Hi Garrett, I discovered you recently and have been binging your content when possible ever since! I love it that you are sharing your educated insights but still enjoy smacking home your opinion when it counts 😅 I'm about to start renovating a small house by the sea in Central Portugal and I'm obsessed by the British colonial style. I think you just gave me the confidence to bring it on! Thank you x
I just renovated my former living room into a library combining William Morris, Arts & Craft with Dark Academia. I've been a book collector for more than fifty years and just love that I'm featuring antiquarian children's illustrated books in this room. (Yes we have parts of the collection in every room.) Dark green velvet couches, Morris wallpaper, built-in bookcases-- I only just finished it this year and am pretty sure it would be LeChic approved.
Teaching moment after teaching moment! And delivered with just the right amount of your trademark sass. I had no idea my lurking vibe was called "Dark Academia," but I'm totally onboard with that brand. Way more glamorous than "DaVinci's Inner Sanctum" or "Mad Genius Hoarder!" Enjoyed every second of this, Garrett!
My house has a lot of Storybook elements with a steeply pitched roof, and plaster walls. I do also love Georgian homes too, especially Irish Georgian architecture.
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I always thought storybook style homes were a little corny, but I have a new appreciation for them now that I know the history behind it. I would love to hear you talk about the Craftsman style in a future video! That's the most common architectural style here in Portland and I'm very fond it.
Loved this video. Like watching PBS but more entertaining and stylish. You do a great job explaining historical context and including visual examples, and I can tell that you are a true expert in your field. Would love to see 7 more styles sometime! I live in Maine, so it would be fun to hear your take on more styles from New England.
Love British Colonial! I always feel like I’m in the tropics. Also, whenever I catch an old Hollywood movie, I’m always watching the background design instead of the actors! I just love the subtle glam, the materials and almost decadent living 🤑
Of the styles you mentioned, Desert Modern is my current favorite but once upon a time when I was a professor I had academia style and loved it. It's very warm and cozy in the cold winter months. The style you didn't mention but should in your next 'Awesome Interior Design Styles No One is Telling You About' is Pacific Northwest Modern
Could you brief us on different African styles; west African, North African/Morocco, South African, and Horn of Africa... any of those really. Wanna try and incorporate into my home
I had never really heard of the storybook style and it's super adorable. Very much enjoyed today's vlog. Thank you for always making your content fun and interesting.
This was so interesting, Garrett! I love British Colonial and my house in FL was decorated that way. I never heard of it until I was in the UK and they just call it "Colonial". It was great because it allowed me to incorporate some Victorian family pieces into my tropical decor. Now I am in a mid-century styled loft in a city. Oh well....
Great video on some underappreciated styles! I love the quirky elements of storybook and dark academia styles. Always good to have some magic in your life! I'm trying to incorporate some of this into my own personal style without being too kitschy. I think using at least some older antique furniture and decor can help make it look more genuine, plus steering clear of anything that's too directly Disney or Harry Potter-esque. I definitely lean more traditional (Georgian is one of my favourites too) but I can see the appeal of the desert modern style. The natural materials are beautiful. And I do like a good cactus! In terms of other underappreciated styles, I'm keen on Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Craftsman styles, as well as English country and Scottish baronial styles.
There is a current version of Story Book used in the Carpathian mountains. Many houses and ski cabins use that style in Zakopane Poland. Look on one of the booking sites for Zakopane it is really cool. Sweden uses the king names for period styles until about 1880, then styles get their own names. Swedish grace was the Swedish version of Art deco.
Two styles I love and no one talks about: 1) Swedish Gustavan -light colors, light natural woods, natural materials, but curvy almost french provincial furniture shapes- But with minimal non-shiny light finishes. But it works best in an older more traditional homes. 2) genuine midcentury Norwegian/Danish- teak MCM furniture, with beautiful intensely colored wool upholstery, worn genuine tribal oriental rugs, one or two actual antiques per room, small number of largish art pieces, modern lighting fixtures. Works best in modern homes with very large windows - my parents had sheer wool white curtains that ran ceiling to floor with subtle woven-in designs near the top and bottom.
I’m trying to use design elements of Amish, for simple quality materials, and Japanese folk (without the Zen ‘stink’), and some beach chic since I live on the coast in Cali. I get mired in confusion at times but between my cup of coffee and your commentary I feel inspired again to continue. So thanks!
There was a show, I think a PBS show and She's from England but living a sort of natural elements lifestyle in Japan. Was her name Venetia?, hope someone else knows the name 🤷♀️
This is my favourite video you've done. I love Tudor home and the storybook style and I feel like it gets overlooked. Also having lived in Singapore, I am so happy you mentioned Raffles Hotel and the amazing black and whites there. We had a family friend who lived in one and it was amazing.
I think I'm 1/3 Chinoiserie, 1/3 your version of Hollywood Glam, and 1/3 Lisa Douglas Green Acres? Heck, IDK what it is, but I like it. Garrett, I so appreciate your nod to Hugh Comstock's fairytale home designs - which I'd die for.
Hi Garrett, I love watching you while having my breakfast, that way I don’t miss a single frame. My favourite is British Colonial. Doesn’t work for me here in South Australia. We have a more Mediterranean climate, so my place reflects that. Looking forward to another pooch cameo soon. They are adorable bonuses when they appear. 😃🇦🇺
This was great! I like hearing about different styles of design and the features of them. I feel smarter after watching. The photos illustrating the styles are beautiful and help add a complementary visual element to your expertise. Maybe I'm too much of a student - but I like the videos that help me learn things that are probably basics in architectural and interior design.
Fabulous as always! 🙌🏻 It’s hard to decide which design styles to go with because I am so eclectic that it hard to stick with any one thing. I honestly love elements of just about everything. How many style influences are too many for a space?
Amazing as always! It is difficult to search for a specific style when I don't know what it is called to begin with. This helped a lot. I'm in love with Georgian, Transitional and Parisian interiors at the moment.
