@jolie it also doesn’t have to be tacky rainbow everywhere. Most people don’t have that either. But bright colors in their toys, books, and preferably on their walls help.
We have exposed original wooden beams and brick in my attic and EVERYONE told us we should white wash them-the contractor the architect- SO glad we didn’t listen, the wood looks so rich
I really like the lime wash trend, tbh. It’s natural paint that helps with breathability in half timbered houses and helps avoid mold. When done correctly it can look really great and timeless so I guess the primary issue with this trend is just how the paint is being used and not so much the paint itself.
in a modern house, latex paint can actually act as a vapor barrier, which is an integral part of your wall construction.... if your house was built in the 20th century with modern building materials, chances are you don't want it to "breathe" -- that's what mechanical ventilation is for, homes that are too leaky actually cause mold issues in cold climates. So, limewash paint is really only a good thing to use if you have an old house without modern insulation, otherwise it's just aesthetic.
im CACKLING at the picture at 4:48 like.. the amphora, the branch, the brush made of twigs, the leather sandals... why is your child living in 300 BC????
I have a couple of strings of wooden beads to use as vase fillers. They aren’t displayed as such they just add stability for some bare branches that I cut from my Japanese Maple this past fall. To see them you would have to get up, walk behind the sofa, and then peer down. I’m too lazy to put miss there.
I don't mind all-white or all-gray as long as you make it your own. What confuses me is mass manufactured artifacts that people buy 'just to fill space.' I'm definitely more for sentimental artifacts or decor people actually love. They're better conversation pieces than some ~random designer whose name looks good in fat type.~
i think everyone went heavily into gray and whites because we lived for a decade in the strange Tuscan-inspired era where everyone's homes were warm yellows, beiges, browns, oranges and rusts. my parent's home was SO 'Tuscan' and they got so sick of it they sold the house, bought a fixer-upper and completely gutted it to be completely white and gray to cope. now im trying to get them to add color but they refuse haha.
This is so true. My parents painted our walls a warm yellow color with a sponge for a textured effect and we had a huge brown leather lazy boy looking cough. It was horrendous. They now have everything white and gray as well lol. Literally no color anywhere
The grey trend is killing me!! I love looking at home listings in my city despite being a couple years away from being a home owner, and all the houses have grey flooring and all grey walls! Even the apartment I’m in now has grey floors and grey walls (but it’s a cute old building with some character still intact so it gets a small pass).
I like either gray walls or gray flooring or maybe the gray cabinets. Lord, when we bought our house there were definitely houses that was all gray everything and it was just so bleh. I kind of like a real light grey wall because I think it works with pops of color and fun furntiture but I don’t want an all grey utilitarian looking house. It’s like devoid of love.
DEFINITELY with you on the aged brass over gold. the aged brass look is just so timeless, and all gold is way too overwhelmingly ✨✨✨look-at-me shiny ✨✨✨ for me
Also copper or aged copper. Everything goes well with copper in my opinion, especially the dark bottle green that's everywhere recently (and I'm happy it is). Aged silver is better too.
@@sorcellerie yes!! I also think aged metal mixes & matches with other aged metals so nicely, while it's so much harder to put different "normal" metals next to each ither
Lone Fox did a DIY video recently that was excellent: he used "alcohol inks" to give an aged appearance to cheap silver (colored) candlesticks. I'm wondering what it would look like if you rubbed that stuff on those gold drawer pulls and handles. I'm sure that's the last thing a person that has those would want--they want their shiny gold! And rubbing it on a $200-300 faucet would be pretty crazy...but still, I wonder...!!
Limewashing reminds me of that rag technique that was super popular in the mid to late 90s thanks to Trading Spaces. And not in a way that brings happy nostalgia.
Finally someone who understands the importance of art in decorating. I love a white wall but only as a background for lots of great, colorful art. And it doesn't have to be expensive. I love just picking up cute note cards at independent stores and framing them.
i love how you didn’t just say what you didn’t like and leave it, you offered ways to change a little and add some spice. we love an opinionated but kind and helpful aesthetic queen lol
I feel like the limewash trend really only works in very specific architectural higher end styles. Like picturing a limewash room in a 1980s builder-grade suburban home…..🥴
If you've gone all grey my suggestion is.... add in some *gasp* brown furniture. Brown and grey actually mix really nicely together and create a rich, warm way of doing mixed neutrals - think about how the classic look with a grey suit is always to do a brown pair of shoes and belt. In general, tbh, that's something I've suggested to a lot of people - if you're looking for a place to start for your home design aesthetic, pick a few of your favorite outfits. From there, look at one of them that is the one that makes you feel the most like *you* and think of it as if swatches of all the elements from it were pieces on your mood board - for example blue denim, a white tshirt, tan leather jacket, gold earrings. There, use that as your color/texture palette.
i personally do not like the look of brown and grey. i feel like they clash, even in fashion. maybe i’m wrong, but i’ve never seen it paired well together
I absolutely love that you talk about what you hate even if it calls me out sometimes lol! I get so sick of the giggly “everything is perfect” “do what you love” youtubers. I need some honesty and authenticity on here. Also I love your earrings
This whole concept is sort of insane to me. Like...the concept of home decor 'trends'. Get a style of your own, do research, do inner research and find out what you actually like without influence by what is 'trendy' period. If you hate hideous orange tone wood panels, floors or furniture, paint it. If you like wood, don't paint it. It really is that simple. Im just shocked at how easily influenced people are...
