Most every fine home I’ve been in and I’ve been in a lot from Beverly Hills to Manhattan have tastefully installed television sets. People like to relax in their bedroom and watch television at some point in the day. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
@@GarrettLeChic I don't have a t.v. in my bedroom, and I hate the idea of it, *for*myself*, but I love that you said that, too. 'Cause you're being realistic, and keeping your space comfortable and usable, with respect to your own needs and preferences, while at the same time making it beautiful.
I appreciate how specific you are in regards to design details and mistakes. You give us actual reasons why and guidelines with specifics on how to avoid!
If you can manage to sew a mostly straight seam - or check with your dry cleaner for the name of a seamstress - it's pretty easy to add borders, trim or fringe to extend a comforter. The puffy part will still cover you, but it will look and hang better on the bed. A six inch border on each edge will add a _foot_ of extra coverage. 👍
Thanks! Im grateful that I was able to attend and graduate design school. It’s always been a big passion of mine from childhood. I was committed to it way before we started the channel. I enjoys sharing my ideas and perspectives and what I’ve learned. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
@@GarrettLeChic it’s a passion of mine from a young age but I’ve never gone to school for it and admire those who do. Design is very personal but there are some rules and details that really help polish a home and you are very good at explaining these.
Absolutely agree Amy , they just like to show off what they have and you haven't. For instance ' Till vacuum do us part' , if anyone needs Garrett she does.
@@GarrettLeChic It's truly wonderful that you cultivated your talent and are now sharing it with the world. I know that you are destined to forever be one of the greats.
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! I’m so glad you are having fun and learning! We make videos about many different styles of design and decor and never demean anyone’s taste. 😀😀😀
I just spent a couple of hours walking around my new house with my decorator, and I have to say . . . this video is VALUABLE and also underrated. Follow these principles . . . they aren't as fun as some others, but these are the things that make a huge difference
Doorways also need to be clear for easy egress in case of fire or other emergency. Paramedics might need to bring in a stretcher or you might need the gtfo because your house is on fire. Be stylish and be safe. On that note - make sure you have functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as a fire extinguishers. And please learn to use the extinguisher before you need it. My father is a firefighter. I can’t help it.
@@Baglady111 I’m glad someone else understands! I had a friend die in his apartment just felt from his front door. Blocked fire exits are everywhere because people just don’t get it. The Station nightclub fire video should be mandatory watching. It’s difficult to watch but it is a real-world example of how quickly fire can/will spread. I think it was 1 minute and 30 seconds from the start of the fire to the building being engulfed. Know where your exits are and make sure they’re not blocked or, god forbid, locked. See something, say something. Call the Fire Marshall and report things like that. You can do so anonymously. I’ve done it and the Fire Marshall, in a large city, was there the very next day.
Thanks so much! It’s Theodore Alexander and if you watch my Grand Millennial House Tour video there is a link where you can get more information. We love Theodore Alexander. It is one of the best furniture products on the market. 😀😀😀
Great advice as always! My pet peeve is too many patterns in a room - swirly carpet, patterned wallpaper, 'busy' sofas, floral curtains...it's enough to give you a migraine. I love your style - calming elegance, understated glamour, timeless and classic. 😘 👍💓💖💞
The furniture in the doorway conundrum was giving me such grief! There was really no other place to put the living room TV and of course we needed a way to hold all the other equipment but it couldn't be over 14-16" at maximum. We thought about all sorts of alternative ideas like a vintage record holder, magazine holder, etc while also scouring fb marketplace and craigslist for console and sofa tables. Completely lucked out in finding a handmade antique style console that was 11" deep and topped with granite for $75!
Hi Garrett...your tips are so impeccably done! Scale and balance has always been a bugaboo for me. I think I can better navigate new furniture or pieces in helping my granddaughter by using your tips. For me "golden age" decorating is pretty much status quo, but I still love all things beautiful! Your talent aspires living beautifully!
I agree with everything you said!! Scale is important! Nothing worse than having furniture that’s too big for a home…measure measure measure your spaces!
It amazes me how many people seemingly don't do this ha. Even if I am looking at a piece online w/ casual interest I bust out the tape measure and look at the dimensions in the spot I intend to put it
This is the most informative design video I have EVER watched. I watch a lot of design videos and no one has ever talked about most of these. I learned so much. New sub here!
Yes to the comforter size!!! While comforter sizes have remained the same measurements over the years, mattresses have gotten deeper! That has made queen comforters on queen beds look even smaller!!
