I love deinfluencing videos because I feel like I’m absorbing the trends without buying anything and also without feeling like I’m being advertised to :)
I actually own a mannequin because I sew my own clothes (and because my sibling impulse-bought it, didn't use it and gave it to me haha) and it does spook guests all the time! I would not have bought it but I do have a good space for it in my sewing nook and it does get used. That said, I would never change its outfit daily! It just houses my latest work in progress.
Mannequins for sewers feel to me to be more like a tool (actively used for a functional task in your trade/hobby) vs a 'decor' item (whose primary purpose/function is to be looked at).
Same for me! 😃 I don't use it for the fitting process (my body is too far from the standard, I just can't adapt the mannequin enough) but it's so useful for some steps that are easier done in 3 dimensions than on a flat garment.
i'm allergic to dust, so from young age i have been cleaning my room every week. While always liked the look of shelfs, the idea of dusting it all of makes me not want to have them. I only like ones that are closed off with the glass door. Anyway, when i see peoples houses here on internet or in real life, i can't help but to notice the shelfs and wonder how do you have time to clean all of it.
Omg so true. I have put so many things back in drawers bec I can't do the dusting. I thing people who are able to clean so many small things everyday are so diligent. I simply can't. Sometimes I even put big sheets on things and boxes in my store room.
There is a horrible trend out there of people buying books simply for 'the aesthetic'. If you're actually a reader, fill bookcases with what you truly love and are excited to read. If you're not a reader, that's okay! But there's no need to buy books just to toss on a coffee table or destroy by spray painting them for 'a look'. You should fill your home with what you're passionate about- not with items you're using to try and impress others with.
I used to work for Pier 1 Imports, which was the king of unnecessary throw pillows. LOL. And we were taught to add them into all the furniture purchases. Buying a sofa? Add some pillows! Buying a headboard? Add some pillows for the bed! Buying a dining table with eight chairs? We'd find a way to get you to buy tiny little throw pillows for each chair! New styles for every season, whether you think it needs a pillow or not. Some of the Christmas ones even lit up. It was fun at the time, but talk about unnecessary clutter in the home....
90% of my apartment is Pier 1 because it was going out of business when I moved out and I had my first big girl job with some $. I have some of those throw pillows on my bed. 😂 And I don’t regret it.
I grew up with a parent who loved those throw pillows and it annoyed the hell out of me trying to figure out how to properly put pillows back after using furniture. They'd totally fit that meme of "let's put all these pillows on the couch so there's no room to sit"
seconding the using personal meaningful items as decor. my husband and i have 3 skateboards that we ride but also just love the way they look. i built 3 wall mounts for them and attached them to a skinny wall near our door. they serve as art but can still be grabbed to ride, and the part that sticks out is now a little shelf we put plants on. and in a hallway we turned the entire hall into a gallery of art we’ve picked up along our lives, and i filled in any small gaps with hidden silly memories, like eclipse glasses and a parking ticket we got on a vacation. our friends always give us really positive comments on our decorating
Thirding the using personal meaningful items as decor. Decor should never be bought but acquired over time as you find things you love and have meaning to you.
I totally agree with all of these!! I also think the ultimate goal of decorating is to feel settled and cozy in your home, but if you're constantly chasing trends, you'll constantly feel like you're catching up or not done yet. Surrounding yourself with meaningful items or secondhand items that already have some use to them can make you feel like your home is somewhere you can let your hair down, not an aspirational place reflecting who youd like to be in some idealized future
You mentioned HGTV and I have a particular bugbear with how they're constantly popularizing new trends to sell products. New flooring trends, tiles, backsplash, bathroom vanities, the works. Might be worth a future video :)
😂 Am I the weirdo that opens my coffee table art books more than the photo albums that friends make for me? I don't really feel like I need to look at photos of events that I was actually there for or full of people I see all the time. But the art? Oh, the art kickstarts my imagination and spirals my mind into all sorts of spiritual musings! I mean, I like the photos when I haven't seen someone in a while, but I honestly don't peruse photo albums all that often.
I have a cloud couch (we got it for free bc it was my roommate's mom's) and yes it is comfy but NOT comfy enough to make it worth the $$$!!! it's cozy but it's hard to sit upright on because it's so deep and you basically always end up lying down
@@JohnDBlue no you just kind of smush them together and hope for the best LOL, they don't move around too much but the cushions slide around a lot and require a lot of rearranging
couches like that are also bad for your discs in your low back because they make you have bad posture and it puts extra pressure on the discs from slouching. It’s impossible to sit up straight. I already have two bulging discs and can’t sit in soft couches like that.
@@JohnDBlue A good sectional does not have to lock together. (No idea regarding the Cloud Sofa.) Speaking from experience that my mother had a several-piece sectional when I was growing up. Those pieces were not moving unless you wanted them to move.
As someone who’s a little older than you I have learned something about the random knickknacks compulsion. When you get your first place you want it to look as perfect as possible, whatever your definition of home is. However, since we associate homey with people’s homes who are much older, i.e. grandparents and parents. We feel like we have to have all the same stuff they do even if it has no meaning to us. Now that I’m in my 40s, I’ve been able to slowly transition from things I bought because of the aesthetic to only having knickknacks that mean something. Basically, you will accumulate plenty of items that are meaningful just as a consequence of living life. In the meantime, it’s ok to not have a ton of tchotchkes filling up every surface. If you really want something look to thrift stores, garage sales. However, my favorite method is asking older relatives if they have anything they wouldn’t mind lending or giving to you to help make your home a home. It doesn’t have to be something that they particularly love even. My grandmother gave me a swan pincushion many years ago that was an extra she had and I treasure it to this day. Every time I look at it, I think of her. Trust me, you’ll soon have more things than you know what to do with.
Ashley's Home Furniture is especially guilty of many of these. There are so many great pieces I get from Craigslist for less than $100 whole and in good condition from people "redecorating", while Ashley charges in the thousands for new home decor.
I have a dining table and chairs set that I got from a thrift shop about two years ago and while there are a few labels under it with a bar code and number, reverse image searching it as only gotten me to where I think it came from Ashley's Home Furniture. While the table isn't made of the highest quality wood (it's a rather light table), I love the powder black metal legs on it and the chairs. The chairs are also pretty thick, which I love that there's no risk of them cracking if I need to stand on them, like when hanging curtains. Four chairs and a table for $275. Add in taxes and that I did end up needing someone to deliver just the table, and my total was about $325-ish. My budget for finding a table set was $400, so I feel I made off like a bandit 😂.