I agree with this BUT I do understand how people who don't have a strong sense of personal style (and that's most people) are so easily influenced in our age of constant bombardment of similar, trend-driven imagery. And it's not just that, it's also what may be available to you to purchase, too. Not everyone has access to good thrift stores, or the money to pay to buy and ship stuff from online retailers or secondhand shops to their home. In the US, they might just have Target, Homegoods, WalMart, etc. And the biggest factor, really, is TIME, time to find quality, unique things and time to seek out diverse inspirations in order to cultivate a true sense of your own taste. I am really invested in my home, so I spend not just my money but my time on it, and time is what really makes the difference imo. A lot of people don't have that time, or prioritize it differently.
I found you during my 14 days of covid quarantine and have been binge watching your videos since - best timing! One of the other youtube channels i recently discovered and love is „dashner design and restauration“. He saves (mostly mid century) wooden pieces from the street or gets them really cheap at thrift stores and restaurates them with lots of taste and good craftsmanship.. quite the opposite to all the DIY and „lets throw some paint on it“ stuff. Greetings from Berlin/Germany!
It's so good to hear the kids rooms void of colour mentioned, especially because exposure to a variety of (bright) colours is important to their development. And like, imo they shouldn't have to be afraid to be messy at all times and get a say in what they want in their space.
There’s that cursive font that’s been very trendy for years. Not necessarily home decor but I see a lot of people hang up artwork w that font or hang up a gold sign in that font usually in their name. I’m over it
PLEASE talk about letting things live in their own style until they become classic. So many people are throwing out perfectly good kitchens because they're 'out of style' instead of appreciating them for the period they were made in and just swapping out the small things. This throw-away-consumerism is so friggin polluting and unsustainable and we need to stop it. I live in a mid-century apartment with some original panelling, 80's closet doors in the bedroom and a 90's kitchen that is 95% perfect (I just need some space for the microwave oven). I had been contemplating renovating it because it was not in the 60's style that the apartment should be in but then thought of the waste - all to make a faux 60's kitchen that was almost identical to the one that I already have. I don't want to be a part of this mentality to throw out good things just because I have the money to keep up with the trends. Now I've changed out the cabinet hardware, added lighting and made the place a little more functional and decided that I'm keeping the 'period pieces' and allowing them to speak for the time when they were made. Some day the 90's kitchen will be called classic, even the 80's closet doors with the routed pattern will some day be considered classic. The main point is that they look perfectly fine and functional and there is no need to change them out just to soothe my vanity and changing fashions. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
With wood, I prefer things that look like what they are. I’m not painting a wooden rail black to appear iron. It just looks cheap. Sometimes it’s necessary just to break up the monotony of a space though.
My kids mostly have wooden toys in their natural finish (for me my reason being that it does have a more timeless appeal and in theory would require less processing with paints or other finishes), but I do love to display their art, so totally agree with you on that being a great way to introduce colour into their decor! I also love using their books to decorate the room with. Some kids books have such beautiful illustrations or photography. The white or beige linen clothing is the one I don't get. My kids stain everything, so I choose dark colours for their everyday wear! Great video! Happy New Year!!
I found you recently and have been binge watching your videos, I'm obsessed with you!!!! Such good taste, especially cause it's v similar to mine lol sending you hugs from Barcelona x
Limewash is beautiful and timeless, but only if it makes sense for your space and style, its certainly trending in the bougier interior design world but I haven't really seen it trickle down and don't expect it to, sure its in every Zara Home editorial, but those are all shot in private residences by different Belgian designers and often only feature a plate and a basket that are actually purchasable, I feel like those spaces are so aspirational and walls are such a commitment that people will be able to parse that limewash wont make sense in their space more often than not
Finally someone is pointing out the stupidity of the wooden beads. Nothing says you follow trends mindlessly more than the useless beads spilling out of a bowl.
As a mom I agree that kids need color! Let your kids pick out their own clothes and room colors 😊 give them some dang autonomy instead of demanding they fully adhere to your boring lifeless aesthetic. Their spirits will thank you for it!
Their visual development and brain growth will also thank you for it haha! Babies need bright colors! At 3 months is when they’re able to start seeing colors. So having bright colors in the room helps them!
Yes finally someone talking about neutral kids rooms! Colour is so important for baby’s/kids development I’ve literally never understood this trend it just makes me sad for the kiddos 🙄
When I bought my condo I painted every room and ceiling white, I was so traumatized from the horrible color combinations the previous owners had used everywhere. I'm still nervous of using colors, I keep over thinking it!
A way to add some colour that is easy to get rid of in case you change your mind would be through art. Having a big canvas with a pop of colour can change the look of the room!
You and The Goo are delightful 🤍 I am guilty of having those beads but not the book, got tired of seeing it everywhere (plus it's expensive!) , instead I sourced some vintage art books from a small shop, that I will cherish forever. You have taught me so much and I love the perspective you always bring to your videos. Ie - having neutral/ white spaces is OK but it's always good to add touches of character and uniqueness to every space (such as with art in the children's rooms), or honoring the home's original characteristics before you go painting everything white. Happy New Year Paige 🙌
A few years back the french did a lot of grey interiors and of course it takes us a few years to catch up. The difference is they used antique pieces to make it work with character.
