The woman with the fridgescaping is a mere beginner. I use my fridge to develop entire civilizations. There is a Tupperware box in the back of shelf two with something brown in it that contains a culture on the verge of developing a written language.
The fact that glass didn't outright explode is a miracle. DO NOT RAPIDLY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE OF GLASS!!!!!!! The entire clip I was bracing for the worst.
The woman turning the books around said she wouldve used dried wood, but she was afraid of bugs. Stacking books with no breathing space encourages mold and mildew and silverfish.
This was exactly my thought too like books, not a better option you utter pillock! Putting aside it being a crime in and of itself to do that to those poor books
fun fact from a librarian: unused books who aren't moved for a long time ALSO attract bugs. Girly is in for a nice surprise when spiders will make their nest up there and she won't find out for years.
I do fridgescaping, specifically Tetris style fridgescaping - if I slide this leftover container sideways between the pickles and the jar of something I got for one recipe 5 years ago I can balance the eggs on top and avoid actually throwing anything out for another week.
As someone who lives in California, the possibility of the tower of books falling down on my head or killing my cat is terrifying! And the certainty of hordes of spiders living up there is disturbing as well.
The crackling glass thing is horrendous, every time it cut back to the fire I was convinced it was about to explode. Plus at 6.22 it seemed like a large chunk of glass had broken off from the rim?
My daughter has some of her books facing forwards, some backwards. She is an avid reader and does this to remember which ones she has already read, and which she hasn't. All are within easy reach. As someone who is also an avid reader, many of mine are tattered from being reread so many times (favourites). I agree that the cubby thing is daft, to say the least. Books were meant to be read, and while e-readers have their place, there just isn't anything like holding real books in your hands!
I was about to come in here and start with, “as I librarian…” 😂 But seriously, this Anthropologie window display-style home decor nonsense has gotten out of hand. Books are already aesthetically pleasing! That’s why book jacket artists are a thing!
That wine glass one is insane. And requires a full thing of salt and a whack of food colour. Here's an idea... just spend a few dollars more and just buy glasses that you like to start with.
Fridgescaping seems like something created solely for TikTok that no one does in real life. Like it’s literally just the next evolution of those fridge restock/ organisation videos. People will be painting the inside of their fridges by the end of the year trust and believe
I kind of love it even though (because?) its so ridiculous. It could be fun when you have a party and people will get a cute surprise when they open the fridge. But fridges are usually full in those times..
Fridgescaping? Now I've seen EVERYTHING. (And I'm a trauma surgeon, so I've seen A LOT.) And also that ice/wine glass thing will likely send you to the Emergency Department.
I don't think "fridgescaping" is too bad of an idea if you want to show off your high-end perishable foods. I might like to display a collection of upscale cheeses or a carton of organic goat milk, cans of Perrier, etc. Anything else that doesn't belong there is just ridiculous.
@@melaniesee8916 They could put them in dust covers made of wrapping paper. That way you could have any colour you want and the books are still protocted.
@@rileyroser6214 I'm now actively considering this now as a footrest/cat perch for my cats. Lightweight to move, seems sturdy enough to hold 20 pounds of cat.
My favorite thing about the wine glass one is that you can see for a split second that a bit of the glass already fell off, but then they zoomed in so you couldn’t see it
There should be a 'I made this for TikTok' landfill tax with all this crap. Seriously?!? My closest frigdescaping moment is squeezing in 3 half filled pizza boxes on top of each other.
Sooo accurate. Did this with our dining room table. I do love how it turned out and it isn't something you could buy, BUT it turned into a multi-month long process and wayyyy more money than I thought for what was originally a FB marketplace find 😅
What strikes me a dumb with colour blocking book shelves or turning them round so you can have all the beige - is you could just print out your own dust jackets for them , in the colours you want, so you could organise them sensibly and still get the visual colour effect you want.
There are ways to use books solely for decor. Like when your high school copy of Macbeth is water damaged and you have three more copies- the high school one can be sacrificed to the decor gods. Paper roses are my favorite, or there’s folding the pages to make an image (I wonder if Macbeth could become a hand holding a dagger… bit of red paint on the edges for effect), or turning it into a hiding place on the shelf (opens bookcase-door, hides a replica dagger…). But I doubt she cared to pick books that were no longer in great shape for reading. 😒
@@kellybraun7048 I agree that damaged books can be used for many things. I have created bookmarks and framed art with damaged children's books myself. My objection is in many of these decor-driven spaces, books are sacrificed, covers torn off, etc to give the appearance of a home library without the slightest nod to, or knowledge of, their contents. There is no more beautiful decor, in my view, than a well-read and well-loved ACTUAL home library.
Fridgescaping? Wow. Nicely organized is great, but having to move aside framed artwork and miniature flower arrangements to get to my eggs is ridiculous.
What? Is this an inside joke because I can't see Nick doing anything more cruel than mocking my love of plants and full spectrum light bulbs - and even then he would soften it with a "But that's just me, you do you Boo" followup. 🤣
Books are for reading. Buying a 100 books to face backwards is an insult to knowledge. Pool noodles, duct tape, and rope isn't bad for a footstool. Maybe.
I agree. Yes books are a beautiful decoration.. but it's supposed to be interactive as in they actually get read. Aside from maybe a handful of antique books just for decor, the books we have should be ones we've read or want to read.
I rather liked the ottoman too. But maybe just for resting your feet. (My home looks like a library, I find it very hard to let go of books. Even after reading them 4-5 times. I just love the warmth & interest they add to a space so much :)
@@marta150 I think the footstool turned out well but I can’t help but think that you would spend more on the supplies than to buy a similar one at IKEA or secondhand.
@@jennifergraham3752 We all know this isn't what happened in the video, but it's a neat idea for somebody who has a stash of pool noodles that their kids now ignore.
@@jennifergraham3752 Nope! Nowhere near enough. The thermostat shouldn't have anything covering it for it to read accurately. Looks cute but not functional.
