I think this is a really important message. I worked with an interior designer a couple of years ago. I ended up realizing that I was making my decisions based on what I thought everyone else would think. It took me until recently to get that all out of my head and just consider our own life.
@@anitas5817 it can be SO hard to figure out which voices in our head are ours vs other people’s! Especially if we’ve been conditioned to put other’s needs above our own (like I think a lot of women have). I’m glad you were able to tune them out. Thank you for watching! 💕
Honestly, the relief I felt after the first sentence is insane! I recently felt incredibly inferior to “others” as a 37 year old because my plates and cutlery are all mismatch and I only have four of everything. I felt inadequate as an adult, as if I was somewhat broken. Until I realised it is a perfect amount of stuff for just me and I actually don’t care. Thank you for this video!! 🤍
@@implorapace I’m so happy it resonated with you 🥺 That is a very real feeling and one that I feel often as well! Sometimes I feel like everyone around me grew up and I’m over here just trying to pass as an adult. But when I zoom out I realize it’s silly to base my worth off material objects! (I’m the same with minimal, mismatched tableware btw ❤️)
@ Thank you for your kind words ❤️ specially for being generous with your own thoughts, it’s healing to feel understood and seen. Once again, thank you!! 🙏
I grew up in Kansas. Style is never a thing. It’s all about function and pass it down! Also, I’ve never freaked out about having a perfect house for guests. If you are my friend, you know I have some clutter and dogs. A girlfriend recently visited and didn’t know I was “a messy girl”. Yeah- I don’t feel shamed. Perfectly clean is not the ADHD way. And honestly, I do pretty good these days for me.
@@theresadohm2125 I love that! It’s interesting how priorities can vary place to place. Even moving from SoCal to Portland was a huge difference in how casually people dressed and how little people care about looks here.
A couple of kind friends went with me yesterday to window-shop for my planned home makeover. I expressed my anxiousness about mixing and matching the “wrong things” and my friend sent me this clip. Loved it! Thanks 😊
@@ericamyles8839 aww this is so nice to hear!! What a great friend! I’m so glad you found the video helpful. Have fun with your home makeover! It will turn out great 🥰
It drives me crazy that people either decorate - or worse - do home renovations based on resale value and what would do well on the market. ~I'm~ living here so I'm renovating and decorating in the way that ~I~ prefer. If we sell our house one day, the buyers can change what they want. How am I supposed to know, for example, what color bathroom vanity they want? Trends do NOT equal preferences.
@@ochoheido yes!! This is another great example of making decisions based off other’s opinions. Repainting if you decide to move out is also a really easy way to make everything buyer friendly (aka generic and white 😂). So do what you want while it’s yours!
I love that you shared your spaces in your apartment that aren’t “aesthetic” but that work for you with your real life. I’m always questioning how functional most of the aesthetic apartments are that I see on Instagram. And I actually think there’s something to be said that having an aesthetic space comes with a trade off of not being as functional! 😅
@@abbys5347 thank you! 🥹 I question these aesthetic apartments too…some don’t even look lived in! I think a lot of it is camera angles or cleaning up before sharing lol. It reminds me of the idea that form follows function…function should always come first imo! Otherwise it’s just useless aesthetic trash 😂
Baudrillard writes about objects being detatched from function in his book The System of Objects. It kind of turns your home into a designer theme park. Having personal style takes years to cultivate and leading with function doesn't mean you don't enjoy fashion. It just means you're less susceptible to the trend cycle.
@@MaximumDull You win for smartest comments! 🫶 I’m adding this to my reading list. And exactly…I still like pretty things, but knowing what works and doesn’t work for me helps me to not fall prey to the pressure of trends!
@claritykat Your comments section is such a nice place, people have been genuinely kind, and I enjoy what you're doing with your channel. I had a hard time organizing my home until I realized that function should be the priority. I was looking at other people's priorities and feeling stupid because it didn't work for me. Your message about making your home for you really resonates.
@@MaximumDull thank you so much! That means a lot to me. I’m glad my video resonated with you. It can be hard to not confuse other people’s priorities with our own ❤️
fr fr. Poordom has made me fairly trend proof, but I know I have a good sense of style it just takes me a longer time to decide and invest in my objects.
