How to Make Your Home Light and Bright
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In this video, I give you all the tips on how to make your home light and bright! Stay tuned for next week where I go over how to make your space dark and moody.
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00:00 - Intro
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01:27 - Light & Bright Paint
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06:50 - Clean
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For anyone with popcorn ceilings, I can vouch for how much a smooth ceiling bounces light and brightens a room vs how popcorn absorbs light (and looks dirty). It was the grossest job we've done, but so worth it in the end!
UGH I feel you. I live in a rental with popcorn ceilings. I almost want to poke it full of holes to hang stuff but I can't get a hook to pierce it.
Yes, been there, done that😅 But it was definitely worth it!
My popcorn ceiling is made of asbestos ... I have to leave it 😢
I’ll look at it like this some people don’t have ceilings so appreciate them popcorn or not some people have cardboard boxes they called ceilings or just the air outside they call ceilings because they homeless think about it that way
@tiffanycurtis4794
Why even follow an online interior designer when there are people with no homes and no access to the internet?
I like it when you put check marks and Xs on the pictures you show.
Good to know!
Yesss, it is sooo satisfying to watch when smth gets biiiig ❌ XD
It's the little things in life...❤
Hearing Nick say , “Girl, come on…” just made my entire morning!! 😂😂
“Cause if it’s ugly, why not just hide it?!” Nickisms. Love it.
Right? It was thrown in so swiftly, but gosh is it hilarious 😂
“nickism” 😂😂
WATCHING NICK MAKES ME FEEL BRIGHT👏🏾😄👏🏾
Be careful removing popcorn ceilings as some of the popcorn contains asbestos. Always check before starting, even homes built in the 90's occasionally have this.
Crikey!! Would be better to skim over it rather than hack it off, maybe…? 😱
Benjamin Moore Cloud White LRV 85 for folks with a northern exposure. It's like being swathed by the warmth of the sun. It's white, but warm. I'm also in Vancouver, where it is cloudy and rainy for ... ever. This paint lifts the gloom.
Ooh thank you! I'm also in vancouver and north facing. We have huge windows but it's still dark often
@@crazyliv we can hope for ... July? Today is wild! The wind!!
We have cloud white in Vancouver too and it works wonders to lift the full colours in winter.
To Nick’s point- we also got a cat tree from Agile and I’d argue it’s one of the better looking cat Rees we could find (also the colours of it go well with cloud white)
Thank you!! :)
I'm doing my master bedroom right now in BM Cloud White! I had read that it's good for a northern exposure so I'm really glad to see your confirmation of that, and your description. Can't wait to see the finished product. Thank you!
I'm pumped for the dark & moody overview too. I like a "cozy" mix of light and moody, which has made it challenging to decide exactly what "mood" I'm creating in general.
Same here, love a mix of dark and moody with light contrast mixed in. Working on decorating my light grey apartment that has dark taupe/black laminate flooring.
Yes! I like the Dark Academia, Rustic, Industrial…and no prizes for guessing…Gothic styles🖤🌹
I have dark and moody rooms opening off a light and bright center and love the drama that creates. Can't wait for next week!
Same... personally I love dark and moody bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways but light and bright living rooms and kitchens!
I have a moody living room open to pink kitchen with white cabinets. love it.
I have a 40 year old house with dark furniture I won't give up, so white and soft neutrals are my friends! And I am a clean and tidy person; it's amazing how much that contributes to a calming, light environment. No dark granite counters or black appliances or heavy drapery in my world. Sheer window treatments bring light in through smallish windows. Love table lamps, and recessed lights in kitchen and halls. And not overstuffing your rooms with furniture that doesn't really contribute to what the room is about.
I’m not a cat person but I’d love to see a video on stylish cat trees! The only one I’ve ever seen that was awesome was made from a madrone branch. This wood drops its bark and has beautiful color and sweeping shapes.
Mau has good-looking cat trees.
@@dpr4820I have one and it’s the best!
