I Paid a Stranger $10 to Design My Living Room

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In this video I hired 5 people I found using Fiverr to redisign my living room. It's a very awkwardly shaped space which gave me a lot of trouble in finding an optimal layout, so naturally I wanted to see how some people who were more skilled than me would approach the same challenge.
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[@surbhibansal1421]

Hi, I'm Surbhi (Suri or Siri as you'd like to call me haha). I had no idea this was what I was designing the layout for. It was wonderful to hear your comments on it and very insightful to look at how others perceived the space. Would love to work with you again. Thank you for such positive feedback. Stay in touch :)

[@JamesDalphond]

Next time you can recommend a piece of foureyes furniture ;)

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Hey Surbhi....glad you found the video. As you saw, we both really liked your design. Turning everything 45º is a really intriguing idea. Sorry I had to keep everything secretive when I reached out. I didn't want people to think it was anything more than a normal job. Either way, you knocked it out of the park...thanks so much for your work on this :)

[@surbhibansal1421]

@@JamesDalphond Most definitely!!

[@surbhibansal1421]

@@Foureyes.Furniture Hi Chris, it was an absolute pleasure. Hope to work with you again. :)

[@DisillusionedAcronym]

you did a great job!

[@crysdesigns]

I had a client come to me after seeing this video! Thanks so much for sharing my design ($350 project)! Love seeing all the different ways to layout that room. I didn't even think of the one at 15:26

[@IvaYDenmark]

You did a great use of the space! Cheers from an architect and a fellow interior designer ✌🏼

[@crysdesigns]

@@IvaYDenmark thank you that means a lot!

[@stacyhigginson170]

Your designs were definitely my favorite! 😍

[@crysdesigns]

@@stacyhigginson170 thanks!

[@snookies1224]

made me think about sticking battens on the wall and painting them. Very nice and great renderings.

[@hiennguyencong8190]

The author does like to kzbin.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

[@jeffcantor3298]

I love Dolores' suggestion of displaying these renderings when selling rather than paying for staging.

[@diamondperidot]

It was a great suggestion and would cost less than staging. I loved all the designs but the $350 really caught my eye.

[@BwooHuraca]

Would be cool if you were to have an empty room and could hook the renderings up to VR so you can kind of do a little walk through.

[@007nadineL]

Great idea. .

[@HazelnutCookies]

I thought it was a wonderful idea too.👍🏽

[@kpopscenario1406]

Hiiiii

[@KrustyKlown]

15:26 The Angled Layout .. great use of space, AND good open straight traffic paths between Kitchen / Family Rm ... and Foyer / Family Rm

[@selisa4]

I LOVE that layout! I'm all for straight lines normally, but the way this layout ties it all together and makes the fireplace & angled walls seem so intentional... I love it!

[@virginiamoss7045]

Yes, it's the best use depending on the needs of the actual occupants.

[@turbotalon89]

I loved this one as soon as I saw it, I think I would choose this one.

[@Vee-qq1pn]

Wow! KZbin strikes again! This just popped up on my feed. For THREE years I’ve been trying to figure out the right furniture layout. I’ve bought two different couches, numerous chairs and coffee tables, end tables, the whole shebang. And yet, I’m not pleased. I had no idea this service existed. I cannot wait to hire these people to see what they can come up with. AMAZING VIDEO. Thank you so much!!!

[@deenasmusicbox]

IKR!!! I didn't either. Can't wait to give these services a try 🙂

[@TourPace]

Same here!

[@cristian-bull]

how did it go? was it good?

[@aligalad9907]

I really like the $100 design - it used the angles of the room and made sense of them - I don’t know that anyone walking into the room would think it ‘weird’ because it would feel ‘right’. It makes such sense to the flow - because its near the front door you need to have natural traffic areas and allow the room to feel spacious. It was really clever design

[@lizamartin4705]

I agree. That was my favorite too.

[@fmJack847]

Same. I think she successfully noticed the diagonal direction offers more depth

[@vitalis]

As someone who has renovated a couple of family homes I value all the work put into these. A $350 work for people who no direction/design taste it's a bang for buck job, it would save them so much time and wasted money in useless tryouts. I would totally consider this for future projects just to bring a fresh set of eyes.

