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The thing is, I spend way more time in my “public spaces” than any visitor ever does, and my little gathering of vintage photos of generations of family makes me super happy. Hopefully the discomfort they cause will be offset by the supreme pleasure of my company! 😉
The only people I invite into my home love my favorite tiny human (my daughter) and understand the wonderful relationships I had with my parents (both deceased) so they understand that these people are the greatest influences on who I am as a person. Don’t like my Momma? Gtfo of my house. Thanks 😊 ❤️
I did not agree with this either- nor the TV over the fireplace, if the fireplace is centered, how do you set up the seats to face a corner tv and a fireplace?
@@radhiadeedou8286 seriously. She talks about "save that space for artwork you love"... 1st of all, photography is an ART form and I didn't pay all that money to hide them!!! Also! I don't want to look at someone's family photo when I'm pooping and vulnerable. Keep it in the livingroom!!! 2nd, there might be "artwork" that makes guests feel uncomfortable... I'm there more than them obviously. It's my space so I'm gonna do it how I want! And if you don't like it you don't have to come over!
My friends parents have a huge gallery wall in their staircase leading from the main living area upstairs to the bedrooms. The gallery wall shows pictures of the whole family at different stages of their life and pictures from when the kids were baby's (now grwon up) to their first grandkids. And I always loved it as a guest. It's not so much in your face on the living room, but when you are close enough to the family that they would let you upstairs you would quickly pass all their pictures. I sometimes walked extra slow to see all of them. I think this is a great idea to handle it!
S3:E12 "Friends & Family" in Schitt's Creek, in which the plot surrounds the Roses' gigantic family portrait from their old mansion now in a tiny motel, demonstrates Lisa's rule #5 so well.
Oh, Lisa, I love most of your advice but I must say this: My living room is not a public space and if someone is in there and they feel uncomfortable with pictures of my family, then they must have entered my house by mistake and are lost.
totally silly. It is a really huge mistake to put photos up of your family....we get it. The family lives in the space! Maybe one photo of the whole crew together in the den....fine, but there are phones now and photo albums if people want to see all the photos of the people living in the house....or dead relatives. Im glad she said it.
I am in my late 60s, and I grew up with the understanding that formal portraits were fine in public spaces, but that photos were better in private spaces. I think we have become more flexible, but I get where Lisa is coming from. Actually, when my parents passed away I discovered a treasure trove of black and white family pictures from the late 1800s and early 1900s. I framed them with black frames and white mats to make a gallery wall in my very modern dining room. People ALWAYS spend time looking at them because they are interesting. If you display pictures intentionally, following good design, it will work.
I agree about the photos. Put them in a hallway and make a gallery wall. It makes more sense and looks great. My mom taught me this through her decorating and I've just always done it that way. It's pretty cool too because you can give your kids a history lesson about their ancestors too. 😉 Unless you're the queen of England, don't put a huge picture of yourself and your family above the fireplace. Its tacky and uninspired jmo.
Hi Lisa, I admit that I felt a little left out in this video as the tips seemed to be for large homes. Such as don't put living room furniture against the walls. I'm sure if someone has a small living room at least one chair or sofa will end up against a wall. The no family photos only makes sense IF you have a separate family room aka the living room is really your parlor which isn't the case for many homes and even then it seems a little exaggerated. I doubt people would mind seeing a small photo or two say 4x5 or smaller in a frame along with other items like on a shelf or side table. I'd just try to avoid making the photos a focal point. As for the fireplace... well my house won't have one. My parents do and it is over their fireplace as there are shelves on both sides. They normally watch tv from the kitchen or dining table which is a little higher up. I am going to instead have counter height storage built into that wall to mirror the height of the kitchen peninsula opposite it so my TV will still be a little higher that sitting eye height. This is important for me since my house will be very small and I don't want to store everything in the kitchen cabinets!
Christopher!!! I am loving everyone's feedback about this topic!! I get that a small space may require a couch to be against a wall and that rule COULD be dismissed depending on the scale of your couch/sofa...
Yeah, I have a small house with limited wall space except in my public spaces. It's really the only space to put photos of the family. I agree that it's weird when someone has their walls plastered in family photos but only if they're all professional and from the same day, but that weirdness is the exception not the rule.
@@cindianderson9443 I'm familiar with sewing but not everybody has the skill to do it and it would certainly cost a bit to find someone to custom make that long curtains
In total agreement. Why put other things on the wall when we can showcase and celebrate our family members by handing their pictures on our walls? Overwhelming 'yes' to family pictures on the walls and throughout the house.
I can't find anyone else to hang my family photos on their walls so I'm it! I also love seeing family photos in other people's homes... It makes a house, a home!
That was such a strange tip 🤔 You are not to have pictures you enjoy and that evoke great memories and moments in the room you spend most of your time in, but put it in the bathroom or a hallway?!?
I guess it can apply to mega mansions where total strangers coming in to do all sorts of chores. This advice doesn’t apply to o95% of the home owners in USA
YES!!! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for family photos... But not in the living room!!! 👏🏼 I don't wanna feel your cousin staring at me through a photo!! No thanks!!! 😆🤣
Oooh I can’t go along with personal photos in public spaces. No. Just no. My home is not a gallery, it’s a HOME. I have never felt uncomfortable seeing family photos in someone’s living room. Lisa is a designer…that’s her perspective… that’s what we’re here for, but I will always have select family photos in my living spaces. Only exception would be if I’m staging a home for sale.
I agree. I think personal photos shouldn’t be cluttered or everywhere but I like seeing people family pictures and they certainly have never made me feel uncomfortable. I think some people clutter a bunch of personal photos but if they aren’t cluttered then I think family photos makes a space more personal and makes it feel like a home not a hotel. And it’s not a “public space” a living room is still personal.
I agree with Lisa on this one. My living room is more about displaying cool art. Family photos of people unknown to visitors don't make the room feel inviting to guests the way that art does that they can comment on. If you don't have guests over, family photos are okay, but I like my living room to be about entertaining, and I save family photos for my office space where a glance at a familiar face is more to my liking when I take a work break.
I could only put my tv above the fireplace, but bought a Mantle Mount. Great solution. Allows you to pull the tv down to a perfect height/position. Works on a hydraulic system so super smooth movement.
I can see where she's coming from with the photos. Having like a big main pic of your whole family or a couple of little ones throughout the room is fine, but I work as a nanny for a family that literally has photos of them on every square inch of every wall and it's incredibly overwhelming. I'm talking giant 50-photo collages on every hallway, pics by the kitchen sink, giant canvases, and even a pic in the bathroom. They stare at me while I'm on the toilet and it's super awkward. Keep that shit to a minimum
I laughed when I saw the family picture restriction recommendation. While attending an Open House realty tour, I recognized several people in a photo on a credenza. I thought oh that’s Dr. So and So…then I recognized a famous Director of many adventure films. A very interesting home tour. But like most, I agree with live with what you love comments. Mom, Dad and the gang and other loved faces! Love You Lisa!
I agree! Photos in public spaces are odd. Keep you living room to a minimum with the family photos. This space should be an opportunity to create new memories, not sit and reflect on old ones. If guests are interested in viewing photos from your recent vacation, they will inquire and the moment is sweeter when you share those photos.
THANK YOU! I never understood why people are mounting their TVs up near the ceiling! Even if there isn't a fireplace below it. So happy you addressed this, now I don't feel crazy ha
Great tips. I hate the way people put their TV above their fireplace. When I had a fireplace I never did that. Did not want to have a conflict. I want to only be looking at my fireplace. These were all great comments today. Excellent.
I'm glad you could agree with me on this Darlene!! 👏🏼 Weirdly enough, this layout is pretty common which I'll never get why... 😝 Thank you so much for watching, happy you enjoyed all these tips!!! 💙😘😘
They make awesome moveable tv mounts so you can place above the fireplace and move down for viewing! Works out perfectly in our home. When entertaining we often use it to showcase digital art so it isn’t just a black screen.
Lovely lisa loved the lighting tip and the family photo tip. I agree i did this amazing family gallery wall in our upstairs hallway. I always treasure them at nite before bed. I love the look of a nicely decorated house. My husband has his family and dog pictures on his dresser. It looks great!!!
One of my favorite things to see in a home are the family photos. I do like the consensus that you don’t need to go overboard and have them plastered everywhere, but definitely feel a designated wall is the way to go.
