Surprising Interior Design Trends That Won’t Age Well 😬
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- On this channel I talk a lot about different design trends. Some of these trends I love and others I don't. In today's video I will be going over design trends that I think will not age well in the coming years.
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00:00 - Designer Trends That Won't Age Well
01:02 - Bright Color Plaster Walls
03:34 - Neon Plastic
05:32 - Wall To Wall Marble
07:42 - Really Sculptural Furniture
09:36 - Kooky Couches
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One thing I'd add about the marble bathrooms is the giant polished tiles on the floor are absolutely dangerous. I recently stayed at a hotel that had that, and when you got out of the shower it was insanely slippery. I would never do this at home because I wouldn't notice a puddle on the floor and bust my head open.
We have this in our house we moved into 3 years ago and I thought it was so posh. Psh! Dumb Dumb. And! You can’t use bleach products on it, so I have to use special cleaners for around the toilet.
That’s exactly what happened to Bob Sagett.
Engobe ceramic and porcelain is a good price point and will give you the look of genuine marble or granite without being slippery.
I wonder if that's why the place I'm moving to hard carpet on part of the bathroom... It was a fake marble tile that's smaller, but still. It's everywhere, walls, floors, around the tub. the counter top... I can't deal with carpet in the bathroom, so we did replace the floor with the shinier kind of tile (got a good deal), but at least I have bath mats which are both grippy and easy to wash. I think I have three of those rubber backed mats, so I'll definitely be using those. My mom is making me some slippers, and I got the rubber stuff to put on the bottom of those too (I think it's called sock stop, and if you have marble and/or hardwood, I definitely suggest putting dots of it on your socks and slippers for extra grip. I personally have slipped on hardwood a lot as a kid, and it hurts).
Seconded; there was a solid marble seat in my hotel sauna/shower and I slid right off as I sat.
Neon: buy a vase. Boucle: buy a throw. Marble: try some coasters. This vlog: understated genius.
As a European watching, I can tell you the limewash walls have been done and continue to be done for decades and they still look amazing (when they're well done). It's our european heritage, it's our style, it's been used for ages as a timeless wall decor (also just chalk paint in general) and, at least in Europe, it will never go out of style - it hasn't done so, it's hard to imagine it will in the future. Limewash seems "new" in the US, it does feel like a trend when in Europe we've been doing this for a long time. That's where cultural style is interesting because I do feel like it fits in most European homes (most are over 70-80 years old) but I would agree that in super modern american homes it would look out of place.
Europe ? Which part? That is very generic!
@@joenroute9646 Personally I'm from Belgium but my comment stands for Europe. Europe is roughly the size of the US so it would be comparable. Granted there are a lot more cultures and twice the population but Europe as a whole has culturally and stylistically progressed in much the same way, contrary to the US or Australia for example. You can certainly say this style would look good in [insert european country] but since Europe historically and culturally is comparable, from purely a style and design perspective, it is not generic as it is encompassing the countries I believe have the same style. -I mean if you just look at the history of any one country in Europe, you quickly realise they're all mixed together. Belgium for example has been French, spanish and dutch so every step of the way we inherited things from those countries.-
Most houses have been built in the first half of the 20th century and have the same style whether in the Benelux, italy or France. Architectural design is very period-based. Baroque, for example, is not just found in France, it's everywhere in Europe. So really it's not about the country (countries are collective imaginations anyway- but that's another discussion) it's about the style of house and the mentality of the people. You can spot an american from a mile away, just like you can spot a european. You can't necessarily know where exactly they're from (just like you can't necessarily guess which state the american is from) but you know from their behaviour/style they are from Europe. It's a thing, I'm not making this up.
@@joenroute9646 you can find lime wash in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium just off the top of my head so yes it is found in many places in Europe. Mainly in older properties especially in rural areas.
like old cottage....Snow White and 7 Dwarf style. With large wooden beams on the ceiling.
@@bookmouse2719 My farmhouse in France has a lot of exposed stone, from entire walls to door and window surrounds. We chose to use a classic limewash paint, mixed on site, with color variations from room to room picking up the dominant tones in the stone, from gray-beiges to off white to a sunny pale ochre. Over a fairly smooth lime render, it's a soothing, unpretentious finish, very different from the variegated effect you get with the Venetian plaster finishes.
We’ve gotten to the point in our lives when we’ve said “Sod the trends, let’s just be comfortable AND debt free!” ... and we are !
Woo! Congrats 🎉. Nothing wrong with loving your space, and nothing wrong with feeling super comfortable with how much you spend/spent 😁
Lol I am neither comfortable nor debt free
I'm with you, DT!! My home is eclectic, and comfy, and every detail is happymaking for me, No interest in "trends" -- who TH cares?!
Definitely.. my home is mostly vintage and thrifted and I love it. When people come over I always get compliments because it’s different
I feel like even of you're following trends, just follow the ones you REALLY REALLY like, not the ones that are trendy. That way, even if it goes out of style, the fact that you love it keeps it in style for you.
Nick, per the wall-to-wall marble…when that type of design is specifically used in a bathroom, my sister jokingly calls those “murder bathrooms” 🤣 because literally EVERY surface - walls, floors, *and* ceiling - are all made from the same [usually glossy] material, which could all be wiped down to hide any evidence of a crime scene. 👀 so creepy! Haha. But now that she’s said it, that’s the only thing that comes to mind when I see spaces designed this way. 🙈
Real marble would probably absorb the blood, and it would stain. 😀
@@aimpat34 I'm sorry the smiley face kills me
@@aimpat34 Do you know this from experience? Just asking😁
We have an old classic hotel(Davenport hotel)in our city. It was built in the early 1900's. It has grand ballrooms, massive chandeliers, ornate hand carved railings on grand staircases, gorgeous old oil paintings, gorgeous leaded glass windows. Massive ceiling height. Gorgeous antique furniture in many of the guest rooms. Oh and marble everywhere. Floors, stairs, bathroom walls and floors, counters. There is an old history to the hotel. People have died in it and I believe someone died on one of the old back stairwells. I swear I have been down that stairwell and their is a stain on one of the landings in the floor. It has a putrid smell. My guess is during the buildings downtime when it was getting restored... A bum died there. And well... They may not have found him/her for a while. The stone is very porous and difficult to keep clean. You need to keep it sealed. So marble everything... Only belongs in a historic building or rich people's homes that can afford it and pay for its upkeep. For the rest of us. Use it as a beautiful accent... Open shelving. Never been a fan. It is a dust collector. Plastic furniture? Doesn't the world already have enough plastic in it? Do we need to fill our landfills with more of this? Because you know eventually it will be out of style and you will have to unload it on someone? Or off to the dump it goes... 😊
@@aimpat34 To have spent all that money and then having to go to the effort to tarp it off 🗡🩸
Ohmagahd, would love to see a video about "Timeless vs Trendy: We were wrong" with things we thought were timeless that turned out to just be a fad that we are now over. For example, MARBLE, neutrals, hella greenery, minimal decor etc. Or whatever the right answers are. It would be interesting
I remember thinking in the 70s that brown wall to wall carpet would be my choice forever.
