You Have TOO MUCH STUFF | STOP Making These 10 Design Mistakes | Declutter Your Home
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2023
- Hey, I get it. You've been adding new decor and accessories to your home over a long period of time. But it's time to EDIT! Time to get rid of the "too much stuff" look and step into your "WOW" look. For some of us that might mean decluttering and a deep clean and for others of us it might mean just removing 20% of our tchotchkes.
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I was watching this and my 9 yr old son sat and started watching it with me. After watching we looked around and got to work. He was excited to help. We took 2 loads of old & dated “wall art” and kitchen cabinet top deco to Goodwill. Plus we have another carload to go also! We’re preparing to sell and move so we don’t need this clutter! Love the videos!!
I love this!!!
OMG! HGTV give this woman a television show! Everything about her is amazing! Her delivery, suggestions, solutions, personality. Can’t get enough of Rebecca! ❤
Yess please give her a show already
I AGREE!!!! SHE SHOULD HAVE HER OWN SHOW ON HGTV!
I agree whole heartedly
When we’re selling our home we rented a storage space to edit. It was great, I didn’t know where we were moving so I didn’t know what to keep. Now I can edit for the new house. In a rough marketplace we sold in 8 days.
your kidding right, she is so over the top its so annoying
I’m a sentimentalist. Every item has a story but I don’t like clutter. It stresses me out. So what I do is cycle my things. I take everything out of the space, open up my storage, and shop my own stuff to get a fresh look. That way I get to keep my things, feel fresh and uncluttered. Love your channel:)
OMG, Rebecca. You have the nicest, most diplomatic way of suggesting that people get rid of all that clutter. When I look at those photos, it gives me anxiety. Way too much of everything and way too much to clean around. I love your idea of the five day challenge. I think that’s a game changer.
Yes cleaning around stuff is the most important thing I think of before beauty! 😂
@@prissypacheco2860right.
Yes, every time she says “stuff” I say “shit”. She is much more polished in her delivery. I’ll be working on that. Both my shit pile AND my delivery of suggestions.
@@Melissa-dh6fj 😂
She’s so nice to everyone, doesn’t tear anyone down, just suggests improvements…she should get a job as a diplomat! She’d be excellent 👌🏻✌🏻
Not only are you the best interior designer in the world but you’re very kind. Some designers on YT are cruel and rude. They insult and hurt. Thank you for being so different.
Ms. Rebecca, u r cool bc u can note that u c things in a different way. Yet, it's a God given gift. TYSM 4 helping all of us who r up & coming. It's a blessing. It really, truly is. 🙋🏼♀️💖
I noticed this. Respectfully helpful I would say.
She is kind. They are trying to make up for lack of talent with snark for giggles and clicks.
It is the way. She would be out of business soon if she did not possess people skills.
Decluttering is the one of the easiest things to do to make our homes look nicer instantly!
Absolutely...I'm finding the joy of less x
let's call it "main" or "first" thing. Or even "simple". It's not necessarily the easiest. 😂
Completely Agree but it can be the most difficult thing to do if you suffer with a major physiological /sentimental attachment to your ‘stuff’. When you know ‘stuff’ has to go but it’s a massive deal … it’s so unbelievably difficult & so hard to explain 😞 Everything Rebecca creates is stunning - she knows her ‘stuff ‘ for definite
I don't think of this as decluttering. She is editing. "Decluttering" is getting rid of what Christopher Lowell used to call "room dander" i.e stuff that landed on a table, stacked against a well, or in a corner temporarily and then got overlooked and finally because background noise. That is easier than editing which is curating your decorative items. The electronic frame thing is all fine and good but your grand children don't walk in the room and feel honored either. It just isn't warm. Our television does the same thing and I do love it but I still like framed photos- in moderation.
There's a reason why they call it a BOOK case. It's not meant for accessories or knicknacks but books that aren't supposed to be color-coordinated decorative pieces. Books are meant for reading. The more books, the better. Just don't overclutter the shelves with everything but books.
