HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK UPSCALE | BUT AFFORDABLE!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK UPSCALE | BUT AFFORDABLE! Today I"m going to give you some home decorating ideas, to give you interior design ideas on how to make your home look expensive on a budget.
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Loved all of this! I do not have a green thumb either, so keeping real plants alive is just intimidating. Hats off to you for trying! This is just my POV, but as a reader, I despise the backward book trend. Your book choices are as interesting to me as your family photos. Thanks for great content!
Great tips!!! My mom always made and still does in our family home, clean and fresh. So I do the same in my home now (my family are clean freaks lol). One tip she gave us was keep your outside looking presentable and beautiful, because that's the first impression to anyone. Love your plants! They don't look fake. Excited to see your living room . It looks beautiful now. You're amazing, real and sweet lady!
Talk about upscale, that is you sweetie. I just love watching your videos. You are so good for uplifting my mood and getting me in the mood to make my home better. Thanks
Great tips, Leslie! I love that you showed us the with and without versions of items. I could really see the impact adding the items made.
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Hi Leslie, I love your channel and style. I’ve been decorating with live plants for years and placement, according to species, is important. Many plants will thrive with direct sunlight and others will not. There are many reliable online sources to refer to for specific watering , feeding and light source placement. Also, if you have pets in your home, select wisely as many plants are toxic for pets that may chew the leaves. When I have company, I place several decorative facecloths, in a basket, on my bathroom counter for guests to use. After use, they place them in a small laundry basket. I like your idea of decorating with books. If you don’t want the book title to be displayed, my idea is to cover the book with decorative wrapping paper (solid or print) or leftover wallpaper. I agree that a pleasant fragrance in your home is inviting . I will brew a pot of water with cinnamon and nutmeg to add ambiance instead of burning a candle; of course, a batch of homemade cookies will also be welcomed.
Love that rug.
I love your pup! We have two little dachshunds too! Just when I thought you couldn’t be any cooler 😃❤️
Really great tips! I'm with you on the clear Solo cups...unless it's a themed party and you need a matching color. You always look so pretty and love the top🥰💞
I’m addicted to kitchen tea towels!😄
They are my weird weakness. Buy them on trips, etc. …or if I just happen to see a really cute one at a favorite gift shop or Tuesday Morning, I splurge!👍🏻 You can never have enough…and they truly add a pretty pop to a kitchen!
I’m a pillow nut, too!😂
Thx for your fun videos. Have a great weekend.💕
Oh! And I use books in many spots in my house, also. But I just make sure it fits with the room and prefer showing the title/binder side. Adds warmth, I think.
Or maybe I’m just getting old and not used to the new trends?🤷♀️😂
Love the idea of Tea Towels...never thought of it. Maybe you can get your favorite ones, frame them and hang in the kitchen...that's what I'm going to do!😄
I'm a tea towel nut like you and pillows are a close second, cake stands top it off , if only I had a Martha Stewart house to display them❤❤
Leslie I just love you. You are so real and down to earth. What I love about your channel is u don’t brag you do things we all can afford, love how ur husband helps you. Your so loving 🥰 ur the best thank u for being so sweet..
🥰🥰 thank you
You’ve described Leslie to a tee and not only beautifully but truthfully as well. She’s truly a gem. ♥️
Love this comment!
live green plants are a bonus! simply love them! blessings...
Using plinths to elevate your items are a great idea!
Hi Leslie, I stumbled onto your channel last night. I couldn't sleep thinking about a spare room I have where I store all my art canvasas and art supplies. It takes up the whole room. You were talking about mind set and making a difference organizing your basement in one day. It cleared my mind and it lifted the albatross around my neck and emotional attachment. So Thank you. Hours later I am still watching you. I just think you're great.
Thanks! I love the look of nice dish towels in the kitchen!
Love the book idea
That’s right Leslie do the teaching ❤️
Love ur dog. So sweet.
I actually found the birch candles in all 3 sizes just like yours so much cheaper! I bought them and absolutely love them! Thank you for showing me the beauty of the birch wrapped candles! Mine are from Hobby Lobby!!!!
I'm so blessed by founding your utube channel, I so look forward to seeing you and updates on your husband. I'm watching every one of them as they pop up. I love your kindness and so true. Looking forward to seeing your decor.
Thank you so much!
tip: snap a picture of the space to see it with “company eyes”
Love your posts Leslie
Love your video's Thanks for the tips.
You have a lovely home, thank you for sharing 🙂
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Your advice and your personality are so cute! What you said wasn't new to me but it was so refreshingly positive that I watched the whole video and subscribed. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos. Blessings.
Thank you 😊 welcome to my channel! 💖
Totally love all your ideas. Some I use & some I need to use also
I love a good kitchen citrus bowl. Smells so amazing!
