Use the "good" things: china/ glassware/ linen napkins...ect.. for everyday use. Nobody is happy eating off chipped old ikea plates, drinking out of random "best dad ever" mugs just to save the nice things for special occasions.
I agree! We use my vintage china and glassware every day, as well as linen napkins. It just elevates everything! Sure things get broken with kids but it’s just a dish it’s not the end of the world
@@kathya1956 I do love my chipped vintage dishes. I don’t buy them Chipped, but some are because of everyday use. They’re beautiful and functional 🤷🏻♀️
My brother has some windows with unhappy views so he has done something genius that he calls “a green window” where he adds a little trellis on the window sill and grows a low-light vine to cover the entire window from the inside! You still see peaks of light, but instead of an unfortunate view, he sees wonderful greenery. You can also lean or hang a vintage stained glass window in front of the window - create some privacy and enjoy the colours from the glass. 😀 They are pretty affordable at salvage shops.
You forget to add PLANTS to your list! You showed vases of flowers, but I love having plants. I don't have a huge number, but it's interesting to see what I can manage to keep alive. If people don't want to spend too much $, they can ask a friend or family member for a cutting to put in water.
An alternative to covering the window with an opaque piece of art is to hang a stained glass piece over/in the window. I have a couple stained glass pieces hanging over my kitchen window (faces a sad parking lot), and it’s completely transformed the happiness of my kitchen ❤️
People are scared of color (my personal guess) because it's going to cost money to replace something that they end up not loving. I think we have a big problem with not understanding our own personal tastes. We choose colors based on trend or a whim and then after spending time, money and energy on a space, we end up hating it later, because it isn't us, we're disconnected from knowing ourselves. So, I think it's pretty important for people to chill and get to know themselves a little more before taking a leap. Or...do as you said, Paige, try it out with smaller things that are easily switched out. Experimenting in baby steps is probably the best option.
Exactly. But I think sometimes it's not even a matter of not knowing yourself, but not knowing the effect that a certain color has on interiors. For example, my favorite color is red but it is one thing to wear a red dress every now and then and a whole other thing to have it on a wall every single day. It's not relaxing. My first apartment was full of red accents that I was 200% sick of after just a couple of years. My second apartment had light blue accents ("hey, this is calming! That is the opposite of red, right?"). Same story. I felt like I was living in a kid's room after a while. That's why today I have a neutral apartment and I only add color in small doses and inexpensive things.
There is also the fact that matching colors can be scary for some people. It's not just about choosing one color, but a whole color palette. Most people have no clue how to do it in fashion, let alone with interiors, which is a much more permanent thing.
@@marjorievanelven1703 Very true. I struggle with that myself. My favorite color is blue, but I found that I'm not really attracted to blue rooms, of any shade. Also have to consider your own mind. Some people don't like to be overstimulated, others desire it. But again, that also plays into knowing yourself and how you react as well as the effect. Completely agree.
Another way to make your space feel happier is to display things that are personal and meaningful to you! Like using a vase that your sister made in a pottery class or framing a card from your grandma or putting your kid’s lego creation or art project in a prominent spot, it just makes everything cozier
My grandfather was an artist and my mom is an amazing quilter. My walls are covered in color. And you are 100 percent right…color…especially color combinations when they are well thought out and sing together…those bring a special kind of joy. I am so tired of neutral everything in mainstream decor (which is all I can really afford). Thank goodness for lines like Jungalow for Threshold from Target. Color for everyone!!!
I love color, and one of my favorite ways to add a hit of really saturated, vivid color is through glass and ceramic objects. Glass and ceramic can go really vibrant without looking tacky, because psychologically we know that the color isn't some cheap dye or sprayed finish, it's integral to the material. So I love to look for bright, acidic yellows and eye-searing orange, and electric blue pieces, but mix in clear glass and white ceramic as well. To me, if you're going to have a glass object, and you don't use it as an excuse to introduce color in some way, it's a wasted opportunity.
I can relate to your parents bedroom. When you have kids, it’s relaxing to be in a space with almost nothing. We had a box spring, mattress and nightstands -and loved it. Now looking for a four poster bed, wallpaper, curtains, artwork. Everything has its season. (Also don’t make vids that don’t make you money unless they bring in subscribers. You deserve better! ❤️❤️❤️ And love vids like this even more than AD reviews 🙂)
honestly, this. I veer on the maximalist side with decor but we're slowly redoing our house and I don't think I want to put anything on the walls in our room. the house at large is filled with so much colorful baby stuff. I just want a room that's for rest, not stimulation.
What i love about your channel is that you go beyond just the visual and really teach how to make a home grace all of your senses, and how to create an entire mood rather than just an aesthetic. It’s so refreshing!
