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I won't say that anyone will die from holes in the wall, but I will say that toxic building materials like asbestos are in a lot of buildings and to find out what your walls are insulated with before exposing that insulation (even though it's usually tiny holes from tacs) for safety (My university had old asbestos in almost every single dorm when I went there and had a policy against putting holes in for that reason yaaaaaaay)
For those of you that get really nervous before hanging a lot of frames: You can use paper and tape and make shapes the sizes of the frames you want to hang and stick those to the wall first. You can kind of see if the shapes, heights or spacing are off before you start putting holes in your walls. Especially if you rent this might help you.
Caroline is one of the most interesting YoutTubers for me. I do not always want to watch her videos right away when I see an upload. It’s like I need to be in a specific mood for it. It‘s not something I just have on in the background, it‘s an intentional decision. So I find myself watching nothing from her for 6 months but then suddenly being in the mood and catching up on every single video I‘ve missed. And every time it‘s a blast! It‘s kind of visiting an old friend and realizing that you‘ve really enjoyed that person’s company and are genuinely wondering why you haven‘t been in touch more regularly. 😂 I can’t quite describe it. But I love it. Watching Caroline feels nostalgic and comforting. And right now: I need this❤
Ok. I love the theme of this video. I know I’ve asked before but never got an answer. I love the color of your drapes. Can you team me where you got them abcs the color? I know you mentioned it when you first hung them but I can’t find that video.
Oh my god! Everything in my RUclips recommended is "Everything sucks and the world is ending!" and then There's Caroline Winkler helping me think about how my walls should look... God bless you.
Ughh I immediately click “not interested” on those videos. I come to RUclips to forget about how much everything sucks, I don’t need it reminding me!! Intermittent distraction via home decor videos is basically the only thing keeping me sane at this point 🫠
@@shannonceleste5557 I don’t mind some of it. Lately though the algorithm has started pushing a lot of new stuff I’m not interested in. I can navigate it fine but I’m always down for some home decorating inspiration.
I would honestly want to be sloppy and lazy!!! My perfectionism is always making me spend so much time on things that do nog matter at all, but it's hard to turn that voice off.
"my guests come in different heights" 😆 this is very timely bc I finally have a selection of things I want to hang but was having paralysis about where to actually put everything
Call me a kook, but years ago I starting collecting porcelain plates that had a beautiful pattern that was art in itself. When I had about 15, I selected my favorites and hung them in a pattern on a blank white dining room wall. Thus started a new dining room decor. I still love it and it’s so different than my other home decor, but feels happy.
I love it when people turn their hobbies into wall art! I have a friend who frames dollhouse miniatures inside tiny shadow boxes and hangs those up in the wall in her hallway. Whenever anyone visits, they all stop in the hallways to ooh and ahh at itty bitty vases, cereal boxes, cup of toothbrushes, etc.
@halleyorion I would love to see this, it sounds adorable! I can imagine it both as individual objects in tiny frames, and as a shadow box with a whole miniature room or vignette inside...
Speaking of hanging art low to the ground, I gave my cat a gallery wall above his food dish at my last apartment (it did unfortunately include a macrame hanging 🙈) that moved with us to our new place, it's easily the most commented on decor in my entire home 🤣
My favorite weird wall decor moment is I put a little 4x6 piece hanging about 10” off the floor over my cats’ food bowls. It’s a picture of a painting I cut out of an art magazine and glued into a frame I lost the back for. I think it’s hilarious.
it can be really beneficial to purchase directly from artists as well, for the collector and the artist! especially undergrad and grad students who throw away so much of their work over the years. following artists on instagram who do studio sales of their original work will be much cheaper than you could source from a gallery or even a vintage store. plus it’s something that is especially unique not over produced like the pre-made prints. people are often open to skill trades (hair cuts, tattoos, baked goods, etc) as long as you value the work and time that they put into creating something it doesn’t hurt to ask
Yes yes yes! Fabric stretched on a canvas or frame, or have 2 dowels and hang the fabric with one rod at the top, one at the bottom. So easy and it looks NICE.
In my house I have framed shirts, bags, quilts, parts of quilts, letters, postcards, programs, hats, hair and lederhosen. It sounds weird but I get nothing but compliments on my extremely eclectic style.
I’m the complete opposite of this. Just some poster hung taped to the wall. Even an ancient large book school assignment from like kindergarten. I have no idea how it has lasted this long on the wall when i’ve had decades younger posters die on me. My room would quite bare if it wasn’t for the book shelf my father built me. Take up a good portion of the wall and filled to the brim with books, bad art i’ve made, and random items I’ve forgotten on the shelf over the years.
11:48 when I did my gallery wall, what I did was get big paper in different popular frame sizes (big and small) and sizes of what I already had and I arranged the papers on the wall how I wanted the frames. It really worked and also allowed me to take bigger risks. It helped me know what sizes of frames and art to buy
Literally sitting here on my bed with 5 picture frames… ready to put them on the wall. Opened RUclips and see your video. Clicked immediately XD thank you for creating this video. I love you
One of the core ideas on your channel would be to embrace imperfections in ourselves and in what we make. I love how you integrate this idea into every side of the topics you have touched! It’s one big step for us to have less self-hating thoughts and be proud of our imperfections cuz they make us as genuine as we can be! By the way I love your outfit so much! I love how you are matching your necklace to your bag!😍 Always love seeing you go thrifting🫶🏻
I have been rethinking my wall hanging recently and this is such a good vid. Thank you Caroline! Also wondering if you could make a decor tips video for new grads? Like how to make your space look nice when you're moving yearly, have a collection of weird hand-me-down furniture, and don't have money to decorate how you want to lol
aw this is such a sweet idea!! i've been thinking of doing a video that is no-buy, just redecorating with what you already have..... i think i should do it!
I just applied for my dream apartment and I am going to come back and watch this when I get it!! Everybody send me good vibes, thank you for expertise Caroline!!!!