Actually I have two Book Cases In my guest bedroom & I use them for DVD's. I have such a wide variety of them, I found the book cases come In handy for storage. I Just keep them In a guest room, out of site, Instead of the living room, which I like to be uncluttered & clean looking. ;)
The common conundrum for many older empty nesters is loving what we have without using everything we've sentimentally accumulated. Our former homes were family museums: space constraints dictated our decor choices in each subsequent move. Now we are in a small, open floor plan that doesn't lend itself to wall art except in the bedrooms. When extended family doesn't want what you're ready to move along, I use this simple formula: 1. Why am I not using this in my decor? 2. Would I be distraught if the item was destroyed in fire or flood? 3. Can I repurpose it? 4. Sell or donate: where do I want to put my time and effort??? Thank you, Rebecca, for reminding us that our homes should be refuges of peace. Blessings!
Why beat up on people who love and want to look at what they have. This is my beef with trends. They come and go. Life is short living up to other’s expectations is silly. When you go with designers you’re allowing another person to dictate your sentiments.
Exactly. There was a fire opposite my building. The next few days I gave away stuff I never use that felt like fuel. Found a whole new space for my drum kit
@@arielsea9087 People hire designers because they are frozen in terror of getting rid of their junk. If the designer says to do it, then you do it. Take the iron scroll wall hangings. The trend started with designers using beautiful iron salvage as art. Well that is expensive and difficult to source so every Kirkland, Hobby Lobby and Home Goods across the country started selling cheap imitations of the originals and then it took on a life of its own and they started making and selling cheap monstrosities or iron, faux wood that have nothing in common with the origin of that trend. Sometimes it takes a designer to come in and tell you to get rid of that stuff. If you bought a piece of iron salvage from an old Church that burned down in New Orleans it would still be stylish. But if you got your pieces at Hobby Lobby, Home Goods or Kirkland (the unholy trinity) it might take a Designer's voice of authority and reason to make you listen and get rid of it. Be it faux salvage, shabby chic, or my beloved Chinoiserie- it starts out with authentic design origins and then becomes a sad caricature of itself.
Decluttering has changed my life! Less anxiety and less time cleaning. More organized and fewer things for my children or husband to deal with when I die. Much more peaceful. It's worth it! ♥
Less is more. That includes nails and earrings. 😂
@@arielsea9087 Hmmmmm. Do you have anyone in mind?😄
I just did this in my kitchen and you are spot on. I painted and then only put a few things up. Got rid of the rest. My husband walked in and said wow it looks so clean. We both liked it better.
It's funny how buy buy buy , is now , no I have no need ! It's easy to collect , but great to wipe an empty coffee table , plus cats love it empty. You can use less and it's great ! Is it normal as we age ? I'm 46 , no kids home , I feel I need what I can keep up on . Never liked the mess . So down sizing perhaps ? Maintain it or get rid of it .
I went from yellow walls to coffee white and immediately I felt lifted! I also have builder grade 90's oak cabinets I hate and the yellow made cabinets even more yellow.
Taking the challenge! You've been 100% right in all the past videos: I've raised my drapes up to the ceiling, I've put my window treatments on the wall not the window, and now I'm looking at getting rid of alllll the Stuff! Especially on my walls! Thanks for the lessons!
Enjoy! It’s so cool to declutter and transform each room.😊
No higher complement than to follow through on advice given. ❤❤❤👊
We have 9 ft ceilings, I put my curtains and valances up on the wall, works well.
Thank you, Rebecca for being SO kind about MY space! This is Kelly- and I have to say you nailed some of my issues! The “stuff” is coming down! Not only that- but I’m going to get as much of the furniture out of the room as possible so I can see it with fresh eyes! I will definitely send photos when finished. Again- thank you for sharing your keen eye in such a delightful way. I’m definitely going to check out the digital frame you mentioned and get myself signed up for the design sessions! HUGS!
Oh, I'd sooo love to see after photos! I wish she could do a video on that!
You are such a good sport!!!! Thank you for being wonderful and sharing your space with us all. I think that is brave and lovely.❤
Kelly, thank you for sharing your house with us! It’s these “real life” examples that help us ordinary folk identify how to improve our own homes.
