I used blue and white 'Portuguese tile' wallpaper as a backsplash, and I love it. I added some clear Plexiglass behind the sink and above the oven to avoid stains. Zero regret.
Wallpaper, hand-painted tiles, cafe curtains, skirted cabinets, hutches for storage... it's the 1980s French Country Kitchen minus the roosters and wallpaper borders. My mother-in-law has had this look for 40 years.
I have wallpaper and painted tiles in my kitchen (from the previous owners) and I can't wait to get rid of them! Trends are definitely a cyclical thing.
Some of us are both interested in the trends *and* hate-watchers of trend videos. 😁 Speaking seriously, I'll do what I've always done: immediately reject any trend because I never want to do what everyone else is doing, then calm down and cherry-pick elements of trends that I know will work for me long-term and apply them in my own way. It's always useful to know what is going on, and I like your presentation.
@@rockshot100 I don't get pot fillers either, but having one might save me the incredible strain of filling a pot at the sink and carrying it to the stove . Then again, that strain could be counted as exercise, so I'm good.
@@agcons Yes, but no matter how you slice it, you will still have to take it to the sink and dump it. I am thinking of boiling pasta. You can wait for help to fill the pot, but when it is done, you can't count on some else to dump it for you. Also, water gets stagnant and grows bacteria. Those are probably very, very seldom used, so water sitting in the pipes for over 6 months or more, just doesn't seem like something I would want to use. It might be fine, but just seems gross.
Please do more English cottage style tips for kitchen and whole house. Cosy with an S. Also would love to know ideas on how to make a fitted kitchen look unfitted. I love a vintage look and I am currently redoing my kitchen (and house). I live in an old cottage that was renovated and made to look more modern. I want to bring back its original charm and quaintness.
It's standard British because of their great love of nature and intricately designed textiles. It's warm, cultured and an acknowledgement of the importance of the natural world. It adds depth of color and emotion to a room which should still remain the heart of the home. 🌼 ☕️ 🍞 🌿
My husband threw out that idea when I said I wanted to do something with the ‘desk’ area in our kitchen to cover up the hole where a chair would go. I said what!. 😱😱😱 Reminds me of I love Lucy.
I cook a lot and my backsplash never gets dirty. I don't even wipe it down as much as the cabinet doors. Other than the occasional accident, which I clean up right away, I will never understand why that needs to be tiled or even be marble, other than aesthetics. Since I worked in so many kitchens while going to school, I see the kitchen as a "workshop". I am usually cooking several things at the same time and don't want to socialize since I have to concentrate. Don't want to slice a finger off or burn anything. I have the kitchen blocked off visually from the rest of the house, so I don't care what it looks like. It does have to be clean and sanitary and organized, with everything is good working condition. I see it as a workroom and am in and out as fast as possible. I use the living room and eating areas for chit chat. Those are the rooms that I spend money on to be impressive or fancy. Nobody is in my kitchen unless they are working. I don't allow kids to run through since they can get hurt very easily. There is some dangerous equipment in the kitchen and who wants to burn or stab or scald a child? I will never understand these glamourous kitchens. For convenience, kitchens are located by the most used side door, so I configured that door to go directly into the living room, with a side doorway into to the kitchen. Functionally these spaces don't mix. Relaxing, socializing, entertaining, eating, and watching TV, there are rooms for that. Working and cleaning up in the kitchen are hot and noisy. I don't get it.
Annoying that YT hid this vid. Posh is my favorite, and she never showed up in my subscriptions. Instead, my "subscription" is loaded with channels I have never heard of and never like. Another great vid Posh. Thanks.
@@PoshPennies I thought you stopped making vids, now I know to search for you. NO reason for anybody to hate your channel. I have been using Rumble more and more, YT is just crazy.
The concept of dirty kitchens makes me sad, to me it represents a perfect example of the advanced stage of fakeness mixed with ostentation that our culture has reached and it gives me a cold feeling. But hey, to each their own.
I love your definition “advance stage of fakeness’! It’s pops up on you from everywhere. An example would be a title along the lines: how to look expensive on a budget. This always generates a question in my mind: are you going to sell yourself?
You both are definitely judgers and better-than-thou types... Hiding clutter is *not fakeness* but a profoundly human trait, whether it be hiding clutter through woven baskets, drawers, clutter closets or extra rooms /non-visitor rooms. It depends on people's given situation and preferences and we allow for variety in solutions. Most people don't want the smell of cooking to linger in the place where visitors could possibly stop by, such as searching for another sink or an extra drinking glass. That's wonderfully human and considerate of the host / homeowner to consider their comfort and enjoyment (not to mention they can afford a butler's pantry). Apparently you've both already transcended to robot efficiency above-it-all in your mind (or else resent that some people can afford these extra rooms) and label most people who prefer that "fake".