I love all your videos! Your decorations and fresh ideas ! I love everything! ♥️♥️♥️
I never really thought about the red solo cup thing but I think you're right!! Thanks for the tips.
Good tips, thank you.
Great tips, thanks!
Loved the video!
ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU DO.
I love the shirt you wore in the video. No red or and color solo cups clear!! I love the ideas thank you so much for sharing with us. ❤❤❤
Thank you 😊
That was a great video! Red Solo cups are fine for tailgate parties and for the beach and picnics but they should never be used inside.😄
Good tips...thank you! l like your living room very much...you have a beautiful home. l think alot of us are a bit guilty of not getting the most out of our furniture etc. but it is hard when things start to look tired and we see the next styles and trends. About plants, it's all about the light that they need (and not overwatering them) l would find it difficult to spend money decorating if l went from full-time to part-time hours at work. l am so interested in following how you and your husband are doing. Sending my prayers to you both.
--Steph Acland
Another great tips video and I love the concept of "The Company Test". Being a cat mommy I just wanted to mention the fact that there are quite a number of live plants that are toxic to both cats and dogs so I just wanted to suggest that if people are going to use live plants they check to make sure it is safe around their pets. I know that kitties and dogs tend to get into things all the time.
Wonderful ideas and as always your house looks so beautiful. Hugs and blessings.
I know you have your grand dog, be careful with your “real” plant. My cat just chewed a new leaf, didn't eat it and I didn't know it could be toxic to cats and dogs!! She ended up at the vet’s office for two days, it attacked her neurological system! She was pitiful! She couldn't walk straight and couldn't drink from her bowl, she would miss the bowl completely! Thank God she made it and is fine. Her vet told me that that plant and peace lillie's are poisonous to pets. I had to let them go because I didn't want to see any of my fur babies in that condition or worse!! ❤️
@@deborahnail3306 I am so happy that your kitty recovered. Sorry you found out the hard way but I have grown to love fake plants and nowadays they're so realistic looking. I am so happy that your kitty is okay. Sending hugs and blessings❤😻
Great tips! Practical and inexpensive.
Another great video!!! I love this type of content!
I love watching your videos. I think I told you before that I work at Kirkland's, so I always love when I see Kirkland items in your home! In this video I saw a shelf (in the bathroom mirror) and a lamp and one other thing that I can't remember because I'm old!!
Great video.....I always enjoy learning from your videos ....thanks so much. ...Gods blessings to you and Jason.
Those are really good tips for looking great. I like plants in the house too. So pretty.😊🤗💖
Very good & practical advise. Plan to reevaluate my own home. Thank you!
I love this video! I am learning how to grow inside plants also. I've had some success and some failures but I'm learning! I love your home!
Great job
Great ideas!
Great tips! I really like how you present ways to upscale that are doable. One thing: in a COVID world, I use paper hand towels in a pretty holder in my guest bathroom/powder room. The cloth towel is pretty but will be loaded with germs.
I thought I was subscribed! 😱 I’m a newbie! ♥️
Thanks for all the great advice.
Great video! I buy cute paper hand towels and put in a little silver tray for the bathroom that guests use so they have the option to not use the real towel.
I love everything about this video. The next time I’m out shopping I’m buying some candles. Your home is lovely.
Thank you 😊
great ideas
I love real plants in a home. My house doesn't have enough light for them. I've tried several different ones and they die. I use the fake. lol All your suggestions are on point and do help upgrading to a higher level. I wish I could find a soap dispenser that foams. Thanks for posting such great ideas! Have a great evening.
Dorene…just went on Amazon and found bunches of foaming soap dispensers for you!
Thank you for sharing your upscale tips. I really enjoyed and shared your video with my daughters. 😁 So true about the exterior of your home! It has to look nice before even entering your home very important! 😊 I agree with the smell of your home as well it has to smell good! . I have 4 essential oil diffusers going everyday. And candles and wax warmers too (I don’t use these everyday) but a must when coming comes over. I have one friend that always comments on the smell of my home every time she walks in the door! 😬
.....Giirrrrllll....I am " all about the pillowing "... lol. Everywhere. Yepppp.
And tea towels, I rotate them according to Season and they are " for pretty ",and have certain other ones that look nice, but are for everyday use. 🙂
My glassware is out on shelving, so they are spotless, ( vinegar is your friend, lol.. whether washing by hand or in your dishwasher). I use clear Solo cups as well, I don't care for the red ones, except for 4th of July. I actually use " guest napkins " paper towels in a pretty holder made just for those, I'm weird like that, I only have the cloth hand towels " for pretty ". Love how real you keep it, and that you are so sweet to the Furrbaby, during filming. 💛🙂🐶
Consider getting a moisture meter to determine when your plants need water. Usually watering once a week is fairly safe, but some plants need more and others less. It all depends on the dryness verses humidity of your home.
