If they’re mirrored and covered in glitter, I’m your gal! (Pure sarcasm, those things were hideous and you know my thoughts on glitter-herpes of the crafting world.)
Not those big silver ones, but my horoscope is Libra and our sign is the justice scales. I’ve always wanted a pair of brass scales to put on a bookshelf but on a much smaller scale. Excuse the pun!
Nick doesn’t get enough credit for his “straight to the point” presentation style. He doesn’t waste time with teasers and unnecessary background info. You know people are really efficient when they provide you with their time stamps
Nick, someone gave me one of those "Sing like no one's watching" signs for my birthday last year. Well, I threw it in the fire pit last night when no one was watching. Also, my heart sang watching it go up in flames. 100% recommend.
Can you make a video about interior design for disabled people? I find that it is SO hard to have a nice design that is practical, especially when it comes to dealing with ugly medical equiptment. How do you balance needs and design?
You are so damn funny. I'm the manager of the home dept for a high-end retailer & I used to think the wine jokes were funny (bc I don't have a drinking problem), but now I see them in a whole new light. I was also pretty neutral on the whole words as art & you've converted me. I want to throw them in the dumpster!
Had a good chuckle at the scales 😄 I studied law and when I graduated my sister gifted me a vintage brass lady justice scale. I love it because it's from her and because it's vintage. If it's regular retail it just doesn't have the same effect.
I wanted prints for my tiny bar area. All I found were wine sayings, beer sayings, and cutesy pictures. I finally found blue prints of the machinery like a distilling apparatus, and a wine press. If you need to advertise your love of wine, there are ways to do it without buying up all of the word signs, or wine cork art (one of my pet peeves). Love this video. These videos always save me a trip to Home Goods.
I work for Tjmaxx and Home Goods/ Home Sense are part of the TJX family. One reason why some of the stores carry better items all has to do with the sales volume of the stores. They don’t have a regular item delivery to any store ( like a grocery store or a different department store) on a regular basis, like laundry soap. Sometimes we have it and sometimes we don’t , BUT we might have it again. The distribution center purposely sends out to whatever stores so they mix up the merchandise. Some items do come in on a regular basis but to be quite honest, no one knows what they are receiving. I call it an adventure in shopping. Sometimes the trucks bring in fantastic merchandise and sometimes it is just meh. We do carry a home section at Tjmaxx but not to the extent of HG/ HS and may never carry those items at all. But rest assured, people LOVE our stores and are usually extremely pleased with our merchandise.
I love HomeGoods. Because amid all the cheesy stuff there's the "diamond in the rough" pieces as you mentioned. I don't have a big budget to purchase at high end stores but HomeGoods will eventually have the style I'm looking for "next season" lol. shoppers are smart and do take all the nice pieces quick. so if you see it and like it, buy it or it's gone.
“If you’re really into vintagey scales.” Oh my word. I’m dying!!! 😂 I’m not sure if I love your design style more or your sense of humor!! Thank you for both!!
As someone who grew up in a culture where canning has been used for a long time on all types of furniture, seeing it on modern style furniture (like that mirror) always give me a whiplash. I associated canning details with countryside farms, particularly fraying stools that old ladies sit on while they chat and shell peas. I guess it elicits the same feeling that grandam-floral-patterns do for those who grew up in the west?
You are so right about the signs. Last year my sis and I were so fed up with these things that we decided to create our own ie., “Defecate” in a lovely scrolly white to punch up your toilet! “Masticate!” for the kitchen, “Collapse!” for the living room. All available in italics!! Wait…I might be on to something 😁
Nick, I love how your personality comes through in the videos. I feel like I'm hanging out with you AND learning about design style. Thanks so much for all the work you've put in to your channel!
Yes, you made the right connection! There is a whole interior/fashion/ life styke trend now based on Something's Gotta Give and the Meryl Streep movie It's Complicated. The filmmaker is Nancy Meyers and she seems thrilled to see it take off. A TicToker came up with "coastal grandmother" for Nancy Meyer's style.
