I can't believe you've done THREE episodes and still haven't dissed the "string of pale wooden beads, spilling out of a jug /vase /bowl" Extra negative points if the beads have a tassel on the end.
Those beads are super helpful in endocrinologists’ clinics! They’re used to measure the development of a boy-to-man’s testicles, to rate the level of growth.
I 100% agree with the generic shelf decor. I personally prefer more functional decor that you can actually utilize, like a nice bowl for your keys or a cute letter holder. Love this series!!!!
“Stone on a stick”😆. If you have to buy a mass produced stone on a stick for decor, maybe you should invest in more experiences than home decor. The more you see or do, the more interesting your own pictures, souvenirs and mementos become.
Yes, if they are books you have read /are going to read. No if its buying books cos the spine color matches your rug. Or even worse, turning the spines to the wall and displaying the cream paper edges. Ugh, no.
They’re so vintage tho, my grandparents whole house was pink and she had pink circle pillows made in the 60s. My parents still have of them on a chair of hers they kept and it sticks out like a sore thumb in their house 😂 but it’s very authentic.
I'm here because of Caroline Winkler. I'm loving your content and channel already! Pure, raw, (even brutal) honesty is legitimately a rare trait nowadays. We need more of it in today's culture/world. Edit: 08:20 ahhhh I could not agree more! I really dislike those mass produced knickknacks. There's no life in it or story behind it.. The likelihood of one of your neighbors owning that same piece is very high. I have found the most random of things make the best bookshelf decor. Vintage cameras, small moody lights to accentuate your books, a couple collectible items, colored glass vases, etc.
It would be cool if you did a review of Christine McConnell’s forest house. I think your styles are very different and I’m just curious about what you’d think about it. It’s definitely the most unique youtuber’s house I’ve ever seen.
Can you react to Lone Fox’s house tour? A lot of his popular videos are boho DIYs but his home feels a lot more mature and I would love to see you take on it.
My mom always hated grommeted curtains and colored bath towels and I’ve inherited that same hatred. They are so cheap and tacky looking. I’ve never seen nice looking grommeted curtains
I DESPISE grommet curtains. Got this hatred from my mother as well. I'm so glad to hear you say this and read other comments. So glad that I'm not alone.
In the UK we also call these eyelet curtains. When you said grommet, I literally was imagine Wallace and Gromit curtains which I guess also would be slightly juvenile.
@@dawnknickerbocker7970 she does a glottal stop. Many North American dialects also use it in "mountain". You'll notice she doesn't say the t at the end of "grommet" either. It's also a glottal stop.
Yep female dogs develop urinary incontinence when they get old. Went through it with my girl when she hit 9. You mentioned diapers and it sounds like you used them before, but just beware. If your dog like to chew things up, make sure it’s not the diaper. The absorbent material is very life threatening when consumed.
Our 14 yr old husky is on incurin and it's been a god send for her incontinence 🙏 and I highly recommend getting a toddler mattress waterproof cover and sheet- makes clean up easy if ever needed. Sending positive vibes either way-- senior pups are challenging and heart breaking regardless
They sell reusable diapers! I know that may be a bit gross to some people, but I rinse them with dish soap and then throw them in the washing machine and they're good as new. I have a male puppy who leaks when excited and the belly wraps have been a lifesaver! More affordable and less wasteful 😊
@@BS-ck5py yes definitely!! i was always disgusted by the concept of reusable diapers. then i saw how they actually work and they’re really not gross at all (once u clean them lol) but even cleaning them is so much easier than you’d think. i definitely second ur opinion here reusable is a good way to go and sometimes people overlook it as an option because they assume it’s horribly unsanitary but it’s actually just a lot cheaper and barely that much extra work
i would love to see a video about what led you to prop styling as a career- what did you study? what were your first jobs? do you/did you have to have connections to get styling jobs?
Trust me Paige, you do not want to see the terrible concrete on my patio. The builders did a terrible job. It’s cracking, it has drops of paint, and who knows what else. But it’s a small area, so a nice outdoor rug hides most of it. There may come a time when I have the 💵 to fix the concrete patio and expand it. Till then, I’m happy to have “wasted” $60 on a nice neutral cream indoor/outdoor rug that can be easily vacuumed AND hosed, and hides the mess underneath.
