20 Living Room Design Mistakes In 20 Minutes

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

I need you to explain to us old home dwellers what to do when there is a radiator underneath the window. You can’t have long curtains dangling next to the radiator. It’s not safe, especially if you’ve got OG radiators.

[@Nick_Lewis]

If you can't do floor length curtains because of a fire risk, then opt for something like roman shades. Far superior to the puppet show!

[@reginabracher489]

​@@Nick_LewisI loved Roman shades on my windows until they got mildew from condensation.$$$ out the window. had better outcome with cellular shades on windows that have baseboard under them. thank you much for your helpful comments on area rugs.

[@GiantParfait]

I, personally, really appreciate your quick speech. I have ADHD and you keep my attention the entire time with great examples and even visuals. 😊

[@bobcaygeon6799]

Same 🙂

[@kristidarnbrough695]

This totally!!!

[@Trammiliin_nr2]

This is why I've chosen to follow Nick. She speaks fast enough to keep my ADHD brain attentive. I've tried other interior design channels, too, but the pace hasn't been right for me.

[@me.lani.momster]

Agreed!

[@susanma4899]

Nick=the guy you never have to speed up. But if you do, that's fun too.

[@kendrajones-devol9348]

I feel that talker revenge so much. As a child, my parents even tried bribing me to not talk for literally only five minutes. Didn't work. Now I lead seminars for a living.🙃

[@emiliebova]

😂😂😂

[@cbpd89]

So you're saying there is hope for my 11 year old? 🤣 He is wonderfully smart, but boy is difficult to get him to stop talking long enough to have a conversation or learn something new.

[@emiliebova]

@ There’s hope and congratulations on having a child who likes to communicate!

[@rainbowcat498]

i had delayed speech as a child, and after that i never shut up since, and i dont plan to🤭🤭

[@emiliebova]

@ 😂 yes, as a music teacher I dealt with many kids who’d been told they weren’t good singers. Often they were fine singers!

[@marthavanderpool6829]

Talking is your superpower! You put SO much good stuff in every single video!

[@ndubld]

Puppet show curtains 😂😂😂 I will forever think of them as that now. Thanks, Nick!

[@BIRDY_GIRL49]

Hi 👋 Please do more videos like this one; 20 talking points in 20 mins, etc -- that was fun!! I was totally glued to my screen! 😁

[@artistjjebsen]

Agree. My slight criticism of his videos is lengthy over-explaining. This one was like a 20 shots of espresso. 👍

[@kimberly6123]

“I say this as someone who has no heart.” Hilarious! Nick, your suggestions are always spot on, even if they hurt my heart. Haha!

[@pj-fx7gx]

The “has no heart” is totally me. When my family visits I can hear in their heads the question “Why doesn’t he have any photographs of us?”😂

[@kimsoto7665]

Ha! “She lied to you she just wanted the commission” . Your hilarious. Very refreshing😃

[@Rickettsia505]

I have known a lot of people who bought the whole "suite"; sofa, loveseat, chairs, lamps, coffee and end tables, wall art, and tcotchkes. Now I know why I have been unimpressed. It's impersonal and staged.

[@mushroom_thrillers]

We did a patrol of all the lights to get them agree in K and lumen’s. It has made an amazing difference. Some lights do have a lower lumen count, but it’s deliberate. We changed out the foyer overhead light from 800 lumens to 400 lumens and it feels less like you are arriving at the police station for questioning.

[@Elle-kr8od]

Ah, this gave me a laugh. Good to avoid interrogating guests re their criminal behavior.

[@j.m.7056]

They must have been the "Spanish Inquisition" specials! My neighbor has them on each side of her front door! Yikes!

[@katie7748]

Omg yes!! We're in a rental. I replaced all the "daylight" 5000K in here except the "can lights" on the ceiling. So cold and prison-like. ("Can lights" are too $$$ and too damm high...I despise vaulted ceilings and don't like heights) We are slowly working on accumulating enough incandescent bulbs to replace the "soft white" LEDs we put in. They're easier on the eyes and, believe it or not, better for your health. We hardly get any natural light in here so if I need to have artificial light, I'd prefer old school. I'd do candles and oil lamps if I wasn't so dang clumsy and the lease allowed it.