Another fantastic video, Garrett! It was so enjoyable to watch you go over these rarely mentioned styles. Another media neglected style: I love Arts & Crafts/Mission/Prairie. In fact, I recently remodeled my kitchen with Arts & Crafts as the overiding influence. I'm now having Arts & Crafts flow throughout my home and working hard to not have it take over as a full genre like a museum piece. It's a fun challenge. I also love Southwestern/Santa Fe style. That's another one that works well with Modern and Desert Modern or Spanish. I'm in North Coastal San Diego county and all over this area we see Arts&Crafts, Spanish, Cape Cod, and Modern. Thanks for making me feel inspired!
Thank you so much, Garrett, for addressing the beautiful British Colonial/West Indies design…I so appreciate the information on the elements of the design style. My home is in this design and I love the rich woods, the tropical aspect and the rich colors that bring the style together. I so appreciate what you do, for all of us out here who love design and decor, and I love your precious pups!🐶 Thank you!!
I like Georgian, victorian, antebellum, storybook, dark academia, and various Asian architecture and styles mixed together. I know it sounds hectic but I love mixing them all 😅😂
I absolutely love your content as it goes against mainstream trends. A true designer creates, doesn't follow. Not to mention, I have that same art piece in red displayed behind you.
I love the dessert modern style, and strangely enough, it is not that far removed from what they do with the more expensive houses here in the pacific northwest with our ocean views and mild climate. Clearly the desert scaping is not something done much here on Vancouver Island, we do live in a temporal rain forest climate, but the mild weather means an indoor/outdoor lifestyle with large expanses of glass if you have a view, are definite architectural design features. Also, as you already know, I love my hollywood recency rams head coffee table, but it is mixed into more of a pacific northwest (think Douglas-fir detailing) and artisan style of decor.
Georgian is my favorite style too! So when I’m decorating in my Georgian style, everyone else (not all) in modern… I’m always wondering if I’m old fashion!! So glad you did this video!! I feel so much better. You have so much style & class! I just feel so at home with this style. Plus, I live in Upstate NY! If, I lived by the ocean, I would have a total different vibe, decor and color scheme!!
This is your best video yet!!! I love listening to your descriptions of the various home styles. So many people do not know style like Georgian or British Colonial. I think more videos like this with even more history on the styles and examples and what defines a style would.be great! Thanks! This was such a positive video!!!
British colonial is the best design choice for the Florida vibe. I designed my house with the touch of British colonial/ Hampton style. I love the blues and white combination with some dark wood and white walls plus adding large plants aro
This was a very interesting and informative video on the History of Home Styles. I really enjoyed listening to you talk about it with such passion. As always, a wonderfully informative video. I love listening to Garrett LeChic 🥰🇨🇦💖
Thank you for mentioning the storybook style of the 1920s. This is such a charming fun look. I would enjoy having one that isn’t very big to retire in. I could see furnishing it in cottage/folk art with small scale everything.
Hello Lovely LeChic fam! I love the look of the "Gingerbread Home", the unpainted brick, most people are painting them. 😱 I'm not most people. I love traditional architecture, to me, it's classic & timeless.
I'm from VA. We have lots of Georgian and Federal style homes and interiors. My favorite that you didn't mention is Greek Revival/Empire. My farmhouse is build and decorated in this style. It is masculine, somewhat austere, and stately.
Hi Garrett, Could you perhaps do a deeper dive on Dark Academia? It's a really interesting design style, but there's not that much out there that gets into the more refined aspects. I'd like to do a library at my home in country NSW Australia, but would love some help on creating a "non-kitsch" aesthetic. Thank you, Amanda.
Thank you for talking about British Colonial. I live in Michigan, but this is my favorite style based on several vacations in Hawaii. I've balanced it by incorporating tropical touches during the warm months and acknowledging the cool and snowy feeling in fall/winter. My art is mostly Asian . It's been a work in process for sure.
English colonial/Georgian lovers unite! Wish I could find more affordable mock colonial/Georgian furniture online. It’s so beautiful and simple compared to something like rococo or Victorian for example.
Love this video! I like the desert style. Had a vacation home in Palm Desert but gave it to the ex in the split. I didn’t mind, though, because 114 degrees in the summer was so stupid hot! There was only two choices: hide indoors most of the day, or die. And the night wind! Blew dirt inside = a cleaning nightmare. Would like to hear about the Art Deco period. I adore watching pre-code movies for the sets! The decor is sumptuous but, unfortunately, in black & white.
I'm happy I revised your discussion of Dark Academia! (Sorry, I had forgotten) I'm excited to move in this direction. I need to pick a paint color. I don't know why this so hard for me?🧐
Garrett. Love your videos. Would you mind doing a video on plaster walls vs. drywall? Several of my neighbors have done plaster over their drywall (actually over their wallpaper, too), and they are beautiful. One in the formal dining, one in kitchen, and one in a guest powder room. I am curious about use over time: repainting to change color, holes from hangings, etc. Thank you.
I just can't keep from filling every horizontal surface with decorative elements that I love looking at. Can you discuss how to make "cluttercore" design manageable?
edgar allan poe she betta don't! I'm dying! This is super informative. How cool would it be if we could pick different architectural styles like storybook in new communities?!
I love the Dark Academia and the picture with the fireplace and deep green sofa oh my, right up my alley, mix that with the Georgian/British style and it’s absolutely dreamy, I’d never leave lol 😂 put on a fire and get all cozy is definitely my vibe ❤
Okay, I have my bourbon and Coke. I wouldn't turn my nose up at any of these houses. Lovely video. Beautiful homes. I like the Dark Academia concept, as I like that moody feel, and am a reader, but my house is not the style that works with the look. But fun thinking about different looks.
This is a great video! My favorite of the styles you touched on is British Colonial. Though I live in the Midwest where it would not be very appropriate, if I should ever move somewhere that is warm year round, I would love to fill my home with pieces that look like they came from the Bombay Company catalog.
I love that storybook style. Adorable! I’ve seen houses like this in Salt Lake City but never knew what it was. They have a lot of curb appeal.. That Hollywood glam style …ooh la la!
