Reynard, I really love your videos, but I think this is one of my favourites so far. The reason is because you have explained so clearly about having a 'go to' colour and the importance of repetition in some form. Keeping colours and textures similar, but not identical is very important to know. I love the idea of how design flows from room to room in a way that is interesting and cohesive. It all makes perfect sense in how to avoid that disjointed look. Thank you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE RED THREAD CONCEPT!!! I've been trying to explain to my husband when he picks up random items on sale that they just don't go with our "look". I wasn't able to articulate it before so I'm making him watch this ( maybe a few times!)so he understands what I'm trying to achieve!😂 Love your blog's as always. Xo from Canada ❤️
Plants also help me to get the red thread. I have plants in every room (about 30 in the whole house) and all my pots have a similar style and color scheme, which also creates a red thread.
The apartment we just bought has different flooring in every room 😭 We have other priorities atm but it’s definitely on my list to put wood everywhere (except bathroom).
Awesome! I feel it's so simple now: once the red thread , the go to colour, the repetitions are settled upon, instead of "limiting" , there is where I'll feel free and confident! 🎯 Enigmatic & amazingly clear!!! 😮 BEST video! TY!
Great video. Can you please create a video on how to style a dark japandi home with pristine white walls in a standard plain project home without any beautiful architecture elements? which most of us live in these days
I love how ur videos don’t follow trends as it is very expensive to keep changing them and really doesn’t match a persons style usually. Mixing and matching different styles that speak to u , “ I love that.
Often a house or apt. can look chopped up or blocky if the styles and colors strong contrast with each other. I believe that if you keep the same floor throughout and the same color wall in all rooms you can get away with a multiple of design sins. Same color and fabric of drapes would be even better, it also makes the rooms look larger. Essentially you are "borrowing space" from the adjacent rooms. It is harder to tell when one room stops when the others look the same. I opted for vinyl planks in all rooms when I could have afforded hard wood floors in only the living room. Happy I did, so even the kitchen and baths have all the same floor. Note about color walls. Pick a color that you like in all values (lighter or darker, but never a different tint) Some rooms or shelving can be lighter or darker or even a different sheen, and it will all "fit" together. I love very saturated cobalt blue but not a pale blue. So I will just skip the pale blues and go to white. OR, just go to the accent color, (mine is copper color). A teal or violet color is going to look like a mistake, unless you really know what you are doing. My architecture professors told me that if you "break the rules" you must REALLY break them. So it looks very intentional. Thanks Renyard.
I understand the reasoning about the colors but it's funny to imagine a guest asking something like "what do you think about this book", "well, it has a blue cover"
Reynard, Your advice goes above and beyond again. Funny you mentioned the analogy of a red thread to envision a connection throughout the spaces. My English professor used this analogy once to help me organize my ideas and flesh some of them out better in my drafts. The Great thing about your advice is that your words stretch beyond words and help the viewer actually understand these design concepts well. I do have a question in terms of placing a familiar item in each room. When I got married, my partner had a lot of modern, cool and neutral toned wood, whereas I like the reddish darker woods. I try to connect rooms with the differing woods, but something feels off. For instance, our dining table is white oak and the piano and china cabinet is mahogany. I'm feeling like the floor, which is your standard mod brown is throwing everything off. I'm unsure
Reynard, does it make a difference if the “red thread” is upholstery in room 1, lighting in room 2, case goods in room 3, art in room 4, window treatment in room 5? Does it need to be repeated 2 more times in every room?
My plan is a mix off black white grey beige and green and purple. Not all colors in every room. I want it to be a surprise, grey green and black in the hallway. Green and white in dining room. Beige and green in kitchen. Bathrooms in grey and purple. Living room black and beige. Bedroom 1 gray and purple Bedroom 2 green and black. Dont know if thats cohesive? In in every room i also have brass in either light fixtures picture frames decor and so on and wood furniture and floors. Maybe thats enough to make it cohesive?
My struggle at the moment is I understand that I need to follow the architecture and have a red thread but I'm not sure how.. I have a 60's home in nsw that's verryy pink/brown/beige. And after MUCH convincing I got my partner to agree to a lovely rich colour of deep warm green (dulux Banksia leaf) and a light warmish sandstone offwhite (haymes whitewash 1 or 2) that we both love however the two colours are very contrasted and I'm not sure how to proceed with introducing in between colours as most greens in the middle are very cool toned sage green which doesn't really mix well. And the architecture is very... plain? It's not old enough to go traditional and not new enough to go contemporary so I'm a bit stuck.
The architectural features part is hard to rectify when you are living in a rental ;__; I'm trying hard to not let the careless popcorn wallpaper and cheap doors and mismatched bathroom floors ruin the overall vision, but it's hard.