[@shakal.]

@@katie7748 incandescent bulbs in 2024 🤦‍♂

[@daniellelamont7961]

@@katie7748 Same here, lol! I've added lots of battery powered candles with creatively placed mirrors, and that has helped a lot.

[@Elle-kr8od]

Love all the photos you provide to demonstrate your points.

[@Lamp9986]

Love how Nick condensed a lifetime's worth of therapy wisdom into a one minute breakthrough at 7:20!

[@cadiverdog]

and now, i'm getting rid of it.

[@thelemonoftroy]

I love the way you communicate 😍 So much information, no beating around the bush and engaging as hell!

[@Sooz1234]

Priceless humor and quality information at any speed. Thank you for brightening our day, Nick.

[@gillianmcmurchy]

I love how fast you talk! I learn so much in less time and, you enunciate well so I never have trouble understanding you. I really enjoyed this content along with, as always, your humour sprinkled throughout. Thank you 🩷

[@abacavip6426]

OMG, I love that you’re a fast talker and I’m watching at 2x speed! Fast talkers need fast listeners! ❤

[@katie7748]

Yes!

[@VirgoLunaKnight]

Yes 👍👍👍

[@DiannMMorales]

Unfortunately, I guess I’m a slow listener. O.o. I sometimes have to tweak it back a few seconds to listen again. I love that you listen fast. This was a whole new concept for me. Thank you!

[@user-kpkxgtj]

Well hello there my new tribe, I was watching this at 1.5X 😅😅

[@Spangletiger]

"Puppet show curtains"! Absolutely nothing else will ever describe those things as perfectly (and as hilariously) as that!

[@nicolesprocess]

This is a great video for anyone who's just gotten their first place and has no clue on what to do. I love it!

[@docsmctink]

LOL….I’m not quite 80 yet…..but I like furniture I don’t have to crawl out of!! Thx Nick….love your videos 😄

[@ChristineWilliams-ms9iq]

I’m 63 and only 5’ tall… the armless and excessively deep couches are torture and treacherous!

[@NoDecaf7]

I like to build my spaces in The Sims. It isn't perfect, but it gives me an idea of what will and won't work.

[@happy_bubble7]

😂 me too! I'll also make a blueprint with pen and paper and cut out furniture to rearrange it every possible way.

[@DebraMendez-z8i]

"I never got a cookie!." "Puppet show curtain." I love, love love your content and your hilarious take on thing!

[@Rose-nw7px]

yeah, Mrs Acres! look how many people love Nick

[@firestick4991]

I would love to see him with (House of) Valentina. She’s obsessed with bouclé and… Nick isn’t. 😅

[@hiloknowsall7462]

❤ 😱 we have totally 💯 had the exact same fever dream forever…I didn’t express my caro and nick fantasy of collab but they would be so good together. Thanks for normalizing my collab fantasies 😙

[@WhatTheDutch]

Yay! It's 12:17 o'clock again! 🎉

[@elizabethswartz5600]

I was born and raised in NYC - I love how quick you speak and how much info is conveyed in such a short time.

[@susanalexander7990]

I laughed out loud. My son Nick talked so much in school I heard the complaint from every teacher. One moved his desk all the way to the door, practically in the hallway, and still he talked.🤣

[@louannhuber2651]

So encourage that gift? Maybe he can make a living off his gift of gab like this Nick.

[@huson-7wk]

Good suggestions, Nick. Totally agree with them all. Unfortunately I have "some" furniture that maybe uncomfortable to guests. I have chronic upper, lower back, hip and neck pain. I need very firm, slightly upright seating to accomodate my condition. I do like using my living room so...... My friends/family are very understanding. 😊

[@sherrinunya4079]

Plus, they don't overstay their welcome! 😊

[@nonawolf7495]

OMG... just spit coffee on my keyboard when he said "Puppet Show Curtains".