Great tips as always Lisa!!!!! I agree with family photos in more private spaces. I read this many years ago, considered the pros and cons and decided it was the way to go. We have black and white professional photos of our sons-I believe the style was called baby body parts, and they are in our bedroom hung in a gallery wall style. Absolutely love it and so timeless too. We have our extended family photos and our sons senior and personality graduation photos in black frames with white mat boards hung in the main hallway. The colorful photos are made cohesive by the unifying matboards and frames. I also have a few favorites pictures of our parents and grandparents wedding days framed in my home office. - This is a funny little thing I've noticed about having photos in the hallway...Many times someone has gone to use the guest bathroom in the hallway and emerged with a comment to the rest of the group about how great the photos are in the hall etc. Having the family photos to peruse in the hall is nice for people. So if they happened to go MIA in the bathroom for a bit, they were simply held up enjoying all the photos down the hall! Or just have some fantastical art !!! smiley face
Lisa, I watch your channel religiously and love your advice. One of the things that stood out in this video was that most of the examples of “do this” rooms had furniture against the walls or windows and that seems contrary to your first “don’t” which was not to put furniture against the walls. What am I missing?
LOVED THIS! I in a new home and I'm loving the clean simplicity of it. So designing my LR to be a comfortable, stylish space! I plan on putting photos in the hallways and bedrooms, so I totally agree. So this video resonated with where I personally am in life!
Mantle mount TV mounts are made specifically for the fireplace so that TVs can be pulled down to eye level and pushed back on top when not in use. I have one and love it, as my family room is very symmetrical and having two off focal points just feels wrong.
That is a great way to solve this S A!!!! 👍🏼 Thank you so much for sharing this, I love that we can all share ideas in the comments for everyone to learn from each other!!!🥰 Ahh I Love my community fam!!! 💕❤️✨
I’ve also found taking a video of a space and looking at it on screen can help identify any areas that could be better styled or designed. Thanks for all the tips, I managed to check all off the list as already something I already do, but it did help validate my design logic 😆 I can understand that some people will not appreciate the point about personal photos. I think that they could be displayed as works of art or in beautiful frames as a design statement, but too many in a prominent place might be a bit overwhelming. I personally have all mine in our hallway as a gallery wall and in bedrooms, but wouldn’t be at all offended to walk into a home with personal photos in a living space.
Debbie!!! SO happy you enjoyed this video and could relate to some of these tips!! 🙌🏼💕 Everyone is going to display their family photos differently, keeping them out of the common areas is just a design preference!! Trust me, you don't want to know how many terrible photos I have encountered in different homes and projects... You'd probably agree with me too!!! 😬🙈😅
This was just sooo helpful to me (and really satisfying to checkist watching it again). I still haven't nailed the lighting. But I'm getting there. Thank you so very very much.
Knitted cozy electric cover had me laughing out loud. Thank you so much for sharing your professional advice and enthusiasm. LOVE LOVE your channel! :)
I have a gallery wall of family photos going up my open staircase and into the upstairs hallway. I also have two living rooms on the 1st floor. The family room where we have the television has no family photos. However the sitting room has no TV......a piano instead. Above the piano is a gallery wall of more family photos. People rave about our family photos. Taken professionally in a less posey way... put in black and white.... framed with matting looks like art. I saved the wedding photos for our bedroom and instead opted to keep our wedding album in the sitting room in case folks ask about our wedding photos. I also keep a pretty box of family pictures from years ago for visiting family to delve into when we're chatting about the old days.
Some really great advice. Outlets standing out like sore thumbs is one of my pet peeves. Lowe’s and HD sell outlet covers that can be painted. If you have wallpaper, cover them with the paper. It makes a HUGE difference. ❤️ Shirley
YES Shirley!!! And funny enough, I JUST posted a video about wallpapers!! 🤣🤣 Using wallpaper over your outlet covers is another amazing way to hide them!! 👍🏼
The thing designers seem to forget most times is that outlets are on the walls. If you “float” your furniture most times you are creating tripping hazards with cords.
Aww I appreciate all your support Debi!!! 🥰 You have no idea how much you guys mean to me!! 💗🌟 Thank you so much for watching and supporting all the videos!! 🤩💖😘😘
I am so addicted to your channel. Learnt so much from your content. Please do a video on basement decor, especially with little to no natural lighting.
Abdul!! This is an amazing topic to discuss in the Dezign Club!!! 🙌🏼 I know basements can be very specific, and I will be covering more specific design solutions over there!!! 💁🏼♀️💜 If you're interested, sign up here www.thedezignclub.com/ !!!! 💕✨😘
Omg! I love this video! I keep on ticking the boxes haha! Must have watched all your videos when we were building the new house. Three layers of lighting make a huge difference esp in the evening. Visitors said it makes the house really cosy ☺️. And yes, no personal photos in the living room, just big wall arts
Lighting makes a WORLD of a difference, amiright Hayley?!?!! 🤩💡 I'm OBSESSED!!! 🙌🏼 Thank you soo much for sharing your thoughts and the cozy vibes over!!! 🥰💕
We have a big framed caricature of the proposal we brought from abroad (where it happened), framed on a wall in our living room, always makes our guests laugh. 😅 Also if we move the furniture from the walls it will all get in our way, it only works for huge rooms not a humble condo 😆
“Stop putting your furniture against the wall” and them you show a photo (sectional) that’s all against the wall. Why? Because sometimes against the wall really works best for living.
I noticed this too. I have a long narrow living room with entrances on both ends, and if I put my furniture in the middle, it would completely block the natural traffic pattern. It seems like the "no furniture against the wall" rule would apply more to large rooms.
Love the video as always! And I agree re the living room is a public space… I think people can apply a little balance and add some personal pics but should think about which ones…. I’ve seen plenty of…. Interesting shots in people’s living rooms that I’m sure have special meaning to them but they don’t always ‘deliver’ the intended sentiment to a visitor!!!!
I totally agree with you Amanda!! 👏🏼 Balance is super important, and IF you display a few photos, at least make it wholesome and NOT creepy!! That's all I ask!!! 😆😅💚💚
I remember way back in the day when people painted the outlet covers the same color of the wall or covered them with the same wall paper on the wall or even buying decorative plaque covers that replaced the generic outlet covers.
I really enjoyed this. Very practical tips!! The tip about private pictures in living room makes sense to me because I have a home office and have clients coming into my home (even though I have a separate office). So in my case this works!!! Definitely going to follow this tip!
This tip is PERFECT for a space like yours Helena!!! 👏🏼🧡 I don't want people thinking I hate family photos lol, I just feel like it would be creepy to have a distant uncle stare at your guests in your home!!! 😆
Okay I too am struggling with a couple points from this video. I'm moving my family of six into a very small apartment for the next couple of years, so we will have to put our couch along the wall, and we won't have any spaces but two bedrooms for photos (granted I don't have tons because kids grow so fast I can't keep up!), But I do know what she means. I've been in homes where there appeared to be almost a shrine to each child, and or pet in the living room. It can feel awkward after a while. All of that being true, I have also been to homes, my husband's great grandmother's for example where I found every photo enchanting and captivating. They went back almost 100 years! This is Lisa's professional opinion, of course you can take it or leave it. I'm glad she shared it here!
All you can do your best Kristina!! 👏🏼 Everyone designs their rooms very differently, and this is just my professional advice!! 😁 Thank you so much for understanding that while having your OWN opinion on these tips, having differences + hearing each other out is what makes design FUN!!!! ❤️🤩 Thank you so much for the kind words and candid thoughts, I really appreciate all the support!!! 🥰✨✨😘💗
Thank you for the photo tip I wish more people would share this one. I've heard this tip from others actually and moved my gallery wall from the entry to my office. They also said to save the family galleries for cozy spaces but their reason was for privacy. In my case anyone who came to my front door knew exactly who and how many lived in my home. Now I have a mirror in the entry (duh 😂) while the family gallery is tucked safely out of view in a space meant only for true guest.
I like how you explained this. I am just starting to look into decorating/designing at the age of 50 and planned to make a wall gallery of pictures since I couldn’t afford to when I was younger. I want them in my living room, but now will make sure they aren’t seen from the front door.
Our living space is open concept, it came with built-ins on both sides of the fireplace, so we had no choice but to put theTV right above it. We just had it installed as close to the mantle as possible, it is not too high, not too bad.
