IKEA's Retro Resurgence | What Is Going On?

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  • Опубліковано 21 тра 2024
  • In this video, I'm talking about how colour is coming back into interior design in a big way! The fact that IKEA manufactures so many colourful products signals its desire to appeal to Gen Z and the younger market overall. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section! How do you feel about this much colour? Are there any standouts from the collections?
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  • @Nick_Lewis
    @Nick_Lewis  Місяць тому +81

    I actually covered this topic in the first issue of my newsletter, The Interior Scoop. If you want to check out the article, I've linked it here: bitly.ws/3hVsC 🍨

    • @coastaldiva
      @coastaldiva Місяць тому +1

      Your channel banner picture resembles the IKEA lamp with the three colors in the metal shade 😃

    • @Meekavintage
      @Meekavintage Місяць тому +1

      2 mins in . ...you got me with they think i need a sweed on staff...you are funny and i love it

    • @lauriepowell3959
      @lauriepowell3959 12 днів тому +1

      AMEN! But I still love turquoise and chartreuse accents.

    • @lauriepowell3959
      @lauriepowell3959 12 днів тому +1

      I think the IKEA is targeting under 30s

  • @aniE1869
    @aniE1869 Місяць тому +1437

    As an older millennial who has been sick of the gray everywhere for a very long time, I love seeing more color. Maybe not these exact colors, but it's still a nice change.

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Місяць тому +72

      I'm a Boomer, and I second that! Soooo done with gray and those insipid muted gold and aqua ... We need to emerge from our collective borderline depression and bring back colors!

    • @WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness
      @WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness Місяць тому +59

      Yes, as a Gen Xer who furnished my apartments with IKEA’s midcentury furniture 20 years ago, I’m glad to see them moving away from the horrible farmhouse aesthetic and back to their classics.

    • @kanjacat
      @kanjacat Місяць тому +22

      Is it just me, or does design reflect society's mood?

    • @lorcashine
      @lorcashine Місяць тому

      Exactly! Color is good, but egads. Ugly colors!

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Місяць тому +22

      Agree, gray needs to go.

  • @brittchiles4606
    @brittchiles4606 Місяць тому +397

    You’re right about the shag rug. My hubby thought he lost his wedding band trail running, but a couple of years later we found it in the bedroom rug 😂

    • @barbarak2836
      @barbarak2836 Місяць тому +16

      I got contacts in the 70s and managed to lose one a few times in my shag rug. It helped that the contacts were blue and the rug was burnt orange.

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Місяць тому +17

      I once lost my mother's RED necklace in a shag rug that was black and white. The beads were small, but still...😂

    • @karenm2669
      @karenm2669 Місяць тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @cjhoward409
      @cjhoward409 Місяць тому +12

      I lost my puppy in my shag rug… 😂 No seriously, he was teeny, and the shag was LONG.

    • @guyplay
      @guyplay Місяць тому +2

      Good lord 😂

  • @catherineginn3232
    @catherineginn3232 Місяць тому +312

    4:08 “It’s as impractical as having a concrete clock in your living room that is perpetually at twelve:eighteen because you forget to change that battery.” Getting ahead of the trolls and making people (or, at least, me) laugh at the same time; you are an efficient man, and I love you for it.

    • @victoriouspeople1
      @victoriouspeople1 Місяць тому +11

      ha ha - I totally laughed my butt off at that one! I love this guy!

    • @clearlydeb
      @clearlydeb Місяць тому +11

      Only now realized that the clock is at 12:18 😂😂😂

    • @Vioviodu69
      @Vioviodu69 11 днів тому

      FINALLY somebody else has noticed it! Thank you ;')

  • @victoriabokanvsky2674
    @victoriabokanvsky2674 23 дні тому +25

    My grandmother and great grandmother always reminded me that “just because it’s in style doesn’t mean that it looks good.”

  • @prasselboll
    @prasselboll Місяць тому +645

    1:53 Swede here, can confirm we don't care about pronunciation ♥️

    • @annbrookens945
      @annbrookens945 Місяць тому +19

      It's very kind of you to relieve Nick's mind!

    • @Motherhubbard170
      @Motherhubbard170 Місяць тому +11

      Thats because you're mature and cool

    • @KaffekanAnna
      @KaffekanAnna Місяць тому +5

      Same! And also the pronunciation isn’t that bad either I’d just have the first vowel be long.

    • @msFalke
      @msFalke Місяць тому +5

      I don’t know if tesammans even is a real word. Maby slang for tillsammans?

    • @KaffekanAnna
      @KaffekanAnna Місяць тому +8

      @@msFalke I’d say it’s dialect for tillsammans (together). That’s what we say here in Värmland for example.

  • @mandymoody914
    @mandymoody914 Місяць тому +341

    “You put grandma in that chair, and she ain’t ever leaving your apartment.” LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @martha3445
      @martha3445 Місяць тому +13

      Did you notice how short the legs are on that chair? You aren't going to get anyone over the age of 16 out of it.

    • @ellenryan127
      @ellenryan127 Місяць тому +4

      I'm 67, not a grandma, but that was the first thing I thought. I would never get out of that chair!!!🤣

    • @purpleworm4725
      @purpleworm4725 Місяць тому +3

      You put anyone who is physically disabled in that chair and they are never leaving too :D it is basically a guest trap

    • @dennischiapello7243
      @dennischiapello7243 Місяць тому +2

      @@purpleworm4725 If you find a burglar in your house, don't overreact. Offer him a seat, and just wait until the police arrive.

    • @greatedges
      @greatedges 23 дні тому

      Wait a minute! I’m 78 and I can get out of that gorgeous yellow chair. Believe it or not. Tried it last week. I adore the return of color! The wonderful orange-red Ekero chair is my favorite IKEA chair… And yes, by the way, anyone can get out of it!