Like your Videos so much. Is so informative. Atm I am looking for wooden looking flor. But I also want to buy new furnitures. Is there an rule or hack to choose much matchable woosen floor - sandy floor with greyisch lines? Oder mor scansinavian white that can be how work with Ikea Wooden furnitures ??
Fabulous video! If I might add, if you entertain or host with frequency, resist the temptation to go overboard with color schemes. Strong colors, especially, should be used more sparingly than your gut demands. I think folks whom are young or fast evolving their tastes are quickest to fall victim. An upholstered chair here, a painted wall there, people ‘get’ what you like - it needn’t be in their faces. Too, your favorite color might be a turnoff to others (I myself loathe aquamarines)! Too, vary the preponderance of your color. Perhaps your kitchen is the place to ‘do it up Tuscan,’ but titer it back for the dining and other rooms. Again, people get your taste. Color and cohesion make first impressions. But maybe more importantly, we actually have to live in our spaces. They’ve gotta be functional. Books are for reading, not the irrelevant color of their spines or book covers. In fact, our most loved books have broken spines and ripped jackets from years of beloved hours that is the joy of reading. And kitchens are made for cooking and connecting, not to show off immaculate appliances people have no idea how to use let alone intend to ever. As a home chef, my spice racks are bursting, my counters are cluttered with culinary projects of the week and season, and my legacy and modern cookbooks and old Gourmet Magazine issues overflow my kitchen bookcase. To us, our furniture collections are curated from family whom went before us and left behind plus our additions, and defy any page from an Ethan Allen catalog. Yes, perhaps by the ‘Red Thread’ standard, our eclecticism disqualifies us, but to us, already we’ve gone above and beyond.
Your suggestion to use restraint with color and style in order to avoid alienating guests feels unnecessarily limiting. If you hate aquamarines, by all means banish them from your home, but to expect others to dial back their tastes for your comfort is basically design narcissism. People’s homes should be exactly what they wish them to be; guests don’t live there 24/7 (or there are bigger problems to address).
Can you recommend a channel for landscape design, specifically Australian suburban backyards? I want to create something beautiful and practical in our otherwise flat, square, suburban yard which is not generic and basic.
I like these clean, clear rooms but I have hundreds of books collected since childhood. I can't control the color of my books and I organize them by topic, not color or size. How do I get a clear look when there are four bookcases on three walls in my studio apartment (44 square meters)? I have white walls and keep the furniture to shades of beige, but unfortunately I think I need to own, not rent, because I can't change the furniture that came with the flat. 😢
Red thread is also a common term in french (fil rouge), with nothing to do with architecture or design. In would rather talk about consistency, a bit of color theory, and well, taste 😅
I’m desperate for an L shaped sofa, but my flat is a bit small. It will probably fit, but will dominate. The room is rectangular not square. Do you think that will be okay?
I think it’ll be just fine. My space is the same, and I have an L shaped sofa too. Before purchasing it, get the measurements so that it’s not too small or too big for the intended area.
Haha it's actually the reverse. I bought and read those books, and they happen to be blue, so instead of hiding it, why not place it somewhere accessible, but also in a way that works as a styling object.
Number one reason your house doesn't look cohesive, you're buying cheap, tacky furniture. Having a consistent colour just makes your whole house look like a themed hotel room.
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This really explains those things you feel but can’t quite put your finger on. Very helpful.
Yes! I agree!
@@apples_and_orchards3205 We are taking vacation to bring more harmony to our home and life. This is so helpful.
Reynard, I really love your videos, but I think this is one of my favourites so far. The reason is because you have explained so clearly about having a 'go to' colour and the importance of repetition in some form. Keeping colours and textures similar, but not identical is very important to know. I love the idea of how design flows from room to room in a way that is interesting and cohesive. It all makes perfect sense in how to avoid that disjointed look. Thank you.
You have such a nice, soft voice and explain in a friendly way - I'm glad that I found you
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE RED THREAD CONCEPT!!! I've been trying to explain to my husband when he picks up random items on sale that they just don't go with our "look". I wasn't able to articulate it before so I'm making him watch this ( maybe a few times!)so he understands what I'm trying to achieve!😂 Love your blog's as always. Xo from Canada ❤️
You're great at teaching and breaking down concepts so that they're easily understandable! Thank you, Reynard!
Plants also help me to get the red thread. I have plants in every room (about 30 in the whole house) and all my pots have a similar style and color scheme, which also creates a red thread.
The apartment we just bought has different flooring in every room 😭 We have other priorities atm but it’s definitely on my list to put wood everywhere (except bathroom).
Thank you. So helpful. I have a room that doesn’t feel right. I now know what to do to make t fit in. I was not sure. Now yes
I love how you explain what’s happening in an image where to us it looks amazing but we can’t really tell why.