I think in the end, everything is a trend. Neutrals go in and out, bright colors go in and out. The important thing is having a space that feels authentic that you love.
On the list of videos to make!
@@jerrywood4508 • My living room carpet was green shag pile...it looked like a lawn in need of a trim! My kitchen accessories were bright orange, but they did look okay with the white walls and worktops with wooden cabinets. The floor was beige...and boring! 😄
@@monicawarner4091 that sounds like my dream lol
As a middle-aged person, I now understand why older people's homes seemed kind of dated to me when I was younger. At a certain point--provided you're not in the design industry--you know what you like, and that's what you use.
My style is English country, which is practical, warm, and traditional, so it mostly defies trends. I have a house full of (mostly secondhand) good quality furniture that's well made and comfortable. I don't need anything new. If I want a change, I swap out curtains or pillows, or add a new piece of art. It's a much more sustainable way of living than revamping your style every five years or whatever.
As far as limewash, it's gorgeous in a period home. It allows traditional stone or plaster to breathe, and it is 100% appropriate in those circumstances. But we did the faux version in the 90s with color washes; even the very subtle, tonal rooms looked dated within five years.
Picking a neutral wall color is key. Nobody wants to repaint every 5 years.
Everyone always thinks their own personal preferred style is the most “practical”. To me, English Country looks cluttered and hard to keep clean.
@@huntercrosby8882I think the key is that everyone settles on the style that it is the most practical for their lifestyle and taste by the time they’re middle aged
Re:open shelving: for people with adhd, open shelving has been a really great hack for the “object permanence” issue many of us have. I’ll always keep open shelving, don’t care if it’s out of style
I don't even *like* open shelving (aesthetically or because of the dust), but it's been a huge help for me, so I'm finding ways to incorporate it.
Maybe glass doors would help you keep the dust out and allow you to see what you need.
We have an open pantry and the rest of our shelves are closed, and that has been great for ADHD. It's the food that I need to know about anyway!
With open shelving, my object permanence problem clashes with my WHY DOES IT LOOK UNTIDY ALL THE TIME problem, so my own ADHD really doesn’t like open shelving lol. Just goes to show how different we all are in our preferences and how different things work for us in our lives!
This is exactly what I thought. If it’s behind a solid door, it might as well be entombed in sealed walls.
Another thing that will always be timeless is Nick’s tactful diplomacy.
So Canadian 🇨🇦
The acrylic furniture both in clear and colors will ALWAYS end up getting foggy, dull and scratch!! there's also a weight limit before it snaps! It has a limited life, even if you take care of it. And considering it's plastic, it's not eco friendly. Hard pass on that one!
You can pretty easily polish the scratches, and you can spray paint them when you're over the neon.
I mean i wouldn't buy them, but there's ways to keep them in circulation
Yep. And they have a ridiculous price tag - like the small L-shaped neon acrylic side table on wheels I saw at homegoods for $129!!!
We had a cool clear acrylic office chair that my son broke in short order...ugh!
@@SerenaBS yes, all furniture can be polished and painted. That's not the point though. The point is that not everyone WANTS high maintenance furniture or wants to DIY their old pieces or not everyone (over 150lbs) CAN use furniture with small weight limits. If that were the case, people wouldn't get rid of their old pieces the way they do.
@@darfish1832 I mean, that's not as expensive as other pieces I've seen, $150 is pretty "cheap" compared to other companies, for the same material. DWR has dining chair designs for $500+
My aunt redid her kitchen with no top shelving or cabinets, but had massive and varied cubbards and drawers under the counters designed to be super organized for specific things in the kitchen. It looks amazing because instead of top shelving it’s all beautiful massive windows. And she decorated with plants and natural wood pieces on the counter. It is my dream kitchen. (It helps that her husband is a master carpenter.)
I bet she also has a pantry wall. My friend's pantry wall was amazing.
I think it's good to remind yourself when looking for style inspirations online is that rich people can afford to redecorate their entire house when they get tired of a trend. Even if something looks good to you now, think "Will I be able to look at this every single day for the next 10 years and not get sick of it?".
I learned that lesson in middle school. I wanted bright yellow walls in my bedroom. My parents let me have it... but they warned me that whatever I chose, I was going to need to keep it for at least five years, because that's when we could afford the materials to redo it. (Grandpa was a painter/wallpaper hanger, so we did get to redo the walls more often than most people with our income did, but we still covered the cost of materials. He provided the labor as a gift.)
I was tired of that yellow before the third year. But I didn't say a word about it -- I knew what was expected of me. Finally, after the fifth year, I got the walls painted plain white, and worked with bedding and furniture to make it look interesting and colorful. I was learning.
I do, forty years later, use bright colors in my decorating. Right now, I'm sitting in a pale green bedroom with cream and turquoise accents. But I do think really hard about whether I'm going to want this look in five years now!
When I look at open shelving, I can only think about keeping it clean, dust free, kitchen grime free, and sparkling to make it appealing. Lots of work when it's nice to wipe down doors and drawer fronts to keep things clean and tidy.
I always figured those open shelf kitchens were for single people who eat out most of the time, but cook a fancy meal once a month. I make everything, including my mayo. I want doors.
The best place for open shelves is a old fashion walk in panty. Designed to be practical, not useless and pretty. I saw a 10 best pantry design thing. All were stunning and all were useless wastes of space.
I like a mix of a few open shelves with mostly cabinets.
I put either entirely decorative things on the shelves that I don’t mind getting a bit grimy in between cleanings, or very frequently used things that are washed and used so often that they never have a chance to get dusty and grimy. Nothing in between though.
Yes, yes, yes!
I have cats. They would be up there investigating and knocking stuff over in a NY minute.
@@dawnelder9046 exactly my thought. Open shelving only if I have a pantry room
Thanks, Nick. Now I have a new question to ask when I'm evaluating a design question: Does this say "Russian Oligarch?" If the answer is "yes it does," then I'll move on
When decorating your home, you should end up with a space that feels like home TO YOU. It doesn't matter whether your choices are "on trend," "trendy," "dated," "traditional" etc. If you love it, it's right for you. I don't decorate my home as if Architectual Digest is coming for a visit to critique my choices. For example: I would ONLY have open shelving in my kitchen in one spot for display because cooking creates dirt and grease. I wouldn't have marble wall to wall in a bathroom because I think it's boring and cold. I would NEVER choose neon because it makes me feel uncomfortable. BUT, all these choices are my PERSONAL ones. Go for it if you love those! The only other thing to keep in mind is how often you can afford to decorate or replace expensive pieces of decor, or how important it is to you to be "au currant." If money is no issue and you want to always be trendy, then you can pretty much do as you wish. I do not have an umlimited budget, I don't follow trends nor do I honestly care what AD thinks so, my home looks like ME! Thank you, Nick for being honest WITHOUT being mean!