I totally agree using fire place, keeping fruits on the counter. I don’t have fire place but I light candle every night. I know how much watching flame helps me to calm down my mind. Decorating rotation is one of the smart ways to keep your home refreshed. I do it seasonally. I change bedding decorations, pillows and blankets around the apartment.
Hot tip for mirror placement for maximizing window light: Track where the light hits the most when it comes in the window throughout the day. If your window faces west or east, you may get the most light bouncing around by putting a mirror on the southern facing wall instead of the wall opposite (if you're in the northern hemisphere). This orientation also helpful with giving plants light.
You are the single most authentic creator when it comes to interior design. I've been into interior design for a decade and it's SO HARD to find good content. Everything's been done and said, there's no new perspectives, there's this focus on magazine homes and it's so f*cking boring. Every video, your explanations, your examples: it's a breath of fresh air. THANK YOU from Amsterdam! :) As for the copyright issue, I'm pretty sure there's some loopholes. I've seen creators play videos twice the speed or remove the sound and adding a disclaimer. I'm not a RU-vidr but I'd definitely look into it. It sucks that it's been taken down, it was a good video.
I appreciate the fact you always touch on apartment/condo living with your design advice. Hardly any interior designers consider those who don’t live in houses. As a fellow Chicagoan it means more than you know!
7:36 i live in moscow and here we dont have a lot of sunny days, so a lot of people make a mirror window slopes. that's way all the natural light that comes into the room doubles and the window looks so much bigger
Love having the doors open in summer. Sometimes local dogs and cats wander in. Once a little bird flew in and perched on the mantlepiece. A friend painted some colourful pictures for us and they made a big impact on our drab sitting room. Art and books are safe places to put colour.
I totally agree with the importance of making your own bedroom beautiful. It's your sanctuary, refuge, rest. It's well worth it. We had five kids at home and our room was mostly off limits unless someone was bringing me lunch in bed when I was sick or something. But I've always loved our bedroom and continue to take care of it and keep it beautiful. Light the fire in the fireplace! Yes! We have a wood-burning stove on the main floor and love to have a fire to look at and get warmed up next to. Great tips, Paige!!
You are so spot on about having the doors open; first thing we do in the morning is open the front and back doors...a straight see through to the entire house (of course we have complete glass storm doors in front of doors). With the doors closed, I feel cut off from the outside and nature. Thanks
I loved your AD home critiques. There is so much repetition in RU-vid design videos. Your comments on what doesn't work in people's homes taught me a things that no one else is covering. It's a different skill to look at a space and see what isn't working. Snarky critique of celebrity homes is a guilty pleasure.
After 21 years, my neighbor painted her house so instead of cracked boards, peeling paint and rusty nails my windows now look onto a beautiful sea of olive green. I plan to thank her with a picture of my new view. All the boards were replaced, caulking and painted. Yeah!
Great vid Paige. I would also add the importance of smell, music/sound, and plants. We have a small koi pond with a waterfall and live in the city; the sound and sight of this brings immeasurable joy 🌿🧡
The Victorians (and Edwardians) approach was to have the door opening against the room, so a couple could spring apart before the servants (or children) could see them.
Art in your useless windows is a really good point! I used to live in a bedroom that had the view out to the ugliest backyard. Everything was just grey and littered. But thankfully my window had two shelves buildt across it(it had a deep window sill), so I filled those shelves with plants and decor! And it made everything happier! :)
I recently moved and have found myself so overwhelmed with where to start & focus energy. I think it’s really wise advice to start with yourself. I’ve got 3 kids (4, 6 & 13) and I know they won’t appreciate the vintage dresser it took me 3 months to find as much as I will. So, thank you!
I agree 💯% with all you suggest here.👍🏻 I would love to learn more about Feng shui!👍🏻 Can’t wait to watch your vlog about “where has color gone?” You have really helped me break out of an all neutral color palette Paige. I drug out a very large fine art canvas that my husband bought for my birthday over a decade ago. It worked well in our high ceiling, all wood, modern contemporary upscale home but we moved. We now live at the beach in a very bright and sunny open concept home. I just could not see this very large slightly moody still life in this beach house so it was stored away for almost 13 years. Since watching you (and Drew/LF) I dug the canvas out of storage. I actually like the contrast-for the autumn/winter months at least. I took the colors and using complementary colors and tones I’s adding in oranges and greens where I never have before. We bought a very colorful alpaca throw at a local shop today that has an array of deep oranges with a sunnier orange…my husband wanted the gray and white…I said “trust me” -he loves it.👍🏻 Bringing in unexpected color has made me SO much happier! I plan to switch out the painting in the spring…maybe one of my photos in large format. Thanks for shaking things up Paige!
I have a great tip for a better home life: design your view. If you don't have a great view outside of your window see whether you can either change the view on the outside by adding flowers or a fountain or something to watch. If it's your balcony make sure it looks great from the inside too. If you can't control the view outside of your window then you need to make the window itself as pretty as possible so you're looking at the window frame and maybe a Tiffany's glass ornament or stained glass, even hanging a flower pot from the center of the window can make the eye focus on the flower rather than the neighbors trash cans.