A Palatial King. I have some in my Amazon Storefront which is linked in the description section of most of my videos. Of course, one could also go custom as well.
This is some great insight! Esp about the big backed chairs as you enter a room, and the main piece in a room having the right scale. I like that you come from a place of really knowing your stuff!
This is so timely! We've just finished adding crown molding and I've been wanting to add applied moldings to the walls in our bedroom and living room but the windows and door frames are different heights. I was just thinking about how to deal with that. Thanks for the advice!! 😊
My mom used to always tell me to buy the next size up bedding for the bedrooms. Her house (when were older as well as when we were growing up…) always had the most comfortable beds! I followed her lead on this except for two years ago when we got our first king size bed. This has been a challenge for me! So, I just doubled up! My husband and I can literally get lost in our bed now! But, it is truly luxurious!
Great video Garret, really good points. Could I make a suggestion? It would be good if you showed some of the things you were talking about. Like, I would have liked to see the bedroom furniture piece you mentioned. Or if you pushed your console table behind your couch to show us that it doesn't work, I would have liked that too.
Love your exceptional style and advice. Always go the next size up in bedding, even with sheets. We have downsized from 3800 sq ft to 1600 sq ft, it’s an enormous challenge to get things to “fit”….. I move furniture and art work weekly. I think I’m getting there. Many thanks!
A design feature some people miss: Combining the old with the new effectively. A few more: combining wood tones, making dated black granite/stone counters or terra cotta tile floors "work." Something for those of us who cannot redo the whole package, but want to create a cohesive, welcoming space. Thanks so much!
Great point about console table vs. sofa table. I've been looking at them with a thought to maybe getting one at some point, but I hadn't been paying attention to height. I will now!
So glad you mentioned the height of a sofa table, the way my house is designed I can’t have anything at the entry but where I’m putting a sofa table will serve both purposes
Oh yea, I missed the mark with my comforter. Because my bed basically faces away sight, that side is way shorter in order to achieve the right look with bed skirt. One size up is the solution. Thanks for pointing this out. Love learning from you. 😍
Comforters size is great idea😊. I have a queen bed but always by king size comforters. Not only for looks but everytime my husband turns over he takes the comforter with him🤨.
I agree with you on all of these. If you walk into a room and see any of these "mistakes" in your own home, your eye should tell you it's not the most pleasant design. Great advice 💗
Wow. Freaking love your straight up honest and elegant way of communicating interior design. There is so much depth to your content. I’m learning a lot, thank you!!!
Thanks so much Maria for that lovely comment! I'm glad you are part of our subscriber family, and are on our journey to create the premier interior design channel on social media. We appreciate you and your support. :)
I would love a video on how to design a tabletop “tablescape” - placement of objects for the most impact. I struggle! Either too much, or too little, or just not right.
Listen my fellow Scorpio queen, you saved me a huge headache with regards to applied moulding! Some companies seem to not be fully versed in what they're selling... no one explained it to me like you just did! Oh as for your comforter tip, I tell people this all the time. Some refuse to spend the extra $$$ on a bigger size but it is so worth it! Also, double stuff your duvets for that real catalog finish!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Why have I never heard of these before? No wonder I keep having problems with furniture placement and size! All my life. (over 70 years) I have loved arranging, designing rooms. These scale issues have eluded me. More please!
Such excellent and detailed advice!! One my of. Biggest pet peeves that I think I see the most is the “room of random”. This is when there isn’t any thought to the overall look of a room. It’s just a random collection of things. Usually the focus is solely on function and NO thought about design or flow or anything. The garage sale look. 😝
I like you to show us ideas for the decor of apartments. I live a pent house which is large enough and it’s classic. Would like to add modern accents here and there.
While I think we will do more on the mixing of design and decor element because if done right it can make for a very elevated and dramatic space, I did a video on mixing design styles last year. Here is the link to the video: ruclips.net/video/HBg_fuRqGV4/видео.html
You are so good. Ive seen the wainscoting moulding become very popular in Malaysia last year. And sometimes some of them went way excessively with that. I cried.
Thank you so much for subscribing and watching! I love wainscoting, but like everything else it has to be executed well according to a design plan. 😀😀😀
I have a sofa table that is to tall and I learned the hard way. It tipped twice. Thankfully I have a good place for it and it’s not behind the sofa. Thank you for the great tips.
I have moldings in our apartment and they look great. I’d like to enhance them with another tone, right now it’s white, wall and moldings. Thank you. Love you and your ideas !