Agree with most of what you said but I don't think just because people have the money that they should be so wasteful. Yes they can donate/sell off things they're done with, but if it's not trendy anymore and the pieces aren't in demand, they'll just go to landfill. The wealthy shouldn't have a free pass to destroy the earth we all share.
Couldn't agree with you more. I'd also advise people not to watch hours and hours of HGTV.
Yep. ALL that stuff lol. At the end of the day, i can’t care too much what anyone else thinks; I’M the one LIVING here!
(tangent~ i could NEVER do open shelving in the kitchen. My *EX* husband had that tragic combo of exposed glassware & an aversion to cleaning.. When i moved him in, we threw out ALL his dishes: the parfait of dust-grease- dust-grease!? It was apparently permanent, much like the emotional scars lol! 🤢)
General rule of thumb :
1) the more "different" it looks from anything that went before
2) the more popular it is now
then the faster and more intensely it will look dated.
NEVER do whatever the current trend is. It will look like shit in no time.
My dad judged me for wanting to keep some old furniture, but the old styles will come back eventually, and frankly, the quality of the old stuff is much nicer, with the exception of velvet on those King Louis style chairs getting worn, but that's easy enough to replace and where they were from my great grandparents, they've held up really well. Quite comfortable too, I might use one at my sewing machine, which is also not new (1975) but it came in its own desk that matches the wood in the chairs. I'd rather have things that are solid and not clashing with each other, than whatever the Instagram trends are because they'll just clash with the next thing. Like those neons. So many things clash with neons, so you either end up with an outdated room, or have to buy all new stuff if you can't paint it or change the fabric.
Just develop your own taste and don't start liking stuff just because it's modern. Sure, people need some changes in their surroundings then and when regardless of outside trends, but it comes off pretty fashion victim-y to hate something you liked before just because social media or magazines or whatever say it's outdated.
If you sacrifice fundamental good looks in service of trends, novelty, or fashion, (or if you're so overwhelmed by the novelty that you loose you esthetic judgment), then when it stops being trendy, you'll have crap that is neither fashionable nor attractive.
If you put something together that actually looks good, it will still look good even when it's "dated".
[edit: Open storage in kitchens is often as much about usability as it is about looks. Some people
might be able to manage both, but I'm not one of them.
I literally just do what I like. The only thing my house has that I can identify as trendy is gray floors, I didn't choose the floors thank god the bathroom is small and the kitchen floors are really light gray.
My experience or motto is: 'Quality ages better!' However I find your thought 'Subtlety ages better!' very true, indeed!
I think earthy warm-neutral colored walls will continue to look nice.
I think your predictions are all spot-on. As a middle-aged person, I am a bit baffled that many of these funky retro trends have had a revival, as many of them were kind of hideous the first time they were trendy! And you touched on a very important subject: sustainability.. While it’s fun to be trendy, sustainability is becoming a much bigger subject as time goes on, and the truth of the matter is that trends that come and go really quickly just fly right in the face of sustainability. But I am the type of person who loves timeless classics, so that’s just my opinion. Great video, I subscribed!
the plaster is gonna last for ever
That’s how I feel about all that MCM. Called it Modern as a kid. Take the ranch house as well.
The funny thing is that I've had brightly coloured (though not lime washed) walls and open kitchen shelves for about 15 years now, so I was apparently waaaaaay ahead of the trend. 😂
I still love my lime green, turquoise, and rust-red accent walls, but the open kitchen shelves are a disaster. Not because you might have ugly stuff that you don't want to put on display, but because you need an industrial strength kitchen hood or everything you own will be covered in a thin layer of dust and grease in NO TIME. If I take a pot off the shelf that I haven't used in a while, I need to wash it before I can use it. It's pretty disgusting. And THAT is why kitchens have cabinets.
I really hate boucle. It looks like it needs a sweater shaver, and it's just impractical. It will get dirty easily and would be difficult, if not impossible, to get clean. You're right on point with all of these, especially open shelves!
Boucle looks too similar to popcorn ceilings for me to like it!
For some reason it also feels like your fingernails and hangnails would catch on it and rip off! 😂 Gives me microfiber/terrycloth vibes and it makes me shudder.
Especially the boucle slouchy, poofy sofas. In fashion, boucle looks great with sharp tailored, structured pieces. If you're going to do a boucle furniture, I say stick to sharp, tailored pieces.
Totally agree, he’s nailed it, it’s actually really aggravating to look at 😂🪒
I liked boucle on TV. But I hate it in real life. I finally saw it IRL and thought, why is this a thing?
I think a good example of these trends would be in Mad Men, specifically when Don and Meghan first got married. Their apartment was beautiful and somehow, IDK, the lighting, the progression of the offices to the new trends that were showcased... but, by the time the marriage ended, the apartment was totally dated! I was really impressed the series was able to accomplish this.
So true! The set deco on that show was pure genius. That apartment was 'young' and 'trendy' and 'exciting' and shallow and pointless and doomed to ridiculousness, like the marriage.
You nailed it- loved mad men so much specially bc of what you described!👍❤️👌
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 Really well put!
The meaning the design of clothes and homes had in that show! Absolutely genius! However, I’m 99% sure that Bumby Johnson’s apartment in Godfather of Harlem is that exact set! My partner and I couldn’t stopt noticing it!
Never decorate based on a TV show.
100% agree on the wall to wall marble being a bit lazy & gaudy 😅 “Russian oligarch vibes” lmao! Super veiny marble is SO gorgeous and I’m typically a bit of a maximalist but I still believe in design focal points and not just having the focal point be on every possible visual surface 😌
I'm a Russian and I am maximalist... Looking at those photos - more marble then the two walls or a floor and ONE wall looks sick even to me. One should never put marble on a ceiling too, it looks awful. The biggest problem is unlike real Russian luxury interiors of the past, which they don't pair marble with anything much else! It's just white arctic graphic madness that looks like Siberia in November (white snow, black tree trunks, grey clouds in the sky) that is known to drive people mad. I think marble needs different textures around, as well as spaces filled with solid colour. So if you want to feel like you're really the Russian Tzar - you don't just stick to everything marble, you add dark textured wood, solid coloured walls/tiles (e.g. light blue goes well with marble), old gold or brass looks good with marble. One of the best designs with marble walls around ever is a very big hall with hardwood floors, plain ceilings, large golden (not marble!) columns and mirrors.
Marble box look is just sick.
@@annasolovyeva1013 agreed
Upholsterer here, I love boucle because there's a good profit margin and it's easy to work with 😉
Hope it sticks around for a little while!
As someone who spent my week's vacation sponge-painting my apartment in Toronto in 1992, I concur about the plaster walls. I should have gone to Muskoka.