I only use red solo cups to start my tomato seedlings in the spring.
Commercial air fresheners and spray contain many dangerous toxins. A diffuser for natural oils is the nicest way to add pleasant smells to your house. Frequently opening windows, to air your home is a great way to keep stale smells moving out.
I have a stash of guest hand towels and unused tea towels for the various holiday seasons. Thus way guests only use what we don’t.
Great video….I like the “view your home like you were company” That’s such a great way to get perspective and really see what your home needs. We do tend to get used to things and no longer see or judge the state of our home.
When you whispered "Clean your house," I felt like you were talking directly to me, lol
Lol you felt that huh? 😂
@@ACharmingAbode Yes!🤣😂 I was like Okaaay, I will, geez 😂
@@BeautifulLivingHome 😂🤣
Loved all your ideas…happy to say, I’m doing most of them…😊
Perfect timing. I have forgotten to do the little things
Love the video! Miss you (and Jason) throughout the week in between videos! I wish there were more;) I binge your others when I just can't take it lol!☺ Love to you and yours
Company eyes and smell ? Love it
Nice information & I so agree. A fig plant needs lots of light. Maybe start with medium light Dracaena, I have had mine for over six years in my medium light area of home & it does well. I bought one that was already a floor plant. I really like your sweatshirt top with pouf sleeves.
😍 lovely home. Live plants - I had to get rid of them because of a puppy who kept trying to eat them. Many plants are poisonous to pets. Miss my live plants but it was stressful keeping the pup away from them.
I admire you a lot, I would like to have the courage you have. Blessings.
Thank you 😊
So many great tips and it seems the most obvious are the most important!! Great video 😉😊
Thank you Antonette! I really appreciate it!! 😊
Great video! Love the plant ☺
I’ll come visit you! Dirty towels and all. 🤪 I love how you do your entrance way. Such pretty ideas
Great video! I plan to incorporate pillows in my space for an upscale look.
Perfect! That will look great!
I don’t mind them but I see your point
I'm going to transfer my bath and body hand soap to a new dispenser. And I always use clear plastic cups for bigger gatherings too!
Red solo cup= Toby Keith! 🤣
May I ask about your white Roman shades? So pretty 😍 I’ve been shopping for new romans and I’m drooling over yours ❤️
i love books as anchors to any display... also a tray or riser has the same affect. Also I am a huge proponent of upscale soap dispensers. Cant stand looking at brand names and logos. And always putting cakes, cookies, bread on a pedestal or tray. Presentation is everything, as they say!
I use the large red solo cups for plant starts in the spring. That’s it. 🤪😂😂😂. Some great tips
I'm with you about the "yucky" hand towels in a bathroom. Since Covid began, l got paper "guest towels" for the bathroom for guests to use. They look like rectangular napkins and fit perfectly in little glass trays on the bathroom counter by the sink. Also, they come in every seasonal pattern !! Thanks for all your help.
Me too
Fake plants are great for darker rooms or corners as real plants like sunlight and warmth. I use live planting in my window spaces only.
Love you home 🌹🌹
I am in LOVE with your fruit bowl. Please tell me where I can find it!!! 💕
I don't think it's available any longer! I bought it at Kirkland's a few years ago! rstyle.me/+7a11_VPt6cKUfMC3nbJzpA
@@ACharmingAbode it's gorgeous! Such a beautiful purchase ❤️
Love to have plants inside my house, I do not have a green thumb but the one you said it was almost dead, that one I can keep it alive as long as it has light and water once a week. Btw love your fur baby, I have dachshunds too, had a miniature one like the one you have, she died over ten years ago, I only have one left and he is red standard now 14, love that breed.
Leslie, I have confidence in you regarding the transition to live plants. The main factors are proper watering and light. If needed, spin your plants a quarter turn each time you water to keep them from reaching one sided toward the sun, and fertilize on occasion. Just don't make the mistake I did one time and use a fish emulsion on your indoor plants. Talk about a gross smell throughout my home! Set a reminder on your phone for weekly watering. Until you know your plant's needs, place your finger an inch into the soil and if dry, water. Pots should have drainage holes. Ceramic pots with matching water trays look nice and will protect your floors. Same for furniture. I have purchased coordinating plates or saucers at thrift stores to go under my smaller plants. Placing your large plants on rolling plant risers further protects floors and makes it easy to move for cleaning or rearranging. I find my large plants in ceramic pots heavy. You'll learn pretty quickly whether you are an over or under waterer. I have killed more plants in my lifetime by over watering than under watering ...😵💫 Find a friend who's successful and see if you can get propagated plants from them. I was blessed by that and then had someone I could learn about the plants need from. Wish I could give you some! What area do you live?
Thank you so much 😊 I live in Kansas!