[@bobcaygeon6799]

Riiiiight?!!! OMG. I'm full-on dead Hee! Hee! 😂😂😂

[@omitina7156]

I immediately thought Mr Roger’s with that asshole King Friday and Lady Elaine Fairchild. Yes. I said it. I’ve dated myself. Damn that Lady Elaine Fairchild was such a b*tch. I think she would love your critiques. (Queen Sara Saturday would sneak her favorites somewhere in the room)

[@rocknrobin]

😂😂😂

[@LlyleHunter]

I couldn’t stop laughing

[@lisabecker7962]

Right ?!?!? I died laughing too 😂😂😂

[@giselasommer9537]

Hi Nick, esthetically I agree with your comment on cropped curtains. However, ever so often the radiators of the heatingsystem are placed underneath the windows to ease convection. And in that case drawn floor length curtains hinder the flow of the warmed air.

[@wolfsmaid6815]

yep, all our windows have radiators underneath. Every. single. one. O.o

[@agatadcba]

Blinds are your answer. I know that we would all love to have beautiful windows with curtains floor to ceiling and most interior designer youtube is telling you that you need them, but sometimes it's better to let the dream go and choose something more practical and better fitted to what you have to work with. I recommend the last video Paige Wassel made recently when she gave advice to her subscriber about a weirdly curtained nook :)

[@merrywalsh2809]

Roman shades work well, with curtains framing them, but not drawn closed. Just draw down the shades.

[@amymullen296]

I have puppet show curtains, but mounted inside the window casing and just skimming the sill. So they function essentially like blinds, but are easy to just slide back out of the way. I frame them with full-length curtains during the colder months.

[@user-xi2ih2wx4n]

Try using a roller blind, they don't have to go to the floor.

[@becsutherland4506]

I’ve just bought cushions for my sofa; my colour scheme is blues and greens and antique silver. They came with piping in bright red and look fabulous (opposite side of the colour wheel). I wasn’t expecting that colour piping but I think it looks terrific.

[@AutumnReid659]

Talking that fast is a talent! I'm impressed!

[@pjperdue1293]

"Joke's on you, Mrs. Akers! I made a career out of it." 😅 Good for you! You're my only YT subscription where I don't have to speed up the video's narration.

[@karenk2409]

As a retired teacher, I chuckle that you were a chatterbox in school and now have your revenge 💕

[@candycane1275]

ADHD child that didn't stop moving or talking...lol...now I train staff and I get to move around while I'm talking.

[@cmonyoureds]

a little Speed Nick to make my day: insightful, funny and quick. thank you!

[@dorotheakuemmel8142]

I appreciate it very much when people get straight to the point - so it is very agreable to listen to you with all the little jokes and funny pictures which go along with it. And a little challenge for my english skills...actually your pronounciation is very clear in all the speed. And thank you for great content.

[@Karli4Sure]

Nick ramble away and I’m here for it. You have great points. And you’re very entertaining.

[@deborahrombouts9958]

I loved the little smiley ghost thing on your TV ❤👻

[@docsmctink]

I had to look after your comment!! Thx!

[@mlenay83]

Ok, not the video to watch when you are eating lunch😂. Nick talking faster to meet a time limit only made me eat my lunch the fastest I think i I ever have. Seriously though such great tips!! Have a great rest of the week Nick.

[@KimF-j6z]

I love your videos. Your sense of humour rocks as does your no-nonsense advice. Keep ‘em coming. 😊. You don’t talk too fast-just perfect. I get bored with speakers drone on slowly. I usually watch a lot on 1.25x or even as high as 2x speed but I don’t need to for your videos. Perfection.

[@brendaeli557]

I literally laughed out loud when Nick said he was still pissed about not getting a cookie at an open house!! Also the term "puppet show curtains." Love love love you Nick!!! (and that's not just the wine talkin'! ;)

[@louannhuber2651]

Your color advice is most valuable to me. I’m way too matchy matchy. Trying to break that habit.

[@jazrerunt6868]

Consider doing a video about how to make a bookshelf look atheistically pleasing? Namely a functional bookshelf with a lot of books

[@marygriffiths9215]

I know it was a simple mistake but atheist pleasing is hilarious.

[@supkirsten]

I love these videos. Not only do you tell us “mistakes” but you help us fix them and point us to more in depth videos when available. ❤

[@artisttimeny]

Nick, your perspective on open shelving has changed my life. Open shelving is not storage! I've put so many things behind (lovely) closed doors now and it brings me so much peace. Also, marry me, k?