Sounds great! I'm sure we will be doing a video which will discuss moldings more as I love them. I personally like the moldings white and the walls a different color. :)
I love my wall moldings in the dining area but watching this I did run in terror and check them to make sure (even though I knew they were right) and yes, they are bit lower than the lower case opening in the room. I've survived Garrett yet again. :-D I also wanted to say I have a few Chinoiserie vases (not as nice as yours...) but I have them with some gold candlesticks and I love it. I took inspiration from your table and used my own things. I tried to have everything neutral as it looks so nice on the internet and in magazines but mine always turned out like a sandbox - I need some color in my life... fortunately the blues and indigo goes with most colors. ♥
If Garrett ever walks into my home, he WILL never see my sofa table higher than my couch! 😂 Seriously, another fabulous video with so many great ideas for our 🏡.
You are class beyond class I’m so glad to have saw you. Your taste is so refined love your style. I wish you could talk a little about the maximalism style. I am a bit of a maximalist and just put together things that I love and have collected I don’t really do theme rooms. I do love how you show things done wrong and then right. I would love to see your space. I wish you could critique your viewers homes that watch. Keep doing what your doing I think your the classiest designer out there
For a small entryway the perfect furniture piece is the hemnes shoe cabinet from ikea! I swear by these cuz they are so thin and can fit in those really tight spaces. Plus they hold your shoes so it's a win win😊.
Thank you so much for your great advice. I am decorating my living room and I adding a console table behind my sofa for the first time, now I know the height I need thanks to your excellent video
i loooove these types of videos. i like very fact based advice and tips. you do this often which i really enjoy. sometimes things are told to me but i don’t understand why, it kind of comes natural to a lot of interior designers but not to me. i honestly appreciate it
I never knew about the comforters and I love my bed/bedroom!!! I also loved what you said about the crown molding. TBH, I didn't quite understand it all and will have to watch it a second time. I love all of your videos, but this one was especially good. I felt that you really felt it!! LOL
I love these great tips, Garrett! It made me wonder what you might think about feature walls in a more contemporary space. Do you like wall panels or feature colors rather than moulding? Also, I was thinking how rugs can frame a space or help with flow. Maybe you have something to offer on selecting rugs for our spaces, styles, and traffic flow! I'm learning SO much from your videos, and my home will be the more beautiful for it, so THANK YOU!!!
I would so kick that ladder every time,lol! Lower sofa table, got it. All great advice once again,thanks. Searching for inspiration on a new build (Oh,the horrors🤯).
I wonder why shops sell here those huge sofas (particularly L-Form Sofas) which we have here in Germany where we hardly have Room or enough space ... My trouble at the moment is finding a well proportionale sofa for my living room ... It it so difficult ... In the US you have much more space than what we have here specially if one is living in an expensive city like Munich or Stuttgart ... Thank you again for very interesting video ...
The mathematical/geometrical application of size, shape, scale and relative proportion to design and aesthetics is something you have the knowledge and qualifications to explain so clearly Garrett. Really fascinating but also you prompted so many "ahah, of course...." realisations for me. If you ever think of going into teaching design professionally in your industry you'll be a natural at it, but in the meantime please stay on YT!! ❣️
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I have a great passion for interior design and decorating. Sometimes people think all that’s involved in this field is picking out pretty things and suggesting what’s trendy on social media. When you go to design school you quickly learn that’s not the case. There is a lot more to it including math and construction and so much more. I think education is important or at least training under a highly qualified designer or decorator for several years. There is a lot to know in this field to be effective. I love making RUclips videos to share my knowledge and passion to inspire people. I respect all styles whether it’s mine or not and I only make suggestions. People are free to take inspiration from it or stay the same. I’m totally fine either way. Thanks for watching and subscribing! 😀😀😀
@@GarrettLeChic Well your passion coupled with expertise shines through, so hope you keep loving it. It really is interior architecture more than anything it sounds to me, of which design is one key element and decorating is the final touch.
Thanks so much Tiffany! I’m glad you are enjoying, and glad you are with us on our journey to creating the premier interior design channel on social media. 🤩🤩🤩
My husband built my sofa table specifically for plants. I loved it. Our couch is a littke taller then most. But then we moved it to our dinning room, its only 6in wide. So it makes a huge statement in there.
I’m really hoping to add molding above my fireplace and mantle. I would love to see a video discussing good and bad jobs. I’ve seen so many on Pinterest and nothing is speaking to me. I’m uncertain how I would like it to look.