We just fixed our patio -- power wash, crack filler (or a quikcrete leveling compound), and then we finished with SW armorseal treadplex it's specifically made for masonry and is bomb 👌🏽 skip porch and floor paint that stuff will last barely a season, get the real deal
@@susanma4899 it has to be, I can’t imagine you can really clean something like that efficiently. The one I saw was definitely holding onto 50 years worth of dust and filth
Try walking on that hot wood with hot nail heads or concrete patio floor in the summer in the South. I am buying an outdoor rug to avoid burning my feet when I walk onto my balcony patio. And, yes, I am okay walking barefoot outdoors on my patio.
i always agree with everything you say on these videos but i disagree on the indoor/outdoor rug issue. they serve a major purpose here in the south: protecting bare feet and paws from sun-scorched concrete and stone. you can get actual burn damage from the heat. nonnegotiable for high sun areas with no shade
Grommets do kind off give off bathroom curtain vybes but they also make the curtains easy to pull and last longer than fabric loops which tend to tear with use. I think they are ok if the rest of the curtain looks to have a nice quality dense type of fabric.
I’m dealing with them because, other than the grommet, they look nice while being cheap to cover a lot of windows and the cats scratch and pick my nice curtains. I literally have a storage room of stuff I get to use when the cats pass on.
I like grommet curtains as long as you have enough in one window and make them look scarce. I have grommets and I agree with you that they DO last longer.
I’d like to see a video on incorporating family heirlooms into your decor. There’s obvious, cool family hand me downs, then there are the “heirlooms” that are a little dated or bizarre and can be fun to try and work in.
I would love to see how you incorporate antiques and thrift finds in your decor or what you recommend! I have collected both for yrs and love the fact pretty much most people don't have the antique decor I do, but I'm not a purist (although I used to be) , I mix old with new!
Me too! I've inherited a few antiques, some very ornate, some relatively understated. I love them, but I'm not sure how to make them work with contemporary pieces.
Agreed. My outdoor rug is covering up a deck with ugly peeling paint. The rug is 100% better than the god awful deck. And it’s not my deck to fix, I rent.
Oh could you do a video on ways to include photos of family and friends that are more artistic but not scrapbooking or using clothes pins to hang them up on string. I want to add it as a part of personalisation but it’s very hard to find ideas on Pinterest.
You have to do Trisha Patyas dump of a mansion. She wants to do a mermaid living room a Beetlejuice dining room and Egyptian bedroom and a Schitts Creek guest room. It's soo bad
Me, looking at all my grommet curtains thinking I finally got it right because they reach the ceiling..... :-[ Also, please tell us what you do for skincare, it's flawless!!
Paige, How do you feel about those organization shows like The Home Edit or Marie Kondo? I personally like Marie Kondo but the The Home Edit girls give me anxiety for some reason. It's so pretty but too perfect.
Marie Kondo is cool. Her advice is great, even though people misrepresent her words. Her folding techniques are also super helpful. I feel like I've seen Home Edit on RU-vid, but I couldn't get through an episode. I thought they were obnoxious and a little disrespectful. They talked so much about nothing, it didn't seem like they included the homeowner in anything, which made it feel impersonal and unsustainable. In the episode I saw, as soon as the girl left, they called her stuff "crap", then they ate cupcakes-she was a baker- in her room and got crumbs everywhere. And in one of the drawers, the lady had an adult toy. When they were cleaning, one of the girls found it and her assistant tried to tell her to put it down. She finally figured out what it was and put it back, but it felt so rude. Like they didn't even cut that footage. I know she probably consented or something, but I know I would not have been ok with that footage.
I think it's funny how I disagree with most of your opinions about these trends that you hate but I still love watching your videos just to see another point of view :D
I would love if you made a video specifically about home OFFICES. Lots of us have to have one and yet it feels like the most impersonal room that is the absolute hardest one to style. [[especially if we are renting and can't do structural changes like your amazing desk]] From desks to stuff on the walls and colors, etc.
A different designer I watched said if you do an accent color wall you should incorporate it throughout the room. This just goes to show all designers have their own opinions and you can take advice but also do what makes you happy in your own home.