I just don't get why builders force this type of layout!! 😅 At least the TV isn't too high and you could find a way to make it work!! 👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much for watching and sharing this Victoria!! 😘💗🥰🥰
I always enjoy your videos. Sometimes I disagree, though. For example, I don't consider my home to be a public space. It is not a dentist's waiting area. I don't see why I can't have my personal pictures displayed throughout. The only visitors I get are friends and family and they DO want to see my kids' pictures displayed.
When I say the living room is a public space, I mean that all your guests are going to be in that space.. They are not going to be in your bedroom!! LOL 🤣🤣 Totally up to you on what photos you want displayed in your living room though!! 👏🏼 But trust me, I have been to some living rooms that I wish the photos were elsewhere!!! 😅
I adore you :) it is the rare occasion that I really enjoy the personality of the expert advice, not only are your tips spot on, you have fun teaching us! and, I know I said this before, but I love your speaking voice (I told you last time you are a twin voice with Tea Leone!) thanks again for being SO awesome! will check out your website :) xoxo and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! -Donna
Am I the only one who doesn’t want family photos in my bedroom? I have some in other areas of my apartment (and they’re public), but my bedroom is a place to relax and at times, my family stresses me out more than anything else in my life. 🤔🤔
I like my family photos in scrapbooks. I feel like all the pictures are watching me. My first house I bought had owl wallpaper. Solid owls, rust and brown foil. Good thing it was our third bathroom. Didn’t use it til the wallpaper was removed!
I prefer my family photos on my electronic devices rather than on display in my home. There was a fleeting moment when I wondered if the lack of photos appeared odd to visitors, but I decided I really don’t care what they think about that. My apartment is just under 1000 sq.ft. and I think family photos look cluttered in this space.
I don't like staring at photos anywhere in my space. I leave the photos in albums and on my electronic devices to share with people if they are curious. I have the photos in my phone and it makes a great display.
But think about your guests, do you want your family to stress them out too. I say burn it all and just copy a magazine photo so you don’t choose the wrong “personal” style. The best “personal” style is whatever decorators tell you to do. Never think for yourself.
I’m lucky enough to have hunted, found, and bought back an heirloom antique table that had previously come down in my family. It’s a carved, round parlor table, and the best place I have for it is a corner of my living room. I didn’t plan it, but the family table ended up having a few, and then a group (now 8) black and white family photos, dating from 1890 to 1948. As I am able, I find more interesting, vintage frames for these, and a few family mementoes join the mix, all around a lamp in grandma’s china pattern. I actually don’t care for a lot of family photos on display, but have made this exception, and it suits my old house and me. It’s in a corner out of the traffic pattern, so in nobody’s face. Visitors and family gravitate to it, though, and it serves to start many stories.
I know no TV over the fireplace. But you can use a mount that pulls it down to eye height while in use and has a temperature sensor in the handle. You can turn that TV into art when not in use so I’m ok with mine now that I’ve found this solution.
I absolutely disagree with you. You’re home is not a public space, it’s your sanctuary. You don’t have to please anyone but yourself. The people who come to your home are family and friends. If friends feel uncomfortable about your family photos, well that’s their issue; and maybe then they shouldn’t come over.
I am loving everyone's candid thoughts about this!!! Thank you so much for sharing your input on this Chelsea!! 🙌🏼 It seems like we all have a variety of opinions on this tip which is TOTALLY fine!!! 😁🥰
I think this video is for someone wanting to redecorate their home. If you are redecorating or doing a home makeover this is a very good video, you don’t have to watch it if you are ok with whatever.
I hate having my tv over the fireplace but it's literally the only place it can go as I have no other wall. Thank you for all your great videos and can't wait for the dezignclub!
I completely get that, same as “never put your furniture against the wall”. Sometimes the space is so small that you literally can NOT do this as the walls are to close and if you try not to put against the wall you can only fit 2 chairs, but you have a family of 4 !?!?! So I say the tips are AMAZINNNNNNNNG AND GREAT but not doable for everyone
Since my house is MCM, I have 9 windows and a marble mosaic fireplace. I mounted my big screen on a swivel mount in the corner between two windows diagonally. I created a space for it. Tv is rather tucked away until I want to use it.
All by myself, I mounted my tv on a wall that is adjacent to the fireplace wall. What an undertaking! If you choose to wall mount a tv, I highly recommend enlisting help. Those brackets are heavy to hold while you drill.
@@cathylehman7538 I like that my tv is mounted on an arm bracket that can be brought out in the room if I want to watch tv while on my exercise bike in the next room, and then it can be put back against the wall when I'm finished working out.
lol i'm sorry, did i hear correctly, are we now viewing living rooms as ''public spaces''? it's your space, hang whatever you want and feel happy spending your days surrounded by
Željka!! When I say "public spaces," I'm talking about the rooms that the guests will be in your home the most!! 😁 You can totally decorate your room ANY way you want, this is just my thoughts on this topic!!!
Love your channel but totally disagree about family photos. I don’t think I want people in my home that feel uncomfortable seeing pictures of my family. Seems like a strange concept that people at your house would be uncomfortable with pictures of your family.
Somewhere in the middle i am . . . Like in the kitchen near the table one large vintage photo like one of my grandparents in their restaurant in b&w but with good composition so it looks like a big piece of “art” ykwim? Same with family photos that look more like a photo shoot than a snapshot. Like that shot of a closeup face bringing out the eyes, or a candid where they are not aware of the camera That is my two cents. I think family photos can work in public spaces. Also helps create conversation I also think on canvas floating no frames closer together so it looks like one big piece of “art”
This is one thing I hate about designers they claim to not make your home look like a showroom but most these examples she shows are literally show rooms lol.
Yes, centre the grouping in the middle of the room. It will look bigger and also more cozy. The funeral parlour look of furniture against the walls is unfriendly.
I have a cathedral ceiling and a window on the wall with a peak. We've been told that drapes should be up at ceiling height. What is the proper height for drapes on this window?
I don't like backless benches that make one ache and slouth, and coffee tables that are so far away from the seat that one hurts the spine each time to get to them. Also, most of the "good" examples you gave comprised furniture placed right along the walls, but that's contrary to the first point you made. And speaking of the first point in conjuction with the third one, suppose one moved the furniture from the wall and brought it to a more central part of the room, would one should also leave enough space behind it to allow for traffic? Because that's what the third point meant. But in that case, I guess one would need a really large room for the ideas to work altogether. And even then, the problem of backless benches and distant coffee tables would remain.
I would love a video of different ways to place furniture when you're fire place is in an angle. Also, making a space right next to it a focus for the tv. I want to know if I've got it right. Lots of great tips in all your videos. I'm not sure the one about family pics in our living space. Thanks for sharing.
Mayra!! Are you signed up for the DezignClub?!?! I am going to cover MANY specific design solutions in there - plus we can chat it up together!!! 🤗 If you haven't joined yet, you can sign up here www.thedezignclub.com !!!! 💕✨😘
Our house has the hookups for the TV above the fireplace. We usually do not watch TV so the solution is the Samsung Class. It is thin like a picture frame and displays art when not being used.
Lisa, thank you for your videos each week. They are very entertaining and informative. You are a joy to watch. Just wanted to add my comments. I believe there are exceptions to every rule - just as some rules are made to be broken. As far as the TV over the fireplace goes, if there is a raised hearth, then I agree that the TV would be too high for comfortable viewing. If the hearth is even with the floor and the TV is at least 42", then the seating area should be far enough away so the viewer does not need to crane their neck to view the screen (even in a smallish room, and particularly in a smallish room where another wall may put the TV too close to the seating for comfortable viewing). Also, for the most part, I don't have personal photographs in my living room because I don't share those things with many people, but I do have two special black and white photographs of my parents when they were first married in the 1940s (now deceased father and very much alive 96 year-old mother). I like having the photos where I can see them the most, and anyone who would be uncomfortable seeing those photos would just be uncomfortable. I find that strange, but that would not matter to me. They were probably just a friend of a friend who came along for the ride.