We had a mall mannequin in the living room of our college house (one of our roommates "aquired" it... honestly, no clue how...) and we made it a suit of armor and a warhammer out of cut-up beer boxes. That was some good budget interior decorating 😅
I think something that is exempt from the coffee table decor: books about specific topics. For example - the art illustration books about certain films, the fashion world of the barbie movie (I'm waiting to have my own home before I snag it cuz I'm short on space), behind the scenes of certain films, etc. I feel like if it's about something you love, it'll be something you can look at often
only thing I'll disagree with is waiting on that Barbie book because it is/will be a collector's item and you'll have to pay a premium if you wait too long. Otherwise, 100%. My "coffee table" books are art books from my favourite Dreamworks films, or collections from my husband's favourite photographers. They're the kind of thing you flip often and they say something about us and what we value.
I do exactly what you suggested for shelf items. I travel a lot and buy unique and usually handmade items for decor. It’s easy to find them in a small shop or at a local art market. It’s a really nice feeling knowing my home doesn’t look like a target display.
Purely because you asked 😅For the floating lightbulb. Imagine that you try to place a ball on a convex surface, the ball will of cause want to roll down from the high ground to the low ground so to keep it on top you could constantly push the ball back up whenever it started to fall. The floating lightbulb is the ball and by turning on and off electromagnets you push the light bulb back to the center keeping it floating. Then you just stick all the electronics that are usually in the light fixture in the light bulb and have the light bulb charged by wireless charging allowing it to turn on and off when it's placed and removed from the wireless charging stand.
loved the video! home decor is something i'm very interested in and i'm always surprised by how much 'extra' stuff there is. like, i legit did not know about 'coffee table books' until very recently. i thought influencers were all just interested in the same type of books to read, and then i saw one hold the book up...and it wasn't even a book, it was like, a box made to look like a book! one thing i would love to see you deinfluence [if you feel like they should be deinfluenced] is fake house plants...i'm not able to buy any for my current living situation, but when i move into my own place i would just LOVE to have a bunch of fake house plants add greenery to my space, without the stress + extra expenses of taking care of real plants. but i don't want to go overboard with it. i know they're purely decorative, i just see them in stores and get so excited. 😅
My coffee table aesthetic was pretty short lived as my cat likes to commandeer the sunbeam that shines on it. Basically he is the aesthetic! 😂 so now my lovely book of puffin photography has been delegated to the shelf under my console table….. Great video, new subbie here! So refreshing to hear someone point out all the crap I was tempted to splurge on - years ago saw a standup comedian who discussed throw pillows. He was convinced his girlfriend was trying to build a croft on their bed, so every time I’m tempted I just think “Is this getting into croft territory?”
- Rattan / straw decor dries, breaks and flakes over time - Decor, if not stored, will gather dust - If you buy one unique kickknack you’re going to want to find and pair it with something similar/build a collection and that’s such a task - If you want a handmade decor - just make it yourself! Macrame, pressed flowers in photo frames, crotchetted pillow covers - they’re all great and easy DIY projects! - For soft things - BUT IS IT WASHABLE? If it’s not, what’s the point. You want a dirty item in your house?
I have a mannequin for selling clothes in my ebay/fb/vinted stores and I had to put it in my spare room/office because whenever I woke up in the middle of the night it freaked me the f out 😂 I started having nightmares that something was watching me! Another feng shui tip is to not have a mirror facing where you sleep - for, what I believe is the same reason, no one wants to wake up and see a 'person' who's not supposed to be there 😂
I have one too for the same reason. I never know where it is because it is so apart of my home. We could be in the same room, and I won't be able to find it. 🤔🤣
Great video! My husband and I just moved and picked up so many items on FB Marketplace for either really cheap or free! I’m also constantly amazed at what we find by the dumpsters behind our complex (perfectly good lamps, end tables, mirrors) it’s honestly astounding what people throw away.
I think that yes, displaying sentimental photos or mementos is a much better way to go about things than buying meaningless junk, however, I think this also includes silly little things you've collected from thrift stores or something that spark joy, or that represent your interests. Like for me I display a Barbie doll I always wanted as a kid, or memorabilia.
I truly appreciate you and these videos. I have pretty poor money/consumption habits and these are really helping me retrain my brain to stop obsessing over shopping and keeping up with micro trends.
The amount of UA-camr hauls to buy random things for aesthetic purposes is astounding. And then if they move they get rid of things and buy all new things again, just for the sake of having new content for their videos. Thank you for creating videos like this to help bring awareness to overconsumption. So much stuff is ending up in landfills, not to mention unfair and unsafe working conditions for people creating fast fashion or random things.
Your videos help me so much, I used to struggle with buying things just because I love shopping. I got myself in debt as a teenager because of that. Now my 22 year old self is picking up the pieces. I've been doing much better, but I still get an itch (sometimes I give in) to just spend money for fun. In this economy I def cannot afford that. So now I watch your videos to help get my senses back lol. Definitely helps a lot, thank you!!!
"Meaningful knick knacks" : I so agree with this. Personally I have different groups and I rotate them 3-4 times a year so I can enjoy a lot of things that remind me of beautiful things without cluttering my space. Coffee- table books: sorry, but I find them gorgeous. However I let them be according to my interests. And also I find it sad that we tend to decorate our homes to impress others. It is our personal space, our haven, it is where we should feel comfortable to be ourselves and if we can't have that is it even a home?
My couch hack - if you can't afford a better couch or to replace a couch where you can feel the beams, get a floor cushion per regular sitting/meditation and use that on the couch. I live alone with a very bad mattress for my futon, and a single floor cushion has saved me needing to replace the whole mattress.
Good luck trying to resell home Decor so be picky and don’t impulse buy. My MIL went on a QVC bender last year. Brand new decor/Christmas items still in the box. We can’t resell it and now stuck with all of this stuff. I thought I could get a few bucks for this stuff but nope. I’ll try again later this year. Yes I could donate which I’ve done for years but thought I’d could make a few bucks back .
I'll definitely get as much of the food furniture I can get my hands on because I imagined stuff like this in my head for 15 years and it never existed until now 😂 but I don't do trends, I just wait until things I want exist and then I'll keep them forever
Honestly the main preventer of purchases for me is just not being on tiktok and mostly not online shopping (if I want to, I leave an open tab and revisit in time). I'm also not a massive fan of cushions.