Each time Rebecca repeats advice, she’s helping train my eye to be more discerning. Oftentimes I look at a room and think, “Where do I start?” or “I know this looks off, but I’m drawing a blank on how it *should* look....” So I want you to know you’re not alone!
Don’t lose your personality either. Totally relying on designers means you adopt their taste.
Great advice. We could all do with less stuff. I have been decluttering for about three years and still have more to do.
Rebecca plainly said she likes these family photos.
She was trying to point out that too much is too much, trying to educate our eyes for more cohesive results I am certain. She is being very generous to those of us not even in her design classes. Thank you Rebecca!!!🥰💕🌹👌😉
I keep 4x6 frames as a standard, and cycle out the pics to recent ones. Don’t have to look at everything all the time!
Rebeca, you are too much with too much clothes on you. What a genius way to illustrate that too much is actually too much. Sometimes we get carried away. Believe it or not the basic things are easier, classier, and elegant. But is hard for some of us to restrain because we want to wear and enjoy all the stuff we have at once.😂
EXACTLY!! Well said💖
Don’t go overboard. She walks with too much earrings and too much nails and chopped off hair. 😬
I did the 5 day challenge out of necessity after the house had an unforseen incident. At first, I thought it was awful and too bare. After a couple of months, I put just a few, much fewer than I originally had, things out and loved it. It felt so much more intentional and peaceful. Never will I fill every space, nook, and corner again! Thank you.
That opening look reminded me of Alexis Carrington from Dynasty!
I thought I’d have to change the channel until I realized it was an act to prove a point.
I heard once something that I can understand about TOO MUCH. Give your eye a place to rest. Isn’t that the greatest? Even your eyes need to rest and recoup. A blank wall isn’t a bad thing! Then Coco Chanel said, get ready but before you leave TAKE OFF TWO THINGS.
The timing of this video couldn’t be more perfect. Lately, I have been feeling like I have too much stuff in my house. Last week I began to pair down some of my decor pieces, but still feel like I could get rid of more. I love the idea of the five day challenge, that will help me a lot.
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@jenl.4051 me too!
@@DH-qz2sothank you for sharing
You can't take it with you when you go , so leave it nice behind !
I feel better seeing this. I've always been minimalist but felt like I "should" have more things on walls. I have more window space than walls, so that has helped me to not have a lot of stuff. Now, I can stop feeling like "not enough" when it comes to decor!!!
I loved this video! It's easy to see other people's clutter and not recognize that you have the same problem. I'm going to declutter my space!!!
You are amazing! Love that you started with the Iris Apfel maximal-era costume gag! So, you really hit upon something with this video for our household. We combined three households of different generations last year after a family medical crisis. We kept as much as we could in storage but ended up loading it into the garage to bring the rest of it back home. We need to downsize as we "shelter in place", so to speak. Now, every surface and shelf is over stuffed with things. Because my mother lost her ability to live alone and freedom of mobility, she wants to have as much stuff/memories around her to make her feel comfortable and like she is at home. But that makes the rest of the household cluttered, stressed out, and always feeling behind with chores. Constant redecorating, staging, and swapping of furntiure. We hesitate having guests and gatherings because it's kind of embarrassing and hard to navigate the spaces as if we were living in an antique shop! I'm definitely going to contact you for a one on one session, but I just wanted to suggest that more content and ideas about incorporating different family member's personal possessions, and level of taste, along with meeting the challenges of the space when universal design and life circumstances require that clients make do with the home and belongings they already have... Thanm you so much for your channel and advice and unbounded energy and ideas!🎉❤😊
I am trying to not be the elder who has to have “all her stuff around” I found that if I take a photo of items that have so many memories, but I don’t need anymore, it has made it so much easier to clear out the clutter. And guess what? My house is so much easier to keep clean.