[@bluefernlove]

10-20 dollars is just heartbreaking. I will never understand how people undervalue themselves so much and how people take advantage of that.

[@poludelisismis]

hello there, not all countries has same economy standard level. For some 10 dollars is good price for 30 min of work. If you make it for 8h a day, that would be over 3000 dollars a month, and for country where 300 dollars is average salary... that is good deal.

[@soskiB]

It is sad really!

[@willschofield1210]

Or is a great way to start an international career without having to move m. She is now charging $75. We all start somewhere and when you consider the cost of living in the west . Our minimum wages we pay help is much less than her $10usd in India.

[@Zociety6477]

Ten bucks is a great way to test out the waters to see what bites. If you get an overwhelming amount of customers, or people who are extremely happy with the service you provide, raise it until it's a fair price.

[@Sood123456]

Exactly. I understand why the others were expensive but the 20 $ were great too. The expensive ones were more realistic. I could feel walking in them. That's also a point. Maybe the designers know their competitor products so they're valuing theirs accordingly. But honestly, if I hadn't watched that expensive ones, I didn't even feel the need to watch them as I was satisfied with the 1st too.

[@hudsontruong9518]

The 100$ Floor Plan Layout was well worth the shot. It's Dynamic, Exciting and Well use of space. Some People might think its "Loud" but a BOLD move is needed for a challenging space.

[@euthyphro4188]

The 45° room is a really cool way to use the odd shape of the room. I was blown away by that idea.

[@splashpit]

With an round table that 45d room is the winner chicken dinner .

[@recoveringsoul755]

The fireplace is often a focal point in a room and it's at an angle, along with that other wall so it made sense to have the furniture do the same thing

[@euthyphro4188]

@@recoveringsoul755 it's one of those things that seems so obvious to me now that I've seen it but I never would have imagined it before.

[@Yaratoma]

And I love a coffee corner like that

[@Yaratoma]

If you had raised the floor behind the chairs and around to the wall by the couch and added stairs near the fire place it would have that 70s feel to it.

[@leel17]

This is the content that I didn't know I wanted to see, but I'm biased towards moving my furniture around at 3 AM so that's probably why.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Nice...glad people are enjoying it. It was fun to film

[@djawnsjhilson218]

agreed! i love moving furniture to new spots! it would be a cool follow up video to just move things around as you can for an approximation.

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

Same! One of my favourite things is designing different furniture layouts usually ill do it on pen and paper these days but as a kid and teen i spent hours on sims in motherlode and rosebud mode building mine and all my friends houses and making our dream rooms and of course lives 😍 its too dangerous a time waster for me though hence moving to pen and paper 😂 or just in general sketching dream homes i feel like thats all anyone did in my childhood is live vicariously through the sims (1) and it was super limited but house design was the best feature since all the people were like preset and super basic so the human stuff wasnt the main hook the making your own house and stuff was.

[@koalaeucalyptus]

Oh, a fellow nightly mover I see... greetings from my brain that never stops moving around furniture and imagining new solutions even when I don't need them!

[@komischXD]

Same here xD Used to move whole wadrobes and couches by myself just because I felt like it ;D

[@wendyeskelin8765]

I totally like the one at 9:21 ( the 2nd persons ) That one knocked it out of the park.

[@edwincastro3262]

my realtor who sold my prior home actually did display a few renders to the online posting. it was awesome. we from the rooms, kitchen, outdoor area. When I saw them me and my wife looked at each other and said, wow this is our home? it could look like this? Are you sure we should sell? lol very awesome idea.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Sounds like it might have back fired on them. 😊

[@shannonbrown7016]

Yeah, except you cannot afford to make it like that. Otherwise you wouldn't of been selling.

[@EmmaVB82]

@@shannonbrown7016 Rude.

[@shannonbrown7016]

@@EmmaVB82 I'm an Architect, and 3d modeler. I hear people say this every day when we remodel the house they sold us. It's arrogant to think that because a firm can flip a property like that so can you. Unless you're wealthy, and in that case you would of done it. Truth hurts. Get an education, and stop complaining.