Roxanne!!! I am loving your passion behind this, thank you for sharing your thoughts about this!! 💕😘 I am sending lots of love to you and your family, I can imagine how important this wedding photo is to you and your mother!!! ❤️
LoL ~ 3:15... Been there dumb that. 😁 (Tiny apartment.) Great video, thank you for sharing your expertise & ideas! Lotsa fun :) Re plants, they're also awesome, easy & affordable solutions for filling those unsettling empty dead spaces in your home that need a little "something" - but you're not sure... what? 🤔🌿 And plants with lots of rounded or large broad leaves are great for "softening" spaces that have many sharp angled/intersecting walls & vaulted ceilings; linear/squared furniture & bookcases. The opposites attract idea. (My very favorite LR decor item is a HUGE 32" tall, 5' circumference mottled blue glazed ceramic tree pot purchased at Home Goods. It was clearance red tagged at $40 & so big & heavy that I had to roll it into the house. And still worth every penny & all the effort. Even when friends roll their eyes when they see it, lol.)
I did the same in my old condo. 40 inch ceramic pot with a Monstera plant that gave off shoots to put all over the house for years. When it was time to move out I thought I was gonna have to crack it open and then sweep up the dirt to get the damn thing out of the house! It was on a rolling stand and it was absolutely enormous & beautiful. Also covered with black decorative rocks and stones so it was heavy! I paid some guys to remove it and hopefully they rehomed it.
I absolutely agree with the TV over the fireplace, hate it! On another note, unfortunately, I have a small living room and have NO choice but to put my sofa along the wall. Thanks for the tips! 💕
Me, too. Not in the space meant for entertaining. For me, if family photos are all a homeowner has to entertain guests, the guests won't be staying long! Display a cool art piece you found on some exotic adventure, and you've got me wanting to hear the tales of your adventures.
@@sharonannelarkin9534 Because guests typically have little connection to your family members. They are visiting YOU. Have something more interesting to talk about than just how you raised your kids.
Hi Lisa. Greetings from Copenhagen. Can you please make a video on designing an open space with living, dining and kitchen areas please? How to place the furniture, playing with paint, storage - I would like it all 🙏🏽😁 - love, Sonia
Hi Lisa! I live your advice however I'm struggling with the one about not moving furniture against the walls. I live the setup in all these beautiful big rooms. Our living room is 13x18 feet big and we share it with my work from home husband's office. I would love to have his desk in the middle of the room and the sectional for our four family members off the wall. Right now I've got the room separated by an Ikea Kallax shelf, desk against the wall and sectional in the opposite corner. If you can offer any better ideas for a space like that I'd love to hear it because I'm getting ready to paint that room and redo the floor.
I absolutely love furniture against the walls! If possible pull it out maybe an inch so gives a space breathing room but in an average size home who has room to stick furniture in the middle ?! I moved into a house that has too large of a sectional they’d separated into 2 sofas and I felt it looked incohesive. Because they left it for me & it’s a quality piece I changed back into a sectional couch framing a corner of a room, on the back walls… opens the room…but it’s pressed all the way up against the walls. I 😊think this tip is meant for people with tremendous houses.
Great video Lisa! The thing that I struggle with the most is lighting. I never seem to get it right. Will be watching your lighting video to get some help!
Lisa … always exciting to see what’s next on the agenda with you . You nail it and keep it simple …. Touring and a book is a definite for the next accomplishments . Love from sunny Florida ☀️
Lisa, as a renter, I would LOVE to see a video from you about how to show our interior decor style without competing with the existing bones of a home. I live in a Victorian apartment that has had some more modern upgrades over the years. In your desert modern video, you hinted to how desert modern wouldn't work with an apartment like mine. WOULD LOVE to see more of your thoughts on which interior decor styles don't mix with which home styles. Thank you for everything you do!
All tips are right on! I follow all these tips, especially the one about the personal photos. I put those in hallways and bedrooms. People follow you to understand how to make their homes look more sophisticated. My home is gorgeous, like a spread from Elle Decor. I am grateful. However, I adore the “wow factor.” Family photos are distracting. I prefer good art and beautiful lamps. Many thanks to you for helping me to keep it sharp! ❤️
My son is a marine and I put his foto on the wall and he loves it . I also have an Extra space for my twins boy and girl there are marines. To fotos and they love it in the living room
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The thing is, I spend way more time in my “public spaces” than any visitor ever does, and my little gathering of vintage photos of generations of family makes me super happy. Hopefully the discomfort they cause will be offset by the supreme pleasure of my company! 😉
I can't imagine anyone being uncomfortable with photos of happy humans. And if they are, I probably wouldn't want them in my house.
I agree. It might be something you’d want to remove if the house is up for sale but I think this was the stupidest advice ever.
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The only people I invite into my home love my favorite tiny human (my daughter) and understand the wonderful relationships I had with my parents (both deceased) so they understand that these people are the greatest influences on who I am as a person.
Don’t like my Momma? Gtfo of my house. Thanks 😊 ❤️
I did not agree with this either- nor the TV over the fireplace, if the fireplace is centered, how do you set up the seats to face a corner tv and a fireplace?
The only thing about restraining family photos in “public spaces” is when you are staging to sell. Otherwise, surround yourself with things you love.
I agree, it's our home after all!
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Agreed.
That one low key offended me lol, I didn't think a picture of my daughter as a baby made my family and friends uncomfortable
@@radhiadeedou8286 seriously. She talks about "save that space for artwork you love"... 1st of all, photography is an ART form and I didn't pay all that money to hide them!!! Also! I don't want to look at someone's family photo when I'm pooping and vulnerable. Keep it in the livingroom!!! 2nd, there might be "artwork" that makes guests feel uncomfortable... I'm there more than them obviously. It's my space so I'm gonna do it how I want! And if you don't like it you don't have to come over!
Your videos are the best. Hands down. ♥️♥️♥️
My friends parents have a huge gallery wall in their staircase leading from the main living area upstairs to the bedrooms. The gallery wall shows pictures of the whole family at different stages of their life and pictures from when the kids were baby's (now grwon up) to their first grandkids. And I always loved it as a guest. It's not so much in your face on the living room, but when you are close enough to the family that they would let you upstairs you would quickly pass all their pictures. I sometimes walked extra slow to see all of them. I think this is a great idea to handle it!
S3:E12 "Friends & Family" in Schitt's Creek, in which the plot surrounds the Roses' gigantic family portrait from their old mansion now in a tiny motel, demonstrates Lisa's rule #5 so well.
Oh, Lisa, I love most of your advice but I must say this: My living room is not a public space and if someone is in there and they feel uncomfortable with pictures of my family, then they must have entered my house by mistake and are lost.
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totally silly. It is a really huge mistake to put photos up of your family....we get it. The family lives in the space! Maybe one photo of the whole crew together in the den....fine, but there are phones now and photo albums if people want to see all the photos of the people living in the house....or dead relatives. Im glad she said it.
I am in my late 60s, and I grew up with the understanding that formal portraits were fine in public spaces, but that photos were better in private spaces. I think we have become more flexible, but I get where Lisa is coming from. Actually, when my parents passed away I discovered a treasure trove of black and white family pictures from the late 1800s and early 1900s. I framed them with black frames and white mats to make a gallery wall in my very modern dining room. People ALWAYS spend time looking at them because they are interesting. If you display pictures intentionally, following good design, it will work.
Nancy, couldn't agree more! ESP when you have some vintage imagery of family, that's always an interesting thing to share!
I like to have a few family photos in my living room and my bedroom. Those are precious memories.
I agree about the photos. Put them in a hallway and make a gallery wall. It makes more sense and looks great. My mom taught me this through her decorating and I've just always done it that way. It's pretty cool too because you can give your kids a history lesson about their ancestors too. 😉 Unless you're the queen of England, don't put a huge picture of yourself and your family above the fireplace. Its tacky and uninspired jmo.
Thank you for stating the obvious in regards to TV over the fireplace.. your ABSOLUTELY right!
YAY! Any time!
Hi Lisa, I admit that I felt a little left out in this video as the tips seemed to be for large homes. Such as don't put living room furniture against the walls. I'm sure if someone has a small living room at least one chair or sofa will end up against a wall. The no family photos only makes sense IF you have a separate family room aka the living room is really your parlor which isn't the case for many homes and even then it seems a little exaggerated. I doubt people would mind seeing a small photo or two say 4x5 or smaller in a frame along with other items like on a shelf or side table. I'd just try to avoid making the photos a focal point. As for the fireplace... well my house won't have one. My parents do and it is over their fireplace as there are shelves on both sides. They normally watch tv from the kitchen or dining table which is a little higher up. I am going to instead have counter height storage built into that wall to mirror the height of the kitchen peninsula opposite it so my TV will still be a little higher that sitting eye height. This is important for me since my house will be very small and I don't want to store everything in the kitchen cabinets!