  • @lesanimaux4416
    @lesanimaux4416 Місяць тому +139

    I nearly choked on my water when you mentioned the "big cement clock that is perpetually stuck on 12.18" and call me stupid if you want but I somehow always assumed that you had a very strict filming schedule. I don't even remember when it stopped working but this is the funniest jab at your own decor

    • @eastlynburkholder3559
      @eastlynburkholder3559 Місяць тому

      I now want a big concrete non-functional clock. I did not before.

    • @legitenoughtoquit
      @legitenoughtoquit Місяць тому +8

      I’m going to make a wild guess but I think it stopped working at 12:18

    • @lesanimaux4416
      @lesanimaux4416 24 дні тому

      @@legitenoughtoquit that's a good one, I'll give you that

  • @hazeldavis3176
    @hazeldavis3176 Місяць тому +62

    I actually stopped shopping at IKEA years ago because there was zero color. I'm not into these colors necessarily, but i am happy to see color make a return!
    I'm a bold, arty, tropical, neon, kitsch kinda person so the last ten years of home design has been my own personal version of hell😅

    • @paulas_lens
      @paulas_lens Місяць тому +2

      Hit up antique malls, save stuff made decades ago from a landfill. They are probably made better as well.

    • @benamisai-kham5892
      @benamisai-kham5892 28 днів тому +1

      ​@@paulas_lensthat's what I've been doing for years because Ive always hated these boring sleek designs they started in the mid 00s and ramped up in the 2010s

    • @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139
      @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139 4 дні тому

      I am in the process of redecorating in a more serene, "Scandinavian" style because what I have now is too busy for my nervous system but I need some accent colours! The yellow on that Sotenäs chair is to die for 💛

  • @alla9916
    @alla9916 Місяць тому +202

    I am 37 year old I am happy to see more color everywhere. After years of beige, brown, white, grey and then beige and brown again I am happy that people are remembering that there are other colors out there. I have that avocado green watering can in my daughters room. It's cheery and I like it.

    • @Lostouille
      @Lostouille 29 днів тому +2

      You can always put a touch of color in your beiges/greys. A lot of interiors have yellows or blues to break the tamed shades of browns/greys

  • @ginacirelli1581
    @ginacirelli1581 Місяць тому +958

    As someone who grew up in the 1970's, I am not ashamed to say that I am appalled by burnt orange (and avocado green).

    • @SarahGreen523
      @SarahGreen523 Місяць тому +117

      Don't forget Harvest Gold.

    • @anneporter123
      @anneporter123 Місяць тому +63

      Thank you! This collection makes me nauseous.

    • @nancylorenz5082
      @nancylorenz5082 Місяць тому +62

      @@SarahGreen523
      And Coppertone. My mom had Coppertone stove and oven in the kitchen.

    • @flufwix
      @flufwix Місяць тому +77

      Totally agree. The 70s color schemes were awful

    • @rosiecesareo8092
      @rosiecesareo8092 Місяць тому +8

      Yeah, I hear that!

  • @elizabethk2072
    @elizabethk2072 Місяць тому +28

    As a younger millenial, I am SO HAPPY to finally see colourful stuff at Ikea, I hope they release more!

  • @taizymcc
    @taizymcc Місяць тому +29

    I have an avocado bathroom. Not intentionally. Bought my house 2 years ago and can't afford to remodel yet. Any young person visiting loves it !

    • @eily_b
      @eily_b 25 днів тому +4

      I am GenX and I would keep it! 😉

  • @kimsleger7296
    @kimsleger7296 Місяць тому +268

    This all takes me back to the United Colors of Benetton from the 80’s! 😊

    • @coolcpa3321
      @coolcpa3321 Місяць тому +27

      Benetton and Esprit where no color is too bold or too bright!

    • @nicollepratt8421
      @nicollepratt8421 Місяць тому +8

      Read this comment as he talked about that Tessans blanket and had the exact same thought!

    • @Whiskerman
      @Whiskerman Місяць тому +2

      Yass

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому +4

      Yeah the time when people wasn't afraid of color or what people would say about them.

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Місяць тому +2

      Totally!

  • @patriciathomazo8946
    @patriciathomazo8946 Місяць тому +153

    the Tessamans collection is a collaboration with the Dutch-based design studio Raw Collor.
    Here in Europe, I can see a group of color lovers, that are definitively not Gen Z. But arty people inspired by the Bauhaus who love bold & bright colors. (mostly primary colors but pastels are a hit too!)
    Anyway, the collection sold out so quickly in Amsterdam that I haven't had time to have a look at it.
    Finally time for some colors, yeah!

    • @opinionated2
      @opinionated2 Місяць тому

      There are colors and then there are COLORS. Maybe the people in Amsterdam have been smoking too much you know what.

    • @carolyn_bo_barolyn
      @carolyn_bo_barolyn Місяць тому +10

      This is how I feel! I’m a painter and ceramicist and love color. I draw inspiration from many of the artistic and design movements under the ‘Modernism’ umbrella. I think intentionally placed colorful pieces from different styles and eras can really make a room pop. Some of these pieces could enhance a space without being cluttered by the same palette.

    • @YogZab
      @YogZab Місяць тому +4

      Yep Europeans have never been afraid of colour. Love it.

    • @buttbobaggins
      @buttbobaggins Місяць тому +4

      studying the bauhaus in high school is what pulled my out of my emo phase and fall in love with color again, haha

  • @moffit1x2x1
    @moffit1x2x1 Місяць тому +64

    the donut lamp looks like a werther's caramel candy

  • @oonadugaindemathuisieulx8045
    @oonadugaindemathuisieulx8045 Місяць тому +35

    I was so tired of grey everywhere, I think all these colors are very refreshing. I don't like it as a total look, but a few pop of colors in a middle of older wooden pieces... Love it ! That's good news

    • @benamisai-kham5892
      @benamisai-kham5892 28 днів тому

      I mostly buy old furniture in good condition because I've never liked these monotone shades being popular. I can't stand that everywhere has boring bland white or beige walls and everything is sharply shaped and lacking design...gimme some color and personality PLEASE. I feel like I'm walking into a mental ward everywhere I go from how sterile everything looks.