[@sweetgal1247]

Nick musta had like 10 espressos before the vid 🤪😅 someone’s hyper! Always love his advice, though. 10/10 would recommend signing up for his class! 😇

[@deborahrombouts9958]

Maybe he hadn’t taken his ADHD meds for the day. No shade, this is how my friends identify when I haven’t taken mine 😝

[@Nick_Lewis]

I don't drink coffee anymore! Haven't had one in about 6 months.

[@djkg17]

@@Nick_Lewisoooyy vey. I am a fast talker and a fast listener but no coffee???? Well done you. My two morning pour-overs are my life.

[@kerink]

it's so fun playing where's waldo with your background, trying to find what's new or changed 😂 but for real, it's nice to see you slowly moving in and getting comfortable in your new space ❤

[@VioletFlowerz]

I love your fast speech! It reminds me of my family who are a bunch of talkers with interesting lives and experiences. When you get us all together, it's amazing!

[@clarastratford5443]

Really appreciate how often you discuss accessibility Nick. I don't see any other interior design channels doing this, and it's so important

[@annetteburchett-taylor4420]

Love the attitude! And of course the expertise❤

[@ladydpo1033]

Loved this one! The worst is definitely the short curtains, followed immediately by the differing lighting tones. I hate "garage lighting" anywhere outside of the garage! LOL! Have a great day!

[@tinuflint393]

Nick honestly Thank you, your channel helps me make more informed choices when it comes to decor and furniture and I do see an enhancement in my aesthetics as I am wayyy pickier now (and I was already picky to begin with) ! But I am sooo overanalyzing even a minute detail having your voice in my head and it's delaying my decision-making process hella lot ! Damn this job is hard XD

[@cassiegreene9528]

I bought a very nice sofa 40 years ago (hardwood frame, hand tied springs, etc) so it's still in constant use. BUT I had to finally buy little risers for its legs as I, heading to 70, started having a hard time getting in and out of it.... Yep, life marches on and your knees remember very step. Love you Nick!

[@samzalak4849]

Can you talk about 20 design points in 20 minutes? With clarity, insight and sass?? Sure, says Nick, no challenge at all!! ❤

[@divineohnine]

Sitting in the animal hospital ER so thankful for this video to distract and entertain. I’m very happy you’re a talker.

[@ngee9701]

Love your long clips w explanations (eg. Colour palette), but this style is great for quick reminder/ over view

[@alessandrasartori-nogueira9371]

I'm a non-native speaker and understand you perfectly. You speak fast but with great pronunciation. I love your videos cause many tips work overseas too

[@ndubld]

My media console is exactly the same width as my TV. Not ideal, but it's solid walnut, I love it, and it's not going anywhere. Speakers on either side of it (don't judge -- hubby is an audiophile) make the whole thing somehow work. No visible cords!

[@cindyonyoutube]

I bought that soy candle from Amazon based on your recommendation & I LOVE it!! Now I always have to have it on hand so I can have that delicious aroma whenever I want it. Thanks for that great recommendation👍

[@snookoed]

Arghh, that candle is almost $100 for 11oz in Canada. I'm going to think on it . . .

[@plainsimplefaith]

I absolutely love how I don't have to increase the speed when I watch your videos Nick! No bullshit, just advice (and jokes obviously!).

[@DeborahThomas-h6x]

Your podcasts never disappoint, for my nightly entertainment. Bonus, I always learn something new!

[@leahpruner4410]

You are a great talker and I love all of the funny things you say, but I especially love that your advice makes so much sense! Your advice has really helped me bring together my space and I really love it, so thank you. 😊

[@RobynForde]

Nick, I love it when you talk fast! One of the reasons I watch you. Give me the info and give it to me fast, please!❤️

[@Finkeldinken]

People with furniture that is the "wrong" colour for their pets, *I see you. I appreciate you. I understand.* Also, if people don't mind the smell of hay and freshly delivered rabbit poops, you could say I scent my home. 😅 Also, I am calling all my piles of WIP hobby stuff 'vignettes' from now on and no one can stop me, muhahahahahah!