[@meganversteeg61]

@@shannonbrown7016 So its true architects are arrogant

[@AJHillis]

As someone who just paid $2500 for staging an apartment to sell - I wish I'd seen this 2 weeks ago!!!!!

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

haha...sorry. I got it out as soon as I could :)

[@EneveeseDS]

because that is what it really costs, people study, research, work every day to be a better professional, some people believe that by seeing "Extreme makeover" they can already do the same. it's a shame that some so-called designers are such cheap people, not their work, them are cheap people.

[@captmurf8357]

@@EneveeseDS shhh

[@momoxiaoshizi]

@@EneveeseDS no idea what you are trying to say….

[@michaelvilla696]

@@momoxiaoshizi if you consider yourself a bitch, it's gonna be way too difficult for the others to see you as someone else. This is what is saying, and he is true.

[@momphard]

These plans are all money well spent, if only to get Chris' shoes off the wall.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

haha...never!

[@BenPrice0]

That first one was incredible for $10

[@LRTOTAL]

True! I assume they start with low prices in order to get the first reviews and build up a good reputation

[@kathe.o.]

The 1st one was very worth it. Keep it in mind for the future. The angled lay-out is your quickly personality. I like it. Plus I really like angled over flat to the wall - typical layouts. I prefer round/oval tables. The last one IS better for us seniors. We need wider, cleaner/clearer walkways. In fact ADA approved path ways.

[@ModernBuilds]

I want to see “tabar” happen! 🔥🔥

[@mikemojica]

The angled option resonated with me immediately. Such a natural flow.

[@kellykelly7747]

I concur...drapes are great!!!! Definitely adds warmth and sound deadening to a space...plus the obvious light control.

[@rachelwalsh1388]

I'm an Animal Communicator, your dog said to you, to go with your heart... ya gotta LOVE THAT!

[@happyhound6561]

I love the DutchByDesign one more. I live in Belgium and this really appeals to a more European layout where you can have space to move but also cocoon and have cozy feel, then have different areas to work and have alone time. I also been to USA and there is big difference I feel.

[@main2333]

The $100 one looks cool and unique. Flows with shape of room.

[@uberporkypine]

As an Architect, it really saddens me to see so many designers undervaluing their work on fiver and really bringing down the whole industry with them. Honestly anything less than $100 for any of those is far too little to be charging. I really hope to see these designers value their talents and time more.

[@steenfraosterbro3268]

I agree. I am also an architect in Denmark and charge $175+ pr. hour. Interesting and fascinating how different taste and design is in the US compared to here.

[@TheSteveAS]

Kyle, you are opening a can of worms! As a fellow creative, I empathize for wanting to be paid a fair price for my expertise and years of experience. However, as a consumer and homeowner, I know that cost is barrier to entry for using professional design services for my personal home. I would love to hire an architect, an interior designer, and a landscape architect to help me envision the best use of my home's living spaces. However I simply can't afford $3-20k for a design plan when that is likely the total budget for my renovation. I assume most middle class homeowners are in a similar predicament. Perhaps a platform like Fiverr, or Modsy or Tilly can help bridge the cost gap, expose more people to the benefits of working with a designer, while also giving younger and/or less experienced, less established designers more opportunities to tackle real-world design problems. My $0.02.

[@uberporkypine]

@@TheSteveAS As a consumer and homeowner myself I understand your concerns and you are right that hiring a design professional is out of reach for most people but that should not change the value of such services. Clearly all of these plans involved several hours of work and if they are only charging $10-$20 total for however many hours they worked on it, they are not only devaluing themselves but also devaluing designers as a whole. On top of the fact that this clearly does not cover the cost of their time it also doesn't take into account all of the overhead they should be accounting for in their pricing. Yes everyone wants everything faster and cheaper but that is what has lead us to a point where we have amazon drivers pissing in bottles and shitting in bags to meet that demand. (oh boy there is another can of worms for you haha). As consumers we need to learn to value all the time, effort and talent that goes into the services and products we are being provided and if that means paying more so that the people designing things can afford a living, and delivery drivers can afford to take bathroom breaks, we need to be willing to understand the costs associated with that start valuing that as a society. Yes we might not always be able to afford to buy all the latest and greatest products and services that we want but we can rest easy knowing that we are not perpetuating a system that undervalues people.