Christopher!!! I am loving everyone's feedback about this topic!! I get that a small space may require a couch to be against a wall and that rule COULD be dismissed depending on the scale of your couch/sofa...
@@rosem4119 im sure it's almost impossible to find curtains that are 7,3 m long 😳
Yeah, I have a small house with limited wall space except in my public spaces. It's really the only space to put photos of the family.
I agree that it's weird when someone has their walls plastered in family photos but only if they're all professional and from the same day, but that weirdness is the exception not the rule.
@@Kath-Erina Custom. For a low cost solution many get a bolt of muslin, cut it to length and hem.
@@cindianderson9443 I'm familiar with sewing but not everybody has the skill to do it and it would certainly cost a bit to find someone to custom make that long curtains
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I have never felt uncomfortable in somebody's house because they have family pictures. I enjoy looking at others family pictures hanging on the wall
I agree. I wouldn’t enter into a stranger’s house. If I go into someone’s house I also like to see their old pictures
In total agreement.
Why put other things on the wall when we can showcase and celebrate our family members by handing their pictures on our walls?
Overwhelming 'yes' to family pictures on the walls and throughout the house.
I can't find anyone else to hang my family photos on their walls so I'm it! I also love seeing family photos in other people's homes... It makes a house, a home!
That was such a strange tip 🤔 You are not to have pictures you enjoy and that evoke great memories and moments in the room you spend most of your time in, but put it in the bathroom or a hallway?!?
I guess it can apply to mega mansions where total strangers coming in to do all sorts of chores. This advice doesn’t apply to o95% of the home owners in USA
My home IS my private space! Covid Era, apart from loved ones, made pictures all the more important. But, enjoyed this video...
Agree....I dislike family photos all over the walls. I keep my special photos in my office. XOXO Doreen
YES!!! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for family photos... But not in the living room!!! 👏🏼 I don't wanna feel your cousin staring at me through a photo!! No thanks!!! 😆🤣
Cozy lighting can help your mood. It’s really important especially if you live alone.
Oooh I can’t go along with personal photos in public spaces. No. Just no. My home is not a gallery, it’s a HOME. I have never felt uncomfortable seeing family photos in someone’s living room. Lisa is a designer…that’s her perspective… that’s what we’re here for, but I will always have select family photos in my living spaces. Only exception would be if I’m staging a home for sale.
As long as everyone's wearing clothes!
Totally agree. This is design for designers, not for people living in their homes.
I agree. I think personal photos shouldn’t be cluttered or everywhere but I like seeing people family pictures and they certainly have never made me feel uncomfortable. I think some people clutter a bunch of personal photos but if they aren’t cluttered then I think family photos makes a space more personal and makes it feel like a home not a hotel. And it’s not a “public space” a living room is still personal.
I agree with Lisa on this one. My living room is more about displaying cool art. Family photos of people unknown to visitors don't make the room feel inviting to guests the way that art does that they can comment on. If you don't have guests over, family photos are okay, but I like my living room to be about entertaining, and I save family photos for my office space where a glance at a familiar face is more to my liking when I take a work break.
@@MyFocusVaries haha! Yes!
I could only put my tv above the fireplace, but bought a Mantle Mount. Great solution. Allows you to pull the tv down to a perfect height/position. Works on a hydraulic system so super smooth movement.
OH, That's a great idea! I'll look that up for others tuck in the same position!!!
I actually love seeing personal photos in people's homes. It shows what they love. And you can learn more about them and their experiences.
You are absolutely right about family photos ~~
Very professional advice ~~👍👍
Glad you could agree with me on this Myoung!!! Thank you so much for watching!!! 🥰
I can see where she's coming from with the photos. Having like a big main pic of your whole family or a couple of little ones throughout the room is fine, but I work as a nanny for a family that literally has photos of them on every square inch of every wall and it's incredibly overwhelming. I'm talking giant 50-photo collages on every hallway, pics by the kitchen sink, giant canvases, and even a pic in the bathroom. They stare at me while I'm on the toilet and it's super awkward. Keep that shit to a minimum
Yes, that would be overwhelming. I have two small ones, something like 6 by 10, in the living room. They're not moving.
Agreed. No pics of anyone in the bathroom...but my living room is not a public space.
I laughed when I saw the family picture restriction recommendation. While attending an Open House realty tour, I recognized several people in a photo on a credenza. I thought oh that’s Dr. So and So…then I recognized a famous Director of many adventure films. A very interesting home tour. But like most, I agree with live with what you love comments. Mom, Dad and the gang and other loved faces! Love You Lisa!
WHY though? Unless someone is selling their house, their choice.
I agree! Photos in public spaces are odd. Keep you living room to a minimum with the family photos. This space should be an opportunity to create new memories, not sit and reflect on old ones. If guests are interested in viewing photos from your recent vacation, they will inquire and the moment is sweeter when you share those photos.
THANK YOU! I never understood why people are mounting their TVs up near the ceiling! Even if there isn't a fireplace below it. So happy you addressed this, now I don't feel crazy ha
Def not crazy!!!! 💕
Great tips. I hate the way people put their TV above their fireplace. When I had a fireplace I never did that. Did not want to have a conflict. I want to only be looking at my fireplace. These were all great comments today. Excellent.
I'm glad you could agree with me on this Darlene!! 👏🏼 Weirdly enough, this layout is pretty common which I'll never get why... 😝 Thank you so much for watching, happy you enjoyed all these tips!!! 💙😘😘
They make awesome moveable tv mounts so you can place above the fireplace and move down for viewing! Works out perfectly in our home. When entertaining we often use it to showcase digital art so it isn’t just a black screen.
Lovely lisa loved the lighting tip and the family photo tip. I agree i did this amazing family gallery wall in our upstairs hallway. I always treasure them at nite before bed. I love the look of a nicely decorated house. My husband has his family and dog pictures on his dresser. It looks great!!!
One of my favorite things to see in a home are the family photos. I do like the consensus that you don’t need to go overboard and have them plastered everywhere, but definitely feel a designated wall is the way to go.
Great tips as always Lisa!!!!! I agree with family photos in more private spaces. I read this many years ago, considered the pros and cons and decided it was the way to go. We have black and white professional photos of our sons-I believe the style was called baby body parts, and they are in our bedroom hung in a gallery wall style. Absolutely love it and so timeless too. We have our extended family photos and our sons senior and personality graduation photos in black frames with white mat boards hung in the main hallway. The colorful photos are made cohesive by the unifying matboards and frames. I also have a few favorites pictures of our parents and grandparents wedding days framed in my home office. - This is a funny little thing I've noticed about having photos in the hallway...Many times someone has gone to use the guest bathroom in the hallway and emerged with a comment to the rest of the group about how great the photos are in the hall etc. Having the family photos to peruse in the hall is nice for people. So if they happened to go MIA in the bathroom for a bit, they were simply held up enjoying all the photos down the hall! Or just have some fantastical art !!! smiley face
I enjoy looking at family pics when I go to someone's home.
To each their own Ms Knucb!! Everyone's opinions bout this is all across the board!
I'm always so glad that you mention design suggestions for small spaces - thanks for including us!
Lisa, I watch your channel religiously and love your advice. One of the things that stood out in this video was that most of the examples of “do this” rooms had furniture against the walls or windows and that seems contrary to your first “don’t” which was not to put furniture against the walls. What am I missing?
I was hoping she actually answered your question lol.
LOVED THIS! I in a new home and I'm loving the clean simplicity of it. So designing my LR to be a comfortable, stylish space! I plan on putting photos in the hallways and bedrooms, so I totally agree. So this video resonated with where I personally am in life!
Lisa, I love that “ star” shirt with Jacket and your new frames. Always looking chic! ⭐️
Thank you Annette!!! Had to dress up a bit to celebrate the Dezign Club launch!!!! 🌟🤩🙌🏼💛💛💛
Mantle mount TV mounts are made specifically for the fireplace so that TVs can be pulled down to eye level and pushed back on top when not in use. I have one and love it, as my family room is very symmetrical and having two off focal points just feels wrong.