@magickwoodlands I must assume you don't know what a dirty kitchen is: it's not just "hiding clutter" as you put it, rather it's having 2 kitchens where one is for actual use and the other is purely for showing off. For ostentation, for flexing, call it what you want. In my opinion it's a ridiculous concept, and in a way dehumanising because it stigmatizes such a central and natural space as the real kitchen for the activities there that take place there and which support our lives. Moreover, if you don't like the smell of food in the house and upholstery, neither do us Europeans. And that's why many of us have the kitchen as it's own separate area in the house instead of bringing it into the living room space. In this way we don't live in the kitchen, and we don't need a second kitchen for showing off either because traditionally it's not considered a living space anyway but more so a service area. I wonder if the next trend is bathrooms... one for taking an actual dump and another beautiful bathroom just for guided tours. Better yet, why not make it 2 houses? One ugly and dirty to live it, and another that's expensive and perfect just to pretend it's where you live. Not fake at all 🙄 I stand by my opinion, it is a totally fake concept.
I love the look of the dark kitchens, but I have a feeling it would get old, for me personally. Our house was built in 2022 and we chose light sage green cabinets and it is still my absolute favorite room in the house, I love my green kitchen. For us it's a good in-between of the classic white kitchens and the more trendy (and dark) colorful ones. We are painting our bedroom a dark green though, and I think it's going to be lovely, but it also feels like an easier/cheaper thing to change up in the future if we tire of it. Thanks for another fun video full of beautiful inspo pics, as usual!
I love your videos, Viv! Informative and with great visual examples! We just had my mum’s kitchen cabinets redone and they went from dark brown to a warm beige. Which you just validated. 🎉 I struggle to think of a backsplash, as the countertop is a medium-grey granite. I doubt we can find exactly the same one.
Great video. Most of this video seems like rich people trends to me. Lol. I’ll feel lucky if my 20 year old orange oak cabinets get painted eventually.
Loving the trends mostly because alot of them are timeless❤ One of my favourite English kitchens are from a fellow South African's content creator Wendy's Diary
Wallpaper as a backsplash is a very BAD idea! The previous owners of our current home put wallpaper in the kitchen. The wallpaper is fine in other parts of the kitchen. It gets dirty and wet and disgusting behind the sink. They also added wood as part of the backsplash. We cannot keep the wood mold free and looking decent. Eventually, we will have to re-do the backsplash area because of this. I love hand painted tiles as a backsplash! I love the new wood tones and moody colors!
Absolutely NO to any wallpaper after having to remove it from 3 houses. You can find a good faux painter artist to paint patterns or art on your walls. You’ll most likely eventually get tired of it, and when that happens, you can paint over it.
Great info and presentation. I shouted for joy at your proclamation that white kitchens were trending away. You used the word 'sterile'. Right On. When the WHITE&BRITE kit trend took hold ~15 years ago I kept thinking that they looked like surgical wards with pretty chandeliers. I'm a right, royal mess when I'm full-gallop thru a culinary effort (baking, cooking, butchering-up a holiday birdie etc). A totally bright white room would only make my messes look all the more shocking. Here's to dark blue cabinets and a proportional walnut island! Thanks for great content.
I’m a housecleaner. My customer has dark blue cabinets, doors and trim and the fancy wood island. Dust and drips show up on dark blue worse than anything else I’ve seen. He has two doodles that help spread the dirt to the woodwork.
I am wanting to install / diy a wall of cabinets in my bedroom , and also two lower cabinets on either side of the fireplace. Can you recommend cabinets to use.. perhaps something from IKEA?
Definitely look into using ikea cabinets! you'll save a ton. you can customize the doors to look however you want but you'll save a lot by using ikea as the base
Such an insightful video! I love how kitchen design is moving towards personalization and smart technology. The trend of multifunctional spaces is definitely going to change how we use our kitchens. I was particularly surprised by the shift toward bold colors and unique textures for countertops-it's so refreshing! What’s your favorite trend for 2025, and how do you think these changes will impact smaller kitchens? Can’t wait to see how these ideas evolve!
macro interior trends have long timelines. the trends i talked about in this video have been ongoing for a few years now. i'm guessing these will last about a decade then everyone will tire of them and we will shift to other things that will probably be the opposite to what is happening now. :)
Nope.. and HELL to the NO! on dark, beige kitchens yuck. Noooo. No wallpaper PLEASE! We LOVE our kitchen. Nothing new in this vid. Nothing we didn’t know
Which century did you take these ideas from? I hope none of them take off, they need burying deep. They're very dated so please look elsewhere for ideas
Always great to see you and love your sense of humor.