@@topaz820Tthat's funny. We all have had frumpy moments. What was old is new again. Most people won't remember the "Dad" look from the 50's-60's. Nick has nailed it.
Fridgescaping...for people who have way too much time to waste, hardly do any grocery shopping, hardly do any cooking and with a total disregard of the hygiene aspects.
Straight away thinking of “Sherlock” and the head in the fridge… ( which my son & I did in an opshop ( thrift store) we put a foam head with a wig into a fridge, then ran out of the store laughing like crazy!
Nick i’m so happy for you that you moved and you’re starting fresh with a new life but omg every time your video starts, my eye always looks to the left looking for your kitchen😩
@@sophielegay4104they are very common, harmless, and tiny. You might occasionally see one buzz around the bathroom, but they tend to like the dark, wet pipes. They nest in the residue built up on pipes.
Why does that woman think that bugs won’t settle in her book habitat?! Why would that be any different than stacks of wood? Side note, I recently found out that such a thing as “book lice” exist and I’m really not ok with that.
I thought bugs in books was more with old books or books that haven’t been opened in years or books sitting in a dirty, dusty or moldy type of environment
Ooooh, I found out just before my kidney transplant that because of the little bugs & getms are in 99% of books, i couldn't bring my beloved books. Kindles had just come out, thank goddess, so that saved my sanity.
@@ChrisZwolinski 🤣🤣🤣 Or she will facilitate the evolution of a species of super bugs that can withstand the dizzying heights that the bookshelf elevation inflicts. They will be nose bleed resistant which I will admit is rather a niche adaptation that will only help them in environments such as this.
My parents house (& now my own) is full of books. Shelves are everywhere, and, yes, my dad built a floor to ceiling with a rolling ladder. We were heavy readers growing up & being homeschooled, so these books are memories to us & still where we go for information. Seeing people flip their books backwards or purchase them only to tear them apart for decor is so mind-blowing & seems so disrespectful to those who actually utilize books & enjoy them. There are a million trinkets & decor items out there. Why use books if you don't even like them?
I was just pontificating on this. The duality of both having excess space you can’t fill (can you imagine?) and then choosing something _that in no way reflects or even relates to you or who you are as a person_ to fill it as a lazy way to pretend you are someone you’re not is just, annoying. Why is it that the people who have all the bookshelves haven’t read any of the books? This is why I keep saying this isn’t true capitalism, because we aren’t actually assigning value to what’s valuable. We are assigning it to the least valuable things, and rewarding people who are willing to waste and disrespect our most important resources _with the power to own and control all the resources_ (and surprise, they’re wasting those too!) If you create art, and everyone loves it, sure get rich, absolutely. Musicians, authors, artists, actors, directors, programmers, etc. you make something and that something sells, by all means, get your paper boo boo. If you move money around from country to country all day, profiting from slight differences in exchange rates that become huge profits bc you’ve got SO much money to start with, so that pennies can become millions bc you’re starting out with billions, NO. diaf. Finding loopholes that simply siphon off of other people is parasitic. Actual capitalism wouldn’t pay bankers and hedge fund managers more than the people planting, harvesting and preparing the food, or building the bridges, or cleaning the hospital rooms. We wouldn’t be allowing public funds budgeted for education to be used as vouchers to pay for non-public education I don’t know how the rich have convinced half of the poor people to support such an insidious assault on public resources but DANG they sure doin’ it ain’t they. I guess they want to end society so they can be outlaws and just rob people, that’s more attractive to them than adapting or learning new skills. As the other half of the poor people, I’m just putting most of my energy into survival and the rest of it into online learning I guess Anyways I’m not talking about politics you’re talking about politics … hmm? This is a Wendy’s? I’ll see myself out
10:51 Why Chia Seeds? Biggest BS that she was growing anything in her sink. She just glued some „iceland moss“ to her sink (Don’t know if that’s the correct term, in German it’s „Island Moos“). You can buy the moss in different colors, it’s used for decoration. It’s completely dead but it will be a great medium for germs, fungi and bacteria so it’s absolutely gross to put it in the sink.
Nick's fit is looking AMAZING in this video, I also really, really appreciate salty-Nick. Please! You're the true voice of the people & we love you for it.
Ooh! I’ll plant chia seeds in my kitchen sink, so if I drop my crackled wine glass while I’m washing it, it won’t break. If I’m hungry, I have salad at the ready! Or… plant chia seeds in the fridge so your eggs and porcelain tchotchkes can nestle safely!
The glass one was genuinely horrifying to watch. I’m shocked it didn’t straight up explode. It scares me that complete idiots out there are instructing others to do the same.
I'd heard the word fridgescaping but imagined it must mean putting the food and drinks in pretty baskets, bowls, and pitchers and discarding the packaging. That would be silly enough (because labels are useful), but the actual trend is so much worse, with knick-knacks cluttering it up!
I'm divided on that last one. Yes, it looks cute and covers up the ugly. But wall thermostats serve two purposes: not only do you adjust your HVAC from them, but they also contain thermometers that enable the system to self-adjust the temperature. If you're covering the thermometer, then it can't do its job.
I found a Mexican pressed tin bird about 3 times the size of my thermostat and slipped its feet under a corner of the stat so that it looks like the bird is perching there. Maybe use the stat as a base/stand for something that doesn't cover the thermometer?
4:08 okay, in defense of Fridgescaping (hear me out), I am a single person who tends to want to fill my fridge with food like my parents did for our family. But, as a single person, I can’t possibly eat all of that food before it goes to waste. So putting nick nacks and other things in the back of my fridge to stop me from shoving my food back there, thus taking up the empty space, sounds like it would force me to buy less food overall and therefore create less waste because I’m only buying what I’ll actually eat. And I’ll have to clean my fridge more often. It would also make the fridge look more full, so I’ll feel less like I need to hoard what I have due to food insecurities that tend to pop up when the food runs low
The problem with the cutesy up hiding of the thermostat in the room is that it needs to be opened to the room temperature to appropriately sense the need to turn off and on. Covering it up with a box will cause it to not work the way it is intended.