Your sense of humor equals your sense of style ❤
Hi Nick, I fell so guilty after watching your video, that I cleaned my living space. It didn’t really take that long and I feel so much better!😃
Lol
i CANT wait for the dark & twisty mood video
We painted our small 1970s ranch house with only 9 windows in the entire house with B. Moore Crisp Linen with a LRV 89.63. We painted the walls, ceilings, and all woodwork the same color and it made our rather dim house with standard height ceilings extremely bright and light.
Good work 👏
I absolutely love and adore Benjamin Moore Crisp Linen! Used it on our new bathroom vanity and crown molding, and then again above the chair rail in our remodeled bedroom. We are using it for all the cabinets in our new den and office. Beautiful warm cream! I cannot understand why the B.M. guy hasn’t raved about Crisp Linen.
@@createone100 Talking to the B. Moore guys in my local store, Crisp Linen is hardly ever sold. My father would rave about my walls and how they glow when my parents came to visit. But my dad, being cheap, would never pay the price for the high end B. Moore Aura paint.
@@georgia777 Sounds lovely in your house! Hopefully someone out there would read this thread and give B.M. Crisp Linen a try. It is fabulous on woodwork! 😀
Shout out to the cat climbing the bookshelf at 8:28
Bonjour! My Saturday is instantly better with a new video from Nick!! subscriber from France :)
Bonjour! 🇫🇷
I now need a Nick video on cat trees.
I am just making one lol 😂
I thought white would be a great choice for my bathroom until I painted a poster board white and saw it in there. It was so bright--and it was at the end of December! The skylight, the shiny white tile, and the location (sunny Denver) made the room too bright for white. I painted it a medium shade of lavender and it was perfect.
I really appreciate these straightforward tips. I'm returning to Fairbanks, Alaska, where winter daylight is scarce, and homes typically have older features like small windows, chinked log walls, and strange ceiling angles for enhanced insulation. Most Fairbanks homes were constructed before 1979, and new construction is rare due to the high costs associated with shipping materials and labor.
Affording anything beyond a hovel isn't feasible with our fairly average income. So, I'm a huge fan of practical interior design advice for cost-effective renovations. Essentially, we aim to make things look less depressing without breaking the bank. If we can't do it ourselves, it doesn't happen. The saying “If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and if it is broke, break out the duct tape.” is really taken to heart up there, and unfortunately, most people's homes reflect this mindset.
Nick I just love your voice and content …”clean your windows gurl”
Love your suggestion for the 80/20 rule with light and darks if you want to have a mix! Thank you for that reminder. Helps balance out my vibe! :)
Recently I spilled a glass of red wine on my son-in-law’s carpet. I wanted to crawl inside the woodwork and never come out! Instead I ordered a bottle of FOLEX and every bit of red wine stain came out! Thank you so much for recommending this produce! You saved my life!
Looking forward to dark and moody! I watched this one to do the opposite, because I’m all about the moody. So, thanks for anticipating those of us on the other side!
The lower furniture trick is a gem & works well in rooms with 7'-9' celings. Just be sure guests can get up & off of sofas & chairs comfortably. (Choosing seating with arms is ideal.)
Glass block windows are apparently out of style, but I love the one in my bathroom. It really lights up the area and cheers me up every morning.
"Girl, clean". You should put that on a t shirt. Lol
My friend invested in pretty cat furniture. It does exist but good looking "cat trees" may be more accessible diy. It's possible but a lot of work. Cats do need 1. Surfaces to scratch; but these can be replaced often so they don't look ratty 2. Vertical space ; this can be floating shelves with a few books or other unbreakables on it that they can navigate to other parts of the room. Part of it should start in front of a window they can look out of, if you have an upholstered chair that to a cat is perfection. Then something not far away they can jump to like a floating shelf or cabinet or desk, then the top of a Billy bookcase can be the end point.
Yes, they do sell pretty cat stuff for them to jump on and climb but they can be costly as well.
8:29 Lol at the cat climbing the messy bookcase! 😂
Cat mom, all my furniture is cat furniture but they do have their own that they won't let me use.
I was looking forward to seeing the cat. lol. I had to rewind to get everything Nick was saying.
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You and your delivery are so funny. Great reminders and great anticipation built for next week's dark and moody. I'd also love to see you cover good design in a finished basement (like, basements in post-war basements in more modest homes rather than giant McMansion basements).🏡
Thank you Nick for filling us in on the more technical and the more intuitive ways to improve our homes!
