Still love boho. Not the all-beige instagram version, but the bright, colorful, eclectic, accumulated, personal version. Even if it's out as a trend, it's still what makes my home feel most like home to me
Boho is here to stay. It has always been the favorite for the ones that don't need to follow trends and always danced to the beat of their own drum. Of course, I am talking about real Boho, not Instagram Boho.
Same! I've always liked doing plain white walls, but then very colorful & eclectic art & decor. Lol even my bedroom growing up was basically a version of that (ofc, a very 90s version of it lol)
Homes that reflect a person's personality, create a feeling of warmth, and filled with furniture collected over time win me over. I am tired of the stark white/grey homes that look like hospital waiting rooms or hotels and feel just as cold.
I know what you mean. Styling a home to feel like the headquarters of some generic international corporation is inappropriate and lacks humanity or any real sense of style. I mean really, it’s clueless. Why do people do that? My neighbourhood is full of these big grey “mausoleums for giants”. Not a shoe or kid’s bike to be seen, and what little gardens they have are so formalised as to look plastic. They stand out even more next to the large older houses where you know it was this big because the family had 5 children to house 100 years ago, and it might even have a ballroom because socialising was important to them. Those houses have lively gardens with overgrown patches, and kid’s bikes on the veranda and muddy shoes by the front door. They show signs of life. I much prefer that.
I completely agree. Both Scandinavian & MCM have established themselves as classic styles with enough variety and versatility to mix things up so as to always remain fresh. They allow for the unexpected, sympathetic element that can infuse the style with a new liveliness. And besides, when do living materials like wood, stone and textiles presented in their natural states ever evoke artifice or deception? To me, that plain simplicity is the hallmark of a classic style.
So basically, pick a design you adore and stick with it - perhaps with a wee bit of refreshing every now and then. It will go in and out of fashion, but you will love it no matter what.Congrats, Nick, on half a million subscribers!
Glam for me will forever be synonymous with ‘the’ beauty influencers of UA-cam circa 2015+. They ALL had houses with mirrored furniture, fluffy cushions, velvet, the lights, the sparkles and crystals. I didn’t love it then so I’m glad to see it going
Me too! I've always loved art deco, but you really have to do your whole house if you're going to go for it. And if you live in a little bungalow like me, it would look so stupid
As a Finn, and therefore not always considered Scandinavian, but similar, I grew up with the minimal aesthetic but we had all those bright Marimekko designs which are iconic now. So yes, white and wood, but lots of bright curtains, pillows, bedding, and ceramics.
I know! I love “Scandinavian design “ as a base- nice wood floors and furniture! But I lived in Finland as well and loved the bright fun colorful homes. My friend had an iconic wall sized print of a frida khalo painting in her kitchen. I associate Scandinavian design with a lot of personality!
Joanna Gaines made modern farmhouse personal and character filled in the beginning. She has a good sense of style, but as her show went on it became more and more bland. And all the imitations of her have been cheap, kitschy, and tacky. Mass marketed “character” by definition lacks any real personality. It’s the same reason Victorian and Edwardian bay windows are beautiful, and Home Depot’s bay windows are bland.
My style is “Thrift Store Chic.” There is no way I am going to keep up with the latest of anything! There simply are more important things in life to focus on.
As a lover of traditional/colonial design this is music to my ears. Traditional never goes out of style but if not done properly it can look very heavy and stuffy. I love putting a spin on things to keep my home fresh. With all the crown moulding and ornate paintings and mirrors it’s nice to add a sofa with clean lines, modern carpeting versus the traditional heavily patterned ones. For me personally, a home should represent you and as trends may come and go always do what makes you happy 😊
@@valentina_melethiel completely understandable! This is why I prefer the more balanced approach to design. More of what I love sprinkled with the unexpected. I love heavy velvet drapes for fall and winter and switch to lighter fabrics for spring and summer. Curtains are expensive but I find that this rotation beats my boredom and keeps things fresh 😊it took me a long time to figure out my personal style but I always go back to the classics 😊
I see how my life has evolved watching this. Farmhouse is what I saw my relatives in the country have growing up. Boho is what I had going to university (eclectic and whatever I could find or was donated). Glam was what I had for my first job and apartment. Got married and then went into farmhouse again as that is what I emulated from my youth as being grown up. Finally realized I hated housework and dusting so went Scandi to eliminate clutter (with kids I had enough). Then went to modern farmhouse (why I don’t know). Finally retired and purchased a 23 year old home that needed renovations as the original owner was from a farm and she brought a lot of that style into her home. Settled on a blend of Scandi-Modern farmhouse-Traditional because I have purchased good pieces over the year and was working to keep those pieces, modernize, and discard the cheap terrible pieces. This is where I am at 🤣.
This is exactly where I am now that I'm semi-retired. Comfortable, clutter free, sophisticated without being glam-gaudy, but centered around good quality furniture pieces.
You folks don't need to follow the trends but get new ideas that might appeal to your spaces. Nick gives so many fun ideas and knowledge of the styles.
Yes, I just can't do post modern either. And was shocked to hear that Bum Stool was marble! I mean obscene AND uncomfortable. Probably also likely to cause piles too, due to how freezing cold marble is. No thanks!
I think post modern can be fun for an area where you only stay for a short while, like a hotel room, or a cafe, but I could never live like that, there’s something exhausting about the whole style.
@jonathanraithel5726 As a 90s kid and an artist, I love the bizarre and the ugly because it causes such a strong emotional reaction. Simply beautiful things are fine but they don't say as much to me.
I think traditional came in hard because of the wildness of the last few years. When everything seemed to be falling apart in 2020 and didn’t seem to be coming back together I think we all wanted something that felt safe and solid at home. Something that reminded us of the past and maybe even your grandparents house. I know I abandoned MCM that year and leaned in hard to English traditional and my home feels so much more welcoming and therefore safer because of it. Who cares about cool when you can feel cozy?
@@victoriajalepeno5755 It is good to avoid trends and buy whatever is "out" because that is when you can afford the best. Eventually the trendy stores like Kirkland, start selling things that are a caricature of the trend or style. Miles Redd said the same thing and said now is a good time to buy "brown furniture" something I have been saying as well. Never buy the trendy stuff from the trendy stores because you overpay for junk furniture and decor. Instead buy pre-owned and vintage "out" items on the secondary market and get the best of everything. My French 1930s deco vanity will never go out of style but that crap from Z- Gallerie is dead. When trends die people sell the good stuff for the same price as the junk. . You just need patience and a good eye.
I've always loved traditional and cottage style. My favorite magazine in my 20's was Victoria. I don't think I'm ever going to stop loving those styles, while trying to keep myself from having a cluttered house.
I’m a minimalist who loves the Victorian/Art Nouveau styles. What I did to combine all three styles is use warm, Victorian colors for the walls (dusty mauves, and soft lavenders), “stained glass” colored area rugs, comfortable furniture (just enough of it), faux flower arrangements (kinda my hobby), and large pieces of artwork, custom framed to reflect the era I love, to give a museum vibe. Make the few pieces you have (chairs, tables, lamps) reflect the Victorian era you love, both in style and color.
It’s always best to take your cue from the architecture first, then designing around it in a way that you can relate to, whatever your favourite style.
I absolutely agree with this. Yes, use the architecture of the home and then the space is not as subject to design whiplash. It looks right regardless of what’s trendy
Agreed! I had a very blank canvas apartment for years, and that just reflected me at that time (I’d call it a reigned-in eclectic). My new house has columns and crown moulding, interior trim everywhere, a wall of windows, and unique bits and bobs. I’ve got a lot of traditional: leather, central brick fireplace from floor to cathedral ceiling, Persian rugs on bamboo flooring, ornate gilded mirrors, chinoiserie…velvets, silk, tassels, and vintage taxidermy. It’s what the house told me it needed! 😊
Exactly! We moved into a heritage home built in the mid 1800s. Gorgeous moulding and high ceilings, we took our cue from that and went traditional and ornate. If we had moved into a mid century home we would have adjusted based on that. Move into the style of home you want to craft your furniture around if at all possible
Step 1. Buy or rent an existing architecture with character or spend 2-20 years and your life savings building your dream home in ~Grand Designs~ fashion
It is always best to take your cue from comfort and the way you actually live and then design around that. A comfortable room is one that makes your life better. It is easy to pick up quickly. It is easy to put things away when you come home. I t is easy to function and live your life. Architecture is important too of course but for me comfort dictates everything.
I agree with Glam is going out. But as an interior designer, I can tell you that as long as we have IKEA and Scandinavians, Scandinavian design will be in. Also I really don't think mid-century modern is going anywhere anywhere either, since this is basically a classic modern look. Some of the new styles presented are very interesting though.
@@shinnam Yeah but only because of the sheer volume of it on the Swedish furniture market, and the MCM stuff get snatched away just as fast. It's always been popular and always been easily available at a good price in flea markets etc. Which is why it's so shocking to see how expensive MCM is in other countries where that kind of furniture is not as widespread.