SO weird to me too that literately everyone needed to have wood beads, chains, and or pampas grass in their home. So glad people are starting to leave this trend behind!
We have aspen pine wood paneling. It made the family room so dark and dingy, that even though it was real, and probably excellent quality in its day, we absolutely had to paint it. We painted it Tuscany colors at first (that was a popular trend), then cream, now is a bright, buttery yellow, and I couldn’t be happier being able to see in the family room.
Okay this is going to be a bit controversial, but I love white/lightly colored kids room. Now, the ones you showed are next-level bland 😂 but my room as a child had very light pastel green furniture and was basically a standard adult room with just a smaller bed, and I absolutely adored it. I thanked my mom countless times throughout the years for not giving me a purple/pink/red flashy room. Also you can easily make a room more colourful (with art, pillows, curtains,posters) but making it less colourful when the furniture is the problem is almost impossible.
Girl you hit the nail on the head with the shiny gold kitchen hardware. My old roommate left a gold floor lamp here and I was thinking about keeping it but it just looked kinda cheap to me and I could never figure out why. Now I realize I still want a gold lamp but more of a brassy gold. Thank you!
I have some rad maple wood paneling in my MCM basement and a huge gorgeous orangey sandstone fireplace. I put in bright blue vinyl tile floor, a wood wall by the kitchenette we put in and gold faucet, pulls and track light. It looks just right for the era cause I like the authentic MCM look, original pieces, etc.
That whole Fixer Upper Johanna thing did everything in. Hobby Lobby is now all over it and every listed piece of real estate looks like it. People need to turn off their TVs and think for themselves. I love going into someone’s home that is THEM. It may not be what makes sense to me, but it’s THEM, not HGTV. That is HOME.
Paige, I love your videos and sense of style is such a refreshing break from what all these other channels show. Can you please recommend similar channels that you may follow? Thanks again for the excellent contents and please keep it coming!
video idea or series idea that i would enjoy! - a series on tips for making functional/livable spaces…for example: how to design or layout a kitchen for functionality, how to make a small bathroom that’s easy for two to get ready in, how to make a living room that you can host in and also relax alone in, etc :) PS. love your channel sm, what a bright, tasteful corner of youtube
I have a dark gray leather couch in my living room. The walls are very very light gray (almost white). Other areas of my house have lots of color - the dining room is purple. One guest room is light yellow and the other one is dark blue with white headboard. I love it. My fav style is British colonial.
I tried watching one of those house flipping shows recently, and they painted the brick and got rid of the natural wood and I thought it looked worse afterwards. It looked like every other home you see and it's sad seeing the only things with character gone
I remodeled my first home this year and I wanted (more than anything) Dakota Johnson’s green-ass kitchen…but unfortunately because of costs we were given the option of white or grey shaker cabinets. Went with white and aged brass fixtures..and picked a unique backsplash that’s kind of a handmade ceramic long hexagon in his cool grey beige color. It still feels more basic than I would have liked. I just felt backed into a corner with so many design choices because a lot of more unique stuff is crazy expensive! We plan on DIYing as we live here though…and NO painted arches!!! 😂🤣
I just have beautifully framed paintings and some textiles and quilts and a few sconces on my walls. I am lucky so many family members had art hobbies and were very talented.
I've always loved wood paneling. I know there was a time it was considered cheesy and outdated but I've always thought it was a treasure. The problem people would usually encounter it in homes in a musty basement with really bad decor that didn't compliment this feature. I would love to have this detail in a home. I think it's timeless.
I agree with you on everything! 😂 I was not a fan of a lot of the same trends, I hope everyone just sticks to the things they really like that can be timeless for the larger spaces with little pops of smaller scale trends so its not sooo expensive or time consuming to change.
Paige, I agree with you on all of these things, but there’s also a dilemma in the trend cycle. Sometimes the original thing getting copied is great but then the cheap knockoffs and ubiquity of a style end up making it look stupid very quickly. For example, I liked the Hay mags sofa in the white boucle before white boucle started appearing everywhere. I love the dramatic marble look now, but I have a feeling I might hate it in a year if I start seeing it everywhere. The more I follow interior design, the more I want to find items that are either very plain or vintage and obscure, and then hide my style from everyone so no one can copy me and destroy the things I love.
Paige can you do a video on kitchen interior design and styling. I feel like the kitchen is the one space I struggle with the most when trying to make it look nice.
Most people that do all neutral kid toys are doing Montessori, which suggests natural textures and neutral colors in kids rooms. There are ways to incorporate color in that though for sure
As a prior Montessori teacher’s aid, it kills me when I see the extreme prairie-beige nurseries/playrooms. Avoiding overstimulation is important for any child, but you also need to foster their creativity and individual expression, both of which will be stifled if you force them into an all beige universe. Also, I’d say about 90% of the toys in our primary classroom were colorful. :)
@@MorganBak i definitely think people go overboard with the neutrals sometimes I was just trying to explain what might be causing the beige kids room thing
It’s fun to see trends in other places! In Scandinavia the rustic lime wash/chalk paint look was out before the pandemic hit (sorry to the scandis with recently painted lime/rough chalk walls who wanna argue with me, but it really was). I don’t dislike the look per say, I think it has its charm, but it’s very 2015-16, it’s overdone and quite dated here
Boucle has never been it and I can't wait to see it fly off a cliff. It is the material of a teddy bear and a cheap one at that. *insert depressing sigh* And those damn bowl beads look like an*l beads... sorry, someone had to say what we were all thinking - please toss them asap! hahaaa
Could you please make a video where you just talk about couches/sofas and what to buy, how to look at the color, material, width length, how to put them in your house, how to style it etc. And then you can do this with beds, closets, lamps etc!!!! thank you :)
Hi! Vogue's "Objects of Affection" videos are usually basically home tours so those could be good ones to review that are actually unique homes. Also French Vogue's apartment tours are good and unique, too.
