3 Interior Designers Transform The Same Abandoned Victorian Living Room | Architectural Digest

[@Damali5610]

for 1st time I'm disappointed in all 3 outcomes...was hoping the Victorian space would be more honored

[@JD-zb4ve]

Me, too!

[@emerald39]

Can tell in first 5 seconds that none of these women have any braincells

[@forever-rosebud]

Agree :)

[@laurawgarts]

100% agree!

[@annelisemartinelli6142]

Same !!

[@cameron7938]

I would like to see these with restrictions placed on the space. Having no restrictions makes the space completely irrelevant to the final design.

[@patrick070]

Yes! We would see so much more thought and imagination.

[@AGal4896]

I agree, there needs to be some restrictions, otherwise why not just say….design any room you want.

[@sarahdano55]

Same. It's kind of their usual job and could help people relate more to some of their designs (the worse is the shopping list feeling of "this piece is by that person and that one by this artist"...). And maybe see what they would come up if they had to do the same space twice but with different restrictions.

[@jpp7783]

@@cameron7938 yes, when you can add or erase walls, windows, floors and ceilings, why bother with more than a white box as the starting point? “I decided the space would be a 500 room hotel so I lowered the floor and added a swimming pool…”

[@benitomexico3185]

@@sarahdano55 or for a real client

[@TimothyRobert93]

When I heard "It's a demo, get rid of everything" I stopped paying attention to that designer, automatically put in my mental garbage. "The paneling feels oppressive" WHAT?!?!?

[@sherrinunya4079]

Agree, she's nuts! Just give her a builder grade box to "decorate" to her little hearts delight as she has no taste whatsoever.

[@chupacabra77]

Absolute same.

[@goldenias5858]

I'm sorry, but her design choices just hurt my feelings, and I usually like her rooms, but, this much disregard was too much...

[@alex_long]

Heard "demo" and immediately stopped the video. If you want a black slate- buy new. Leave the older, character- filled spaces for the rest of us

[@Suho1004]

Same.

[@triciahlongwa6383]

When Hema said demo I almost died, but yet hers is my least offensive😅

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

What does demo means here?

[@davidbalog2716]

​@@RealNameNeverUsedit means demolish

[@thefinefriendofficial]

I thoroughly enjoyed hers contrary to massive hate😂❤

[@becac1655]

TRUE! Yet, somehow..The only design I like at the end was hers. Like...If it hadn't been after destroying the victorian room, I wouldn't feel soo conflicted.

[@stysner4580]

The wall panels are "oppressive" but you add a divider and use gold wallpaper?! So tacky wtf.

[@jaytanatswamuzhingi971]

Darren would’ve ate this honestly

[@blava3155]

Your interior designers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should

[@JZG88]

- But where's the bald guy with the mustache?

[@silasmiami1539]

He'd have loved this 😭

[@marisstaff7019]

Darren jet?

[@_my_name_jeff_]

@@marisstaff7019 yep

[@TeriHargraveartist]

He would have made this space lush!

[@elinevanotterlo544]

Haha i know ringt!

[@Rachel-pnw]

Just aggressively bad. Tastes vary, naturally. But im actually surprised they would all ruin a room to this degree.

[@patrick070]

There's an embedded offensiveness to ripping out all the walls and throwing them away, filling landfills because they can't figure out a way to use what is there and make it better. Two of them figured out how to use the paneling, the other didn't know how so she threw it away. Give them a blank room with a cement floor and let them do what they want, because that is usually what the do anyway. When a designer has boundaries given to them, I think we see real creativity. It could be as simple as "you can't remove the paneling nor the fireplace. Go!"

[@Emergingflower]

You must be fun at parties

[@patrick070]

I am, thanks. Well, unless they are parties based on mean spirited sarcasm. I don't do so well at those.

[@lisalasers]

Agree. Problem solving is where real creativity lies.

[@spoileddolllife8057]

I would be so disappointed with all three designs,😢! They got rid of the charm and character of the room to fit their taste, and it's not tasteful at all!!

[@yassnation3967]

The point is to fit it to their tastes read the title

[@Stardust.Wonder]

I mean, the premise is that they can do anything.

[@Aezra27]

If you’re going to rip everything out why even bother featuring her and her design. If you don’t honour the premise what is the point of this exercise?