I’m glad to hear that. A lot of times we take these kinds of channels and look around our homes and go ooh no! I’m out of style, and of course most people don’t have the means to completely redecorate our spaces every 5 year. I have a mid century aesthetic in my home but my furniture is all brown and cream, but Ihave color pops in my throw pillows and rugs. And my accessories are different colors. And of course color on the walls in terms of my artwork hanging in my home. I feel like if I really want I can change things up without changing the higher priced pieces like furniture.
@@maryannkom299 The versatility of neutrals with pops of color is a myth. Neutrals change and go out of style too. Plus it isn't all that simple to change your color palette with new artwork, rugs, pillows and accessories. Those things are expensive and some of them are hopefully quality pieces you love. Besides, by the time you get tired of your palette that particular shade of cream is too warm or too cool and that shade of brown suddenly looks too much like green. Not to mention the fact that Mid century will either be redefined or get tired looking. Whatever happens to it, the aesthetic will change. You can't trend proof your house especially if you are pursuing the hardest trending trends of the moment.
Nick, informative and well-presented video. The bottom line (for me) is to know what (style) you love, think quality when you purchase, bring it all together in a way that you love and can live in it, and don't worry about funding all those designers and retailers every time they change a style. Keep up the good work - love your humor and wit.
Loving the "New Traditional" Its so cozy, as a millennial it's giving me the best of old and new! Traditional styles bring comfort of going to grandma's house, but with a breath of fresh air.
I adore seeing a return to traditional. I recently bought a lovely, 1945 Colonial Revival style Home. It is the traditional decor styles and traditional elements that look the most aesthetically-pleasing inside. I am now obsessively adoring panel molding for the walls and ceilings, elegant ceiling medallions for the incoming Vintage chandeliers as well as numerous Vintage pieces. I equate traditional with elegance.
@@AvecPoesieThoroughly agree. I love wainscoting, paneled walls, tiled ceilings, HEAVY furniture, dark walls, ceiling medallions… (sigh) it’s so solid-feeling and comforting. My entire house is this way, and I LOVE being here.
Same! The first time I saw new traditional, I fell in love. As someone who jokes that my style is cozy, traditional fantasy, it just screams me. And art deco looks so pretty. I've always loved it.
I love that what you love and feel comfortable in your home is being embraced. I love that its okay to put out some of your most beloved items without worrying about whether they suit your specific decor style. We need to love our homes not just decorate them. Guests come and go in your home but you are the one who has to enjoy it every day.
I have loved MCM since I was a teenager in the 80s, and it will never get old to me. I just love it! I also love BOHO, but the original, colorful BOHO. I don't change my house with the trends. I feel like I've been the happiest by not worrying about trends and decorating the way I love.
I m glad traditional is still in style. It will always be cause its simply a very warm and lovely style. Even if it goes out of style I will still stuff my house with it
I have lots of classic boho friends, the original artists of the 60’s 70’s, never had money, but lots of original art covering every inch. I love that they surround themselves with what they truly love. My style has always evolved and brought me joy. Right now modern, organic with a bit of scandi/japansi. Love your design salon!
In my opinion, nothing’s in, and nothing’s out. If it’s something that you love, use it. If it’s something you don’t, get rid of it. I get so tired of all the trends and making people feel like they have to change their homes every six months to a year. It’s ridiculous and not sustainable, unless you’re wealthy and didn’t decorate your own home in the first place.
I live in the desert Southwest and there is a very different style in lots of homes here. Stucco houses with red tile roofs, wood beams and posts throughout the house, arches, and terracotta tile floors. It lends itself to bright colors and rustic furniture.
You do such a great job of not shutting things down just because you don't agree with it. You're advise seems so impartial because you are so self aware. I love your videos ♡
Not changing , my boho style house will stay, decades of traveling and collecting ,rugs, paints, second-hand furniture, from mid-century to coastal and some rustic stuff😊 It goes with the vibe of the house we live o the coast.
I came here to make the same comment. A room full of post-modern is garish and will quickly fall out of trend. But..hints of it here and there can work well with MCM, and be stylish, adult and fun to live with.
Since I inherited my home and furnishings from my parents and they lived in the home 70 years I have a mix of lovely mahogany traditional, mid century modern, and a touch of art deco. I'm not getting rid of any of it. Since I traveled the world for 5 years and brought back things from my travels I guess I added boho to the mix. I'm not sure how but it all works together and I love it. Fun video ❤
I love art deco, but the problem with it is that for it to be done right, it’s really really expensive (otherwise it just looks like that cheap glam thing). Also, it’s tough in modern, open-plannish homes. To be not overbearing, it needs a break, and you don’t get that easily when the rooms run together and next thing you know you have 60 feet of geometric wallpaper or some jewel-toned dark finish.
I was just thinking that art deco might be the perfect solution to all those bland scandi or japendi minimalist spaces. Pick a few cool art deco accents and you can keep your place as minimal as you want while still making it feel intentional and like a home. If I were a minimalist, I'd definitely go art deco.
It is so interesting to see how styles have evolved over the years. I will admit, i am a modern farmhouse lover. For me, and i know this is what attracts most people to this style, is the warmth and comfort this style brings. It’s not fussy or dramatic. Its approachable. I do like the direction this style has gone though, with focusing more on natural, rustic materials rather than most of the cheap decor. I don’t think Modern Farmhouse will be going anywhere. Like you said, these styles are still very much alive, but they have simply evolved over the years.
YES!!! Agree with all this! Farmhouse won't be going anywhere.....except in designers heads......for all those reasons! And really when you do what YOU love who cares what's "trending"....and bottom line who wants to change their style every 10 years......ridiculous!!
OMG! I’ve been following your channel for a few months and what a pleasant surprise to see a restaurant I own with my husband as a reference for Art deco (img on the left at 18mins). 😊 Love your page and honesty. Thanks for yet another fab video!
The other day I watched Nick’s “The problem with Temu” video and vowed to make this comment on a newer one. This video is a day old now so this won’t be much more visible, but strike while the iron’s hot as they say. The more I get to “know” him, the more I’m impressed by not just his authentic & aware takes on things, but his character too. The way he takes time to convey nonjudgmental understanding of uploaders who promote things that might clash with his principles is super cool. I would definitely hide the fact that I watch interior design videos and this started as more of a guilty pleasure, but I’m hooked on this channel
Hi Nick! My response to you saying that modern farmhouse is out... Thank goodness! This is a style that I absolutely loathe! It seems like so many influencers pushed this style. I feel like modern design will replace this look, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
Plants are key to that organic look. I was just at a 1 Hotel and there is something about having plants all over that made me happy. I never knew I’d want to make a moss picture, but here we are 😊
I'm so glad that traditional is coming back in. It fits in well with my southern cottage style, with the overstuffed furniture and ornate moldings, etc. I love brass, and it fits so well into traditional style. You can do so much with it, like make it sort of a sophisticated glam without the glitz.
I never believed that a style could be really outdated. I believe all styles can be used perennially and that you should keep using that style if you always truly loved it. Just by refreshing some elements of the style every so often is how you keep it from going stale and that gives it staying power indefinitely. I , for example, have always been eclectic Boho MCM, almost my whole life, but I keep refreshing the style by adapting better versions of things, like say wall color, better materials, etc to keep it fresh. But mind you, if you are truly Boho, you will follow the classic, traditional styling of it, not the newer Instagram version, that is just not real Boho, only a trendier, watered down version of the real Boho. 80's Boho has a lot of Post Modern elements and this "New Traditional" is basically just Transitional style with a new label.
I just really love mixing all of these. That's where the fun begins, and also your best bet at not appearing totally dated in ten years. Mix your styles and never feel like you have to totally redo anything, ever again.
It is the hardest thing to accomplish, though: a thoughtful, personal, eclectic style that still looks "together." I agree with you regarding mixing things, because the furniture and objects in my home have deep meaning for me. My own "style," if I had to pin it down, would be modern traditional (Nick is using "new traditional" as the term in this video). However, I have some real mid-century pieces that I mix in, and I also have real farmhouse pieces, from actual farmhouses of the past. I am 63 and still have several pieces made in the 1800s I bought when I was 15, from second-hand stores in a rural area where my maternal grandmother's family lived for generations. Several needed careful restoration when I had enough money decades later to have that done, so they could function properly. Someone's home can be a soulful place...that is my overall aim.
@@joannebutlerster If you buy the best of everything then it isn't that difficult to get it to work. In my opinion it is helpful to choose a few styles and limit what you will add and won't add to the mix. Farmhouse is a relatively new idea and has very little to do with actual farm houses. A late 19th century American Farmhouse would probably include a quite a bit of Victorian/ Eastlake Victorian.
I feel original well cared for MCM pieces will always have a place with me. I love the simplicity and quality of the natural wood not found in a lot of furniture today. It will blend well with the renovation of a 1960's river cottage in the woods that is my now forever home and allow me to rotate the many vintage 'prizes' collected over the years to keep things from feeling stale. Simple, serene and uncluttered.