Dark academia….hmmm, that looks like moi. Didn’t knew it had a name. I’m actually trying to get out of that style by painting my book shelves into a light colour because my new place has little natural light but I love deep dark Colours. I’m used to it. The electrician came over and suggested recessed lighting throughout the condo and not just in the kitchen, I said no because I am not prepared to maintain so many recessed lights.
Hi Darling😊 I’m a hot mess when it comes to picking a style. I go with what I like, but I like so much. Cohesion from room to room is a problem for me. And now I find out that storybook is actually a style. Uh-oh…
Great video, transcends the genre of home decorating by taking the viewer on a brief but interesting journey into architecture, history, art. Thank you, as always, for being a breath of fresh air.
Some of the Storybook Style homes you show remind me on Gaudi bulidings. In Spain we still have a few houses designed by their disiciples. A friend of mine's family owns one of these
Thank you so much Garrett for doing Hollywood glamour! ❤️ I love the photos you have selected! That was my favourite style of this video 🙂I have always loved futuristic and of course love the Jetsons! Love dark academia and I think it becomes extra special, if you have a particular interest of study that you can highlight in the decor. When I lived in the UK, painted pale lemon with white trim exterior on Georgian houses were my favourite besides Tudor of course.
Just by the nature of my work, my office area is about 85% dark academia. I didn't realize it until Pinterest started suggesting pins based on other stuff I looked at, lol. I love so many styles! Too bad I only have one small house. Hollywood glam is much classier than the mirrored and crystal glitter glam. Desert modern is absolutely stunning. The textures are so interesting that it works perfectly with sleek modern shapes. I prefer woods and greenery, though, so I appreciate it from afar.
I love the neighborhoods were all the houses are different. I wish they would do that now when they build a whole big group of houses. There's no character in the new houses at all. Most of the houses in my neighborhood were built somewhere around 1900. There's bigger houses on little houses and all of them are different.
Love your channel Garrett!! Love elements of all these styles, especially British Colonial which is how my home is decorated (for the most part). My other favorite is Storybook, there's a lot of it in Beverly Hills where I used to live. If you get a chance, check out the house at 228 S Canon Dr in BH - it's classic Storybook, and has a pitched wavy roof embedded with whimsical metal elements and a cat perched on top! I used to live a block over from it and loved walking by - it's one of my favorite homes in the world! "Love it for me!" Thanks for the great content!
I’m a dark academia girl up here in Minnesota, but we’re planning to also get a place in Florida. I’m thinking of doing a darker, spookier version of British colonial with lots of green for that home. Desert modern gives me anxiety. Ew
Desert modern reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright's indoor outdoor feel with the homes he designed. I would love to live where that could be incorporated, but, *sigh*...I don't. Thanks for another great video with lots to learn and think about!
I love this video! I personally like British Colonial and you never see it featured in videos, so thank you for including it in yours. Love the channel keep making great content.
“Futuristic” is my fave of those! I have the AH Stock Bar and enjoy meals at ( Carrera )Tulip Table daily. One out of the norm style I haven’t seen you address is “Decay”. It’s a love it or hate it one for most. A rather eccentric (almost 80 years old) , Artist friend and his hubby live in a really old home , and inside and out is what I would term, “Romantic Decay”. It is such pleasure to visit, and it’s really something special ! You are the very best Interior Designer on UA-cam (IMO) , you know that? I have seen many, and watch only three of you regularly. I love those of you that I both agree with and learn from. A 15 minute cuppa ☕️ Le Chic relax is always such a treat for me and know for so many others too. You really hit the good taste advice for one’s personal style, no matter which one they choose… for me, it’s a mix, which I feel any top Designer embraces… Cheers! 🍸
I like the British Colonial . My absolute favorite style is Mexican Mid Century modern as personified by Agustin Hernandez, kitchenware by Salvador Teran, the use of Tezontle, the colors of Luis Barragan, the use of some Spanish Colonial and Churrigueresque elements.
Fabulous video, Garrett! One of your best, and unique amongst your, ah, peers (they aren’t, though. You are the best). Here in Toronto, the city grew significantly at the turn of the twentieth century, so many of the houses are Edwardian. I see this style as a prototypical “transitional” style between Victorian and moderne periods. Even though we tore down our 107-year-old crumbling Edwardian, we ended up building another, primarily because of the relative narrowness of the city lot. The beauty of an Edwardian interior, I think, is that one can use beautiful, lush (but understated) trimwork, like panelling, cornice and ceiling mouldings and high baseboards, and paned sash windows windows, while incorporating a variety of furnishing styles, such as Georgian, or Hollywood glam, or even maximalism, as long as whatever is chosen is cohesive. The danger of an Edwardian house is the prevalence of little, dark rooms, and the tendency, here at least, to knock them all out and strip the interiors of any period character, because Edwardian style is not much recognized on this side of the “pond”. I note you didn’t include it, either. Maybe it’s not a thing in the US. Here, designers tend to either treat them like Victorian interiors (which they aren’t), or “modernize” them. I bought books on Edwardian architecture and interiors (mostly British) to inform our build, and they proved invaluable. After all, when le Chic isn’t handy, one has to make do! Thank you, once again.
Look at the GORGEOUS Georgian house!!!! Compare that to a current McMansion…they don’t even come close in beauty….really exquisite.I grew up and lived in the North East with neighbors full of this style of home.
Ohmigosh -- fabulous video! Like nothing else out there among designer videos. Georgian is my favorite period, but now that I've left the Philadelphia area and live in the desert, I no longer own it. Pembroke drop tables, sigh!!! So agree with you about Hollywood glamour interiors. A few years ago, I visited Descanso Gardens in L.A. County and toured the Boddy House. The Boddy House is a 22-room mansion built in Hollywood Regency style in 1937. "In 2007, Boddy House was rehabilitated for the 43rd annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design, and decorated in a contemporary re-interpretation of its original Hollywood Regency style." The rooms were as you've described in your video -- beautiful!