[@AlKaBen]

I understand you but I do not agree on the principle, the problem with website stuff like that is that it brings people from all around the world, and most people living in a very low income countries can't afford designers, but also the living cost is cheaper which makes architects and designers ask for less money. All in all it is a weird situation where higher charging specialists are competing with less charging once. That's one of the biggest and weirdest issues with globalization. Try to put yourself in the shoes of people in countries where 500 dollars a month is a huge income. But I agree that websites take advantage of this situation Sorry for the long post, this could be a very long discussion in real life with big differences in point of views.

[@uberporkypine]

@@AlKaBen that is like agreeing that it is okay for all of our American companies to ship our manufacturing jobs overseas because they can get cheap labor there, screwing over Americans in the process. These sorts of things need to be regulated to even the playing field. You can’t ask the American worker to compete on the same level as a worker in a third world country when their cost of living is so much lower. If this was done in every industry with no cost to the corporations who are shipping our jobs overseas, it would completely collapse our economy as only CEO’s would be making any money. This is why we have trade deals (admittedly bad ones right now that are screwing us over.) but we must protect our own economy. That is why you have so many people calling for America to bring back our manufacturing jobs and for the government to pass a buy American innovative.

[@omgitsjulian]

Im always shocked that people put their TV's over the fire place. I'm guessing these are the people who sit in the front row at movie theaters?... Your poor neck!!!

[@figrollin]

I thought that at first too. But then I did it in a flat of mine and it was totally grand.

[@omgitsjulian]

@@figrollin From watching 1 movie at a friends place who had this set up - NEVER AGAIN. You do you, my man!

[@mrklean0292]

I was in a car wreck years ago and have chronic neck pain. I just bought a house with a fireplace and because of said neck pain, there is no way in the world a TV will go above that fireplace 😉

[@cyberyoda0]

I thought that too. But I had a house with no other place to put the TV, and got a nice reclining couch. Now I love it, so comfortable.

[@IgorDellaPietra]

it's difficult to make a rule about that because it kinda depends if the couch you are sitting on is elevated or generally high or if the distance is big enough. it can be a viable option but you are right, in "normal" circumstances it's not advisable for longer viewing sessions.

[@kastheone]

the 350$ is really well spent, it's the best layout imo. I would also put tv on top of fireplace and a straight sofa at 45° to watch tv and use the remaining space in various way, like some decor or maybe and open air bar thing, i don't have the measures

[@exhalemeditation9767]

Endless inspiration my brother and i just started a joinery company in south africa during lockdown two desks and 1 table so far watching you guys just drives and motivates us to do our best keep the content rolling we love it sent him the video of which finish to use amd he was like when im done watching the spider table il watch that one. To make something with your hands is a mercy from god thank him and keep doin wat you doin.

[@boryscholewinski4370]

You wife said she was nervous. Tell her she was a great addition and was very natural for whatever it's worth xD. It's an honest opinion, no jokes nor puns here. Cheers.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Thanks! I'll pass that along. I think she meant nervous to see the results :)

[@boryscholewinski4370]

@@Foureyes.Furniture OH! Oh... well

[@ikellerz1231]

I would honestly opt for the banquet or making that little nook into a desk with floating shelves over top. And I prefer the TV on the wall between the windows because looking at it above the fireplace would be too high and have too much glare for me. Your money was well spent, I love seeing people's ideas!

[@caerjones6693]

The angled one was FABULOUS. Wow.

[@jeffmuc]

what software are you using in the video to "move" the furniture? which one would you recommend to try out new room layouts without spending too much time learning it?