Love this video, thank you so much for this! I bought a home 2yrs that could definitely use some upgrades, it's 50 yrs old and not much has been done to update it since its build. I recently started a minor remodel on just the living room (getting rid of popcorn ceiling and wood paneling). Now I'm constantly reminding my other half that we don't need to make all the design decisions and purchases right this minute. Its ok to have furniture that doesn't match, its fine if the old rug doesn't really work with new paint color, we don't have to buy lamps and end tables when I'm not even sure what I want. It's a constant struggle to convince him that a minor remodel doesn't mean the room is going to look like the show room display at the furniture store. This video will help! Thanks again.
@@cc8942 congrats on your new (old) home! That’s exciting to have a space to call your own. There’s something even more gratifying about collecting the perfect pieces over time and letting it come together slowly! Plus I think you learn a lot about what you want and what works by living in the space and letting it grow organically.❤️
Thank you so much for this video. It really helped soothe the pressure I put on myself with perfectionism and my self perceived deficits with ADHD. I’m a graphic designer and feel like my whole life needs to be aesthetic, but I literally am too tired to care about aesthetics outside of my job. Just reminding myself it’s okay not to be aesthetic and functional is good. ❤
@@michellepark9163 this is the most relatable comment ever! I’m right there with you with the perfectionism and ADHD. It can be really debilitating. And working in a creative field really adds to that pressure! But same…all my creative energy would be used up at work, yet it was almost an expectation by others that I was living, eating, and breathing interior design 24/7. Not to mention people wanting free design advice in my personal life when I’m trying to not think about work 🥲
It is so refreshing to find people like you that show reality... normal life... not the typical stage things....I prefer "influencers" that are real. Thank you Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄!
This video is what I needed! We bought our first home and I wanted so much to work it out cozy, aesthetically pleasing, warm, etc. I was looking way to much in interior design. I was comparing my decor non stop with online designers, I couldn't design exactly like them because their decor was so expensive. The other downside is, my home didn't look really like us, it was just "generic" from online copy-cat like. It's your home, it doesn't have to look like a designer showroom! When I understood that and started to design my home more like us, it was already more warmer and pleasing!
@@ambradeluna yes! 👏 there are so many voices and ideas out there that it can be hard to focus on what works for us. Slowly curating your home is a great way to make it feel true to you and less sterile and generic. And it’s so wonderful to be able to share those authentic parts of you with others who visit your home ❤️
I think it's just weird how everything is categorized. I have certain styles that I like simply because I like them. I've been told I like cottage core. No, I just like what I like. I've been told I'm into that 90's vibe. No, I'm just a Gen Xr and still vibe like I always have. The thing I hate is that whatever is trending at the moment is usually the only thing that's available at stores. When torn jeans were all the rage, I couldn't find a pair of jeans I wanted because they all had holes in them. And for those of us who want nothing to do with trends, apparently everything is a trend or a scene or an aesthetic. It's so annoying.
@@cesigallardo2233 omg yes! I’m annoyed by this too. I understand being inspired by certain aesthetics, but I think putting yourself in one specific box just because it’s trendy encourages people to have an all or nothing mentality about style, probably leading to more waste and overconsumption once they decide that one style isn’t them anymore. Reminds me of how in middle school & highschool most people would either be preppy, skater, or emo and I didn’t fit clearly into any of those which I think confused some people. 😂
I love this video! I would say, I lived without curtains my first year out of college, I hung curtains just to add some interest in a boring white bedroom. Hanging curtains at the windows instantly made the room feel more cozy. Ever since I have hung curtains, for light blocking and aesthetics. (Except, I’ve lived in my current place 7 years now and still don’t have curtains there. Usually, when I moved into a space, I a design would “come to me;” not this place. I was dried up. Even seven years later, I’m struggling with a design.
@@amyheckathorn7172 curtains really can make a huge difference in how cozy and soft a room feels! I feel like I never know how long I’m going to stay in an apartment, so I never bother…except I’m going on 4 years in this apartment but now it feels too late 😅 7 years is a long time! Maybe other things have been priority in your life lately which is fine too 🫶
We are conditioned from a very young age on to compare ourselves to others to be competitive, because our society is built on competition. That mindset will go nowhere. But we can make the decision to compartmentalize where we want/need to compete with others. I like design very much, so I do put a lot of effort into my interior design but I'd say most people actually don't care that much about interior design aesthetics and just want it to feel homey. I'd say go for it. If I visit another person's home then I appreciate the hospitality over any kind of aesthetic every time.