Please do a “fixing glam” video!! It’s not my style (Art Deco is gorgeous though) but with all the talk about glam in this video I’d love to hear how you’d do it (if you HAD to 🤣)
You nailed it Nick when you said “The Grace & Frankie look” Grace would certainly feel at home with several Wine signs and of course drink coasters and the “hammered” flatware (pun intended), and maybe Frankie’s Rise Up toilet seat could come in fake marble. I think the baskets and green/pink patio chairs might be Cyote’s style, and I can picture the blue velvet bench in Brianna’s office - or better yet in Barry’s. The scales for a lawyer - you have three lawyers: Sol, Robert and Bud.
I will say one thing in favour of signs. I have a long hallway with 6 doors leading into the great room at the front of my home. I like to close those doors when I have guests. Therefore the (white) bathroom door has a discreet white plaque which reads privé in light gray. I can tell guests it's the door with the sign.
I adore your videos! Super informative, straight to the point. I’ve learned so much! The hard part is… trying to get my husband to understand the subtleties of interior design. He doesn’t understand why I want drapes that actually reach the floor and why curtain rods should not sit directly above the window frame 🤦🏻♀️. Don’t even get me started on his obsession with dated 2000s glass tv console tables. 😖😖
A friend of mine bought several word signs for her new home lately and it took me so much effort to keep a straight face seeing them thinking about your videos xD
Went thrifting and found ceramic, hand painted pieces from Italy that has herbs painted on the with the name painted in Italian below. I think that’s quite different then the sign thing, they are gorgeous!
I’m with you on the wine signs and that last one (no spoiler because it’s epic). But the modern patio chair, sorry, it looks like a baby swing! Not there’s anything wrong with babies or baby swings….
You make me laugh! 😂 I am not trying to redecorate, and I am tacky as all get out, and I still love watching your videos. I don’t get offended at all, even though you would find my house absolutely ghastly! 🤣 You’re sharing your professional opinions, with humor, and that’s cool. My style is “vintage tacky stuff your grandma sold in her yardsale.” 😂😂 Old 50s and 60s stuff (not mid mid necessarily, but even the kitschy stuff,” brings me such joy, even though I know others must be thinking “WTF” when they come over. Lol Do your thing, people, and enjoy your life, without getting offended when others don’t care for it. Just be happy! See ya next time, Nick! Keep it up! ❤️
I definitely love yellow for chairs for outdoors but those ones don't look all that comfortable to me. Btw, there's a very practical reason for bright colours on winter gear. It makes people easy to spot if they get off trail and get lost.
I'm a huge fan of HomeSense and Home Goods and all places decor! That said, you really have to visit often and there are deals and fab items to be had, especially for those of us who cannot afford or justify spending thousands on basically the same thing, such as West Elm, Crate and Barrel, etc.
I have a aunt who has signs and saying all through the house. From blessed, laundry, kitchen, etc to pictures hanging with quotes on the walls, to the beach theme bathroom. It’s just so much, I feel like I’m in a library.
Omgosh Nick I went to a timeshare this weekend and there were not one, but two sliding barn doors as the bathroom doors 🤣 I will give them props for having them in an unassuming white instead of wood/rustic wood. I immediately thought of you 😂 Oh and they had drinking glasses and things out in open shelving and my first thought was: "those are going to get dusty really quickly/housekeeping is going to be dusting those A LOT"
The yellow porch chair had this ... hole ... right on the seat. Aligning with another hole. Um I just would not be able to stop laughing. Love your videos!
OMG NIck, your delivery cracks me up, we are both on the same page as to where to place glam, not on rustic wood and I hope that lonely little lamp found a good home LOL .... I always look forward to your next video, whatever it is it's always entertaining and informative , thank you Nick !
Nick, you’re glowing in this video. Maybe this isn’t good etiquette to comment on one’s looks, but truly you look rested and rejuvenated! I’ll have what he’s having!
Rachel Ashwell is basically the founder and queen of the shabby chic movement! I was surprised you don’t know her career. Probably not your style but she’s a legend! 💗
I needed this today. I just checked into an Orlando timeshare with my family, we have been coming here for 20 years. They seem to redo the decor once a decade. They chose to add a gigantic bluish purple sliding barnyard door to separate the primary bedroom from the bathroom. None of my friends are into interior decorating, so I could not tell them of the horror. I thought, I wish I could text Nick from RU-vid.