Very useful channel, thanks. I'm the kind of person who isn't comfortable if things aren't right, it hurts my brain 😱. My husband is the opposite so I have to really watch him when he does diy 😁
Wow Garrett, I’ve only subscribed in the last couple of months and have been binge watching your channel! Thank you so much for your content. Our house is nearly finished and we haven’t started to buy the furniture yet! Your information on scale was a lightbulb moment. That your major piece in a room is the one that needs to set the scale. It makes so much sense BUT makes me more nervous to start! 😳 Dilemma: The dark teal velvet couch is calling to me - but do I play it safe and get a more neutral couch and choose smaller pieces eg accent chairs in a colour!! Aauugghh!! BUT …. I also love beautiful mid tone (?) ash brown ….mmmmm! ( not the tan which is a bit more yellow). Oh my … the options and choices!!! Then again there is that beautiful wine claret colour !!! I need to get a grip!! Do you say that in America … “get a grip” ? ( I’m Australian) … it means to take a hold of yourself and calm yourself down! When someone’s losing the plot we say it. Anyway thanks again Garrett from a frazzled Deb x
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Garrett! One thing that drives me crazy (trust me there are many things actually I won’t bore you with the details) is when a house doesn’t use dimmer switches or 3 way bulbs…something. I don’t know why but I always notice and it drives me crazy…short trip😆 Anyway thanks again for the video and have a great rest of your night ☺️
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I understand the dilemma. Unfortunately in interior decorating there isn’t always a ready made solution that with give the functionality and aesthetic we want. My opinion would be to look locally and online for someone to make it for you. It doesn’t have cost a ton if you find the right person. It might take some time and checking around but than you get what you want. 😀😀😀
Great video Garrett. Yes, I agree about the two comforters . I have two duvets in each bed wi🥰beds are luxurious and comfortable to sleep in . and two comforters and one size larger . Definitely luxury hotel linens . Great advice about the main piece sets the tone for the room and the scale . Thanks
I think I've lined up four of these mistakes into my bedroom. It's the most horrible room in my house. The duvet is too small, there's a big tall bookcase as you walk in and there's too much bulky furniture in different styles to the bed in it. Now it's spelled out to me. I didn't understand it because piece by piece I love it all, but it's such a claustrophobic room...
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Aww! That’s so kind of you. I truly appreciate it. 🤗🤗🤗
You have a tv in your bedroom! I love that. So many people on you tube oppose that. You are real👍🏿‼️
Most every fine home I’ve been in and I’ve been in a lot from Beverly Hills to Manhattan have tastefully installed television sets. People like to relax in their bedroom and watch television at some point in the day. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
@@GarrettLeChic I don't have a t.v. in my bedroom, and I hate the idea of it, *for*myself*, but I love that you said that, too. 'Cause you're being realistic, and keeping your space comfortable and usable, with respect to your own needs and preferences, while at the same time making it beautiful.
I appreciate how specific you are in regards to design details and mistakes. You give us actual reasons why and guidelines with specifics on how to avoid!
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If you can manage to sew a mostly straight seam - or check with your dry cleaner for the name of a seamstress - it's pretty easy to add borders, trim or fringe to extend a comforter. The puffy part will still cover you, but it will look and hang better on the bed. A six inch border on each edge will add a _foot_ of extra coverage. 👍
Great idea!
Such great advice always. I love hearing from an actual designer instead of RUclips wannabes. 😉
Thanks! Im grateful that I was able to attend and graduate design school. It’s always been a big passion of mine from childhood. I was committed to it way before we started the channel. I enjoys sharing my ideas and perspectives and what I’ve learned. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
@@GarrettLeChic it’s a passion of mine from a young age but I’ve never gone to school for it and admire those who do. Design is very personal but there are some rules and details that really help polish a home and you are very good at explaining these.
Absolutely agree Amy , they just like to show off what they have and you haven't. For instance ' Till vacuum do us part' , if anyone needs Garrett she does.
@@GarrettLeChic It's truly wonderful that you cultivated your talent and are now sharing it with the world. I know that you are destined to forever be one of the greats.
@@j.t.1215 Thank you so much! I’ve always been very passionate about the subject. The RUclips channel came much later. 😊😊😊
You are so knowledgeable n insightful but at the same time hilarious, you teach me and make me laugh
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! I’m so glad you are having fun and learning! We make videos about many different styles of design and decor and never demean anyone’s taste. 😀😀😀
I just spent a couple of hours walking around my new house with my decorator, and I have to say . . . this video is VALUABLE and also underrated. Follow these principles . . . they aren't as fun as some others, but these are the things that make a huge difference
Doorways also need to be clear for easy egress in case of fire or other emergency. Paramedics might need to bring in a stretcher or you might need the gtfo because your house is on fire. Be stylish and be safe.