@@WinstonSmithGPT Venetian plaster is so beautiful, and unaffordable for mere mortals lol
Wow. Weeks? very persevering. If it makes you feel better: my aunt just changed the sponge look on her living room about 8 years ago in her NYC apartment.
Thankfully in the 90's I only sponge painted one accent wall. I got sick of it within 6 months.
@@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981 I never liked sponge painting. Most people did a bad job and used color that didn't enhance the sponge effect. Good thing you only did one wall. One accent wall is not as bad as a whole room of it.
@@sheila8730 LOL yes it was repainted shortly there after. I did however use wall paper border in 2 rooms. That was another trend back in the day. Eventually after all of the phases I went to neutral walls opting for color elsewhere. It was much easier to swap curtains and pillows than to change walls. Ya live and ya learn.
I say, enjoy the structural artsy chairs while you’re young. When you get to my age, everything is about comfort. From my shoes to my recliner. 😂. Btw, that green ‘couch’ looks like an apple fritter gone bad.
Hey Nick - I know you’re not exactly an “exterior” designer but I’d love to see a video about your opinions on home exteriors and how to blend it with interior?
Love this idea for a video!
Finally….somebody speaking sense about the “open shelving trend” in kitchens and the dizzying use of marble, marble everywhere! Agree %1000 about both.
Hate open shelves. Dust collectors and will be out if style soon.
All-over marble surfaces make a room look like a mausoleum. I was looking for plaques and sconces for little vases of flowers...
I laughed out loud at the Russian oligarch comment. So true!
With the lime wash, I do think it can look lovely when done in a subtle colour but when I first started seeing it on social media I did have flashbacks to the sponge painting in the 90’s. Now they just need to start adding a top border of stencilling and the comparison will be complete 😂
Agreed! Russian oligarch comment is spot on. All over stone is definitely too much of a good thing.
The "Russian Oligarch Bathroom" is so perfect, it is how I will describe the all-marble bathroom trend from now until I'm an old lady too far removed from society that I should ever be commenting on design styles 🤣🤣🤣
A stenciling of acanthus leaves in gold paint 🤣
I’m an American living in Germany and have been trying to adapt a more European look to my wardrobe. This video really brings up the same points about keeping your basic pieces classic and spend less on the trendy accessories that will keep you up to date but you won’t shed a tear when they have lost their appeal in a year or two down the road.
I agree on the open shelving! I learned it from personal experience, unfortunately 😔 It just starts to get very cluttered too fast, and also very DUSTY, as well! I find good old drawers and cabinets the best for storage, you just gotta organize it the right way, using bins and drawer dividers. 👍🏻
Isn't open shelving for decor though? A vase of flowers, some aestheticly beautiful books, pottery, etc etc. you'd not want to display your pots and pans, your mail, all the little trinkets and whatnot you have all over your house.
@@zvezdoblyat That doesn't solve dust, and that sort of "minimalism" can look very unnatural in some spaces
@@crazydragy4233 yeah well you're gonna have to dust whether it's open or not lol. I'm just saying the whole open shelf aspect looks like it's for decor and display but not necessarily putting your pots and pans on
I hate open shelving
I never understood open shelving in place of kitchen cabinets. Unless you really enjoy spending countless hours dusting, it makes no sense unless you really are strapped for cash. Even them, I'd put new doors on the old cabinets, or something like that, before going open shelving. Doubly so if you have pets. I don't want to wash the dishes to get dog fur and dust off before every single meal.
Agree with all you said! As to the wall to wall marble, I agree it looks beautiful but I wonder about the weight of all that stone. Saw a video recently by an engineer who was examining photos from the surfside condo collapse. They had photos from 7 of the condos that were destroyed. All had been renovated. All had wall to wall marble. Thick slabs in the kitchen, thick slabs in the bathrooms, even tiled balconies, etc...stone everywhere. They calculated the added weight of these renovations at 700 thousand tons (I believe that was the number they said), whatever the weight it was so much heavier than what it had originally carried in the 1970s or 1980s. A lot of people 'update' these condos with little thought or oversight about the weight that they're adding to the structure. Whether it's a condo in a highrise, or a house, all that stone looks ridiculously heavy to me.
I wouldn't get marble on the floor. It is terribly slippery and you don't want to fall on it.
Well, I believe just a good combo of marble in living areas, and wood on bedroom floors is stunning.
I don’t live in a condo. My home hasn’t shifted in 22 years, and has marble floors!
Condos in general are really poorly made and have been for decades. Modern houses are also extremely badly made, especially in suburbs.
We want to redo our bathroom and replace the tub with a shower. Old and planning to stay where we are.
Iron shower bases have life time warranties and really last. But they are heavy. And thankfully when we looked, which you can do in a house, our house was extremely well made and will hold the weight. And the main support beam will go directly under the shower.
I agree that people don't always take the weight of certain renovations into account when they do them. Marble floors especially should be part of the design from day one if you want them. If there's any differential settling (part of the floor settles farther than another part) it Will Crack the marble slab. Foundations hold up your structure. Not all foundations can hold that kind of weight.
Another problem with wall to wall marble is the maintenance cost. My parents' bathroom (built like 20 years ago) is like this, and their built in bathtub has an internal leak now and the only way they can get it fixed is by destroying a whole block to reach into the problem area, and then replacing it, which will be a nightmare to colour match with the rest of the bathroom. And it's also been quoted in the thousands to fix. It's both expensive and not practical.
That neon really reminds me of 80’s fashion like earrings etc. I’m gen x and can see the appeal from a nostalgic place.
I have always said that boucle is the popcorn ceiling of fabrics. I really like how you think through to the other side of a trend rather than following the herd of sheep
I couldn't place what it looked like until you said this. Now, I might be odd in that I don't automatically hate a popcorn ceiling in the context of a house from that era, but I don't want to sit on it.
4:50 Exactly, Neon furniture and lights are perfect for specific spaces like a videogame room, but not for "multi functional spaces" like a living room. A videogame room has a specific purpose (videogames, a fun and youthful hobby) and vibe (fun, youthful) which matches the vibes of neon stuff, so it's fitting. But a living room that's has more than one purpose (movie nights, boardgame nights, celebrating the holidays, cocktails, etc) then neon stuff will eventually look out of place.
For those who want colored Venetian plaster walls, I would use the historical colors. About every paint makers have a collection of color for historical houses, these will age more gracefully than the colors of the year, any year.
When you've lived through it, it's harder to accept the comeback. I don't like all the brass fixtures because I lived through the original in the 80's.
Ah finally someone SAID IT.
Me too!
I will never be able to get past the 80’s brass/gold. Ever. I spent a fortune getting it all out of one the houses I owned and here it comes back to life 😝
It’s why I stick to classic chrome in my 1930s house! The 80s-90s brass was so cheaply made too.
@@Dani-blue But the brass then and the brass we're seeing now are completely different. The pale shiny gold brass of the 80's needs to stay dead. But deep, warm, aged brass? Always timeless.