I am a spooky all year around girl, but the people who buy new Halloween stuff every year just to get rid of whatever they had from the year before 😭 I'm a sucker for Halloween decor hunting but please just reuse things, or keep it up if you're also a spooky all year person. That is something that needs deinfluenced
((hugs another year-rounder in solidarity)) That hurts me too. Why get rid of all the wonderful things for the best holiday just a month after you bought it?! Just keep it out or reuse it! Or at least re-home it to another year-rounder.
i have a manequin for sewing clothes. It adjusts to whatever measurements I need. Her name is Headless Helen and she lives in a closet because she takes up more room than you'd think lol.
I'm a throw pillow lover! I'm a DIY enthusiast and throw pillows are perfect for a handmade project: they are of simple shapes, do not require fitting and can be made in multiple materials and techniques (crochet, knit, patchwork, macrame etc). Also you can have a reasonable amount of pillows and just change covers on them for seasonal decor or just to spruce things up.
This video hit home for me for a couple of reasons: 1.) I bought a random mannequin from a Sam Goody store that was going out of business in the mid-2000’s. I was gonna use it as a dress form, but it didn’t work. It was just a random mannequin in (another) cluttered corner of my room. Ended up throwing it away. 2.) Throw Pillows! This trend did not last long, as I realized it was a waste of money (for me). I bought two very early 2000-esque pillows that I never ended up using. The material eventually deteriorated and I, again, ended up throwing them away. I don’t like waste of any kind, which is why I am a recovering hoarder. But when I move into my new place, it’s going to remain clean, comfortable and spacious. No more unnecessary extras.
Although I’m not exactly sure about it, I think the floating light bulb works on the principle of repulsion by magnets. Or at least stuck in a point between two opposite direction magnetic fields which cancel out each other and gravity at one specific point.
This is actually my first time hearing about a mannequin as something beyond clothes-making or a cosplay tool. For anyone still thinking about it - a "Gentleman's Valet" is a better option as opposed to a mannequin - and as someone who enjoys planning my outfits, it doesn't take effort to dress it, but certainly allows you to organise your clothes. It's like a bigger hanger of sorts, and definitely helps with getting ready in the morning. This isn't a crit at all by the way - I enjoy your vids a lot - I think the de-influencing is important, and finding what DOES work (especially when my Gentleman's Valet is a hand me down and made a huge difference in my life) I'm really happy you talk about what's supposed to be "iconic" vs..... well, what actually works for individuals.
Cloud couch was on my wishlist for awhile but after seeing how it *actually* looks all the time. Another thing I think people maybe miss a lot with sofas that are similar as well - they all use down. There are a lot of us with allergies to down. I loooove coffee table books but my issue with most of them is everyone having the exact same ones because they think they need to. Slowly collect books over time of things that you *actually* love. Mine are weird design and art books because... I'm a graphic designer / artist.
I used to clean home professionally. Whether it's an apartment or a mansion, I saw the same few rooms being used: kitchen, family room, dining room, and bedrooms & bathrooms proportionate to the amount of people living there. The fancy sitting rooms or dining rooms just collected dust. The game rooms were rarely used. Forget the home theater. Unless you're having a big party once a week, you're probably not using all those extra rooms. It really dissuaded me from buying a large house one day.
Nooo I literally have a dress form in my room right now. I make a lot of clothes and costumes, so I have 2, but my studio is only big enough for one. I do put it in cute outfits frequently, and that IS fun 😂😂
I’ve never understood buying tchotchkes from Target or Home Goods of wherever. Maybe it’s because I have never had trouble finding random cool and unique knickknacks while thrifting or at craft shows. If I’m gonna dust it, I want it to be one of a kind!😂
There's a TikToker I love who buys sweets themed home decor and DIYs most of her art. It's such a fun style, especially for people who have always wanted to live in candyland. I prefer flowers and plants so I have tons of those everywhere.
This video was not made for me but I watched it anyway. I love my coffee table books but I keep them in my bookshelf and take it out when I want to look at pretty pictures. Also I love storage, started when I was young, if my backpack didnt have a ton of pockets, I didn't want it. I will say that I did/do have a problem with knickknacks, not because I felt like I needed to fill a space but because there is just so much cute stuff out there! My shelves when I was young were crowded. As an adult the only shelves I have are bookshelves, which I put knickknacks on, but I have far too many still in boxes that I'm having trouble giving away.
i have a hard time with anime and kawaii hello kitty/carebear stuff. and i cant go to stores much anymore because the stores have been packed with nerdy and cutesy stuff lately.
I only have one shelf in my room because I do have a collection of items from my favourite childhood show, maybe I spent more that I'd thought on it but i even got it tatooed because to me is meaningful and it made me feel true joy and nostalgia. Either way I dont follow trends purely because they don't fit my very personal style, even thought i am not a minimalist i am more of a corn table than a pillow girl
why can't people just have knick knacks that are just stuff that you like and with sentimental value??? like souvenirs from travels, pictures with friends and family, little merch of your fave characters? idk it just makes a home feel homey and more lived for me.
I recently had the idea to digitise all of my closet cause that was the only for me to keep rediscovering pieces that I liked and purchased but have never worn. Also digitising closet would give my mind a clear idea of how much of my money is in my closet (literally). This project is stalled due to: a. I just do not have the time or patience to digitise all of my clothes because I expect miracles (like finish digitising in one sitting) b. I bought the wrong kind of mannequin I bought the mannequin which is propped upright on a rod with wheels. This took up floor space and frankly like Cara says was annoying in my bedroom. I bought a chicken-wire half bust and hung it on the wall. This worked out better because it now no longer took up precious floor space but also was easy to stow on over the door hooks in front of the door when I felt like seeing it and hide it behind door when I didn't feel like seeing it and of course, 0 cleaning really cause there is no much surface on it. Have I started digitising my clothes? not yet but not all of my dreams deferred have been a total fail. Some have potential, just have to figure out the right way that works for me and timing - its everything in life.
Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s I always dreamed of having a bead curtain in my room but never got one. Now I'm thankful I never did cause some of them tangle like crazy. Dodged a bullet
@Cara You should read a book called "The Theory of the Leisure Class" by Veblen if you haven't already. It's a really good book about conspicuous consumption spending and veblen goods. Right in your field of work. Great video! Keep up the good work! 😁
I buy second hand leather couches. I have cats and the f up the couch even if they just walk on it. That way you can buy an expensive couch for not a lot of money and it doesn't hurt if it breaks and I have to buy a new one.
Your feelings about a white couch showing every little dark hair you and your pet shed are exactly how I feel about my navy blue rug - how literally EVERY single thing that ends up on the floor is visible on it! And my birds are in that room, which means... seeds, feathers, bird dust... everything, everywhere, ALL THE TIME, no matter how much I clean 😂 ...But I actually love the look of it enough to deal with it, even though it still drives me crazy!