Original MCM pieces are great quality and with a bit of thought can be blended with other styles, unlike Glam which looks off kilter when mixed with anything other than Glam due to nature of materials. Wood adds warmth and we humans tend to like the comfort of warmth, whether minimal or not. I think that is why farm, country, cottage, MCM and industrial with it's hearty warm, can be very comforting and popular. It's a cold cruel world and warmth is comforting. Or maybe we instinctively know we can burn the wood for warmth should an apocalypse occur so having it around could come in handy.....
Arguably your best video to date! In just 20 minutes you have not only succinctly explained the details and personality of each recently popular style, but have also moved us forward and left us excited about the future of design. My personal favorite for my own home is mixing Traditional and Art Deco in my '60's Colonial, but overall I'm just inspired to see how your thoughts play-out.
It’s your home. To quote Nick, “you do you”! I love mid-century modern exteriors. Walking around my neighborhood, there are quite a few homes in that style. That, and beautiful trees and gardens make for a pleasant walk.
Growing up in that era, Midcentury was only one look. My parents had traditional that looked alot like the photos Nick was showing. What was called Colonial and French Provincial was what was kinda sneered at. (Hey, I was just a kid)
I admit to loving Modern Farmhouse, minus barn doors and anything grey. I also love Coastal, and Scandi. These three styles work pretty well for me. (I also throw in some French Country and Shabby Chic in my bedroom). So, I guess whatever we love is in style.
I connect with the thought about our current styles being reactive to the past trends,. I'm 55, so I've been "design aware" for a while now, and I'd like to think my own changes in style preferences over the years means I'm maturing or evolving in a good way. Some of course is just craving a change in my surroundings, feeling stale with the status quo in my home. I've also noticed that my preferences are reactive (or counter-reactive) to my life....like when the kids were little and their stuff was always getting everywhere, I needed to decorate in a more spare, simplified way or I would feel overwhelmed. Minimalish was sanity! Now that the house is quiiet and tidy, I'm able to be more maximalist in my decor choices.
Scandi/Mid-Century is timeless and I've been in love with it since I was a little girl, growing up in the 80s/90s. I think the timelessness becomes more obvious when you look at the transition to Modern Organic. The quality of the furniture is _so_ much better than modern equivalents as well. I won't complain if MCM furniture goes out of style, however, as that means it won't be so overpriced in second hand stores. I think staying away from overly kitschy is the key.
Yea I feel like there’s a lot of different offshoots of boho: dessert boho, coastal boho, boho chic. Which I guess is kinda what he’s talking about here. A style evolves over time into different things
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I so wish that builders in the South would HEAR what buyers want from agents who don't represent builders! I am an independent agent and I have clients who look at all homes in all neighborhoods, so we get to hear it all! They don't want BARN DOORS, especially in bathrooms, because they want privacy and sound proofing!. They don't want dark grays and cold looking industrial, because it is not welcoming and family friendly. While they still think they open floor plans, they have somewhat changed their minds since COVID because everyone in the family needs their own space with some degree of privacy so they can focus and concentrate. Besides, in a truly open floor plan, EVERYONE gets to see all the dirty dishes when you're entertaining!!! All white sofas are not conducive to kids and pets. Huge leather sofas, recliners and sectionals eat up visual space in a room and just make you look lazy. People want more outdoor entertaining space not some shallow depth covered porch where you sit in a row and look out at the backyard with no conversation pit. Stop, for God's sake, stop installing these tub/shower inserts that are so small a child could barely fit in there. Bigger showers, fewer tubs, more countertop space, bigger pantries, easier access to storage and better organized storage. After 20 years in real estate, I just wish builders would LISTEN to those of us that hear it every day!!!
100%correct! I despise being "entertained" in everyone's kitchen, standing around, no place to sit, no actual comfort for conversations, all the kitchen mess, odors, pots and pans etc. In my humble opinion H&G type videos, etc ruined polite society. Check out the houses for sale on libe, the $20,000,000 house looks just like a $200,000! I have a friend who married a wealthy man and they bought a huge open concept home. It is almost impossble to properly decorate! In fact, the pool is so huge no pool company will service it! I actually had no intention of removing my big 1957 tub when I updated bcs one day I will sell to a family who has kids or a dog to bathe! I remodeled my kitchen with NO island on purpose. BTW why do we install radon detectors and acres of granite?
I cannot wait to see the new iterations of art nouveau in homes, or simply bringing back Art Nouveau which is beautiful. That is my favorite style besides a more traditional style mixed with some surprising details.
While my girl friends were reading Cosmo I was flipping through Traditional Home. I’ve tried to go for a clean more modern look but I always start to cosy it up. I just don’t feel comfortable in a modern space. I have more of.a Paris apartment look at the moment and I’m loving it.
Fun video! As a craftsman dweller, I’m glad to see more deco and traditional items becoming available. I still gravitate to Art Nouveau as it seems to have some timelessness to it.
This is genuinely the first time interior design has really 'clicked' for me, due to how well this info was presented. Especially useful to see the references to the past and how styles have evolved (e.g. traditional boho vs insta-boho, or traditional vs new traditional) Can't thank you enough!!
I love boho! I don't like the idea of going out, finding something I love, and walking away from it because it doesn't fit into the current style. I love functional, natural, colorful things that are made by an artist that I can have a conversation with. Pottery, wood, paintings, drawings, blown glass, and they're all interchangeable. I have a few Scandinavian-type pieces, mostly pastel watercolors, but beyond that, I'm kind of over it.
It’s not going anywhere as long as fundee Christian moms stay of it and keep the farmhouse style and the cheesy words signs. The day they pick that style it will be done.
I agree as well. It was ugh then and it's still ugh to me now. I like comfortable, well-made furniture with genuine wood and lovely fabrics. Forget anything with plastic, chrome or black/white furniture.
Art Deco is so chic that it's timeless and never really goes out of style if you own quality design pieces. I think the glam style was more about people who liked the look of Art Deco, but also couldn't afford the expense of purchasing high-end pieces. I remember living in Manhattan in the 90s and my boyfriend finding these great Art Deco-era pieces at the old flea market on the street in Chelsea. He still has 2-3 of those pieces in his apartment in Park Slope today. I'm not sure how much they'd cost if he purchased them today. Growing up in Manhattan, he just had an eye for style.
I think elements of MCM will always be timeless and never out of style especially if you keep colors neutral and more natural. I think the clean lines and minimalist natural elegance of it will always be in style.
Thank you! I used to be all about traditional, but it started looking old and tired to me. Then I tried to change to a mix of rustic, farmhouse, and industrial, but it didn’t really work. I found I preferred the traditional look. I’m glad to know that I can style using New Traditional. This makes so much sense for me. I don’t use a lot of pattern, but I like rolled arms, muted colors, worn leather, and carved wood features.
This video is fantastic! I love when designers reference historical movements to ground the styles they are talking about and you did such an amazing job of that here.
Hey Nick. Can you go deeper into the dark, masculine art deco style like the pictures at 18:06? I love that old 1920s-1930s masculine style of art deco and the gentleman's club esque style of the guilded age mansions that came slightly before. I know you have touched on the types of designs they're based on before, but I'd love to see you go into greater detail about these things specifically. Hope this makes sense lol
No different from Industrial, Farmhouse, Tuscan, Mid-century, Boho, Shabby Chic and all the rest. The smart money is on high quality pieces that are not trending.
At the point when Sweetgreen redesigned all their stores to have that cool Scandinavian look, I started to realize that I didn’t want to live in a place that looked like a salad shop, no matter how aesthetically appealing it was.
After seeing +50 Stockholm apartments in my search to buy a home; I sold off all my scandi and MCM. Buying burled walnut, marble topped , claw foot piece I can find. They are still well priced in the second hand market.
@@Kris7245Maybe marble is, although with Gustavian furniture, it is not a trend, and burled walnut is NOT either where I live. Got them for free on the Stockholm FB market place.
I think it's the best video about new and old trends I've ever seen so far. Simple and clear explanation of actual styles with plenty of example pictures.
@@vaderladyl No look is timeless. They all go through a phase where they are completely out of style and then come back. Then Amazon, Kirklands, Wayfair start mass producing cheap knockoffs, weird bastardizations like a japandy- scandy-industrial-mid- century-sorta coffee table and the look becomes a caricature of what it once was. Then it goes out of style again because people associate it with that junk. Plus people use the style in cheap apartment settings, builder grade cookie cutter tract houses where the look doesn't always marry well with the architecture or lack thereof. You probably think you hate Shabby Chic but if you look at Rachel Ashwell's original book "The Shabby Chic home" that beach house was truly timeless, yet Shabby Chic died because of the cheap bastardized merchandise that mocked the style. Tuscan andFarmhouse suffered the same fate and Industrial is next. What is truly "timeless" is quality pieces that survive all that nonsense. The smart money is on quality pieces that are not trending. The rest is a sucker's game.