[@allegrosotto2126]

Sounds like you have a home not a display model, nice👍

[@pipemma1893]

That’s great. I’m totally using that 😀

[@luvlione4u1]

I have to say this....I HAVE NEVER ENJOYED A VIDEO MORE! Not only are you a master at decor and give EXCELLENT advice, ...BUT YOU ARE SOOO FUNNY! I hear all those little quips and comments and you seriously make me laugh my head off. I laughed the whole video at your comments! This is my first time hearing you on this platform, and you are hysterically funny to me! Keep up the fantastic videos. BTW, I subscribed in the first minute!, lol

[@c.s.102]

Really, first time I had to speed down your video :-) Thank you for your excellent advices!

[@vb8801]

It's so cute that you think we're all out here having all sorts of people of varying ages, heights, and mobility needs just traipsing through our homes looking for conversation and a place to put their drinks. Can't relate 😂

[@bablumenthal9703]

LOL. Me too. I live alone, over 60, in a 4 plex. My brother is across the hall and my dad lived right below ,me. I go down to get dad's lunch, dinner, make coffee etc. He is on oxygen so he ain't coming up the stairs! Brother is also busy. No one has 'visited' me in over a year!

[@kristapeters855]

You are so refreshing! For point 10 you can also goon IKEA’s planner tool and play around with layouts, we’re currently doing this before moving in to our new build. The hubby and I love your videos, keep the sarcasm coming 😁

[@rachelernest8811]

Hey Nick! Will you do a video on window coverings for kitchens? Specifically windows that are over cabinets, sinks. Etc.

[@AnnisGarden]

Could listen to you all day 😄

[@ChristineWilliams-ms9iq]

Another classic. I adore your sense of humor and look forward to each and every video! I live in the US, so trust me when I say I need all the smiles and laughs I can get right now, so PLEASE keep them coming!!!! The more the better. Thank you for the education and a great time while getting it!💙

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

One of the only ppl I don’t watch on double speed THAT is a compliment

[@susanwalters9459]

I'm in the process of building my dream home and your videos have helped me so much with design decisions that I've made. ❤❤❤

[@blackcatplaypompeii529]

MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF YOURS SO FAR NICK!

[@im7mommy]

I enjoy asking about unique personal items when I’m invited over. I’m a huge introvert and it really helps me find conversation and I learn the most interesting things about people. Books used to be where I began, but people shy away from books now. But usually there is something. However, I have been in homes that lack personal items and it is has shocked me. I can’t start a conversation about the picture you picked up at Home Goods.

[@cbpd89]

My mom bought cream sofas, forgetting that she has 2 dozen grand kids who visit frequently. Those couches didn't last long! She gave them to me and my children decimated them. They never looked nice and we tried every cleaning tip we could find, even spilled water left a stain. What a nightmare.

[@zvezdoblyat]

What was the fabric? That sounds awful

[@wolfsmaid6815]

my mom did the same when I was about 10yo. I was never allowed to put my feet onto the couch as to not get it dirty abd it was always covered in cream blankets so nobody would directly touch the couches surface. Honestly at that point nobody in the household dared to relax on that couch.

[@firestick4991]

Couch covers!

[@laseximexi]

Jokes on you Mrs. Acres we love to listen to Nick talk 😂

[@zeldazpolarbearz]

Loved this! Would love to see a 'decorate with me' where we see you decorate your own room/space for say xmas or something, while you babble away about your choices, placement etc. 😊

[@jennyzielke7642]

I have always used wrapping paper to make flat models of sofas, to test how furniture will fit. And cardboard is great to make sure to make sure the dimensions will fit up the stairs. Thanks for the validation. Thought I was over-doing it😅

[@martinamaria8813]

Hey Nick, no reason to complain about how fast you speak. There is a possibility to slow down while watching the video. I am proud to understand your videos in „real speed“ meanwhile 😂. Greetings from Bavaria

[@annecarter5181]

Another winner 🏆 😊!! Thanks, Nick (on speed!!!)

[@jayemowrey1416]

I disagree too much speed not very relaxing

[@CarissaPrice]

I love your videos. Don’t change a thing and talk all you want thats why we are here.

[@shelleyhodgkinson1341]

Love love love the way you present..keep it coming 🤩. Great video

[@tessajones9393]

I love this quick tips format. There's no excuse now for us 😂❤

[@Aelore]

Amazing and helpful video! Validating too that I am taking in all these tips from your previous videos and applying the wisdom in my own space. 😊

[@Lotna]

"Forgetting about smell" . Simply - open your windows, people! Air your place, it works best, I promise.

