Laid-Back Living | 9 Insider Design Tips for a Calm & Relaxed Home

[@carrieilbrey0520]

I love how you give time for the spaces to speak for themselves.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for the feedback xx

[@mariawelling4194]

I'm such a big fan. You never disappoint me. Simply lovely ❤

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you so much Maria! It is always lovely reading your comments xx

[@beverlys.peacockmccranie6522]

Finally !!!!! I have found my style! This is it! I found myself loving the more minimal cosy styles. Clutter is not my friend unfortunately! I love everything but when I display it all, I find myself editing! This video has helped me see what I respond to......laid-back but minimal ❤ Thank you so much for your beautiful videos!!!!!!! Hope that you have a wonderful day!

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Beverly, so appreciate your positive feedback and so happy that you have found 'your style'!! Have a beautiful weekend. Suzie x

[@rneustel388]

I always love watching your videos-I’m always inspired, I always learn something-they’re a feast for the senses!

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks so much @rneustel! We appreciate you watching and so glad you find them inspiring! S xx

[@charmainemcdonald9679]

What can one say 🤷‍♀️🍃✨🕊️absolutely beautiful.. imagery is so powerful..🕊️✨🍃🌷such a skilled presentation 🌷🍃✨✨🙏✨✨🍃

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hi Charmaine, thanks for watching. I appreciate you taking the time to comment and with such beautiful emoticons! S xx

[@rhondav4204]

I ❤ it! Had to watch it twice.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for watching (twice!) Rhonda! xx

[@LonghouseMusicStuff]

As per usual you have created and shared another beautiful video that helps to sooth and at the same time uplift and aid creativity. Go you !!!

[@suzieandersonhome]

What a lovely comment to receive - thank you for the support! xx

[@buffalo1230]

I love watching your videos over and over. Your soothing voice and great decor styles have me hooked. 😊

[@suzieandersonhome]

That is a really lovely thing to say! Thank you xx

[@bwiseok]

I’m definitely going to be watching this over and over. Gorgeous in every way. I love muted color. It’s calming to my nerves after a day with the preschool kids. Great job as usual.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks so much, so glad it appeals to your style! I bet it is!! I find these calmer tones help me too! I don’t need to be energised in my home but I need to to give me an oasis that is laid back and super comfortable! Enjoy the rest of your weekend x S

[@bwiseok]

@@suzieandersonhome Yes I totally agree.

[@eileenchang2173]

In addition to natural materials , I also love the muted colours as they seamlessly flow through the room. It is really restful for the eyes and creates that calm much needed in the world these days. ❤️🇨🇦

[@bwiseok]

@@eileenchang2173 that is very true. That is exactly why I want to stay home and be a homebody is because it’s so peaceful

[@aislingbooks]

I like this look a lot too - relaxed and comfy style with a hint of elegance

[@suzieandersonhome]

Yes, so often people think comfy and laid back means it is super casual and lacking elegance! Things can be stylish AND comfortable! Actually that should be the main aim in my books xx Suzie

[@suetraviss8888]

As always, I love love love your videos. Thank you ❤️

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks Sue, I appreciate your enthusiasm and feedback! Have a special weekend. Suzie xx

[@SirPontduGard]

I love how your team creates and inspires online and with bricks and mortar. Very very clever

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Sir Pont du Gard! Have you visited us in-store? xx

[@emiliebova]

Thanks for showing such beautiful examples of design.

[@suzieandersonhome]

You are so welcome. I appreciate you watching! xx

[@tonibaena7046]

I could be watching this kind of videos all evening! They are so relaxed, inviting, inspiring. . . I just love decoration! 😍😍👌👌🦋✨️🌷

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for your kind words Toni! So glad you find the videos relaxed and inviting xx

[@dazedconfused5019]

Suzie hi, I think this is the best way to describe my home and love it. When I open my front door it is like a breath of fresh air to me. When old friends and new friends come in they are relaxed and comfortable. I don't have a one style or brand of furniture, I have chosen what looks good for me and comforts me. As always this is another beautiful video.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Your home sounds so inviting and like a sanctuary! It is very special to hear that you friends feel instantly at home and comfortable too, that shows your home is a healing space! xx

[@SharonMarley-nd9hv]

WOW thank you @suzieandersonhome . You generously share your wealth of experience with rich content which can be scaled to my modest home, I appreciate this inclusive approach.

[@suzieandersonhome]

I so appreciate your mindset and approach to see that no matter your home size there are elements to apply. That shows you have a true eye for design! xx Suzie

[@markellwilliams3594]

It’s always a delight watching your videos Suzie! Thank you so much for sharing. Have a blessed week ahead darling. I hope you get that Chateau you want ❤love you

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for the love Markell! Have a beautiful week ahead xx

[@inglishhomeandgarden8386]

The bedroom at 5:2 looks so harmonious, that I'm drawn to it, even though my style is more 'faded rustic antiques'. I love the soft neutral colour palette, and the textured linens.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you! Also wonderful to hear faded beauty resonates with you xx

[@Ldifferent]

Beautiful as always!