I used blue and white 'Portuguese tile' wallpaper as a backsplash, and I love it. I added some clear Plexiglass behind the sink and above the oven to avoid stains. Zero regret.
you are spot on! some designers use glass to protect their wallpaper backsplashes, plexiglass is much easier on the wallet! ✨
Wonderful idea!
Wallpaper, hand-painted tiles, cafe curtains, skirted cabinets, hutches for storage... it's the 1980s French Country Kitchen minus the roosters and wallpaper borders. My mother-in-law has had this look for 40 years.
What a pleasant surprise! Hope to see you soon 💐
I have wallpaper and painted tiles in my kitchen (from the previous owners) and I can't wait to get rid of them!
Trends are definitely a cyclical thing.
Ty once again ❤. I love your light hearted trends videos. If there is a name for the giant blue mural I would call it ‘Feature Regret’ 😂
Some of us are both interested in the trends *and* hate-watchers of trend videos. 😁
Speaking seriously, I'll do what I've always done: immediately reject any trend because I never want to do what everyone else is doing, then calm down and cherry-pick elements of trends that I know will work for me long-term and apply them in my own way. It's always useful to know what is going on, and I like your presentation.
That is exactly what I do. These fads will get you eventually, sooner than later.
I will never understand a "pot filler" above the stove. For example.
THANK you! When first reading your comment I thought “Oh! I’ve already commented!” 🤣
@@jennifersauer3257 There are a lot of us around and we need to stick together.🤣
@@rockshot100 I don't get pot fillers either, but having one might save me the incredible strain of filling a pot at the sink and carrying it to the stove . Then again, that strain could be counted as exercise, so I'm good.
@@agcons Yes, but no matter how you slice it, you will still have to take it to the sink and dump it. I am thinking of boiling pasta. You can wait for help to fill the pot, but when it is done, you can't count on some else to dump it for you.
Also, water gets stagnant and grows bacteria. Those are probably very, very seldom used, so water sitting in the pipes for over 6 months or more, just doesn't seem like something I would want to use. It might be fine, but just seems gross.
More rich people trends!! 😆
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Aah you always bring the best videos, thanks for the eye candies and inspiration 😊
Kitchen partitions are a common place in Europe for quite some time. Especially in the Haussmannian period appartments.
i really like many of these trends. Also, the rich people trends were hilarious. Great work!
Please do more English cottage style tips for kitchen and whole house. Cosy with an S.
Also would love to know ideas on how to make a fitted kitchen look unfitted. I love a vintage look and I am currently redoing my kitchen (and house). I live in an old cottage that was renovated and made to look more modern. I want to bring back its original charm and quaintness.
Just can't do the curtained cabinets, looks like you ran out of money or steam.
yes you're not the only one who feels that way :P
It's standard British because of their great love of nature and intricately designed textiles. It's warm, cultured and an acknowledgement of the importance of the natural world. It adds depth of color and emotion to a room which should still remain the heart of the home. 🌼 ☕️ 🍞 🌿
@@christinahaftmann4065Exactly. I’m a retired interior designer.
My husband threw out that idea when I said I wanted to do something with the ‘desk’ area in our kitchen to cover up the hole where a chair would go. I said what!. 😱😱😱 Reminds me of I love Lucy.
I just imagine all the spills from sauces and oils getting on them 👎🏻
I cook a lot and my backsplash never gets dirty. I don't even wipe it down as much as the cabinet doors. Other than the occasional accident, which I clean up right away, I will never understand why that needs to be tiled or even be marble, other than aesthetics. Since I worked in so many kitchens while going to school, I see the kitchen as a "workshop". I am usually cooking several things at the same time and don't want to socialize since I have to concentrate. Don't want to slice a finger off or burn anything. I have the kitchen blocked off visually from the rest of the house, so I don't care what it looks like. It does have to be clean and sanitary and organized, with everything is good working condition. I see it as a workroom and am in and out as fast as possible.
I use the living room and eating areas for chit chat. Those are the rooms that I spend money on to be impressive or fancy.
