh. My sofa is old victorian Chesterfield, scuffed and well loved and still with tones of style. White kitchen is useful if you cook takeaway 🤣 otherwise completely not functional, unless you want to spend your life cleaning.