  • @j.m.7056
    @j.m.7056 Місяць тому +236

    The colors in part 1 of this video give me Fisher-Price day care vibes!

    • @Sorrely1
      @Sorrely1 Місяць тому +23

      Yes. Toddler design heaven

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Місяць тому +18

      When my kids were little, in the 80s, I used to joke that my house was decorated in Early American Fisher Price! Happy memories ...

    • @Whiskerman
      @Whiskerman Місяць тому +1

      😂

    • @AngelaMerici12
      @AngelaMerici12 Місяць тому +5

      I thought that too 😂!! If I run a day care I would love these but not in my home 😅! Maybe for the kids room.

    • @teekeylahnc2021
      @teekeylahnc2021 Місяць тому +2

      Exactly what I thought! 😂

  • @M.Campbell
    @M.Campbell Місяць тому +181

    As the retro trend advances through the decades I'm getting a little anxiety. I'm giving advance warning that, when Dusty Rose and Country Blue comes back, I'm going to find a cave to hide in.

    • @MomCat6000
      @MomCat6000 Місяць тому +28

      That hideousness was around 1989-1993ish … a 50 years trend turn around puts that at about the late 2030’s/early 40’s … sooo about 20 years from now. I guess when I’m 83 years old, that might be a soothing color scheme with happy geese with floating ribbons motifs and big Laura Ashley mauve & hunter green rose floral patterns with intertwining greenery!

    • @M.Campbell
      @M.Campbell Місяць тому +18

      @@MomCat6000 You paint a vivid memory picture. I'm starting to feel an attack of hives coming on.
      People have told me that my hatred of mauve is unnaturally virulent.

    • @banaabekwegirl5731
      @banaabekwegirl5731 Місяць тому +12

      Sea Foam Green, too.

    • @g_willow
      @g_willow Місяць тому +19

      And they will call it colonialcore

    • @HH-fo9sg
      @HH-fo9sg Місяць тому +15

      Hunter green and burgundy 😢

  • @maritaandcats
    @maritaandcats Місяць тому +37

    The 70’s is everywhere and it’s pulling me in. I got new glasses last year, new haircut two years ago, and new clothes yesterday… I swear I’m not trying but my husband keeps saying, “you’re in your 70’s era!!” IT’S NOT MY FAULT IT’S WHAT I’M BEING SERVED!

    • @kimfranklin
      @kimfranklin Місяць тому +5

      Not a bad thing, go with it if its what you like :)

  • @mybirdsofparadise
    @mybirdsofparadise Місяць тому +7

    Older millennial here, I love this new trend and i love switch from greige to colors; and what is more important from perfect boring empty minimalism to colorful livable cozy places!

  • @TheLamrose
    @TheLamrose Місяць тому +357

    Don't forget the nostalgia of those who were kids in the 70s! Those "kids" are now in their 50s, and some of IKEA's richest consumers.

    • @debrascott8775
      @debrascott8775 Місяць тому +50

      I was a 70s kid and this stuff doesn't take me back at all. It misses the mark for me.

    • @daniellaronero3139
      @daniellaronero3139 Місяць тому +46

      I dont think that people arround 50 are really purchasing furniture in IKEA

    • @swicheroo1
      @swicheroo1 Місяць тому

      @@daniellaronero3139 Everybody in my city--LA--purchases furniture at IKEA. Maybe not all their furniture. But some of it.

    • @TheLamrose
      @TheLamrose Місяць тому +12

      @@daniellaronero3139 Not necessarily furniture, but decor.

    • @louannhuber2651
      @louannhuber2651 Місяць тому +25

      Closer to mid 60 - 70 yrs old.

  • @greenacresbloom
    @greenacresbloom Місяць тому +152

    That first piece - the orange side table - looks more like corrugated roofing than ruffles.

    • @lobstermash
      @lobstermash Місяць тому +23

      But it has useful storage for crumbs and bits of dog biscuit that fall down the corrugated iron gaps, so that's a feature.

    • @laurieleannie
      @laurieleannie Місяць тому +3

      That’s EXACTLY what I thought too!

    • @moxiedawn4370
      @moxiedawn4370 Місяць тому +3

      Agree. I live in the country, so I got barn roof vibes.

    • @etherealtb6021
      @etherealtb6021 Місяць тому +1

      Maybe that's what I love about it! It has that industrial flare!

    • @bluebellflamesx
      @bluebellflamesx Місяць тому +3

      I like the industrial vibe. Plus I see metal furniture and think... I can always spraypaint it if I need a new finish.

  • @kestrakai
    @kestrakai Місяць тому +9

    I'm very happy to see back colours in interior design. Nothing gives me less joy than a beige world

  • @Maryyyschka
    @Maryyyschka Місяць тому +8

    Omg… The lavender pitcher… I went to IKEA this weekend and I was so enamoured with that thing that I kept thinking about it for the rest of the day… I was hypnotized by that colour. I may have to go back there and buy it.

  • @Robindigsit
    @Robindigsit Місяць тому +32

    If you dont like it...dont buy it. Decorate how you want to live. ANYTHING is an improvement over the gray era.

  • @maryeliason1504
    @maryeliason1504 Місяць тому +89

    "Is this an animal print? I mean what poor animal has this? " I'm still laughing. Love you Nick

  • @Molly-yw1yv
    @Molly-yw1yv Місяць тому +11

    I’m 19 and I am loving this so much, 70’s and late 60’s space age is SO GOOD I’m so excited

  • @susankuhlman6514
    @susankuhlman6514 Місяць тому +12

    When I see makeovers on HGTV I see: white, white, white, a little wood, wicker. The same kitchen counter white with a little gray lines and perhaps waterfall. Over, and over and over. I probably would not purchase these items, but at least it has character.