I should send you some pictures next spring because I just bought 200 daffodil bulbs and have started planting in the boring areas in my neighborhood. I'm not alone, we're at r/guerillagardening The philosophy is to plant something native to our surroundings, something that will attract bees and butterflies and make the world just a little more colorful and fun.
Yes to fireplaces! I just bought a wonderful old Victorian with 3 (!) fireplaces…and they all work! I’m so excited to use them. Have never understood why people stopped; instead turning the fireplace into a resting place for the TV 😖 And thank you for reinforcing my bedroom first. I’ve contemplated guest rooms, but guests won’t be there as much as I will. I’ll keep ‘em cozy but am pivoting to me first 😊
Another lovely video from you Paige! I just love how you're preaching that interior design should be fun and make you feel good in your space! :) since starting to watch your channel, I've had much more fun looking for interior design items for my home, hanging up pictures, finding cool frames and little quirky things to decorate with! Hope you know we appreciate it
Another idea instead of adding art to a window is having a stain glass. I have two large stain glass pictures in my bathroom windows. It gives privacy while allowing in the light and adding art to the space. Also I’m not a big fan of curtains in the bathroom due to how much moisture is in there.
I love the art on the windows! I recently did this with a HUGE moon map poster from an estate sale and put it over the window above my bed because I’m done trying to make that room light and airy it’s just not happening(I have the living room for that) 😭 but with what little light that does come through the window it illuminates the poster and it looks like a huge full moon thats actually glowing.
Totally agree with the fire. My parents are fortunate enough to have three fireplaces and I LOVE it when they put a fire on. Especially at Christmas. ☺️
💯 with you on the blinds being open. I’m always so confused with people who use artificial light during the day and keep all the blinds closed. So sad.
Unbeknownst to you, we’re best friends 😂 I’m an organizer and I love your rotation tips for decor and toys. My clients are always asking me for decorating advice and opinions and your videos educate me - you are awesome!!
A great idea I saw years ago was a large window that looked out onto a brick wall. But the vertical blinds were turned at a 45 angle and reflected the George Washington Bridge onto a large mirror on the adjacent wall. Genius !
i love your style!!! when i'm on pinterest, i never find these cosy comfy interior pics or i need a long time to come up with terms to search these photos, your videos are truly an inspiration
Any video that shows your personal taste in interior design is million times more interesting than reviews. I love your “design the room” videos, I’ve learned so much from your process.
love that trick for adding color into your space!! so helpful for when you are thinking of adding a certain color but are worried it wont work, just buy flowers or fruit in the same color!
Bouncing the light is such a great tip! My current rental doesn’t get much direct light, but I’ve found that even just using a glass coffee table or a large framed art piece behind glass helps bounce off the light in a nice way :)
I'm a new subscriber who has been going through all your videos and just today i got to the last one so the timing is pretty great haha didn't have to wait long for a new video!
Great tips! I'm definitely adding more and more color in my home and finally trying to fill my walls with art I like. I would love if you could make a video on lighting? I find it *so* hard. I've been thinking of adding a ceiling lamp, but I don't know if I need one and if it fits in and where it should go. A video on not just pretty, soft lighting in a room, but the essential lighting you need in a room.
Game for some Feng Shui-thoughts! Loved this video, and your set up in front of the camera is just perfect. Black sweater and tons of books - what else do you need in life? 🤷♀
I line my windowsills with art glass paperweights. The sun shining on them is so beautiful and that makes me very happy. I also get tons of compliments on them. Paige, I like when you review viewers homes more than the AD reviews. Much more relatable
Lately I’ve been loving panes of stained leaded glass hung over windows. I feel like this would be ideal for someone who wanted to block an ugly view, but wanted to incorporate more natural light and color into their space!
Paige, I’ve been following you since the pandemic when you talked about the arched painted wall cause I hate it and I love that you hate it too. Now I’m stepping into my new very first home in Jakarta. And I want to thank you for the tips! Wish me luck! ❤
toy rotation can actually be really fun! in my home growing up we had to make a joint decision to swap out toys between the three of us kids and some of my favorite memories are lobbying my siblings to get certain things out and the excitement of having this fresh thing to play with that we hadn't seen in months
I've discovered your channel lately and I just love your contents : it's so inspiring and definitely coherent and thanks to you I've found out my decoration mistakes : colour accent is my biggest one ;) and it's very easy to fix. I'm going to focus on light now...good luck for your new home! Best regards from France
Plants (a lot of plants!) is my best option to make my rented place happier. And it's a nice morning ritual to go around and check on all the plants, water them and whatnot. Also open windows are really great - where I live it's often windy and the wind blowing all over the apartment is very cheering (nothing stays tidy though xd).