Ok, essentially I agree, but here's a hot take: despite some of this getting dated, it's actually good to decide on ONE of these trendy things to really keep so that everyone who visits will instantly remember you for it. This only works if it matches your personality or a story or something like that :)
Why would you care, if visitors in your home remember you because of some trend? That sounds like an insane and shallow reason to decorate your place in a particular way. Why care what anybody thinks of your home? Decorate according to your taste and you’ll be happy.
@@haggisa who hurt you? genuinely curious. I wish you all the best. Have a nice week ahead. :)
@@spailpin710 Gonna go on a limb and assume that question is rhetorical, since no-one ever asks “Who hurt you?” in hopes of actually getting an answer. My first reply wasn’t written in anger, or even frustration, even though I think it came off that way to you. I’m just completely flabbergasted, when people base pretty important life decisions (like decorating their sanctum, the place they want to feel the most comfortable in) on opinions of others. I guess I just don’t get it. 🤷🏽♀️
@haggisa right. And in order to prove how much you don't care about others' opinion, you made sure to voice how much you "don't get" what I do with my own life and my own freedom in hopes that I would validate you.
Fascinating.
@@spailpin710 Lol, I don’t care about how other people feel about my interior design decisions. Expressing my opinion on what is and isn’t important when considering how to decorate your home…is kind of why people comment on interior design videos on UA-cam.
According to you I should cease caring about others’ views on everything in life just because I think your living space should be tailored to your personal taste and not other people’s view on trends? Weird. 😊
The neon furniture looks good on a plush rug that remains CLEAN. For a single person who can keep everything perfect I think it is artistic. Generally I agree with all of your observations.🌻🌞❤️🙏🌼
What I notice in fashion as well as design is that exactly what Nick says about Boucle is true about a lot of "trends" once it trickles down to a budget level, that is a sign it's headed out. It's kind of like when your mom or dad starts using a popular phrase or word or listening to a trendy song, that is a clue the moment is passed. Part of trends is exclusivity or being "ahead if the curve" once it becomes mainstream occasionally it becomes a timeless staple that can grow and evolve but will stand the test of time, but usually that is a sign that the trend setters are moving on to the next big thing.
As a mom I'm offended. 😂 (As soon as I pick up my 15 year old's slang he stops using it. I'm constantly wishing I have a universal translator from Star Trek.😩)
@@jennimoyer4857 agreed. Totally agreed. I am the m9m in that stork as well.I don't even need to use it. I just want to have a clue what my kud is saying, lol
Yes! It's just like Andrea's cerulean "Casual Corner" sweater referenced in the movie The Devil Wears Prada.
@@jennimoyer4857 LOL. Yes, I soon as I feel comfortable saying slang that I wasn't sure about when I first heard it, I know that I shouldn't say it. Its time has passed. E.g. about a year ago I encountered the word "cheugy--" I think that word lived for about a week. But I think it was discarded for being so negative and judgy.
@@mattrihs1332 It ended up in a sad bargain bin, lol.
I would love a video about “Products/Materials frequently confused for Farmhouse.” I see boho, industrial, even modern pieces labeled as “Farmhouse” just because that’s been a buzzword for so long and worked well for SEO. It’s confused people, especially those trying to avoid farmhouse who are afraid to buy certain things. Farmhouse doesn’t OWN metal and natural wood tones!!! Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Yes! I like boho and industrial pieces. I'm not into farmhouse.
Yes, in my old house I wanted a bit of an industrial/modern look and I often had to look for ‘modern farmhouse’ to find the right things despite farmhouse not being my style at all!
I think that happened with mid mod too a little.
Yes! Especially the industrial look often overlaps with farmhouse now. I've noticed Scandinavian and mid century can overlap a bit with the no handles drawers, and sleek lines , low profile in all wood pieces. As well as MCM and transitional. It's good to know what makes a style, because warehouse furniture can often miss the mark on labels.
Don’t forgo buying something you love for fear it falls under a silly interior design label.
That is what is a shame for interior ‘fashion’. If you love a piece you buy it. Eventually your space is cohesive and reflective of things you love. It doesn’t need to fit in a label.
I laughed at the "poop emoji" couches. I really liked hearing your perspective on this!
I thought that I was the only one who didn't like wall-to-wall marble. THANK you! 👏
I like to watch real estate videos, and a trend I've noticed (particularly around Toronto for some reason) is to take a beautiful 1920s-1930s house, completely rip out all the interior walls, and then do the upstairs master bath in wall to wall marble. It seems like a bad idea to me, in matters of both taste and structural integrity.
I love a wall to wall marble bathroom. I've always considered it timeless, classic style rather than trendy so I'm really surprised by your and Nick's take.
@@HassanZargari For lot of people it can seam to much at one place. I like marble but when it's wall to wall + floors it gives cold and sterile vibe. It's ok for hotels but at home I want to feel cozy and comfortable.
Yeah, after almost slipping and falling in an all marble bathroom, I will take a tile floor any time.
I have a similar feeling about wall to floor marble. To me it seems parochial because I always saw it in catholic school bathrooms and lockerrooms growing up.
OMG. That's very, very sad. I have also wondered about installing marble in an upstairs place that wasn't originally engineered for marble. It's the first thing that comes to mind, "What if it breaks the floor or God forbid fails so badly that it injures someone in the bottom floor?" That being said, I absolutely love 1920's houses - they were all designed for living - solid wood shelves, great staircases, large entertaining and dining rooms. I am so sad to see what people are told are "great houses" when their house shelves are built of fiberboard that warps when steam from cooking infiltrates the kitchen, or summer humidity. I feel it's just a real shame when people rip out the beautiful wood to install cheap crap that over all damages the whole personality of the house.
I love your Canadian niceness when explaining how trends go “out” as soon as the average person can afford it
Seeing the neon and sculpture chairs, and the wall to wall marble, I feel like it's the 80s/90s again. I absolutely agree with the open shelving, it's not practical. I prefer traditional cabinets. It's a lot safer for storing dishes.
My least favorite aspect of the neon trend is LED neon signs... I think a genuine neon sign /can/ be timeless, but "neon"-style LEDs just do not have the same aesthetic staying power.
I agree with your assessments. Another aspect to open shelving that never gets mentioned is that you now have a lot more stuff to dust!
Yup. And, when it comes to kitchen (where the trend is most predominant) - we are not talking feathery, dry, fluffy dust that you can get rid off in seconds. Nope. We are talking sticky, heavy, greasy working kitchen dust that needs to be properly washed or even scrubbed. No, thanks. It's for people who either don't mind dirt, don't use kitchen, or don't do cleaning themselves.
Very good point. I was forced to have open shelving in the place I just moved out of due to it being a rental and having no upper cabinets, but the dust was insane! I love my cabinets in my new place and will never take them for granted again! lol
And they look.cluttered always. I want cabinets not shelves in my kitchen. Open shelves only make sense in very small odd spaces where a cabinet is not practical. And then it has to.be curated. Neon is hideous furniture or clothes. Looks cheap, tacky, and juvenile. I actually love marble but it js very expensive and is not always feasible.