I'd also really love to know more about sustainable interior design choices. There's so much green washing that it can be a bit tricky to tell what's genuinely beneficial vs just advertising.
Yess! I fully agree, I have a really hard time telling what is a good investments and what is a waste in that area. I've been watching for a while now and I'm always hoping he'll do a video on that at some point.
When you said “art in the room “ I heard “argument room “…this is why I live alone Nick!! I had to laugh…and laugh!
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I feel very privileged that my kitty overlords are willing to share their space with me so I am not at all averse to putting in a cat tree, paying the rent, buying the food and cleaning up after them. But, yeah, it would be nice if there were prettier cat trees. Not that they would stay that way for long but yeah.
You should do a video about home decor ideas that work for catification (check out Jackson Galaxy) and don't look like you live in a cat cafe. In other words, please help me, I belong to three very active cats who won't use a litter box in a cabinet. Just a heads up, Jackson knows cats but not decorating. Please don't tell him I said that. Thanks.
There are. Take a look in Google. But be ready for sticker shock.
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I love dark and moody; looking forward to next week’s video.
Can't wait for the dark & moody. I have tons of windows, but can't watch TV. I am elderly and struggle with my health. Sitting around a bright space trying to watch my recorded shows, not fun!!! Again, can't wait.
"Clean. Grrl, comon.." I feel seen. LOL
Dude... you too. I 👀U.
Who me?
I am so thankful for people like you who understand this stuff! You inspire me!
Bright n airy! My favorite 🤩
Folex, best fabric stain remover ever, for furniture and clothes!!! Love!!!
Whites, pastels, and soft neutrals are excellent choices for brightening up a room. It has more effects than just looks. 👏🏼
I’ve seen nice cat trees. Someone needs to make an affordable(affordable being the operative word) cat tree. One that
doesn’t look like it came from a 1970s Dr. Seuss nightmare
Yeah there is nice stuff out there but very expensive.
Ah, *looks at my black walls and velvet and texture and pattern home*
You know, I can still probably adapt some of this to my own home.
Next week, dark and moody! 🎉
Black walls are fabulous. In my home I also have aubergine and a very dark green. I just think white belongs on snowdrops, polar bears and ghosts 👻
Get ready for next week!
@@Nick_Lewis Watching the video reminded me why I put soft light blue green velvet drapes with sheer white curtains over the Only window/door in my shoebox apartment. Gotta keep the only natural light source bright!
And looking forwards to next week!
I don't want light bright spaces but I watched anyway. Hi Nick
And yet ... Nick IS the Bright Light. 🌟
Good you mentioned contrast. White on white can be a little too bland, therefore black is a great idea to add a bit of contrast.
My next project is vacuuming the house. I was sick for three weeks and haven’t touched anything. Does that count as to a renovation and that’s great?
I Love the humor you add to your videos. I learn and laugh❤
This is EXACTLY the video I needed. My fiance and I have ended up with a lot of antique furniture in dark mahogany and walnut. Between that, our small townhouse, having few windows, and gravitating towards green as a fabric color of choice, I've been feeling so stuffy recently at home. I've been trying to salvage it, and now I think I finally know where to start to make the space seem brighter and give it some overall more clarity.
If you do have/ need tall bookshelves - try backless. I took the particle board off the back of dark wood shelves and oh my goodness what a difference!!!!
Yes! A nice cat tree. And pet friendly interior design
Nick!!!!!!. How wonderful to heard you. I was watching the prior video, 😅😅😅😅😅, " maybe you like ugly thing" ...lol
Love your sense of humor.
“Maybe you like ugly things, and that’s great for you” 😂 I’ve watched that vid a few times! Nick cracks me up
@@AmandaBabyyyyy yes yes yes 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂
I really look forward to these videos! They never disappoint.
Thanks Nick! Any chance a "warm and cozy" is in the mix for the future? I've been trying to figure out how to achieve this for a while but feel lost.
There are nice cat trees out there! You gotta search for them but they exist!