LOVE this -- using real living rooms and teaching us how to remove items to make a room breathe serenity and peace, and updating as you go. As a painting major and art teacher, I pretty much know when too much is too much, but this will give me new eyes as I look at MY LR/den. We are trying to downsize because we are older and we took a carload FULL of stuff to my fall rummage sale at church. We will probably do the same thing again this March. We recently went through closet bins with old photos, scrapbooks and so forth. We got rid of a lot of junk we had saved for no real reason other than that we didn't "feel like" going through it. But as we put away our Christmas decor I thinned from three bins to two and then we attacked our closet bins. Prior to selling our previous home, I went through ALL our belongings twice. I am still getting rid of more. It seems like the first half of your life you accumulate stuff and the second half you spend getting rid of it. Just a warning to folks who are still in "collecting mode". Someday you will have to begin unloading possessions. Do not leave it all for your kids to go through once you have passed away. That is no gift to your kids, believe me. Start doling items out while you can. If they don't want your china or tools, donate or sell them.
WOW! What a great way to inspire us to reduce clutter by comparing an over dressed outfit to home decor!
How about that hideous hat?!
Great video. I think people make three mistakes that lead to too much stuff: 1) Focusing on each wall instead of stepping back and seeing how the whole room works together. This is why there is something on every wall, even the little slivers between doors and windows. 2) Finding a formula that works in one place and repeating that to death everywhere. I can't tell you how many homes I've been in with lanterns all over or candlesticks on every surface (even when there is a lamp right there). Lamps also multiply like bunnies. If you can count beyond 3 for an item in a room, then you probably have too much of that one thing. 3) Not knowing about scale or how to hang art. A lot of decor stores sell little things so you buy 10 little things to fill up the space when 3 large pieces would be way better. I needed a large mirror recently and they don't sell them in stores anymore. You have to special order them now. Also, art hung on walls should be at eye level for a normal person (5'5"). Have you ever been to a gallery and seen art hung 2 inches from the ceiling? Of course not.
Yes empty walls are great ! A couple nice photos big are great . Empty corners are good too
I've never had a problem with too many lamps, but you're right about the art. You need to hand it at eye level, meaning the center is at eye level.😊
I agree with much of your list and while average sight lines make the most popular sense for the mistakes folks make when hanging art- please consider galleries absolutely do hang art with much care in salon style groupings on a wall. Not suggesting people go out and buy those teeny 15 piece matching frame kits and go bananas! But if you know what you're doing by eye, or grab a friend who does, you can create a beautiful grouping of pieces that feel eclectic but united in an area of your home. It is possible, maybe just tricky, definitely a learning curve if someone is unfamiliar ✌
@@suew4609 I agree about the lamps. I have never seen a room with too many lamps. Most rooms need more lamps and less overhead light.
Also art can be hung higher if one is doing a gallery wall. I love how Rita Konig hangs her gallery walls. I also love the way Kit Kemp hangs art. Like Konig and Kemp I am a Maximalist but I have still learned so much through Rebecca especially on lighting. I did her design series years before Kinwoven. I might go back and join again and she what else she has added to the syllabus. I took Konig's online class too and learned a lot from her too. Her approach is all about comfort. Her style matches my own more than Rebecca's. Most UA-cam decorators are one trick ponies and they do the same thing everywhere they go. But Rebecca has real vision and she is an excellent teacher.
@@teelakovacs208 I couldn't agree more. There is much more to hanging art than line of sight. I love gallery walls. Even if you don't have an eye or a friend who does there are some tricks to help make it easier. I lay things out on the floor first and take a photo and then put it on the wall. But there are other ways to do it including cutting out paper the same size as your art and taping up the paper first.
I minimize and reduce on a regular basis as things tend to creep into spaces. My husband does comment if it looks too curated and thank God because that's not all that welcoming and I think that is a mistake too.
I want to comment how respectful and kind you were throughout this critique. I'm sure everyone is busy clearing out, storing, passing on or donating after watching your tutorial. Love your videos.
Rebecca, I just put the video on pause and grabbed the extraneous candlesticks off the buffet and put them away. A great start.
This is the BEST video!! It is so obvious when a "regular homeowner" fills every surface to the max vs. a designer with a great eye who knows when/where to start...and stop.