I had a fashion mannequin when I was 15. I was around the same size as the mannequin back then so I actually used it to make dresses and adorn shirts and to put my hats on.
my dream as a child was like a shaggy neon foot rug. like blue or green. still havnt gotten one, still think about it often, but iv been anti consumerism for a long while now. my wardrobe and items are mainly 95% handmedown/free stuff people are giving/throwing away. i have 2 digeridoos, some nice clothes, furniture, so much i didnt need to get new or firsthand. the only things i need to buy being like underwear and some things that would be unhygenic to share with others. im a big advocate for being green
We downsized from a 2,500 square foot house to a 900 square foot house and we realized how much home decor we didn’t need. There’s so much pressure to buy stuff!
That's just called falling out of a trend, it's not deinfluencing. You're wearing a crochet top rn which is in trends..The best way to deinfluence yourself is to actually have genuine hobbies and interest, that way everything around you never falls out of style in your eyes. If you were a seamstress or fashion designer of sorts, you would use the mannequin as a decorative piece, because that is a part of yourself.
Worked at Restoration Hardware for a minute and the Cloud Sofa was an absolute pain. Every time someone sat on it it had to be fluffed, and RH is kind of known for having overpriced, low quality (for the asking price) pieces; you're paying for the name not the quality. Honestly, I thought the couch was super comfortable, but makes no sense for anyone who doesn't have a full-time cleaning staff or nanny. That can also describe most of RH stuff. If you want to spend that much money I'd say just go buy a hand-crafted one-of-a-kind made-to-order piece for the same price and better make. (Or just buy a second hand piece and have it reupholstered)
Regarding the pillows.. I remember watching a video on minimalism/saving money and one of the tips was "buy pillow covers instead of new pillows everytime you want to switch colours". And I still haven't recovered :P Is that not a normal thing in the US? Buying covers instead of brand new pillows for every season?
I got one of those mannequins in 2008! You are not imagining it, that was totally a thing at one point 😂 I bought it from a mall store that went out of business and was selling old displays. I have no idea where the mannequin is today (probably a landfill) and forgot I ever even owned it until I watched this video.
I have no idea BUT I will boldly assume that there weren’t all sizes and shapes available because back then bodyshaming was such an „important“ part of our lives. If you were a teenager back then you most likely did not normal eating habits. I only rediscovered ice cream as an adult and oh my, it’s so good. First time I had caramel as well. Or milk in my coffee and normal dinner ..
I decided to save a mall mannequin from the trash a couple years back. Her name is Izzy and she's the most *inconvenient* piece I own. She's horribly tedious to move around, takes up way too much space, and is a constant reminder I'm not doing anything with this thing.
I think coffee table books are cool if they're on subjects you're actually interested in. I have three that I thumb through on lazy afternoons, one on horses, one on cats, and one on reptiles. No they don't gel with my decor that well, but they do contain gorgeous pictures and interesting facts about the animals.
slightly off topic, but there are professional organizers who "stage" homes. yes, for people who are putting their homes up for sale BUT also for people who want to optimizing what they currently own it's worth the money-- usually a per room project.
@@DavidCruickshanki get that. it's kind of like hiring an interior designer, but you don't buy new stuff. i worked with her & loved the results. just an option!
That “fashion mannequin” is called a dress form, and it would be kind of cool to have one (especially if you sell a lot of clothes online), but I would be creeped out to have that in my apartment!
I have a 3d printer. It's a fun hobby but if anything it has taught me to be okay with getting rid of stuff like decorations because I could just make another one and paint it. Make it an art piece
I love deinfluencing videos because I feel like I’m absorbing the trends without buying anything and also without feeling like I’m being advertised to :)
Same.
Also, these videos helped me be a little more intentional in spending money so it's a win win situation
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Interior design, but make it 'anti-consumerish'. My favorite topic. Thanks Cara! 🌸
I just like my house more or less empty.
I actually own a mannequin because I sew my own clothes (and because my sibling impulse-bought it, didn't use it and gave it to me haha) and it does spook guests all the time! I would not have bought it but I do have a good space for it in my sewing nook and it does get used. That said, I would never change its outfit daily! It just houses my latest work in progress.
yeah i feel like they’re a necessity for anyone who makes their own clothes!
Mannequins for sewers feel to me to be more like a tool (actively used for a functional task in your trade/hobby) vs a 'decor' item (whose primary purpose/function is to be looked at).
Same for me! 😃 I don't use it for the fitting process (my body is too far from the standard, I just can't adapt the mannequin enough) but it's so useful for some steps that are easier done in 3 dimensions than on a flat garment.
I have a mannequin because I sew our clothes. :) Other than that, I’m good! Thanks for this video, Cara! ❤
I have one too, for the same reason (I’m a crochet clothing designer). It spends 90% of its time in my closet lol.
Dust is truly the bane of my existence omg. Best way to torture me is to give me yet another surface or item I have to regularly dust 😭
I hear ya. The amount of cute knickknacks I've put back on the shelf cause I wasn't gonna dust all those nooks and crannies.
i feel you sis and you choose the right words with “bane of my existence”
Even keeping a mostly empty house clean is such a chore, I cannot imagine how bad it is with infinite clutter.
i'm allergic to dust, so from young age i have been cleaning my room every week. While always liked the look of shelfs, the idea of dusting it all of makes me not want to have them. I only like ones that are closed off with the glass door. Anyway, when i see peoples houses here on internet or in real life, i can't help but to notice the shelfs and wonder how do you have time to clean all of it.
Omg so true. I have put so many things back in drawers bec I can't do the dusting.
I thing people who are able to clean so many small things everyday are so diligent. I simply can't.
Sometimes I even put big sheets on things and boxes in my store room.
There is a horrible trend out there of people buying books simply for 'the aesthetic'. If you're actually a reader, fill bookcases with what you truly love and are excited to read. If you're not a reader, that's okay! But there's no need to buy books just to toss on a coffee table or destroy by spray painting them for 'a look'. You should fill your home with what you're passionate about- not with items you're using to try and impress others with.
I agree 💯
“Or just an open space so I don’t feel so cramped.”
The most underrated concept in trendy home decor. 🔥
If a room dont got a spot where you can just lay on the floor like a starfish, it's cramped....