That is a great way to solve this S A!!!! 👍🏼 Thank you so much for sharing this, I love that we can all share ideas in the comments for everyone to learn from each other!!!🥰 Ahh I Love my community fam!!! 💕❤️✨
I’ve also found taking a video of a space and looking at it on screen can help identify any areas that could be better styled or designed. Thanks for all the tips, I managed to check all off the list as already something I already do, but it did help validate my design logic 😆 I can understand that some people will not appreciate the point about personal photos. I think that they could be displayed as works of art or in beautiful frames as a design statement, but too many in a prominent place might be a bit overwhelming. I personally have all mine in our hallway as a gallery wall and in bedrooms, but wouldn’t be at all offended to walk into a home with personal photos in a living space.
Debbie!!! SO happy you enjoyed this video and could relate to some of these tips!! 🙌🏼💕 Everyone is going to display their family photos differently, keeping them out of the common areas is just a design preference!! Trust me, you don't want to know how many terrible photos I have encountered in different homes and projects... You'd probably agree with me too!!! 😬🙈😅
This was just sooo helpful to me (and really satisfying to checkist watching it again). I still haven't nailed the lighting. But I'm getting there. Thank you so very very much.
Lisa provides 3 points of light on our dezign problemos!!
Lisa, you are so right about the photos. Self-evidently, they should be in a family album!
Retired Interior Designer is laughing and nodding and totally agreeing with EVERY point that you made!
Knitted cozy electric cover had me laughing out loud. Thank you so much for sharing your professional advice and enthusiasm. LOVE LOVE your channel! :)
Pauline! Thanks so much!
I freaking love this lady, her videos feel like university lectures in a fun and fast way, its just very informative
This means SO much to me Clau - thank you!!! 🥰 It's like everyone is joining design school LIVE every Saturday!!! I LOVE IT!!! 🤣💕❤️
I have a gallery wall of family photos going up my open staircase and into the upstairs hallway. I also have two living rooms on the 1st floor. The family room where we have the television has no family photos. However the sitting room has no TV......a piano instead. Above the piano is a gallery wall of more family photos. People rave about our family photos. Taken professionally in a less posey way... put in black and white.... framed with matting looks like art. I saved the wedding photos for our bedroom and instead opted to keep our wedding album in the sitting room in case folks ask about our wedding photos. I also keep a pretty box of family pictures from years ago for visiting family to delve into when we're chatting about the old days.
Some really great advice. Outlets standing out like sore thumbs is one of my pet peeves. Lowe’s and HD sell outlet covers that can be painted. If you have wallpaper, cover them with the paper. It makes a HUGE difference.
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YES Shirley!!! And funny enough, I JUST posted a video about wallpapers!! 🤣🤣 Using wallpaper over your outlet covers is another amazing way to hide them!! 👍🏼
The thing designers seem to forget most times is that outlets are on the walls. If you “float” your furniture most times you are creating tripping hazards with cords.
I adore Lisa!! I watch every single video she puts out!
Aww I appreciate all your support Debi!!! 🥰 You have no idea how much you guys mean to me!! 💗🌟 Thank you so much for watching and supporting all the videos!! 🤩💖😘😘
I am so addicted to your channel. Learnt so much from your content. Please do a video on basement decor, especially with little to no natural lighting.
Good idea. I'm thinking to do a transformation of my basement this winter.
Abdul!! This is an amazing topic to discuss in the Dezign Club!!! 🙌🏼 I know basements can be very specific, and I will be covering more specific design solutions over there!!! 💁🏼♀️💜 If you're interested, sign up here www.thedezignclub.com/ !!!! 💕✨😘
Omg! I love this video! I keep on ticking the boxes haha! Must have watched all your videos when we were building the new house. Three layers of lighting make a huge difference esp in the evening. Visitors said it makes the house really cosy ☺️. And yes, no personal photos in the living room, just big wall arts
Lighting makes a WORLD of a difference, amiright Hayley?!?!! 🤩💡 I'm OBSESSED!!! 🙌🏼 Thank you soo much for sharing your thoughts and the cozy vibes over!!! 🥰💕
We have a big framed caricature of the proposal we brought from abroad (where it happened), framed on a wall in our living room, always makes our guests laugh. 😅
Also if we move the furniture from the walls it will all get in our way, it only works for huge rooms not a humble condo 😆
“Stop putting your furniture against the wall” and them you show a photo (sectional) that’s all against the wall. Why? Because sometimes against the wall really works best for living.
I noticed this too. I have a long narrow living room with entrances on both ends, and if I put my furniture in the middle, it would completely block the natural traffic pattern. It seems like the "no furniture against the wall" rule would apply more to large rooms.
My living room is long and narrow so I have no choice - but I did have a space to float an accent chair. I love the look of "floating" furniture.
Love the video as always! And I agree re the living room is a public space… I think people can apply a little balance and add some personal pics but should think about which ones…. I’ve seen plenty of…. Interesting shots in people’s living rooms that I’m sure have special meaning to them but they don’t always ‘deliver’ the intended sentiment to a visitor!!!!
I totally agree with you Amanda!! 👏🏼 Balance is super important, and IF you display a few photos, at least make it wholesome and NOT creepy!! That's all I ask!!! 😆😅💚💚
Thankyou Lisa!🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻😘
I never thought of painting an outlet plate before - what a fantastic idea 💡! Thanks Lisa 😃
I'm just glad there are different ways to change out these UGLY outlets!!! 🤪 Thank you so much for tuning in this morning Marnie!!! 💞
I remember way back in the day when people painted the outlet covers the same color of the wall or covered them with the same wall paper on the wall or even buying decorative plaque covers that replaced the generic outlet covers.
I really love your energy on a Saturday morning! Thanks for the tips!
It's launch day Candace, I'm in such a cheerful mood this morning!!! 🎉🥳🥂 Thank you so much for hanging out with me this morning!!! 😘
I really enjoyed this. Very practical tips!! The tip about private pictures in living room makes sense to me because I have a home office and have clients coming into my home (even though I have a separate office). So in my case this works!!! Definitely going to follow this tip!
This tip is PERFECT for a space like yours Helena!!! 👏🏼🧡 I don't want people thinking I hate family photos lol, I just feel like it would be creepy to have a distant uncle stare at your guests in your home!!! 😆
Okay I too am struggling with a couple points from this video. I'm moving my family of six into a very small apartment for the next couple of years, so we will have to put our couch along the wall, and we won't have any spaces but two bedrooms for photos (granted I don't have tons because kids grow so fast I can't keep up!), But I do know what she means. I've been in homes where there appeared to be almost a shrine to each child, and or pet in the living room. It can feel awkward after a while. All of that being true, I have also been to homes, my husband's great grandmother's for example where I found every photo enchanting and captivating. They went back almost 100 years! This is Lisa's professional opinion, of course you can take it or leave it. I'm glad she shared it here!
All you can do your best Kristina!! 👏🏼 Everyone designs their rooms very differently, and this is just my professional advice!! 😁 Thank you so much for understanding that while having your OWN opinion on these tips, having differences + hearing each other out is what makes design FUN!!!! ❤️🤩 Thank you so much for the kind words and candid thoughts, I really appreciate all the support!!! 🥰✨✨😘💗
Hello. I had to laugh at the large pieces of furniture and too much of it in that small space. It reminded me of my Aunts living room.😜
LOL oops Dolsie!!! 😬😅
Thank you for the photo tip I wish more people would share this one. I've heard this tip from others actually and moved my gallery wall from the entry to my office. They also said to save the family galleries for cozy spaces but their reason was for privacy. In my case anyone who came to my front door knew exactly who and how many lived in my home. Now I have a mirror in the entry (duh 😂) while the family gallery is tucked safely out of view in a space meant only for true guest.
EXACTLY!
I like how you explained this. I am just starting to look into decorating/designing at the age of 50 and planned to make a wall gallery of pictures since I couldn’t afford to when I was younger. I want them in my living room, but now will make sure they aren’t seen from the front door.
Our living space is open concept, it came with built-ins on both sides of the fireplace, so we had no choice but to put theTV right above it. We just had it installed as close to the mantle as possible, it is not too high, not too bad.