I love this series!!! You've started a new way of doing interior design videos. I already see interior designers on YT now doing these videos. You're such a trend setter just by being yourself and I LOVE IT ❤❤.
Hi. I paused the video and started right away!! I am nowhere near finished, but already see a big difference. I have a lot of gift items that I feel guilty putting away, but I like your idea of changing them out throughout the year. Thank you
I found after I got remarried, having to join 2 families together, there was too many family pictures. So I took all the pictures out of the frames and made albums with them using scrapbooking. I kept one picture of each family member and made a family wall collage in the hall way
I love how you respect other's rooms but gently make respectful, non- judgemental suggestions.
What I do and what I suggest to others who like decor but not "clutter" is... Change it up often. Decorate for each season (not holiday so much) for example. So for fall I take down everything and redecorate with different curtains, art, etc. I have specific fall/winter/spring/summer type colors, textures, art, ect. This way I can have all the things I love but by changing my home around often I don't have to "get rid of". I'm obviously not a minimalist at all. I do not like blank space but appreciate a relaxing space that isn't crazy busy. This is just an idea/suggestion to those, like me, who love their "stuff" or have a lot of different styles and a way to make it work.
This is a fab fab fab suggestion and I hereby absolve anyone who, like me, thought they were doing this and then were too busy to rotate seasonally. Whoops!
As much as I agree with your point about paring things down, Rebecca, you really rocked that hat and glasses combo. It's giving Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady 😁
The advice to take everything away We call it "visual noise," and until it's gone, you can't see your way through. Thank you. ❤
Oh, Rebecca! This is the video I needed to see. My husband and I have downsized twice. On top of that, Mother passed away. So, we have "too much stuff" between sentimental things of Mother's and ours. I need to let go. Thank you for giving me the gentle push I need. 💝 P.S. Your outfit PERFECTLY demonstrates your point of this video! 😀👍🏻
It's so hard to let go of things that are treasured!
I have never been sentimental? Why ? I also grew to hate photos of family in the house , lol I haven't put any out in many years , not even kids school photos ! I mean I see my kids back then ! They are gone now . I still no photos , 2 in my closet ! Where I keep a storage shelf , cause I feel I must . I love empty space now . Use to be a little clutter , never major clutter except a storage shed , I was glad it flooded, video tapes of kids , but I didn't need all that crap . I stored it ! That was my 20s . I'm 46 today . Moved 2 yrs ago so , it was time to do even more ! I love less , my rooms are so big looking ! I made upstairs a master suite, 2 rooms 1. 1.5 bat's 2 large bedrooms . I made a living room. Bedroom , they are straight across . I love it I lived with a second bedroom empty for a yr . I do my hair in small bath there . Now I put 2 futons , together a couch and slid the 2nd one up folded out ! Giant couch! Put tv , 2 tables and my mid century rocker ! It's great .
I regularly have to cull. Sometimes I donate stuff to charity. Sometimes I give things away to family and friends. Sometimes I bin stuff. But sometimes I just put it away in a cupboard for a while to let something else have it's moment. But I definitely have too much stuff!
its a dilema when the roasting tin says guaranteed for 30 years...likely it will outlast me. i am dealing with treasured posessions of my mother and mother in law.....good money spent on books clothes antiques and ornaments that nobody wants. unforyunately neither spent money on jewellry which is much easier to share in the family or sell.
I totally agree with you Rebecca about too much clutter! Every January I go through my house and I declutter it. I step back and take a good look and say "what do you see here?" Then I get busy! I do not have something on every wall; drives me crazy. Let the house breath! Great video today!
I love how you demonstrated your point with your overdone outfit! It was very powerful. Yes, I’m going to take the challenge! Thank you, Rebecca
Wow!! I’ve been decluttering for a few months now, and I’m so excited to do your 5 day challenge! I’m definitely not a minimalist person, but I’m so sick of STUFF! Stripping the rooms is a fantastic idea!! Gotta get started!!
The photo with the bookshelves on either side of the fireplace is not the problem, it’s the amount of furniture in a small room that’s overwhelming!