On that note - make sure you have functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as a fire extinguishers. And please learn to use the extinguisher before you need it. My father is a firefighter. I can’t help it.
I’m the same - my ex husband was a fireman!
@@Baglady111 I’m glad someone else understands! I had a friend die in his apartment just felt from his front door.
Blocked fire exits are everywhere because people just don’t get it. The Station nightclub fire video should be mandatory watching. It’s difficult to watch but it is a real-world example of how quickly fire can/will spread. I think it was 1 minute and 30 seconds from the start of the fire to the building being engulfed.
Know where your exits are and make sure they’re not blocked or, god forbid, locked. See something, say something. Call the Fire Marshall and report things like that. You can do so anonymously. I’ve done it and the Fire Marshall, in a large city, was there the very next day.
I LOVE your console table.
Thanks so much! It’s Theodore Alexander and if you watch my Grand Millennial House Tour video there is a link where you can get more information. We love Theodore Alexander. It is one of the best furniture products on the market. 😀😀😀
Great advice as always! My pet peeve is too many patterns in a room - swirly carpet, patterned wallpaper, 'busy' sofas, floral curtains...it's enough to give you a migraine. I love your style - calming elegance, understated glamour, timeless and classic. 😘 👍💓💖💞
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Love the crown molding advice
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He is so right about buying bedding one size bigger than the 🛏
The furniture in the doorway conundrum was giving me such grief! There was really no other place to put the living room TV and of course we needed a way to hold all the other equipment but it couldn't be over 14-16" at maximum. We thought about all sorts of alternative ideas like a vintage record holder, magazine holder, etc while also scouring fb marketplace and craigslist for console and sofa tables. Completely lucked out in finding a handmade antique style console that was 11" deep and topped with granite for $75!
Sounds like you did a great job in resolving the issue. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
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Hi Garrett...your tips are so impeccably done! Scale and balance has always been a bugaboo for me. I think I can better navigate new furniture or pieces in helping my granddaughter by using your tips. For me "golden age" decorating is pretty much status quo, but I still love all things beautiful! Your talent aspires living beautifully!
Thanks for your lovely comment! I’m glad you are enjoying our videos. 😀😀😀
I agree with everything you said!! Scale is important! Nothing worse than having furniture that’s too big for a home…measure measure measure your spaces!
It amazes me how many people seemingly don't do this ha. Even if I am looking at a piece online w/ casual interest I bust out the tape measure and look at the dimensions in the spot I intend to put it
This is the most informative design video I have EVER watched. I watch a lot of design videos and no one has ever talked about most of these. I learned so much. New sub here!
Welcome to the channel! We have many videos for you to explore plus so much more to come!
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Yes to the comforter size!!! While comforter sizes have remained the same measurements over the years, mattresses have gotten deeper! That has made queen comforters on queen beds look even smaller!!
Yes but what do you do about a king size bed. What is your go to size there ?
Most of the things you mentioned today I have never heard of. Great advice as always! Thank you.
Awesome! Glad you are enjoying. 😀😀😀
This was so brilliant! Other designers are stuck on rug size and curtain length. This was SO much more. I think 9 out of 10 I have never heard before.
This is the video where you gave wonderful info for the boiserie … mouldings, especially regarding heights. Thank you, thank you xx
Thanks Carol! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. 😊😊😊
Thanks for distinguishing the difference between a sofa table and a console table!
Such good advice & Garrett is so funny when reacting to people try to knock you down for something they consider is wrong.
Super video. A bugger of mine…Bookcases with books all rambling about. Out of order. Up. Down. Sideways. Jammed. Falling down. Dusty. You get it.
I’ve learnt so much from watching your videos and I learned something new today! Thanks Garrett!
The comforter upsizing is brilliant! I finally did that a couple years ago…..wish I’d thought of it sooner! Great tips, as always!
🎃🎃🎃 Thanks Susan!
@@GarrettLeChic but how do you upsize if you have a king bed??
A Palatial King. I have some in my Amazon Storefront which is linked in the description section of most of my videos. Of course, one could also go custom as well.
This is some great insight! Esp about the big backed chairs as you enter a room, and the main piece in a room having the right scale. I like that you come from a place of really knowing your stuff!