@@nansi113that isn't enough. The airflow will be restricted, leading to the thermostat not reacting to changes in temperature quickly enough. It will always be lagging.
You'd have to do it with, like, posts on each corner of the picture frame to hold it further away from the wall. And never ever do this with something that needs to be open like a smoke alarm
Maybe she has the sensors that go in other rooms? We have a few of those. Our thermostat still reads the temp in the room where it is, but it’s really the external sensors that tell it when to turn on and off, as those are rooms that tend to get more hot/cold than the rest of the house.
I'm a frame stylist and I think your glasses truly style your face beautifully. Plus, love all the vids - definitely my go to for home decor updates. Please keep it going - 5 stars.
Covering up a thermostat will prevent it from accurately sensing temperature. I guess drilling out a few holes in the frame top and bottom is supposed to address that? Maybe plan on bringing an extra layer (and/or a fan) to this particular form versus function fight 'cos beauty knows no pain.
@@craftyluna6381try putting a thermometer outside the box and compare temperatures. Unless the box is a Swiss cheese of holes in guessing there will be temperature variation.
Funnily enough, I thought of a girl living there. She has substantial lip fillers and fake lashes. Wears sweatpants with cropped sweat tops. Or maybe that's the guys' dates.
Maybe you could just do a video on 100 ways to waste money on your home. I’ve never been a shopper yet at 64 I just think about stuff I can get rid of. It started before I turned 50. It’s amazing how much clearer you can think with less stuff around.
The pool noodle poof…I used to own a pool. I utilized pool noodles as pool toys or for support while lounging in the water, which shockingly were purposes for which pool noodles were intended. I discovered that although pool noodles have some longevity, they are not immortal. Over time they disintegrate into chunks and eventually a mixed chemical powder, not something you’d want circulating in the air of your enclosed living space. And while the “poof-noodles” are spared exposure to chlorine, they are subjected to intermittent burdens of human weight, without water’s gentle, compliant support from below. In other words, the pool noodle poofs ain’t gonna last a long time and just might make you sick.
When I had three teenagers at home (two of whom are boys) my fridge went through food waaaaay too fast to “fridgescape”. I’m guessing that the boys would have thought I was trying out a new food and would have nibbled the flowers. 😂
books are no trays, no plant base or any Machiavellian idea that goes through the ticktockers' heads.... RESPECT BOOKS! thanks Nick, feeling better now.
what I don't like about fridge scaping is the environmental aspect as you need to have your fridge open for way longer than usual. Also I feel for the plants and flowers in the cold darkness.
Hard to choose which idea is the worst. I have to go with the chia pet sink. Even if you are able to get the soil to stay in place on slippery porcelain and then get the seeds to take, in short time it is going to stink to high heaven as the plant material decomposes and bring on fungus gnats as you water it. (Why am I even applying horticulture to this? It's just stupid!)
Loved this video with hilarious snarky comments! I have to say that my fire-phobia has me really worried about that "indoor fire pit". That is the origin of my nightmares, for sure!
The pool noodle ottoman is actually pretty genius with a couple of modifications. Pool noodles actually fuse together really nicely with the application of heat, so heat gun them for the structural complaint. They also carve nicely for different shaped ottomans. Then you could still use duct tape if you wanted for applying the jute rope, or sew/crochet a cover instead. Being made of pool noodles would be a great usage for a front porch, or even pool side. No worries about wood degradation from the elements or bugs. Heck, it might even still float in the pool!
that drives me crazy! people who do that have either read the book already or they just don't like all the different colors of the spines and they'd rather have it be all beige. yuck. the only books I have turned around are a few that tons of annotations and colored tabs sticking out. Other than that, I want to SEE all the books I've read or have yet to read!
10 years ago, when I was young and way before TikTok, I turned all of my books so the spine doesn't show so I can spot a book snob guest. My books then often very intimately spoke about my interests and world views, so when I used to entertain a lot of parties, I had no wish of strangers debating or judging me by my books thinking they know it all.. It was a slight "la resistance" move because I knew a lot of "book lover-defined by my reading habits- faux intelectual" snobs. Worked like a charm, they were shook and had no idea how to approach the monstrosity on my book shelves. Made me giggle. 😅
The woman with the fridgescaping is a mere beginner. I use my fridge to develop entire civilizations. There is a Tupperware box in the back of shelf two with something brown in it that contains a culture on the verge of developing a written language.
@@lap8329 🤣🤣🤣
Love it! I hope you will be a benevolent ruler!! LOL!
My fridge is a representation of a nuclear wasteland.
🙌🏻 you will need to give your civilisation a name!
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The fact that glass didn't outright explode is a miracle. DO NOT RAPIDLY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE OF GLASS!!!!!!! The entire clip I was bracing for the worst.
There was a chunk broken out of the rim in the ‘reveal’ part of that ‘how to’. So it obviously is a risky venture.
People are idiots.
I haven't felt that horrified in quite a while.
The moss in the sink is just nasty
Definitely cringe-worthy moment
Nick Quote of the Week: “I’m monetising other people’s stupidity - this is my dream job” 😂
Love the glasses and top combo too!
I lived this comment as well!
“Monetising other peoples stupidity.” Nice to see Nick on the fast track to becoming a billionaire
Heard it as I was reading this lol
im here for the Nick quote of the week 🎉
@@TrekkieJenn LOL ❤😂 I had a similar thought!
The woman turning the books around said she wouldve used dried wood, but she was afraid of bugs. Stacking books with no breathing space encourages mold and mildew and silverfish.
She clearly never opens a book, which is why she is so intelligent.
& German cockroaches and book lice. She is creating a perfect bug breeding zone.
This was exactly my thought too like books, not a better option you utter pillock! Putting aside it being a crime in and of itself to do that to those poor books
It's also a nightmare for people with dust and mite (is it the right word?) allergies.