@@ApricusInaros I think you’re right…our culture definitely prioritizes individuality and competition, which can lead to a lot of negative outcomes. And interior design can be a lot of fun and add a lot of personal value, but isn’t a must. And yes! I’ll always appreciate being welcomed into somebody’s home above all else ❤️
Athletically pleasing used to be term that was used. But it didn’t need to be a specific thing we needed to have. Just a way things were curated. I love watching interior designers home tours. Often they are very eclectic homes and have functional qualities you don’t see in aesthetically pleasing homes. My idea is decorate the walls, have minimal flat surfaces, and get nice decorative things you use like shower curtains and trash cans. All of my bathroom/ bedroom trash cans are baskets I’ve collected over 22 years. Before getting them I had Dollar Tree garbage cans. My garbage cans is a cheep close top from Walmart. Being white allows it to blend in. It’s also white so I can see where the dirt is and can clean it.
@@skillhunterffv4058 that’s interesting what you said about interior designer’s homes! But it makes sense that a lot of us would consider function first…I think that’s maybe the difference between interior design and decorating. And I think focusing on the typically boring, everyday functional objects being special where possible is a wonderful way to approach your home! ❤️
This is an awesome video and message! Just what i needed ro hear! Ive been slowly trying to get my home more updated and decluttered for a couple of years now. I dont even know anything about interior design so its so hard. Thanks for the inspiration and letting people know its ok if everything isnt perfect❤️
@@homesteadingdreams8046 aw, that makes me happy to hear! And it can be very overwhelming, but exactly…progress over perfection is something I tell myself a lot ☺️ Good luck on the home declutter! I just did that last winter and it made a huge difference in how functional my space was!
one style of video i loath to see are the "how to make your home look expensive" videos and just those kind of videos in general in other categories like fashion ("how to look like youre rich") i almost wanna watch it to make sure im not doing anything in those videos 😭
@@Weeabruh it can be so hard to not feel personally attacked by some of these videos! Anything that starts to make me feel icky I try to turn off immediately 😖
I don’t have tik tok or instagram, but hyper consumerism makes us all feel like our homes are not enough. I wish there was more content like this! So people feel enough with what they have.
I love your nonchalance during this video! I love my home in its mix of aesthetics ( important for me ) and functional realistic. I learned to embrace it
@@cybermücke I love that! A functional space that you can still experiment and have fun with. And sometimes I think it can take some trial and error to figure out what makes our home feel “right” for us and that can evolve over time, but that’s part of the fun of it! 💕
Im trying to balancing functional with aesthetic. Your home is a home not a display home and it’s ok for it to look like people actually live there. Growing up my home was cluttered and barely functional with cheap ugly secondhand stuff. My parents particularly my father didn’t like spending money to the detriment of our health. So having a balance is key especially investing where you spend the most time ie. bed, bedding, mattress and couch. I don’t care what others think as I’m the one who lives in my space and I have a life with a child in a small space so it has to work.
@@Lulu-oi9ue balance is definitely key! I also prefer to invest in fewer higher quality pieces where function matters most (like mattress and couch as you said). There are a lot of cute affordable couches out there, but if they’re not comfortable then it’s not worth it imo! And I can’t currently afford an aesthetic high quality couch, so I found a moderately decent looking one that was comfortable and affordable. Plus it has storage inside making it very functional for my small apartment! 🥰
Now that was refreshingly honest! I have what I call my "pandemic couch". Its all i could find, 7' long, horribly grey, and was immediately shredded by my cat. Oh and its uncomfortable.😅
@@marianfrances4959 omg pandemic couch 😂 that is so relatable!! Our couch is from ikea, and we had them notify us when it was back in stock because it was sold out but was the most affordable decent looking option we could find. When it came back in stock, we were at ikea within an hour and we got literally the last one before they sold out again!! Crazy times…
Yes definitly I feel so ashamed when people apologies for the mess when their appartement is in the same state my appartement is when he is clean. I think they will collapse if they say my version of "messy appartement". 😢
@@madda5133 I relate to this! I didn’t even show you guys some of the worst parts (aka my bathroom), because I didn’t want to gross people out. 👀 So I’m right there with you! It’s ok though, we’re doing the best we can.❤️
thanks for doing this. Content creators are class blind when it comes to how many of us live and to be real, it stirs up my class resentment. I don't have a car, I cant simply buy vintage off FB marketplace or thrift stores. I cant easily sell things I no longer like. Its a sunk cost in a tight budget for me. I live in an sro w 235 sq ft. Clutter irritates me. Its a 100 yrs old bldg its never going to be as clean as a new condo. I would live to color drench but that big a paint job will get expensive. Baseboards and window trim are chipped and painted over so many times. Will I strip, sand prime and paint? I'm not a handy DIY and even if I were, where would I store all of these supplies. Yes, I watch a lot of interior design content, its an interest of mine but aspirational minimalism is in reality quite expensive, and as I said even relatable design ppl can make me angry and sad that a well designed home will always be structurally out of my grasp. thanks again fr.