My favorite style is "biophilic-eclectic." Biophilic design means to design in a way that is in harmony with the home's natural environment -- the biome in which the home exists -- and to design in a way that helps people connect more with nature. Eclectic because mixing traditional and modern is my jam. I love that Garrett touched on the idea of not forcing whatever style we happen to like upon a home, but rather letting the surrounding biome and the architecture of the home itself shape how we decorate, ideally using locally-sourced or inspired materials. I think this makes a home feel peaceful, and it's also more sustainable.
You most definitely have to do a entire video just dedicated two georgian-style! I happen to live in a house that is built after the Georgian architectural style and the entire neighborhood I live in is done the same way. This is not something that is talked about often and I would love to hear so much about it! I've lived in my house for 6 years and have been overtime collecting different antique pieces and changing certain things but we haven't done too much as far as drastic changes go and I'm dying to learn as much as I can
Hi Garett! I love your videos so much I watch you when I'm working out, when I'm cooking dinner, and when I'm eating my lunch at work! So basically any chance I get, LOL because what you say makes a lot of sense to me! How about talking a little bit about Gothic design. Is it the same as dark Academia? And I am wondering how can you make it livable without having your guests feel like they entered Dracula's castle? Anyway, love you boo!
Love the British Colonial and the Desert Modern. But... I'm in Minnesota lake country on the edge of the Great Plains. Ranch and cabin style homes. Maybe you could talk about how to do elegant northern houses without becoming too "kitschy" in the lodge look or the lake cabin look? I'm tired of seeing buffalo plaid and knotty pine; I'm also not too excited about having seagulls, sailboats, and anchors all over. Ideas? Thank you for your wonderful channel!
I'm 2 months late to this. I'm new here and obviously by the amount of comments I'm leaving, I absolutely LOVE your content. I seem to love all styles, but the one I'm super in love with, not mentioned, is Spanish Colonial. Especially the California homes built around the 20's and 30's. So so dreamy.
Love the video! I want more like this! Do an Arts and Crafts design and Art Nouveau. I really think those 2 could take off because of everyone's obsession with plants. I think I've found that I like the Arts and Crafts design the most so far, and I only learned of it last week!
I guess the reason I love these "obscure" design style videos is that it's teaching people there is more than just farmhouse and boho. When it comes to using 2nd hand and vintage/antiques, it's nice to be able to identify them and figure out how to use them or collect more. I really had no idea what I was looking at when I saw furniture and I just knew I liked some things but not others. I started saying I liked mid mod or grand millennial, but I really didn't, it's just the only words I knew to kinda describe what I wanted. When I first started I was so frustrated because the current design styles are dominating everything on the internet and stores that you would start to think that there is nothing else. It's hard to express your style if you don't know the language of design and "experts" telling you in a judging way what the current strict "rules" are on very few popular styles that they sell at Target and Ikea. I think people would stop painting everything white and destroying these antiques if they knew there was more. I stopped shopping at IKEA because I realized they only sell a specific style, and it's not mine.
This was a GREAT Video!! I agree, white on white..etc I am so bored with. Love the history behind them too. Fav style was that storybook with all that great wood detail. But Georgian molding esp the door tops/caps took my breath away. Style I would like to see..rococo revival.
Question: We bought an older cottage in the Finger Lakes, NY. It was renovated in the 90's and has the typical garbage linoleum and formica counter tops, etc... but it does have nice solid oak cabinets. Our budget won't allow both granite counter tops AND new cabinetry. So I am thinking LVP on the floor and granite with a deep single bowl sink and add hardware for the cabinetry. What are your feelings on leaving the wood versus painting them?
Thanks for sharing. I can’t give an opinion about a specific space unless I see it. I might be starting a virtual service later this year on a limited basis where people can book individual decorating consultations. 😊😊😊
Could you do a video on the French or Spanish Steampunk style? Or just Steampunk in general for a home office or library? French Steampunk isn't as dark as the American version.
Love your channel! Thank you for all this valuable professional advice. Where, generally, are you located? Northeast, South?… You sound a little southern to my Texan raised ears. ❤️
I haven't heard of storybook, but I love it. You asked if there was something we wanted to see: I just heard of "Coastal Grandmother/ Granddaughter". Would love to see some of examples of that.
Best design content on UA-cam!
Thanks so much! That's an awesome, and very appreciated comment. :)
I agree
Yes, the best - design for real people who live in real houses and not in photo shoots!
Hi Garrett, I discovered you recently and have been binging your content when possible ever since!
I love it that you are sharing your educated insights but still enjoy smacking home your opinion when it counts 😅
I'm about to start renovating a small house by the sea in Central Portugal and I'm obsessed by the British colonial style. I think you just gave me the confidence to bring it on! Thank you x
I just renovated my former living room into a library combining William Morris, Arts & Craft with Dark Academia. I've been a book collector for more than fifty years and just love that I'm featuring antiquarian children's illustrated books in this room. (Yes we have parts of the collection in every room.) Dark green velvet couches, Morris wallpaper, built-in bookcases-- I only just finished it this year and am pretty sure it would be LeChic approved.
Sounds great!
Teaching moment after teaching moment! And delivered with just the right amount of your trademark sass. I had no idea my lurking vibe was called "Dark Academia," but I'm totally onboard with that brand. Way more glamorous than "DaVinci's Inner Sanctum" or "Mad Genius Hoarder!" Enjoyed every second of this, Garrett!
My house has a lot of Storybook elements with a steeply pitched roof, and plaster walls. I do also love Georgian homes too, especially Irish Georgian architecture.
I would love a Part 2 on other, lesser known styles ❤️
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I always thought storybook style homes were a little corny, but I have a new appreciation for them now that I know the history behind it. I would love to hear you talk about the Craftsman style in a future video! That's the most common architectural style here in Portland and I'm very fond it.
Thanks so much! We will be making more of this genre of video. 😁😁😁
Loved this video. Like watching PBS but more entertaining and stylish. You do a great job explaining historical context and including visual examples, and I can tell that you are a true expert in your field. Would love to see 7 more styles sometime! I live in Maine, so it would be fun to hear your take on more styles from New England.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! We will be doing more like this in the future. :)
Love British Colonial! I always feel like I’m in the tropics. Also, whenever I catch an old Hollywood movie, I’m always watching the background design instead of the actors! I just love the subtle glam, the materials and almost decadent living 🤑
Of the styles you mentioned, Desert Modern is my current favorite but once upon a time when I was a professor I had academia style and loved it. It's very warm and cozy in the cold winter months. The style you didn't mention but should in your next 'Awesome Interior Design Styles No One is Telling You About' is Pacific Northwest Modern
I’d love to learn more about Craftsman style. Also Texas Ranch style, because that is where I am building. Thanks!