@@okinsunshineaaaaa "book lice" ? 😶 wht that's a thing 👀 omg I was dry pressing flowers in ma book .. for sure it's gotta get deported now
fun fact from a librarian: unused books who aren't moved for a long time ALSO attract bugs. Girly is in for a nice surprise when spiders will make their nest up there and she won't find out for years.
“If I were to be a bit of a critic, and you know that’s not in my nature.” 😂😂😂😂This is why I love Nick.
Yeah.. 😂 I just spilled my coffee, when he said that! 🤣🤣🥰
His sarcasm is always master-level. 🖤
💯 Nick😊! Best quote ever ❤
😂😂😂
His ability to keep a perfectly straight face while saying that was masterful.
Here in Australia, 14 animals and bugs that can kill you in 27 different ways would move into that chia sink overnight. 😂
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Right?? We have a hard enough time keeping the nasties at bay as it is! 🙄
I burst out laughing at this and wine came out of my nose. 🤣
What happens to the toothpaste spittle?
Ahahaha!!! 😂
I do fridgescaping, specifically Tetris style fridgescaping - if I slide this leftover container sideways between the pickles and the jar of something I got for one recipe 5 years ago I can balance the eggs on top and avoid actually throwing anything out for another week.
Right? The ingenuity we sometimes come up with!
Are you sure that isn’t fridge jenga?
@@marycrawford9428 it is if they fall
Fridge Tetris should be an Olympic event. I would definitely medal.
I love you 😂 I feel so seen
As someone who lives in California, the possibility of the tower of books falling down on my head or killing my cat is terrifying! And the certainty of hordes of spiders living up there is disturbing as well.
Right? "I heard wood can risk bugs"...What do you think paper is made of, friend?
I had a similar thought watching her up there - "I hope they don't live in an earthquake zone!"
lol I feel like a cat would figure out how to get up there and topple everything, so dangerous
As a fellow Californian, that was the first thing I thought of too. I'm surprised Nick didn't mention it.
Knowing my cat, he would probably find a way to kill that book tower. 😂
The fact that the chia seeds grow into clearly-dyed dried moss is hilarious.
Thank you! 😂 I came here hoping that someone else caught that.
@@hannahsmith296 me too.
Yes! that is so obviously faked.
And does this mean that she's not using soap!!! ugh
This hack is a job creator for plumbers
The crackling glass thing is horrendous, every time it cut back to the fire I was convinced it was about to explode. Plus at 6.22 it seemed like a large chunk of glass had broken off from the rim?
Yes there was a big chunk missing. I can see the first time you put your hand into the glass to clean it, you will slice your hand big time.
Yes, there was a big chunk missing. It looked like they tried to hide that at the end of the video.
As someone who works in a library, I'm saddened by the book cubby thing. Poor unloved, unread books, never to show their colours or potential.😢
I feel this way as a reader of books.
I feel the same way, books are small treasures we have for life, like friends and to treat them this way...glad I never went for Tik Tok stupidity
As a librarian, I can't use books as decor - too upsetting... i.e book transfer knowledge. I buy boxes that look like books.
My daughter has some of her books facing forwards, some backwards. She is an avid reader and does this to remember which ones she has already read, and which she hasn't. All are within easy reach. As someone who is also an avid reader, many of mine are tattered from being reread so many times (favourites). I agree that the cubby thing is daft, to say the least. Books were meant to be read, and while e-readers have their place, there just isn't anything like holding real books in your hands!
I was about to come in here and start with, “as I librarian…” 😂 But seriously, this Anthropologie window display-style home decor nonsense has gotten out of hand. Books are already aesthetically pleasing! That’s why book jacket artists are a thing!
That wine glass one is insane. And requires a full thing of salt and a whack of food colour. Here's an idea... just spend a few dollars more and just buy glasses that you like to start with.
But that’s insanity when you can live on the edge. It would be sensible to live near a fire station and a hospital just in case though
The wine glass one is rage bait. That's intended to infuriate people to make them share and discuss.
Fridgescaping seems like something created solely for TikTok that no one does in real life. Like it’s literally just the next evolution of those fridge restock/ organisation videos. People will be painting the inside of their fridges by the end of the year trust and believe
It’s camp though
I kind of love it even though (because?) its so ridiculous.
It could be fun when you have a party and people will get a cute surprise when they open the fridge. But fridges are usually full in those times..
Monetizing other people's stupidity you will never run out of money. 👍
The plumber you need for the dirt down the drain is Gonna LOVE YOU.
Fridgescaping? Now I've seen EVERYTHING. (And I'm a trauma surgeon, so I've seen A LOT.) And also that ice/wine glass thing will likely send you to the Emergency Department.
Right? I work in Surgery and stupid crafts are NOT how I want job security.
I don't think "fridgescaping" is too bad of an idea if you want to show off your high-end perishable foods. I might like to display a collection of upscale cheeses or a carton of organic goat milk, cans of Perrier, etc. Anything else that doesn't belong there is just ridiculous.
@@Uncle_SmidgeSAME!
ER nurse…. I concur
@@Uncle_Smidge they make for good stories though!
Nothing says “I have more money than sense” than buying 200 books purely as space fillers and displaying them backwards. How tacky can you get 😩
I have read they do that on home decor shows because of copyright laws.
@@melaniesee8916 They could put them in dust covers made of wrapping paper. That way you could have any colour you want and the books are still protocted.
@@melaniesee8916 Yes, he mentions that in the video.
Yeah, it's screaming "I can't read"
Still stuck on the waste of salt in the wine ice thingY 😭
Making Furniture out of pool noodles and duct tape sounds like something my 5 year old self would've made for his "secret cave"
Your 5yo should start a channel. Secret cave decor would go viral for sure.
It's "duct" tape, but people misheard "duck" so often that there's a brand of duct tape called Duck Tape now which is a pretty good marketing move.
Obviously, it's not structurally sound as a chair. But as a footrest..... 🤷
@@rileyroser6214YES! Exactly what I was thinking.