Thanks for your calm, informative videos with their many visual examples. Congratulations on making an online course! I bet it's great!
Awesome! I feel it's so simple now: once the red thread , the go to colour, the repetitions are settled upon, instead of "limiting" , there is where I'll feel free and confident! 🎯
Enigmatic & amazingly clear!!! 😮 BEST video! TY!
In Germany we use the red thread expression, too 😊 this Video ist super helpful, thanks so much!
Great video. Can you please create a video on how to style a dark japandi home with pristine white walls in a standard plain project home without any beautiful architecture elements? which most of us live in these days
Lots of tips in 1 vid, with illustrative photos
I love how ur videos don’t follow trends as it is very expensive to keep changing them and really doesn’t match a persons style usually. Mixing and matching different styles that speak to u , “ I love that.
Great video and points for us to work thru later this year when we move. Thanks!
Often a house or apt. can look chopped up or blocky if the styles and colors strong contrast with each other. I believe that if you keep the same floor throughout and the same color wall in all rooms you can get away with a multiple of design sins. Same color and fabric of drapes would be even better, it also makes the rooms look larger. Essentially you are "borrowing space" from the adjacent rooms. It is harder to tell when one room stops when the others look the same. I opted for vinyl planks in all rooms when I could have afforded hard wood floors in only the living room. Happy I did, so even the kitchen and baths have all the same floor.
Note about color walls. Pick a color that you like in all values (lighter or darker, but never a different tint) Some rooms or shelving can be lighter or darker or even a different sheen, and it will all "fit" together. I love very saturated cobalt blue but not a pale blue. So I will just skip the pale blues and go to white. OR, just go to the accent color, (mine is copper color). A teal or violet color is going to look like a mistake, unless you really know what you are doing.
My architecture professors told me that if you "break the rules" you must REALLY break them. So it looks very intentional.
Thanks Renyard.
I would love to see a video on how to pick your go to color when your home is very neutral in general.
Ty so much! This is exactly what I needed! ❤
My red thread is ikea 😞
Eye-opening! And I've only watched the first section so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
I understand the reasoning about the colors but it's funny to imagine a guest asking something like "what do you think about this book", "well, it has a blue cover"
Your view is amazing!
Thank you found this really interesting.
Thank you for all these red thread ideas. Great video.
Great tips. You really made this problem easy to understand
A cultural lesson and a design lesson. Nice.
Love your channel! Always useful tips and it’s so pleasant to listen to you ☺️
Reynard,
Your advice goes above and beyond again. Funny you mentioned the analogy of a red thread to envision a connection throughout the spaces. My English professor used this analogy once to help me organize my ideas and flesh some of them out better in my drafts. The Great thing about your advice is that your words stretch beyond words and help the viewer actually understand these design concepts well. I do have a question in terms of placing a familiar item in each room. When I got married, my partner had a lot of modern, cool and neutral toned wood, whereas I like the reddish darker woods. I try to connect rooms with the differing woods, but something feels off. For instance, our dining table is white oak and the piano and china cabinet is mahogany. I'm feeling like the floor, which is your standard mod brown is throwing everything off. I'm unsure
Amazing video! Thank you!
Great video! Will you continue to make videos on apartment makeovers? I loved those
Reynard, does it make a difference if the “red thread” is upholstery in room 1, lighting in room 2, case goods in room 3, art in room 4, window treatment in room 5? Does it need to be repeated 2 more times in every room?
So helpful. Thanks Reynard.
Another helpful video done well. You are definitely on a roll, Reynard-thank-you!
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My plan is a mix off black white grey beige and green and purple. Not all colors in every room. I want it to be a surprise, grey green and black in the hallway. Green and white in dining room. Beige and green in kitchen. Bathrooms in grey and purple. Living room black and beige. Bedroom 1 gray and purple Bedroom 2 green and black. Dont know if thats cohesive? In in every room i also have brass in either light fixtures picture frames decor and so on and wood furniture and floors. Maybe thats enough to make it cohesive?
Very good explained. Than you 😊
Hi Reynard, I would like to ask whether we should apply all 8 tips when decorating or it is enough if we apply only 1 or more
This is so clever! I love your presentation as well. Subscribed!
Great tips
Beautiful view you enjoy from your LR
Any tips for helping a hoarder get rid of boxes and boxes
You are such an inspiration!
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Love it! Thank you for explaining.
My struggle at the moment is I understand that I need to follow the architecture and have a red thread but I'm not sure how..
I have a 60's home in nsw that's verryy pink/brown/beige. And after MUCH convincing I got my partner to agree to a lovely rich colour of deep warm green (dulux Banksia leaf) and a light warmish sandstone offwhite (haymes whitewash 1 or 2) that we both love however the two colours are very contrasted and I'm not sure how to proceed with introducing in between colours as most greens in the middle are very cool toned sage green which doesn't really mix well. And the architecture is very... plain? It's not old enough to go traditional and not new enough to go contemporary so I'm a bit stuck.