I’m from Barbados and love British Colonial. We call them Plantation houses.
Could you brief us on different African styles; west African, North African/Morocco, South African, and Horn of Africa... any of those really. Wanna try and incorporate into my home
I had never really heard of the storybook style and it's super adorable. Very much enjoyed today's vlog. Thank you for always making your content fun and interesting.
You are so welcome!😊😊😊
Me neither! It has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen :)
This was so interesting, Garrett! I love British Colonial and my house in FL was decorated that way. I never heard of it until I was in the UK and they just call it "Colonial". It was great because it allowed me to incorporate some Victorian family pieces into my tropical decor. Now I am in a mid-century styled loft in a city. Oh well....
Thanks so much!😊😊😊
Great video on some underappreciated styles! I love the quirky elements of storybook and dark academia styles. Always good to have some magic in your life! I'm trying to incorporate some of this into my own personal style without being too kitschy. I think using at least some older antique furniture and decor can help make it look more genuine, plus steering clear of anything that's too directly Disney or Harry Potter-esque.
I definitely lean more traditional (Georgian is one of my favourites too) but I can see the appeal of the desert modern style. The natural materials are beautiful. And I do like a good cactus!
In terms of other underappreciated styles, I'm keen on Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Craftsman styles, as well as English country and Scottish baronial styles.
Second arts and crafts.
There is a current version of Story Book used in the Carpathian mountains. Many houses and ski cabins use that style in Zakopane Poland. Look on one of the booking sites for Zakopane it is really cool.
Sweden uses the king names for period styles until about 1880, then styles get their own names. Swedish grace was the Swedish version of Art deco.
Two styles I love and no one talks about: 1) Swedish Gustavan -light colors, light natural woods, natural materials, but curvy almost french provincial furniture shapes- But with minimal non-shiny light finishes. But it works best in an older more traditional homes. 2) genuine midcentury Norwegian/Danish- teak MCM furniture, with beautiful intensely colored wool upholstery, worn genuine tribal oriental rugs, one or two actual antiques per room, small number of largish art pieces, modern lighting fixtures. Works best in modern homes with very large windows - my parents had sheer wool white curtains that ran ceiling to floor with subtle woven-in designs near the top and bottom.
Love seeing all these different styles instead of the same old same old. Love the Storybook style. :)
Glad you enjoyed!
I’m trying to use design elements of Amish, for simple quality materials, and Japanese folk (without the Zen ‘stink’), and some beach chic since I live on the coast in Cali. I get mired in confusion at times but between my cup of coffee and your commentary I feel inspired again to continue. So thanks!
That would be very interesting to see...never heard anyone with such a design. All the best with that!!
@@Prieze868 I second that!!
There was a show, I think a PBS show and She's from England but living a sort of natural elements lifestyle in Japan. Was her name Venetia?, hope someone else knows the name 🤷♀️
This is my favourite video you've done. I love Tudor home and the storybook style and I feel like it gets overlooked. Also having lived in Singapore, I am so happy you mentioned Raffles Hotel and the amazing black and whites there. We had a family friend who lived in one and it was amazing.
Yay! Thanks for watching!😁😁😁
I think I'm 1/3 Chinoiserie, 1/3 your version of Hollywood Glam, and 1/3 Lisa Douglas Green Acres? Heck, IDK what it is, but I like it. Garrett, I so appreciate your nod to Hugh Comstock's fairytale home designs - which I'd die for.
Hi Garrett, I love watching you while having my breakfast, that way I don’t miss a single frame. My favourite is British Colonial. Doesn’t work for me here in South Australia. We have a more Mediterranean climate, so my place reflects that. Looking forward to another pooch cameo soon. They are adorable bonuses when they appear. 😃🇦🇺
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This was great! I like hearing about different styles of design and the features of them. I feel smarter after watching. The photos illustrating the styles are beautiful and help add a complementary visual element to your expertise. Maybe I'm too much of a student - but I like the videos that help me learn things that are probably basics in architectural and interior design.
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Dang, I love the British Colonial style, but I live in the snowy mountains 😞. Luckily I have a second home on Siesta Key in Florida 😊
I love British Colonial! Thanks for talking about it.
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Fabulous as always! 🙌🏻 It’s hard to decide which design styles to go with because I am so eclectic that it hard to stick with any one thing. I honestly love elements of just about everything. How many style influences are too many for a space?
Glad you enjoyed! It depends on the space and the effect trying to be achieved. Everything is on a case by case basis.
@@vaderladyl ,oh, so do I!! It's fun to blend styles artfully, as though they are in conversation with each other!😉
Amazing as always! It is difficult to search for a specific style when I don't know what it is called to begin with. This helped a lot. I'm in love with Georgian, Transitional and Parisian interiors at the moment.
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Those 1920s little storybook homes are everywhere here in central Los Angeles!
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Another fantastic video, Garrett! It was so enjoyable to watch you go over these rarely mentioned styles. Another media neglected style: I love Arts & Crafts/Mission/Prairie. In fact, I recently remodeled my kitchen with Arts & Crafts as the overiding influence. I'm now having Arts & Crafts flow throughout my home and working hard to not have it take over as a full genre like a museum piece. It's a fun challenge. I also love Southwestern/Santa Fe style. That's another one that works well with Modern and Desert Modern or Spanish. I'm in North Coastal San Diego county and all over this area we see Arts&Crafts, Spanish, Cape Cod, and Modern. Thanks for making me feel inspired!
Thanks Susan! Glad you enjoyed!
If you love Georgian, have you seen/read Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility? Emma as well.
I LOVE those books and movies.