I love episodes like these almost as much as her makeover vids- She is so kind and generous to provide incredibly valuable advice to folks. 🥰
Rebecca, you're just the best at meeting people where they are. The 5-day Stuff Detox challenge is the perfect advice. Idea for a future episode: I notice a lot of folks have homes where you enter the home in the living room. Perhaps people could use some ideas to deal with that.
Definitely
I struggle with this and do try to keep my stuff organized, curated and as out of sight as possible. But slippage is inevitable when you truly love stuff! This video was great for keeping me on track, so well done-many thanks!
I appreciate how kind and understanding your are of your viewers homes.
How dare you have a bookcase full of books!! 🙄
Come on my wardrobe was never that bad.
All my historical clothes and complaining about too much of me on the wall; imagination, those white cuffs and rainbow earrings aren’t mine. My gauntlets were pinstripe, white leather & chains. She obviously doesn’t appreciate having metaphorical maces and swords on the wall.
Clothes, faux nails and eyelashes are a great example. Lots of great tips.
Us Americans sure like our stuff! Thank you for the courage to say less is more in such kind ways. No wonder storage units are such a big business all over this country.
Need to add, guilty, guilty myself!
You are right. Too much is too much! That includes clothes, makeup, jewelry etc.
Great program. I'm moving in the spring and have started to take down my art and stuff. It is like having a breath of fresh air. Love your five day challenge idea.
Can't wait for your ART video, especially on how high to hang wall art. Displaying collections vs. making a room look beautiful, balanced and well curated.
Not taking the challenge because my living room is dedicated to a huge pre-holiday declutter. Just had a family member take home lots of Christmas sentimental. Averaging 6 bags per week going to charity shops. On a roll...
SO THIS VIDEO WAS PERFECTLY TIMED! Woo-hoo!
Thank you, Rebecca... ❤❤❤❤❤
Good for you!
You are so right!! Too much stuff is so tiring and it makes it harder to clean around all that stuff. Free up your space, free your mind!!
Thank you for being brutally honest but not cruel. People love their treasures and sometimes we get stuck in a decade or feel. Your advice is wonderful and I started on my bookcases while watching!
🎉YES! The Christopher Lowell Show is back👒💃🏻😘
I love my Aura frame. So easy to use. We bought them for everyone in the family. All the grandkids send new photos to my Mom. Makes her day to see new family photos.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your way of explaining what is wrong with a room and why is BRILLIANT!.. but then, you tell us HOW to fix it! Love it! Thank you for what you do for those of us who want to try to decorate our homes well. Please keep doing it!
Thank you so much for this series !!!! I have followed you for some time, and have enjoyed every video you have put out. However, this series really spoke to me. I found that I was doing some things right (curtain height, rug size, tv placement), but the things that I was doing wrong were really impacting how I felt in my home. Right after watching the "Too much stuff" video, I took a hard look around and removed over half of my "stuff" from shelves, tabletops, counters. At first, it seemed bare, but within a very short period of time, I felt that I could finally relax. I could actually see and appreciate my favorite objects that remained instead of "collections" that were crowding each other for attention. I still have art on almost every wall and am considering editing that as well- but for now I am enjoying it since there is much less clutter distracting my attention. Thank you again !
Love watching your videos. Your advice is so spot on. Whenever I enter a room that is so overdone, it makes me feel almost the same way as if I overeat. Love ya!
Thank you for this. I’m painting my dated lounge white and it’s telling me to keep the decor and furniture simple and intentional. My ex never wanted art up and I am wanting it everywhere but I’ll take your advice and just change it up for a new look as needed.
One of the best lesson I’ve learn and see people make mistake is the art of editing.. people don’t realise that you can rotate your stuff every so often and the rest need to be in storage. That book case is the best example, the owner see it as storage when we see it as styling and places to show off our treasures. Always and forever inspire by your videos… thank you Master.
Rebecca I love everything about you! I went home and removed just a few accessories in my living room and it made such a difference! Chef's kiss to you in design world
You’re one of the best interior designers, that’s for your help. I love what you do!