Thanks so much. Also thanks for watching and subscribing!😀😀😀
This is so timely! We've just finished adding crown molding and I've been wanting to add applied moldings to the walls in our bedroom and living room but the windows and door frames are different heights. I was just thinking about how to deal with that. Thanks for the advice!! 😊
My mom used to always tell me to buy the next size up bedding for the bedrooms. Her house (when were older as well as when we were growing up…) always had the most comfortable beds! I followed her lead on this except for two years ago when we got our first king size bed. This has been a challenge for me! So, I just doubled up! My husband and I can literally get lost in our bed now! But, it is truly luxurious!
Great video Garret, really good points. Could I make a suggestion? It would be good if you showed some of the things you were talking about. Like, I would have liked to see the bedroom furniture piece you mentioned. Or if you pushed your console table behind your couch to show us that it doesn't work, I would have liked that too.
Love your exceptional style and advice. Always go the next size up in bedding, even with sheets. We have downsized from 3800 sq ft to 1600 sq ft, it’s an enormous challenge to get things to “fit”….. I move furniture and art work weekly. I think I’m getting there. Many thanks!
A design feature some people miss: Combining the old with the new effectively. A few more: combining wood tones, making dated black granite/stone counters or terra cotta tile floors "work." Something for those of us who cannot redo the whole package, but want to create a cohesive, welcoming space. Thanks so much!
Great idea! Thanks for watching and subscribing!😀😀😀
Great point about console table vs. sofa table. I've been looking at them with a thought to maybe getting one at some point, but I hadn't been paying attention to height. I will now!
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So glad you mentioned the height of a sofa table, the way my house is designed I can’t have anything at the entry but where I’m putting a sofa table will serve both purposes
Oh yea, I missed the mark with my comforter. Because my bed basically faces away sight, that side is way shorter in order to achieve the right look with bed skirt. One size up is the solution. Thanks for pointing this out. Love learning from you. 😍
Comforters size is great idea😊. I have a queen bed but always by king size comforters. Not only for looks but everytime my husband turns over he takes the comforter with him🤨.
I agree with you on all of these. If you walk into a room and see any of these "mistakes" in your own home, your eye should tell you it's not the most pleasant design. Great advice 💗
Wow. Freaking love your straight up honest and elegant way of communicating interior design. There is so much depth to your content. I’m learning a lot, thank you!!!
Thanks so much Maria for that lovely comment! I'm glad you are part of our subscriber family, and are on our journey to create the premier interior design channel on social media. We appreciate you and your support. :)
I would love a video on how to design a tabletop “tablescape” - placement of objects for the most impact. I struggle! Either too much, or too little, or just not right.
Uneven number of decor on a tray for easy moving when you need the whole table.
I'm SO glad you talked about bedding!!! I was wondering how to make my bed look better, NOW I'm going to buy an over sized comforter ... THANKS!
Listen my fellow Scorpio queen, you saved me a huge headache with regards to applied moulding! Some companies seem to not be fully versed in what they're selling... no one explained it to me like you just did!
Oh as for your comforter tip, I tell people this all the time. Some refuse to spend the extra $$$ on a bigger size but it is so worth it! Also, double stuff your duvets for that real catalog finish!
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I love the green of your top - it's one of my accent colours!
Love the positive attitude along with discussions on the effects on feelings with the practical knowledge and explanations.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Why have I never heard of these before? No wonder I keep having problems with furniture placement and size! All my life. (over 70 years) I have loved arranging, designing rooms. These scale issues have eluded me. More please!
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I wonder what I’m gonna purchase after watching Garrett. Greeting from Wales
Such excellent and detailed advice!! One my of. Biggest pet peeves that I think I see the most is the “room of random”. This is when there isn’t any thought to the overall look of a room. It’s just a random collection of things. Usually the focus is solely on function and NO thought about design or flow or anything. The garage sale look. 😝
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I like you to show us ideas for the decor of apartments. I live a pent house which is large enough and it’s classic. Would like to add modern accents here and there.
While I think we will do more on the mixing of design and decor element because if done right it can make for a very elevated and dramatic space, I did a video on mixing design styles last year. Here is the link to the video: ruclips.net/video/HBg_fuRqGV4/видео.html
You are so good. Ive seen the wainscoting moulding become very popular in Malaysia last year. And sometimes some of them went way excessively with that. I cried.
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I would like a video about creating a small dining room when kitchen is right beside it.
This is a refreshing video. Most decor mistake lists are repeated. I will be sizing up my bedding from now on.
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OMG! 😱 The comforter being a size bigger than the bed is so obvious now!!!
Sat down to take a break, and here you are. Excellent, as always.
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I have a sofa table that is to tall and I learned the hard way. It tipped twice. Thankfully I have a good place for it and it’s not behind the sofa. Thank you for the great tips.