I collect and frame vintage postcards! I can often find them between $1-3 and have some really cool ones made from leather, wood, with gold gilding, etc. But I only ever buy ones that have been written on because they're so much more interesting. I make sure anytime I travel somewhere new, to always visit an antique store and bring one home with me! And I usually write on the matting when and where we were. Will have to try diy-ing some funky patterned frames for them. Love the video and your humor💗 I also like framing other stuff, like my grandma and great-grandma's hand-written recipe cards, sometimes even game night score cards scrawled all over, or my menu for Thanksgiving I host every year. Good art I want to put on my walls is hard to find, so I make do with other things!
Your voice is incredibly soothing! I often find myself just listening while I work, and it really helps me stay calm and focused. It's like a gentle breeze amidst the chaos of the day.
I LOVE the travel flower idea!!! I did that when my grandmother passed, picked flowers from her garden and now they are in a frame, but I never thought about doing It for myself. Thank you! Also, I LOLed at the title😅
I would really love seeing what your viewers did with their space, nay, their walls. Please let us know where the inspirational renditions can be sent to be viewed by us commoners. ~N
I think the comments posted by all these awesome subscribers are ALMOST as good as the videos! You bring out the best in people....well you certainly help them connect to their funny bones!!
This might be the design episode that will be the most useful to me. You’ve dumbed down the one thing I am the least confident about in design. I could hug you
I am SO glad you showed how to do the frame. I messaged another blogger this week about how to do it and her instructions didn't make sense at a critical point, and she never clarified it for me....I cannot WAIT to do this myself----thank you SOOOO much!! loving all of your videos!!!!
Love this! I can never explain how I do a gallery wall, I always just hang things up as I go and go by pure vibes. You articulate it and explain it so well, thank you!
Omg, Caroline, so many great ideas in this video! “Put holes in the that dang wall. No one’s gonna die.” Your humour buoys me when I so need something! I have a small home so yes, gallery walls, with the ‘palate cleanser’ of space for balance. Love the ‘cut off the highways’ tip. Years ago fell in love with some gorgeous Indian-inspired elephant wrapping paper and had it framed. (Friends thought I was crazy.) Would’ve been perfect but for the fading. And you’ve given a whopping slap over the head to my paralysing perfectionism! I can get really stuck with creativity and you’ve totally unglued me!! I’m a retiree and amateur artist in Australia with postcard-size Archibald finalist portraits whacked on my ‘studio’ wall with blu-tak. Frame-worthy! Also, a beautiful, illustrated art deco piano music front cover illustration from my grandmother -gonna show it off. Hmm, maybe even the iconic 60’s children’s board game boards (so un-PC) and 50’s Vogue dress patterns- yes! Quirky and/or stylish. So inspired! Love your flower-pressing… Picked up a tip from a professional- spray the plant with insecticide so that it doesn’t get eaten over time by tiny bugs. And finally a request- suggestions on how to hang art on tiled bathroom walls without drilling. Anything suction-backed seems to fall off. Thank you so much. You give me reason to get out of bed in the morning/afternoon. Mwah!!
I've framed high end birthday cards from people I love, some cards are chosen with such care and contain beautiful sentimental messages and it's a way to continue to enjoy them after the moment.
Yeah, love that ribbon decor. I've been looking for something I can hang over my bed that won't kill me during an earthquake! You look gorgeous in that skirt and sweater.
I’m 26. Started to go to therapy last year and slowly I’m starting to know myself more. This year I just… really looked at my room and realised that all the walls are white and it’s driving me insane. Several months, many Pinterest searches and many of your videos later, I’m finally starting to realise what I like! I feel like I’m adulting, haha. It’s a form of therapy. I love dark academia/old European aesthetic (I literally live in the middle of Europe). I love dark walls, dark furniture and lighter floors, I feel so comfy. I love things that look like they have their own personality. I love mahogany, emerald and ruby colours and oriental touches (like old Poirot vibes). It’s so much fun and it’s largely thanks to you, Caroline. Genuinely, thank you ☺️❤️ (and your brother for the positive vibes, I love that exercise video so much haha)
Why? 😞 is an art that exists since ancient times and is not the cheap one you see in mass produce places. Sorry I get defensive because I am a macramé artist and I’m sorry to see people hating art! The beauty of art is the fact that isn’t binary and art is never a mistake ❤️ just have a bit of respect for the artists behind this job :)
there are definitely “basic” macrame and more artistic, unique, and meaningful pieces. i think macrame looks great in a bohemian or eclectic designed space, but it’s not for every design style and doesn’t belong in every home. from the more traditional style in caroline’s interiors, it makes a lot of sense why she wouldn’t prefer them for her space!
My “win” of 2024 so far is discovering your channel! I recall in one episode you made a comment of “my friends don’t take my decorating advice” or something along those lines and I was like, “are you kidding me?!” I’d love to have a friend with your great ideas to offer advice in my home! I will be on the lookout to see where you hang these fun art creations. My mom used to frame pressed flowers, so thanks for inspiring me to try that out. You are a delight and beautiful and funny too! ❤️
Long time subscriber, first time commenter. Your interior design vids are probably my fave although I could watch you talk about anything. This one’s got me feeling all creative and crafty. Thank you 🙌
Been having a hard time lately dealing with a lot of life changes and grief and moving houses and I’ve been having to spend a lot of time alone at home and I also have no wifi so i just play your videos on my phone with the volume on a loud speaker and for some reason something about your videos and just the way you go about things and your silly voices and everything just makes me feel less alone and you have no idea how much I appreciate it. side note: I think a video on interior design tips when dealing with how to style around common ugly manmade items that tend to make an area difficult-idk how to explain- but example: areas around items like televisions, toilets, fridges, computer monitors, laundry machines or even areas that have to hold a lot of things at once: closets, pantries.. I know some people may be like bumps-on-a-log and be like “you dont need to make everything pretty sometimes a tv is just gonna have to be a tv” but literally why not make these places that you use every single day just a little more special and easy to look at?? liek fine brad if you want a bare wall with a singular tv and maybe only just a really ugly console/tv-stand type of thing with like a ton of cords everywhere and that’s it-fine- but im trying to feel cozy and lovely in my space. ok that’s all
Love this. I have framed wallpaper in my downstairs loo, from the wallpaper on my main bathroom walls, so ties them together. I have William Morris wrapping paper framed in my utility room, postcards framed as part of a gallery wall in my spare bedroom, and a large gold gilded frame with an oil painting of flowers on my living room floor, leaning against a lamp table. I love them all. I remember when I was a young teenager making my own frame from cereal box cardboard, some foam and some material. I loved it 😂❤
What a terrific idea with pressed flowers!!! I kept the flower headband from my wedding in a drawer for years -- I'm going to frame it and hang it n my new home! Thanks
As an artist this craft hack is perfect for me. I'm always thrifting frames for my art pieces, with low budget, and sometimes struggle with the framing being boring or monochrome. I just love the idea that the framing also lifts up the art pieces. (One hack I use when framing my own art, is sometimes replacing passepartout with failed photos I've taken. It's kind of interesting to frame a photo I'm very proud of and frame it with very very heavily failed shot of the same pic. Fun fun fun.) Thanks for the golden hack
Loved this video. I change my art around all the time and paint frames but now I'm gonna modpodge and paper the bejesus out of the frames I have spare. Excited.