@@pippadawg7037that will happen to every single style so do what you love. Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt. Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
@@pippadawg7037 that will happen to every single style so do what you love. Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt. Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
@@pippadawg7037 that will happen to every single style so do what you love. Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt. Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
I love new traditional, I would say my style fits into this boat! Hand-crafted and beautiful- high quality materials like solid wood! I absolutely love wood turned legs
Dear Nick: If you had grown up in the late 40s and the 50s, you might not have such a love for what we used to call Danish modern ( Mid-Century Modern - Scandinavian). You would have had to watch as your parents got rid of all the older, more solid (not the Victorian dark heavy furniture) furniture and replaced it with a bunch of (to me) spindle legged, uncomfortable (again to me), cold looking stuff. When my parents died 15 years ago, my brother inherited a LOT of it and it was probably worth a lot of $$ as it was the original 50s/early60s Danish Modern furniture. I don't know what he ever did with it, I certainly didn't want it. What works for people like me would be a few good pieces that are warm, welcoming looking, made well and that will last well no matter what's "in" or "out." You might say Traditional, but not going crazy with it.
Omg I have a old style tv/media hutch my sister gave me. It weighs a TON and it’s a whole cabinet thats seems to have been cut out of a large tree. Solid, solid, solid. I love it but of course it’s on furniture sliders. Trying to move it and clean behind it without them would be a feat. 😅
I'm significantly younger than nick and I feel exactly as you described. I finally have my own apartment, and I'm literally antiquing for all of my furniture. Well, all my furniture that isn't upholstered. I have a hang up about used upholstery.
When my mother got a bunch of dark oak antique furniture for her first married home in the early 70s, her mother-in-law's response was, "Why did you buy all this junk? I threw this stuff out 20 years ago!"
So I like Art Deco and never knew. That's what people want. they don't want a gaudy kitchen or dark everything, they just want interesting furniture and shapes that are talking points in their home. Great video.
So glad to see traditional coming back into style. I furnished my home with a few quality, classic pieces that I could afford in the 1990s, and inherited even more from my parents in the 2010s, so I don’t have to redecorate to be “on trend!” 😂
As always, great video Nick. With the purchase of a vintage Eames lounge chair we went down the mid century rabbit hole for our living room. But we’re going for all vintage pieces and it’s been fun hunting! Finding a great solid piece that needs new fabric and bringing a 60-70 year old piece back and knowing it could go for another 70 years is so exciting. I credit you as a part of our inspiration. Thanks Nick!
I just bought my first house a year ago after renting a very flat boring apartment for 6 years. My apartment had no character, so I decorated Mid Century alot, it fit well, and I enjoyed it, it was also really accessible. When we baught our house, none of my furniture worked with the style, because my house was built in 1949. I've really come to love the Transitional/New Traditional interior designs, and now I could never go back to Mid Century 😂 There's something so warm about Traditional style, the crown molding, the hand turned legs on furniture, the mixture of warmer colors and cooler colors, I've really found a balance with my pallete, and I've learned that not everything has to be grey. Its also a good challenge learning something new and making it feel like a comfortable, cozy space I want to come home to. Love your videos Nick, please do more on Traditional!!
One reason I didn't fulfill my dream of becoming a designer, I don't always like a lot of others personal eras of design. I am not as clever as Nick at doing the design justice, instead of just being a hater. I have heard your opinion in other videos so I know when you're being gently complimentary and when you really like something. My views are not so comforting and therefore had to step aside after I was 1/2 way thru design school. Good for you Nick! Always the professional 😊
We have a store in Australia called Typo that's really gone even more post modern in the last year than it already was, a sea of curvy neon homewares and art supplies. As soon as you mentioned post modern it all clicked and made sense. Its like a young creative need for self expression
This is wonderful! I have realized I basically have everything I need. When I go to a store now it's because I need something, not because I'm bored. When I do shop I think of things as need or want. I am purchasing an 1850's farmhouse and will need to buy things for the renovation, like paint, and linens for the guest rooms, but I am making do with what I have for the most part. It feels good to declutter.
Nick-----you hit 500k subscribers! Congratulations! Great video and a favorite thing for me to do on Saturday is to tune in and watch the latest video from you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! ive been feeling lost decorating my new home, and I realize that i just love organic modern and now I feel like I have direction
Still love boho. Not the all-beige instagram version, but the bright, colorful, eclectic, accumulated, personal version. Even if it's out as a trend, it's still what makes my home feel most like home to me
Boho is here to stay. It has always been the favorite for the ones that don't need to follow trends and always danced to the beat of their own drum. Of course, I am talking about real Boho, not Instagram Boho.
Bohemian is way better the Biegeho
I agree 100%!! I'm mostly bedridden from chronic pain & illness, and bright colors and my eclectic collection of stuff makes me happier.
Same! I've always liked doing plain white walls, but then very colorful & eclectic art & decor. Lol even my bedroom growing up was basically a version of that (ofc, a very 90s version of it lol)
Yes! I agree with you!
Homes that reflect a person's personality, create a feeling of warmth, and filled with furniture collected over time win me over. I am tired of the stark white/grey homes that look like hospital waiting rooms or hotels and feel just as cold.
I know what you mean. Styling a home to feel like the headquarters of some generic international corporation is inappropriate and lacks humanity or any real sense of style. I mean really, it’s clueless. Why do people do that? My neighbourhood is full of these big grey “mausoleums for giants”. Not a shoe or kid’s bike to be seen, and what little gardens they have are so formalised as to look plastic. They stand out even more next to the large older houses where you know it was this big because the family had 5 children to house 100 years ago, and it might even have a ballroom because socialising was important to them. Those houses have lively gardens with overgrown patches, and kid’s bikes on the veranda and muddy shoes by the front door. They show signs of life. I much prefer that.
@@donnayeager2703 YOU need to get a blanket!!!!
Scandinavian and Mid-Century Modern will NEVER be out of style for me!
The problem over time is if you want a particular style, you can't find it anywhere except perhaps an estate sale or a lucky moment at a charity shop.
I completely agree. Both Scandinavian & MCM have established themselves as classic styles with enough variety and versatility to mix things up so as to always remain fresh. They allow for the unexpected, sympathetic element that can infuse the style with a new liveliness. And besides, when do living materials like wood, stone and textiles presented in their natural states ever evoke artifice or deception? To me, that plain simplicity is the hallmark of a classic style.
EW and EW, but you do you, boo.
Same
Love me some MCM. I will never not have sexy minimalism in my homes.
So basically, pick a design you adore and stick with it - perhaps with a wee bit of refreshing every now and then. It will go in and out of fashion, but you will love it no matter what.Congrats, Nick, on half a million subscribers!
I agree - keeping on chasing trends will only get you broke. And you'll never feel that your home has solid roots.
I think scandic in their own countries do use some bright colours.
❤❤❤ this! It’s what I do.
@@andreamacinnes4644 The Nick effect !
HALF A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS? Absolutely well-deserved. You are Loved, Nick...dearly. 🖤
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Glam for me will forever be synonymous with ‘the’ beauty influencers of UA-cam circa 2015+. They ALL had houses with mirrored furniture, fluffy cushions, velvet, the lights, the sparkles and crystals. I didn’t love it then so I’m glad to see it going
yep. jaclyn hill comes to mind!
They remind me of ROSS everything
And the velvet wasn't proper velvet, but hideous cheap polyester velvet. The sort that gives you an electric shock if you're not careful...🙃
My late mother had a name for this style but I can't repeat here since it's not nice.
YESS! this is what comes to my mind with Glam esthetic room, and I always hate it too😂
Love art deco in hotels and restaurants, not so much in small homes.
Reminds me of the inside of a cruise ship
Agreed
Yeah, it can be overwhelming in a small space, unless it's just a few isolated or discreet elements.
I agree, it seems to lend itself to larger spaces rather well.
Me too! I've always loved art deco, but you really have to do your whole house if you're going to go for it. And if you live in a little bungalow like me, it would look so stupid
As a Finn, and therefore not always considered Scandinavian, but similar, I grew up with the minimal aesthetic but we had all those bright Marimekko designs which are iconic now. So yes, white and wood, but lots of bright curtains, pillows, bedding, and ceramics.
I love Marimekko!
LOL. I just bought Marimekko towels.
I was wondering. The Scandinavian I know includes lots of color.
It's such a clean, healthy vibe to me. Keep up the lovely influence!
I know! I love “Scandinavian design “ as a base- nice wood floors and furniture! But I lived in Finland as well and loved the bright fun colorful homes. My friend had an iconic wall sized print of a frida khalo painting in her kitchen. I associate Scandinavian design with a lot of personality!
MCM is a classic aesthetic, whether it’s in or not. Modern farmhouse seems more made up by retailers and HGTV
Especially by Joanna Gaines.
Modern farmhouse is much more livable than 80s and 90s country.
Yaaaaaassss! So agree
Word art is definitely NOT classic farmhouse either.
It's typically stuffy in traditional plaids & the like or spare & utilitarian.
Joanna Gaines made modern farmhouse personal and character filled in the beginning. She has a good sense of style, but as her show went on it became more and more bland.
And all the imitations of her have been cheap, kitschy, and tacky. Mass marketed “character” by definition lacks any real personality. It’s the same reason Victorian and Edwardian bay windows are beautiful, and Home Depot’s bay windows are bland.