Thank you so much, Garrett, for addressing the beautiful British Colonial/West Indies design…I so appreciate the information on the elements of the design style. My home is in this design and I love the rich woods, the tropical aspect and the rich colors that bring the style together. I so appreciate what you do, for all of us out here who love design and decor, and I love your precious pups!🐶 Thank you!!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed. :)
I like Georgian, victorian, antebellum, storybook, dark academia, and various Asian architecture and styles mixed together. I know it sounds hectic but I love mixing them all 😅😂
I absolutely love your content as it goes against mainstream trends. A true designer creates, doesn't follow. Not to mention, I have that same art piece in red displayed behind you.
I love the dessert modern style, and strangely enough, it is not that far removed from what they do with the more expensive houses here in the pacific northwest with our ocean views and mild climate. Clearly the desert scaping is not something done much here on Vancouver Island, we do live in a temporal rain forest climate, but the mild weather means an indoor/outdoor lifestyle with large expanses of glass if you have a view, are definite architectural design features.
Also, as you already know, I love my hollywood recency rams head coffee table, but it is mixed into more of a pacific northwest (think Douglas-fir detailing) and artisan style of decor.
Georgian is my favorite style too! So when I’m decorating in my Georgian style, everyone else (not all) in modern… I’m always wondering if I’m old fashion!! So glad you did this video!! I feel so much better. You have so much style & class! I just feel so at home with this style. Plus, I live in Upstate NY! If, I lived by the ocean, I would have a total different vibe, decor and color scheme!!
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This is your best video yet!!! I love listening to your descriptions of the various home styles. So many people do not know style like Georgian or British Colonial. I think more videos like this with even more history on the styles and examples and what defines a style would.be great! Thanks! This was such a positive video!!!
Thanks so much Elizabeth! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, and I think I will do more like it. New video tomorrow, Thursday at 10am PST. :)
British colonial is the best design choice for the Florida vibe. I designed my house with the touch of British colonial/ Hampton style. I love the blues and white combination with some dark wood and white walls plus adding large plants aro
This was a very interesting and informative video on the History of Home Styles. I really enjoyed listening to you talk about it with such passion. As always, a wonderfully informative video. I love listening to Garrett LeChic 🥰🇨🇦💖
Glad you are enjoying Carole! Much more to come. 😊😊😊
Thank you for mentioning the storybook style of the 1920s. This is such a charming fun look. I would enjoy having one that isn’t very big to retire in. I could see furnishing it in cottage/folk art with small scale everything.
Hello Lovely LeChic fam! I love the look of the "Gingerbread Home", the unpainted brick, most people are painting them. 😱 I'm not most people. I love traditional architecture, to me, it's classic & timeless.
I just realized that my Grandparent's house, which they probably built sometime between 1915 and 1925, was heavily influenced by the storybook style.
I'm from VA. We have lots of Georgian and Federal style homes and interiors. My favorite that you didn't mention is Greek Revival/Empire. My farmhouse is build and decorated in this style. It is masculine, somewhat austere, and stately.
Hi Garrett,
Could you perhaps do a deeper dive on Dark Academia? It's a really interesting design style, but there's not that much out there that gets into the more refined aspects. I'd like to do a library at my home in country NSW Australia, but would love some help on creating a "non-kitsch" aesthetic. Thank you, Amanda.
I just bought a home built in 1948, I grew up in a home built in 1950.
Can you address decorating post WWII, homes
Thank you for talking about British Colonial. I live in Michigan, but this is my favorite style based on several vacations in Hawaii. I've balanced it by incorporating tropical touches during the warm months and acknowledging the cool and snowy feeling in fall/winter. My art is mostly Asian . It's been a work in process for sure.
Glad you enjoyed it!
English colonial/Georgian lovers unite! Wish I could find more affordable mock colonial/Georgian furniture online. It’s so beautiful and simple compared to something like rococo or Victorian for example.
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I didn't realize what a big fan of British Colonial style I am. I'm building in the Yucatan, so it's very fitting here. Thanks for the great content!
Love this video! I like the desert style. Had a vacation home in Palm Desert but gave it to the ex in the split. I didn’t mind, though, because 114 degrees in the summer was so stupid hot! There was only two choices: hide indoors most of the day, or die. And the night wind! Blew dirt inside = a cleaning nightmare.
Would like to hear about the Art Deco period. I adore watching pre-code movies for the sets! The decor is sumptuous but, unfortunately, in black & white.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. We will be producing more videos like this in the future. :0
I'm happy I revised your discussion of Dark Academia! (Sorry, I had forgotten) I'm excited to move in this direction. I need to pick a paint color. I don't know why this so hard for me?🧐
Garrett. Love your videos. Would you mind doing a video on plaster walls vs. drywall? Several of my neighbors have done plaster over their drywall (actually over their wallpaper, too), and they are beautiful. One in the formal dining, one in kitchen, and one in a guest powder room. I am curious about use over time: repainting to change color, holes from hangings, etc. Thank you.
I just can't keep from filling every horizontal surface with decorative elements that I love looking at. Can you discuss how to make "cluttercore" design manageable?
edgar allan poe she betta don't! I'm dying! This is super informative. How cool would it be if we could pick different architectural styles like storybook in new communities?!
You would love Dublin. Georgian everywhere.
I love the Dark Academia and the picture with the fireplace and deep green sofa oh my, right up my alley, mix that with the Georgian/British style and it’s absolutely dreamy, I’d never leave lol 😂 put on a fire and get all cozy is definitely my vibe ❤
Okay, I have my bourbon and Coke. I wouldn't turn my nose up at any of these houses. Lovely video. Beautiful homes. I like the Dark Academia concept, as I like that moody feel, and am a reader, but my house is not the style that works with the look. But fun thinking about different looks.
This is a great video! My favorite of the styles you touched on is British Colonial. Though I live in the Midwest where it would not be very appropriate, if I should ever move somewhere that is warm year round, I would love to fill my home with pieces that look like they came from the Bombay Company catalog.