@@laurengin4581 thank you for sharing ❤️ Your frustrations are very valid and I think relatable to a lot of people. Even I’ve stopped watching most interior design content because of how bad it makes me feel. I hope your home continues to be a comfortable place for you, whatever that may look like! 🫶
@@claritykat thanks for saying so. really needed to let these out. my home is both functional and pleasing to me, and I can see its the same for you, and im grateful.
i am perpetually stumped by the misuse of the word 'aesthetic'. It is NOT an adjective, it is a noun. "The room had a traditional aesthetic." or "A modern aesthetic." Not "The room was aesthetic". It's so... DOH!!
Language changes with use though. The etymological fallacy explains how original meaning doesn't dictate current use, which can be altered by trends. It's cool to think about how meaning changes and why, especially if you enjoy writing poetry.
@@Daydreamerr13 The meaning of words change and etymology traces that. Sometimes things come to mean their opposite. The example I tend to remember is the idea of bootstrapping from the expression to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. The original idea was from the novel Don Quixote and it referred to how it was absurd because the character is an impractical idealist, or someone who dreams big but doesn't think of the practical steps required. It was transformed into a metaphor or figure of speech for self-reliance/overcoming challenges.
@Daydreamerr13 Thank you 😊 I'm completing a PhD, and work in education. My research is on using gameplay theory and game design to transform the classroom. I made a game in first year for students, and I'm writing about how to take ideas from that process and apply them to a different experiment.
one thing i see a lot of youtubers stress like it's a cardinal sin to not have is matching light bulb temperature. aesthetically i like it more mixed. i guess things are mono temperature during the day maybe? but in a room it feels too matchy and artificialish? and there are far more instances of varying light temperatures in the world that doesn't "stress us out": like the cool moonlight behind a hot campfire, a cloudy sunset, etc. but i nearly felt the need to replace my cool bulbs for warm ones despite them still working
@@Weeabruh your examples of different temperatures of light found in nature makes a really interesting point! I do think there’s something to be said about layering different temperatures in this way, same as you might layer different textures or colors. As long as my lighting doesn’t make my home feel like a hospital, I’m happy! 😂
It’s VERY important for me to have a beautiful home for ME.
@@kathyorourke9273 love that! It’s important to have a home that brings you joy and feels comfortable for you 💕
I think this is a really important message. I worked with an interior designer a couple of years ago. I ended up realizing that I was making my decisions based on what I thought everyone else would think. It took me until recently to get that all out of my head and just consider our own life.
@@anitas5817 it can be SO hard to figure out which voices in our head are ours vs other people’s! Especially if we’ve been conditioned to put other’s needs above our own (like I think a lot of women have). I’m glad you were able to tune them out. Thank you for watching! 💕
Honestly, the relief I felt after the first sentence is insane! I recently felt incredibly inferior to “others” as a 37 year old because my plates and cutlery are all mismatch and I only have four of everything. I felt inadequate as an adult, as if I was somewhat broken. Until I realised it is a perfect amount of stuff for just me and I actually don’t care. Thank you for this video!! 🤍
@@implorapace I’m so happy it resonated with you 🥺 That is a very real feeling and one that I feel often as well! Sometimes I feel like everyone around me grew up and I’m over here just trying to pass as an adult. But when I zoom out I realize it’s silly to base my worth off material objects! (I’m the same with minimal, mismatched tableware btw ❤️)
@ Thank you for your kind words ❤️ specially for being generous with your own thoughts, it’s healing to feel understood and seen. Once again, thank you!! 🙏
I grew up in Kansas. Style is never a thing. It’s all about function and pass it down!