My style is “Thrift Store Chic.” There is no way I am going to keep up with the latest of anything! There simply are more important things in life to focus on.
So it’s Boho chic.
My son and girlfriend have been very successful with Facebook Marketplace finds. Looks beautiful and savings used to cover the mtg.
Same! Thank you!
Same and exactly 👍 Re-using things is SOOOOOOO much better for the planet too! 👊🏻👊🏻
Thrift store chic and early garage sale! That’s my home and I love it.
Traditional will never go out of style, timeless. Love your insight.❤
Agreed but I think he's just saying that it's getting more popular again. 😊
Yes! Timeless!
Traditional will always remind me of funeral homes. My parents and grandparents always had it. Nor comfortable at all.
As a lover of traditional/colonial design this is music to my ears. Traditional never goes out of style but if not done properly it can look very heavy and stuffy. I love putting a spin on things to keep my home fresh. With all the crown moulding and ornate paintings and mirrors it’s nice to add a sofa with clean lines, modern carpeting versus the traditional heavily patterned ones. For me personally, a home should represent you and as trends may come and go always do what makes you happy 😊
I would have few elements of traditional but it feels too moody and heavy for me personally!
@@valentina_melethiel completely understandable! This is why I prefer the more balanced approach to design. More of what I love sprinkled with the unexpected. I love heavy velvet drapes for fall and winter and switch to lighter fabrics for spring and summer. Curtains are expensive but I find that this rotation beats my boredom and keeps things fresh 😊it took me a long time to figure out my personal style but I always go back to the classics 😊
I see how my life has evolved watching this. Farmhouse is what I saw my relatives in the country have growing up. Boho is what I had going to university (eclectic and whatever I could find or was donated). Glam was what I had for my first job and apartment. Got married and then went into farmhouse again as that is what I emulated from my youth as being grown up. Finally realized I hated housework and dusting so went Scandi to eliminate clutter (with kids I had enough). Then went to modern farmhouse (why I don’t know). Finally retired and purchased a 23 year old home that needed renovations as the original owner was from a farm and she brought a lot of that style into her home. Settled on a blend of Scandi-Modern farmhouse-Traditional because I have purchased good pieces over the year and was working to keep those pieces, modernize, and discard the cheap terrible pieces. This is where I am at 🤣.
This is exactly where I am now that I'm semi-retired. Comfortable, clutter free, sophisticated without being glam-gaudy, but centered around good quality furniture pieces.
Sounds pretty great!
I hear you... been there, seen that and settling on calm, elegantly rustic, classic and uncluttered.
I like how you catalogued these styles with the phases in your life :)
You folks don't need to follow the trends but get new ideas that might appeal to your spaces. Nick gives so many fun ideas and knowledge of the styles.
I feel like post modern style has a preschool vibe. I lived through it in the 90s, didn't like it then either
Yes, I just can't do post modern either. And was shocked to hear that Bum Stool was marble! I mean obscene AND uncomfortable. Probably also likely to cause piles too, due to how freezing cold marble is. No thanks!
@@francoiselafferty-hancock5112 It's not obscene at all. Other marble statues have much more explicitly sculpted detail. 😂
As a 90s kid, I will forever associate post modernism with arcades and playhouses like Chuck E Cheese. Even then I found it bizarre and ugly.
I think post modern can be fun for an area where you only stay for a short while, like a hotel room, or a cafe, but I could never live like that, there’s something exhausting about the whole style.
@jonathanraithel5726 As a 90s kid and an artist, I love the bizarre and the ugly because it causes such a strong emotional reaction. Simply beautiful things are fine but they don't say as much to me.
I think traditional came in hard because of the wildness of the last few years. When everything seemed to be falling apart in 2020 and didn’t seem to be coming back together I think we all wanted something that felt safe and solid at home. Something that reminded us of the past and maybe even your grandparents house. I know I abandoned MCM that year and leaned in hard to English traditional and my home feels so much more welcoming and therefore safer because of it. Who cares about cool when you can feel cozy?
Agree 100%.
Amen, sista!
100%! If you study design you learn that design trends are reactions to change in the environment- whether political or otherwise.
I so agree with you!!
@@victoriajalepeno5755 It is good to avoid trends and buy whatever is "out" because that is when you can afford the best. Eventually the trendy stores like Kirkland, start selling things that are a caricature of the trend or style. Miles Redd said the same thing and said now is a good time to buy "brown furniture" something I have been saying as well. Never buy the trendy stuff from the trendy stores because you overpay for junk furniture and decor. Instead buy pre-owned and vintage "out" items on the secondary market and get the best of everything. My French 1930s deco vanity will never go out of style but that crap from Z- Gallerie is dead. When trends die people sell the good stuff for the same price as the junk. . You just need patience and a good eye.
I've always loved traditional and cottage style. My favorite magazine in my 20's was Victoria. I don't think I'm ever going to stop loving those styles, while trying to keep myself from having a cluttered house.
Yep! I still have some articles and room photos I tore out of Victoria, that I lived forty years ago and still love them!!!
I have some old Victoria magazines too.
I’m a minimalist who loves the Victorian/Art Nouveau styles. What I did to combine all three styles is use warm, Victorian colors for the walls (dusty mauves, and soft lavenders), “stained glass” colored area rugs, comfortable furniture (just enough of it), faux flower arrangements (kinda my hobby), and large pieces of artwork, custom framed to reflect the era I love, to give a museum vibe.
Make the few pieces you have (chairs, tables, lamps) reflect the Victorian era you love, both in style and color.
I Loved Victoria magazine❤
I love cottage as well!
It’s always best to take your cue from the architecture first, then designing around it in a way that you can relate to, whatever your favourite style.
I absolutely agree with this. Yes, use the architecture of the home and then the space is not as subject to design whiplash. It looks right regardless of what’s trendy
Agreed! I had a very blank canvas apartment for years, and that just reflected me at that time (I’d call it a reigned-in eclectic). My new house has columns and crown moulding, interior trim everywhere, a wall of windows, and unique bits and bobs. I’ve got a lot of traditional: leather, central brick fireplace from floor to cathedral ceiling, Persian rugs on bamboo flooring, ornate gilded mirrors, chinoiserie…velvets, silk, tassels, and vintage taxidermy. It’s what the house told me it needed! 😊
Exactly! We moved into a heritage home built in the mid 1800s. Gorgeous moulding and high ceilings, we took our cue from that and went traditional and ornate. If we had moved into a mid century home we would have adjusted based on that. Move into the style of home you want to craft your furniture around if at all possible
Step 1. Buy or rent an existing architecture with character or spend 2-20 years and your life savings building your dream home in ~Grand Designs~ fashion
It is always best to take your cue from comfort and the way you actually live and then design around that. A comfortable room is one that makes your life better. It is easy to pick up quickly. It is easy to put things away when you come home. I t is easy to function and live your life. Architecture is important too of course but for me comfort dictates everything.
I agree with Glam is going out. But as an interior designer, I can tell you that as long as we have IKEA and Scandinavians, Scandinavian design will be in. Also I really don't think mid-century modern is going anywhere anywhere either, since this is basically a classic modern look. Some of the new styles presented are very interesting though.
Have to disagree. I live in Stockholm, there is so much MCM stuff being given away on FB. IKEA stuff is quite cheap in the second hand market too.
@@shinnam Yeah but only because of the sheer volume of it on the Swedish furniture market, and the MCM stuff get snatched away just as fast. It's always been popular and always been easily available at a good price in flea markets etc. Which is why it's so shocking to see how expensive MCM is in other countries where that kind of furniture is not as widespread.
I’m glad to hear that. A lot of times we take these kinds of channels and look around our homes and go ooh no! I’m out of style, and of course most people don’t have the means to completely redecorate our spaces every 5 year. I have a mid century aesthetic in my home but my furniture is all brown and cream, but Ihave color pops in my throw pillows and rugs. And my accessories are different colors. And of course color on the walls in terms of my artwork hanging in my home. I feel like if I really want I can change things up without changing the higher priced pieces like furniture.
@@maryannkom299 The versatility of neutrals with pops of color is a myth. Neutrals change and go out of style too. Plus it isn't all that simple to change your color palette with new artwork, rugs, pillows and accessories. Those things are expensive and some of them are hopefully quality pieces you love. Besides, by the time you get tired of your palette that particular shade of cream is too warm or too cool and that shade of brown suddenly looks too much like green. Not to mention the fact that Mid century will either be redefined or get tired looking. Whatever happens to it, the aesthetic will change. You can't trend proof your house especially if you are pursuing the hardest trending trends of the moment.
I really love how you tied the dated styles into what they morphed into, rather than just saying BAD! GOOD! Next level, Nick
Nick, informative and well-presented video. The bottom line (for me) is to know what (style) you love, think quality when you purchase, bring it all together in a way that you love and can live in it, and don't worry about funding all those designers and retailers every time they change a style. Keep up the good work - love your humor and wit.
Loving the "New Traditional" Its so cozy, as a millennial it's giving me the best of old and new! Traditional styles bring comfort of going to grandma's house, but with a breath of fresh air.
Yes, cozy. Comfortable. That's what's missing in some of these other styles.
