Furniture & Decor I Would AVOID as an Interior Designer (Don't Waste Your Money!)

[@MichelleSinTO]

Yes please, continue with the series. I love how practical a lot of the reasoning is, rather than just “it looks bad”, like so many other KZbinrs say. Hearing “colour batches will almost never match” is something I didn’t know about those cutesy appliances. Perfect reason to not give in to my “it’s so pretttyyyy” urges.

[@O-lw5nt]

okay, but that top looks amazing on you. You always have such good style

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you 😊

[@denisealden4956]

Great point on that dye lot color. The same goes for paints, yarn, tiles for walls or floors. So be sure to purchase a bit more than what you need in case you need to touch up or replace any part of it. As for your episodes, I'd love to see you take a bit more time each episode covering in deeper detail on specific topics.. example, the bedroom. Colors. What to mix with colors that you suggest to use or colors to use with ones you don't suggest but you know some will still choose lol. And you rock that glitter shirt.. keep it up !!

[@Lisianthusbloom]

Our house was full of boob lights when we purchased and they are the actual worst light! Can't wait to switch them all out one day.

[@leeniekat117]

I like a good sparkly shirt! I’ve know low profile wasn’t for me since I was 22 and had a Pontiac Firebird. Lol I couldn’t imagine trying to get out of one of them now! I agree with the Smeg appliances. I don’t want to have that on my mind while I’m making my morning coffee. 😂 100% of my Christmas gifts this year were gift cards so I can replace the boob lights in my rental. I like this video idea; would definitely like to see more in the series!

[@MariposasSol]

Low sofas are useless if you are a certain age. I'm 57 years young and I can't fathom why anyone would buy low furniture. I like your top. So chic.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you so much! And agree - they’re good if you’re knees are still less than 20 🤣

[@karinlester3066]

Have always despised boucle! Love the glitter shirt!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you so much!

[@MerryWidow420]

I had one of those wide wale corduroy couches in the 1970s. It was beautiful for awhile but yes, with two small, active kids.... every crease was full of stuff and the smell never did really come out.

[@kimmann-tg8gx]

Design Daddy you're always so impeccably dressed, so wear the sparkles or anything else that makes you happy. Such a sharp dressed man. Thank you for the education this weekend. I was particularly glad to get the information about the light bulbs and the kelvin to make a space look beautiful. XO

[@jennifernichols509]

The top is amazing! Thanks for another great video!

[@wendycohen9038]

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much. Please continue the series. I'm learning so much.

[@emilymui5539]

Thank you for leaving the images on the split screen up for a longer amount of time!

[@Turtletoots3]

People are going to be regretting buying those circular tables with the one stumpy (usually slatted) foot that makes it impossible to comfortably place your legs while sitting at it.

[@thegrayson]

I worked at a rug cleaning place (not as a rug cleaner) nylon rugs are the way to go for synthetic fabrics. Not a synthetic blend, I mean 100% nylon. They don't get matted with proper annual heat extraction and they're very cleanable.

[@rosieposie9564]

I prefer a good nylon rug to wool rugs in particular. Years ago, I had to try out my last wool rug as it became invested with some type of insect.

[@GoettingRx]

I LOVE your style and you always look amazing! I still want to know where you get those shirts, I love the collar.

[@PJPerdue1293]

I like the top you're wearing. Not everyone can pull off that look.

[@sabrinasmith6589]

Darlin', you are spot on with this video. I like and agree with every chapter.

[@williamsauve6058]

I adore these videos . Shirt is kicking ass . Yes keep them coming. Love from Ottawa

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thanks for always watching! lol I know everyone loves being told what to do, and what not to 🤣

[@kriswhite2220]

Ooooh! A Sunday morning with Design Daddy. Yes, please!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Is there any better way? Thanks for spending it with me 🤍

[@Seiferboi]

If you get stainless steel appliances, you can purchase those magnetic covers in different colors and change them out when you're in the mood for something different.

[@kimwaltz6114]

The ultmate chair is the Barsalona chair, if you are short your thighs are not long enough for your legs to hang over and your back to reach the back of the chair, and the angle is such that you have to roll out the side of the chair to get out, they have no arms. A most ungracefull exit.