NEXT WEEK A VID ABOUT OUTDOOR SPACES WOULD BE GREAT!!!! Renter friendly... I love in California and spend lots of time on our back patio Outdoor Rug is necessary for us bc the concrete gets so flipping hot during the summer in Los Angeles!!
Hey! Have you decorated homes yourself? I like yr critique videos but you’re a bit to staunchly against certain ideas that do work in certain spaces and also items that work fir certain people or are heritage/heirloom pieces, it’s different than a trend as it’ll the trend ( and LOL as an nyc visual merchandiser we started layering empty frames circa 2009!)
i'm a designer and my name is Page and I LOVE t listen to your HATES.... maybe because I totally agree with you, but additionally because of the vehemence with which you tell people to STOP IT! Your opening comment has been my life also: no matter where I go I am always assessing the décor of my surroundings.... and moving furniture in my mind and tossing things out the windows or door (my hates). So fun to hear the HATES expressed instead of just thinking them. Sure clears the mind, doesn't it! What next? BATHROOMS.... the step child of the home. Plenty of hates in there! Or how about front porches, back porches and the often ignored entryways?
Hahaha love these! We did a whole wall of 30-40 empty black frames maybe 5-7 years ago for a Halloween party and a friend said it best-- it REALLY disturbed them and they felt as if souls were removed from the photos -- I mean we were going for a creepy Victorian vibe so yeah I guess that's why we did it?? I just thought it looked cool and I needed to spook up a large space -- but for everyday decor?? Not for me 💀
Hi Paige. I’m a new follower, and Interior Designer in Atlanta. I just watched this video and I’m about 99.9% you just used my best friend’s dining table and bench as an image of what not to do. I think it’s hers bc she has the same setup and I see some IKEA lanterns outside that I know she has-LOL! I know she’s going to have a laugh about this and will probably say she’s “RU-vid Famous” when I tell her about it tomorrow. In her defense, she built a Modern Farmhouse home with a heavy emphasis on Modern [more specifically MCM] and just a little bit of Farmhouse. The bench was her “Farmhouse” influence…plus, you’re right, her kids love the bench and it provided a seat with easy cleanup when they are working on projects at the kitchen table.
Something that bugs me, is when people don't pronounce the T in curtain. Yes, there is a T in the word 'curtain'. It's not cur'ain. CurTain, say it with me now.
I an putting a rug that will cover the entire destroyed and disgusting concrete on the balcony of a flat, we are going to rent to a student. I would prefer to put wood but it is way too expensive. The rug will at least be the size of the entire balcony since it is small so I am ok with it. The builders tried to tell me to put faux grass over it and I was like: hell to the no
I say buy and display what you’re drawn to whether it’s trendy or vintage. That vintage stuff you like, was once a trend and is no more authentic than something new IMO. Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it wasn’t mass produced at one time. If you love something and it has a special meaning or memory attached to it, put it out where you can see it often. Other accessories might be purely aesthetic…things that make your heart sing every time you look at them. This is not an either/ or proposition. Btw, I love cowhides and furry things and large natural gemstones…on or off a stick. I’m drawn to natural materials and handcrafted items from around the world.
Could you talk about painted floors. I have to pull up my carpet and can't afford the wood floor I want yet, so I thought I'd paint the subfloor something nuetral.
I will DIE on the Grommet hill! 😁 I love Grommets. I hated threading a rod through curtains or dealing with hangers. I took to Grommets like fish to water. Even my shower curtains have Grommets.
Yeah I had seen a lot made with quality materials and superb craftmanship that look expensive and luxurious. And the bonus of easy opening is everything.
I just love to listen to Paige shit on “bad” home decor. I put bad in quotes cuz it’s all subjective. I actually love the orange arch and know the perfect spot for one in my house. But listening to Paige roast it is so hilarious. Keep it up girl.
Lol..i have grommet curtains and I stand by them. I like their functionality, they move easily on the rod🤷🏽♀️ and I love my volcano ash disc on a stick 🤣🤣 I've purchased a lot of decor when I travel to keep it interesting, but I do like my rock on a stick. It looks pretty.
I’m a farmer from OK. And I can’t stand country decor. I’m talking about those plastic western figurines and crosses! I get that for a farmer I have elevated style. But when I walk into a friends house and I see that picture of boots hanging on the wall, I wanna leave immediately.