Color, sculpture, different shapes add a "happiness factor" as well as homemade items. I things that I've made from glass to ceramics to metal and paintings that all add visual interest as well as patterned rugs etc. I move things around for seasons including wall art. Helps to keep things fresh.
I should probably be more afraid of color because my place is a maximalist, colorful explosion! It’s super gaudy and I love it! Thanks for the tips. I’m going to try to pare it down and do some rotating of art and knickknacks and such. It would probably feel more relaxing that way. You’re the best, Paige! 💗🕺🏽
I also open all the windows and curtains the moment I get up in the morning. A house needs to get some fresh air everyday and the light helps you feel awake and alive (at least I think so). My nephew and his wife stayed in my house for five months and I just couldn’t understand how they never opened the window of the bedroom they were staying in AND they would close the living room curtains anytime I wasn’t home. That drove me absolutely bunkers! Also, I was so distracted in this video by the bookshelf in the back. I kept thinking how I would rearrange the books by color and how nice that would look (I know, I know, I’m annoying like that).
Yes to more about Feng Shui. Feng Shui also has ideas about color to enhance certain areas. It is too hot where I live to have fires here most of the time but I have small yellow, orange lights (think candy corns) over logs in the fire place that make it bright and cherry.
Yes to the fireplace! 6 months out of the year I have a fire burning all day- on a cold day there's nothing better than coffee by the warm glow & crackling wood of a fire. It's my greatest pleasure.
I enjoy the FB marketplace ones, your sub's home's reviews. You have great ideas and funny advice (still laughing about the barn doors). Before I buy any spray foam to decorate anything, I can hear you!
Love your videos! I am in the process of de-cluttering for a move to a smaller home (in another state so 4x the stress 😵). Your fresh take on home design and decor has helped me make many decisions. Now, please, tell me how to make the move from my love of dark muted colours 🏞 to a Caribbean style house 🏝 in a coastal beach town. I am out of my comfort zone 🌿
I've got a pretty good idea for a sad view window, we have a window that overlooks fire escape and let's in hardly any light, we've managed to have a grape vine attach to the fly screen and the leaves get enough light to give us this amazing effect of backlit fresh green cheerful nature framed in a warm wood window frame of our dining area.. that spot gets about an hour of direct sunlight a day but when it does it's magic 🥰
Decor rotation is my second name, I have a dresser in my bedroom and I change the decor on it every other week 😅 it became my hobby at this point. I don’t buy new decor but my favourite thing to do is using the same stuff in different ways
Love your content. Maybe a video with the specifics of lightning just like the color would be cool. Like where to put them, what kind and how to test if your lightning set up is working for your home. Thank you!
Looking forward to the tour of your parents home! Will there also be a lake house tour in the future? I’d love to see more prop styling themed videos too!
Actually, you want to position your bed so you can comfortably see the door, so you don't miss opportunity coming in to your life. But you don't want your bed to line up with your feet pointing out the door. Because when you are dead, they will carry you through that door feet first. Looking forward to your color episode. I love living with color. I probably over do the color in my home. But I find a neutral home, or God forbid and all white home, to be so uncomfortable. I find myself looking around for that one splash of color, even if it's just a chewing gum wrapper on the floor.
immediately went to find this comment lol. my chinese mom and i had a screaming match when teenage me wanted to move my bed so that my feet were pointing towards the door. in her eyes i was signing my life away XD
I like having a facetted glass ball hanging in front of a window. At certain points in the day you get really nice little rainbow splotches on your walls.
My fav room in our house is color blocked with primary colors. I’m also a big fan of prisms in windows… growing up we had one in the kitchen window and my mom always said it was my grandmother smiling down on us :) I have one in almost every window that gets direct light now
Dude that’s such good marriage advice in general, you have to keep your spouse at the top of your priority list even after kids or else EVERYTHING falls apart. 👏🏼
I am most interested in your videos that document your design process when you work on your stying jobs. Seeing the final images after all all your hard work is very satisfying. Do more of these - celebrity home are hard to relate to.
Yes, kids are happier too with less options of toys available to play with. It's better for their development to not be overwhelmed. Also, when my kids were little I had a noisy toy rubbermaid bin and when I rotated the toys only one toy that made any kind of annoying noise was aloud from that bin into the rotation. Happiness and sanity.
AD home reviews are interesting, so I would def continue watching for your take on them. Would using stills from them be a work around? Warmth and happiness at home for me is ambient lighting, sentimental objects and art, chill music, scented candles and seeing my three fur babies happy in their space.
The fireplace should be used. It is the best cozy feel. My kid just bought an electric thrift store fireplace and it is amazing. Also, I prefer you talk about homes from RU-vid videos over AD videos anyways. Thanks Paige.