Here's my 2 cents (or more!): 1. Everything white reminds me of hospitals. Ew. Being a person who visited hospitals a lot during her childhood, pure white/neutral colors and even green curtains in an all white bathroom scares me out. 2. Antique gold/ brass it's my must seek out for my bathroom and kitchen fittings! So pretty! 3. Aren't kids rooms supposed to be colorful and look lively, and great for experimenting with colors in a nice way (kinda eclectic)? I think neutral/white colors in kids rooms is awful, unless it's just the wall or some details. It makes the color balanced and avoid that the colors don't look like puke lmao. 3. I'm still thinking that the chain and the beaded thingy stuff is stupid, and only someone with barely any shame decided to troll people and convince them that those looks were acceptable, at least. Meh. 4. I understand the book thing, but even thrift stores have way, WAY prettier and interesting books that aren't as repetitive as, or is the same stuff they have puked with the Tom Ford book. Sorry Tom Ford! But having the same crap copy pasted is so awful. 5. Boucle is so anti my pets, so it's a no no for me. 6.Lime wash? Is that a thing? It looks awful, and way worse if it's in the tropics and humid areas. 6. Some wood could be painted, but some just need varnish or just tint. It depends the area you live.
I saw an ig video of a woman that bought an A frame house and sloppily painted all the exposed wood white. the top comments were all a variation of "why would you paint that wood?! no!" so I think the tides are definitely turning in our favor 😂
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The “sad beige children” tik toks are the best. Agree that neutral kids rooms is such a weird trend, kids need color.
the problem with it is it’s clearly self serving for the aesthetic. the kids don’t get anything out of it. plssss they need color
I kind of get it as an antistatement to cheap plastic stuff but surley there is a middle ground where everything isn't beige.
@@Kaivijs I agree 100% and there are colorful wooden toys
Kids literally need the visual stimulation of bright colors for the development of their eyes and brains.
@jolie it also doesn’t have to be tacky rainbow everywhere. Most people don’t have that either. But bright colors in their toys, books, and preferably on their walls help.
We have exposed original wooden beams and brick in my attic and EVERYONE told us we should white wash them-the contractor the architect- SO glad we didn’t listen, the wood looks so rich
Never listen to contractors! They always suggest what's easiest for them! Glad you didn't!
yess if there’s one rule it’s don’t listen to contractors when they give you design advice. EVER
I really like the lime wash trend, tbh. It’s natural paint that helps with breathability in half timbered houses and helps avoid mold. When done correctly it can look really great and timeless so I guess the primary issue with this trend is just how the paint is being used and not so much the paint itself.
this is an interesting point
yes 🙌🏻 been wanting to limewash my walls for years. not every wall, but a couple, didn't realize it was a trend now
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lime wash is soooo cute
in a modern house, latex paint can actually act as a vapor barrier, which is an integral part of your wall construction.... if your house was built in the 20th century with modern building materials, chances are you don't want it to "breathe" -- that's what mechanical ventilation is for, homes that are too leaky actually cause mold issues in cold climates. So, limewash paint is really only a good thing to use if you have an old house without modern insulation, otherwise it's just aesthetic.
im CACKLING at the picture at 4:48 like.. the amphora, the branch, the brush made of twigs, the leather sandals... why is your child living in 300 BC????
its Jesus childhood room
I have a couple of strings of wooden beads to use as vase fillers. They aren’t displayed as such they just add stability for some bare branches that I cut from my Japanese Maple this past fall. To see them you would have to get up, walk behind the sofa, and then peer down. I’m too lazy to put miss there.
I don't mind all-white or all-gray as long as you make it your own. What confuses me is mass manufactured artifacts that people buy 'just to fill space.' I'm definitely more for sentimental artifacts or decor people actually love. They're better conversation pieces than some ~random designer whose name looks good in fat type.~
i think everyone went heavily into gray and whites because we lived for a decade in the strange Tuscan-inspired era where everyone's homes were warm yellows, beiges, browns, oranges and rusts. my parent's home was SO 'Tuscan' and they got so sick of it they sold the house, bought a fixer-upper and completely gutted it to be completely white and gray to cope. now im trying to get them to add color but they refuse haha.
This is so true. My parents painted our walls a warm yellow color with a sponge for a textured effect and we had a huge brown leather lazy boy looking cough. It was horrendous. They now have everything white and gray as well lol. Literally no color anywhere
@@Mamamia90210 do we have the same parents? 😂
The grey trend is killing me!! I love looking at home listings in my city despite being a couple years away from being a home owner, and all the houses have grey flooring and all grey walls! Even the apartment I’m in now has grey floors and grey walls (but it’s a cute old building with some character still intact so it gets a small pass).
I feel the exact same way! There's like an entire decade of houses I dislike because I don't like white/grey cool tones
SAAAAMMMEE we’re looking for a house too and it’s one of our deal breakers
Nothing ruins a house like flipper vinyl grey flooring.