[@Stundtals]

FUN how about that

[@nannyboo9832]

To renovate?

[@edgar5814]

Fr! Might as well start with a blank room

[@pammitchell8961]

All three designs are terrible! Victorian exterior and these messes the interior! UGH! The woman that said "demo" was a turn off

[@isaacchassman6453]

Stunning before, awful after

[@innorahome]

These are all so bad... no respect for the original space at all.

[@nomadine85]

That mirror ceiling with the amazing geometric ceiling made the room feel so much bigger! But the end result feels sparse, as cool as the art pieces are, and as glad as I am that the details were respected, they don’t seem particularly integrated. That mirror over the fireplace is a wtf for me. Yes it’s airy and bright but it seems to lack purpose or warmth.

[@gidiess7880]

exactly how i feel about it! love the ceiling light but it's the least cohesive - just a bunch of things tossed in a room with no storyline or vision

[@riggamorrischan]

Kat was the only one that preserved most of the features like the walls and fireplace. I like her choice of flooring, it felt like it honored what was originally there. She just basically brightened up the space. And her choice of furniture was simple modern and really let the details of the room speak for itself

[@gidiess7880]

i loved the ceiling light fixture - so beautiful!

[@becac1655]

I agree. Yet the final design felt SO BORING as there was basically nothing in there. It felt empty. It was missing something

[@lecookie007]

She was basically 70% there with the flooring/color/fireplace……..then she had to go crazy with the rug/furniture

[@becac1655]

@@lecookie007 I feel she needed MORE crazy to FILL the room. It needs more levels and layers. The rug works for me. I liked the body shaped furniture. It needed MORE stuff. It feels more like a galery space than a Living Room.

[@s.m.4198]

@@lecookie007😂 yeah her furniture choices were atrocious

[@Oogabooga814]

Every single one of them created trendy office spaces for wealthy millennials out of a room with gorgeous bones. Really hate this episode.

[@schnickschnack2000]

@@Oogabooga814 on point. Overacting interior designers.

[@MirandaRoy-rp9rw]

Kay well it ain't the 1700s anymore lol

[@yuvrajsingh-qr2fn]

@@schnickschnack2000 and people in the comments aren't overacting?

[@Hamiezan7148]

It's Victorian living room duh but I think think design not Victoria I guess

[@rudegirlnycloy]

The obliteration and blatant disregard of this historic Victorian room proves these transformations are more about plugging companies than room design.

[@lebkha]

Disrespecting the original historic design of the room is a sign of a bad interior designer.

[@TimothyRobert93]

EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[@lorinotarius]

Yes, THIS!!!

[@riggamorrischan]

Idk what everyone is complaining about two of the designers kept the wall paneling just changed the color to brighten up the space and Kat kept the original fireplace

[@TimothyRobert93]

@@riggamorrischan Then that's not who they're talking about. Obviously, they're only referring too Hema Persad

[@riggamorrischan]

@@TimothyRobert93 Most of the comments saying all the designers did a terrible job

[@tamjg]

Each one was grotesque.

[@TranceDivine]

All 3 Horrible and a mess

[@dorotak1728]

My thoughts exactly! Such a beautiful airy space so abused... at least one paper only and not in reality!

[@edgar5814]

AGREE

[@user-ih8lg6dw3c]

i dont agree

[@peaceofmind8597]

I’m mortified at all 3 of the designs .

[@Sylviasdaughter-po8we]

These designers did not honor the history of this beautiful Victorian room. Shame on them. The room is filled with unrelated things, the designs make no sense and if I was their client, I would demand my money back.

[@thornyback]

Yeah, this was BAD. Hema was way worst in simply ruining the room and doing whatever she felt like.

[@gidiess7880]

Games night room was the most cohesive and cozy. Noz as usual delivered top tier chaotic kaleidoscopic unhinged whimsy. The third one was just no - didn't feel unified or pulled together, just a bunch of disparate pieces tossed into a room.

[@LaraM2424]

100% agree

[@mae_liii]

I wouldn’t hire any of these designers. They completely destroyed the cachet and history of that beautiful room

[@Ioad]

They all destroyed the beauty and originality of the room and made it look 0815. If these are considered “top” designers, it becomes clear why the world is losing its charm and beauty

[@vizionara]

@@Ioad what is 0815?