A kitchen with all open shelving is highly impractical. The dust in a kitchen that is used also gets greasy. If you have pets add pet fur all over. Beautiful kitchen cabinets with either some glass doors or a few open shelves for displaying some lovely items you use often will give the airy look and keep most of your kitchen items CLEAN inside cabinets.
LOVE opening a cabinet or drawer and seeing well organized clean items.
Totally agree! And not to mention if you really cook in the kitchen... You are forced to keep those really organized and clean to make them look good. Not at all ptactical
When I lived in Austin, the lime wash was and still is an integral part of the design aesthetic described as "Hill Country Tuscanesque"...really.... I agree with Nick in that it works beautifully in real Mediterranean home built in the 1600s or a in a real Pueblo (who doesn't love that soft almost powdery texture?) but not a McMansion Palazzo vintage 2018.
And this is the THIRD time around for the Neon plastic stuff which was everywhere in the mid 70s before it went off to whatever purgatory dubious styles go to awaiting a rebirth. Someone please go find that purgatory and send it on a one way trip through a temporary wormhole to the Delta Quadrant...please.
Some things are not awful, just awfully wrongly used, as you pointed out with the lime wash - beautiful in the Mediterranean environment and pretty tacky everywhere else.
Yes to all you've said.
Omg just spent time house hunting and all the homes in the Pacific Northwest from like 2003-2007 are all that fake Tuscan aesthetic and it’s so so so dated that an 80s or 90s house was more appealing! We started calling them Olive Garden houses.
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@@trickycoolj Jumping on trends is generally - stupidity.
People should go after the specifics of each house and use them as an advantage of uniqueness.
Use every inch of the house wisely.
Do not clutter the house with unnecessary things. Keep it clean and airy. Decorate with meaningful elements, not store-bought items to fill the shelves. Every family has stories, and some are worth showing.
Basically, every style can be potentially beautiful if it is not (over)used dogmatically.
In short - a clean, airy, tidy, and organized space almost always has the potential to be beautiful, no matter the label of its style.
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The American Tuscan houses you probably have in mind (I'm not even talking about why bring Tuscany to say Montana or Texas(...?) are a textbook example of the miserable design.
The style itself is innocent; only it doesn't belong in America.
And if someone likes it that much, moderate use of some elements should be enough. However, they are mostly cluttered with furniture, crowded with meaningless decor, dark, messy, illogical, etc. ... Kitchy and awkward.
I agree with you on the open shelving (and all the other trends as well). The open shelving is extremely dirty as well. It's also the reason why doors were invented. It keeps the dust and grime OUT.
When I see open shelving in a kitchen, I think about the stress of having to put away my cookware in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Not only do I have to find a nice looking salad spinner, I also have to make sure it fits nicely in between my colander and mixing bowels?
I agree with everything you’ve pointed out. Especially the boucle trend. Boucle reminds me of the worn pelt of a vintage teddy bear. I never understood the trend honestly. Love your channel.
How can it be timeless when it's only in the last year and a half that we've seen almost every mid to low range furniture brand come out with a bouclé version or their furniture pieces? Even if you think it's timeless from an artistic perspective (which it can be), commercially, it's a fad..
@@cdr3986 Timeless and classic fabric for clothing, yes. It is simply impractical for funishings that get regular use.
@@cdr3986 Whatever hems your skirt. I'm betting that you don't have pets in your home, at least not in your bedroom.
@@cdr3986 Declawed or extremely well trained?
My Grandmother had a green boucle couch in the 1950s Its not a new thing .
Agree completely on the kitchen open shelving and the open light fixture mentioned below - do these people ever cook? Grease will splatter, there will be messes, who wants to keep those clean every time you cook which in my world is every day!
Serena, I agree with you 100%. And it’s not like you can just dust the items on the open shelves & the shelf itself, you have to use a scrub sponge & degreaser to get that tar-like goo off from the grease & dust & possibly pet hair mixing together. Yuck. That’s what happens to basket lights in the kitchen & rough stone backsplashes too. I also would rather spend time with my family or even do gardening work. Everything in cabinets, I say, lol.
I can't believe you found all 2022 of these, let alone fit them into a 17 minute video! Impressive
Nick, I am so grateful for your channel. My husband and I just bought our own house and your advice has helped us tremendously when thinking about how to make it our own without making major interior design mistakes. We love you!
I’m so glad!
Don't paint your walls in bright colors. Stick to neutral walls. Put the color into rugs, cushions, drapes, art.
I know I've asked this before, but I would like to repeat my humble request for a Motel Makeover reaction/review video. The June Motel *needs* a Nick Lewis critique.
Grant this request!
OMG PLEASE
Oh yes! This is what we need now! :)
YES!
that office with the marble desk!! INSANE. love it. also agree with all of this.
Having a 1920's villa marble is EVERYWHERE! (I love it)
Got a boucle sofa, didn't want to but loved the design and that was the only fabric available. I was so worried that my cat would destroy it, but actually, it is pretty amazing how it doesn't really show scratch marks or pulls because it's so textured. Wasn't a fan but it kinda grew on me. Although it is unpleasant to sit on in shorts :/
I am going through a renovation in my apartment and I am putting doors on everything. No more shelves. No more mess to be displayed. 👍
I love the neutral lime wash walls. TOTALLY agree with you that people will eventually wake up from the open shelving stupor and remember how nice doors are. I DO however appreciate the “less upper cabinets” look, especially around the sink and stove, with replacing the lost storage with a floor to ceiling “pantry” cabinet where it makes sense when a full butler pantry isn’t present. I also like that people are doing double oven wall units again. Very useful and practical.
My parents house had open shelving in the kitchen when they bought the house. The reality of that is: dust on the shelves and less used dishes accumulates faster; cooking grease in the air settles on everything over time, is hard to clean off, gets sticky, and collects dust; ugly, functional dishes are on display; food splatter takes forever to clean out of everything; the shelves usually look cluttered; you will be judged by everyone who looks in the kitchen for how everything is placed on your shelves. There is literally nothing good I can think of to say about them. My mom was ecstatic to get the open shelving replaced with cabnets with doors.
"Subtlety ages well." Thank heavens, there's hope for me yet!😄 It is so much cheaper to follow trends in smaller decor items. Surprised no one mentioned that cheap 80's-90's gold-y brass color that used to be found in builder grade plumbing, cabinet hardware and light fixtures and has exploded all over the place in the past few years.
I’m renovating my kitchen and steered clear from gold hardware because I remember that shiny, brass builder grade hardware like it was yesterday!
The 80's-90's brass was very shiny and is not the same as the matte-finished brass products currently in use. Brass is timeless and has been around in homes since colonial times.
@@wisteria808 I think Nick has talked about the shiny faux brass finish vs. real brass before.