  • @melissaweyrick5311
    @melissaweyrick5311 Місяць тому +230

    There was 4 colors in the 70's period. Avacado, Brown, Gold, and Orange.

    • @kepckatherinec805
      @kepckatherinec805 Місяць тому +9

      Pretty much describes vomit.

    • @BeingUninspired
      @BeingUninspired Місяць тому +16

      I just realized that my living room consists of brown, gold, (burnt) orange and dark green. 😅

    • @653j521
      @653j521 Місяць тому +2

      @@kepckatherinec805 Orange? No.

    • @llamasugar5478
      @llamasugar5478 Місяць тому +1

      True. We just replaced our 70s-era stove (brown, analog flip-tile clock).

    • @VintagebyMitzi
      @VintagebyMitzi Місяць тому +4

      Yes I ❤it all

  • @wendyrichards7458
    @wendyrichards7458 Місяць тому +59

    I have nothing against colour and blue, orange and yellow are all happy, beachy things, but a lot of this stuff is reminding me of primary school. I'm in my 50s so was a kid in the 70s and I swear they used to store books on metal carts like that in my classroom.

    • @kimmieb2u
      @kimmieb2u Місяць тому +1

      Truth!!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @presterjohn71
      @presterjohn71 Місяць тому +2

      Primary school was the first thing That came to me too!

  • @SunnyOnTheInside
    @SunnyOnTheInside Місяць тому +4

    I love this! This is the first time I've wished there was an IKEA in New Zealand. Give me all the colour! 😍

  • @rustyjames6131
    @rustyjames6131 Місяць тому +6

    The 70s are in again because it reminds us of our grandparents' houses, and since adulting fucking sucks we really just want grandma to bake us cookies and give us a hug again. But she's been gone for 20 years, so we just buy some table or whatever.

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому

      Yeah the ones that had nice grandparents should be grateful and have them in their memories. I didn't have that luxury and would have love to have loving grandparents to help me through my toughest years.

  • @henrietteancuta-koning7039
    @henrietteancuta-koning7039 Місяць тому +104

    I grew up in the seventies and I love this. Post modern with a total new feel. Hurrah lots of color and no more greige

    • @henrietteancuta-koning7039
      @henrietteancuta-koning7039 Місяць тому +3

      Mobile, check alexander calder, but you need space

    • @pd4887
      @pd4887 Місяць тому +12

      Thank you, I grew up in the 90s and I love it. It’s so cheery, obviously we are not painting the whole room avocado green, it’s just 1 or 2 chairs, perfect cheery accent pieces.

    • @annt7384
      @annt7384 Місяць тому +1

      @@pd4887 Yes, exactly; pops of color. Take small bites!

  • @EmilyEverglot
    @EmilyEverglot Місяць тому +68

    the reference to the clock in your background is an awesome easter egg!

    • @jacinthiajones7346
      @jacinthiajones7346 Місяць тому +1

      I wish he would move the clock hands just to see if anyone would notice!

    • @catsdontmeowido
      @catsdontmeowido Місяць тому +1

      YES I was hoping someone else noticed!!! 😂

    • @GabriellaGadsby
      @GabriellaGadsby Місяць тому +1

      It’s hilarious

  • @igeekling
    @igeekling Місяць тому +7

    Listening to foreign speaking people miss pronounce ikea names is a national sport here in Sweden.
    Shout out to all that clicked just for that thing alone.
    So no don't ever change. 😊 It's too much fun.

  • @therealdonnawagner
    @therealdonnawagner Місяць тому +5

    That donut lamp looks like a buttered rum lifesaver. 😂

  • @angiesteltzlen746
    @angiesteltzlen746 Місяць тому +41

    So glad metals are replacing plastic and particle board, getting away from chemicals with design 🙌🏻 love ya Nick

    • @vr9345
      @vr9345 Місяць тому

      So true!!

  • @Ets638
    @Ets638 Місяць тому +153

    Oh gawd! I was married in 1974 and the vomititus colors of orange and Avacado green were gross then and they still are today somethings never change. I collected Shaker and primitive painted furniture. My three children have some pieces along with tradition things. I find my old style looks fabulous still today. My home a 200+ historic one is on house tours from time to time. It works and I’m still happy at almost 70. Love to you Nick😊

    • @ElsieDee001
      @ElsieDee001 Місяць тому +10

      Yeah, I was married in 1975 . I’ve always hated orange in most any tint or hue, and though green is my favorite color, not avocado green. And the two colors together I found absolutely distressing! I didn’t mind the harvest gold though, and actually purchased a refrigerator in that color. I was SO relieved when 1980 brought the natural and organic, neutral colors and shades of brown and off-white.

    • @catherinemathias3456
      @catherinemathias3456 Місяць тому +10

      I graduated in 1974 as well as got married and I HATED the Spanish wrought Iron crap, the BOHO crap and the MODERN crap. I still HATE IT and always will!!

    • @wolfe6220
      @wolfe6220 Місяць тому +3

      I'm a Gen X and grew up in the 70s; those colors are an abomination.
      I do love Shaker style and Arts and Crafts style of furniture.

    • @theresuga
      @theresuga Місяць тому

      As a late 30s woman I cringe so hard with some of the “Y2K” fashions being redone. I’ve come to the conclusion if you were around to see these styles live and die, they’re never going to come back as appealing in your eyes. Which is why I hate tribal tattoos but rather love a lot of this collection!

    • @oneminuteofmyday
      @oneminuteofmyday Місяць тому

      I am also an older Gen-X. The house we bought in 1999 came with avocado green kitchen counters. They’re still here. They need replacing, but I like them. lol The orange is ok in small amounts as decor, though I don’t currently have anything that color in my house. Harvest gold is an absolute no.
      My mother had a 1950’s style pink kitchen the whole time I lived at home, and my grandparents’ house remained firmly in the 1950’s, so I didn’t live with it to now hate it. Mom did have some harvest gold small appliances, so there’s my issue with that color. lol

  • @Sockermonstret
    @Sockermonstret Місяць тому +4

    As a Swede, I find it so funny and endearing to hear your version of the IKEA names!