@@rileyroser6214 I'm now actively considering this now as a footrest/cat perch for my cats. Lightweight to move, seems sturdy enough to hold 20 pounds of cat.
My favorite thing about the wine glass one is that you can see for a split second that a bit of the glass already fell off, but then they zoomed in so you couldn’t see it
There should be a 'I made this for TikTok' landfill tax with all this crap. Seriously?!?
My closest frigdescaping moment is squeezing in 3 half filled pizza boxes on top of each other.
A lot of DIY projects start out cheap but end up costing as much or more that buying a quality item. But if you are going for a cheap look, nailed it!
Sooo accurate. Did this with our dining room table. I do love how it turned out and it isn't something you could buy, BUT it turned into a multi-month long process and wayyyy more money than I thought for what was originally a FB marketplace find 😅
What strikes me a dumb with colour blocking book shelves or turning them round so you can have all the beige - is you could just print out your own dust jackets for them , in the colours you want, so you could organise them sensibly and still get the visual colour effect you want.
Yes! Or if it's beige you're going for, kraft paper is pretty cheap by the roll. Wrap them and write the titles yourself.
@@ellemmI dit it, it’s beautiful !
i organise by colour because I remember the colour of the book, not the title or author. Not to mention, everyone compliments me on how cute it looks.
@@Widdekuu91 that’s the first half way decent reason I’ve seen for the practice
@@ForteanEnquirer Thankyou.
THANK you for the take on using books solely for decor. I'm a librarian. Makes me really wonder about the state of humanity....
People have been using books as decor for 100+ years
@@202cardline Note the word "soley".
There are ways to use books solely for decor. Like when your high school copy of Macbeth is water damaged and you have three more copies- the high school one can be sacrificed to the decor gods. Paper roses are my favorite, or there’s folding the pages to make an image (I wonder if Macbeth could become a hand holding a dagger… bit of red paint on the edges for effect), or turning it into a hiding place on the shelf (opens bookcase-door, hides a replica dagger…).
But I doubt she cared to pick books that were no longer in great shape for reading. 😒
@@kellybraun7048 I agree that damaged books can be used for many things. I have created bookmarks and framed art with damaged children's books myself. My objection is in many of these decor-driven spaces, books are sacrificed, covers torn off, etc to give the appearance of a home library without the slightest nod to, or knowledge of, their contents. There is no more beautiful decor, in my view, than a well-read and well-loved ACTUAL home library.
@@donnabryant8985 Absolutely!
Fridgescaping? Wow.
Nicely organized is great, but having to move aside framed artwork and miniature flower arrangements to get to my eggs is ridiculous.
"I'm monetizing other people's stupidity" has just become my mantra at work
I've never looked at TikTok, thanks for affirming my decision!
“Oh that’s so cute. Where is your food?” SENT ME.
Nick’s serial killer transformation is nearly complete.
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something's going on......stay tuned to see if your guess is correct.
@@list-and-sellNick is too smart to be caught.
What? Is this an inside joke because I can't see Nick doing anything more cruel than mocking my love of plants and full spectrum light bulbs - and even then he would soften it with a "But that's just me, you do you Boo" followup. 🤣
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The pool noodle and rope thing would be a good cat scratching pad.
Held together with hot glue? I’m not sure it’d last five minutes with a cat 😢
I feel Nick's actually turning into mid-century modern with the latest outfit!
It’s giving very 1950s dad of 2. He just needs some slippers, an ashtray and a perky blond wife pumped full of Valium
It’s giving cozy fall Nick!
Yes except for the scruff he looks like my dad in 1959
I personally love the outfit 😭 let's all dress like our fav furniture
@@catstronaut8460 I agree. Very dapper.
The comments section to this video is gold. You have the best viewers 🎉
Books are for reading. Buying a 100 books to face backwards is an insult to knowledge. Pool noodles, duct tape, and rope isn't bad for a footstool. Maybe.
I agree. Yes books are a beautiful decoration.. but it's supposed to be interactive as in they actually get read. Aside from maybe a handful of antique books just for decor, the books we have should be ones we've read or want to read.
I rather liked the ottoman too. But maybe just for resting your feet. (My home looks like a library, I find it very hard to let go of books. Even after reading them 4-5 times. I just love the warmth & interest they add to a space so much :)
@@marta150 I think the footstool turned out well but I can’t help but think that you would spend more on the supplies than to buy a similar one at IKEA or secondhand.
@@jennifergraham3752 We all know this isn't what happened in the video, but it's a neat idea for somebody who has a stash of pool noodles that their kids now ignore.
@@eflan3453 agreed. It is a clever hack for sure.
The cost of the duct tape alone in the ottoman in this DIY example would be more than buying a good ottoman.
One roll of duct tape is $8 dollars
But a great way to make cheap furniture for kids to play with
My thoughts _exactly_
@@annak804give the children toys, Anna. LET THEM PLAY WITH TOYS
@@rainbomg my kids love playing with furniture and toys they keep breaking the furniture and some of the toys
Covering your thermostat prevents it from accurately reading the temperature
@@Lala-vx4os I guess that’s why they drilled holes in the top of the frame. I wonder if that is enough?
This is what I was going to say. Having holes in it will help but it's still going to throw it way off.
@@jennifergraham3752 Nope! Nowhere near enough. The thermostat shouldn't have anything covering it for it to read accurately. Looks cute but not functional.
@@mariamcphail good to know! I will pass on this diy idea then.
That's a really strange placement for a thermostat. So close to an exterior wall. And boxing it in will totally effect how it functions.
On the other hand, if your house floods you have a floatation device handy.
These glasses + this shirt?? Love!
Looks like my Dad did in the 1950's. So old fashioned. lol
Casual-classy. I think it's a good look.
You look like my high-school biology teacher. (It's a compliment, BTW)
I instantly disliked it but I’ve had my frumpy phases too so I get it.
@@topaz820Tthat's funny. We all have had frumpy moments. What was old is new again. Most people won't remember the "Dad" look from the 50's-60's. Nick has nailed it.