I’ve yet to find nice cat trees that fit the moody aesthetic while still looking great, but the minimalist is going strong
kbpets have a black cat tree. It's hard to find nice ones that aren't very expensive.
Finally!!! Someone talking about lite and brite!! Sooo over BROWN and dark depressing colors. Thank you!!!!! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
IDK if this has been said before, but thanks for the chapters!
This is why we chose a darker paint, Urbane Bronze, for our living space. We have 3 full walls of large windows with vaulted ceilings so it was crazy bright in there. lol
Cannot wait for the dark & moody video!!! That is my VIBE!
Wow This is the first time I caught your video early. I’m always a few days late.😂
I live in coastal(ish) South Carolina and just painted my living room in snowbound by Sherwin Williams. My windows face north and south so no direct light, and this cool white is bright and fresh, I love it.
😂 clean
Ooooh! My home is light and bright but I want to make a dark and moody bathroom! Looking forward to next weeks video!
I did our powder room in a blue-black paint to complement the existing dark wood cabinets and black granite counter. I don’t know how much space a room needs for strong contrast to work, but our tiny powder room looks much better in luxe, moody, low contrast colors/finishes.
@@voirworks6002 Ooh thank you for sharing! Blue - black was a bold choice! I'm thinking Navy blue, even the ceiling. My first colored ceiling. Scary! But if I hate it there's always Kilz and the next weekend 😂 I love paint.
I like the black cat climbing up the side of the over stuffed bookshelf 😂😂😂😂. Don't get rid of the cat! Even if they leave fur on EVERYTHING!❤
I like dark moody rooms. I am taking notes though.
SAME! I'm taking notes too, but I am torn between both light and dark!
When Nick mentioned the 80/20 rule... It made me think I should go 80% moody/dark and 20% light. That will help me choose pieces better and paint too with that rule in mind. :)
OK, you took the cork out of the genie bottle. How about a video on living with cats without having that as a dominant decorating theme? Less catification, more coexistence?
You mentioned, at the end, that low furniture impacts accessibility-can you do a video on affordable and accessible fixtures (e.g., ikea bosjon), furniture, layouts, etc?
I like the most your point about visual lightness of objects in the room.
I watch for decor tips but mainly for your sense of humor!!! 😂
If someone would create a really attractive ironing board, my house would never look cluttered. Actually, even with the ironing board out, my house doesn't look cluttered, just ugly! Surely the Scandinavians must have solved this problem. I also like a nice glass table to lighten up a room. You might have mentioned that when I was obsessing over my ironing board!
Great video, I love light and bright, I’m having a new bathroom installed just now and I’ve chosen light floor and wall coverings as it’s a very small room ❤
Once again a very entertaining video about interior spaces. . Always refreshing to watch. 😊
I'm excited for dark and moody! Light and airy for my living space and dark for the bedroom and ensuite!
I could listen to you for hours. As always your information is real. Thanks Nick.
We painted the livingroom in b.moores cottonwhite. We also have stucco moldings on the ceiling,painted in clear white like the celling, in our east and west-window room. I think, this decisions makes our livingroom the most light and bright.(sorry for my english).
Stay fabulous Nick!
I would add that allowing air/light to move AROUND and UNDER things also creates lightness. Ex: floating vanity in the bathroom, sheer curtains, light fixtures that allow light to pass through, windows that open, sliding wall panels, furniture with thinner legs, getting things up off the floor and allow the eye to sweep across that surface without interuption (this only works with lovely and clean floors), mouting curtains high and wide, or shades above the window so none of the window is blocked by the window treatments when they are open, positioning furniture to not block the windows, opening the windows and doors to allow fresh air and light in, if desigining from scratch, position windows and doors such that you have a line of sight out a window when entering a room, or between rooms. Consider door swings carefully so there is egress space that is functional and not clunky. Mount tilt/turn windows on the interior wall (so the windowsill is on the exterior of the home), so the window can swing around and lay against the interior wall instead of opening perpendicular to thew wall and blocking egress internally. Consider pocket doors, transom windows, and stairs without risers to allow air and light to bounce and play around the space.