I used to work for Pier 1 Imports, which was the king of unnecessary throw pillows. LOL. And we were taught to add them into all the furniture purchases. Buying a sofa? Add some pillows! Buying a headboard? Add some pillows for the bed! Buying a dining table with eight chairs? We'd find a way to get you to buy tiny little throw pillows for each chair! New styles for every season, whether you think it needs a pillow or not. Some of the Christmas ones even lit up. It was fun at the time, but talk about unnecessary clutter in the home....
90% of my apartment is Pier 1 because it was going out of business when I moved out and I had my first big girl job with some $. I have some of those throw pillows on my bed. 😂 And I don’t regret it.
I grew up with a parent who loved those throw pillows and it annoyed the hell out of me trying to figure out how to properly put pillows back after using furniture. They'd totally fit that meme of "let's put all these pillows on the couch so there's no room to sit"
@@ahstiasummers5583wow I feel so annoyed for you. Sorry you had to deal with that
Pier 1 employee gang gang I was there till the end 😂
seconding the using personal meaningful items as decor. my husband and i have 3 skateboards that we ride but also just love the way they look. i built 3 wall mounts for them and attached them to a skinny wall near our door. they serve as art but can still be grabbed to ride, and the part that sticks out is now a little shelf we put plants on. and in a hallway we turned the entire hall into a gallery of art we’ve picked up along our lives, and i filled in any small gaps with hidden silly memories, like eclipse glasses and a parking ticket we got on a vacation. our friends always give us really positive comments on our decorating
Thirding the using personal meaningful items as decor. Decor should never be bought but acquired over time as you find things you love and have meaning to you.
I have 2 dumbbells on the floor. I guess that counts?
I totally agree with all of these!! I also think the ultimate goal of decorating is to feel settled and cozy in your home, but if you're constantly chasing trends, you'll constantly feel like you're catching up or not done yet. Surrounding yourself with meaningful items or secondhand items that already have some use to them can make you feel like your home is somewhere you can let your hair down, not an aspirational place reflecting who youd like to be in some idealized future
This is such a great point!
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You mentioned HGTV and I have a particular bugbear with how they're constantly popularizing new trends to sell products. New flooring trends, tiles, backsplash, bathroom vanities, the works. Might be worth a future video :)
What an awesome video idea, I almost fell for the whole "update your splashback!" thing, but mine is perfectly fine!
😂 Am I the weirdo that opens my coffee table art books more than the photo albums that friends make for me? I don't really feel like I need to look at photos of events that I was actually there for or full of people I see all the time. But the art? Oh, the art kickstarts my imagination and spirals my mind into all sorts of spiritual musings! I mean, I like the photos when I haven't seen someone in a while, but I honestly don't peruse photo albums all that often.
I have a cloud couch (we got it for free bc it was my roommate's mom's) and yes it is comfy but NOT comfy enough to make it worth the $$$!!! it's cozy but it's hard to sit upright on because it's so deep and you basically always end up lying down
Do the pieces even lock together in some way? It looks like a nightmare to use otherwise 😂
@@JohnDBlue no you just kind of smush them together and hope for the best LOL, they don't move around too much but the cushions slide around a lot and require a lot of rearranging
couches like that are also bad for your discs in your low back because they make you have bad posture and it puts extra pressure on the discs from slouching. It’s impossible to sit up straight. I already have two bulging discs and can’t sit in soft couches like that.
@@JohnDBlue A good sectional does not have to lock together. (No idea regarding the Cloud Sofa.) Speaking from experience that my mother had a several-piece sectional when I was growing up. Those pieces were not moving unless you wanted them to move.
As someone who’s a little older than you I have learned something about the random knickknacks compulsion. When you get your first place you want it to look as perfect as possible, whatever your definition of home is. However, since we associate homey with people’s homes who are much older, i.e. grandparents and parents. We feel like we have to have all the same stuff they do even if it has no meaning to us. Now that I’m in my 40s, I’ve been able to slowly transition from things I bought because of the aesthetic to only having knickknacks that mean something. Basically, you will accumulate plenty of items that are meaningful just as a consequence of living life. In the meantime, it’s ok to not have a ton of tchotchkes filling up every surface. If you really want something look to thrift stores, garage sales. However, my favorite method is asking older relatives if they have anything they wouldn’t mind lending or giving to you to help make your home a home. It doesn’t have to be something that they particularly love even. My grandmother gave me a swan pincushion many years ago that was an extra she had and I treasure it to this day. Every time I look at it, I think of her. Trust me, you’ll soon have more things than you know what to do with.
Ashley's Home Furniture is especially guilty of many of these. There are so many great pieces I get from Craigslist for less than $100 whole and in good condition from people "redecorating", while Ashley charges in the thousands for new home decor.
I have a dining table and chairs set that I got from a thrift shop about two years ago and while there are a few labels under it with a bar code and number, reverse image searching it as only gotten me to where I think it came from Ashley's Home Furniture. While the table isn't made of the highest quality wood (it's a rather light table), I love the powder black metal legs on it and the chairs. The chairs are also pretty thick, which I love that there's no risk of them cracking if I need to stand on them, like when hanging curtains.
Four chairs and a table for $275. Add in taxes and that I did end up needing someone to deliver just the table, and my total was about $325-ish. My budget for finding a table set was $400, so I feel I made off like a bandit 😂.
Right? My apartment was furnished almost entirely by Facebook Marketplace. And if I do say so myself, it looks fantastic.
@@Kevin15047I love that for you
We had a mall mannequin in the living room of our college house (one of our roommates "aquired" it... honestly, no clue how...) and we made it a suit of armor and a warhammer out of cut-up beer boxes. That was some good budget interior decorating 😅
Hahahaha I love that
I think something that is exempt from the coffee table decor: books about specific topics. For example - the art illustration books about certain films, the fashion world of the barbie movie (I'm waiting to have my own home before I snag it cuz I'm short on space), behind the scenes of certain films, etc. I feel like if it's about something you love, it'll be something you can look at often
I'm partial to the coffee table book about coffee tables
I'm with you, I'm a very visual person, I think my coffee table books get more love than my regular books 😂 and mine are all featuring things I love.
only thing I'll disagree with is waiting on that Barbie book because it is/will be a collector's item and you'll have to pay a premium if you wait too long. Otherwise, 100%. My "coffee table" books are art books from my favourite Dreamworks films, or collections from my husband's favourite photographers. They're the kind of thing you flip often and they say something about us and what we value.
I do exactly what you suggested for shelf items. I travel a lot and buy unique and usually handmade items for decor. It’s easy to find them in a small shop or at a local art market. It’s a really nice feeling knowing my home doesn’t look like a target display.