The crafted frames and art reminded me of Kit Kemp's wall decor. Her workshop creates the most beautiful frames- many in black and white stripes but she frames all kinds of interesting things.
LOVED the tips about breaking rules (this has relieved my perfectionist tendency). I feel very inspired by the postcard, thrifting, and crafting. If I may insert an unsolicited audience request, I really would have loved to hear you talk about mass-produced decor some more, maybe Etsy/FB marketplace tips, finding your wall decor style (this one is hard... ik exactly what I like with furniture but not with art), pricing expectations for 'good' art. I still feel very lost about how to procure things for my walls (besides the postcards, that was genius!). I want my walls to be filled with things that sing to me, not something that feels like a tv show set. I went to an art festival recently, but nothing really sang to me. It's so hard to articulate what I'm looking for, as I don't even know the words to describe it. I guess at the root of this, beyond my desire for a harmonious, curated living space, I desire my walls to display how cool I see myself as. It's uncool to admit that you want to be cool, but truly I do, and I find myself scoffing at art prints on Urban Outfitters despite secretly wishing I could organically find such ~cool~ yet somehow unbasic art. I want my walls to be special, as I want myself to be perceived as special, cool, unique, and deliberately composed. For now, my walls remain bare and un-special as I continue striving. This got existential 😅
It is so amazing! I've never considered myself as a style decore doing person, with this move I understand that was keeping me back are so many rules in my head and I totally am inspired by you to explore what I can do against my own restrictions! 🌻🌻🦋🦋
I am in love with the end result of the craft!! It would make a bomb present for anyone. Great, great, insanely cool gift idea. Caroline, you've nailed it again. This might be my favorite video of yours, and I've watched almost every single video of yours.
You are so right about stressing over wall decor. It took me like a year to start decorating the living room partly because I didn’t know what I wanted. I love how you coordinated the colors on the frame to the postcard, beautiful 😘
I looooooved this! Great topic, fun format. Another (usually) cheap way to add dimensionality to walls is hanging plates, especially pretty plates you find at the thrift store. You can get plate hangers inexpensively at Joann, Michaels, etc.
I love framing cards. The last reframing thing I did was I have an antique gold fancy shmancy frame and I framed a piece of floral peel and stick wallpaper from the Dollar 25 tree.
I can say this video is somehow like a self-help video too. It is freeing to watch Caroline said you are lazy and sloppy.... she didn't try to even say no about it! And it made me relize that nothing about it be ashamed of! Woww 😮
You absolutely read my mind with this video, I am in desperate need of advice on this topic. Some other things I would love to hear your thoughts on are: 1) how do you identify art pieces that look aesthetically pleasing or are visually interesting (I know this is subjective but you have a critical eye for design that seems to elude me), 2) how do you think about color schemes and what goes vs what clashes (you talk about tenion but I don't understand the difference between clashing and tension), 3) how do you find art that will stand the test of time (i.e. you seem to combine modern with vintage a lot, so wondering if you can talk more about how to do that), 4) Composition: I'm particularly perplexed by the logistics of matting and framing correctly so that you have enough breathing room between art and frame, 5) how do you do all of this on a budget? Would love an honest review of what it actually costs to build out a collection like your own, even when cutting corners, thrifting, using what you have - it still gets expensive! Even if you don't see this, I'm still super grateful for your content and all the advice you're able to give - I've learned so so much from watching your videos
This was fantastic. Super great ideas. Love the images that you pull for inspiration. And thanks for the hot tip on breaking up the highways. I subconsciously already do this and I really dig the feeling, also the feeling of the tension and contrast you expressed at the end with a super hot modern frame and a renaissance kind of image. I do really like open walls too. I like the mix of both. Thanks C!!!
The advice I’ve heard about hanging framed art is that the MIDDLE of the piece should be five feet from the floor. If you have art of various sizes, they’ll all be hung at different heights, but still look cohesive.
Yes, and it is just a general guideline to start with, not a rule, for people that have no clue how to put it so that it doesn't end up too high or too low.
In France, gallery walls have always been a thing, not a trend. I personally love them, because you can mix random images with random frames and sizes, giving the space a lot of personallity.
The "trend" she mentioned is the particular monotone aesthetic that looks like "I bought all of this at once, matching frames, same matching prints that all look alike" version and not the curated, hand picked, variation of a gallery wall that would have been different artists, styles, subjects, sizes, frames all put together organically. You can see the difference in the examples she showed when she mentioned the "trend" vs the composition of later images
Hard agree on tapestries. I have a beautiful silk scarf from my Grandma that has this abstract design in colors I love. It's 4' X 4' and it hangs above my bed (because you don't want to hang something heavy above your bed, especially in earthquake country!) Something that I did without realizing, and I love: Our staircase has a solid wall where a railing would be. I hung art on that half wall and along the full wall on the other side of the stairs. It actually distinguishes the wall in the background from the wall in the foreground making the whole space seem bigger!