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks for watching @Ldifferent. So glad you enjoyed this video. Suzie xx

[@susananders3834]

Thank you so much for your videos. I have learned so much from you, including what to call my house style and my personal decor style. You have given me some structure and direction to help make my home a welcoming sanctuary for relaxation. I am saving this one to my YT library.

[@suzieandersonhome]

That's great Susan! Enjoy creating your sanctuary at home! There is nothing as special as having a comfortable, place to unwind and just be! Suzie xx

[@kusumlakshmipathy9069]

This is elegant and clutter free. Loved it. Many thanks. 💐

[@suzieandersonhome]

You are welcome! X

[@jeanineeilers2711]

Beautiful video as always, Suzie❣️ I love the neutral color palette, it seems you can mix different styles and periods if the colors are the same…it blends. Love your show!! 👏✨

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hi Jeanine, Lovely to get your comments. Happy you enjoyed the video! Suzie xx

[@nicoletteneefs4866]

Thank you, this is the style i love, such an inspiration for my futur home❣️

[@suzieandersonhome]

That's great Nicolette. I am glad this style is one you resonate with! Enjoy your weekend. Suzie xx

[@HarmonicPolyphonic]

I loved this one! Great to be on the live chat as always :D xx

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Emm, it is always a pleasure to chat on the live! xx

[@dawncarnley7007]

Wonderful!

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks so much Dawn. I appreciate your support of our channel. Suzie xx

[@lolamost3100]

Great video. I loved the ideas.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Lola, I am glad you found them helpful xx

[@ginafriend1690]

Lovely segment, Suzie! Always inspirational! Im back from visiting my family now. Had a wonderful time ❤ Hope all is well on your end!

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hi Gina, glad you enjoyed! Where is your family located? I hope you had a lovely catch up with them xx

[@sweetlampe]

Beautiful! Thank you🙂

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks for watching Jennifer x Suzie

[@zeliaodonnell529]

Great video thank you. Inspired me to make some changes ❤

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks Zelia, I'm curious about some of the changes you might make!? Suzie xx

[@pman2916]

That's was great! I want it all though😫

[@suzieandersonhome]

It was great to have you on the Live P Man! Have a wonderful weekend x

[@melindaferreira9879]

Your videos are akin to thumbing thtough a well curated magazine. Its so soothing.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for the lovely compliment Melinda! xx

[@sarahwhiting325]

Have watched this over and over along with the Rustic Luxe video. Thank you so much for the amazing ideas, footage and descriptions. I’m current up cycling a vintage workbench and cannot wait to style it ❤

[@suzieandersonhome]

So glad you loved these two videos Sarah! That sounds great. How are you up cycling it? xx

[@sarahwhiting325]

@@suzieandersonhome Hi, 🙂so it is mainly vintage but has had some newer additions to either remove or enhance . The vice itself is one, its needs painting then distressing back to look like it’s as old as the bench. Some one has tried out some paint on one of its legs so I need to sand that down. There is a panel at the back that needs some thought and I want to enhance all the chippy bits and gouges with light sanding then using dark furniture wax. ❤️ have been gathering my loved, living and lustred bits and bobs to style it with 👌🙏

[@lovinggodwithexcellencemin4224]

Beautiful designs. I love the choices which gives me ideas for my spaces. You are an extremely talented designer and teacher. Thank you for sharing. Your videos are both instructive and entertaining.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you so much! Love that the video gave you choices to explore. Have a beautiful weekend xx

[@robinsmith4499]

Enjoyed this video

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks so much Robin. I am glad you found it enjoyable! Suzie xx

[@mjef3695]

Love this video.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you so much for watching! xx

[@חיהאגרי]

Hi: you inspired me so much ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much 💘

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you. I appreciate you watching and supporting our channel. Suzie x

[@חיהאגרי]

@@suzieandersonhome thanks, you welcome 🤗

[@lanclincunningham12]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful ideas

[@suzieandersonhome]

My pleasure 😊 Thanks for watching and so glad you are enjoying! Suzie x

[@mariavairo4802]

Grazie. Bello video

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hi Maria, thank you for watching! I hope you have a great weekend Suzie xx

[@traceygartrell3419]

Thank you for your inspiration and its so lovely to have Australian designer

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Tracey! Happy to be here and sharing our ideas xx

[@Nickelini]

Your photos are lovely. You give good suggestions. In this video, they sometimes don't match the photo with what you're saying. As you say, the beauty is in the detail

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for the feedback Nickelini! We always strive to improve our delivery and video quality. Do you mean when we are listing examples in particular? x

[@elenafrankel623]

Great videos

[@husniyeerdogan7678]

Sehr schön vielen dank für die mühe

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you! Suzie x

[@lorenajules4651]

Love yiur tips. Thank you

[@diannekeable7680]

This style is heaven, so homely and achievable for all budgets, thanks Susie for your inspiration just subscribed