  • @TheSecretChateau
    @TheSecretChateau Місяць тому +10

    The beauty of multi-coloured metal decor and furniture items, is that Rustoleum exists.

  • @bettenotap4791
    @bettenotap4791 Місяць тому +83

    8:39 The donut lamp…blowup hemorrhoid ring…can’t unsee it!

    • @carla.c
      @carla.c Місяць тому +7

      I don't get what so appealing about that lamp. I've noticed quite a few people on Reddit obsessing over it. It's just looks like a donut or a life .ring

    • @lainey2988
      @lainey2988 Місяць тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @Blue_Star_Child
      @Blue_Star_Child Місяць тому +3

      I find the 3 layer lamp truly ugly and foresee it filling out landfills soon.

    • @winterautumncolours-tt8fw
      @winterautumncolours-tt8fw Місяць тому +5

      ​@@Blue_Star_ChildAnd I see three times the surfaces for dust to collect 😂

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому

      Yeah it is butt ugly.

  • @bather7483
    @bather7483 Місяць тому +38

    I like the metal trend. It's durable, recyclable, and the white never yellows! I have some metal side tables from Ikea that look exactly the same as when we bought it 8 years ago. Meanwhile the melamine shoe bench has yellowed and stained in less than half the time.

  • @smmcb647
    @smmcb647 Місяць тому +6

    I love watching Nick for the humour…”I feel if you put Granma in this chair she ain’t never leaving your apartment..!” 😂😂😂

  • @JulesCreativityPersonified
    @JulesCreativityPersonified 25 днів тому +2

    Trends are driven by money remember. People will buy these and hate them soon when the next trend arrives. I am 50 and remember when IKEA arrived in the UK I loved it! . My house has been through several interior design incarnations and I have had fun doing many trends and regretted it - I did Laura Ashley once ha. I like different looks from English Cottage Eclectic to Japanese Minimalism. However what I can live with and suits my lifestyle is altogether different. I have settled on quality classic design pieces which I love and are timeless, a white wall and neutral accent colours. A bit like your place. find them peaceful and I feel at home finally with my design taste. Love the channel

  • @thespace2983
    @thespace2983 Місяць тому +78

    I wish I could take a pic and post it here. My Gen Z son loves the 70’s look. Like psychedelic 70’s. Orange, yellow, green & brown. Including an alcove with swirling trippy mod wallpaper. Yes they do love it. But as a Gen X I do love it too, for him, in his room.

    • @anneporter123
      @anneporter123 Місяць тому +3

      Don't let him have a disc ball or you will have a mental breakdown.

    • @comradeinternet467
      @comradeinternet467 Місяць тому +5

      Convince your son to watch the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime from 1979, it has lots of psychedelic imagery as a consequence of being made in the 70's.

    • @the_eerie_faerie_tales
      @the_eerie_faerie_tales Місяць тому +19

      lol in his room... OVER THERE. 😂

    • @llamasugar5478
      @llamasugar5478 Місяць тому +13

      😂 “I love that for you.”

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Місяць тому +4

      I was a 60s teenager so I get the psychedelic look, but as a Boomer grandma, yes, it belongs confined to his room.

  • @stefs3460
    @stefs3460 Місяць тому +27

    "As impractical as a concrete clock set perpetually at 12:18 because someone is too lazy to change the battery "😂 Nick himself is not even safe from his own sarcasm!

    • @Eilvain
      @Eilvain 23 дні тому

      Me looking at his clock in the background 😂😂

  • @stormypuurl
    @stormypuurl Місяць тому +2

    Burnt Orange has always been a favorite of this 70s child. Nice and warm.

  • @kathyutley1
    @kathyutley1 Місяць тому +5

    I’m 63 years old and an artist. I love love love all of these trends.

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Місяць тому

      I am a 60 yr old artist and I do too!

  • @lauraSechelt
    @lauraSechelt Місяць тому +34

    Hated everything. I watch because you are sooooo entertaining!

  • @bricksloth6920
    @bricksloth6920 Місяць тому +46

    Remember those sweaters Bill Cosby used to wear as "Doctor Huxtable"? A lot of these products give me that vibe, especially that throw

    • @PaolaRL
      @PaolaRL Місяць тому +4

      That's true!!!😅

    • @justynejaniszewski4626
      @justynejaniszewski4626 Місяць тому +4

      Coogi sweaters

    • @chanellbruton9862
      @chanellbruton9862 Місяць тому +1

      Yesssss!!! I love that shag rug and in part bc it gives me Coogi sweater vibes. I bought the blue one actually.

  • @Finkeldinken
    @Finkeldinken Місяць тому +4

    Being a Dane in my mid forties, the fabrics and furniture give me really strong summer in the Nordics, visiting the family summer cabin and walking to the beach in my childhood - the patterns and colours were so cringe to me as a teen, but by now it's all just nostalgia.
    None of this will ever make it into my home, not in a million years, but I could absolutely appreciate visiting someone else and and enjoying the happy vibes and the lack of mildew funk that is otherwise stuck in my memory and forever associated with yellow and orange flower patterns for me because, well, damp summer cabins in the Nordics 😅😅
    What a fun video!

  • @msullivan3531
    @msullivan3531 Місяць тому +5

    As a knitter I LOVE that throw! The color and pattern is very on trend and it’s so easy to add a little something fun without risking it with a large piece.

    • @etoeneudorf
      @etoeneudorf Місяць тому +1

      My thoughts too! As someone who loves all yarn crafts and textiles, the colour combinations and patterns are gorgeous!

  • @iterumm
    @iterumm Місяць тому +55

    that cheese grater chair looks like it was born to be “laundry chair”

    • @lindaegan2296
      @lindaegan2296 Місяць тому +13

      Or, as my stepdaughter calls it, the chairdrobe.