I have moldings in our apartment and they look great. I’d like to enhance them with another tone, right now it’s white, wall and moldings. Thank you. Love you and your ideas !
Sounds great! I'm sure we will be doing a video which will discuss moldings more as I love them. I personally like the moldings white and the walls a different color. :)
I love my wall moldings in the dining area but watching this I did run in terror and check them to make sure (even though I knew they were right) and yes, they are bit lower than the lower case opening in the room. I've survived Garrett yet again. :-D I also wanted to say I have a few Chinoiserie vases (not as nice as yours...) but I have them with some gold candlesticks and I love it. I took inspiration from your table and used my own things. I tried to have everything neutral as it looks so nice on the internet and in magazines but mine always turned out like a sandbox - I need some color in my life... fortunately the blues and indigo goes with most colors. ♥
I did the same... renovating our Victorian..whew , we did it right this time!!
I love the tips on moulding
If Garrett ever walks into my home, he WILL never see my sofa table higher than my couch! 😂 Seriously, another fabulous video with so many great ideas for our 🏡.
Some great advice here, especially iro the blocked walkways.
Glad it was helpful!
You are class beyond class I’m so glad to have saw you. Your taste is so refined love your style. I wish you could talk a little about the maximalism style. I am a bit of a maximalist and just put together things that I love and have collected I don’t really do theme rooms. I do love how you show things done wrong and then right. I would love to see your space. I wish you could critique your viewers homes that watch. Keep doing what your doing I think your the classiest designer out there
Thank you so much! I appreciate it Ann.
Because of you i have a beautiful designs in my house. Love you!🤗
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For a small entryway the perfect furniture piece is the hemnes shoe cabinet from ikea! I swear by these cuz they are so thin and can fit in those really tight spaces. Plus they hold your shoes so it's a win win😊.
This is PHENOMENALLY helpful! Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your great advice. I am decorating my living room and I adding a console table behind my sofa for the first time, now I know the height I need thanks to your excellent video
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i loooove these types of videos. i like very fact based advice and tips. you do this often which i really enjoy. sometimes things are told to me but i don’t understand why, it kind of comes natural to a lot of interior designers but not to me. i honestly appreciate it
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I never knew about the comforters and I love my bed/bedroom!!! I also loved what you said about the crown molding. TBH, I didn't quite understand it all and will have to watch it a second time. I love all of your videos, but this one was especially good. I felt that you really felt it!! LOL
Love your videos! They are saving me from making more expensive mistakes lol 😆
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Lol. As a self confessed blanket hog - we always have to get our bedding a size bigger.
Thank you for all the great advise! I love all your videos done with such fun but educational too.
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So glad to have discovered you Garrett! Love the tip about the comforter size!
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I love these great tips, Garrett! It made me wonder what you might think about feature walls in a more contemporary space. Do you like wall panels or feature colors rather than moulding? Also, I was thinking how rugs can frame a space or help with flow. Maybe you have something to offer on selecting rugs for our spaces, styles, and traffic flow! I'm learning SO much from your videos, and my home will be the more beautiful for it, so THANK YOU!!!
We will probably discuss rugs and traffic flow as part of an upcoming video. Im so glad you are enjoying our videos!
I would so kick that ladder every time,lol! Lower sofa table, got it. All great advice once again,thanks. Searching for inspiration on a new build (Oh,the horrors🤯).
I wonder why shops sell here those huge sofas (particularly L-Form Sofas) which we have here in Germany where we hardly have Room or enough space ... My trouble at the moment is finding a well proportionale sofa for my living room ... It it so difficult ... In the US you have much more space than what we have here specially if one is living in an expensive city like Munich or Stuttgart ... Thank you again for very interesting video ...
The mathematical/geometrical application of size, shape, scale and relative proportion to design and aesthetics is something you have the knowledge and qualifications to explain so clearly Garrett. Really fascinating but also you prompted so many "ahah, of course...." realisations for me. If you ever think of going into teaching design professionally in your industry you'll be a natural at it, but in the meantime please stay on YT!! ❣️
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I have a great passion for interior design and decorating. Sometimes people think all that’s involved in this field is picking out pretty things and suggesting what’s trendy on social media. When you go to design school you quickly learn that’s not the case. There is a lot more to it including math and construction and so much more. I think education is important or at least training under a highly qualified designer or decorator for several years. There is a lot to know in this field to be effective. I love making RUclips videos to share my knowledge and passion to inspire people. I respect all styles whether it’s mine or not and I only make suggestions. People are free to take inspiration from it or stay the same. I’m totally fine either way. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
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@@GarrettLeChic Well your passion coupled with expertise shines through, so hope you keep loving it. It really is interior architecture more than anything it sounds to me, of which design is one key element and decorating is the final touch.