Another fabulous education video! Personally I don’t like lots of little stuff everywhere and the walls cluttered but my husband likes to do this and drives me crazy! You are so kind in your appraisals and recommendations.
Love! Love! Love your gentle critiques of everyone's photos. Brilliant! I must send photos of my bookcases flanking our fireplace area. They are filled with photos and we also have something similar to your Aura. But with 17 grandchildren and their parents who give us photos as gifts, it's very, very hard to not display them or at least rotate them. And I'm a lover of books and I'm constantly trying to get rid of books or hide them because I still want and need them. To boot, our bookcases that are large and built in aren't equal so no symmetry. Send photos today! But I'm also a Design Sessions newbie, so will also look for more ideas and help there. Thank you for all you do and share! Love it all!
The most important feature in your home is the SPACE between your objects. The lovely “voids” that relax the eye before it’s drawn to a fabulous, considered piece of furniture or art that you have. You can only successfully redo a room if you take every last mortal thing out first, gradually putting a single thing back, one at a time, this makes you truly see what is fab vs what is DRAB! 😂❤
My kids just got me a Aura frame….❤❤❤
That’s awesome Linda. Enjoy 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 RR
Way too many poofy-behind-the-neck sofas. My non-diplomatic advice is to dumpy-dumpy-dump those and pronto, lol. They look like entire sofas made from La-Z-boy recliners. Hey, I got my own sofa issues right now because I'm in a "discussion" with hubby but I feel like everyone should go much more streamlined on sofas.
I agree. There is so much overstuffed reclining seating in so many homes. If I'm that tired, I'm going to bed, not the living room.
We have family photos on the wall opposite our bed in our primary bedroom. It gives me a lovely feeling seeing our family members including those who have past and knowing the love of our family even though we live miles away from our immediate families.
The bedroom is the perfect spot for personal photos. 😊
@@aquilasnest l have family photos on one small wall in the lounge and on my bookshelf. No family pics in the bedroom especially if you share a bed.
I don't want photos of my kids, siblings and parents in my private space with my partner.
Amazon Fire Stick will show any of your family photos on your TV, which I love. Also, my Amazon Echo Show does the same in my kitchen and principal bathroom.
I've been following you for quite sometime Rebecca, and I have to say you are looking fabulously happy and healthy. Your decorating tips are invaluable. If it wasn't for you I would never of understood symmetry. Great video!
We had new flooring put in our kitchen/ dining room/living room and hallway. We are planning to put the same flooring in the bedrooms. Since we needed to empty the furniture we also updated the trim and baseboards. We only put things back in the rooms only after careful consideration. We created a vignette but took pictures of it with different options and the results were instant as to what worked and what didn’t.
Girl .. I just fell madly in love with you! ❤ NOT ONCE did you use that despicable overused word 'declutter' .. thank you thank you .. "purge" and "thin it out" are so refreshing to hear. Seems like EVERYBODY has jumped onto the 'declutter' bandwagon and have beaten that poor horse to death, and many of them don't even realize they are using the word improperly. Decluttering means moving items that are out of place and putting them back where they belong (dirty dishes to the dishwasher, food wrappers into the trash, clean laundry piled on the bed or sofa put away .. things that are making our tidy homes less than tidy).
Removing too much stuff as you are explaining it here is PURGING.
I love that you understand the difference. Bravo! Well done. 🥰
You are very diplomatic and kind when offering suggestions
Rebecca, you are "so easy" to take "criticism"😂 from!! I've learned a lot today and seeing, as I look around my rooms, if I need to make some adjustments!! You're GOOD!👍🏾🙌🏾👌🏾 THANKS! 😊
I absolutely love this segment!! It helped me think about my space differently, please do more like this 💖 LOVE your Christmas decor videos too
I watched some of your videos several years ago, when I first got Internet at home.
Today I returned to your channel, and enjoyed this so much. Your voice is easy to listen to.
I'm very glad you are still making videos. Thank you.