[@youbetcha108]

I like the collar on the shirt. Also I like the glam of it. I put a nylon fiber runner with bokhara design on my stairs. I thought it would be durable and read that in time the nylon fiber might get burned by vacuuming. The design is through the fibers not painted on. It has been on the stairs and in the hall since 2010. It has worn very well and I did burn the fiber in a small area but bc that rug is dark red it can’t be seen. It’s a nice pile. I am very pleased with its durability. The guy who put it down was a pro and was able to match corners to the pattern. No easy task with bokhara. Ice work today!

[@jldisme]

This was great! I loved the light bulb chart and explanation.

[@PLuMUK54]

As soon as the video started, I thought, "Wow! That top is gorgeous!" I'm just sad that I am of an age where I'd look ridiculous (mutton dressed as lamb springs to mind), but younger me would have loved it.

[@rosieposie9564]

Wear what you like, don't let age or anyone's opinion stop you.🙂

[@plumkat]

Do an episode on Canadian furniture stores

[@Maggie-0492]

Love the elegant sparkle top. Thank you for this video , I am shopping for a 10x14 area rug and there are so many price points.I now know what I am looking for.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Price point and quality wise for that size that doesn’t blow the budget, I would say rugs USA! I have a couple of them myself and very impressed

[@jatdesign4495]

Now sometimes in light fixture you can find a cheaper mode of an expensive one from my research. Reverse image search is my biggest tool in that. I found this disk light at Costco and I could change the color temp of the light. My only big flag on it is that the driver can’t be replaced if it goes out. I usually search for ceiling fixtures where the driver is separate from the light. In case the driver goes out you can replace it.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Yes this is another great solution! Just be careful, some “dupes” are like spray painted aluminum when they arrive and a scam. I’ll have to do a separate video on this, for what to look out for

[@Alcwathwen]

I found your account on Friday and have been binge watching your content! Would love a collab between you and Nick Lewis ❤ awesome for both your design eye and practicality :) Ps. I love your top. It looks awesome on you ❤

[@JoiskiMe]

Well jokes on you, cos I'm short so low lounging sofas are perfect for me!

[@rosieposie9564]

😆

[@irinatanase7150]

I love your style Phoenix, you inspire me, I want that top! Well all of your tops really 😂 awesome video as always

[@barbaraeaton9266]

I love you! Great joke. Rolling off furniture is the only way I can get off those low sofas. Being pulled off is embarrassing. 😂 Yes please do the series!!!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’ve done a few videos like this before, I’ll have to keep it going for sure!

[@99leadpencils]

I really appreciate the clear practical reasoning for each of your decisions on what to buy/avoid. I'd really like this rationale applied to aesthetics that you talk about. In some past videos, you come off as being only in favour of a narrow range of mostly modern aesthetics, but I feel like you'd appreciate a wider range if they were done well.

[@izzy6455]

Thank you! Boucle is terrible. Just for show. And the courduroy looks 2000s to me because it was popular then.

[@Y2Ksurvivor276]

The top is awesome. I love shiny things 😊

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one 💪🏼💪🏼

[@Darshie-c9b]

Yesss please continue with this topic. I found it very informative ❤ thank you ❤ I appreciate your content ❣️

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thanks so much for watching 🤍 have a great Sunday

[@ktbaggins9445]

Thanks for another fabulous video. I really enjoy how you make the practical glamorous. About the shirt, since you asked, not mad keen about the fit of the sleeves, but love, Love, LOVE the collar and fabric.

[@helenaszmuness6783]

Very, very useful tips. Thank you so much, particularly for trendy upholstery and artificial fibres rugs. Thank you.

[@oquocharlz]

Loving the top...and agree 100% with all the items to be avoided...except one.

[@katereznikov8792]

Love your videos ❤❤❤❤

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Hubs and I have an L sofa that we actually can swap sides with! I love it; it lends itself to aaaall the lazy evening snuggle time.

[@zoesolanki961]

This was really good, thanks for sharing

[@Kstella2226]

I would add in the ruggable rugs. They are designed to be washed repeatedly, which us essential with little kids, or in my case, an elderly disabled dog that has accidents frequently. The top woven layer is thin, and you choose the amount of pafding you want on the underlayer.