[@valkyriesardo278]

I paid 50 dollars for a landscape design for the front of my suburban home. It was among the best investments I have ever made. I chose the most established and reputable garden center in my region. They do a lot of landscape design, installation, and maintenance for businesses in the area. They have landscape architects on staff. By appointment, the architect can to my home, measured my property and we discussed options, expectations, and preferences. After a week, she sent me a scaled drawing, a plant list, and a break down of labor cost. We negotiated on labor since I could do much of the work myself. I did hire professional labor for cutting sod, installing brick edge, planting the ornamental trees, and delivery and install of rock mulch. The results are gorgeous and improve with every year.

[@PapaFlammy69]

Can't believe that Shaun was the stranger designing your living room :^)

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

haha...he is strange

[@mr19zee]

Who's Shaun ?

[@ranevc]

Who’s Shaun?

[@fifaerbest2470]

Who is Shaun?

[@DerekPerlurrl]

Who's Shaun?

[@isaac_opeyemi]

The last design was excellent. $350 well spent.

[@marenwilliams2787]

I do this kind of work for a living- in person, not on line- & I liked the 45 degree one the best.

[@jnbond]

Like the angle's one! I often think outside the box as that person did and have put things on angles at our different military housing. I like that it's not like everyone else's and has great ease of use walkways and utilizes the space well. Uses the focal point, the fireplace as well. Would love to see you do a video showing which layout you chose!

[@winterwolf211]

I agree with your choices in the end! I love angled $100 one and the alternative $350 as well. I'm obsessed with the bench table corner.

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

"Is that a cat???" Oh Man!! I was freakin dying!! This is so cool guys. And I must say you guys are too cute together!! Excited to see what you guys come up with. Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!!!

[@sdoowramaj]

Back when I was house shopping, 2 different sellers had really great renders of the furnished space. I thought it was a nice touch.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Nice...so not an original idea Dolores had I guess, but still a good one :)

[@earld1403]

Cool Video. I liked Julietaefe's plan because she included icons for people that highlighted the separation between furniture and the importance of movement through the space. I wouldn't want to walk through some of the other plan layouts with a tray of food to get to the Dining table.

[@The1Music2MyEars]

As good as it looks on paper having a couch at a 45 degree angle to the TV, your neck will not thank you. Sometimes, people can get too romanticized in space planning; usability still has to be maintained. It's in the same veining as having these exposed lightbulb hanging light fixtures. It looks great, but when you are staring directly at a light bulb even in your periphery, it brings eye fatigue and studies have shown up lighting reduces eye fatigue and improves productivity 10%, but here I am preaching :D

[@sophiehawkins7178]

I once cut off the legs of a dinning room table and surrounded it with pillows against corner walls and furs underneath, and my Indian husband (from India), and I totally enjoyed a traditional cross legged seating arrangement that connected to an open living room that was a yoga studio with fireplace. It was lovely. VERY different and I'd do it again!

[@paulayoung6207]

* On the two window wall * from end to end / chair height / divide into 4 plain cube units/ chairs on 1 side and ends / seating cushions on 2 middle cubes /2 ends used as end tables or when table is extended at big sit downs...leave tops plain or Honed stone.This will keep a clear walk way to kitchen

[@howardmarkert8150]

Love the idea to use the Fvrr plans to market a house, I am a landlord and I will be using this to show to prospective tenants for my more unique floor plans! Thanks to both of you!

[@AmeStarfire]

I sometimes drive my family nuts with wanting/needing to move the furniture to get the best "feel" of the space. If it's too stuffy I move things to open up the space, if its too open, I tend to design/designate areas to things. Decorative dividers are great as a backdrop similar to what was behind the couch in the one interior layout that you got. I feel bad for the family right now, cause I want to move things around again. Great video, great ideas from the interior designers you chose. I do love the one with the angles though. That is something I would do and have done in the past. Sometimes corners themselves are the "dead space" but they don't have to be. Say you angle your couch/sofa/loveseat and have the corner behind the item, if there is a nearby outlet, you can put a standing lamp or recessed lighting (below the topline of the couch/sofa/loveseat) in the corner to add /color/small focal point. If using a lower lighting option you could also put some sort of feathered foliage (change that with the seasons perhaps or personal preference) there as well, so the light not only brightens the room but also gives pops of color and dimension. Just food for thought, I will probably do just that in the coming months, depending on how things go as we're all starting to get upper respiratory infections or bronchitis currently. We will be okay, Blessed Thanksgiving near and far, even if you're just by yourself, you are still in the living world and that in and of itself can be a blessing. The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, the days darker, bringing in light and color could help to change the energy of the room and boost your energy too. :D