I have a cat that peed on my bed while wrapped in "her" blanket. Turns out she had a bladder infection. But also some dogs and cats just get incontinent. Have a care though that she doesn't chew up the diaper.
highly disagree with sheepskin rug. they serve a purpose for winters and cold climates. during winter.. i would put it as a rug under my computer desk to keep my feet warm so i don't have to wear uggs. i don't like using uggs. uggs are made of the same thing. sheepskin. i put it as a rug under my computer desk and it keeps my feet warm during colder days and winter. for me.. i have them because they aren't just a decorative piece. they serve a purpose.
The only appropriate and acceptable use I have ever seen for those hideous IKEA faux fur rugs is when the costume designers for Game of Thrones bought them and dyed them to look like wolf pelts.
Walked into Home Goods last week with a friend. Saw a metal spikey ball on a stick in some fake marble. Since when did we consider spikey weapons as home decor?
I'm completely the opposite when it comes to fur & animal print. I love a good quality, soft faux fur throw, but I hate animal print on furnishings! Absolutely not a fan of actual cow hides though. They freak me out :(
100%! When an accent color is overused it's no longer an "accent" but becomes the main color. The whole point of an accent is to bring in a 3rd color (or more) so it doesn't look flat and boring, or one dimensional.
I dislike animal print. Animal print is for animals. I already have 3 cats, ain't gonna buy a crappy rug that looks like or it's a dead animal skin. Ew.
I think coronavirus is really a good thing for you because due to that you don’t have to visit anyone and look at their houses and their decor, because you seem to hate everything 😊
Agree with you on accent colors but make your point without roasting your mom, please. Imagine she has a youtube channel about parenting. Know what I mean?
Paige, I love your thoughts, but I would fight with you about the bench by the dining table. Sometimes the chairs just block the beautiful view, bench doesn't!
It would be great if you could address the root cause of these home-decor atrocities-consumer culture, insecure self concept, class anxiety, cranked up to 11 by social media-rather than just saying “don’t”.
when she says you should have your own style and not follow trends that is the "why" to take a picture from a magazine and have it in your home that's not you own unique style and i agree... like her arvin and keva says have your own style if you need help arranging that's one thing but following trends is just blah
Uh bad taste, no interest in decor, no money, just learning… 15 years ago I thought grommet curtains were hip. As someone older, wiser and most importantly, a little more money, now I’m thoroughly disgusted by them.
Not everything has to be some sort of woke societal analysis. It's nice to just have something direct and to the point. She sticks to style and it's great.
There are millions of articles about that to read on internet. But it is mostly social media peer pressure and not knowing their own tastes and styles.
Surly it’s all up to personal taste and it really doesn’t matter what other people think? If you are happy in your home and trends your enjoy what’s it to anyone else .
A lot of times on the bottom of the curtains with grommets they have an opening that you can slide a rod through and hang them upside down. Cut the section with the grommets off and either sew the hem or use hem tape
@@susanma4899 you just buy them longer than you need, the curtains I got from Amazon were only an extra $2 to get them 11 inches longer, but still were cheaper than a lot of other curtains I was looking at
That’s exactly what I did some time ago. I needed 4 panels, but they were too short.So I bought five. I cut off the grommet strip off each. I cut the fifth panel in four equal pieces. I stitched one piece to each of the 4 panels on the end that I had cut off and hemmed them to length. Whala!
yes! don't like one accent colour everywhere, don't like these trendy knick knacks that everyone buys as if they had no ideas of their own! No to benches, I do like eating comfortably too! One of my own pet peeves is the artwork placed too high on the walls and too far apart and/or too tiny and I see that constantly!!! drives me crazy!
Would love to see a vid on how to incorporate plants in your space in not a tacky/basic way! Im a bit sick of pothos but not sure what other hanging plant to get that isn’t hard to kill lol. Or arranging them in different ways. I’ve been drying flowers that don’t lose color, that’s been fun
Finally some things that I strongly agree with you on. I HATE mass produced decor. I do, however, have an outdoor rug, because the wood floor of my apartment balcony was HORRIBLY and unfixably stained when we moved in. That rug absolutely saved the space.