Fridgescaping...for people who have way too much time to waste, hardly do any grocery shopping, hardly do any cooking and with a total disregard of the hygiene aspects.
It looks like an off shoot of hoarding
Well they fill their fridges with crap to make it look ful, groceries are so expensive nowadays 😢
The only reason I can think of to put something in the fridge that doesn't go there is to prank someone else in the house.
If I go into someone's fridge and find a chilled colony of "Live, Laugh, Love" signs instead of delicious cheese, it's time for a 5150.
Straight away thinking of “Sherlock” and the head in the fridge… ( which my son & I did in an opshop ( thrift store) we put a foam head with a wig into a fridge, then ran out of the store laughing like crazy!
I grew up finding weird things in the fridge, but I thought it was because my dad is absent-minded. Maybe he was just a trendsetter.
Nick i’m so happy for you that you moved and you’re starting fresh with a new life but omg every time your video starts, my eye always looks to the left looking for your kitchen😩
OMG...the drain garden???? And yes drain flies will love this!!!!
Drain flies?? What are they? Are they living in the drain? They don't die? I have never heard of this... It's not like there's food in a drain!
Cooties .....
@@sophielegay4104they are very common, harmless, and tiny. You might occasionally see one buzz around the bathroom, but they tend to like the dark, wet pipes. They nest in the residue built up on pipes.
@@tophers3756 thank you for replying, I was so curious!
Fungus gnats. Just no.
The shirt, the glasses, the beard I love it! you look very handsom today
Your assistant is just as genius as you are. This is hilarious. Thank you! I really needed something upbeat today.
"People insist on doing weird crap"
Nailed it
Why does that woman think that bugs won’t settle in her book habitat?! Why would that be any different than stacks of wood? Side note, I recently found out that such a thing as “book lice” exist and I’m really not ok with that.
Excellent point but for me the bigger mystery is why she thinks it looks good
I thought bugs in books was more with old books or books that haven’t been opened in years or books sitting in a dirty, dusty or moldy type of environment
Ooooh, I found out just before my kidney transplant that because of the little bugs & getms are in 99% of books, i couldn't bring my beloved books. Kindles had just come out, thank goddess, so that saved my sanity.
I don’t think she has to worry about the bugs. They’d die from the excessive nose bleeds from being so high up. 😂😂😂😂
@@ChrisZwolinski 🤣🤣🤣 Or she will facilitate the evolution of a species of super bugs that can withstand the dizzying heights that the bookshelf elevation inflicts. They will be nose bleed resistant which I will admit is rather a niche adaptation that will only help them in environments such as this.
My parents house (& now my own) is full of books. Shelves are everywhere, and, yes, my dad built a floor to ceiling with a rolling ladder. We were heavy readers growing up & being homeschooled, so these books are memories to us & still where we go for information. Seeing people flip their books backwards or purchase them only to tear them apart for decor is so mind-blowing & seems so disrespectful to those who actually utilize books & enjoy them. There are a million trinkets & decor items out there. Why use books if you don't even like them?
exactly❤
I was just pontificating on this. The duality of both having excess space you can’t fill (can you imagine?) and then choosing something _that in no way reflects or even relates to you or who you are as a person_ to fill it as a lazy way to pretend you are someone you’re not is just, annoying. Why is it that the people who have all the bookshelves haven’t read any of the books? This is why I keep saying this isn’t true capitalism, because we aren’t actually assigning value to what’s valuable. We are assigning it to the least valuable things, and rewarding people who are willing to waste and disrespect our most important resources _with the power to own and control all the resources_ (and surprise, they’re wasting those too!)
If you create art, and everyone loves it, sure get rich, absolutely. Musicians, authors, artists, actors, directors, programmers, etc. you make something and that something sells, by all means, get your paper boo boo. If you move money around from country to country all day, profiting from slight differences in exchange rates that become huge profits bc you’ve got SO much money to start with, so that pennies can become millions bc you’re starting out with billions, NO. diaf. Finding loopholes that simply siphon off of other people is parasitic.
Actual capitalism wouldn’t pay bankers and hedge fund managers more than the people planting, harvesting and preparing the food, or building the bridges, or cleaning the hospital rooms. We wouldn’t be allowing public funds budgeted for education to be used as vouchers to pay for non-public education
I don’t know how the rich have convinced half of the poor people to support such an insidious assault on public resources but DANG they sure doin’ it ain’t they. I guess they want to end society so they can be outlaws and just rob people, that’s more attractive to them than adapting or learning new skills. As the other half of the poor people, I’m just putting most of my energy into survival and the rest of it into online learning I guess
Anyways I’m not talking about politics you’re talking about politics … hmm? This is a Wendy’s? I’ll see myself out
I can handle it when it’s the special books that have the beautiful painted edges, because it almost feels rude to hide that beauty
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"I get it, don't yuck on other people's yums but... Don't yuck on MY yums, which is making fun of stuff." TOUCHÉ 😂
I hate that saying so much. I will yuck whatever the hell I want.
@@violetmoon2283 exactly. Sensitives be sensitive.
Almost pissed myself laughing at the spinning floating shoe. Stupidest thing ive seen. Love it 😂
10:51 Why Chia Seeds? Biggest BS that she was growing anything in her sink. She just glued some „iceland moss“ to her sink (Don’t know if that’s the correct term, in German it’s „Island Moos“). You can buy the moss in different colors, it’s used for decoration. It’s completely dead but it will be a great medium for germs, fungi and bacteria so it’s absolutely gross to put it in the sink.
I think the fridge-scaping thing would be a good prank to play on someone🎉🎉
I’m gonna prank my roommate. I’ve got a little plant. Gonna search for a little framed photo. Lol
When nick says “it’s stupid” it hits differently than any other commentary on RUclips. 😅
10:27 I loved the look of almost disgust and irritation on the chia sink 😂
@@kikidee9623 it was perfect
Can’t imagine what it looks like after spitting toothpaste into it or my husband shaving! 🤮
Yeah I want a gif of Nick rolling his eyes at 10:26!