Great content...the things no one else is telling us. Thank you Garrett, you are a breath of fresh air.
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My husband built my sofa table specifically for plants. I loved it. Our couch is a littke taller then most. But then we moved it to our dinning room, its only 6in wide. So it makes a huge statement in there.
I’m really hoping to add molding above my fireplace and mantle. I would love to see a video discussing good and bad jobs. I’ve seen so many on Pinterest and nothing is speaking to me. I’m uncertain how I would like it to look.
Great suggestion!
Your points are very common sense. I like your style.👍🏻
I appreciate that! Thanks so much Sara. :)
I definitely can agree to this.
Great commentary and advice ..new, old home here, very quirky rooms with tons of architectural character but lots of challenges. Thank you 😊💓
I always hear something useful from your vlogs. Thank you!
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I would love a video about bay windows and ideas of what to do with them. Specifically, like mine, that are at an angle. ♡
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Yes to having an over sized comforter!
Very useful channel, thanks. I'm the kind of person who isn't comfortable if things aren't right, it hurts my brain 😱. My husband is the opposite so I have to really watch him when he does diy 😁
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Great tip for the wall molding panels, I feel we need a special just on this Garrett. How do we hang art with it and curtains etc.
Wow Garrett, I’ve only subscribed in the last couple of months and have been binge watching your channel! Thank you so much for your content. Our house is nearly finished and we haven’t started to buy the furniture yet! Your information on scale was a lightbulb moment. That your major piece in a room is the one that needs to set the scale. It makes so much sense BUT makes me more nervous to start! 😳
Dilemma: The dark teal velvet couch is calling to me - but do I play it safe and get a more neutral couch and choose smaller pieces eg accent chairs in a colour!! Aauugghh!! BUT …. I also love beautiful mid tone (?) ash brown ….mmmmm! ( not the tan which is a bit more yellow). Oh my … the options and choices!!! Then again there is that beautiful wine claret colour !!! I need to get a grip!! Do you say that in America … “get a grip” ? ( I’m Australian) … it means to take a hold of yourself and calm yourself down! When someone’s losing the plot we say it. Anyway thanks again Garrett from a frazzled Deb x
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Thanks for sharing your knowledge Garrett! One thing that drives me crazy (trust me there are many things actually I won’t bore you with the details) is when a house doesn’t use dimmer switches or 3 way bulbs…something. I don’t know why but I always notice and it drives me crazy…short trip😆
Anyway thanks again for the video and have a great rest of your night ☺️
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So much helpful advice in this video!
Glad it was helpful!
Love this video! Love you! Smart, very smart.♥️♥️♥️
Thank you! 🤗
One of the most informative videos on design! Thank you
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Thank you for the great advice!
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Great ideas. How do I fix my bed when it is an eastern king? I have been looking for extra wide duvet covers for years.
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I understand the dilemma. Unfortunately in interior decorating there isn’t always a ready made solution that with give the functionality and aesthetic we want. My opinion would be to look locally and online for someone to make it for you. It doesn’t have cost a ton if you find the right person. It might take some time and checking around but than you get what you want. 😀😀😀
excellent video.. youre so relaxing to watch.
😊 thank you
I love that you keep it real!
Everything in this video is so important! Thank you!
100% agree with the sofa table height!!! and it just looks weird when it’s that tall behind a sofa!!! 😂
You are the best !! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. if you can. We would really appreciate a video about wall molding. 🤗🤗 Thank you !!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I will try to include more about moldings in future videos. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos.
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Great video Garrett. Yes, I agree about the two comforters . I have two duvets in each bed wi🥰beds are luxurious and comfortable to sleep in . and two comforters and one size larger . Definitely luxury hotel linens . Great advice about the main piece sets the tone for the room and the scale . Thanks
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I think I've lined up four of these mistakes into my bedroom. It's the most horrible room in my house. The duvet is too small, there's a big tall bookcase as you walk in and there's too much bulky furniture in different styles to the bed in it. Now it's spelled out to me. I didn't understand it because piece by piece I love it all, but it's such a claustrophobic room...
Wow! Always learn something from your videos. Thank you 💞
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Again, you brought me to school and taught me👍🏼
Hi Garrett! Another wonderfully informative video - a bright light on a dingy day. Thank you❤️
Very informative.Thank You 💚☘💚
You are so welcome