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for subscribing Dianne! Glad you loved this style xx

[@gerhard6105]

Nice video. I have almost a same table as at 3:05 3:06. The forester gave me a table for his parents, in their 80's, to buen it together with more old wooden items. But i had an Ikea coffetable and thought: no, i don't burn it, i need a bigger coffeetable. I took the table in my barn, measured off the seizes i wanted it to have because it was an very old kitchen table. I took the edges off, took off one of the three long planks, lowered the legs, shortened the side inforcements (visible at 3:05) did some never done by me woodworking. It had to be copied exact. And now i have a 100 to 120 year old coffeetable. Regards from a dad and his son from the Belgium Ardennes. Outside in front of the façade of my 1870's 20" thick stone walled house, i put two old brown rusted (i found them like this on my attic) big milk cans and i put straw in them that is laying in my barn. What i do want is such a white fence around my front garden.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hi Gerhard, what a fabulous thing. How unique! Thanks for sharing all the way from Belgium. I just spent a week buying antiques in Belgium and met some wonderful people! Have a great weekend. Suzie x

[@glendalafont1561]

LOVED THIS

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you Glenda! xx

[@dianejenkins6159]

This was so helpful. Thank you.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for watching Diane xx

[@marciamellow1211]

Love. ❤

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thank you for watching Marcia! xx

[@deniseb7013]

Love all yr videos! Question does all the wood furniture in the room need to match color? For example do the legs of a sofa and chairs need to match the wood tone of the coffee table. Thank you

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hello Denise, thanks for your support! I think there was a time when rooms were made up of ‘suites’ where many pieces were purchased at once and they all went together in form and colour. Nowadays there is a lot of interest when homes become collected and gathered over time, where furniture colours blend but don’t match. I usually like to link timber colours within a space but don’t feel they need to match perfectly. Sometimes the timber legs of a chair may match in with an mirror frame or the decorative accessories but not the dining table. I would always try to find balance in the Timbers so one doesn’t jump out at you or feel out of place but nestles in to the overall roomscape. I feel this adds interest and feels less like you have started the design from scratch where everything perfectly matches! You will be the best judge of if it feels right. Good question! S x

[@deniseb7013]

@@suzieandersonhome thank you so much for taking the time to reply.

[@joyce7724]

Hi I was diagnosed with Reumathoid Artritis at the age of 29, and OMG Girl I was in so much pain and I didn't know what it was and I couldn't walk ,lay down, sit and even take a shower .My joints are always swollen and I take a lots of medication like 5 kinds . Now this medication is an IV Fluid that the doctor gives me every month and I have to do it at the doctor office, the name is ORENCIA. But yeah It only been one year and my knees still swollen and my shoulder are in so much pain well every joint in my body,it is a challenge every day to do stuff. Now do not eat sweets because that will make your joints worse/ they will get swollen but not only candy . Also there are food that are not good like pasta ,rice ,cereals .Well there's lots of food that are good for other people but it will not be good for a person with Reumathoid Artritis.We have to eat healthy . ❤ God Bless get better soon.

[@brandontodd3799]

Just a little tip don't get furniture that supposed to be comfortable without arms on it because you have to sit straight up all the time. And that's not comfortable. Choose things with big fluffy arms that you can lean up against.

[@suzieandersonhome]

That's a good point Brandy. Sometimes where there is lack of space however, particularly when it comes to occasional chairs, taking away the arms can expand the space and even sit two on it when just lingering a little while! I agree though, for lounging, the arms are a great place to lean up against and pile up a few fluffy cushions and take a nap! Appreciate your feedback! Suzie xx

[@Gweynn5]

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[@suzieandersonhome]

Appreciate the love! Glad you enjoyed! Suzie xx

[@ronnelhamiel7921]

Can you show some home office designs well. THANKS!!!!

[@suzieandersonhome]

We will add to our video requests xx

[@rsnj4501]

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[@semperfidelis2970]

I am so all over the place with what I like. I don't even know where to go to figure out what my style is called.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Have you taken our complimentary styling quiz? It doesn't include every style but may offer some guidance xx www.suzieandersonhome.com/pages/interior-styling-quiz-2023

[@doctorcrusher2918]

I had to look twice at 6:22 the picture on the wall is upside down!

[@suzieandersonhome]

You have a very keen eye! I think it is meant to be a reflection but I can't see the tree it is reflecting!! A talking point?!? Suzie x

[@laurieelderkin1353]

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[@laurieelderkin1353]

Beautiful💖☕️👍😊🪄

[@suzieandersonhome]

Thanks Laure for watching and for your positive feedback. Suzie xx

[@OldForestWitch]

I won't mind when the cushion chopping fad is over. We'll look back on this time with embarrassment, as we have with so many other ugly fads.

[@suzieandersonhome]

Hello! That is a funny trend isn't it?! It's fun to do but not a look or necessity for everyone! Thanks for watching. Suzie x

[@elisabethstocker7290]

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