As an avid reader, this is book abuse! 😮 Stop it people. Just stop 🛑.
That sink isn't covered in chia seeds. They covered it in dirt, then with dyed reindeer moss, which is likely dead. You can buy it in craft stores.
In fact, I'd bet $20 that they wiped off the seedy mud glop, then stuck down the dollar-store dried moss for the video.
Yeah it's def not chia!
“If I were to be a bit of a critic for a moment, and you know that is not in my nature.”😂 you are hilarious!
This is why I have never voluntarily looked at TikTok 🙄
A bunch of quasi “content creators” who are begging “Oh look at me”. Just no
"I'm monetizing other people's stupidity." Thank you for highlighting these ridiculous ideas.
fridgescaping? im too busy landscaping! what a world.
Fridge escape. OMFG. People really are insane.
If you have a "smart fridge" it might start communicating with similar colonies in other galaxies.
@@markrice4808 😉😂
Nick's fit is looking AMAZING in this video, I also really, really appreciate salty-Nick. Please! You're the true voice of the people & we love you for it.
Ooh! I’ll plant chia seeds in my kitchen sink, so if I drop my crackled wine glass while I’m washing it, it won’t break. If I’m hungry, I have salad at the ready!
Or… plant chia seeds in the fridge so your eggs and porcelain tchotchkes can nestle safely!
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@@margotchurchill5593 you know you are starting a new TikTok trend of landscaping your fridgescape 😂. Patent pending
Or, cover the fridge shelves with sprouting chia seeds! It'll look so hobbity! 😁
lol😂
@@pjperdue1293The friiidge is alive with the sound of rotting!
The thermostat cover was kinda cute... But if the thermometer is on the thermostat, it won't be able to measure the room temperature adequately.
It would be interesting for someone to do an experiment and find out how much it would affect the thermostat using different materials.
The glass one was genuinely horrifying to watch. I’m shocked it didn’t straight up explode. It scares me that complete idiots out there are instructing others to do the same.
I'd heard the word fridgescaping but imagined it must mean putting the food and drinks in pretty baskets, bowls, and pitchers and discarding the packaging. That would be silly enough (because labels are useful), but the actual trend is so much worse, with knick-knacks cluttering it up!
I'm divided on that last one. Yes, it looks cute and covers up the ugly. But wall thermostats serve two purposes: not only do you adjust your HVAC from them, but they also contain thermometers that enable the system to self-adjust the temperature. If you're covering the thermometer, then it can't do its job.
Yes, it's really dumb. It would be better to replace it with a better looking thermostats which do exist.
I found a Mexican pressed tin bird about 3 times the size of my thermostat and slipped its feet under a corner of the stat so that it looks like the bird is perching there. Maybe use the stat as a base/stand for something that doesn't cover the thermometer?
@@meowyimeow someone needs to invent a "Frame" type thermostat, similar to the tv.
Comment I was looking for. Higher energy bills. Mine is four feet from the oven.
I wonder if caning instead of a picture frame would be a better option.
The only problem with this video today, is its waaay too short 😊😂
I love ❤️ when you do these on your channel.
"if you've read a book before then you know what I am talking about." 😂😂
My kitchen is getting a makeover as soon as it’s too cold to work outside. I am going to prank my husband with an over the top fridgescape. 🤣
I'm subscribed to Nick's channel cause I love his videos, but I also show up for the hilarious comments section too!
I never would mix fire and glass, I had a candle jar explode, sending glass everywhere. I know I'm not the only person who has had that happen.
You are leveling up with every video. Love the look you've got going on here.
5:45- People who try this will end up with glass exploding and going into their eyes, face, etc. Please do NOT heat up glass in an amateur way.
That’s what I was thinking! Hope the safety glasses are on, but it seems unlikely 😕
Plot Twist: the clock in the background is all duct tape. 😝
Good one!
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4:08 okay, in defense of Fridgescaping (hear me out), I am a single person who tends to want to fill my fridge with food like my parents did for our family. But, as a single person, I can’t possibly eat all of that food before it goes to waste. So putting nick nacks and other things in the back of my fridge to stop me from shoving my food back there, thus taking up the empty space, sounds like it would force me to buy less food overall and therefore create less waste because I’m only buying what I’ll actually eat. And I’ll have to clean my fridge more often. It would also make the fridge look more full, so I’ll feel less like I need to hoard what I have due to food insecurities that tend to pop up when the food runs low
The problem with the cutesy up hiding of the thermostat in the room is that it needs to be opened to the room temperature to appropriately sense the need to turn off and on. Covering it up with a box will cause it to not work the way it is intended.
She had holes on the top and bottom for air flow
@@nansi113that isn't enough. The airflow will be restricted, leading to the thermostat not reacting to changes in temperature quickly enough. It will always be lagging.
Came here to see if anyone else noticed that. It's cute, but I would never recommend covering your thermostat
You'd have to do it with, like, posts on each corner of the picture frame to hold it further away from the wall. And never ever do this with something that needs to be open like a smoke alarm
Maybe she has the sensors that go in other rooms? We have a few of those. Our thermostat still reads the temp in the room where it is, but it’s really the external sensors that tell it when to turn on and off, as those are rooms that tend to get more hot/cold than the rest of the house.
I'm a frame stylist and I think your glasses truly style your face beautifully. Plus, love all the vids - definitely my go to for home decor updates. Please keep it going - 5 stars.
Covering up a thermostat will prevent it from accurately sensing temperature. I guess drilling out a few holes in the frame top and bottom is supposed to address that? Maybe plan on bringing an extra layer (and/or a fan) to this particular form versus function fight 'cos beauty knows no pain.
My thermostat is covered by a box with art on it, and yes I drilled several holes in the bottom and it works just fine.
@@craftyluna6381try putting a thermometer outside the box and compare temperatures. Unless the box is a Swiss cheese of holes in guessing there will be temperature variation.