I’m so happy for Nick that art deco is finally making a comeback! ❤ Also, I’m happy to see new traditional. I miss traditional elements.
I adore seeing a return to traditional. I recently bought a lovely, 1945 Colonial Revival style Home. It is the traditional decor styles and traditional elements that look the most aesthetically-pleasing inside. I am now obsessively adoring panel molding for the walls and ceilings, elegant ceiling medallions for the incoming Vintage chandeliers as well as numerous Vintage pieces. I equate traditional with elegance.
@@AvecPoesieThoroughly agree. I love wainscoting, paneled walls, tiled ceilings, HEAVY furniture, dark walls, ceiling medallions… (sigh) it’s so solid-feeling and comforting. My entire house is this way, and I LOVE being here.
Same! The first time I saw new traditional, I fell in love. As someone who jokes that my style is cozy, traditional fantasy, it just screams me. And art deco looks so pretty. I've always loved it.
@@GenericAccountVLR Nothing says stability and feels more established and permanent than traditional style.
@@Xandycane Cozy, traditional, fantasy sounds so warm and fuzzy to me. I just picture curling up with a book. I want that style!
I love that what you love and feel comfortable in your home is being embraced. I love that its okay to put out some of your most beloved items without worrying about whether they suit your specific decor style. We need to love our homes not just decorate them. Guests come and go in your home but you are the one who has to enjoy it every day.
Nick’s definition of cheap: “COST EFFECTIVE”
I love it!! 😂😂
Yaaaaasss!!!!
I noticed THAT! Hee hee!
The shade of it all!
For when you find yourself in “Reduced Circumstances.” ;)
I have loved MCM since I was a teenager in the 80s, and it will never get old to me. I just love it!
I also love BOHO, but the original, colorful BOHO.
I don't change my house with the trends. I feel like I've been the happiest by not worrying about trends and decorating the way I love.
I m glad traditional is still in style. It will always be cause its simply a very warm and lovely style. Even if it goes out of style I will still stuff my house with it
I have lots of classic boho friends, the original artists of the 60’s 70’s, never had money, but lots of original art covering every inch. I love that they surround themselves with what they truly love. My style has always evolved and brought me joy. Right now modern, organic with a bit of scandi/japansi. Love your design salon!
I adore Art Deco, Art Nouveau and I love the Arts and Craft movement. I adore patterns such as William Morris & Co. And Walter Crane ❤🤗🇨🇦
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Do Google search for Swedish grace, interesting take on art deco.
Arts and Crafts! Yes!
Moderne architecture as well.
Me too
In my opinion, nothing’s in, and nothing’s out. If it’s something that you love, use it. If it’s something you don’t, get rid of it. I get so tired of all the trends and making people feel like they have to change their homes every six months to a year. It’s ridiculous and not sustainable, unless you’re wealthy and didn’t decorate your own home in the first place.
I like trends and incorporating some pieces. That’s why I love these videos. I’m not getting rid of everything. Just some pieces
Your home is a reflection of who you are!
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I agree! TRENDS ARE SIMPLY NOT SUSTAINABLE! AND ...they ALWAYS COME BACK AROUND!
Just think about all the landfills because someone doesn't have the latest trend.
I love art deco. It's glam but done tastefully. But I REALLY can't wait till Mission/Craftsman comes back.
I live in the desert Southwest and there is a very different style in lots of homes here. Stucco houses with red tile roofs, wood beams and posts throughout the house, arches, and terracotta tile floors. It lends itself to bright colors and rustic furniture.
I lived in Santa Fe briefly and developed a deep appreciation for the architecture and decor. It's one of my favorite styles now.
It is smart to look to the architecture for some clues on how to decorate. Comfort should come first and foremost and then architecture.
You do such a great job of not shutting things down just because you don't agree with it. You're advise seems so impartial because you are so self aware. I love your videos ♡
The wabi-sabi aesthetic is the most breathtaking to me.
Not changing , my boho style house will stay, decades of traveling and collecting ,rugs, paints, second-hand furniture, from mid-century to coastal and some rustic stuff😊
It goes with the vibe of the house we live o the coast.
Right. Never change what you love.
Best decor style is the one that makes you feel home.
Well said!
That postmodern style? I think a few pieces in moderation is the way to go; otherwise, it's like a Pee Wee's Playhouse set. Love your channel, Nick.
I thought of Pee Wee when I saw it also!
I came here to make the same comment. A room full of post-modern is garish and will quickly fall out of trend. But..hints of it here and there can work well with MCM, and be stylish, adult and fun to live with.
Chair-ey!
@@donsimpsonshead8809 Haussmannian apartments with statement postmodern furniture is a very popular style in big French cities.
Yea I particularly hate that style. But hey if you love it, go for it!
Since I inherited my home and furnishings from my parents and they lived in the home 70 years I have a mix of lovely mahogany traditional, mid century modern, and a touch of art deco. I'm not getting rid of any of it. Since I traveled the world for 5 years and brought back things from my travels I guess I added boho to the mix. I'm not sure how but it all works together and I love it.
Fun video ❤
I love art deco, but the problem with it is that for it to be done right, it’s really really expensive (otherwise it just looks like that cheap glam thing). Also, it’s tough in modern, open-plannish homes. To be not overbearing, it needs a break, and you don’t get that easily when the rooms run together and next thing you know you have 60 feet of geometric wallpaper or some jewel-toned dark finish.
I was just thinking that art deco might be the perfect solution to all those bland scandi or japendi minimalist spaces. Pick a few cool art deco accents and you can keep your place as minimal as you want while still making it feel intentional and like a home. If I were a minimalist, I'd definitely go art deco.
It is so interesting to see how styles have evolved over the years. I will admit, i am a modern farmhouse lover. For me, and i know this is what attracts most people to this style, is the warmth and comfort this style brings. It’s not fussy or dramatic. Its approachable. I do like the direction this style has gone though, with focusing more on natural, rustic materials rather than most of the cheap decor. I don’t think Modern Farmhouse will be going anywhere. Like you said, these styles are still very much alive, but they have simply evolved over the years.
YES!!! Agree with all this! Farmhouse won't be going anywhere.....except in designers heads......for all those reasons! And really when you do what YOU love who cares what's "trending"....and bottom line who wants to change their style every 10 years......ridiculous!!
OMG! I’ve been following your channel for a few months and what a pleasant surprise to see a restaurant I own with my husband as a reference for Art deco (img on the left at 18mins). 😊
Love your page and honesty. Thanks for yet another fab video!
What's your restaurant called? What city?
@@MyFocusVaries Daysie, in Bangalore India
@@goneeti How cool. I stayed in Bangalore for almost a year, back in the 90s. Out in Coxtown. I'm Canadian
@@MyFocusVaries howwwww cool :)
Congrats!! My husband and I live in Mumbai - will have to visit sometime! 😊
The other day I watched Nick’s “The problem with Temu” video and vowed to make this comment on a newer one. This video is a day old now so this won’t be much more visible, but strike while the iron’s hot as they say.
The more I get to “know” him, the more I’m impressed by not just his authentic & aware takes on things, but his character too. The way he takes time to convey nonjudgmental understanding of uploaders who promote things that might clash with his principles is super cool. I would definitely hide the fact that I watch interior design videos and this started as more of a guilty pleasure, but I’m hooked on this channel
Hi Nick! My response to you saying that modern farmhouse is out... Thank goodness! This is a style that I absolutely loathe! It seems like so many influencers pushed this style. I feel like modern design will replace this look, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
Plants are key to that organic look. I was just at a 1 Hotel and there is something about having plants all over that made me happy. I never knew I’d want to make a moss picture, but here we are 😊
I'm so glad that traditional is coming back in. It fits in well with my southern cottage style, with the overstuffed furniture and ornate moldings, etc. I love brass, and it fits so well into traditional style. You can do so much with it, like make it sort of a sophisticated glam without the glitz.
Love the current movement towards Art Deco. Clean lines and joyous use of beautiful materials in a playful manner. I agree with this video assessment.
I never believed that a style could be really outdated. I believe all styles can be used perennially and that you should keep using that style if you always truly loved it.
Just by refreshing some elements of the style every so often is how you keep it from going stale and that gives it staying power indefinitely.
I , for example, have always been eclectic Boho MCM, almost my whole life, but I keep refreshing the style by adapting better versions of things, like say wall color, better materials, etc to keep it fresh.
But mind you, if you are truly Boho, you will follow the classic, traditional styling of it, not the newer Instagram version, that is just not real Boho, only a trendier, watered down version of the real Boho.
80's Boho has a lot of Post Modern elements and this "New Traditional" is basically just Transitional style with a new label.
Yes, styles can endure where there is taste and quality and avoiding trendy pieces except for temporary updates.
I just really love mixing all of these. That's where the fun begins, and also your best bet at not appearing totally dated in ten years. Mix your styles and never feel like you have to totally redo anything, ever again.