Hey Garrett don't forget about the southwest. Can you talk about Spainish Colonial. Hacienda and maybe Italian Renaissance
I love that storybook style. Adorable! I’ve seen houses like this in Salt Lake City but never knew what it was. They have a lot of curb appeal.. That Hollywood glam style …ooh la la!
Dark academia….hmmm, that looks like moi. Didn’t knew it had a name. I’m actually trying to get out of that style by painting my book shelves into a light colour because my new place has little natural light but I love deep dark Colours. I’m used to it. The electrician came over and suggested recessed lighting throughout the condo and not just in the kitchen, I said no because I am not prepared to maintain so many recessed lights.
Hi Darling😊 I’m a hot mess when it comes to picking a style. I go with what I like, but I like so much. Cohesion from room to room is a problem for me. And now I find out that storybook is actually a style. Uh-oh…
I finally found a title for my style....Hollywood Glam!!! Yes!! I absolutely love mixing luxury with modern with a sprinkle of bling!
Storybook! I walked thru a new build in Avondale, Ga. In the lower level was a bar and sitting room with a hobbit fireplace. So cozy.
I grew up in an area that had Storybook houses. Have loved them forever.
Great video, transcends the genre of home decorating by taking the viewer on a brief but interesting journey into architecture, history, art. Thank you, as always, for being a breath of fresh air.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much Susan. :)
What style is used in the expensive ski lodges? It's not log cabin, country, or bed and breakfast, but definitely has a specific style and homey feel.
Some of the Storybook Style homes you show remind me on Gaudi bulidings. In Spain we still have a few houses designed by their disiciples. A friend of mine's family owns one of these
British colonial or Georgian for favorites and I'd like to see you do (post) modern Norwegian or Chinese.
Thank you so much Garrett for doing Hollywood glamour! ❤️ I love the photos you have selected! That was my favourite style of this video 🙂I have always loved futuristic and of course love the Jetsons! Love dark academia and I think it becomes extra special, if you have a particular interest of study that you can highlight in the decor. When I lived in the UK, painted pale lemon with white trim exterior on Georgian houses were my favourite besides Tudor of course.
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Just by the nature of my work, my office area is about 85% dark academia. I didn't realize it until Pinterest started suggesting pins based on other stuff I looked at, lol. I love so many styles! Too bad I only have one small house. Hollywood glam is much classier than the mirrored and crystal glitter glam. Desert modern is absolutely stunning. The textures are so interesting that it works perfectly with sleek modern shapes. I prefer woods and greenery, though, so I appreciate it from afar.
I love the neighborhoods were all the houses are different. I wish they would do that now when they build a whole big group of houses. There's no character in the new houses at all. Most of the houses in my neighborhood were built somewhere around 1900. There's bigger houses on little houses and all of them are different.
Love your channel Garrett!! Love elements of all these styles, especially British Colonial which is how my home is decorated (for the most part). My other favorite is Storybook, there's a lot of it in Beverly Hills where I used to live. If you get a chance, check out the house at 228 S Canon Dr in BH - it's classic Storybook, and has a pitched wavy roof embedded with whimsical metal elements and a cat perched on top! I used to live a block over from it and loved walking by - it's one of my favorite homes in the world! "Love it for me!" Thanks for the great content!
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I love that you appreciate British Colonial!❤️
I’m a dark academia girl up here in Minnesota, but we’re planning to also get a place in Florida. I’m thinking of doing a darker, spookier version of British colonial with lots of green for that home. Desert modern gives me anxiety. Ew
we went to César Manrique's house on Lanzarote a few years ago , it was stunning , very James bond villain esq 😎
Desert modern reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright's indoor outdoor feel with the homes he designed. I would love to live where that could be incorporated, but, *sigh*...I don't. Thanks for another great video with lots to learn and think about!
Glad you liked it! :)
Love love love the 16th century French Versailles influence on the Georgian design!
I love this video! I personally like British Colonial and you never see it featured in videos, so thank you for including it in yours. Love the channel keep making great content.
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I love the Academia look omggg it looks so deep and rich and sumptious🥰🥰🥰
Watching you just brings me so much joy. I could watch everyday. Thank you so much for always putting out such informative videos.
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“Futuristic” is my fave of those! I have the AH Stock Bar and enjoy meals at ( Carrera )Tulip Table daily. One out of the norm style I haven’t seen you address is “Decay”. It’s a love it or hate it one for most. A rather eccentric (almost 80 years old) , Artist friend and his hubby live in a really old home , and inside and out is what I would term, “Romantic Decay”. It is such pleasure to visit, and it’s really something special ! You are the very best Interior Designer on UA-cam (IMO) , you know that? I have seen many, and watch only three of you regularly. I love those of you that I both agree with and learn from. A 15 minute cuppa ☕️ Le Chic relax is always such a treat for me and know for so many others too. You really hit the good taste advice for one’s personal style, no matter which one they choose… for me, it’s a mix, which I feel any top Designer embraces… Cheers! 🍸
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I like the British Colonial . My absolute favorite style is Mexican Mid Century modern as personified by Agustin Hernandez, kitchenware by Salvador Teran, the use of Tezontle, the colors of Luis Barragan, the use of some Spanish Colonial and Churrigueresque elements.
I'm loving Dark Academia aka Harry Potter vibes🐍
Fabulous video, Garrett! One of your best, and unique amongst your, ah, peers (they aren’t, though. You are the best). Here in Toronto, the city grew significantly at the turn of the twentieth century, so many of the houses are Edwardian. I see this style as a prototypical “transitional” style between Victorian and moderne periods. Even though we tore down our 107-year-old crumbling Edwardian, we ended up building another, primarily because of the relative narrowness of the city lot. The beauty of an Edwardian interior, I think, is that one can use beautiful, lush (but understated) trimwork, like panelling, cornice and ceiling mouldings and high baseboards, and paned sash windows windows, while incorporating a variety of furnishing styles, such as Georgian, or Hollywood glam, or even maximalism, as long as whatever is chosen is cohesive. The danger of an Edwardian house is the prevalence of little, dark rooms, and the tendency, here at least, to knock them all out and strip the interiors of any period character, because Edwardian style is not much recognized on this side of the “pond”. I note you didn’t include it, either. Maybe it’s not a thing in the US. Here, designers tend to either treat them like Victorian interiors (which they aren’t), or “modernize” them. I bought books on Edwardian architecture and interiors (mostly British) to inform our build, and they proved invaluable. After all, when le Chic isn’t handy, one has to make do! Thank you, once again.