    • @skooshy621
      @skooshy621 Місяць тому

      @@lindaegan2296
      I have a sofabedrobe

  • @happypeasanthomestead344
    @happypeasanthomestead344 Місяць тому +36

    As a 70s kid, I can honestly say my grandmother pulled it off beautifully. Nothing was overdone regardless of color or design.

    • @stillwatersfarm8499
      @stillwatersfarm8499 Місяць тому +3

      I always thought my grandmother had a lovely house. Even the giant mural she painted of leopards on the wall over her organ. It was a pop of whimsy in a fairly traditional room design. She did a couple wild things and the rest was very classic. It really worked.

  • @user-wg9ij2ro5l
    @user-wg9ij2ro5l Місяць тому +2

    Most people play safe with whites and neutrals yet forget that those form great background colours, a foil for wonderful expressions of colour. Neutrals are easier to sell to a wider audience, so it will be interesting to see if this trend lasts because people get tired of intense colour and pattern very quickly.

  • @sacdigitaldesignweb
    @sacdigitaldesignweb Місяць тому +3

    IKEA is fast fashion now. You get the instant gratitude by looking at these

  • @-N0V4-
    @-N0V4- Місяць тому +48

    I'm a huge fan of colour and texture. Imight not be to everyone's taste but I love that colour is making a comeback especially now that I'm getting my own place.
    Not only do I still keep the neutral large pieces but I can now add small pops of colour for decoration

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Місяць тому +2

      That's called "taste"!

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому

      @@karenk2409 To each their own.

    • @carolestephens8198
      @carolestephens8198 Місяць тому +1

      You should decorate according to your own taste and style. If you love red, use some red.
      We’re not chained to what HGTV or some decorator says to use. It‘s your place and your choice. Period.

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому +1

      @@karenk2409 Taste is subjective

  • @LiliRoche
    @LiliRoche Місяць тому +41

    The windchime piece is probably a reflection of kinetic artwork. In the similar vibe with alexander calder’a work. Considering the retro pieces and vibes.

    • @j.m.7056
      @j.m.7056 Місяць тому +8

      I thought so too. But Mr. Calder would shudder at this mobile.

    • @janetmitchell4452
      @janetmitchell4452 Місяць тому +2

      That was what I thought.

    • @jennifergraham3752
      @jennifergraham3752 Місяць тому +6

      Agreed. I like the Calder Mobiles but the IKEA version seems very juvenile to me in comparison. I wish I liked it because the price point is great.

    • @Siriastimeflies
      @Siriastimeflies Місяць тому +2

      Thank you, I was looking for Calder's name
      It's a down-the-line-of-retail version of it imo

    • @erinmalone2669
      @erinmalone2669 Місяць тому

      Good call

  • @karsn8382
    @karsn8382 Місяць тому +3

    Loving the orange, green and darker wood!

  • @marty1159
    @marty1159 Місяць тому +2

    These Genz’s are nesting with their partners and are decorating on a budget either thrift of affordable vintage-ish things. My son is that guy: the mustache, the nail polish and vintage obsession. Spot on IKEA!

  • @Reyalta88
    @Reyalta88 Місяць тому +24

    That throw blanket looks like a beach towel.

  • @suzannecarter445
    @suzannecarter445 Місяць тому +141

    "I'm just as delightful over there" and "it's really a cheese grater for your bum" and "highlighter yellow" love you, Nick! I second the motion in the comments to never bring back harvest gold, burnt orange, and avocado.

    • @nuthinbutlove
      @nuthinbutlove Місяць тому +3

      I literally chuckled when he said all of those 🤭

    • @ForestGreen88
      @ForestGreen88 Місяць тому

      The avocado green was the only home decor color I actually liked from the late 70's. I can't stand anything burnt orange to this day though.

    • @jrochest4642
      @jrochest4642 Місяць тому +2

      I have avocado green 1970s Mikasa dinnerware (Duplex by Ben Seibel) and it is the best thing ever. I loved Ikea's bold Marimekko like patterns for duvet covers in the 80s -- if they bring those back I'll be thrilled.

    • @sissymarie2912
      @sissymarie2912 Місяць тому +1

      I love harvest gold and burnt orange, but I grew up with them in my parents old house. All the common rooms were really light and airy so it felt very warm and inviting. They also had a lot of contemporary/modernist furniture so it didn't feel all closed in like some other spaces with those colors did at the time. Then the 90's happened and my mom went all in on country blue, golden oak and geese when we moved out of the city.

    • @nuthinbutlove
      @nuthinbutlove Місяць тому

      @@sissymarie2912 🤗

  • @missmayflower
    @missmayflower 15 днів тому +1

    Omg, that sunflower pattern is giving me flashbacks. Wallpaper in 1973.

  • @kippy7883
    @kippy7883 Місяць тому +1

    That one chair is nostalgic for sitting in the grocery cart as a child.

  • @ChristineWilliams-ms9iq
    @ChristineWilliams-ms9iq Місяць тому +33

    I had a great belly laugh over “she ain’t gettin’ out if it”😂😂😂 I’m 63 and not a grandma yet - but I, for a fact, would probably struggle with that one (even though I’m only 5’1” tall!)

  • @maxwellg.2755
    @maxwellg.2755 Місяць тому +58

    The beige children generation are fighting back.

  • @mishynaofficial
    @mishynaofficial Місяць тому +2

    "If you can, go nuts" - truly one of the most inspiring quotes i've ever heard

  • @kittywithagun7742
    @kittywithagun7742 Місяць тому +5

    Wake up honey we driving to IKEAAAA. I didn't know this was happening, thanks Nick!

  • @pokelover02
    @pokelover02 Місяць тому +37

    Nick! PLEASE make a video on how to style open shelving.
    Also, we love a long video! Would love to see more vids like this one. I could hear you talk for hours and hours, I swear ❤

    • @loisbolton1800
      @loisbolton1800 Місяць тому

      Yes! You make me laugh & your style is very entertaining.