[@katie7748]

As long as you don't live near a paper mill or a chicken processing plant or any other such stank. Blech.

[@elizabethcastillo1158]

I love your usual speech cadence. It's just right.

[@christinaheagy4602]

Thank you Nick!

[@KC-uv6os]

omg, thank you for talking about the hot spots! I hate going over to a friend's house and like having to wear a baseball hat at their dining table because their chandelier points directly into my eyes!

[@mariemedeiros5672]

Omg. Love yourcontent. The snark the wit and the hard truth

[@kevinsmith4862]

Loved the information and presentation. I came, I learned, I laughed. Thank you.

[@veroniquefauvette5049]

Thank you so much, Nick...I understand you well now ...but, 64 and my knees are very good 😄. I' ll wait another 20years before falling into pièces 🤪 🙏

[@veritas4698]

Nick about curtains... but what do you do if your radiators are under the windows? if you close them they block the heat

[@betmo]

i measure from where the rod should go to the top of the baseboard heat...i buy that size ;) i'm not bothered if they don't go all the way to the floor if they are above the heat...if the rest of the windows aren't then the curtain can go to the floor...

[@Katepwe]

Mine are like that. We have boiler heat and all the registers run under the windows. The curtains are mounted pretty close to the ceiling and stop at the top of the register. The registers were recently replaced with more streamlined less deep ones. I was thinking a longer bracket might work then the curtain would float past the register 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@veragiles981]

Love these videos, Nick! Just so down to earth, practical and cheery!😂 Re puppet show curtajns: daughter needs to put up curtains in a bay window, but there's a radiator below the windowsill.😮 Have you done a video or have a solution for similar window dressing problems? 😊

[@bobcaygeon6799]

I had a pretty challenging day to today. I NEVER, in a zillion years, knew that "puppet-show curtains" would make it ALL better! 🤣

[@pamelaatchison3452]

Hilarious! Love it. What are you going to do with your filming room. I feel you need to flip everything from the right to the left and vice versa, for flow. Love the fast chat 🤣

[@tash4122]

Hey Nick 👋 much better lighting on this vid . And yeah good vid … im not matching furniture now . I’ve thrown 2 couches out to make my space unique to me .

[@mariemedeiros5672]

I like that you get to the point

[@clairekurdelak2913]

This is a key concept from Nick: storage does not equal display! Things in the open should be worthy, more or less, of display (except functional things that just need to be there because they are used all the time). Things that need to be stored but don’t deserve display go in closed storage! There are people, ever so rare, who are able to store all their things in an esthetic, beautiful way in open shelving. I have a sister like this. Amazing. The rest of us don’t have to try!

[@scasny]

I feel they sell us the open storage space as simple shelfs are way cheaper then taking the same format and just slapping doors on it. Making bigger profit and attract with sales. And create more empty open space so they can sell us crap to fill it. Open storage is a office concept and even there we prefer close option, at home its called display case and your sister get it. Most open storage is a display case by definition. Only option were you cant say its open storage is in the kitchen and bathroom. And paradoxically people tend to hide everything behind doors there. Well except keeping the ugly appliances out, with the cords spaghetti as a dressing. I dont care you use bow drier every day. So you put it out, use it and then wrap the wire around it and put it away. It just take a minute. Its not that different from work. Even thou we use it every day, after shift we unplug the grinders and drills and put them away. It not only reduce the fire hazard but teach us to not leaving things around and slowly creating cluttered mess where no one cant find anything. Many people lack this skill and create clutter anywhere the can.

[@lidewijvos]

Love the video, and agree with your points. Especially the awkward high tv, it's a North American thing, never seen it in Europe (so far). And btw, if you are old and have dementia you will probably still remember "Hi everyone, I'm Nick, welcome or welcome back to my channel. Okay, in today's video..." 😂😂

[@jenmckitrick]

I enjoy listening to you talk.

[@atrament8839]

I like the way you talk :) not everybody has the talent to use that to their advantage and you do!

[@jimmylackey]

🙋‍♀️Talker! I spent much of the school day out in the hall and inside during recess writing sentences