[@charmedsylaine]

@@vizionara I'm guessing the poster is German, because "0815" in German means something of ordinary, mediocre or even cheap quality.

[@Stundtals]

bitter much?

[@RichmondSajini]

Everyone needs to go back to the drawing board. These are all ugly.

[@cosh5]

All absolutely appalling. Cheap and tawdry.

[@TCP2oo4]

While still costing well into 6 figures in a remodel and design.

[@laurawgarts]

Where do you find these designers with such very strange ideas? All three outcomes were horrid and I would never hire any of them!

[@clearglass6300]

One word… disastrous. All of them 🤢

[@TranceDivine]

I agree

[@mindingminds]

The orginal room was beautiful.

[@terryberry4669]

AD provoking engagement in the comments by posting pointlessly garish designs. So disappointing.

[@laurawgarts]

It does seem like they do this purposefully.

[@creativenative5175]

Hema's design examples during her intro were elegant, but it looked like she just threw everything she could find with a checkered pattern into this room regardless of color combos and how well they looked together.

[@richwellbaligad9549]

on a positive note…. oh wait, there’s nothing positive on what they did.

[@marisstaff7019]

While I think these would be fine as their own rooms, they don’t do well as remodels. This can be said for a lot of things in this series

[@chloeuntrau4588]

not even...too much of a mix!

[@lisajohnson1974]

I like all three designs, but I love Noz's. While I may not always like the end result, I am always amazed by the creativity of the designers on this show.

[@vizionara]

They might as well start with a white box. Saying that I do like the first designers room (game night room). Super fun, but also cozy.

[@marisstaff7019]

I feel like if they did start with just a box instead of a place with character, history and charm, the comments would look a lot different

[@nomadine85]

Noz is just so charming. I might not agree with all her choices but in the end the room did feel balanced and proportional and both charming and cozy as well as conversational and interesting. I think as much as it’s totally not my personal taste, the layout feels the most balanced and purposeful of a “hosting” space without being gimmicky (like a game room is). It’s wacky, for sure, but it feels cozy in its own way. I think the floral yet polished inlay and alabaster and brass details are what really brought it together. Granted, I didn’t personally like any of the designs. Taste wise. But I can still appreciate what they’ve done within the context of their vision.

[@LaurenPlitUK]

I used to love her but her instagram stories are just unbearable lately

[@JBaker-ep1wx]

I often like what Noz does until the last 20% she adds, which always seems to unbalance/overclutter the space in my opinion. But I was surprised this time at how cohesive the final room looked. There were still a few points that I felt made it just a bit too unitdy for me, and I thought the dark green brooding armchairs in the back did not belong at all, but this may be one of the only Noz spaces I would be willing to spend any length of time in, haha!

[@LaurenPlitUK]

@@JBaker-ep1wx Noz has been spending all her time being an angry liberal on her Instagram that she probably didn’t focus on this too much 🥹

[@aireenishome]

All 3 designs are totally cuckoo, but I like it. The idea is that designers are not limited by clients tastes. They’re just messing around and I’m here for it.

[@thomasbowers1210]

I was hoping that someone would have added a piano to the room. I feel like that would fit in well!

[@reesechristian9466]

So glad i'm not the only one upset that she said the FIRST THING that comes to her mind is "demo". Like...are you kidding? Where is your appreciation for history and art? Don't you feel some responsibility as an interior designer to preserve these classically beautiful interiors and artisanal design elements? It's these kinds of attitudes that are the result of greediness and ignorance. It's the reason why we have all these ugly black and white cube-shaped houses popping up where beautiful classic mid-century homes used to be. There are literally MILLIONS of homes and apartments with boring, plain, white-walled rooms just waiting for a makeover, so why destroy a unique and precious find like this? Just WHY???

[@MelissasMuttHutt]

and she blocked all the natural light!!!

[@deanviewofachateaumybandbi7899]

Awful x3 . Let's put absolutely everything in one room.

[@amyherself]

I love Hema's design omgg It looks so rich and fun!

[@heavenlyglamhome3688]

I'm glad I fast forwarded and didn't waste all of my time...

[@laurawgarts]

I did the same... skipped to the end and glad I didn't waste my time watching all of it.

[@heavenlyglamhome3688]

​@@laurawgarts👍

[@amburberry202]

I wish I had did the same, I was trying to trust the process

[@loveforeignaccents]

All three bombed this time around!