When I see homes like this, I'm reminding of how people can pile their dwellings with knick-knacks, framed photos of family & events, plates, plants and more as a way to fill the void left when loved ones have departed this life or moved on to lives of their own. Those items have emotional baggage, not decorative value. Five days should be enough time to see the difference. Bless you.
Digital frame is a game changer. Love love love it. Great advice! I am getting ready to paint my dining room and I will not put anything back for 5 days…. Thanks 🌺
Absolutely the best designer in the YT space
Rebecca really knows proportions, style, luxury and glam. Love 💕 😊
The My Fair Lady Scene at the horse race comes to mind with that opening outfit! 😂😂😂
This is sooo timely. I have a room that just seems off to me. I couldn’t put my finger on why I felt something was not right in the room. Now I believe it has too much stuff. So I’m going to take the challenge and remove everything and live with it for a week and see what I want to bring back. I have a feeling it’s going to be less. There’s sentimental things in there that may have to be moved somewhere else or donated and bless someone else’s home.
Loving this new series. I’m also going to join the Design Sessions. Now that summer is over I’ll have more time to invest in learning all you have to teach about creating a beautiful peaceful home. I can’t wait to get started.
You nailed it. Its all about keeping the visual clutter down ❤
You are a decorator genius!
I love everything that you have critique, it is very helpful. In what I feel is we don't always have a helper or a man to hang curtain rods and do some of the things that take two people to accomplish. But you are wonderful for giving all this free advise.
Thank you Rebecca! Yes sometimes we just have to much stuff!!!! We are taking your advice getting rid of all the extras we do not need You are the Best sweet girl Thank you!!!!
Rebekah, your designing advice is on target. My husband and son think I have too much stuff. I am going to join your challenge and remove 40% of stuff.
When I saw you intro with the black/white outfit I was shocked 😳! I was so glad to see it was just a way to illustrate the “too much” issue. Great advice as usual. I’m a bit of a minimalist, but I did do a double take at my own surroundings. Thank you.
Just found you and I appreciate your gracious demeanor!
Made a pass through my house and removed excess items on walls and flat surfaces that were just filling in space. The “volume” of the rooms “noise” reduced substantially and I love it! Had already decluttered but needed this missing step. Thanks!
Yes! I needed to see this today. I’ve been feeling like I’m drowning in my stuff for awhile.
Rebecca!!🤣 I was so happy when you “downsized” your outfit! 🥰 The 5 day challenge is a game changer for those of us who suffer from “clutter blindness” 😅🤗💕 BTW, You are smokin’ hot in those leggings🔥.
Loved watching you give suggestions for the cluttered rooms…
You’re so nice Rebecca in how you give your professional advice- which is why they sent them! Your advice makes sense and it’s all doable 👍🏻wonderful thanks ❤
I’m going to be going around my entire house now looking for stuff to take to goodwill now 😂
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Oh Rebecca this is exactly what I have been doing purging. I don’t like a lot on my walls I like to see the paint. Lol. Loved this video.
This is a great video! I recently took down my wall of family photos in preparation for painting. I loved the wall for a long time. But there is peace in the space now that it is a blank wall.. I'm looking at just one or three large landscapes across the expanse now but haven't done anything yet as I live with the change. At 62, purging is a way of life now, as well as making my home suit my needs of daily living.
Guess what my job is for this coming week?😊
Can't wait & the difference will be sooo good.
Thankyou Rebecca from NZ 😘
YES! I DO! 😂 I'm ready to get a dumpster and throw it all out.
Donate what you can, think of the landfills.
@angeladomer4813 Donate!!!
I hope you do a lot more videos like this. Very informative and good advice very nicely.
Lmao I did think the outfit was a little loud but I said, Hey she's rocking it 😂💁♀️
I love your channel!! You’re so nice in suggesting your advice on to much stuff! I would/will heed to your advice anytime! I am slowly going through my home to declutter and purge. Thanks Rebecca ❤
Thank you Rebecca for this video. I love your channel and it's so helpful. I tend to be a clutter bug it drives my hubby crazy. I will start to purge and I was thinking to buy more fall figurines but this video helped me to work with what and made me realize I don't need more I already have too much thank you thank you!