    • @missmayflower
      @missmayflower 15 днів тому

      Hahahaha….you must be new here. Open shelving?….hahahaha. He hates it.

    • @pokelover02
      @pokelover02 15 днів тому

      @@missmayflower I’ve binge watched all of his videos. He says small amounts of open shelving are okay. But I want to know how to style that small amount of it 😭

  • @dianezavitz2895
    @dianezavitz2895 Місяць тому +30

    I got a bit of a chuckle out of this vlog, I lived through all of those decades and all I can say is ewww. I did buy an actual teak veneer table and chairs from IKEA in 1973, that was a very nice piece. That orange colour always reminds me of the orange shag rugs of the era and a friend actually put it up the wall in his bathroom. I did get a laugh out of the April fools vlog that mentioned that. When you live in an old farm house with many critters, two mechanics and not much money, comfort and practical is the trend.

    • @kepckatherinec805
      @kepckatherinec805 Місяць тому +6

      Back in 1965 I baby sat for a family of three rambunctious boys. One evening (while the boys were arm wrestling in their mutual bathroom over which one could brush his teeth first), I needed a toilet trip of my own. I decided my only option was to use the master bathroom. To access that toilet area, I had to walk through the master bedroom, which I hadn’t yet seen. The wall to wall carpet in the bedroom was a shag of long fibers, some turquoise blue, others chartreuse green. That color scheme and carpet type were not unusual for the era. What traumatized me was that this carpeting was not only wall to wall, it was ceiling to ceiling. The carpet covered the floor and ran up all four walls, ending at the intersections with the ceiling. I felt liked I’d been swallowed by a sea monster from a Peter Max poster. I decided that I didn’t want to see what decorating nightmare awaited in the master bathroom. I fled into the hallway and waited for my turn in the boys’ bathroom. Messy as it was, I felt much safer there.

    • @annbrookens945
      @annbrookens945 Місяць тому +2

      I am EXTREMELY disappointed to not get a description of that master bath! I knew of the trend to completely carpet every surface but have only seen it applied to panel vans, where it made some sense in case you bounced into the ceiling!

    • @adugger8406
      @adugger8406 Місяць тому

      ​@@kepckatherinec805this was for sound-proofing, much like the van reference

  • @Alison_Michelle
    @Alison_Michelle 26 днів тому +4

    It’s funny that people complain about the Swedish pronunciation but my boyfriend who was born in Sweden and speaks Swedish fluently said that some of the product names aren’t even real Swedish words💀

  • @user-kq1nk2zu1q
    @user-kq1nk2zu1q Місяць тому +1

    I was a teenager in the 70’s and this certainly was a trip down memory lane. My sister’s room was bright green and “highlighter” yellow. Glossy vinyl wallpaper with large yellow green and white flowers and white dresser with yellow drawer fronts. My room was bright pink and white with a turquoise carpet and mirrors shaped like flowers. 😂
    Now over 60, and yes, I need higher straight back chairs or I’m not leaving ❤

  • @ardethellis8930
    @ardethellis8930 Місяць тому +43

    Oh, good grief! I lived through this once. All you need is to add hot pink and you have every Barbie play house from 1966 to 1972.

  • @anneporter123
    @anneporter123 Місяць тому +91

    I'm old and I get a little bit offended when people throw a bunch of colors together that just don't go together and then they say it's retro or Boho. No, we actually had pretty good taste most of the time. It seems a lot of junk that was indestructible ended up in thrift shops. The stuff isn't messed up because nobody ever used it.

    • @lisabrightly
      @lisabrightly Місяць тому +2

      I don't know your age but I remember the 80's and 90's and everything was terrible. No taste at all.
      The 80's were terrible too

    • @eily_b
      @eily_b 25 днів тому +2

      @@lisabrightly Same. The 80s style was horrid. It was nothing like in the movies or stores or all the things that survived till today. It was brown, dark brown or black wood, "ethnic" patterns, purple, ruby... urgh

  • @laurajones338
    @laurajones338 19 днів тому

    As a 70-year-old Boomer,I love seeing some color and emphasis on creativity again in furniture. Beige has had its day.

  • @amydunn4404
    @amydunn4404 28 днів тому +1

    IKEA is having fun with these new collections!

  • @craftpea
    @craftpea Місяць тому +26

    You nailed it with teenage bedroom vibes.

  • @jeannette7243
    @jeannette7243 Місяць тому +18

    "I would need the chair after looking at that rug". Mike drop! 🤣

  • @LunaDomenika
    @LunaDomenika 14 днів тому

    I am 25 & I have the black version of Dyvlinge chair. They were sold out of the green one, but I am very happy I got the black colour. I have several pieces from this collection since I recently moved out of my parents house & into a 24 square feet studio apartment this year. I filled this tiny space with bright colour & it makes me so happy!

  • @malva-yk2jg
    @malva-yk2jg Місяць тому +2

    Cheese grater: my mom has had an OG one on her balcony for most of my life and with a thin cushion, it's super comfy. The ergonomics and size are just right.😊

    • @mauradonohue8465
      @mauradonohue8465 15 днів тому

      I have one as well (I call it my shopping trolley chair 😂) and really like it! I drape a faux sheepskin over the entire chair, and add a thin pillow on the back - perfect!

  • @marilynjarvis8228
    @marilynjarvis8228 Місяць тому +47

    Congratulations on your new home. Moving is stressful too, so take good care of yourself and puppy- lots of time to unpack too.

    • @juliemarkham4332
      @juliemarkham4332 Місяць тому +5

      I must have missed the announcement he was finally selling.

    • @marilynjarvis8228
      @marilynjarvis8228 Місяць тому

      @juliemarkham4332 he announced in his newsletter the purchase of a house.

  • @themodernmodernist
    @themodernmodernist Місяць тому +18

    Just brilliant. Lovely to see the largest retailer of Bauhaus inspired furniture going back to its roots. Bring it on IKEA.