Also, I’ve never freaked out about having a perfect house for guests. If you are my friend, you know I have some clutter and dogs. A girlfriend recently visited and didn’t know I was “a messy girl”. Yeah- I don’t feel shamed. Perfectly clean is not the ADHD way. And honestly, I do pretty good these days for me.
@@theresadohm2125 I love that! It’s interesting how priorities can vary place to place. Even moving from SoCal to Portland was a huge difference in how casually people dressed and how little people care about looks here.
A couple of kind friends went with me yesterday to window-shop for my planned home makeover. I expressed my anxiousness about mixing and matching the “wrong things” and my friend sent me this clip. Loved it! Thanks 😊
@@ericamyles8839 aww this is so nice to hear!! What a great friend! I’m so glad you found the video helpful. Have fun with your home makeover! It will turn out great 🥰
It drives me crazy that people either decorate - or worse - do home renovations based on resale value and what would do well on the market. ~I'm~ living here so I'm renovating and decorating in the way that ~I~ prefer. If we sell our house one day, the buyers can change what they want. How am I supposed to know, for example, what color bathroom vanity they want? Trends do NOT equal preferences.
@@ochoheido yes!! This is another great example of making decisions based off other’s opinions. Repainting if you decide to move out is also a really easy way to make everything buyer friendly (aka generic and white 😂). So do what you want while it’s yours!
I love that you shared your spaces in your apartment that aren’t “aesthetic” but that work for you with your real life. I’m always questioning how functional most of the aesthetic apartments are that I see on Instagram. And I actually think there’s something to be said that having an aesthetic space comes with a trade off of not being as functional! 😅
@@abbys5347 thank you! 🥹 I question these aesthetic apartments too…some don’t even look lived in! I think a lot of it is camera angles or cleaning up before sharing lol. It reminds me of the idea that form follows function…function should always come first imo! Otherwise it’s just useless aesthetic trash 😂
Baudrillard writes about objects being detatched from function in his book The System of Objects. It kind of turns your home into a designer theme park. Having personal style takes years to cultivate and leading with function doesn't mean you don't enjoy fashion. It just means you're less susceptible to the trend cycle.
@@MaximumDull You win for smartest comments! 🫶 I’m adding this to my reading list. And exactly…I still like pretty things, but knowing what works and doesn’t work for me helps me to not fall prey to the pressure of trends!
@claritykat Your comments section is such a nice place, people have been genuinely kind, and I enjoy what you're doing with your channel. I had a hard time organizing my home until I realized that function should be the priority. I was looking at other people's priorities and feeling stupid because it didn't work for me. Your message about making your home for you really resonates.
@@MaximumDull thank you so much! That means a lot to me. I’m glad my video resonated with you. It can be hard to not confuse other people’s priorities with our own ❤️
fr fr. Poordom has made me fairly trend proof, but I know I have a good sense of style it just takes me a longer time to decide and invest in my objects.
Love this video, thank you so much for this! I bought a home 2yrs that could definitely use some upgrades, it's 50 yrs old and not much has been done to update it since its build. I recently started a minor remodel on just the living room (getting rid of popcorn ceiling and wood paneling). Now I'm constantly reminding my other half that we don't need to make all the design decisions and purchases right this minute. Its ok to have furniture that doesn't match, its fine if the old rug doesn't really work with new paint color, we don't have to buy lamps and end tables when I'm not even sure what I want. It's a constant struggle to convince him that a minor remodel doesn't mean the room is going to look like the show room display at the furniture store. This video will help! Thanks again.
@@cc8942 congrats on your new (old) home! That’s exciting to have a space to call your own. There’s something even more gratifying about collecting the perfect pieces over time and letting it come together slowly! Plus I think you learn a lot about what you want and what works by living in the space and letting it grow organically.❤️
Thank you so much for this video. It really helped soothe the pressure I put on myself with perfectionism and my self perceived deficits with ADHD. I’m a graphic designer and feel like my whole life needs to be aesthetic, but I literally am too tired to care about aesthetics outside of my job. Just reminding myself it’s okay not to be aesthetic and functional is good. ❤
@@michellepark9163 this is the most relatable comment ever! I’m right there with you with the perfectionism and ADHD. It can be really debilitating. And working in a creative field really adds to that pressure! But same…all my creative energy would be used up at work, yet it was almost an expectation by others that I was living, eating, and breathing interior design 24/7. Not to mention people wanting free design advice in my personal life when I’m trying to not think about work 🥲
It is so refreshing to find people like you that show reality... normal life... not the typical stage things....I prefer "influencers" that are real. Thank you Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄!