@@Lacoux thank god people aren’t as dumb these days and those overpriced flipped houses don’t sell
I like either gray walls or gray flooring or maybe the gray cabinets. Lord, when we bought our house there were definitely houses that was all gray everything and it was just so bleh. I kind of like a real light grey wall because I think it works with pops of color and fun furntiture but I don’t want an all grey utilitarian looking house. It’s like devoid of love.
DEFINITELY with you on the aged brass over gold. the aged brass look is just so timeless, and all gold is way too overwhelmingly ✨✨✨look-at-me shiny ✨✨✨ for me
Also copper or aged copper. Everything goes well with copper in my opinion, especially the dark bottle green that's everywhere recently (and I'm happy it is). Aged silver is better too.
@@sorcellerie yes!! I also think aged metal mixes & matches with other aged metals so nicely, while it's so much harder to put different "normal" metals next to each ither
Lone Fox did a DIY video recently that was excellent: he used "alcohol inks" to give an aged appearance to cheap silver (colored) candlesticks. I'm wondering what it would look like if you rubbed that stuff on those gold drawer pulls and handles. I'm sure that's the last thing a person that has those would want--they want their shiny gold! And rubbing it on a $200-300 faucet would be pretty crazy...but still, I wonder...!!
I love copper accents, not the super shiny copper but more muted. I have black kitchen cabinet and copper pulls and handles.
I'm gonna do a burnt orange lime washed arch!
With a little wooden bowl and ball covered chain rope!
@@Tyler-mc1mg On top of the Tom Ford book I purchased in 2004
for the all-beige kids’ room!
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Be sure to trim the edges in shiny gold!
Limewashing reminds me of that rag technique that was super popular in the mid to late 90s thanks to Trading Spaces. And not in a way that brings happy nostalgia.
Definitely guilty of doing that sponge technique thing way back when. That's the kind of stuff you get tired of quickly.
Yeah there were all sorts of texture techniques that where really on trend back then. They are a pain to produce.
I agree. Lime wash does look more refined than that technique, IMO, but I still think it's something people will tire with quickly.
Finally someone who understands the importance of art in decorating. I love a white wall but only as a background for lots of great, colorful art. And it doesn't have to be expensive. I love just picking up cute note cards at independent stores and framing them.
Agree!!! I am an abstract artist and I love that she promotes art and the way it transforms every space.
i love how you didn’t just say what you didn’t like and leave it, you offered ways to change a little and add some spice. we love an opinionated but kind and helpful aesthetic queen lol
Good taste and good sense of humor?? that’s it, paige wassel delivers everything we wnat to see on youtube
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I feel like the limewash trend really only works in very specific architectural higher end styles. Like picturing a limewash room in a 1980s builder-grade suburban home…..🥴
lol yes
Agree. It's great in Tuscany but not Tulsa.
@@kilotango1304 yesss 🙊🙌
Great in Californian Spanish revival homes
If you've gone all grey my suggestion is.... add in some *gasp* brown furniture. Brown and grey actually mix really nicely together and create a rich, warm way of doing mixed neutrals - think about how the classic look with a grey suit is always to do a brown pair of shoes and belt. In general, tbh, that's something I've suggested to a lot of people - if you're looking for a place to start for your home design aesthetic, pick a few of your favorite outfits. From there, look at one of them that is the one that makes you feel the most like *you* and think of it as if swatches of all the elements from it were pieces on your mood board - for example blue denim, a white tshirt, tan leather jacket, gold earrings. There, use that as your color/texture palette.
I really like gray and brown. I dont have much gray but it's a great combo.
I keep telling my dad this but he won't listen!! I even made a Pinterest board to show him great brown/grey can look together
i personally do not like the look of brown and grey. i feel like they clash, even in fashion. maybe i’m wrong, but i’ve never seen it paired well together
I absolutely love that you talk about what you hate even if it calls me out sometimes lol! I get so sick of the giggly “everything is perfect” “do what you love” youtubers. I need some honesty and authenticity on here. Also I love your earrings
This whole concept is sort of insane to me. Like...the concept of home decor 'trends'. Get a style of your own, do research, do inner research and find out what you actually like without influence by what is 'trendy' period. If you hate hideous orange tone wood panels, floors or furniture, paint it. If you like wood, don't paint it. It really is that simple. Im just shocked at how easily influenced people are...
I agree with this BUT I do understand how people who don't have a strong sense of personal style (and that's most people) are so easily influenced in our age of constant bombardment of similar, trend-driven imagery. And it's not just that, it's also what may be available to you to purchase, too. Not everyone has access to good thrift stores, or the money to pay to buy and ship stuff from online retailers or secondhand shops to their home. In the US, they might just have Target, Homegoods, WalMart, etc. And the biggest factor, really, is TIME, time to find quality, unique things and time to seek out diverse inspirations in order to cultivate a true sense of your own taste. I am really invested in my home, so I spend not just my money but my time on it, and time is what really makes the difference imo. A lot of people don't have that time, or prioritize it differently.
Sometimes I just need your energy to make my day better. Yes, go ahead and be judgy and hate on some trends! Here for it!