I haven't even finished watching my first one of your videos but I've just subscribed! You are so down-to-earth, sassy and fun. Great content too, of course. I'm going to share this video with my daughter who is decorating her new apartment on a dime. Can't wait for more!
Great video. I freestyle my gallery walls and use a 2" post it for spacing. There are exceptions depending on the size of the piece, but I love the end result.
You really helped me. I love matchy matchy, but I know it’s bad, but I didn’t know how to fix my problem until your video. When you said break the rules and the thing that doesn’t match makes it interesting, it’s like the lightbulb went off and I realized the odd unmatched thing is actually good!
oh my god i love the frame idea! been needing a good craft and also have some frames that i'm not so fond of and yours came out SO cute! they seem somehow more colorful and funky-patterned than i expected from you but they also somehow fit in with your style and they're so beautiful. i especially love the one you did on camera with the blue frame ugh that's so good !
The only thing that keeps me from DIY-ing some wall art right now is the fact that it’s 1 am. I’ll be decorating my new home in a couple of months and now I am even more excited!
i just have to say that my mom and i love your videos! every time you post we text each other saying you posted and we get so excited. sometimes we wait to watch some until we can watch them together. thanks for being something we can look forward to and bond over
First off: Lovely outfit~ ;D I really like the "same color, but contrasting optic/haptic" of the silky skirt/dress(?) with the laque shoes. And on top of that your charming "I feel pretty"-energy. ^^ Second off: Thank you, Caroline. As a fellow sloppy-lazy-person with a love for art and craft, that at the same time struggles with perfectionism, I'm grateful for these beautiful, but doable, crafts and cool ideas. 😁 And last, but not least: Your finished picture looks AMAZING! 😍 Keep up the great work and see you in the next one~ ❤
Yesterday I hung this massive thrifted painting off centered on a wall and had your voice in my head - thanks for all the life/decor nuggets/pearls of wisdom.
Love this video! I have quite a bit of art in a variety of styles and this gives me a ZILLION ideas! Your idea of a gallery wall is also my idea, especially getting over the height thing.
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Ive been NEEDING a wall decor video from YOU!! Thank you❤❤❤
I won't say that anyone will die from holes in the wall, but I will say that toxic building materials like asbestos are in a lot of buildings and to find out what your walls are insulated with before exposing that insulation (even though it's usually tiny holes from tacs) for safety
(My university had old asbestos in almost every single dorm when I went there and had a policy against putting holes in for that reason yaaaaaaay)
The "Consider hanging tapesties" text on screen 🤣 I just see pasties 🤦♀️🤷♀️🤣
For those of you that get really nervous before hanging a lot of frames: You can use paper and tape and make shapes the sizes of the frames you want to hang and stick those to the wall first. You can kind of see if the shapes, heights or spacing are off before you start putting holes in your walls. Especially if you rent this might help you.
My favorite video of yours yet. "Put holes in the wall. Nobody's gonna die." Words to live by.
I needed to hear these words!!!!
I have yet to see it!
I have yet to see it!
Amen 😂
as long as you're far enough from electric outlets :D
Caroline is one of the most interesting YoutTubers for me. I do not always want to watch her videos right away when I see an upload. It’s like I need to be in a specific mood for it. It‘s not something I just have on in the background, it‘s an intentional decision. So I find myself watching nothing from her for 6 months but then suddenly being in the mood and catching up on every single video I‘ve missed. And every time it‘s a blast! It‘s kind of visiting an old friend and realizing that you‘ve really enjoyed that person’s company and are genuinely wondering why you haven‘t been in touch more regularly. 😂 I can’t quite describe it. But I love it. Watching Caroline feels nostalgic and comforting. And right now: I need this❤
Honestly, same
@@carolineshorb883 Naaw, nice to know that there are people out there who get me ☺️
Facts, saved this to my watch later list on release day, but came back today because I had the time to sit and take everything in 😊
Same for me today.
I actually feel like every bit of her content comes out at the exact time it’s relevant for me. But still vibing with this comment. 😊
you become a real adult once you start obsessing over wall decor. Love it❤
that's how you know the existential dread is really hitting
goes in waves for me, i remember as a kid being obsessed with posters, then i forgot about them, then i started liking wall art again lol
@coscorrodrift omg I lived near DC and bought posters from art museums! Loved it❤ posters were a thing in the 80s I think
I have been a real adult since I was 7
Ok. I love the theme of this video. I know I’ve asked before but never got an answer. I love the color of your drapes. Can you team me where you got them abcs the color? I know you mentioned it when you first hung them but I can’t find that video.
Oh my god! Everything in my RUclips recommended is "Everything sucks and the world is ending!" and then There's Caroline Winkler helping me think about how my walls should look... God bless you.
Ughh I immediately click “not interested” on those videos. I come to RUclips to forget about how much everything sucks, I don’t need it reminding me!! Intermittent distraction via home decor videos is basically the only thing keeping me sane at this point 🫠
You deffo gotta take a moment and curate your feed! No one needs to be bombarded with more unwanted badness in life
@@shannonceleste5557 I don’t mind some of it. Lately though the algorithm has started pushing a lot of new stuff I’m not interested in. I can navigate it fine but I’m always down for some home decorating inspiration.
😂 I had to curate my feed after I broke my leg and had to take hydrocodone for a couple weeks. The darkness! It's good to have a Caroline chaser.🎉
When you say you‘re sloppy and lazy I just feel seen and validated. Nothing wrong about it, we‘re artists!!!! Love it 😭
My top 2 soft skills
I would honestly want to be sloppy and lazy!!! My perfectionism is always making me spend so much time on things that do nog matter at all, but it's hard to turn that voice off.
"my guests come in different heights" 😆
this is very timely bc I finally have a selection of things I want to hang but was having paralysis about where to actually put everything
Some are literally short and some are literally not. I’m eclectic 👏
Did you do it? 😂 I'm in the same spot today.