@@LoafHunter Thank you for watching! I’m so happy that you found it refreshing. And Merry Christmas to you too! ❤️❤️
This video is what I needed! We bought our first home and I wanted so much to work it out cozy, aesthetically pleasing, warm, etc. I was looking way to much in interior design. I was comparing my decor non stop with online designers, I couldn't design exactly like them because their decor was so expensive. The other downside is, my home didn't look really like us, it was just "generic" from online copy-cat like.
It's your home, it doesn't have to look like a designer showroom! When I understood that and started to design my home more like us, it was already more warmer and pleasing!
@@ambradeluna yes! 👏 there are so many voices and ideas out there that it can be hard to focus on what works for us. Slowly curating your home is a great way to make it feel true to you and less sterile and generic. And it’s so wonderful to be able to share those authentic parts of you with others who visit your home ❤️
I think it's just weird how everything is categorized. I have certain styles that I like simply because I like them. I've been told I like cottage core. No, I just like what I like. I've been told I'm into that 90's vibe. No, I'm just a Gen Xr and still vibe like I always have. The thing I hate is that whatever is trending at the moment is usually the only thing that's available at stores. When torn jeans were all the rage, I couldn't find a pair of jeans I wanted because they all had holes in them. And for those of us who want nothing to do with trends, apparently everything is a trend or a scene or an aesthetic. It's so annoying.
@@cesigallardo2233 omg yes! I’m annoyed by this too. I understand being inspired by certain aesthetics, but I think putting yourself in one specific box just because it’s trendy encourages people to have an all or nothing mentality about style, probably leading to more waste and overconsumption once they decide that one style isn’t them anymore. Reminds me of how in middle school & highschool most people would either be preppy, skater, or emo and I didn’t fit clearly into any of those which I think confused some people. 😂
I love this video! I would say, I lived without curtains my first year out of college, I hung curtains just to add some interest in a boring white bedroom. Hanging curtains at the windows instantly made the room feel more cozy. Ever since I have hung curtains, for light blocking and aesthetics. (Except, I’ve lived in my current place 7 years now and still don’t have curtains there. Usually, when I moved into a space, I a design would “come to me;” not this place. I was dried up. Even seven years later, I’m struggling with a design.
@@amyheckathorn7172 curtains really can make a huge difference in how cozy and soft a room feels! I feel like I never know how long I’m going to stay in an apartment, so I never bother…except I’m going on 4 years in this apartment but now it feels too late 😅 7 years is a long time! Maybe other things have been priority in your life lately which is fine too 🫶
We are conditioned from a very young age on to compare ourselves to others to be competitive, because our society is built on competition. That mindset will go nowhere. But we can make the decision to compartmentalize where we want/need to compete with others. I like design very much, so I do put a lot of effort into my interior design but I'd say most people actually don't care that much about interior design aesthetics and just want it to feel homey. I'd say go for it. If I visit another person's home then I appreciate the hospitality over any kind of aesthetic every time.
@@ApricusInaros I think you’re right…our culture definitely prioritizes individuality and competition, which can lead to a lot of negative outcomes. And interior design can be a lot of fun and add a lot of personal value, but isn’t a must. And yes! I’ll always appreciate being welcomed into somebody’s home above all else ❤️
As an interior designer I approve this message
@@ClareceLeona yess!! Interior designers unite against aesthetics 🙌😂
Athletically pleasing used to be term that was used. But it didn’t need to be a specific thing we needed to have. Just a way things were curated.
I love watching interior designers home tours. Often they are very eclectic homes and have functional qualities you don’t see in aesthetically pleasing homes.
My idea is decorate the walls, have minimal flat surfaces, and get nice decorative things you use like shower curtains and trash cans.
All of my bathroom/ bedroom trash cans are baskets I’ve collected over 22 years. Before getting them I had Dollar Tree garbage cans.