Knick knacks are my weakness but honestly I love every bit of tat I buy haha
Purely because you asked 😅For the floating lightbulb. Imagine that you try to place a ball on a convex surface, the ball will of cause want to roll down from the high ground to the low ground so to keep it on top you could constantly push the ball back up whenever it started to fall. The floating lightbulb is the ball and by turning on and off electromagnets you push the light bulb back to the center keeping it floating.
Then you just stick all the electronics that are usually in the light fixture in the light bulb and have the light bulb charged by wireless charging allowing it to turn on and off when it's placed and removed from the wireless charging stand.
This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing!
The best thing about the floating light bulb is that it'll immediately break once you have a black out even for a moment.
@@thefinancialfreedomgirl Glad i could help!😊
@@janisir4529that made me laugh
@@janisir452914:30 I was actually impressed that it takes that into account (at least it claims as much in the clip)
loved the video! home decor is something i'm very interested in and i'm always surprised by how much 'extra' stuff there is. like, i legit did not know about 'coffee table books' until very recently. i thought influencers were all just interested in the same type of books to read, and then i saw one hold the book up...and it wasn't even a book, it was like, a box made to look like a book!
one thing i would love to see you deinfluence [if you feel like they should be deinfluenced] is fake house plants...i'm not able to buy any for my current living situation, but when i move into my own place i would just LOVE to have a bunch of fake house plants add greenery to my space, without the stress + extra expenses of taking care of real plants. but i don't want to go overboard with it. i know they're purely decorative, i just see them in stores and get so excited. 😅
My coffee table aesthetic was pretty short lived as my cat likes to commandeer the sunbeam that shines on it. Basically he is the aesthetic! 😂 so now my lovely book of puffin photography has been delegated to the shelf under my console table…..
Great video, new subbie here! So refreshing to hear someone point out all the crap I was tempted to splurge on - years ago saw a standup comedian who discussed throw pillows. He was convinced his girlfriend was trying to build a croft on their bed, so every time I’m tempted I just think “Is this getting into croft territory?”
Thank you for speaking up for Gaza amazing soul ❤
- Rattan / straw decor dries, breaks and flakes over time
- Decor, if not stored, will gather dust
- If you buy one unique kickknack you’re going to want to find and pair it with something similar/build a collection and that’s such a task
- If you want a handmade decor - just make it yourself! Macrame, pressed flowers in photo frames, crotchetted pillow covers - they’re all great and easy DIY projects!
- For soft things - BUT IS IT WASHABLE? If it’s not, what’s the point. You want a dirty item in your house?
Love the initiative to support Save the Children and their important work in Gaza! Keep it up Cara!
How beautiful of you to donate to save the children ❤️ Glad I subbed
I have a mannequin for selling clothes in my ebay/fb/vinted stores and I had to put it in my spare room/office because whenever I woke up in the middle of the night it freaked me the f out 😂 I started having nightmares that something was watching me!
Another feng shui tip is to not have a mirror facing where you sleep - for, what I believe is the same reason, no one wants to wake up and see a 'person' who's not supposed to be there 😂
That's a necessity
I have one too for the same reason. I never know where it is because it is so apart of my home. We could be in the same room, and I won't be able to find it. 🤔🤣
Great video! My husband and I just moved and picked up so many items on FB Marketplace for either really cheap or free! I’m also constantly amazed at what we find by the dumpsters behind our complex (perfectly good lamps, end tables, mirrors) it’s honestly astounding what people throw away.
I think that yes, displaying sentimental photos or mementos is a much better way to go about things than buying meaningless junk, however, I think this also includes silly little things you've collected from thrift stores or something that spark joy, or that represent your interests. Like for me I display a Barbie doll I always wanted as a kid, or memorabilia.
I truly appreciate you and these videos. I have pretty poor money/consumption habits and these are really helping me retrain my brain to stop obsessing over shopping and keeping up with micro trends.
'Just because you have some free space doesn't mean you have to fill it up."
The amount of UA-camr hauls to buy random things for aesthetic purposes is astounding. And then if they move they get rid of things and buy all new things again, just for the sake of having new content for their videos. Thank you for creating videos like this to help bring awareness to overconsumption. So much stuff is ending up in landfills, not to mention unfair and unsafe working conditions for people creating fast fashion or random things.
Your videos help me so much, I used to struggle with buying things just because I love shopping. I got myself in debt as a teenager because of that. Now my 22 year old self is picking up the pieces. I've been doing much better, but I still get an itch (sometimes I give in) to just spend money for fun. In this economy I def cannot afford that. So now I watch your videos to help get my senses back lol. Definitely helps a lot, thank you!!!
I'm so glad to hear that the videos have been helpful! Thank you!
"Meaningful knick knacks" : I so agree with this. Personally I have different groups and I rotate them 3-4 times a year so I can enjoy a lot of things that remind me of beautiful things without cluttering my space.
Coffee- table books: sorry, but I find them gorgeous. However I let them be according to my interests.
And also I find it sad that we tend to decorate our homes to impress others. It is our personal space, our haven, it is where we should feel comfortable to be ourselves and if we can't have that is it even a home?
My couch hack - if you can't afford a better couch or to replace a couch where you can feel the beams, get a floor cushion per regular sitting/meditation and use that on the couch. I live alone with a very bad mattress for my futon, and a single floor cushion has saved me needing to replace the whole mattress.
Good luck trying to resell home Decor so be picky and don’t impulse buy. My MIL went on a QVC bender last year. Brand new decor/Christmas items still in the box. We can’t resell it and now stuck with all of this stuff. I thought I could get a few bucks for this stuff but nope. I’ll try again later this year. Yes I could donate which I’ve done for years but thought I’d could make a few bucks back .
I'll definitely get as much of the food furniture I can get my hands on because I imagined stuff like this in my head for 15 years and it never existed until now 😂 but I don't do trends, I just wait until things I want exist and then I'll keep them forever
Loved that you donated to Gaza! We need more humane influencers with a platform contribute
I would definitely purchase a fashion mannequin but not one just for looks, a real sewing mannequin for draping fabrics
Honestly the main preventer of purchases for me is just not being on tiktok and mostly not online shopping (if I want to, I leave an open tab and revisit in time). I'm also not a massive fan of cushions.