I appreciate the aerobics instructor tone and tempo during craft time. Got real motivated.
I think it’s my natural state. There is an alt universe where I just teach aerobics on tape
Same here!!!!
@@Caroline_Winkler You have to check 80s british "Mr Motivator" - love love LOVE
Loved it, made me laugh! 😆
Call me a kook, but years ago I starting collecting porcelain plates that had a beautiful pattern that was art in itself. When I had about 15, I selected my favorites and hung them in a pattern on a blank white dining room wall. Thus started a new dining room decor. I still love it and it’s so different than my other home decor, but feels happy.
Wow kooks abound in the comments ❤
I love it when people turn their hobbies into wall art!
I have a friend who frames dollhouse miniatures inside tiny shadow boxes and hangs those up in the wall in her hallway. Whenever anyone visits, they all stop in the hallways to ooh and ahh at itty bitty vases, cereal boxes, cup of toothbrushes, etc.
@halleyorion
I would love to see this, it sounds adorable!
I can imagine it both as individual objects in tiny frames, and as a shadow box with a whole miniature room or vignette inside...
@@Thelmageddon She frames the individual items, but doing little rooms that way would be so cool!
Speaking of hanging art low to the ground, I gave my cat a gallery wall above his food dish at my last apartment (it did unfortunately include a macrame hanging 🙈) that moved with us to our new place, it's easily the most commented on decor in my entire home 🤣
This is both hilarious and genius! 😂 🐈⬛ 🖼️
I love it.
Stellar!
I’m screenshotting this bc my cat definitely needs a gallery wall at her eyesight !!
This. I’m doing this.
My favorite weird wall decor moment is I put a little 4x6 piece hanging about 10” off the floor over my cats’ food bowls. It’s a picture of a painting I cut out of an art magazine and glued into a frame I lost the back for. I think it’s hilarious.
Hahaha! Love this image!
I want to see it!! 😻😻
i have a framed photo of my golden retriever peeing on top of my toilet haha
it can be really beneficial to purchase directly from artists as well, for the collector and the artist! especially undergrad and grad students who throw away so much of their work over the years. following artists on instagram who do studio sales of their original work will be much cheaper than you could source from a gallery or even a vintage store. plus it’s something that is especially unique not over produced like the pre-made prints. people are often open to skill trades (hair cuts, tattoos, baked goods, etc) as long as you value the work and time that they put into creating something it doesn’t hurt to ask
I have items from artists in Nashville and Charleston. Why aren't they up on my walls?
"Wall decor. What is it? Nobody knows. What are shapes? Why does this wall look stupid?” Caroline understands me.
I can't believe it!! I've been living with blank walls for two years. Thank you!!!
no more!
With these tips, I was able to frame and hang my "Drive fast, eat bass" poster. Thank you!
Omg bless
can't tell if this is a callback or not!
Here to recommend fabric as an alternative to wallpaper. Bc it’s wider!
Yesss wow the texture sounds so cool to
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Yes yes yes! Fabric stretched on a canvas or frame, or have 2 dowels and hang the fabric with one rod at the top, one at the bottom. So easy and it looks NICE.
@@thebonniewong I hung and had moulding installed as a border. It came out so beautiful but I can’t post photo here.
the fun thing about your thumbnail is, that i immediatly like the "not this" side so much better, then the "do this side"
Absolutely agree lol😂
Same! Lol😂
Agreed.
Haha same but it did make me click on the video
SAAAME only came here because of that
In my house I have framed shirts, bags, quilts, parts of quilts, letters, postcards, programs, hats, hair and lederhosen. It sounds weird but I get nothing but compliments on my extremely eclectic style.
it's sounds amazing. like a Real Life scrapbook on your walls. very cool
I’m the complete opposite of this. Just some poster hung taped to the wall. Even an ancient large book school assignment from like kindergarten. I have no idea how it has lasted this long on the wall when i’ve had decades younger posters die on me. My room would quite bare if it wasn’t for the book shelf my father built me. Take up a good portion of the wall and filled to the brim with books, bad art i’ve made, and random items I’ve forgotten on the shelf over the years.
Wait. Hair?
11:48 when I did my gallery wall, what I did was get big paper in different popular frame sizes (big and small) and sizes of what I already had and I arranged the papers on the wall how I wanted the frames. It really worked and also allowed me to take bigger risks. It helped me know what sizes of frames and art to buy
Literally sitting here on my bed with 5 picture frames… ready to put them on the wall. Opened RUclips and see your video. Clicked immediately XD thank you for creating this video. I love you
Same
the day I hung a model sailboat on my wall was the day I felt i truly figured it all out
One of the core ideas on your channel would be to embrace imperfections in ourselves and in what we make. I love how you integrate this idea into every side of the topics you have touched! It’s one big step for us to have less self-hating thoughts and be proud of our imperfections cuz they make us as genuine as we can be! By the way I love your outfit so much! I love how you are matching your necklace to your bag!😍 Always love seeing you go thrifting🫶🏻
I’m so glad that comes through. I don’t do things perfectly, and it won’t stop me from trying and sharing!
I have been rethinking my wall hanging recently and this is such a good vid. Thank you Caroline! Also wondering if you could make a decor tips video for new grads? Like how to make your space look nice when you're moving yearly, have a collection of weird hand-me-down furniture, and don't have money to decorate how you want to lol
aw this is such a sweet idea!! i've been thinking of doing a video that is no-buy, just redecorating with what you already have..... i think i should do it!
@@Caroline_Winkler Yes please! And I already know it would be an amazing video because yours always are
I just applied for my dream apartment and I am going to come back and watch this when I get it!! Everybody send me good vibes, thank you for expertise Caroline!!!!
I got the place and the basics in place and I am back and ready to decorate baby!!