@@ACharmingAbode I'm in SC
Here's another one! Always be sure the seam of the lamp shades are turned to the wall and that they are straight. Zero dollars! Also cut some branches from outdoors and set around the house in vases! Even some simple hosta leaves look elegant and modern in a vase! FREE! My mom taught me that if you are limited on time to clean before people come over, concentrate on the bathroom. That is the place people have a moment by themselves and can see how clean/dirty things are.
It amazes me how many people miss that detail with the lamp shade.
Also, stickers.
@@NdnUrbanCat Yes! It drives me bonkers, especially when it's a home decorating show! I am constantly turning and straightening shades at hotels too. lol
I think red solo cups sound like a coutry song.
Just came across your channel today! ❤️Thanks for the video! I also hate red solo cups and I equally hate the Tupperware with the red lids. 😉
I just stumbled across this video and I love love LOVE your personality! So much fun and you are absolutely adorable 🥰! #subscribing
You are too sweet 🥰 thank you, and welcome to my channel ❤️
My guest bathroom is teal and brown. So I have brown hand towels. I wash them often, but yucky stains don't show on brown.
Great video!!!!!!!
Hi 👋 I love ❤️ you’re videos…. Super nice. Let me give you and advise regarding plants. Buy snake plant and big pot. That plant doesn’t need attention and used water ones every other month. I have in my house they are. Beautiful. Home Depot has dose plant. ♥️♥️♥️
Clean costs nothing and has the biggest impact and also goes along with smelling better. Ugh I remember picking my daughter up from her friends house and I literally almost gagged when I went in. I think they had litter boxes that were well over due for a cleaning. I had to hold my breath and take little breaths until I got use to it. I will never forget that. A strong candle burning would have helped! lol
And ppl that still smoke in their homes!
LoL, fell ya on tha keeping real plants alive🤷🏻♀️🖤💜 Learned lately, start w/snake plant…. fairly cheap & simple 2 care 4 plus go w/everything yr round too!! Thx 4 info!!💀🎃👻
Your tips are great ! Sometimes you have to stop and really look at your home to see if it is cluttered or needs some refreshing💕 . I usually shop my home or thrift stores to repurpose items.I am addicted to cute tea towels especially the cotton ones 💕. I am old school and love to iron 🤣🤣 As for the bathroom hand towels , I certainly would not use paper because it is a waste of our worlds natural resources. 😢 If you are that afraid of germs then use several cloth ones for individual use,. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home 🏡
We use red solo cups. 😛
I’ve been binge watching videos on home decorating. Most everyone is doing exactly the same thing. I don’t understand why.
Get spider plants. Very forgiving!
Paper towels in bathroom are more hygenic
Lovely home. Is that vacuum low noise for you? My ears ring after if I don't use ear protection, so I don't have rugs. Then I damp mop. I would love to have a vacuum but the pitch ruins it for me.
Iced coffee is great in Duncan's large cups. What brand can you find that size in glassto serve yourself iced coffee at home?
This vacuum pitch isn’t really low. I suffer from Ménière’s disease, and it’s not super quiet unfortunately! Definitely not the loudest either! I hope that helps!
What do you suggest for pillows on leather couch that won’t slide off the couch
I ❤️ the blue pumpkins in the tray on your coffee table! Can you share where you found them? My home is nearly all blues & whites.
Thank you! I found those at a local store! www.thepaintedsofa.com/
@@ACharmingAbode great! Thanks so much, Leslie. Hi to Jason 👋🏻
The trick to keep a pathos looking good is to not overwater it . Once every seven to ten days or less .
Wall plug in’s or diffusers make sure they’re pet friendly.
Enjoy your videos a lot. Hey, we are in the nursery biz, and sell a lot of tropical plants. Here is your tip from me. For you alive plants inside, when you bring them in, and then once every other month, water them with 1 TBS of Epsom salt in a gallon of water. The plants in your video are magnesium sulfur dependent and will thrive a lot better if you do this. Trust me!!!
I have watched a few of your you tube videos....you are charming and sweet. What I actually noticed first was the color of the paint! It is exactly the color, "greige" we are looking for. Could you tell me the brand/color name?
Thank you! It's the perfect greige by sherwin williams.
Where did you get the ghost on the door? Too cute!!
Thank you! He’s from my Halloween front porch decorate with me video, I put out a few weeks ago! He’s from Grandin Road!
Your home I’d lovely! I’d change your mirror in the powder room, people want to see from the waist up. And lower that other mirror. I always tell people to add 2 ice cubes in your plants ones a week you won’t kill it.
Thank you so much! Not a chance I"m lowering that mirror in the bathroom! One I do not want to clean splash marks all the time and, I know the camera doesn't show this, but I"m short! So others can see themselves just fine ( me too)! Also, the other mirror in the living room is part of a set on each side of the widow. They are lined up perfectly with the center of the walls to add symmetry. When looking at them straight on they look fantastic.