I just don't get why builders force this type of layout!! 😅 At least the TV isn't too high and you could find a way to make it work!! 👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much for watching and sharing this Victoria!! 😘💗🥰🥰
I always enjoy your videos. Sometimes I disagree, though. For example, I don't consider my home to be a public space. It is not a dentist's waiting area. I don't see why I can't have my personal pictures displayed throughout. The only visitors I get are friends and family and they DO want to see my kids' pictures displayed.
When I say the living room is a public space, I mean that all your guests are going to be in that space.. They are not going to be in your bedroom!! LOL 🤣🤣 Totally up to you on what photos you want displayed in your living room though!! 👏🏼 But trust me, I have been to some living rooms that I wish the photos were elsewhere!!! 😅
@@LisaHoltDesign Well Lisa, you don't have to look at them!
My mom had photos of ME in our living room that I wish she had put somewhere else!!!!!! 😏😏😏
@@LisaHoltDesign why would I want to look at my own family photos? That's why I am displaying with my guests.
@@DDspaperworks there are photos and then there are embarrassing photos
I adore you :) it is the rare occasion that I really enjoy the personality of the expert advice, not only are your tips spot on, you have fun teaching us! and, I know I said this before, but I love your speaking voice (I told you last time you are a twin voice with Tea Leone!) thanks again for being SO awesome! will check out your website :) xoxo and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! -Donna
OOOh, thanks so much Donna! Are you part of the Dezignclub yet? you'll love it!!!
Am I the only one who doesn’t want family photos in my bedroom? I have some in other areas of my apartment (and they’re public), but my bedroom is a place to relax and at times, my family stresses me out more than anything else in my life. 🤔🤔
I like my family photos in scrapbooks. I feel like all the pictures are watching me. My first house I bought had owl wallpaper. Solid owls, rust and brown foil. Good thing it was our third bathroom. Didn’t use it til the wallpaper was removed!
I prefer my family photos on my electronic devices rather than on display in my home. There was a fleeting moment when I wondered if the lack of photos appeared odd to visitors, but I decided I really don’t care what they think about that. My apartment is just under 1000 sq.ft. and I think family photos look cluttered in this space.
I don't like staring at photos anywhere in my space. I leave the photos in albums and on my electronic devices to share with people if they are curious. I have the photos in my phone and it makes a great display.
But think about your guests, do you want your family to stress them out too. I say burn it all and just copy a magazine photo so you don’t choose the wrong “personal” style. The best “personal” style is whatever decorators tell you to do. Never think for yourself.
And I’m not putting family pics in the bathroom !
I’m lucky enough to have hunted, found, and bought back an heirloom antique table that had previously come down in my family. It’s a carved, round parlor table, and the best place I have for it is a corner of my living room. I didn’t plan it, but the family table ended up having a few, and then a group (now 8) black and white family photos, dating from 1890 to 1948. As I am able, I find more interesting, vintage frames for these, and a few family mementoes join the mix, all around a lamp in grandma’s china pattern. I actually don’t care for a lot of family photos on display, but have made this exception, and it suits my old house and me. It’s in a corner out of the traffic pattern, so in nobody’s face. Visitors and family gravitate to it, though, and it serves to start many stories.
I know no TV over the fireplace. But you can use a mount that pulls it down to eye height while in use and has a temperature sensor in the handle. You can turn that TV into art when not in use so I’m ok with mine now that I’ve found this solution.
This is a really good solution if you cannot create a new focal point in your living room, thank you so much for sharing this Renee!!! 🥰👍🏼
Love your videos - great tips and advice. Super helpful and Wow do I need help!!!
I absolutely disagree with you. You’re home is not a public space, it’s your sanctuary. You don’t have to please anyone but yourself. The people who come to your home are family and friends. If friends feel uncomfortable about your family photos, well that’s their issue; and maybe then they shouldn’t come over.
I am loving everyone's candid thoughts about this!!! Thank you so much for sharing your input on this Chelsea!! 🙌🏼 It seems like we all have a variety of opinions on this tip which is TOTALLY fine!!! 😁🥰
@@LisaHoltDesign Exactly!
I think I would rather watch Chelsea's tips. Don't do this...don't do that...getting tired of Lisa's preaching.
@@babypackrat9118 What the HELL did you click on the video for if you didn’t want her advice? Bozo alert.
I think this video is for someone wanting to redecorate their home. If you are redecorating or doing a home makeover this is a very good video, you don’t have to watch it if you are ok with whatever.
I hate having my tv over the fireplace but it's literally the only place it can go as I have no other wall. Thank you for all your great videos and can't wait for the dezignclub!
I completely get that, same as “never put your furniture against the wall”. Sometimes the space is so small that you literally can NOT do this as the walls are to close and if you try not to put against the wall you can only fit 2 chairs, but you have a family of 4 !?!?! So I say the tips are AMAZINNNNNNNNG AND GREAT but not doable for everyone
Since my house is MCM, I have 9 windows and a marble mosaic fireplace. I mounted my big screen on a swivel mount in the corner between two windows diagonally. I created a space for it. Tv is rather tucked away until I want to use it.
All by myself, I mounted my tv on a wall that is adjacent to the fireplace wall. What an undertaking! If you choose to wall mount a tv, I highly recommend enlisting help. Those brackets are heavy to hold while you drill.
@@cathylehman7538 I like that my tv is mounted on an arm bracket that can be brought out in the room if I want to watch tv while on my exercise bike in the next room, and then it can be put back against the wall when I'm finished working out.
I agree with the tv and fireplace ! It's so frustrating trying to lay by the fire and straining to watch a movie with the family 😭
lol i'm sorry, did i hear correctly, are we now viewing living rooms as ''public spaces''?
it's your space, hang whatever you want and feel happy spending your days surrounded by
Željka!! When I say "public spaces," I'm talking about the rooms that the guests will be in your home the most!! 😁 You can totally decorate your room ANY way you want, this is just my thoughts on this topic!!!
Love your honesty and energy.
Love your channel but totally disagree about family photos. I don’t think I want people in my home that feel uncomfortable seeing pictures of my family. Seems like a strange concept that people at your house would be uncomfortable with pictures of your family.
Agreed. If you’re staging it for a sale..then I get it…pack the pics. However, otherwise, it’s your family home…hence family pics. 😀
Somewhere in the middle i am . . .
Like in the kitchen near the table one large vintage photo like one of my grandparents in their restaurant in b&w but with good composition so it looks like a big piece of “art” ykwim?
Same with family photos that look more like a photo shoot than a snapshot. Like that shot of a closeup face bringing out the eyes, or a candid where they are not aware of the camera
That is my two cents. I think family photos can work in public spaces. Also helps create conversation
I also think on canvas floating no frames closer together so it looks like one big piece of “art”
Since when is your “home” a PUBLIC space.? Anyone who comes to my home is invited and not “ the public”.
This is one thing I hate about designers they claim to not make your home look like a showroom but most these examples she shows are literally show rooms lol.
I totally agree....feel uncomfortable seeing pictures of my family..don't let the door slam you in the ass on the way out!
omg yes! I always thought a tv above the fireplace was a design flaw and nobody would ever agree with me!
It's definitely a controversial design topic Dr. Zoodles!! 🤣 I am glad you could agree with me on this!! 😇💓💓
Yes, centre the grouping in the middle of the room. It will look bigger and also more cozy. The funeral parlour look of furniture against the walls is unfriendly.
I feel grown up- at 37 and have plants in nice pots lol and actually take care of them. It's been a year now and I'm loving it haha
YES Tessa!!!! Nothing feels like adulting more than taking care of your plant babies!!!! 🪴💚🤗
Love this woman’s energy and advice!
Awww thank you for the sweet words Sandi!!!! 🥰 You are just too kind!!! I hope you have a FANTASTIC weekend!! 😘💖✨
Sometimes the fireplace is the focal point of the room and it would look odd to put the tv anywhere else. How would you get around that?
I have a cathedral ceiling and a window on the wall with a peak. We've been told that drapes should be up at ceiling height. What is the proper height for drapes on this window?
I don't like backless benches that make one ache and slouth, and coffee tables that are so far away from the seat that one hurts the spine each time to get to them. Also, most of the "good" examples you gave comprised furniture placed right along the walls, but that's contrary to the first point you made. And speaking of the first point in conjuction with the third one, suppose one moved the furniture from the wall and brought it to a more central part of the room, would one should also leave enough space behind it to allow for traffic? Because that's what the third point meant. But in that case, I guess one would need a really large room for the ideas to work altogether. And even then, the problem of backless benches and distant coffee tables would remain.