Pretty sure RUclips was invented for cool, funny, talented people like Caroline ♡
I collect and frame vintage postcards! I can often find them between $1-3 and have some really cool ones made from leather, wood, with gold gilding, etc. But I only ever buy ones that have been written on because they're so much more interesting. I make sure anytime I travel somewhere new, to always visit an antique store and bring one home with me! And I usually write on the matting when and where we were. Will have to try diy-ing some funky patterned frames for them. Love the video and your humor💗
I also like framing other stuff, like my grandma and great-grandma's hand-written recipe cards, sometimes even game night score cards scrawled all over, or my menu for Thanksgiving I host every year. Good art I want to put on my walls is hard to find, so I make do with other things!
Your voice is incredibly soothing! I often find myself just listening while I work, and it really helps me stay calm and focused. It's like a gentle breeze amidst the chaos of the day.
Aw I love to hear that!
I LOVE the travel flower idea!!! I did that when my grandmother passed, picked flowers from her garden and now they are in a frame, but I never thought about doing It for myself. Thank you!
Also, I LOLed at the title😅
I’m so glad! It felt so right
you're such a generous content creator Caroline - always a minimum solid 30 minutes of pure fun and wit!
I would really love seeing what your viewers did with their space, nay, their walls. Please let us know where the inspirational renditions can be sent to be viewed by us commoners.
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I think the comments posted by all these awesome subscribers are ALMOST as good as the videos! You bring out the best in people....well you certainly help them connect to their funny bones!!
This might be the design episode that will be the most useful to me. You’ve dumbed down the one thing I am the least confident about in design. I could hug you
I am SO glad you showed how to do the frame. I messaged another blogger this week about how to do it and her instructions didn't make sense at a critical point, and she never clarified it for me....I cannot WAIT to do this myself----thank you SOOOO much!! loving all of your videos!!!!
Love this! I can never explain how I do a gallery wall, I always just hang things up as I go and go by pure vibes. You articulate it and explain it so well, thank you!
Totally. Gallery is a feeling :)
My guest bedroom is about to owe its entire existence to you Caroline
I am honored. Gods speed!
Omg, Caroline, so many great ideas in this video! “Put holes in the that dang wall. No one’s gonna die.” Your humour buoys me when I so need something! I have a small home so yes, gallery walls, with the ‘palate cleanser’ of space for balance. Love the ‘cut off the highways’ tip. Years ago fell in love with some gorgeous Indian-inspired elephant wrapping paper and had it framed. (Friends thought I was crazy.) Would’ve been perfect but for the fading. And you’ve given a whopping slap over the head to my paralysing perfectionism! I can get really stuck with creativity and you’ve totally unglued me!! I’m a retiree and amateur artist in Australia with postcard-size Archibald finalist portraits whacked on my ‘studio’ wall with blu-tak. Frame-worthy! Also, a beautiful, illustrated art deco piano music front cover illustration from my grandmother -gonna show it off. Hmm, maybe even the iconic 60’s children’s board game boards (so un-PC) and 50’s Vogue dress patterns- yes! Quirky and/or stylish. So inspired! Love your flower-pressing… Picked up a tip from a professional- spray the plant with insecticide so that it doesn’t get eaten over time by tiny bugs.
And finally a request- suggestions on how to hang art on tiled bathroom walls without drilling. Anything suction-backed seems to fall off. Thank you so much. You give me reason to get out of bed in the morning/afternoon. Mwah!!
Watching your videos is like a weekly therapy session where I declutter and make my living space just a tad more livable each time 💅
Thinking of decorating as fun and therapy is so freeing. Thanks!
I've framed high end birthday cards from people I love, some cards are chosen with such care and contain beautiful sentimental messages and it's a way to continue to enjoy them after the moment.
Just love the decor "instructional" videos you make, Caroline! You really give the best tips.
Yeah, love that ribbon decor. I've been looking for something I can hang over my bed that won't kill me during an earthquake! You look gorgeous in that skirt and sweater.
Seriously! Most my art decisions are based on earthquake potential haha
I’m 26. Started to go to therapy last year and slowly I’m starting to know myself more. This year I just… really looked at my room and realised that all the walls are white and it’s driving me insane. Several months, many Pinterest searches and many of your videos later, I’m finally starting to realise what I like! I feel like I’m adulting, haha. It’s a form of therapy. I love dark academia/old European aesthetic (I literally live in the middle of Europe). I love dark walls, dark furniture and lighter floors, I feel so comfy. I love things that look like they have their own personality. I love mahogany, emerald and ruby colours and oriental touches (like old Poirot vibes). It’s so much fun and it’s largely thanks to you, Caroline. Genuinely, thank you ☺️❤️ (and your brother for the positive vibes, I love that exercise video so much haha)
Love the craft at the end. Love that your don't stress on being perfect. It turned out awesome.
THANK YOU for this masterclass!!!! So so helpful!
FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO HATES MACRAME! Thank you, i feel validated. ☺️
Why? 😞 is an art that exists since ancient times and is not the cheap one you see in mass produce places.
Sorry I get defensive because I am a macramé artist and I’m sorry to see people hating art! The beauty of art is the fact that isn’t binary and art is never a mistake ❤️ just have a bit of respect for the artists behind this job :)
I’m sorry for all those that this hurts! It’s a personal opinion! Just as liking it is a personal opinion. No right or wrong
there are definitely “basic” macrame and more artistic, unique, and meaningful pieces. i think macrame looks great in a bohemian or eclectic designed space, but it’s not for every design style and doesn’t belong in every home. from the more traditional style in caroline’s interiors, it makes a lot of sense why she wouldn’t prefer them for her space!
My “win” of 2024 so far is discovering your channel! I recall in one episode you made a comment of “my friends don’t take my decorating advice” or something along those lines and I was like, “are you kidding me?!” I’d love to have a friend with your great ideas to offer advice in my home! I will be on the lookout to see where you hang these fun art creations. My mom used to frame pressed flowers, so thanks for inspiring me to try that out. You are a delight and beautiful and funny too! ❤️
Love, love, love the pressed flower in a frame idea! 👏
The diy frame would be nice for a Mother’s Day gift.
Ah! Your content always cheers me- no matter the topic! Thank you for being yourself just as hard as you can be. ❤️
Call me a kook, but I absolutely loved seeing all those patterned frames together! What ties them all together are their charming, colorful patterns.