It is the hardest thing to accomplish, though: a thoughtful, personal, eclectic style that still looks "together." I agree with you regarding mixing things, because the furniture and objects in my home have deep meaning for me. My own "style," if I had to pin it down, would be modern traditional (Nick is using "new traditional" as the term in this video). However, I have some real mid-century pieces that I mix in, and I also have real farmhouse pieces, from actual farmhouses of the past. I am 63 and still have several pieces made in the 1800s I bought when I was 15, from second-hand stores in a rural area where my maternal grandmother's family lived for generations. Several needed careful restoration when I had enough money decades later to have that done, so they could function properly. Someone's home can be a soulful place...that is my overall aim.
Eclectic style is my favorite too.
@@joannebutlerster If you buy the best of everything then it isn't that difficult to get it to work. In my opinion it is helpful to choose a few styles and limit what you will add and won't add to the mix. Farmhouse is a relatively new idea and has very little to do with actual farm houses. A late 19th century American Farmhouse would probably include a quite a bit of Victorian/ Eastlake Victorian.
I feel original well cared for MCM pieces will always have a place with me. I love the simplicity and quality of the natural wood not found in a lot of furniture today. It will blend well with the renovation of a 1960's river cottage in the woods that is my now forever home and allow me to rotate the many vintage 'prizes' collected over the years to keep things from feeling stale. Simple, serene and uncluttered.
Original MCM pieces are great quality and with a bit of thought can be blended with other styles, unlike Glam which looks off kilter when mixed with anything other than Glam due to nature of materials. Wood adds warmth and we humans tend to like the comfort of warmth, whether minimal or not. I think that is why farm, country, cottage, MCM and industrial with it's hearty warm, can be very comforting and popular. It's a cold cruel world and warmth is comforting. Or maybe we instinctively know we can burn the wood for warmth should an apocalypse occur so having it around could come in handy.....
Yay I love Art Deco too! MCM will always have my heart, it reminds me of my grandparents and spending time at their house.
Arguably your best video to date! In just 20 minutes you have not only succinctly explained the details and personality of each recently popular style, but have also moved us forward and left us excited about the future of design. My personal favorite for my own home is mixing Traditional and Art Deco in my '60's Colonial, but overall I'm just inspired to see how your thoughts play-out.
I'm LOVING the resurgence of Art Deco and Traditional.
God, I love Midcentury. I love the 50s-60s. I love Mad Men. I will hold onto it for a while longer because I just love the look so much.
I love some antiques / vintage . Love global decor and beautiful vintage Japanese furniture .
It’s your home. To quote Nick, “you do you”!
I love mid-century modern exteriors. Walking around my neighborhood, there are quite a few homes in that style. That, and beautiful trees and gardens make for a pleasant walk.
Growing up in that era, Midcentury was only one look. My parents had traditional that looked alot like the photos Nick was showing. What was called Colonial and French Provincial was what was kinda sneered at. (Hey, I was just a kid)
I think it will remain chic for a very long time.
No need to get rid of it. It is a timeless style you can have your whole life. I know I do.
I admit to loving Modern Farmhouse, minus barn doors and anything grey. I also love Coastal, and Scandi. These three styles work pretty well for me. (I also throw in some French Country and Shabby Chic in my bedroom). So, I guess whatever we love is in style.
I connect with the thought about our current styles being reactive to the past trends,. I'm 55, so I've been "design aware" for a while now, and I'd like to think my own changes in style preferences over the years means I'm maturing or evolving in a good way. Some of course is just craving a change in my surroundings, feeling stale with the status quo in my home. I've also noticed that my preferences are reactive (or counter-reactive) to my life....like when the kids were little and their stuff was always getting everywhere, I needed to decorate in a more spare, simplified way or I would feel overwhelmed. Minimalish was sanity! Now that the house is quiiet and tidy, I'm able to be more maximalist in my decor choices.
Scandi/Mid-Century is timeless and I've been in love with it since I was a little girl, growing up in the 80s/90s. I think the timelessness becomes more obvious when you look at the transition to Modern Organic. The quality of the furniture is _so_ much better than modern equivalents as well. I won't complain if MCM furniture goes out of style, however, as that means it won't be so overpriced in second hand stores. I think staying away from overly kitschy is the key.
I always described the new boho as Arizona or desert boho. White macrame, pampas grass, burnt orange accents.
I think of it as “surfer boho” 😂
And adobe walls wannabe.
I definitely enjoy the desert twist on boho.
I've gone with a more beachy, scandi boho as it feels more cooling in the deep, southern summers.
Yea I feel like there’s a lot of different offshoots of boho: dessert boho, coastal boho, boho chic. Which I guess is kinda what he’s talking about here. A style evolves over time into different things
Ugh. As I was born and raised in AZ 52 years…this is absolutely the last thing I want. Over it.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I so wish that builders in the South would HEAR what buyers want from agents who don't represent builders! I am an independent agent and I have clients who look at all homes in all neighborhoods, so we get to hear it all! They don't want BARN DOORS, especially in bathrooms, because they want privacy and sound proofing!. They don't want dark grays and cold looking industrial, because it is not welcoming and family friendly. While they still think they open floor plans, they have somewhat changed their minds since COVID because everyone in the family needs their own space with some degree of privacy so they can focus and concentrate. Besides, in a truly open floor plan, EVERYONE gets to see all the dirty dishes when you're entertaining!!! All white sofas are not conducive to kids and pets. Huge leather sofas, recliners and sectionals eat up visual space in a room and just make you look lazy. People want more outdoor entertaining space not some shallow depth covered porch where you sit in a row and look out at the backyard with no conversation pit. Stop, for God's sake, stop installing these tub/shower inserts that are so small a child could barely fit in there. Bigger showers, fewer tubs, more countertop space, bigger pantries, easier access to storage and better organized storage. After 20 years in real estate, I just wish builders would LISTEN to those of us that hear it every day!!!
@@TeambuxtonRealtors YOU are amazing ! You should be a consultant !
100%correct! I despise being "entertained" in everyone's kitchen, standing around, no place to sit, no actual comfort for conversations, all the kitchen mess, odors, pots and pans etc. In my humble opinion H&G type videos, etc ruined polite society. Check out the houses for sale on libe, the $20,000,000 house looks just like a $200,000! I have a friend who married a wealthy man and they bought a huge open concept home. It is almost impossble to properly decorate! In fact, the pool is so huge no pool company will service it! I actually had no intention of removing my big 1957 tub when I updated bcs one day I will sell to a family who has kids or a dog to bathe! I remodeled my kitchen with NO island on purpose. BTW why do we install radon detectors and acres of granite?
@@cherylberk4593 YOU have some very high ' STRINGENT ' Ideals !!
I love that we're heading toward higher quality, more detailed furnishings.
I cannot wait to see the new iterations of art nouveau in homes, or simply bringing back Art Nouveau which is beautiful. That is my favorite style besides a more traditional style mixed with some surprising details.
While my girl friends were reading Cosmo I was flipping through Traditional Home. I’ve tried to go for a clean more modern look but I always start to cosy it up. I just don’t feel comfortable in a modern space. I have more of.a Paris apartment look at the moment and I’m loving it.
I’m totally with you.
This is me!! Parisian apartment for apartment living
Love Paris styled apts/homes
Fun video! As a craftsman dweller, I’m glad to see more deco and traditional items becoming available. I still gravitate to Art Nouveau as it seems to have some timelessness to it.
This is genuinely the first time interior design has really 'clicked' for me, due to how well this info was presented. Especially useful to see the references to the past and how styles have evolved (e.g. traditional boho vs insta-boho, or traditional vs new traditional) Can't thank you enough!!
I love boho! I don't like the idea of going out, finding something I love, and walking away from it because it doesn't fit into the current style. I love functional, natural, colorful things that are made by an artist that I can have a conversation with. Pottery, wood, paintings, drawings, blown glass, and they're all interchangeable. I have a few Scandinavian-type pieces, mostly pastel watercolors, but beyond that, I'm kind of over it.
It’s not going anywhere as long as fundee Christian moms stay of it and keep the farmhouse style and the cheesy words signs. The day they pick that style it will be done.
Post-modern reminds me of the 60s! Didn't like it then don't like it now! Love your videos.
Agreed. Having grown up with it I always thought it looked cheap.
I agree as well. It was ugh then and it's still ugh to me now. I like comfortable, well-made furniture with genuine wood and lovely fabrics. Forget anything with plastic, chrome or black/white furniture.
Art Deco is so chic that it's timeless and never really goes out of style if you own quality design pieces. I think the glam style was more about people who liked the look of Art Deco, but also couldn't afford the expense of purchasing high-end pieces.
I remember living in Manhattan in the 90s and my boyfriend finding these great Art Deco-era pieces at the old flea market on the street in Chelsea. He still has 2-3 of those pieces in his apartment in Park Slope today. I'm not sure how much they'd cost if he purchased them today. Growing up in Manhattan, he just had an eye for style.
Congratulations on Half Million!!! So well deserved. You are making the world a better, more beautiful place.
Yes he is! 😍
I love Scandinavian. I don’t think it will ever go out. I love it. Love it. Love it.