[@gwendavis7085]

When I saw that the original room was victorian, I was hopeful but they disappointed me so much. These people have no respect for beautiful and time-proven designs! I expected more.

[@mysticmaidenmagic]

please give me as many of these videos as you can pump out i love them 😭

[@alison4398]

Of these three, Kat's is my favorite. I actually really like the carpet, I think it's so fun and whimsical, and I love what she did with the colors of the wall and even the fireplace. I personally would never put mirrors on the ceiling- just not my thing at all- and I would go more traditional with the furniture/lighting fixtures/decor, but I really liked the direction she was going in. Noz was, as usual, extremely creative and full of personality, even if it's not the style I would personally choose for the room. But I'll be honest, the moment Hema said she'd just demo the entire room, I started skipping all her parts. 😂

[@SquirtsMacintosh]

Never let them cook again.

[@boogeyman423]

I don't get why people are mad, the request was to renovate into "their particular styles" as in the designer's style not to renovate into looking like the Victorian age. Each design shows the women's imagination and I like them.

[@pd4887]

Exactly, not make it look mildly different

[@chloeuntrau4588]

It's not the question of respecting a place and it's history. It's to put a mix of things which have no relation. Such interiors in a modern environment would have been as bad. They throw all what they so called "like"...and every object screams to the other.

[@amburberry202]

something wrong with you too

[@z7531]

If they were given a blank room, they could have decorated as they liked. But they were given a special room that they could have creatively updated but they failed to appreciate its value.

[@s.m.4198]

@@boogeyman423 exactly

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

Christ no! This time all three of them managed to ruin it. I could go with Kat's version were there not the daisy carpet. Also, she made a mess with her over-sized light fixture, completely undoing the effect of her mirrored ceiling. And one does never rip out basically faultless period features of a room or living space, Hema!

[@ladypandora777]

So so cool ! Noz and Kat's spaces were so inspiring and out there, I love it ! Hema I wasn't a huge fan of the whole space but that high roller table and chair combo was perfection 😍

[@ZeepDr]

✨✨✨✨ Literally the ONLY show I watch on this channel. Please upload these more!!!! ✨✨✨✨

[@texanfournow]

Three hot messes. AD should rotate in new designers every so often. These three are nutty. p.s. Why is Kat wearing a parachute?

[@marisstaff7019]

They do rotate them?

[@heatherdeavalon]

All of them are cool. Not necessarily my style, but cool! Noz always does something fun🎉

[@ziegenlord5395]

Noz not only always creates lovely spaces, she also brings an amazing energy that creates so much excitement

[@MarinaLaroche]

Not Designers but Destructors.

[@Barry-26]

They aren’t experienced enough for this project. I went fast forward.

[@JeniWoo]

This was a real trust the process episode because I was confused and disgusted with all of them until the very end. Hema ended up being my favorite and I thought the carpet and divider were hideous when she first introduced them to the space. This episode kept me on my toes!

[@lb3952]

Katz is very sophisticated and curated. By far the most expensive as well with the lalanne piece. It has a 2001 Space Odyssey vibe. Love it! Very chic.

[@susanbilton9359]

I loved all of them! And I love wall panelling, but this panelling was mismatched, and needed sorting out… lots of food for thought for me😂🤓😁

[@suereed3474]

I loved ALL of them. You all went wild, clashing colors and patterns, some not even of similar values, but it worked. They all looked like great places to be!

[@brafya]

that bird gold wallpaper is absolutely fire, love it and it feels tropical too

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I cannot believe it, but I like Noz Nozawa's design with this room. I am still in awe!!! Great job, Noz.

[@MrEkahya]

Now Im secretly obsessed with them destroying historical mansion with modern techniques :D

[@sarahhammond1952]

Another episode of my absolute fave series on KZbin ever! Never stop these!! We need them weekly!! Pls

[@RuuBjAh1]

I love how every time it’s a combination of designers that have already been on here (like Noz here for example) but also gives other designers their time to shine as well, like Kat and Hema here!

[@odorim]

They all did too much, not nice at all

[@oui_si917]

Kept an open mind and only judged the results based on design and ended up liking Noz’s the best. Hema placed 2nd for me. These were fun! Sometimes it’s enjoyable to experience something without clutching one’s pearls. 🤓

[@jasminebible9997]

I love everything Noz creates. Wacky and wonderful! Always a vibe!