Aw I love layering patterns! One of my favorite moves
Yes! I could totally see them together in a maximalist space.
Long time subscriber, first time commenter. Your interior design vids are probably my fave although I could watch you talk about anything. This one’s got me feeling all creative and crafty. Thank you 🙌
I like the way the striped paper gives the little painting print a slightly edgier and modern look.
Been having a hard time lately dealing with a lot of life changes and grief and moving houses and I’ve been having to spend a lot of time alone at home and I also have no wifi so i just play your videos on my phone with the volume on a loud speaker and for some reason something about your videos and just the way you go about things and your silly voices and everything just makes me feel less alone and you have no idea how much I appreciate it.
side note: I think a video on interior design tips when dealing with how to style around common ugly manmade items that tend to make an area difficult-idk how to explain- but example: areas around items like televisions, toilets, fridges, computer monitors, laundry machines
or even areas that have to hold a lot of things at once:
closets, pantries..
I know some people may be like bumps-on-a-log and be like “you dont need to make everything pretty sometimes a tv is just gonna have to be a tv” but literally why not make these places that you use every single day just a little more special and easy to look at?? liek fine brad if you want a bare wall with a singular tv and maybe only just a really ugly console/tv-stand type of thing with like a ton of cords everywhere and that’s it-fine- but im trying to feel cozy and lovely in my space.
ok that’s all
Love this. I have framed wallpaper in my downstairs loo, from the wallpaper on my main bathroom walls, so ties them together. I have William Morris wrapping paper framed in my utility room, postcards framed as part of a gallery wall in my spare bedroom, and a large gold gilded frame with an oil painting of flowers on my living room floor, leaning against a lamp table. I love them all. I remember when I was a young teenager making my own frame from cereal box cardboard, some foam and some material. I loved it 😂❤
+1 for the slate blue skirt and shoes.
accepting infinite compliments on this. ty
Yes I do like your skirt and heels. Also that pink sweater I just love it.
That outfit is as cute as a sunny Spring afternoon!
Doh!
I love your energy, honest and witty ✨👏🏼
What a terrific idea with pressed flowers!!! I kept the flower headband from my wedding in a drawer for years -- I'm going to frame it and hang it n my new home! Thanks
As an artist this craft hack is perfect for me.
I'm always thrifting frames for my art pieces, with low budget, and sometimes struggle with the framing being boring or monochrome. I just love the idea that the framing also lifts up the art pieces.
(One hack I use when framing my own art, is sometimes replacing passepartout with failed photos I've taken. It's kind of interesting to frame a photo I'm very proud of and frame it with very very heavily failed shot of the same pic. Fun fun fun.)
Thanks for the golden hack
Loved this video. I change my art around all the time and paint frames but now I'm gonna modpodge and paper the bejesus out of the frames I have spare. Excited.
Please receive my immediate applause for that outfit!!!!!
Hahaha received!!!!!
The crafted frames and art reminded me of Kit Kemp's wall decor. Her workshop creates the most beautiful frames- many in black and white stripes but she frames all kinds of interesting things.
LOVED the tips about breaking rules (this has relieved my perfectionist tendency). I feel very inspired by the postcard, thrifting, and crafting.
If I may insert an unsolicited audience request, I really would have loved to hear you talk about mass-produced decor some more, maybe Etsy/FB marketplace tips, finding your wall decor style (this one is hard... ik exactly what I like with furniture but not with art), pricing expectations for 'good' art.
I still feel very lost about how to procure things for my walls (besides the postcards, that was genius!). I want my walls to be filled with things that sing to me, not something that feels like a tv show set. I went to an art festival recently, but nothing really sang to me. It's so hard to articulate what I'm looking for, as I don't even know the words to describe it.
I guess at the root of this, beyond my desire for a harmonious, curated living space, I desire my walls to display how cool I see myself as. It's uncool to admit that you want to be cool, but truly I do, and I find myself scoffing at art prints on Urban Outfitters despite secretly wishing I could organically find such ~cool~ yet somehow unbasic art.
I want my walls to be special, as I want myself to be perceived as special, cool, unique, and deliberately composed. For now, my walls remain bare and un-special as I continue striving.
This got existential 😅
It is so amazing! I've never considered myself as a style decore doing person, with this move I understand that was keeping me back are so many rules in my head and I totally am inspired by you to explore what I can do against my own restrictions! 🌻🌻🦋🦋
I am in love with the end result of the craft!! It would make a bomb present for anyone. Great, great, insanely cool gift idea. Caroline, you've nailed it again. This might be my favorite video of yours, and I've watched almost every single video of yours.
Love your interior design videos. You make things so easily understandable. I also appreciate your lazy girl DIYs.
SO much good advice, thank you Caroline!!
You are so right about stressing over wall decor. It took me like a year to start decorating the living room partly because I didn’t know what I wanted. I love how you coordinated the colors on the frame to the postcard, beautiful 😘
I looooooved this! Great topic, fun format. Another (usually) cheap way to add dimensionality to walls is hanging plates, especially pretty plates you find at the thrift store. You can get plate hangers inexpensively at Joann, Michaels, etc.
I love framing cards. The last reframing thing I did was I have an antique gold fancy shmancy frame and I framed a piece of floral peel and stick wallpaper from the Dollar 25 tree.
Okay making wallpaper into art is genius as a cheap alternative.
And I've seen paper before, that I'd like, but wondered what to do with it.
I can say this video is somehow like a self-help video too. It is freeing to watch Caroline said you are lazy and sloppy.... she didn't try to even say no about it! And it made me relize that nothing about it be ashamed of! Woww 😮
I really appreciate how you didn’t just make one frame for this video, but many gorgeous ones. I can’t wait to try this myself! ❤
This is just what I needed RIGHT NOW. How perfect, lots of great ideas. Thank you.