I'm only 23 seconds in, but I'm placing a bet and I'm expecting an appearance from the burnt orange arch
oh you know it ;)
I found you during my 14 days of covid quarantine and have been binge watching your videos since - best timing! One of the other youtube channels i recently discovered and love is „dashner design and restauration“. He saves (mostly mid century) wooden pieces from the street or gets them really cheap at thrift stores and restaurates them with lots of taste and good craftsmanship.. quite the opposite to all the DIY and „lets throw some paint on it“ stuff. Greetings from Berlin/Germany!
It's so good to hear the kids rooms void of colour mentioned, especially because exposure to a variety of (bright) colours is important to their development. And like, imo they shouldn't have to be afraid to be messy at all times and get a say in what they want in their space.
Yes! Newborns especially respond best to high contrast visual environments.
I audibly said “YESS!!!” When I saw you’d uploaded a new video lol. I’ve been running out of things to watch. Always happy to see new videos from you
There’s that cursive font that’s been very trendy for years. Not necessarily home decor but I see a lot of people hang up artwork w that font or hang up a gold sign in that font usually in their name. I’m over it
That HIDEOUS illegible script needs to DIE.
I call it the pinterest wedding font. it's everywhere
PLEASE talk about letting things live in their own style until they become classic. So many people are throwing out perfectly good kitchens because they're 'out of style' instead of appreciating them for the period they were made in and just swapping out the small things.
This throw-away-consumerism is so friggin polluting and unsustainable and we need to stop it.
I live in a mid-century apartment with some original panelling, 80's closet doors in the bedroom and a 90's kitchen that is 95% perfect (I just need some space for the microwave oven). I had been contemplating renovating it because it was not in the 60's style that the apartment should be in but then thought of the waste - all to make a faux 60's kitchen that was almost identical to the one that I already have. I don't want to be a part of this mentality to throw out good things just because I have the money to keep up with the trends.
Now I've changed out the cabinet hardware, added lighting and made the place a little more functional and decided that I'm keeping the 'period pieces' and allowing them to speak for the time when they were made. Some day the 90's kitchen will be called classic, even the 80's closet doors with the routed pattern will some day be considered classic. The main point is that they look perfectly fine and functional and there is no need to change them out just to soothe my vanity and changing fashions.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
With wood, I prefer things that look like what they are. I’m not painting a wooden rail black to appear iron. It just looks cheap. Sometimes it’s necessary just to break up the monotony of a space though.
My kids mostly have wooden toys in their natural finish (for me my reason being that it does have a more timeless appeal and in theory would require less processing with paints or other finishes), but I do love to display their art, so totally agree with you on that being a great way to introduce colour into their decor! I also love using their books to decorate the room with. Some kids books have such beautiful illustrations or photography. The white or beige linen clothing is the one I don't get. My kids stain everything, so I choose dark colours for their everyday wear! Great video! Happy New Year!!
love this! happy new year to you as well!!
I found you recently and have been binge watching your videos, I'm obsessed with you!!!! Such good taste, especially cause it's v similar to mine lol sending you hugs from Barcelona x
Limewash is beautiful and timeless, but only if it makes sense for your space and style, its certainly trending in the bougier interior design world but I haven't really seen it trickle down and don't expect it to, sure its in every Zara Home editorial, but those are all shot in private residences by different Belgian designers and often only feature a plate and a basket that are actually purchasable, I feel like those spaces are so aspirational and walls are such a commitment that people will be able to parse that limewash wont make sense in their space more often than not
Finally someone is pointing out the stupidity of the wooden beads. Nothing says you follow trends mindlessly more than the useless beads spilling out of a bowl.
I think the beads are supposed to be meditation beads. But if you don't actually use them to meditate...eh, what's the point?
As a mom I agree that kids need color! Let your kids pick out their own clothes and room colors 😊 give them some dang autonomy instead of demanding they fully adhere to your boring lifeless aesthetic. Their spirits will thank you for it!
Their visual development and brain growth will also thank you for it haha! Babies need bright colors! At 3 months is when they’re able to start seeing colors. So having bright colors in the room helps them!
Bouchle looks like a bath towel imo. Idk. But it does. Lol
Happy New Year Paige. I also hope that fun is back in style!
Happy New Year to you as well! Fun is back!
Have binge watched all of your videos in 2 days. Love your opinions and videos. Thank you.
Happy New Year Paige, your family, friends and of course the adorable Miss Goo🎊🐶♥️🥳
Paige: 'i never partook in the all white trend'
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Perfect timing, I just sat down for lunch 🥰
Yes finally someone talking about neutral kids rooms! Colour is so important for baby’s/kids development I’ve literally never understood this trend it just makes me sad for the kiddos 🙄
When I bought my condo I painted every room and ceiling white, I was so traumatized from the horrible color combinations the previous owners had used everywhere. I'm still nervous of using colors, I keep over thinking it!
A way to add some colour that is easy to get rid of in case you change your mind would be through art. Having a big canvas with a pop of colour can change the look of the room!
I love that your channel is growing because my people need to be seeing this.
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You and The Goo are delightful 🤍 I am guilty of having those beads but not the book, got tired of seeing it everywhere (plus it's expensive!) , instead I sourced some vintage art books from a small shop, that I will cherish forever. You have taught me so much and I love the perspective you always bring to your videos. Ie - having neutral/ white spaces is OK but it's always good to add touches of character and uniqueness to every space (such as with art in the children's rooms), or honoring the home's original characteristics before you go painting everything white. Happy New Year Paige 🙌
A few years back the french did a lot of grey interiors and of course it takes us a few years to catch up. The difference is they used antique pieces to make it work with character.
also the architecture in europe is in itself part of the decor. Since America is "young", newer building just have less personality.