I am a spooky all year around girl, but the people who buy new Halloween stuff every year just to get rid of whatever they had from the year before 😭 I'm a sucker for Halloween decor hunting but please just reuse things, or keep it up if you're also a spooky all year person. That is something that needs deinfluenced
((hugs another year-rounder in solidarity)) That hurts me too. Why get rid of all the wonderful things for the best holiday just a month after you bought it?! Just keep it out or reuse it! Or at least re-home it to another year-rounder.
@@AerynKDesigns right! Unless it's broken or something just keep it, sell it or give it away!
Watching this with avocado toast and a latte... that I made myself 😊 I love how calm your videos are!
As an interior design and homegoods lover this is needed. Cute stuff but is ALL of it necessary.
I bought 2 chairs and tables for the balcony, because it was empty, but even that I had a hard time justifying.
i have a manequin for sewing clothes. It adjusts to whatever measurements I need. Her name is Headless Helen and she lives in a closet because she takes up more room than you'd think lol.
I love your content! It's so helpful for clearing my mind of unnecessary urges.
Yay I’m so glad to hear that!
Its called a dress form and I wanted one too until I realised I prefer making flat patterns instead of draping
I like your narration and presentation style
Thank you so much :)
I'm a throw pillow lover! I'm a DIY enthusiast and throw pillows are perfect for a handmade project: they are of simple shapes, do not require fitting and can be made in multiple materials and techniques (crochet, knit, patchwork, macrame etc). Also you can have a reasonable amount of pillows and just change covers on them for seasonal decor or just to spruce things up.
This video hit home for me for a couple of reasons:
1.) I bought a random mannequin from a Sam Goody store that was going out of business in the mid-2000’s. I was gonna use it as a dress form, but it didn’t work. It was just a random mannequin in (another) cluttered corner of my room. Ended up throwing it away.
2.) Throw Pillows! This trend did not last long, as I realized it was a waste of money (for me). I bought two very early 2000-esque pillows that I never ended up using. The material eventually deteriorated and I, again, ended up throwing them away.
I don’t like waste of any kind, which is why I am a recovering hoarder. But when I move into my new place, it’s going to remain clean, comfortable and spacious. No more unnecessary extras.
Although I’m not exactly sure about it, I think the floating light bulb works on the principle of repulsion by magnets. Or at least stuck in a point between two opposite direction magnetic fields which cancel out each other and gravity at one specific point.
Yup I thought so too
It's balancing in a bowl of electromagnets that turn on and off to keep it centered. I explained in more depth in my comment.
This is actually my first time hearing about a mannequin as something beyond clothes-making or a cosplay tool.
For anyone still thinking about it - a "Gentleman's Valet" is a better option as opposed to a mannequin - and as someone who enjoys planning my outfits, it doesn't take effort to dress it, but certainly allows you to organise your clothes.
It's like a bigger hanger of sorts, and definitely helps with getting ready in the morning.
This isn't a crit at all by the way - I enjoy your vids a lot - I think the de-influencing is important, and finding what DOES work (especially when my Gentleman's Valet is a hand me down and made a huge difference in my life) I'm really happy you talk about what's supposed to be "iconic" vs..... well, what actually works for individuals.
also every time I'd wake up in the night and see that mannequin half-asleep I'd scare myself to death thinking there was someone in my room xD
Hahaha agreed I’d feel like I was trapped in a nightmare 😂
Yesss do a part 2 deinflunencing home decor
I have many empty closets in my house and that makes me very happy lol. Never plan to fill them up with a bunch of stuff
Cloud couch was on my wishlist for awhile but after seeing how it *actually* looks all the time. Another thing I think people maybe miss a lot with sofas that are similar as well - they all use down. There are a lot of us with allergies to down.
I loooove coffee table books but my issue with most of them is everyone having the exact same ones because they think they need to. Slowly collect books over time of things that you *actually* love. Mine are weird design and art books because... I'm a graphic designer / artist.
I used to clean home professionally. Whether it's an apartment or a mansion, I saw the same few rooms being used: kitchen, family room, dining room, and bedrooms & bathrooms proportionate to the amount of people living there. The fancy sitting rooms or dining rooms just collected dust. The game rooms were rarely used. Forget the home theater. Unless you're having a big party once a week, you're probably not using all those extra rooms. It really dissuaded me from buying a large house one day.
Just when I am in the planning for my new home, thanks for the vid! Dreaming is one thing, but living it is another.
I would like a part 2! I really enjoyed this!
Nooo I literally have a dress form in my room right now. I make a lot of clothes and costumes, so I have 2, but my studio is only big enough for one. I do put it in cute outfits frequently, and that IS fun 😂😂
Love your topics. They are very smart and educational.
Thank you so much. You've put a lot of feelings into words and explained them.
Your voice is so calming. I enjoy watching your channel as I eat.
That corn table. Talk about bad taste lol. This thing is gonna end up in a landfill 5 years down the line, thats so unnecessary.
I feel incredibly called out but in a good way 😅 happy to subscribe! I love seeing people who promote healthy and responsible money habits
I’ve never understood buying tchotchkes from Target or Home Goods of wherever. Maybe it’s because I have never had trouble finding random cool and unique knickknacks while thrifting or at craft shows. If I’m gonna dust it, I want it to be one of a kind!😂
There's a TikToker I love who buys sweets themed home decor and DIYs most of her art. It's such a fun style, especially for people who have always wanted to live in candyland. I prefer flowers and plants so I have tons of those everywhere.
This video was not made for me but I watched it anyway. I love my coffee table books but I keep them in my bookshelf and take it out when I want to look at pretty pictures. Also I love storage, started when I was young, if my backpack didnt have a ton of pockets, I didn't want it. I will say that I did/do have a problem with knickknacks, not because I felt like I needed to fill a space but because there is just so much cute stuff out there! My shelves when I was young were crowded. As an adult the only shelves I have are bookshelves, which I put knickknacks on, but I have far too many still in boxes that I'm having trouble giving away.
I have one. I use it for sewing. Every time I walk into a room and it’s dark I scare the sh¡t out of myself
i have a hard time with anime and kawaii hello kitty/carebear stuff. and i cant go to stores much anymore because the stores have been packed with nerdy and cutesy stuff lately.
I got a futon couch from a coworker for like 40 bucks. Looks like an overgrown pillow and sooooo comfy.
I only have one shelf in my room because I do have a collection of items from my favourite childhood show, maybe I spent more that I'd thought on it but i even got it tatooed because to me is meaningful and it made me feel true joy and nostalgia. Either way I dont follow trends purely because they don't fit my very personal style, even thought i am not a minimalist i am more of a corn table than a pillow girl
why can't people just have knick knacks that are just stuff that you like and with sentimental value??? like souvenirs from travels, pictures with friends and family, little merch of your fave characters? idk it just makes a home feel homey and more lived for me.