You absolutely read my mind with this video, I am in desperate need of advice on this topic. Some other things I would love to hear your thoughts on are: 1) how do you identify art pieces that look aesthetically pleasing or are visually interesting (I know this is subjective but you have a critical eye for design that seems to elude me), 2) how do you think about color schemes and what goes vs what clashes (you talk about tenion but I don't understand the difference between clashing and tension), 3) how do you find art that will stand the test of time (i.e. you seem to combine modern with vintage a lot, so wondering if you can talk more about how to do that), 4) Composition: I'm particularly perplexed by the logistics of matting and framing correctly so that you have enough breathing room between art and frame, 5) how do you do all of this on a budget? Would love an honest review of what it actually costs to build out a collection like your own, even when cutting corners, thrifting, using what you have - it still gets expensive! Even if you don't see this, I'm still super grateful for your content and all the advice you're able to give - I've learned so so much from watching your videos
This was fantastic. Super great ideas. Love the images that you pull for inspiration. And thanks for the hot tip on breaking up the highways. I subconsciously already do this and I really dig the feeling, also the feeling of the tension and contrast you expressed at the end with a super hot modern frame and a renaissance kind of image. I do really like open walls too. I like the mix of both. Thanks C!!!
I'm sorry, why's no one flipping for this craft like I am?? It's SO good. Thank you Car, I've never seen that before!
The advice I’ve heard about hanging framed art is that the MIDDLE of the piece should be five feet from the floor. If you have art of various sizes, they’ll all be hung at different heights, but still look cohesive.
Yes, and it is just a general guideline to start with, not a rule, for people that have no clue how to put it so that it doesn't end up too high or too low.
Rules can be great guides! Just don’t be afraid to break em ❤
In France, gallery walls have always been a thing, not a trend. I personally love them, because you can mix random images with random frames and sizes, giving the space a lot of personallity.
Gallery walls have been around forever but for some reason, some people think is a new thing that comes and goes like a trend.
I think she meant the specific way people hang them is a trend not gallery walls themselves
The "trend" she mentioned is the particular monotone aesthetic that looks like "I bought all of this at once, matching frames, same matching prints that all look alike" version and not the curated, hand picked, variation of a gallery wall that would have been different artists, styles, subjects, sizes, frames all put together organically. You can see the difference in the examples she showed when she mentioned the "trend" vs the composition of later images
Hard agree on tapestries. I have a beautiful silk scarf from my Grandma that has this abstract design in colors I love. It's 4' X 4' and it hangs above my bed (because you don't want to hang something heavy above your bed, especially in earthquake country!)
Something that I did without realizing, and I love: Our staircase has a solid wall where a railing would be. I hung art on that half wall and along the full wall on the other side of the stairs. It actually distinguishes the wall in the background from the wall in the foreground making the whole space seem bigger!
CAROLINE! This came at the perfect time, I’m literally doing up a bare ass wall in my new home! ❤
Yesssss! Love the bare ass wall potential
I haven't even finished watching my first one of your videos but I've just subscribed! You are so down-to-earth, sassy and fun. Great content too, of course. I'm going to share this video with my daughter who is decorating her new apartment on a dime. Can't wait for more!
Great video. I freestyle my gallery walls and use a 2" post it for spacing. There are exceptions depending on the size of the piece, but I love the end result.
Love this video 💖 I framed a silk scarf and I’m obsessed!
Can't wait to try the craft. Also, your outfit was AMAZING. I'm here for all of it. 🥰
This video was made for me. I’ve posted screenshots of your walls asking how to achieve that look. So thank you!!!!!!
This was such a well organized and scripted video!!!! One of my favorites from you!!
Aw thank u!! I actually kind of winged it with this one bc I was rushing so I’m glad it worked out 😅
You really helped me. I love matchy matchy, but I know it’s bad, but I didn’t know how to fix my problem until your video. When you said break the rules and the thing that doesn’t match makes it interesting, it’s like the lightbulb went off and I realized the odd unmatched thing is actually good!
oh my god i love the frame idea! been needing a good craft and also have some frames that i'm not so fond of and yours came out SO cute! they seem somehow more colorful and funky-patterned than i expected from you but they also somehow fit in with your style and they're so beautiful. i especially love the one you did on camera with the blue frame ugh that's so good !
“So low to the ground that it makes people mad” 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love it!!!!!
The only thing that keeps me from DIY-ing some wall art right now is the fact that it’s 1 am.
I’ll be decorating my new home in a couple of months and now I am even more excited!
i just have to say that my mom and i love your videos! every time you post we text each other saying you posted and we get so excited. sometimes we wait to watch some until we can watch them together. thanks for being something we can look forward to and bond over
Aw that’s incredibly sweet! Say hi to your mom from me❤❤❤
@@Caroline_Winkler Hi Caroline! from "Mom"
Hi sweetie!
First off: Lovely outfit~ ;D I really like the "same color, but contrasting optic/haptic" of the silky skirt/dress(?) with the laque shoes. And on top of that your charming "I feel pretty"-energy. ^^
Second off: Thank you, Caroline. As a fellow sloppy-lazy-person with a love for art and craft, that at the same time struggles with perfectionism, I'm grateful for these beautiful, but doable, crafts and cool ideas. 😁
And last, but not least: Your finished picture looks AMAZING! 😍
Keep up the great work and see you in the next one~ ❤
Please keep posting, we enjoy your videos!
Yesterday I hung this massive thrifted painting off centered on a wall and had your voice in my head - thanks for all the life/decor nuggets/pearls of wisdom.
I KNEW PUTTING MY GIANT STICK ON THE WALL WAS THE RIGHT MOVE! 😊. I frame postcards from my friends 🥰
Wish I could give a thumbs-up more than once. This video is beyond fantastic!
WOW! I'm definitely doing that frame wrapping craft this weekend!! Thank you!
Love this video! I have quite a bit of art in a variety of styles and this gives me a ZILLION ideas! Your idea of a gallery wall is also my idea, especially getting over the height thing.
I haven’t watched this yet, but as a Texan who LOVES sweaters, I’m so jealous that you’re still wearing a sweater :(
I was Floridian 😁
Haha I do love sweaters. Wish I could wear all year round