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Look at the GORGEOUS Georgian house!!!! Compare that to a current McMansion…they don’t even come close in beauty….really exquisite.I grew up and lived in the North East with neighbors full of this style of home.
They are so beautiful!
Ohmigosh -- fabulous video! Like nothing else out there among designer videos. Georgian is my favorite period, but now that I've left the Philadelphia area and live in the desert, I no longer own it. Pembroke drop tables, sigh!!!
So agree with you about Hollywood glamour interiors. A few years ago, I visited Descanso Gardens in L.A. County and toured the Boddy House. The Boddy House is a 22-room mansion built in Hollywood Regency style in 1937. "In 2007, Boddy House was rehabilitated for the 43rd annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design, and decorated in a contemporary re-interpretation of its original Hollywood Regency style." The rooms were as you've described in your video -- beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed Terry!
My favorite style is "biophilic-eclectic." Biophilic design means to design in a way that is in harmony with the home's natural environment -- the biome in which the home exists -- and to design in a way that helps people connect more with nature. Eclectic because mixing traditional and modern is my jam. I love that Garrett touched on the idea of not forcing whatever style we happen to like upon a home, but rather letting the surrounding biome and the architecture of the home itself shape how we decorate, ideally using locally-sourced or inspired materials. I think this makes a home feel peaceful, and it's also more sustainable.
You most definitely have to do a entire video just dedicated two georgian-style! I happen to live in a house that is built after the Georgian architectural style and the entire neighborhood I live in is done the same way. This is not something that is talked about often and I would love to hear so much about it! I've lived in my house for 6 years and have been overtime collecting different antique pieces and changing certain things but we haven't done too much as far as drastic changes go and I'm dying to learn as much as I can
Hi Garett! I love your videos so much I watch you when I'm working out, when I'm cooking dinner, and when I'm eating my lunch at work! So basically any chance I get, LOL because what you say makes a lot of sense to me! How about talking a little bit about Gothic design. Is it the same as dark Academia? And I am wondering how can you make it livable without having your guests feel like they entered Dracula's castle? Anyway, love you boo!
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Spanish modern pls and hacienda Spanish .
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Love the British Colonial and the Desert Modern. But... I'm in Minnesota lake country on the edge of the Great Plains. Ranch and cabin style homes. Maybe you could talk about how to do elegant northern houses without becoming too "kitschy" in the lodge look or the lake cabin look? I'm tired of seeing buffalo plaid and knotty pine; I'm also not too excited about having seagulls, sailboats, and anchors all over. Ideas? Thank you for your wonderful channel!
Thanks so much! We will be more videos like this in the future. 😊😊😊
I’d love to see you talk more about oriental eclectic design. Is that a thing? It is in my home and I love that FOR ME. 🙌🏽
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I'm 2 months late to this. I'm new here and obviously by the amount of comments I'm leaving, I absolutely LOVE your content. I seem to love all styles, but the one I'm super in love with, not mentioned, is Spanish Colonial. Especially the California homes built around the 20's and 30's. So so dreamy.
Thank you so much!!
LOVE the Dark Academia. Perfect for a library.
Love the video! I want more like this! Do an Arts and Crafts design and Art Nouveau. I really think those 2 could take off because of everyone's obsession with plants. I think I've found that I like the Arts and Crafts design the most so far, and I only learned of it last week!
Thanks so much! We will be making more in the future. :)
@@GarrettLeChic Yahoo!!!
Woot! Another Arts & Crafts person!
I guess the reason I love these "obscure" design style videos is that it's teaching people there is more than just farmhouse and boho. When it comes to using 2nd hand and vintage/antiques, it's nice to be able to identify them and figure out how to use them or collect more. I really had no idea what I was looking at when I saw furniture and I just knew I liked some things but not others. I started saying I liked mid mod or grand millennial, but I really didn't, it's just the only words I knew to kinda describe what I wanted. When I first started I was so frustrated because the current design styles are dominating everything on the internet and stores that you would start to think that there is nothing else. It's hard to express your style if you don't know the language of design and "experts" telling you in a judging way what the current strict "rules" are on very few popular styles that they sell at Target and Ikea. I think people would stop painting everything white and destroying these antiques if they knew there was more. I stopped shopping at IKEA because I realized they only sell a specific style, and it's not mine.
This was a GREAT Video!! I agree, white on white..etc I am so bored with. Love the history behind them too. Fav style was that storybook with all that great wood detail. But Georgian molding esp the door tops/caps took my breath away. Style I would like to see..rococo revival.
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Question: We bought an older cottage in the Finger Lakes, NY. It was renovated in the 90's and has the typical garbage linoleum and formica counter tops, etc... but it does have nice solid oak cabinets. Our budget won't allow both granite counter tops AND new cabinetry. So I am thinking LVP on the floor and granite with a deep single bowl sink and add hardware for the cabinetry. What are your feelings on leaving the wood versus painting them?
Thanks for sharing. I can’t give an opinion about a specific space unless I see it. I might be starting a virtual service later this year on a limited basis where people can book individual decorating consultations.
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@@GarrettLeChic cool, I will stay tuned for that!!
Could you do a video on the French or Spanish Steampunk style? Or just Steampunk in general for a home office or library? French Steampunk isn't as dark as the American version.
Thanks! We will be doing more videos like this. :)
Love your channel! Thank you for all this valuable professional advice. Where, generally, are you located? Northeast, South?… You sound a little southern to my Texan raised ears. ❤️
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These are basically all my styles. Mostly academia, storybook, Georgian, Art Deco & Victorian/Art Nouveau
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I haven't heard of storybook, but I love it. You asked if there was something we wanted to see: I just heard of "Coastal Grandmother/ Granddaughter". Would love to see some of examples of that.
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