Nobody is in my kitchen unless they are working. I don't allow kids to run through since they can get hurt very easily. There is some dangerous equipment in the kitchen and who wants to burn or stab or scald a child? I will never understand these glamourous kitchens.
For convenience, kitchens are located by the most used side door, so I configured that door to go directly into the living room, with a side doorway into to the kitchen.
Functionally these spaces don't mix. Relaxing, socializing, entertaining, eating, and watching TV, there are rooms for that. Working and cleaning up in the kitchen are hot and noisy. I don't get it.
Annoying that YT hid this vid. Posh is my favorite, and she never showed up in my subscriptions. Instead, my "subscription" is loaded with channels I have never heard of and never like. Another great vid Posh. Thanks.
classic. YT hates my channel 🤣 I'm glad you found it somehow!!
@@PoshPennies I thought you stopped making vids, now I know to search for you. NO reason for anybody to hate your channel. I have been using Rumble more and more, YT is just crazy.
Wonderful video once again! Love your sense of humor! Thank you ❤
Great to see you, I love your videos (I always enjoy your sense of humor)!
The concept of dirty kitchens makes me sad, to me it represents a perfect example of the advanced stage of fakeness mixed with ostentation that our culture has reached and it gives me a cold feeling. But hey, to each their own.
I love your definition “advance stage of fakeness’! It’s pops up on you from everywhere. An example would be a title along the lines: how to look expensive on a budget. This always generates a question in my mind: are you going to sell yourself?
You both are definitely judgers and better-than-thou types...
Hiding clutter is *not fakeness* but a profoundly human trait, whether it be hiding clutter through woven baskets, drawers, clutter closets or extra rooms /non-visitor rooms. It depends on people's given situation and preferences and we allow for variety in solutions.
Most people don't want the smell of cooking to linger in the place where visitors could possibly stop by, such as searching for another sink or an extra drinking glass.
That's wonderfully human and considerate of the host / homeowner to consider their comfort and enjoyment (not to mention they can afford a butler's pantry).
Apparently you've both already transcended to robot efficiency above-it-all in your mind (or else resent that some people can afford these extra rooms) and label most people who prefer that "fake".
@magickwoodlands I must assume you don't know what a dirty kitchen is: it's not just "hiding clutter" as you put it, rather it's having 2 kitchens where one is for actual use and the other is purely for showing off. For ostentation, for flexing, call it what you want.
In my opinion it's a ridiculous concept, and in a way dehumanising because it stigmatizes such a central and natural space as the real kitchen for the activities there that take place there and which support our lives.
Moreover, if you don't like the smell of food in the house and upholstery, neither do us Europeans. And that's why many of us have the kitchen as it's own separate area in the house instead of bringing it into the living room space. In this way we don't live in the kitchen, and we don't need a second kitchen for showing off either because traditionally it's not considered a living space anyway but more so a service area.
I wonder if the next trend is bathrooms... one for taking an actual dump and another beautiful bathroom just for guided tours.
Better yet, why not make it 2 houses? One ugly and dirty to live it, and another that's expensive and perfect just to pretend it's where you live. Not fake at all 🙄
I stand by my opinion, it is a totally fake concept.
@@indigostarseedgal Ad hominem response hardly strengthens your arguments,
I've always loved the cottage style kitchen. Exciting to see it trending!
Thanks Vivien for this video! Very informative and entertaining. God bless you and your family!
Love the cabinet curtains! Never knew that was a thing. Will put it up for sure
I love the look of the dark kitchens, but I have a feeling it would get old, for me personally. Our house was built in 2022 and we chose light sage green cabinets and it is still my absolute favorite room in the house, I love my green kitchen. For us it's a good in-between of the classic white kitchens and the more trendy (and dark) colorful ones. We are painting our bedroom a dark green though, and I think it's going to be lovely, but it also feels like an easier/cheaper thing to change up in the future if we tire of it.
Thanks for another fun video full of beautiful inspo pics, as usual!
love sage green! 💚
Good to see you again! Enjoyed the video!
I love your videos, Viv! Informative and with great visual examples! We just had my mum’s kitchen cabinets redone and they went from dark brown to a warm beige. Which you just validated. 🎉 I struggle to think of a backsplash, as the countertop is a medium-grey granite. I doubt we can find exactly the same one.
Great information along with stunning images! Thank you!
Great video. Most of this video seems like rich people trends to me. Lol. I’ll feel lucky if my 20 year old orange oak cabinets get painted eventually.
I enjoyed this video so much. Excellent content !