  • @dianddjhoekstra-li1141
    @dianddjhoekstra-li1141 9 днів тому +1

    Nick should have own stand up comedy 😂❤

  • @uteberg4781
    @uteberg4781 Місяць тому +1

    I'm so completely of your opinion concerning everything!! Especially the rug, the colors and absolutely about the point concerning "form follows function"! A metal chair just for looking cool isn't of much sense (not mentioning the grids on the butt after sitting on it)! I also LOVE metal as material, the plastic overload is absolutely crazy these days, especially as most plastic objects don't have the stylish format of a Verner Panton-product. But: How great that colour is back! A little less of grey, black, monochromatic soup will cheer me up! 😀🤗🌻💖

  • @NoDecaf7
    @NoDecaf7 Місяць тому +29

    I (33) love this new Ikea line and the newly remanufactured items. Maybe not all at once, but individually as accents, these are fun! Me from 10 years ago when I was trying to find interesting accents at a reasonable price is so happy!

  • @carolynlunel9382
    @carolynlunel9382 Місяць тому +21

    Well, I had FUN watching this one! Flashbacks to my bedroom in 1968 lots of orange (*love that flower power pillow,IKEA!).. then hop forward to my bedspread quilt married in 1973..I was big into yellow! Somehow tho we blended lots of plants. Does anyone remember the natural woods look with ferns and hanging plants ( now the boho hangers) I'm not offended like lots of commenters seem to be about these colors! Live long enough to see them come back twice lol Great memories and none of that is my color today,(*so not me now) but I keep up on trends for my grand kids and I love seeing things come back in style! My house is not "bright", but my sunny thoughts of this video are 😂 Thanks, Nick! So much fun watching!👍🏻

    • @karenk2409
      @karenk2409 Місяць тому +2

      I'm 72 and I redesigned my bedroom boho. I change it with the seasons. I love it!

    • @vaderladyl
      @vaderladyl Місяць тому +2

      I love it as well.

  • @rachelfinder
    @rachelfinder 19 днів тому

    After sitting in the different chairs in the retro collection, I can testify that the SKÅLBODA chair is INSANELY comfortable, especially with a pillow on the seat. The curve is perfect. I literally sat on it for five minutes straight and did not want to keep shopping because it was so nice. The others in the collection were not nearly half as comfortable. I was so surprised.

  • @Lyndseyde
    @Lyndseyde 10 днів тому

    I love it. I live in a 70s build house and I’m so pleased I can get affordable items that fit the era of the home.

  • @noneofyourbusiness7094
    @noneofyourbusiness7094 Місяць тому +16

    That mint green and lavender was in every baby's nursery in the 80s.😂

  • @lizhoward9754
    @lizhoward9754 Місяць тому +13

    I LOVE, LOVE color….the bolder and brighter the better. BUT I don’t decorate with lots of bold color because I get sick of it very quickly.

  • @aliciagc2539
    @aliciagc2539 Місяць тому +1

    Nick is an amazing and talented designer. But honestly I could listen to him talk about peanut butter, the weather, or ancient history. He has a gift.

  • @its.just.me.1.2.3.
    @its.just.me.1.2.3. 28 днів тому +1

    As someone who loathes gray and is heartily sick of it, I welcome the color resurgence and I’ve grown very fond of burnt orange, harvest gold, and avocado furniture and accessories. Now can we ALSO have new cars that have colors other than white and gray with plastic gray-only interiors? Bring back velour seats and glamour moondust 70s paint hues!

  • @nailguncrouch1017
    @nailguncrouch1017 Місяць тому +16

    Yeah color! As a collector of "interesting" lamps I do really like the lamp.

  • @NuNugirl
    @NuNugirl Місяць тому +33

    I had those colors in my bedroom. I sewed curtains made from sheets. A shag rug, a bean bag chair and a Stereo turntable for my 16th birthday. I paid for everything else, because I worked after school. Does anyone remember the 20s resurgence when The Great Gatsby movie of the 70s came out, let’s bring that back.

    • @anneporter123
      @anneporter123 Місяць тому +3

      Exactly. For those of us actually alive back then, we loved "antiques" with real wood and things made with great craftsmanship.

    • @therabbithat
      @therabbithat Місяць тому +1

      Oh there's definitely a 20s resurgence... But I don't like 20s furniture I like 20s clothes and that came back in the 10s and went away again

    • @bawillard2578
      @bawillard2578 Місяць тому +1

      Rite on 😂

    • @ValleyOakPaper
      @ValleyOakPaper Місяць тому +2

      Also Bugsy Malone with Jodie Foster.

    • @MomCat6000
      @MomCat6000 Місяць тому +3

      The styles from Bonnie & Clyde with Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty were a big influence! And who can forget the looks from The Sting with Paul Newman!!

  • @craigathonian
    @craigathonian Місяць тому +1

    That triple cone shade lamp design is from the popular mid-century garden lamp. Any basic geometry shapes like used in the art of Bauhaus has a classic feel that really never goes out of style.... which i think Ikea uses in their design DNA for revolving products.

  • @vjhreeves
    @vjhreeves Місяць тому +2

    Those pastel stools and crates match the Sharp boombox I got for Christmas in 1986. Loved that palette then, love it now.

  • @FTG2Eli
    @FTG2Eli Місяць тому +14

    As a 1958er, this was really fun!!!!

  • @acerrubrum5749
    @acerrubrum5749 Місяць тому +15

    Alexander Calder’s name has become synonymous with the mobile, a kinetic sculpture propelled by its own equilibrium.
    Also, Julio LeParc, Jean Tinguely, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruno Munari

  • @DJTI99
    @DJTI99 Місяць тому +1

    I'm a Gen-Xer and a lot of this is perfect for my 1980s Memphis Design themed guest room. I also keep finding weird 80s stuff in the local Goodwill.