@@wisteria808 Agreed!
@@JamieM470 Agreed!
I own 2 Boucle side chairs and they will hold onto every piece of hair, lint, etc. I need to use a lint roller on them before and after I have company over to ensure they stay nice looking. If I could go back in time I would have probably gone with a cream performance fabric or velvet instead.
My mother in law has this beautiful home in a quaint town in Canada (Niagara on the lake). It was built 100+ years ago but was high end even then. A lot of the stuff is original and still looks nice. She has light hardwood floors, she has white thick baseboards, probably 6 inches thick. She did her kitchen in the 80’s she did white cabinetry, quartz counter tops, the appliances are even white and still look good, even in the stainless era. Her kitchen is as old as I am and still looks great. It looks like it’s in style. I’m not sure if white is always in or she’s had it so long it went back in style but I tend to lean toward white is timeless.
I like this video's focus on longevity of style! It's good financially, environmentally, etc. My method has been to find what styles I love for years. I've always been attracted by interior design and I've been collecting ideas for 15+ years. Some "favorites" lasted. When I needed to and could afford a couch, I got the 70s-inspired couch of my dreams. I know I won't get bored of it because I've liked it for so long, and I don't care if it's trendy or not outside my home. I'd rather cultivate a personal style than lean on transient trends to tell me what to buy.
I'm moving out for the first time to a place built in the 70s with a lot of my family's old furniture. My dad's a fan of modern stuff, and my mom's always liked whatever was comfy regardless of style, so I'm blending both aspects and updating a few things, but keeping a lot of the old stuff. I love the old couch there with the rounded back that slopes into arm rests, and the matching chairs, while not as comfy, make the fabric not stand out as much. I'm trying to get a sense of my own style while using the furniture that's there (from all sorts of time periods) and mixing it with my newer things. I might end up making new curtains and cushions, but those are relatively cheap and easy to do. I think the fabric I got for a bay window cushion was only $25. Foam is more expensive, but lasts a while and can easily be covered with new fabric. Small things like that I don't mind trends with, but whole pieces of furniture that cost hundreds or thousands, that's not worth it.
@@joylox I completely agree. Most of my furniture was hand-me-down and I'm only replacing it as it breaks. I'm refinishing the dining table to match my style more, but, as you said, curtains and other decor can really make new and old look cohesive.
Don't keep crappy old shabby furniture. Your place will look like old people live there.
Yep. Get what you love.
I showed my husband a Boucle chair in CB2 that I was looking at and he told the sales associate that it looked like a baby chicken!! Needless to say we did not purchase it! 😁
I think I have those chairs… but you know what, I very dearly love them lol
@@TheKaurK I still love them as well!! We don’t always agree on the home decor items so I need to pick my battles but mostly I win! Lol!
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It seems to me that the keyword for most of these trends (and most trends, as far as that goes) is "excessive." Anything can get taken to extremes or be overdone.
Yes. It sounds like my former husband. Perfect way to describe him.
Agreed. Personally, I love a fully tiled or marble bathroom. After living overseas for years, I got used to "wet bathrooms" that had tiled walls/floors and open showers. You don't have to worry about accidentally splashing anything and fairly easy to clean, just spray and then squeegee.
I love boucle but agree that it’s not a great material for a pricey or big piece. I got a handmade boucle pillow and it was a great way to get that trendy piece and some beautiful texture in the room without committing to a ton of maintenance.
I just renovated and redesign my entire home and was so nervous that one of my changes would show up on this list! I'm so thankful that none of them did. I totally agree with everything you said.
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Hey it’s Nick time got my coffee ready 👏🏾☕️😄
Neon feels very 1980s. I agreed on all of these!
Just saw a boucle pumpkin at Target. Enough said.
I think you are right in your predictions...... but it's your presentation of those outgoing trends that steals the show!!!! You really crack me up!
I live in a more rural area and little flying insects get in my house constantly. I could see them all dying on my open kitchen shelves. What a cleaning nightmare that would be.
I agree with everything you covered today. I would like to add another one. The light fixture that hangs down from your ceiling over a kitchen island or dining room table that has a metal cage effect that shows the bare lightbulb. Why bother if that is what you are gong to do. Just hang the bare bulb from the ceiling and let it be. Reminiscent of cheap hotels in the 1930's catering to the slap and tickle business.
Nick's metal cage light fixture in the back 👁️👄👁️
@@telkinia Oh lordy be! I didn't notice it. Oh oh. lol
@@telkinia Literally what I was just thinking. But also, Edison bulbs are beautiful to look at. And my cage light fixtures cast interesting shadows and relief into the room. It changes the mood entirely from having a bare bulb.
My trapezoid “cage” fixture is glassed in, but I love the simple look of the Edison bulb in it, and how I can see through the clear glass out the window behind it.
@@K3r0411 I find nothing attractive about seeing a bare lightbulb. It is your home of course and yours to decorate.
Re: Sculptural Furniture: Sometimes you can't tell if they are comfy. I had the Ekstrem Chair you showed since the early 2000s and I love it. It is extremely comfortable. People are always surprised, when they try it for the first time.
My only issue is, I went for a bright red, which I don't love anymore :D Im thinking of reupholstering. I saw someone do a boucle fabric and I can't stop thinking about it, but I feel like it'll be too much very soon and clearly you think so too :D I think Ill go for a neutral color and texture.
Between the neon signs and the crazy crouches, I feel like I walked through a carnival that specializes in interior design XD
LOL. Memories of my sponge-painted walls of my first apartment! Ghastly.
Guilty! I did it too. I blame it on watching too many episodes of Trading Spaces
THANK YOU ABOUT THE MARBLE. I’ve been saying that every time I see an all marble bathroom. I think there are some materials that doesn’t look bad where it’s wall to wall (like cement and tadelakt) because of their texture and matte quality, but yes in general a tasteful mix of more natural materials is the way to go. You are also right about everything else.
Being surrounded by slick, reflective, heavy surfaces would make me collapse and curl up into fetal position, sobbing.
The marble floors and walls in the bathrooms that he shows, he's right, they're ugly. Overdone and almost - well, I see faux marble in the box-stores and it's way overdone.
My ultimate wish is to have a mosaic marble floor with some Pompeii-like decorations (like fish, octopi, Kraken). I realize a lot of people might not like that, but I have lived in cheap houses my whole life, some of them had carpet in the bathrooms when we moved in, and crappy everything from sinks to walls. So sick of it. I want something that would be mildew resistant, something that says quality. So sick of how ALL new houses have cheap fiberboard cupboards and shelves. I went to Chicago and got shown around my friend's cozy house. Her upstairs bathroom had this beautiful tile floor, it hearkened to the 1920's in a way, maybe had a European look. She is the most conservative person I know, but that bathroom was so gorgeous.