Right, I can't imagine 2 holes would allow enough airflow for an accurate reading to properly or efficiently function.
If you need to go up a firefighter's ladder to bring down a copy of Danielle Steel's Now and Forever, seek help immediately!
...IF you can find it. Expect to spend an hour at the top of that ladder, turning every book around to read the title. 😆
That apartment looks like a boardwalk archade.
Funnily enough, I thought of a girl living there. She has substantial lip fillers and fake lashes. Wears sweatpants with cropped sweat tops.
Or maybe that's the guys' dates.
Oh Nick, you are so witty! Love your videos, fridgescaping? Books that you don’t know what they are about? Etc etc. unbelievable!
Nick, I’m so happy to see it’s still 12:20 on the clock!
I love that you pronounce La Croix correctly! Everyone here in the states says it like La Croy and it drives me nuts.
You had me at Fridgescaping. Pants are wet. New glasses are Fab.
Love from Ottawa
Maybe you could just do a video on 100 ways to waste money on your home. I’ve never been a shopper yet at 64 I just think about stuff I can get rid of. It started before I turned 50. It’s amazing how much clearer you can think with less stuff around.
The pool noodle poof…I used to own a pool. I utilized pool noodles as pool toys or for support while lounging in the water, which shockingly were purposes for which pool noodles were intended. I discovered that although pool noodles have some longevity, they are not immortal. Over time they disintegrate into chunks and eventually a mixed chemical powder, not something you’d want circulating in the air of your enclosed living space. And while the “poof-noodles” are spared exposure to chlorine, they are subjected to intermittent burdens of human weight, without water’s gentle, compliant support from below. In other words, the pool noodle poofs ain’t gonna last a long time and just might make you sick.
Pool noodles are not immortal! There is profound truth here about the universe!
I mean, the foam that sits inside poufs bought from a store is less structurally sound and less long living than pool noodles.
You have a delightfully poetical way of describing a pool noodle and it's disintegration.
The led room is cute. It’s a look. What I like about this. Is that all these lights probably turn warm white. You can create a very cozy look with it
“That might be a fun surprise for your guests” 😂 I’m getting ideas for how to make people leave when I’m ready for bed 😂
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Nick is entering his Zaddy Era, and I’m all for it!
Hmm🤔 From Pedro Pascal to Nick Lewis in their Zaddy era.
We’re a family of 6. Three of my four kids are teens. Could you imagine my fridge if I “fridgescaped” it? 🙃
You should fridgescape "I Am Legend"!😊
lol😂
When I had three teenagers at home (two of whom are boys) my fridge went through food waaaaay too fast to “fridgescape”. I’m guessing that the boys would have thought I was trying out a new food and would have nibbled the flowers. 😂
"If you've read a book before, you know what im talking about." 😂😂😂 Niiiiick, i adore you!.
The chia sink belongs in a surreal sculpture gallery rather than an everyday function
You're very generous.
Then again, MoDErn aRt 🙄
The salad mix falling out of the fridge,🤣🤣🤣
books are no trays, no plant base or any Machiavellian idea that goes through the ticktockers' heads.... RESPECT BOOKS! thanks Nick, feeling better now.
what I don't like about fridge scaping is the environmental aspect as you need to have your fridge open for way longer than usual. Also I feel for the plants and flowers in the cold darkness.
That was my first thought!
Hard to choose which idea is the worst. I have to go with the chia pet sink. Even if you are able to get the soil to stay in place on slippery porcelain and then get the seeds to take, in short time it is going to stink to high heaven as the plant material decomposes and bring on fungus gnats as you water it. (Why am I even applying horticulture to this? It's just stupid!)
Yeah I’m also casting my vote for that sink 👍🏻🙄
And then there's the blockage of the drain and sewer pipe....
@@Elle-kr8od That isn’t her concern; the only thing she cares about is getting noticed on TikTok 👍🏻
Not to mention using soap would also kill the plants so you'll have a nasty sink and gross hands
How would someone shave using that sink??
Loved this video with hilarious snarky comments! I have to say that my fire-phobia has me really worried about that "indoor fire pit". That is the origin of my nightmares, for sure!
I would not want to live in an apartment in his building because of that. He may be a very nice person, but FIRE.
Why did they want the wall to look like Bad Jenga?
Not just bad. Really bad 😂
The pool noodle ottoman is actually pretty genius with a couple of modifications. Pool noodles actually fuse together really nicely with the application of heat, so heat gun them for the structural complaint. They also carve nicely for different shaped ottomans. Then you could still use duct tape if you wanted for applying the jute rope, or sew/crochet a cover instead.
Being made of pool noodles would be a great usage for a front porch, or even pool side. No worries about wood degradation from the elements or bugs. Heck, it might even still float in the pool!
Why the hell you'd turn a book around the wrong way ...seriously??? Have people actually finally completely lost their minds??
You’re so right. Turning books backward is a travesty, a sham, a mockery. It’s a Travashamockery! 😂
that drives me crazy! people who do that have either read the book already or they just don't like all the different colors of the spines and they'd rather have it be all beige. yuck. the only books I have turned around are a few that tons of annotations and colored tabs sticking out. Other than that, I want to SEE all the books I've read or have yet to read!
I think it's a stupid trend too, but maybe they don't want the spines to fade from the sun.
Besides aesthetics, some people do it to keep the books they’ve read obviously separate from the books they still want to read.
They obviously don't read.
10 years ago, when I was young and way before TikTok, I turned all of my books so the spine doesn't show so I can spot a book snob guest.
My books then often very intimately spoke about my interests and world views, so when I used to entertain a lot of parties, I had no wish of strangers debating or judging me by my books thinking they know it all..
It was a slight "la resistance" move because I knew a lot of "book lover-defined by my reading habits- faux intelectual" snobs.
Worked like a charm, they were shook and had no idea how to approach the monstrosity on my book shelves. Made me giggle. 😅
That’s hilarious!