To be completely honest, I didn’t catch the last half of your commentary on the Lady Justice scales “decor.” Because I was laughing so hard. I was gasping. Had a near-death experience, was going towards the light. I haven’t laughed like that in probably years. And I thank you. It reminded me of the last hour of a four-hour Diamonique marathon on QVC. “Maybe there’s a babysitter in your life and you just want to tell her, ‘You’re a super babysitter, here’s this pink Diamonique ring.’”Because no one wants that ring or those inexplicable scales.
Signage makes me stressed. I don't even like the packaging that food comes in, like cereal boxes. Bright colors & signage designed to grab your attention so you'll buy it. I don't need it grabbing my attention in my kitchen. Too distracting & busy & crazy colors. I tend to decant almost everything into simple containers lol. Spent the day at a family member's home & it was fun but my eyes were constantly reading the signage decor all over the place, even when I consciously tried to stop reading it. I don't know how people live with that all over their home.
I have one in my kitchen. ( I work at Hobby Lobby so…) it’s a tiny rectangle with 3.5 gold stars. it says “would eat here again” in a vintage typeface. It makes me laugh.
Thanks Nick for the good advice and for your humour... and don't we all need a good laugh during these intense times. I think Homesense should give you a job Nick to source their inventory!
I get the biggest kick out of how you laugh at yourself before you get the words out. It cracks me up every single time. Lmao at the ugly assed scales of justice! 🤣🤣🤣
@rowan orre I LOVE HER!!!, Though I tend to only watch videos on specific topics, because I feel sometimes her style is a little more hotel-ish than is my taste (makes sense, it's her field)
We will be attempting to purchase our first home over the next few months. Can’t wait to put your ideas to use. I really love MCM, minimal and no damn signs. Great vids, keep ‘em coming!
I agree with you on all of this… One thing, okay maybe 2 things I go to Home Goods for is basket’s like you mentioned and lampshades. My neighborhood HG has a HUGE selection of lampshades. Go figure. But I am 100% with you on the “wording” garbage. Enough is enough already.🙄
Liking this video because the mirror looks like it would match perfectly with a Crate and Barrel cane room divider that you featured in a photo on your channel months ago!
I have one sign in my kitchen. I converted our broom closet to a pantry. And I have a pantry sign on the door to remind my feeble mind when I’m wanting to grab the dust mop.
Best coasters I ever bought were large rubber nobby circles from Amazon. Not beautiful, but work really well. Never slip and sweaty or hot glasses are taken care of. Keep saying I should buy better looking ones, but I love how well they work.
You crack me up! You're so kind and decent in your descriptions of things you don't like. Really enjoy hearing your opinions - btw, that terrazzo lamp needed to sit there by itself.
That's exactly the kind of thing people really need to know about a product. If it doesn't function as a coaster should, then it's just a cute little square.
You Sir, make me laugh out loud! Our design tastes are very different, which is cool, I mean, you do design for a living. Some design is universal, crisp white sheets, authenic materials, like teak, marble and REAL metals. But your honest, snarky comments are just so easy to laugh at. I enjoy my homegoods & think about you everytime I shop. Thanks for adding some whimsy to something I very much enjoy!
Nick, you had me cracking up in this one. I love your channel for lots of reasons, your humor being one of them. I was also in an At Home store yesterday picking up a throw pillow I purchased online. First time ever and I was definitely telling my husband all the things that Nick wouldn't like or what Nick would say, or that Nick would like this basket or that basket. Your practical design advice has helped me a lot in decorating my new home. Anyway, long story short, I'm glad I found your channel a year ago. 😊
A big reason why bright colors are used in ski gear is because it'd easier to spot someone on the mountain. If someone gets hurt on the mountain, it's better to be visible so the ski patrol can find you. Also easier for someone helping to say "there's a guy all in pink halfway down the Xtreme Run who dislocated his shoulder". It's also easier to spot someone in your ski group on the mountain if they wear bright colors. My sister once wore all black ski gear and many other people did as well, so finding her on the slopes when trying to meet up at the ski lift was nearly impossible. But I always could find my father because he had a bright blue jacket and a red ski helmet. Also easier to spot bright colors if weather conditions aren't the best on the mountain.