I do think it's weird how the multi-million dollar houses on the market have marble and granite kitchens, and then the cupboards of said houses have fiberboard instead of real wood. It really does lend to the "McMansion" nickname people give them.
Marble would also be so cold
I agree about the open shelving. I have more to hide than to show
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized why grandma had giant glass door display cabinets to show off trinkets. One word: dust. I would put everything in my house in cabinets if I could to lower the amount of dusting I need to do.
Great video Nick.
Most people will be lucky to give these trends away for free on Facebook Marketplace in the future.
The shame of it is that most of the furniture trends at the lower end of the price scale will wind up in the landfill, just like fast fashion.
There is a reason antique or vintage clothing and furniture is still sought after. The design and workmanship is timeless.
Yes so true 👏🏻
Well, as with fashion, things that look, feel and fit well are almost always more expensive. Furniture and decor is certainly the same. It’s built to last, and it’s built with more detail and thought than cheap, mass produced low end items
You nailed it, Nick! That acrylic neon furniture is right up there for me with the wavy foam mirrors. The neon word signs (!) with all the cords and stuff just hanging there smh! That’s a hard no on all of those! I think the wall-to-wall marble will be around for a long time because when you spend a gazillion dollars on something, you keep it. You might hate it but you keep it. Same with the sofas and couches. The bouclé looks like berber carpet on furniture.🌸
I like real vintage neon signs in a family room, garage "cave", or built-in bar, but not in the rest of the house. Some really old neon can be repaired or at least made stable enough that it's a little slice of history in your home, but let's face it, putting "EAT" up in your dining room, in hot-pink neon script, is not a look that will be timeless. Right? Anyway, the reproduction vintage signs can be thousands of dollars -- the real ones can be even more expensive. That's a big investment in something that is more nostalgic then truly beautiful. I think I'd invest in real art instead.
I was seriously looking for the neon signs that said "Gather" and "Live Laugh Love."
Acrylic neon furniture & neon word signs look to me like something in a teenager's room. I think the word Nick used was "juvenile". He was so right.
I agree with everything you said.
Jean Vignes commented real vintage neon signs are ok in a cave room or bar area, & I could understand that. I wouldn't do it myself, but at least it would make sense....unlike the neon word signs in kitchens & living rooms. I've even seen them in bedrooms.
@@JamieM470 Yep, that neon will go the way of black lights-back in the day.
I agree with 90% of your predictions, although I do think there will always be a place for open shelving and hanging implements in kitchens for people who cook regularly to store items that are in daily use-I can't imagine not being able to reach out for my favourite ladle, knife or spatula, or for my oils and condiments, and have to dig through a drawer or cupboard! I definitely agree about the funky furniture though; I bought classic styles in junk shops (wingbacks, 1930s bucket chairs and dining uprights) 30 years ago, and have them re-upholstered every five to ten years when I feel the need to update the feel of my house.
Yeah I feel the same way about the open shelving. I wouldn’t even consider this a design trend just one of the ways storage exists. For some of us it’s just a much more practical option. I also live in a house that has an especially small kitchen and I have every intention of taking out one of the sections of cabinets in place of shelving. Cabinetry can be smothering in a smaller space like mine. Anywho, happy cheffing friend, from one person who loves to cook to another!
Yup, same here. I like to cook regularly; and when I remodel my kitchen I will choose the practicality of open shelving over 'stylish' cabinets and drawers that actually reduce storage space and hinder working efficiently. For those worried about dust and cleaning, a powerful range hood that expels to the outdoors is the key. This is how commercial kitchens are designed and don't have such problems. To me a kitchen is a work area, just like how home mechanics feel about their garage. I can save the interior design for the dining room and elsewhere!
@@GaryBonaducci I don't think commercial kitchen practises are very applicable to most homes...
I was obsessed with boucle a year ago and wanted to buy a couch but I limited myself to a cushion. 😅 Definitely agree with you I think it’s already on its way out.
Hi Nick, I’m French, Togo was my first sofa in 1979, I always love it, very, very comfortable when I was 20 years old, but too low now. Not for 60 years old person. But I love it and I think it’s beautiful (yes it is French and I am proud of it 😅). Now I have a Kubus designed by Josef Hoffman and I love it so much. I hate bouclé and neon. I like your wonderful advices :) thank you so much (but French Togo can not be outdated, no, no 😅) :)
The Togo is timeless 😌
Real design is never outdated:) I think in the US you buy something for maybe 5 years. In Europe we are told that real design will stay for generations in your family.
Hate the Neon stuff & bright colored walls & neon signs 🥺 me too lived through the 90’s 🤣🤣 i totally agree with you Marble overload 🤔
My dad is an artist & in our old house he made a textured wall in the living room. It was the only thing he did, despite wanting to do more. It was timeless. Somehow he made it elegant & neutral enough to last forever. I really miss it
Another thing i completely hate is wall decor.. like either framed prints with stylized text, or just sculpted stylized text.
Subtlety is in the minimalist view which I love. As I always say, I love minimalism and lots of it!
“A sense of place” is the perfect description when it comes to certain design trends.
I agree with you about open shelving. They often look cluttered. I think cupboards look much nicer.
16:58 I love the drawer that just sweeps everything on the countertop into the sink! 😂
My parents bought a condo in late 1992, when the plaster craze was going strong. What they did, instead of actually plastering the walls, is used a textured wallpaper to mimic the plaster. This way, they could incorporate lots of pale colours (southwestern colours were coming in at the time), but when the trend had passed, it would be easy to remove. I agree with everything you said, especially the boucle. I don't know how any responsible pet owner would have that in an accessible area for a pet with claws.. talk about an opportunity to get claws ripped out. I detest open shelving, always have. Wall to wall graphic marble doesn't have the POP that that type of marble should have. it is overdone.. laughed at the Russian oligarch comment. Keep up the great work!
Did the same with my kitchen.
Thank you for addressing open shelving. Other designers: open shelving and hide the TV. Me: can’t we hide both our TVs and the kitchen clutter?
I love open shelving...in my garage! Easy to find stuff and i could care less if it's dusty. In my kitchen, it was always a high maintenance PITA.
Love every one of your points! Particularly open shelving in the kitchen. My first thought when seeing it is “what a complete nuisance to keep clean”! It’s one thing to have an artful display shelf to decorate or grace with a beautiful object or two. Quite another to have as storage. I keep thinking of all the dust. Having to wash a plate/cup/glass before you want to use it because it’s been sitting on an open shelf for days… But that’s just me. I have only just discovered your channel. I find your approach refreshing. ☺️
I love neutral lime wash walls in the right setting. But it would look utterly ridiculous in my 30s London house.
Same. I've seen some interesting decor choices by my neighbours that really, really don't fit in with the age of the house. Antique fireplaces and aged wood paneling look lovely, but don't fit in with your mid 2010s suburban semi.
One can create whatever one wants in one’s home.
Even a year 2000 home remodeled with stone columns and marble floors will look very European with Venetian plastered walls lol 😂