My garbage cans is a cheep close top from Walmart. Being white allows it to blend in. It’s also white so I can see where the dirt is and can clean it.
@@skillhunterffv4058 that’s interesting what you said about interior designer’s homes! But it makes sense that a lot of us would consider function first…I think that’s maybe the difference between interior design and decorating.
And I think focusing on the typically boring, everyday functional objects being special where possible is a wonderful way to approach your home! ❤️
This is an awesome video and message! Just what i needed ro hear! Ive been slowly trying to get my home more updated and decluttered for a couple of years now. I dont even know anything about interior design so its so hard. Thanks for the inspiration and letting people know its ok if everything isnt perfect❤️
@@homesteadingdreams8046 aw, that makes me happy to hear! And it can be very overwhelming, but exactly…progress over perfection is something I tell myself a lot ☺️ Good luck on the home declutter! I just did that last winter and it made a huge difference in how functional my space was!
one style of video i loath to see are the "how to make your home look expensive" videos and just those kind of videos in general in other categories like fashion ("how to look like youre rich") i almost wanna watch it to make sure im not doing anything in those videos 😭
@@Weeabruh it can be so hard to not feel personally attacked by some of these videos! Anything that starts to make me feel icky I try to turn off immediately 😖
This is soo refreshing!! Thank you, Jean pierre is cute!
@@fionasham5961 thank you! He is the best little fur baby 🥹💕
I don’t have tik tok or instagram, but hyper consumerism makes us all feel like our homes are not enough. I wish there was more content like this! So people feel enough with what they have.
@@fionasham5961 It can be hard to escape the consumerism, even without social media! Thank you for that, I hope more people spread this idea 🫶
I love your nonchalance during this video! I love my home in its mix of aesthetics ( important for me ) and functional realistic. I learned to embrace it
@@cybermücke I love that! A functional space that you can still experiment and have fun with. And sometimes I think it can take some trial and error to figure out what makes our home feel “right” for us and that can evolve over time, but that’s part of the fun of it! 💕
@@claritykatTotally! :)
Im trying to balancing functional with aesthetic. Your home is a home not a display home and it’s ok for it to look like people actually live there. Growing up my home was cluttered and barely functional with cheap ugly secondhand stuff. My parents particularly my father didn’t like spending money to the detriment of our health. So having a balance is key especially investing where you spend the most time ie. bed, bedding, mattress and couch. I don’t care what others think as I’m the one who lives in my space and I have a life with a child in a small space so it has to work.
@@Lulu-oi9ue balance is definitely key! I also prefer to invest in fewer higher quality pieces where function matters most (like mattress and couch as you said). There are a lot of cute affordable couches out there, but if they’re not comfortable then it’s not worth it imo! And I can’t currently afford an aesthetic high quality couch, so I found a moderately decent looking one that was comfortable and affordable. Plus it has storage inside making it very functional for my small apartment! 🥰
I really needed to hear this today. Thank you
@@riledmouse4677 I’m glad I could help 🫶
It's hard when buying new furniture, as all you can get is what's currently fashionable. That might not fit your needs or your tastes.
@@bink865 it is hard! And a lot of furniture isn’t made well nowadays too. Another reason why second-hand or vintage is a good option if possible!
This is such a REAL VIDEO and very needed. Love it!! And very nice home.🥰💃🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@ericaolw1933 Thank you!! It is very much my real life. 🫶 Thanks for watching!
Now that was refreshingly honest! I have what I call my "pandemic couch". Its all i could find, 7' long, horribly grey, and was immediately shredded by my cat. Oh and its uncomfortable.😅
@@marianfrances4959 omg pandemic couch 😂 that is so relatable!! Our couch is from ikea, and we had them notify us when it was back in stock because it was sold out but was the most affordable decent looking option we could find. When it came back in stock, we were at ikea within an hour and we got literally the last one before they sold out again!! Crazy times…
Yes definitly I feel so ashamed when people apologies for the mess when their appartement is in the same state my appartement is when he is clean.
I think they will collapse if they say my version of "messy appartement". 😢
You are so respectfull. Thank you.
@@madda5133 I relate to this! I didn’t even show you guys some of the worst parts (aka my bathroom), because I didn’t want to gross people out. 👀 So I’m right there with you! It’s ok though, we’re doing the best we can.❤️
Love this video and message!❤ thank you for these very important reminders.