@@camillegermain8888 yes our homes often lack a lot of character unless it’s Victorian or post and beam etc
As an abstract artist, can I just thank you for realizing and emphasizing the value of art and its ability to transform ANY space 💖💖💖
SO weird to me too that literately everyone needed to have wood beads, chains, and or pampas grass in their home. So glad people are starting to leave this trend behind!
We have aspen pine wood paneling. It made the family room so dark and dingy, that even though it was real, and probably excellent quality in its day, we absolutely had to paint it. We painted it Tuscany colors at first (that was a popular trend), then cream, now is a bright, buttery yellow, and I couldn’t be happier being able to see in the family room.
Okay this is going to be a bit controversial, but I love white/lightly colored kids room. Now, the ones you showed are next-level bland 😂 but my room as a child had very light pastel green furniture and was basically a standard adult room with just a smaller bed, and I absolutely adored it. I thanked my mom countless times throughout the years for not giving me a purple/pink/red flashy room. Also you can easily make a room more colourful (with art, pillows, curtains,posters) but making it less colourful when the furniture is the problem is almost impossible.
Padmas grass , too many plants, neon signs, this list goes on !
Girl you hit the nail on the head with the shiny gold kitchen hardware. My old roommate left a gold floor lamp here and I was thinking about keeping it but it just looked kinda cheap to me and I could never figure out why. Now I realize I still want a gold lamp but more of a brassy gold. Thank you!
I have some rad maple wood paneling in my MCM basement and a huge gorgeous orangey sandstone fireplace. I put in bright blue vinyl tile floor, a wood wall by the kitchenette we put in and gold faucet, pulls and track light. It looks just right for the era cause I like the authentic MCM look, original pieces, etc.
That whole Fixer Upper Johanna thing did everything in. Hobby Lobby is now all over it and every listed piece of real estate looks like it. People need to turn off their TVs and think for themselves. I love going into someone’s home that is THEM. It may not be what makes sense to me, but it’s THEM, not HGTV. That is HOME.
Yay just before bed! Perfect timing 👌 I love seeing you hating stuf (you speek for all of us 🙌) Cheers from France 🥖
sleep tight!
the tom ford book is even a common custom content item in the sims, lol. using these tips for building their houses/apartments. 😂
Paige, I love your videos and sense of style is such a refreshing break from what all these other channels show.
Can you please recommend similar channels that you may follow?
Thanks again for the excellent contents and please keep it coming!
I’d love to see decor trends you did enjoy this year!!!
coming soooooon!
Thanks for giving us a different take on decorating. So much trendy stuff that becomes boring/uninteresting/not personal. Keep up the good work!
video idea or series idea that i would enjoy! - a series on tips for making functional/livable spaces…for example: how to design or layout a kitchen for functionality, how to make a small bathroom that’s easy for two to get ready in, how to make a living room that you can host in and also relax alone in, etc :) PS. love your channel sm, what a bright, tasteful corner of youtube
im soo frickin over the boucle chairs and the sponge lime wash painted walls already
Before the Tom Ford book was the bowl of green apples. EVERYWHERE. They were everywhere.
and trays.
And hydrangeas.
THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
This video need to go viral. You said everything that drive me bonkers. This was Hilarious 😂
I have a dark gray leather couch in my living room. The walls are very very light gray (almost white). Other areas of my house have lots of color - the dining room is purple. One guest room is light yellow and the other one is dark blue with white headboard. I love it. My fav style is British colonial.
I tried watching one of those house flipping shows recently, and they painted the brick and got rid of the natural wood and I thought it looked worse afterwards. It looked like every other home you see and it's sad seeing the only things with character gone
I remodeled my first home this year and I wanted (more than anything) Dakota Johnson’s green-ass kitchen…but unfortunately because of costs we were given the option of white or grey shaker cabinets. Went with white and aged brass fixtures..and picked a unique backsplash that’s kind of a handmade ceramic long hexagon in his cool grey beige color. It still feels more basic than I would have liked. I just felt backed into a corner with so many design choices because a lot of more unique stuff is crazy expensive! We plan on DIYing as we live here though…and NO painted arches!!! 😂🤣
I totally get that! When I re-did my kitchen I had to choose a lot of basic options because of pricing but I spiced it up with my decor!
I love all your videos and always agree with you!!
I just have beautifully framed paintings and some textiles and quilts and a few sconces on my walls. I am lucky so many family members had art hobbies and were very talented.
This video got me laughing and subscribed. Love your videos
I've always loved wood paneling. I know there was a time it was considered cheesy and outdated but I've always thought it was a treasure. The problem people would usually encounter it in homes in a musty basement with really bad decor that didn't compliment this feature. I would love to have this detail in a home. I think it's timeless.
I like fun. Glad it's back
me too!
I agree with everything you have said in this video! Goo is adorable!
I am here for traditional. British traditional looks so good and you should check out the House and Garden channel they have such good videos.
Yesss English interiors are my favorite. So cozy and collected!
"that would look really nice in a basement" you're hilarious lol
The neutral kids rooms does not exist for real. It is just for pictures.
everything you say just makes sense. I love it.
I agree with you on everything! 😂 I was not a fan of a lot of the same trends, I hope everyone just sticks to the things they really like that can be timeless for the larger spaces with little pops of smaller scale trends so its not sooo expensive or time consuming to change.