[@avivat3010]

I love all of the designs; they're creative, atmospheric and each have great purpose. There are many elements which could be used in a more traditional manner. Why not have fun?

[@khalilalamin2406]

We need Darren’s touch in this

[@ryanandrews2977]

I really like both Noz and Kat's designs. Fun, artistic, beautiful design features and sculpturesque fittings. Very cool

[@sunschein353]

who else thought about a playstation and a pinball mashine, when she talked about a gaming room?

[@stysner4580]

What about your shine?

[@MinkxSaab]

I love every roll and everything about them 👏🏾🥂⭐️

[@pingvinererkule]

The original room looks like an absolute dream starting point for me and watching what was done to it in this video was downright painful

[@sharonkaysnowton]

Attn- Architectural Digest, for a couple of years House Beautiful did "Doll House Beautiful". This was a segment where they gave 6 designers the exact same miniature doll house and each designed it the way she wanted. They were given 6 or 7 hours on a certain to complete the doll house and explain their design. I would love for Architectural Digest to do that same concept also. They have not done it in a while and I really miss it and I truly enjoyed it. You could have these same 3 designers decorate and design the same miniature house. Give them a month to gather their materials, and a day to decorate it. At the end of the day they would have to explain their design. I would love to see that on Architectural Digest!!!

[@yohannphilippe96]

I love each of their styles, my favorite is that of Noz, they modernized the space

[@sasharose2963]

I’m so happy to see a new episode. It made my day!

[@amerydonaxygonium4315]

Hema's design is AMAZING! I was worried when she said "get rid of everything" but it was worth trusting the process.

[@schnickschnack2000]

Bo Ladies, nothing works. Poor room.

[@Lizabeth02027]

They were asked to design the room whatever way they wanted

[@Trace842]

Noz has really matured and improved her ability to explain her thoughts.

[@kiyasthriftycrafts]

Hema’s design was my absolute favorite. watching her talk through her process and how she hated what was there was great, I’m very much the same 😂😂

[@miameroi6036]

Petition to unleash Will Fisher's bengal cat on the "It's a demo, get rid of everything" lady 😅 (very niche House & Garden reference, if you know you know!)

[@QueersandSteers]

Noz is forever my favorite but I really LOVE all three designs. Each is so special.

[@DianaPLeon-qz3oj]

clicked on this so fast when i saw. always so excited when new videos in this series come out

[@lenaholztrattner8603]

every room turned out so cool! loved all of them

[@forever-rosebud]

It's always nice to accompany different creative processes. However, I think it would have been more interesting to redesign this space taking into consideration the historical features, instead of dismissing them and treating this as any other large room.

[@mpc5584]

Hmm. I really liked Noz's design. She did keep the panel designs and modernized it. Only thing I would have edited out was the two green chairs at the back.. but wow.

[@mattymcgough8494]

I'd love to see a similar series with 3 architects who are given a location/plot of land and a general brief with some conditions, and then then see how they'd each design a house/space for that environment in their own style.

[@NigarBM]

Can’t decide which one is best. Each of them are masterpieces

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

I like the pre-redesigned rendering. Remove the odd pillars in front of the fireplace, replace the mirror with a TV, and place a somewhat compact couch where the end table is, that's it. Keep everything else

[@kaataerts2070]

I absolutely LOVE, ADORE Hema's room! I want my entire house like that! Noz lost me for a second, but as always the result never dissapoints, it's really fun. Kat's room couldn't convince me, it feels very museum-like, it's not really coming together for me even though I like the individual choices.

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

I like a few elements of each room, but I don't really care for any of them. For example, I like the concept of the first room, and I like the inset bookcases for games. I also like the inset ceiling. I like the ceiling lights in the second room, and I like the idea of a sectional, just not that one. The third room is the one I like the most out of all the three, but I still don't really care for the over all room. I LOVE the new parquet floor, the fact that she kept the original walls and painted them, and I LOVE that she kept the original fireplace. That's about it for all three rooms.

[@uguburo-minecraft2668]

This series is the definition of „trust the process“

[@janestanton1064]

Sorry they are all awful .

[@gingamingayo8273]

I love noz’s choices

[@ianamayskaia7358]

I stopped watching after she said “Demo” just breaks my heart that there are designers like this