[@AnnaGacevich]

I love your style. I agree that natural fibers last so much longer in soft pieces. My wool boucle has held up for years and my mohair sofa just looks better with age. My disappointment has been a new wool rug custom sized for my room. I will replace it soon with a vintage rug that is hand tied and vegetable dyed. The new designer rug shows every stain and is so hard to live with.

[@candycane1275]

My cocktail would have loved to nibble on that shirt😂

[@rosieposie9564]

I just love this man's clothes and style, now I acknowledge that they might not work as well on a 'regular' man in the streets but on him they are gorgeous. Oh yeah and please continue this series. Boucle truly sucks and is kinda ugly.

[@WomanRoaring]

I love your shirt ❤❤❤. You always dress nice in your videos but I looooovveee the shirt. Started commenting before you mentioned it 😂.

[@celeste8360]

The color matching is a problem in art supplies too. I have seen more than one work of art that looked patchy because of this

[@junejasminedavis2275]

Great thank you Yes please continue

[@Whocares123-g6l]

Ah... Sunday Morning Chapel Dress Martha! 😁 And what about those coffee tables at 12 inches off the floor... useless. Thank you Daddy!

[@sdophoto1405]

The rug is a challenge......I need something really big 8x10 and wool is so out of the budget right now.....I just ordered something that I think falls in your no category......and I ordered with little hope.....so we will see.

[@ballistic_goat]

I literally talked about how "smeg" is a terrible name for anything that goes in the kitchen, like yesterday 😂

[@dorrengilbert804]

I think you look beautiful. The haters can F O.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

That means more than you know. Thank you 🤍🤍

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Our bodies are a temple and I love how he's had his ornamented. 🤘🤘

[@JuliaARubin]

First of all, I love your top. I want one. Second, thank you for noticing the ridiculousness of the name Smeg, I can’t understand how it was not noticed by their copy editors 🤦🏼‍♀️. Please continue these series, fantastic content!

[@williambender6711]

Did the L sectional and it was fine for one apt and the house, but I downsized and it was 9'1" wide and the current apt is 9' wide. It had to be angled and after 2 years of trying different positions in the living room I said bye bye to it and purchased a 3 seater sofa.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Oh no! That’s the worst; they are such costly pieces too :(

[@j.m.8545]

Lets make smeg a positive thing. This video was so smeg. Loved it!

[@lidewijvos]

Isn't the fabric called "bouclé"? It is in Europe.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Yes, that’s the one

[@eddiefniii]

I get my REAL Persian WOOL HAND MADE rugs off eBay. Outstanding quality and very inexpensive! I use Gallery 99 and have bought 6 from him. An investment that never wears out or goes out of style! Way cheaper than synthetic rugs too… .

[@bearcubvet]

First! Love your vids!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you for always watching 🤍🤍

[@ronperrin4514]

I like your shirt. You can carry it off. Not many people could.

[@mackes3683]

Smeg 🤮 - exactly that's why I'm not buying these appliances! They look cool, though. This company should come up with a different name 😆

[@bmljenny]

Same. I just don't need to be reminded of it every morning when I stagger out for coffee. But I feel like that about a lot of overly branded things - I know you're proud of your company but I would like a more plain exterior on most things.

[@mrsirish]

I love your videos ❤️, but this shirt gives me figure skater vibes.

[@johannepalange7123]

I don't consider myself OCD even if I am (lol), but color variations in things like Smeg appliances would bother me immensely. And I sgree, Smeg is a bad name.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one 🤣

[@GoettingRx]

Smeg! lol

[@lesfleurs9781]

Love the top. I just don’t understand tattoos because they are permanent, especially on a handsome man such as yourself.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you! When it comes to the tattoos, for me it was a form of body dysmorphia, it’s the only thing that allowed myself to see me differently

[@bricksloth6920]

Awesome sleeve work my dude. I'm working to complete mine, I'm at about 75%

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Okay then? People know they're permanent. Thinking someone's tattoos detract from their looks is a YOU problem, and you need to change that.

[@lesfleurs9781]

@ I am so sorry to hear that and I didn’t mean to be disrespectful. I am always just very curious about many things. I didn’t know about body dysphoria And it’s good to see that you are so confident and successful despite that. As a person who has worked as a visual merchandiser for many years, I agree with the majority of what you say. Great show.