[@ariannaspaudo]

my grandma mom and i are big furniture movers and wanna rearrange spaces all the time it always confuses my grandpa and uncle but love how resourceful just switching furniture even in different rooms can be

[@jussayinmipeece1069]

the dog was like "dont fckin look at me, I dont fckin know" LOL

[@steverocksyo]

I like 14:00 but a round table overlooking the fireplace with a banquet (which you kinda have already) where the shoe display is. Or 11:00 with the same swaps.

[@jdp486]

A lot of listings I've seen lately have photos of empty rooms and renderings as well. With people buying houses sight-unseen in this market, I wouldn't be surprised if renderings become more popular than staging.

[@suzannechristian7912]

Really love this video. My husband and I have trouble with room arrangements and we dont have anything nearly as unusual as your space. I'm getting ready to redo a room and the layout is the toughest part.

[@ricedaddy88]

I actually love the focal wall in the $350 option but like how askew the $100 option was. I'd probably do something that was a small combination of the options.

[@MM-Iconoclast]

Fancy renderings aside, I liked the 10 dollar one the best. It made the most sense for the space.

[@nancyb4977]

Loved this! We will be moving soon and I’ll have to decorate a new home. My decorating sense is lacking, so will definitely look to use this type of service. Thanks for showcasing different designers and fees. New subscriber!

[@MissCookie0000]

No I actually love the $100 one! Think it's so fresh and unique!

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Totally dug this video! Keep these home remodels coming :)

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Will do brother

[@Mare0912]

The 45° design was the smartest one imho. Nonetheless, they all have done a great job with their layouts.

[@jonsnow1410]

Thanks guys! It was really entertaining to watch and it gave me lots of great ideas. I have a small landscape design that I think I will try and utilize that service for. Have a great night!

[@mohedaicebear]

it's a wierd room so I gravitate to the weirdness. I rlly liked Chris' 2 chair hight pass thru table and the built in bench and table for the nook looked very appealing

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Tabar!!!!!

[@linnyroro3177]

I loved the pass through table idea!!

[@jlpack62]

The $100 one but with a round table for 6 instead of the rectangle, the bar where the writing desk is + a pass counter to the other living space for serving of drinks, and the writing desk where the coffee corner is. The original bar could just be a buffet storage/serving piece for the dining area.

[@surbhibansal1421]

Those sound like interesting ideas. I'll give them a try! Thank you :)

[@jlpack62]

@@surbhibansal1421 and that advice is free! :-)

[@patrikwihlke4170]

The $100 option really leeds the visitor through the room between the three doorways. The writing desk in that awkward nook was genius.

[@TracksWithDax]

Awesome and fun vid Chris and Delores. Very fun seeing how the channel is slowly transforming content-wise - would be interesting to see more similar content but with furniture, that could be kinda cool!

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Thanks Dave… we’ve got some stuff in the works that I think I may be kinda what you’re talking about.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

This one was fun and different. It looks like you had a ton of fun reviewing the submissions and it was cool to hear your opinion. And I love the TaBar idea haha! Great video!

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

I'm going to use this as ammo to eventually get my tabar one day :)

[@danielle4644]

I liked the $100 too. I look for traffic patterns being unobstructed though and this design had you walking around the living to get to the kitchen. But I liked the angled look. The $350 was good too, but I personally wouldn’t put a tv between two windows due to backlight issues.

[@whatadollslife]

put a beaded curtain over that inner window opening ..you can move it when you are using the area ,otherwise it is just a nice background

[@MiguelMartinez-gn5xg]

The idea about getting renderings/layouts before selling a house is genius

[@Incognegrorn]

The $100 layout was really awesome. But I am blown away with what he got for $10

[@ChrisChris011]

The arrow pan on 6:25 is cracking me up 😂😂

[@kittybell644]

I totally picked the same two! They are all so diff and interesting though. Nice vid concept!

