WHY Mid Century Modern Is Being Reinvented TODAY!  

Hey guys... This is HOW you can do a "touch" of BARBIECORE, straight from the #BarbieMovie in a way that brings your space to life without feeling trendy! #MCM #MAXIMALISM #JOYTREND

My husband bought our house which sat on the market for a long time because it was light gray with pink trim and had raspberry carpet throughout and pink ceiling fans. He’s in real estate and knew paint and new carpet is all it needed. He said the neighbors came over and thanked him for painting the trim. 😊

This video made me realize that pink and orange pillows on a navy blue or teal sofa are a combination I'd like to see together. Also, avoiding pink appliances is definitely great advice. I can see that happening with most eccentric tastes when it comes to selling a home.

The Barbie movie was really great at portraying all kinds of nods to Americana architecture, pop culture, history, etc. I really enjoyed all the eye candy in the movie! Thanks for these bits of historical info!

Pink and orange was everywhere in the 1960s! My Barbie camper van circa 1968 approx was primarily orange with pink and yellow highlights.

Great job, Lisa. There is a lot to learn from Barbie…interior design, fashion. It’s timeless. There was a time when Kate Spade was designing with pink and orange. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see some of those pieces come back.

This is a fun video to watch that's both entertaining and informational. I didn't expect to learn about design while referencing the Barbie movie and learn about interesting color combos.

Lisa! With those white sunglasses, you look like Barbie!💖

_(Preface: Sorry about the length. I try to be concise, but I want the reader to understand the concept. If Lisa reads this, perhaps she can boil it down for us with fewer words. But _*_I believe this is a critical colour design principle,_*_ and I think most people don't understand the basics of the concept.)_ What a fun, unusual presentation. Lisa managed to combine a bit of a historical design lesson with a contemporary application. Something that really struck me, due to the crazily bold colours and colour combinations shown, is *how & why colours 'go together'.* I learned, much too late in life, the basics of why colours 'go together' or don't--- *it's the undertone, people!* I don't have the design vocabulary, but it's essentially that the most unlikely colours can 'fit' with each other if some of the dyes they blend to make up each colour (paint, etc.) are the same. Conversely, *if the key dyes that make up each colour are different, even colours that **_should_** seem to go together (say, tan and brown), even to untrained eyes, just won't.* I learned this in a jarring way when I bought a house in which the owners had recently painted with a yellow and a brown or tan shade. It...was.... *_hideous._* They _should_ have coordinated nicely, but it was screamingly obvious that the undertones were completely different from each other. A few years back one of the big paint manufacturers that supplied Home Depot in Canada offered *paint swatches with 'cheat' symbols on each multi paint chip.* If you selected two multi chips, even from drastically different colours, *as long as each one had identical symbols, any of the colours on either chip should 'go together'.* So, any that had a 'moon', or a 'star', or a 'bird' or whatever---all 'moon' paints coordinated, and all 'birds' coordinated. It was frigging brilliant. I played around, trying various chips together, and even weirdly unusual selections all looked 'right' together, _if they had identical symbols._ This has *nothing to do with individual colour preferences!* If you don't like pink and green combinations, that's fine, and entirely not the point. But if you did, this system showed you which ones had been formulated to look 'right' together. 'The Despot' (as I call it) doesn't have these anymore. And I don't know if any manufacturer does. And it's a stupid, stupid regression. Because people like me, who aren't always sure about pleasing colour theory now have to wing it. And the results are hit and miss :(

Love the scarf!

Hey Barbie 😊👋 Looking fabulous.

I love MCM. It reminds me of the best years of my childhood. That color scarf looks great on you. Your face is glowing.

This was so great........I loved the comparisons and history lesson............more would be cool!

1962 first Barbie Dream House was $4.99! I didn't know the original was styled after Richard Neutra's MCM architecture. I had a Barbie Dream House from the 70s so I had a 3-floor Townhouse with an elevator 😉 Your videos are always such a great history lesson! ❤ Thanks!

Awesome Lisa ❤🎉

I prefered to focus on your eyes and brows which look fabulous and that pink scarf is best recommendation you made today about hot pink. :)

Hi Lisa!! I really liked your eye make up Today. Gave your eyes a real Lift. As for Barbie I wasn’t a big fan. I liked Dawn dolls. Remember those? they were smaller. But I loved designing their houses in my parents mcm cabinets! I did all the mcm looks with whatever I could find or make. But i never used pink. I still don’t. I’m a New Yorker. I do lots of black. 😂😂😂 but I liked your scarf so maybe I will add a pink scarf to my black wardrobe. Have a nice weekend🙂 🥰🥰👏🏻

Oh my gosh , now I need my own Barbie house . So cute and happy !

You've GOT to watch Ghost Writer and cover that house. It's like the masculine version of mid century modern.

Loved the Barbie movie!

Love that scarf on you😍!

Hi Lisa. Even though I've never been into the whole Barbie thing,(I know...gasp!)this was totally fun. I surprised myself by loving the pink tub !😄

Love this so much! Thanks for sharing!!

Having lived in LA and living Palm Springs, I loved the movie. Neutra is one of my all time favorite architects. I found the barbie world fun. 😊

LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Livin' the ''Maximum Mid-Century Modern Joy'' already, only here it's Red instead. Lisa, you really do inspire people to live the most beautiful, joyful life they can. Thanks for that, some need reminding. LOL

Thank you!

Super enjoyed this evaluation! TY much!

I love Neutra's work ❤

I have that white teeny tile with random pastels running through in the kitchen back splash. At first, I wanted to do French Country with cobalt blue, but quickly decided I had better not fight the bones. I bought some pink cuisinart coffee pot and toaster, bread box stuff and some Andy Warhol cats and such. I like it.😊😊😊

Interesting

Hi What is the pink set of crockery called that u found at Etsy? Thanks…

This too shall pass.

I'm a hard pass on Barbiecore, but I DO wish I had never given away my Barbie camper set. Oh, and I just had a childhood flashback. I cut the toes off my Barbie so all she could wear after that were her go-go boots. I remember wondering if I cut my own toe off if it would grow back. I wasn't sure so I tried it with Barbie. What a weird kid. And no, I am not now a podiatrist.... or a serial killer. 😉

I lived through the fifties and it wasn’t as fun as it looks. The furniture was thin and leggy. It looked cold and cheap even when it was high quality. Not a cozy to be found. 😢

I hated the decor in the 50’s and I still hate it now.

You lost me at Barbie movie

In researching about MCM Ive realized my late 50s "Franciscan" line by McBean of California, "dishes" must be also sought after. It seems to me that people like you who decorate like it's EXACTLY the 1950s would need matching dinnerware, and other Oasis patterned stuff like cannisters, butter dishes and snacking plates, etc, etc! Im looking to sell, people! Google "oasis by McBean/Franciscan" and see what I mean. Like the furniture, they were inspired by the space race that ws raging during those times.