Paige, I agree with you on all of these things, but there’s also a dilemma in the trend cycle. Sometimes the original thing getting copied is great but then the cheap knockoffs and ubiquity of a style end up making it look stupid very quickly. For example, I liked the Hay mags sofa in the white boucle before white boucle started appearing everywhere. I love the dramatic marble look now, but I have a feeling I might hate it in a year if I start seeing it everywhere. The more I follow interior design, the more I want to find items that are either very plain or vintage and obscure, and then hide my style from everyone so no one can copy me and destroy the things I love.
My white walls suggestion made the list wooo 🙌🏼
Paige can you do a video on kitchen interior design and styling. I feel like the kitchen is the one space I struggle with the most when trying to make it look nice.
i absolutely agree on the sad, colorless children rooms and the painted arches 😂 it's such a weird style.
Those "annual" beads kills me 😏🤣
Love your Channel and appreciate all of the content you put Out .We have a very similar Style and i am so Happy i found your Channel
You're my favorite person on RUclips
"being fun is back in style" HAHAHAHAHA!
Most people that do all neutral kid toys are doing Montessori, which suggests natural textures and neutral colors in kids rooms. There are ways to incorporate color in that though for sure
As a prior Montessori teacher’s aid, it kills me when I see the extreme prairie-beige nurseries/playrooms. Avoiding overstimulation is important for any child, but you also need to foster their creativity and individual expression, both of which will be stifled if you force them into an all beige universe. Also, I’d say about 90% of the toys in our primary classroom were colorful. :)
@@MorganBak i definitely think people go overboard with the neutrals sometimes I was just trying to explain what might be causing the beige kids room thing
@@LL-qq3vm yep, was just elaborating on that idea
Omg girl. The bowl with beads is it for me... I mean its everywhere. I hoping it's going. 🤷♀️
ty for calling out those sad children's rooms omg...think of the children!!
It’s fun to see trends in other places! In Scandinavia the rustic lime wash/chalk paint look was out before the pandemic hit (sorry to the scandis with recently painted lime/rough chalk walls who wanna argue with me, but it really was). I don’t dislike the look per say, I think it has its charm, but it’s very 2015-16, it’s overdone and quite dated here
The lime wash was trendy in the mid-1990's, had a friend that lime washed all the wide oak floors in her house.
Boucle has never been it and I can't wait to see it fly off a cliff. It is the material of a teddy bear and a cheap one at that. *insert depressing sigh* And those damn bowl beads look like an*l beads... sorry, someone had to say what we were all thinking - please toss them asap! hahaaa
Boucle isnt teddy bear material, its the fabric of a chanel jacket...
@@caligulalonghbottom2629 I'm good with a jacket not a couch. Chanel or not, the material is a hard pass
Lmbooo!! The Tom Ford books 🤣
She’s so sweet! Goo!❤️
Could you please make a video where you just talk about couches/sofas and what to buy, how to look at the color, material, width length, how to put them in your house, how to style it etc. And then you can do this with beds, closets, lamps etc!!!! thank you :)
60,000 plus. Thank you for posting your inspiring ideas.
Hi! Vogue's "Objects of Affection" videos are usually basically home tours so those could be good ones to review that are actually unique homes. Also French Vogue's apartment tours are good and unique, too.
Love your videos, you are funny and real🤗
One thousand Thank Yous for saying No to painting wood and brick.
I like the texture of lime wash and how it photographs. I think it works best in Spanish revival homes and deserty/southwest/Adobe looking spaces
I couldn't place my finger on why I didn't like fake boucle... Because of the teddy bear lol
Here's my 2 cents (or more!):
1. Everything white reminds me of hospitals. Ew. Being a person who visited hospitals a lot during her childhood, pure white/neutral colors and even green curtains in an all white bathroom scares me out.
2. Antique gold/ brass it's my must seek out for my bathroom and kitchen fittings! So pretty!
3. Aren't kids rooms supposed to be colorful and look lively, and great for experimenting with colors in a nice way (kinda eclectic)? I think neutral/white colors in kids rooms is awful, unless it's just the wall or some details. It makes the color balanced and avoid that the colors don't look like puke lmao.
3. I'm still thinking that the chain and the beaded thingy stuff is stupid, and only someone with barely any shame decided to troll people and convince them that those looks were acceptable, at least. Meh.
4. I understand the book thing, but even thrift stores have way, WAY prettier and interesting books that aren't as repetitive as, or is the same stuff they have puked with the Tom Ford book. Sorry Tom Ford! But having the same crap copy pasted is so awful.
5. Boucle is so anti my pets, so it's a no no for me.
6.Lime wash? Is that a thing? It looks awful, and way worse if it's in the tropics and humid areas.
6. Some wood could be painted, but some just need varnish or just tint. It depends the area you live.
the tom ford book is literally the saddest book cover you can have in your home tbh
wonderful idea the wall of kid's art :)
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you are welcome for anodaaa videooo :)
Truth about the foam mirrors 😂 couldn't sell them
I saw an ig video of a woman that bought an A frame house and sloppily painted all the exposed wood white. the top comments were all a variation of "why would you paint that wood?! no!" so I think the tides are definitely turning in our favor 😂
was it Steffy
@@MaggieStrange1 I don't remember. I didn't follow them it was just suggested randomly