I recently had the idea to digitise all of my closet cause that was the only for me to keep rediscovering pieces that I liked and purchased but have never worn. Also digitising closet would give my mind a clear idea of how much of my money is in my closet (literally). This project is stalled due to:
a. I just do not have the time or patience to digitise all of my clothes because I expect miracles (like finish digitising in one sitting)
b. I bought the wrong kind of mannequin
I bought the mannequin which is propped upright on a rod with wheels. This took up floor space and frankly like Cara says was annoying in my bedroom. I bought a chicken-wire half bust and hung it on the wall. This worked out better because it now no longer took up precious floor space but also was easy to stow on over the door hooks in front of the door when I felt like seeing it and hide it behind door when I didn't feel like seeing it and of course, 0 cleaning really cause there is no much surface on it.
Have I started digitising my clothes? not yet but not all of my dreams deferred have been a total fail. Some have potential, just have to figure out the right way that works for me and timing - its everything in life.
Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s I always dreamed of having a bead curtain in my room but never got one. Now I'm thankful I never did cause some of them tangle like crazy. Dodged a bullet
Oh my gosh I remember those back then!! Wow you just dug up a very buried memory of mine
My best friend has the cloud couch... I love having movie night on that couch. ❤️
@Cara You should read a book called "The Theory of the Leisure Class" by Veblen if you haven't already. It's a really good book about conspicuous consumption spending and veblen goods. Right in your field of work. Great video! Keep up the good work! 😁
I buy second hand leather couches. I have cats and the f up the couch even if they just walk on it. That way you can buy an expensive couch for not a lot of money and it doesn't hurt if it breaks and I have to buy a new one.
Your feelings about a white couch showing every little dark hair you and your pet shed are exactly how I feel about my navy blue rug - how literally EVERY single thing that ends up on the floor is visible on it! And my birds are in that room, which means... seeds, feathers, bird dust... everything, everywhere, ALL THE TIME, no matter how much I clean 😂 ...But I actually love the look of it enough to deal with it, even though it still drives me crazy!
I had a fashion mannequin when I was 15. I was around the same size as the mannequin back then so I actually used it to make dresses and adorn shirts and to put my hats on.
my dream as a child was like a shaggy neon foot rug. like blue or green. still havnt gotten one, still think about it often, but iv been anti consumerism for a long while now. my wardrobe and items are mainly 95% handmedown/free stuff people are giving/throwing away. i have 2 digeridoos, some nice clothes, furniture, so much i didnt need to get new or firsthand. the only things i need to buy being like underwear and some things that would be unhygenic to share with others. im a big advocate for being green
I decorate with plants! And they basically live forever 🪴 💕
We downsized from a 2,500 square foot house to a 900 square foot house and we realized how much home decor we didn’t need. There’s so much pressure to buy stuff!
That's just called falling out of a trend, it's not deinfluencing. You're wearing a crochet top rn which is in trends..The best way to deinfluence yourself is to actually have genuine hobbies and interest, that way everything around you never falls out of style in your eyes. If you were a seamstress or fashion designer of sorts, you would use the mannequin as a decorative piece, because that is a part of yourself.
Worked at Restoration Hardware for a minute and the Cloud Sofa was an absolute pain. Every time someone sat on it it had to be fluffed, and RH is kind of known for having overpriced, low quality (for the asking price) pieces; you're paying for the name not the quality. Honestly, I thought the couch was super comfortable, but makes no sense for anyone who doesn't have a full-time cleaning staff or nanny. That can also describe most of RH stuff.
If you want to spend that much money I'd say just go buy a hand-crafted one-of-a-kind made-to-order piece for the same price and better make. (Or just buy a second hand piece and have it reupholstered)
Regarding the pillows.. I remember watching a video on minimalism/saving money and one of the tips was "buy pillow covers instead of new pillows everytime you want to switch colours". And I still haven't recovered :P Is that not a normal thing in the US? Buying covers instead of brand new pillows for every season?
I have a mannequin in my closet, I use it to store my nicest leather jacket. A body shape is better than a hanger, don’t want to stretch the material.
The Gilmore girls had a fashion mannequin in their living room. Loved the mannequin but was always confused that it wasn’t in Lorelei’s bedroom
Regarding the mannequin. I really like valet stands. They don't take up too much space,are practical, and depending on the model look good😊
I got one of those mannequins in 2008! You are not imagining it, that was totally a thing at one point 😂 I bought it from a mall store that went out of business and was selling old displays. I have no idea where the mannequin is today (probably a landfill) and forgot I ever even owned it until I watched this video.
I have no idea BUT I will boldly assume that there weren’t all sizes and shapes available because back then bodyshaming was such an „important“ part of our lives. If you were a teenager back then you most likely did not normal eating habits. I only rediscovered ice cream as an adult and oh my, it’s so good. First time I had caramel as well. Or milk in my coffee and normal dinner ..
that white couch is so generic looking, I don't get why it's so popular
WOOOOOOO!! Cara posted
Oh yes the mannequin. I was even gonna be a designer (in my head). Must have been all the design shows on tv during that time 😂
I decided to save a mall mannequin from the trash a couple years back. Her name is Izzy and she's the most *inconvenient* piece I own. She's horribly tedious to move around, takes up way too much space, and is a constant reminder I'm not doing anything with this thing.
Amazing content! Also, your voice is phenomenal. I’d absolutely marry it lol
I think coffee table books are cool if they're on subjects you're actually interested in. I have three that I thumb through on lazy afternoons, one on horses, one on cats, and one on reptiles. No they don't gel with my decor that well, but they do contain gorgeous pictures and interesting facts about the animals.
slightly off topic, but there are professional organizers who "stage" homes. yes, for people who are putting their homes up for sale BUT also for people who want to optimizing what they currently own
it's worth the money-- usually a per room project.
I'd rather decorate my own home. The idea of having someone else 'stage' my home sounds very house not home.
@@DavidCruickshanki get that. it's kind of like hiring an interior designer, but you don't buy new stuff. i worked with her & loved the results. just an option!
I kindly ask for the part 2! Low your video essays on the conscious consumption ❤
That “fashion mannequin” is called a dress form, and it would be kind of cool to have one (especially if you sell a lot of clothes online), but I would be creeped out to have that in my apartment!
I have a 3d printer. It's a fun hobby but if anything it has taught me to be okay with getting rid of stuff like decorations because I could just make another one and paint it. Make it an art piece