Nick, my flat has lots of light and I balance it with colors like BM Gentlemen Gray and Grey dove with a cream colored sofa and a gray print rug and accents of black wood for shelves and coffee table. decor like faux plants (I have no green fingers😢) and mirrors provide a calm and serene place. 😊 My kitchen is painted in dark color with light grey cabinets and white dining table set…creates a modern look. The bedroom is painted in greige color with khaki curtains, natural wood bed and wardrobe and dressing table in white…I use lighting to create the environment for sleep. Thanks to many of your videos, I could create cohesive look for my home. ❤
Nice knife technique, Nick. That looked like your hands. Impressive.
Funny that you say that - I was worried for his fingers (flat and not in a claw shape means more likely of cutting yourself). Granted, he wasn’t going quickly
@@faux-nefarious I figure we home cooks aren't operating under the same conditions as in a pro kitchen. I produce one dinner in an evening, not 100, so the time pressure isn't the same. So we can work more slowly. I've never figured out the claw technique for small items.
Thank you for enlightening me about LRV! I did not know that is listed with the paint colors! I just recently had 2 rooms of my apartment painted and it was very difficult to pare down, I’m still working on it because everything loose had to be moved out into other rooms and it was quite a jenga. I was thinking of light and bright, and my paint choice is 83 LRV, I have lots of windows and I’m
happy with the color. I’m glad you spoke about color in the furnishings, because light and bright is not just white or neutrals. I think from my experience of the last few weeks of doing this, the most crucial part is curating the decor. Very hard for me as an avid thrifter and loving seasonal decor. There just has to be less to achieve light and bright. Thank you for all your insights!
Simply love your videos, Nick!!
Dusting helps big time. Even if the dust isn't readily visible, l can feel it. The room feels so much lighter when dusting is done.
I completely agree to this. I can always feel the dusts lol
The way my house is situated, my living areas- despite having three windows and sliding doors that lead out into the garden, are quite dark most of the time. But I love a light and bright impression- so thank you for this Nick
Cat trees! I avoided this for years because the esthetic didn’t work for me. My solution was to get a nicer quality one with jute rope around the posts (instead of carpet), and I doubled it as a nice, multi tiered plant stand. It has a little hammock to the side that swivels which is where kitty wants to be most of the time on it. Kitty can still access to levels if he wants to look out the window. I think he actually enjoys the cute potted plants too.
Favorite general color is Behr Studio Taupe. I was surprised to see that its lrv is only 34. I had it in a north facing LR and DR (east facing). Large windows. Light wood floors. I loved it. I hate hot weather and it made it feel cooler but not cold.
I'm really loving your videos, especially since I'm getting into art for interior decorating. Considering style limiting color palette to coordinate and taking into consideration trends that may react off the current ones.
Great tips. Thanks. I love both light and airy and dark and moody. Can’t wait for the dark moody tips.
I feel like I knew these tips but it was so nice to hear and see it. Thanks, Nick!
Great summary of information! 💫 You included tips that the majority of people don’t know or understand. 🌟
oh im excited for the dark and moody
You are extremely entertaining! Please never stop providing content!🥰
Do an aesthetic pet furniture video please and thank you :)
Excellent/Helpful review of Tints/Tones/Shades/LRV...and exploration of the MOODY Vibe. One of your BEST. THX.
Clean windows I agree make SUCH a difference!!!
I think this was one of your best videos. Thanks for all the info.
Thanks, this is great content, and just watching you makes me happy
Loved this.
Very helpful video. It gives some things to think about. Thank you!
Sooo looking forward to dark and moody!!
Oh, this was the ultimate sign. I cannot keep my window cleaning procrastination anymore.
Excellent video.
Thank you
I have a ton of south facing windows. My house is painted BM Cloud Cover, a warm off-white, LRV 80. It’s great! It’s bright but warm and cozy and not too bright with all this light. I agree with you Nick - a lot of whites would have been way too much with all this light.
I never use white paint, but prefer cozier colors. Pale, but more like light linen or cotton. I love mirrors. But I cover east in the morning and west in the afternoon in my high desert summer... lowers temps inside 10 degrees or more. The opposite in winter gives me passive solat heat 10 hours per day. I admit this is the only place I lived where I chased sun this way. The sun is harsh here.