I think elements of MCM will always be timeless and never out of style especially if you keep colors neutral and more natural. I think the clean lines and minimalist natural elegance of it will always be in style.
Thank you! I used to be all about traditional, but it started looking old and tired to me. Then I tried to change to a mix of rustic, farmhouse, and industrial, but it didn’t really work. I found I preferred the traditional look. I’m glad to know that I can style using New Traditional. This makes so much sense for me. I don’t use a lot of pattern, but I like rolled arms, muted colors, worn leather, and carved wood features.
This video is fantastic! I love when designers reference historical movements to ground the styles they are talking about and you did such an amazing job of that here.
I started merging art deco and transitional in 2020 and loved it!! So glad we are moving in this direction!
Hey Nick. Can you go deeper into the dark, masculine art deco style like the pictures at 18:06? I love that old 1920s-1930s masculine style of art deco and the gentleman's club esque style of the guilded age mansions that came slightly before. I know you have touched on the types of designs they're based on before, but I'd love to see you go into greater detail about these things specifically. Hope this makes sense lol
this just highlights that go with what you like/love and ignore what's trending!
Post Modern: Design that will last a lunchtime. Congrats hitting 500k!
Had to laugh at "last a lunchtime". I will remember that.
No different from Industrial, Farmhouse, Tuscan, Mid-century, Boho, Shabby Chic and all the rest. The smart money is on high quality pieces that are not trending.
White and light wood Scandi is life for me. Anything else and I get anxious. I like minimal and clean 😁
At the point when Sweetgreen redesigned all their stores to have that cool Scandinavian look, I started to realize that I didn’t want to live in a place that looked like a salad shop, no matter how aesthetically appealing it was.
I felt the same when Tuscan kitchen style showed up in Paneras.
After seeing +50 Stockholm apartments in my search to buy a home; I sold off all my scandi and MCM. Buying burled walnut, marble topped , claw foot piece I can find. They are still well priced in the second hand market.
Burl and marble are just another trend right now. They will be out by next year.
@@Kris7245Maybe marble is, although with Gustavian furniture, it is not a trend, and burled walnut is NOT either where I live. Got them for free on the Stockholm FB market place.
Burled wood is the epitome of beautiful tree life brought out by master craftsmen
I think it's the best video about new and old trends I've ever seen so far. Simple and clear explanation of actual styles with plenty of example pictures.
Ah yes, wabi-sabi, the art of the imperfect perfect design. Love it!
Art Deco is my favorite style, too. I also embrace the Boho style. I'm a fan of color.
mid century will always be timeless to me
It is timeless.
@@vaderladyl No look is timeless. They all go through a phase where they are completely out of style and then come back. Then Amazon, Kirklands, Wayfair start mass producing cheap knockoffs, weird bastardizations like a japandy- scandy-industrial-mid- century-sorta coffee table and the look becomes a caricature of what it once was. Then it goes out of style again because people associate it with that junk. Plus people use the style in cheap apartment settings, builder grade cookie cutter tract houses where the look doesn't always marry well with the architecture or lack thereof. You probably think you hate Shabby Chic but if you look at Rachel Ashwell's original book "The Shabby Chic home" that beach house was truly timeless, yet Shabby Chic died because of the cheap bastardized merchandise that mocked the style. Tuscan andFarmhouse suffered the same fate and Industrial is next. What is truly "timeless" is quality pieces that survive all that nonsense. The smart money is on quality pieces that are not trending. The rest is a sucker's game.
@@pippadawg7037that will happen to every single style so do what you love.
Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt.
Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
@@pippadawg7037 that will happen to every single style so do what you love.
Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt.
Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
@@pippadawg7037 that will happen to every single style so do what you love.
Besides, MCM is and will remain a classic over any farmhouse, japandi or whatever style is recently created, there is no doubt.
Of course, always do classic pieces that are not trending but MCM, Colonial, French Province, Oriental Chinoiserie, classic Shabby chic for examples, will remain "timeless" much more than many other styles, if it is high quality.
I love new traditional, I would say my style fits into this boat! Hand-crafted and beautiful- high quality materials like solid wood!
I absolutely love wood turned legs
Dear Nick: If you had grown up in the late 40s and the 50s, you might not have such a love for what we used to call Danish modern ( Mid-Century Modern - Scandinavian). You would have had to watch as your parents got rid of all the older, more solid (not the Victorian dark heavy furniture) furniture and replaced it with a bunch of (to me) spindle legged, uncomfortable (again to me), cold looking stuff. When my parents died 15 years ago, my brother inherited a LOT of it and it was probably worth a lot of $$ as it was the original 50s/early60s Danish Modern furniture. I don't know what he ever did with it, I certainly didn't want it. What works for people like me would be a few good pieces that are warm, welcoming looking, made well and that will last well no matter what's "in" or "out." You might say Traditional, but not going crazy with it.
Omg I have a old style tv/media hutch my sister gave me. It weighs a TON and it’s a whole cabinet thats seems to have been cut out of a large tree. Solid, solid, solid. I love it but of course it’s on furniture sliders. Trying to move it and clean behind it without them would be a feat. 😅
I'm significantly younger than nick and I feel exactly as you described.
I finally have my own apartment, and I'm literally antiquing for all of my furniture. Well, all my furniture that isn't upholstered. I have a hang up about used upholstery.
Boy, do I agree with you!
When my mother got a bunch of dark oak antique furniture for her first married home in the early 70s, her mother-in-law's response was, "Why did you buy all this junk? I threw this stuff out 20 years ago!"
@@nharber9837memory unlocked! “come on and zoom, come on and zoom, come on and zooma, zooma, zooma zoom!”
So I like Art Deco and never knew. That's what people want. they don't want a gaudy kitchen or dark everything, they just want interesting furniture and shapes that are talking points in their home. Great video.
So glad to see traditional coming back into style. I furnished my home with a few quality, classic pieces that I could afford in the 1990s, and inherited even more from my parents in the 2010s, so I don’t have to redecorate to be “on trend!” 😂
As a designer that has been designing for a very long time, you are spot on. I felt the change, you nailed it. You feel it. Thanks .
I've always loved Art Deco and it's good to see its tropes and influences again.
DEF NEW TRADITIONAL and ART DECO this is the one who will never go out of style. classic and functional elegant yet unasumming. Maximalist here.
As always, great video Nick.
With the purchase of a vintage Eames lounge chair we went down the mid century rabbit hole for our living room.
But we’re going for all vintage pieces and it’s been fun hunting!
Finding a great solid piece that needs new fabric and bringing a 60-70 year old piece back and knowing it could go for another 70 years is so exciting.
I credit you as a part of our inspiration. Thanks Nick!
I've always wanted an Eames lounge chair!!!
I just bought my first house a year ago after renting a very flat boring apartment for 6 years. My apartment had no character, so I decorated Mid Century alot, it fit well, and I enjoyed it, it was also really accessible. When we baught our house, none of my furniture worked with the style, because my house was built in 1949. I've really come to love the Transitional/New Traditional interior designs, and now I could never go back to Mid Century 😂 There's something so warm about Traditional style, the crown molding, the hand turned legs on furniture, the mixture of warmer colors and cooler colors, I've really found a balance with my pallete, and I've learned that not everything has to be grey. Its also a good challenge learning something new and making it feel like a comfortable, cozy space I want to come home to. Love your videos Nick, please do more on Traditional!!
Nick, Boho is not going anywhere! I love my colorful afroboho eclectic apartment!
🤩 When I watch your videos I get so inspired. The materials, the colours, your advice....Thank you Nick.
One reason I didn't fulfill my dream of becoming a designer, I don't always like a lot of others personal eras of design. I am not as clever as Nick at doing the design justice, instead of just being a hater. I have heard your opinion in other videos so I know when you're being gently complimentary and when you really like something. My views are not so comforting and therefore had to step aside after I was 1/2 way thru design school. Good for you Nick! Always the professional 😊
Oh I get this completely
We have a store in Australia called Typo that's really gone even more post modern in the last year than it already was, a sea of curvy neon homewares and art supplies. As soon as you mentioned post modern it all clicked and made sense. Its like a young creative need for self expression
" young creative need for self expression" this keeps life interesting; may not be for me, but always interesting. This was a great video.
Post modern furniture always reminds me of when the farmhouse is transformed by the new owners in Beetlejuice.
Haha
My thoughts exactly! 💯😂
Yessss😂
😂 oh my god, yes!
This is wonderful! I have realized I basically have everything I need. When I go to a store now it's because I need something, not because I'm bored. When I do shop I think of things as need or want. I am purchasing an 1850's farmhouse and will need to buy things for the renovation, like paint, and linens for the guest rooms, but I am making do with what I have for the most part. It feels good to declutter.
Nick-----you hit 500k subscribers! Congratulations! Great video and a favorite thing for me to do on Saturday is to tune in and watch the latest video from you.
Art Deco is my favorite. 😊
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! ive been feeling lost decorating my new home, and I realize that i just love organic modern and now I feel like I have direction
“The thing that hath been, is that which shall be; and that which is done, is that which shall be done and alas there is nothing new under the sun.”
Vanity, vanity vanity.