I liked you work, by choosing books by cover colour made me speechless.
Which colour is best for the wall for the whole house? My flooring is grey timber
The architectural features part is hard to rectify when you are living in a rental ;__; I'm trying hard to not let the careless popcorn wallpaper and cheap doors and mismatched bathroom floors ruin the overall vision, but it's hard.
Like your Videos so much. Is so informative.
Atm I am looking for wooden looking flor. But I also want to buy new furnitures. Is there an rule or hack to choose much matchable woosen floor - sandy floor with greyisch lines? Oder mor scansinavian white that can be how work with Ikea Wooden furnitures ??
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Fabulous video! If I might add, if you entertain or host with frequency, resist the temptation to go overboard with color schemes. Strong colors, especially, should be used more sparingly than your gut demands. I think folks whom are young or fast evolving their tastes are quickest to fall victim. An upholstered chair here, a painted wall there, people ‘get’ what you like - it needn’t be in their faces. Too, your favorite color might be a turnoff to others (I myself loathe aquamarines)! Too, vary the preponderance of your color. Perhaps your kitchen is the place to ‘do it up Tuscan,’ but titer it back for the dining and other rooms. Again, people get your taste. Color and cohesion make first impressions.
But maybe more importantly, we actually have to live in our spaces. They’ve gotta be functional. Books are for reading, not the irrelevant color of their spines or book covers. In fact, our most loved books have broken spines and ripped jackets from years of beloved hours that is the joy of reading. And kitchens are made for cooking and connecting, not to show off immaculate appliances people have no idea how to use let alone intend to ever. As a home chef, my spice racks are bursting, my counters are cluttered with culinary projects of the week and season, and my legacy and modern cookbooks and old Gourmet Magazine issues overflow my kitchen bookcase. To us, our furniture collections are curated from family whom went before us and left behind plus our additions, and defy any page from an Ethan Allen catalog. Yes, perhaps by the ‘Red Thread’ standard, our eclecticism disqualifies us, but to us, already we’ve gone above and beyond.
Your suggestion to use restraint with color and style in order to avoid alienating guests feels unnecessarily limiting. If you hate aquamarines, by all means banish them from your home, but to expect others to dial back their tastes for your comfort is basically design narcissism.
People’s homes should be exactly what they wish them to be; guests don’t live there 24/7 (or there are bigger problems to address).
Can you recommend a channel for landscape design, specifically Australian suburban backyards? I want to create something beautiful and practical in our otherwise flat, square, suburban yard which is not generic and basic.
Thelocalproject has a lot of inspiration - most are high end but there are also a few more standard homes featured with interesting concepts.
@@reynardlowell great, I'll take a look. Thank you!
I have a "conventional" style home that was Built in 2000 with no real architectural elements. Any suggestions as what we should add?
I like these clean, clear rooms but I have hundreds of books collected since childhood. I can't control the color of my books and I organize them by topic, not color or size. How do I get a clear look when there are four bookcases on three walls in my studio apartment (44 square meters)? I have white walls and keep the furniture to shades of beige, but unfortunately I think I need to own, not rent, because I can't change the furniture that came with the flat. 😢
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️excellent video. Thank you!
Where did you purchase the wall arts ?
U watch Kim's Convenience! ❤
very offtopic, what's the print behind you? It looks pretty
Red thread is also a common term in french (fil rouge), with nothing to do with architecture or design.
In would rather talk about consistency, a bit of color theory, and well, taste 😅
I’m desperate for an L shaped sofa, but my flat is a bit small. It will probably fit, but will dominate. The room is rectangular not square. Do you think that will be okay?
I think it’ll be just fine. My space is the same, and I have an L shaped sofa too.
Before purchasing it, get the measurements so that it’s not too small or too big for the intended area.
Is the “red thread” the easy way to achieve 10% color in 60%-30%-10%? I never know who much is 10%
Does anyone know what that tan chair is at 1:57?
my whole place feels disjointed....LOL!
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Very nice except this "blue book" thing. What was that? It's almost like choosing wife with blue eyes to match your stile.
Or getting a dog or cat in your go to colour.
Haha it's actually the reverse. I bought and read those books, and they happen to be blue, so instead of hiding it, why not place it somewhere accessible, but also in a way that works as a styling object.
Number one reason your house doesn't look cohesive, you're buying cheap, tacky furniture. Having a consistent colour just makes your whole house look like a themed hotel room.
"Pick a color just to let us know you have a soul." - Caroline Winkler
(Those of you who said grey & brown, get out!)