#2!!!! Yes!!! This always drives me crazy!
Right Rosie!?!? UGH I don't know why builders make layouts so hard to avoid this!!! 🤦🏼♀️
I agree with you on family photos. They belong in the hallway and need to have a cohesive aesthetic.
Love your advice on personal photos and TVs. Drives me bananas.
I am so glad we can bond over this Sallie!!! 🥰 Thank you so much for watching!! 🙌🏼💖💖
I would love a video of different ways to place furniture when you're fire place is in an angle. Also, making a space right next to it a focus for the tv. I want to know if I've got it right. Lots of great tips in all your videos. I'm not sure the one about family pics in our living space. Thanks for sharing.
Mayra!! Are you signed up for the DezignClub?!?! I am going to cover MANY specific design solutions in there - plus we can chat it up together!!! 🤗 If you haven't joined yet, you can sign up here www.thedezignclub.com !!!! 💕✨😘
Our house has the hookups for the TV above the fireplace. We usually do not watch TV so the solution is the Samsung Class. It is thin like a picture frame and displays art when not being used.
Lisa, thank you for your videos each week. They are very entertaining and informative. You are a joy to watch. Just wanted to add my comments. I believe there are exceptions to every rule - just as some rules are made to be broken. As far as the TV over the fireplace goes, if there is a raised hearth, then I agree that the TV would be too high for comfortable viewing. If the hearth is even with the floor and the TV is at least 42", then the seating area should be far enough away so the viewer does not need to crane their neck to view the screen (even in a smallish room, and particularly in a smallish room where another wall may put the TV too close to the seating for comfortable viewing). Also, for the most part, I don't have personal photographs in my living room because I don't share those things with many people, but I do have two special black and white photographs of my parents when they were first married in the 1940s (now deceased father and very much alive 96 year-old mother). I like having the photos where I can see them the most, and anyone who would be uncomfortable seeing those photos would just be uncomfortable. I find that strange, but that would not matter to me. They were probably just a friend of a friend who came along for the ride.
Roxanne!!! I am loving your passion behind this, thank you for sharing your thoughts about this!! 💕😘 I am sending lots of love to you and your family, I can imagine how important this wedding photo is to you and your mother!!! ❤️
LoL ~ 3:15... Been there dumb that. 😁 (Tiny apartment.) Great video, thank you for sharing your expertise & ideas! Lotsa fun :) Re plants, they're also awesome, easy & affordable solutions for filling those unsettling empty dead spaces in your home that need a little "something" - but you're not sure... what? 🤔🌿 And plants with lots of rounded or large broad leaves are great for "softening" spaces that have many sharp angled/intersecting walls & vaulted ceilings; linear/squared furniture & bookcases. The opposites attract idea.
(My very favorite LR decor item is a HUGE 32" tall, 5' circumference mottled blue glazed ceramic tree pot purchased at Home Goods. It was clearance red tagged at $40 & so big & heavy that I had to roll it into the house. And still worth every penny & all the effort. Even when friends roll their eyes when they see it, lol.)
I have to ask: was "been there dumb that" a typo, or did you mean to type dumb??
@@vjhreeves I meant it. Speaking from experience ;)
@@elmerbefuddled2156 i have never seen that before. pretty funny.
@@vjhreeves 🙂 Thank you! Someone else must've said it, sometime? If not, you have my permission to print it on T-shirts & bumper stickers. 👍
I did the same in my old condo. 40 inch ceramic pot with a Monstera plant that gave off shoots to put all over the house for years. When it was time to move out I thought I was gonna have to crack it open and then sweep up the dirt to get the damn thing out of the house! It was on a rolling stand and it was absolutely enormous & beautiful. Also covered with black decorative rocks and stones so it was heavy! I paid some guys to remove it and hopefully they rehomed it.
I absolutely agree with the TV over the fireplace, hate it! On another note, unfortunately, I have a small living room and have NO choice but to put my sofa along the wall. Thanks for the tips! 💕
I just don't get why TV's over the fireplace is a thing!!! LOL 🤣🤣 Thank you so much for watching and tuning in with me today!! 💖🥰
So true about the personal photos! They weird me out.
Same here Carina!!! 😅 Some photos can be QUITE the conversation starter!!! 🤣
Why is that? You're in a HOME, not an office, store, hospital, or government center. Why would personal photos in someone's home "weird you out"?
Me, too. Not in the space meant for entertaining. For me, if family photos are all a homeowner has to entertain guests, the guests won't be staying long! Display a cool art piece you found on some exotic adventure, and you've got me wanting to hear the tales of your adventures.
@@sharonannelarkin9534 Because guests typically have little connection to your family members. They are visiting YOU. Have something more interesting to talk about than just how you raised your kids.
@@sharonannelarkin9534 Maybe because some are super cringey?
I love your channel and your tips🥰
Please make a video about bay window how to style with curtains🙏
Hi Lisa. Greetings from Copenhagen. Can you please make a video on designing an open space with living, dining and kitchen areas please? How to place the furniture, playing with paint, storage - I would like it all 🙏🏽😁 - love, Sonia
Hi Sonia, and welcome to the family! I cover a lot of this information on my site which you can get to here..www.dezignspace.com
Hi Lisa! How would you go about disguising a thermostat on the living room wall?
Kori!!! It depends on what type of thermostat it is.. Is it digital?
@@LisaHoltDesign thanks for the reply! Yep, it is a digital one.
I tossed a 9”x9” dollar store canvas that came with a simple geometric painting on it right over mine. Looks awesome!
Hi Lisa! I live your advice however I'm struggling with the one about not moving furniture against the walls. I live the setup in all these beautiful big rooms. Our living room is 13x18 feet big and we share it with my work from home husband's office. I would love to have his desk in the middle of the room and the sectional for our four family members off the wall. Right now I've got the room separated by an Ikea Kallax shelf, desk against the wall and sectional in the opposite corner.
If you can offer any better ideas for a space like that I'd love to hear it because I'm getting ready to paint that room and redo the floor.
I absolutely love furniture against the walls! If possible pull it out maybe an inch so gives a space breathing room but in an average size home who has room to stick furniture in the middle ?! I moved into a house that has too large of a sectional they’d separated into 2 sofas and I felt it looked incohesive. Because they left it for me & it’s a quality piece I changed back into a sectional couch framing a corner of a room, on the back walls… opens the room…but it’s pressed all the way up against the walls. I 😊think this tip is meant for people with tremendous houses.
Awesome video, as always!
YAY I am so glad you loved these tips Elizabeth!!! Thank you so much for tuning in!!! 🥰😘
💕 your videos, great tips, quick and to the point!
I love your videos so.please keep.them coming.
I learned alot about interior design from you.
Great video Lisa! The thing that I struggle with the most is lighting. I never seem to get it right. Will be watching your lighting video to get some help!
Definitely let me know what you think of that video Peggy!!! I am always here to help solve your design dilemmas!!! 😉👍🏼
Lisa … always exciting to see what’s next on the agenda with you . You nail it and keep it simple …. Touring and a book is a definite for the next accomplishments . Love from sunny Florida ☀️
Monique, Thank you so much! Yes, I'm planning on touring with the dezignclub, did you sign up this weekend?
Lisa, as a renter, I would LOVE to see a video from you about how to show our interior decor style without competing with the existing bones of a home. I live in a Victorian apartment that has had some more modern upgrades over the years. In your desert modern video, you hinted to how desert modern wouldn't work with an apartment like mine. WOULD LOVE to see more of your thoughts on which interior decor styles don't mix with which home styles. Thank you for everything you do!
All tips are right on! I follow all these tips, especially the one about the personal photos. I put those in hallways and bedrooms. People follow you to understand how to make their homes look more sophisticated. My home is gorgeous, like a spread from Elle Decor. I am grateful. However, I adore the “wow factor.” Family photos are distracting. I prefer good art and beautiful lamps. Many thanks to you for helping me to keep it sharp! ❤️
Lee, Thanks for sharing!! You're absolutely right! xoxo L
Lisa, I thought you said you were going to link plant pots (like the one you featured that you thought was from West Elm.
My son is a marine and I put his foto on the wall and he loves it . I also have an Extra space for my twins boy and girl there are marines. To fotos and they love it in the living room