[@lylestavast7652]

I liked the angled one you liked. couple of really nice responses provided to you...

[@JoelTornatore]

That was fun to watch! I'm going to use this on our next remodel (coming soon!)

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Nice. I may use it again for future renovations

[@kaynelson4930]

I like the one on an angle. Didn’t know you could get design help that way - Thanks!

[@murcatus50]

Love the last one, great job! Love that she ignored the fireplace and used all the space perfectly! Well worth the money.

[@vanillajustin]

"I don't like curtains." My wife and I go through this conversation more than I really care to admit. I'm with you, Chris. #bringonthelight

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

team no curtains

[@bretweer]

Same here! What is the point???

[@TheSteveAS]

I also don't like curtains, but we need to figure out a privacy solution for the front window facing the street. We had vertical blinds, but I hate those more than curtains. Best I've come up with is cellular blinds that can fit inside the window opening, and can either lower from the top of the window, or raise from the bottom. Thoughts?

[@carlkasindi]

for those of us with who either don't have central AC/heating or can't afford to run it constantly, curtains are an absolute must for temperature insulation during hot summers or cold winters

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

The only curtains I care for are blackout curtains LOL! Especially in a bedroom or TV room... Not just for privacy but when I want to lay on the couch and nap, I want it dark and sunlight or street light glare on the TV is no bueno.

[@kenlee5015]

What an awesome idea for content and ideas. Loved the staging suggestion.

[@useyourheadpliz]

155 feels like all the money goes in the booklet and references to hide the poor design skills.

[@feltron]

I agree with your top two picks. My 3rd one would be the bench seating in the nook.

[@jad8123]

I’m (hopefully) moving out of my house after 20 years. It’s always been just me but I’m downsizing. Yes. I know that sounds weird. Anyhoo, I like the idea of getting this done for potential staging. While my place seems “normal” to me I would like to see what others would come up with. Although, I’m rather cheap (except for Pottery Barn habit) so I would probably only go as far as $100. I just stumbled onto your channel and subscribed. You and your wife seem like rather nice people. LOL!!!!

[@katherinekemick3666]

The last design means walking from foyer around the dining table to the kitchen. Another created a walkway from foyer to kitchen, behind the sofa seating. The eating area is far from the kitchen.

[@SpidermanFan92]

I start at the doorway and run an imaginary red carpet three and a half feet wide along the most likely flow of traffic. If the room is large enough I branch off the main line, find where the people want to walk. Set up your large furniture according to where they can help keep the flow moving. Anything you need your hands on daily will find a place naturally if you got your paths set up.

[@alphafish4756]

I need a follow up video with the layout you chose and lived in that for a week

[@mayevans8718]

Hi. I've used Fiverr for business but didn't know that interior design was on the site. I plan to sell my house next year and get ideas for staging as well as decorating my new home. And you picked some great designs. Thanks for this video!

[@andriancerlat5745]

The biggest issue of this room is the walking activity. I would make the family room entrance where the shoe shelves are now and separate the room in 2 areas. Left for sitting area and right for dinning and walking.

[@4gma59]

All of them did a great job. Thanks for the video on Fiverr -- I've been curious. Will definitely give it a try.

[@susanfudge1737]

This was very intriguing. I'm looking for some 5ver help with decorating now.

[@marie-laure.]

The 100 is my favourite And, the 150 could have worked by placing the table in parallel to the right hand angle.

[@Andreas_Straub]

Did you ever consider Feng Shui when planning for your furniture layout? Having the entrance door in your back of the seating area may create some constant feeling of danger .... it might be better to choses a layout having the main entrance in your direct view. Also the light "corridors" play an important role in how the energy can flow in the room.

[@annak1371]

I really loved this idea. Liked. Subscribed. I like the same ones you both did the most (100$ and last), especially the one at 13:23.

[@VelvetCrone]

yeah so that wooden wall hanging "barn door" piece looks like a great way to use your scrap wood to make a sound baffle and improve the acoustics in your room, which due to it's shape ought to have an acoustic issue or two, especially if this is where your entertainment system is. (says the dts/datasat guy's wife). one finds these sort of acoustical treatments in home theaters and restaurants.