@@mag6521 thank you for watching! 💕 I needed these reminders for myself 😅
Your home is still pretty nice all things considered. The rabbit enclosure is stylish too.
@@MaximumDull thank you! I still like my space to bring me joy where possible 🥰
thanks for doing this. Content creators are class blind when it comes to how many of us live and to be real, it stirs up my class resentment. I don't have a car, I cant simply buy vintage off FB marketplace or thrift stores. I cant easily sell things I no longer like. Its a sunk cost in a tight budget for me.
I live in an sro w 235 sq ft. Clutter irritates me. Its a 100 yrs old bldg its never going to be as clean as a new condo. I would live to color drench but that big a paint job will get expensive. Baseboards and window trim are chipped and painted over so many times. Will I strip, sand prime and paint? I'm not a handy DIY and even if I were, where would I store all of these supplies.
Yes, I watch a lot of interior design content, its an interest of mine but aspirational minimalism is in reality quite expensive, and as I said even relatable design ppl can make me angry and sad that a well designed home will always be structurally out of my grasp.
thanks again fr.
@@laurengin4581 thank you for sharing ❤️ Your frustrations are very valid and I think relatable to a lot of people. Even I’ve stopped watching most interior design content because of how bad it makes me feel. I hope your home continues to be a comfortable place for you, whatever that may look like! 🫶
@@claritykat thanks for saying so. really needed to let these out. my home is both functional and pleasing to me, and I can see its the same for you, and im grateful.
Thank God someone said it!
@@annap1171 🤗❤️
i am perpetually stumped by the misuse of the word 'aesthetic'. It is NOT an adjective, it is a noun. "The room had a traditional aesthetic." or "A modern aesthetic." Not "The room was aesthetic". It's so... DOH!!
Language changes with use though. The etymological fallacy explains how original meaning doesn't dictate current use, which can be altered by trends. It's cool to think about how meaning changes and why, especially if you enjoy writing poetry.
@@MaximumDullcan you say this but so that my dumb brain can understand? 😂
@@Daydreamerr13 The meaning of words change and etymology traces that. Sometimes things come to mean their opposite. The example I tend to remember is the idea of bootstrapping from the expression to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. The original idea was from the novel Don Quixote and it referred to how it was absurd because the character is an impractical idealist, or someone who dreams big but doesn't think of the practical steps required. It was transformed into a metaphor or figure of speech for self-reliance/overcoming challenges.
@@MaximumDull thank you!!! Ur hella smart that’s dope. What’s ur career? I wish I was this smart. 💓
@Daydreamerr13 Thank you 😊 I'm completing a PhD, and work in education. My research is on using gameplay theory and game design to transform the classroom. I made a game in first year for students, and I'm writing about how to take ideas from that process and apply them to a different experiment.
Love this video! Also, you might want to get your landlord to address that kitchen faucet slow leak.
@@kimmieb2u it’s been on our to-do list for a while 🫣 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Love the message and love you have a house bunny!
@@ashleyjones1918 thank you! And he really is the best, I love him so much 🥰
Finally a real life video
@@ericamar1241 🫶
but it does have to be cozy ☺
@@adjutant cozy is a must! 🫶
Beautiful video.
@@everythingispolitics6526 thank you for watching 🥺
one thing i see a lot of youtubers stress like it's a cardinal sin to not have is matching light bulb temperature. aesthetically i like it more mixed. i guess things are mono temperature during the day maybe? but in a room it feels too matchy and artificialish? and there are far more instances of varying light temperatures in the world that doesn't "stress us out": like the cool moonlight behind a hot campfire, a cloudy sunset, etc. but i nearly felt the need to replace my cool bulbs for warm ones despite them still working
@@Weeabruh your examples of different temperatures of light found in nature makes a really interesting point! I do think there’s something to be said about layering different temperatures in this way, same as you might layer different textures or colors. As long as my lighting doesn’t make my home feel like a hospital, I’m happy! 😂
I was going through the same phase glad you conveyed this messege very much needed it was! 😃
Ps. You are very cute 😻
@mariamawahid3714 thank you for the compliment! 🤭 I’m glad I’m not alone feeling this way! ❤️
It’s not economical to replace this 8;year old rug with a $2 grand rug 😂
@@ginnyrust6874 that’s my logic 😂 rugs can be expensive!