Loving the trends mostly because alot of them are timeless❤
One of my favourite English kitchens are from a fellow South African's content creator Wendy's Diary
Wallpaper as a backsplash is a very BAD idea! The previous owners of our current home put wallpaper in the kitchen. The wallpaper is fine in other parts of the kitchen. It gets dirty and wet and disgusting behind the sink. They also added wood as part of the backsplash. We cannot keep the wood mold free and looking decent. Eventually, we will have to re-do the backsplash area because of this.
I love hand painted tiles as a backsplash!
I love the new wood tones and moody colors!
I remember skirted sinks from my childhood 😊❤
There use to be wall paper designed to be used as a backsplash. Great in apartments where you could not install a backsplash.
My grand pa is coming back alive to say "see I told you my kitchen style was timeless"
Absolutely NO to any wallpaper after having to remove it from 3 houses. You can find a good faux painter artist to paint patterns or art on your walls. You’ll most likely eventually get tired of it, and when that happens, you can paint over it.
Awesome, thank you.
Great info and presentation. I shouted for joy at your proclamation that white kitchens were trending away. You used the word 'sterile'. Right On. When the WHITE&BRITE kit trend took hold ~15 years ago I kept thinking that they looked like surgical wards with pretty chandeliers. I'm a right, royal mess when I'm full-gallop thru a culinary effort (baking, cooking, butchering-up a holiday birdie etc). A totally bright white room would only make my messes look all the more shocking. Here's to dark blue cabinets and a proportional walnut island! Thanks for great content.
I’m a housecleaner. My customer has dark blue cabinets, doors and trim and the fancy wood island. Dust and drips show up on dark blue worse than anything else I’ve seen. He has two doodles that help spread the dirt to the woodwork.
The overuse of calacatta marble has made it tacky.
it's the ultimate flex 🤣
Well , i guess my cropped cabinets from my 90s cookie cutter home will be in style😂
Come for the latest trends, stay for the clown horn! Thank you, Viv!
💗you know i always try to find a way to slide it in, i love it so much 😂
I had wallpaper in my kitchen in the house we built in 1975, so I don’t think it’s a new thing!
Absolutely 60s 70s all the rage. Been there ,done
Grandma’s kitchen is trending in 2025 😂
I am wanting to install / diy a wall of cabinets in my bedroom , and also two lower cabinets on either side of the fireplace. Can you recommend cabinets to use.. perhaps something from IKEA?
Definitely look into using ikea cabinets! you'll save a ton. you can customize the doors to look however you want but you'll save a lot by using ikea as the base
@@PoshPennies thanks ❤. Is there a specific IKEA cabinet that you would use. I’ve been looking through them and can’t figure out which one to use?
Such an insightful video! I love how kitchen design is moving towards personalization and smart technology. The trend of multifunctional spaces is definitely going to change how we use our kitchens. I was particularly surprised by the shift toward bold colors and unique textures for countertops-it's so refreshing! What’s your favorite trend for 2025, and how do you think these changes will impact smaller kitchens? Can’t wait to see how these ideas evolve!
Range alcoves are more in the British style as you called it
indeed! we've come full circle 😂
How long till these trends go out??
macro interior trends have long timelines. the trends i talked about in this video have been ongoing for a few years now. i'm guessing these will last about a decade then everyone will tire of them and we will shift to other things that will probably be the opposite to what is happening now. :)
I think dark will be ok for now buy long term not so much
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cafe curtains make zero logical sense. Have curtains or dont. Both are fine.
Yuck. This video should be called kitchen nightmares that should not occur. Definitely not for me lol hopefully this trend is short lived
Nope.. and HELL to the NO! on dark, beige kitchens yuck. Noooo. No wallpaper PLEASE! We LOVE our kitchen. Nothing new in this vid. Nothing we didn’t know
bro nobody said you had to change your kitchen 🤣
Nope.. and he’ll go the NO! on dark, being kitchens yuck. We LOVE our kitchen.
And its ridiculous, this idea of Dirty Kitchens.
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Another awesome video! ❤
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Your style and content are great but I don't understand the ballcaps. If that's meant to be a calling card it's a strange one.
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Yeah, I was on board until I saw the part about " the rich"🤮
Hahahah big no!!
This stuff is trendy and will go out of date...
I think backsplashes are overrated.
Which century did you take these ideas from? I hope none of them take off, they need burying deep. They're very dated so please look elsewhere for ideas
Actually she didn't say she liked them, just that they were the new rage. But I agree, next please!
Shelves in the kitchen , hummm
The entire video is a travesty ! 😊