[@Acecool]

Edit: My also / big thing is first just so it is easier to see the biggest thing I would've done --- I'd use the walls more. You asked for most effective use of space... you could have a cat-walkway around the entire top, except have it glass either only the front, or the bottom and top - and either use a small wood trim at the corner furthest from wall / ceiling which would look like a floating shape if you wrapped the entire room - then shoes would go in there and be safe. Position some so shoes could be upside down so you can see into them and the top from underneath, and see the underneath of them with one the other way... or put upside down and sideways, etc.... You could theme it too - treading around the world / room and have various styles, makes manufactured in different areas or designed by different people around the globe and have that theme bleed into the wall-space just underneath the area, and onto the ceiling space... Then, add indirect lighting ( lights hidden behind a wood panel so the light comes out from the sides of it without a direct view of any lights so it radiates off of the surface and provides soft light which illuminates without making it hard to look at - great mood lighting too if those are the only lights on ) Then the original bit and comments here: That rectangle area I'd put a built-in bookshelf, maybe with doors... but instead of nesting it inside I'd nest it, but bring it out a little bit, then flush it with the wall that sticks out so there is a space where you could have shoes or whatever vertically like shoes walking up that edge... Best pairs or whatever... Alternatively, a desk in that area, and do the same thing, bring it out so you have some more space on the right at the edge - and then do cabinets to the ceiling above it for books, etc... Another option if it isn't structural, hollow out the wall and have a sliding pantry pull-out to separate that spot even more... I do like that the focal point ( the fireplace ) was designed around in the $100 version... that makes the most sense, rotating the stuff... also since you design your own furniture you could have some triangular shelving behind it, etc... Something behind the couch... I didn't like the rotating of the other piece because the living area is around the focal point but the dining area isn't. You could but that part looked less..... .... Putting the tv above the focal point is probably the best option for TV - having one in the dining area isn't smart because if you are utilizing it for family, etc.. then you want to have a conversation. The dining area doesn't really fit around the fire / focal point because the chairs, etc.. would block it... Now if you designed your own furniture you could have a bar-style table that wraps around the focal so everyone has a view.. but in my head this looks like some wasted space. The living area is definitely in the right spot around your focal point... A good area to entertain, etc...

[@lonely-laura]

I really liked the very first designers layout the most.

[@chelsssssssssss]

I really liked the last one (by livingbright) - my only critique is that the banquet seating nook is across the room from the kitchen entryway, not the most user-friendly but thats being picky

[@db9440]

The tv between the two windows would go over badly for me. If you've ever had that amount of light coming in through the window, even if you close the blinds, it's going to drown out the tv picture, you would have to max out the contrast and brightness to see anything. If you're only a nighttime watcher, might work.

[@Bargeral]

It's a foy-ER if it's small and looks like Ikea. If it has marble, a chandelier and cost a million dollars to build then it's a foy-A

[@jlammetje]

I’ve had dinner at a house with a table/surface through an “in-house window”, where one side would have normal chairs and the other side had bar stools. It was a pretty fun feature in the room 🙃

[@physicallymentallyemotiona6490]

I loved all of them they were really different but all pleasing to the eye. The one that came with 4 renderings gave you so many different options which I loved !!

[@darnnellmason1900]

The very last one was my fav. That's the de3sign I would do with having only seen this one video about that space.

[@knedy]

I agreed with you, $100 and $350 alt definitely. I was genuinely taken back by the $100, I wouldn't think of that. And the $350 was just so perfect in using the space. It definitely shows who got an designer eye, anyone can set up a Fiverr and claim to be whatever and charge a couple bucks for it but those two showed next level skills.

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

Yeah, I thought they all had their merits and brought something different to the table...for outside of the box layouts though...I really liked those two.

[@debby5195]

I like your wife's idea about posting these staging ideas for people who want to sell their homes. Great idea.

[@annamaxflair]

think the $20 value was the most for the money, the lady offered many options, really cool

[@ontheotherhand7627]

Never heard of the fiverr service before, and am heading into having work done on my place. I'm excited about trying this out. Thank you for this video! :)