material palettes for interiors & how to get them right

[@noahdaniel.studio]

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[@CloaknDagger]

So hey, just want to say that your wood tone chart is super rare advice that isn't seen on other popular interior design channels, and that the idea of value instead of "warmth" being another axis is pure gold, very great information, and these are the key tidbits we look from a professional like you, so keep up the actionable advice, thanks.

[@_miss.gomez_]

I was about to say this!!! ❤

[@kymandrew1850]

This was also an aha moment for me, I was casting my eye around my lounge and at last realising what was catching my eye in a bad way. Crossing the chart at the same level of tonal values. Hmm. And now what to do about it because I love the pieces and don't really want to change them 😊

[@Furao80]

I agree. I've been so knotted up lately trying to decide on a wood trim to bridge the visual gap between our dark wood panel walls and our soon to be refinished red oak floors.

[@LPALM9]

Noah - you have found an audience that loves and appreciates your talent, myself included. We are not however entitled to demand a schedule or anything from that matter - from you. Live and enjoy your life, share when it feels right and remember we are lucky and grateful when you publish - don’t let a false sense of urgency bring you any stress or guilt. Love your patient and appreciative students :)

[@LPALM9]

Also want to add is that the fact you that you don’t eat sleep and breathe YT (ahem - a full life) may have something to with why you stand out from the rest :)

[@vedalockyer2658]

Ooh!!! Would you be able to do a video about working with “dated” materials? Like how you mentioned authentic materials timestamping a space? Ideas and tips would be awesome!!

[@jaisandhu26]

I second that

[@aclementine9928]

I recently found out oak takes hundreds of years to grow so to use it in a kitchen and then throw it out after just a few years because its dated is a real underappreciation for what nature provides for us!

[@andie3614]

Yes! Finally a defence of those oak kitchens and pink tiled bathrooms- i am so on board with the idea that anything well made of good materials should last for generations. If you cannot make it look classy and stylish, that is not the fault of the oak and you should not tear it out - you just need more imagination and flair!

[@Fleuber93]

I really love the concept of working with outdated materials in the right way because it is so much more sustainable to use what is already there. I would love to hear more of your thoughts on this! Video idea: take a few common "outdated" styles and advise us how to design with it. Example: 70s brown flower bathroom tiles or brick interior wall.

[@JR-po2wg]

You are the design nerd I've been waiting for. I love the philosophy of design, and while the other design youtubers are great, you have the most contemplative design approach, which is much appreciated.

[@rachelburns9640]

I appreciate that your arguments/claims backed with logical rationales. You are willing to articulate design principles in a way I don't necessarily see online. So much of the interior design discourse feels like arguments based on "vibes", or a sort of appeal to a group think that needs to go unspoken. The implication, intentional or not, then becomes that the presenter/creator typically wants you, the viewer, to intuit their claims. I don't feel that way when I watch your videos and I have learned so much! Thank you!

[@ks-yl3pw]

You are seriously putting out the most fascinating and authentic interior design advice on KZbin. Wonderful video, thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@carliemoser5572]

I never comment on things (bad internet person) but I have to tell you how much I appreciate your videos. They are so informative and it is obvious you have a genuine passion for design of all types. You are so original in your content, its never a regurgitation of things everyone else has said. I can tell you think about this alot and philosophize and I'm so here for it. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks and you deserve all the praise.

[@ivettefiorino1144]

I love that chart with the wood tones

[@stinekehler8063]

I would absolutely LOVE a video from you talking about color!! 😍 Thank you so much for sharing your valuable insight with us, I learn so much from watching your videos

[@pokechik]

Your advice to not match wood pieces but to keep within the same "tone" is sooooo validating to me. When I bought my home, my living room and bedroom floors had Acacia hardwood that showcase every single colour under the warm column in your chart 😂 When we were renovating our kitchen, many people including our contractor recommended we extend our new floor into the living room to make the rooms feel more cohesive. I pushed back because 1) Hello!! Real hardwood! And 2) I thought I could work with it with some existing and new furniture pieces I had in mind. I now have a mix of warm wood colours throughout my home and I LOVE how it all turned out in the end. Also my kitchen floors are harsher and lighter than the wood floors in your materials spectrum so now I understand why they work well together ❤️

[@LoveRonnelid]

Welcome back! You have been missed. The difference between this design channel any several others is (wait for it) that the pictures you show actually look good. Thanks for the work you are putting in!

[@alanmccarthy4004]

I want to be supportive and say "oh my god Noah you take your time" but I'm selfish and I love your content and I'm planning a renovation next year and your nuggets of wisdom sre gold so please post every day and don't take breaks 😂

[@madisonkindall1739]

Agreed. I’m in heaven

[@pablobrugarolas9323]

Hope you make a second version of this topic, moving from principles to how you actually applied them into your own living room, for example :) great video, love your channel so much💕

[@KO-D00M]

Wow, this is an exceptionally insightful video on interiors-personally probably one of the best ones I’ve watched in years. So much fresh insight provided in such a short span. Awesomeee job.

[@jillianl5893]

One way of thinking about the soft vs. hard/harsh spectrum is materials that feel continuous with the natural world vs those that intentionally disrupt it. Wood, brick, stone, textiles are all materials that are more or less easily traced back conceptually to their original forms in nature. Things like glass and metal are more distinct from natural processes but can also help elevate a space in the way that they create productive juxtapositions

[@philip_757]

I think a good way to describe your natural/manmade chart is unprocessed/processed. Wood, brick, stone, and leather on the unprocessed side and glass, plastics, metals, etc. on the processed side.

[@semicolon.advocate]

Ooh yeah that's a great word to describe it

[@amandawoods4051]

Please the colour video you mentioned for the future that would be immensely welcome. I'm already excited... Also huge thanks for your explanation of wood tones/value xx

[@YayaBolender]

We learn a lot through your videos. When you talked about trendy designs becoming outdated according to some people, I thought right away of my parents kitchen countertop in Paris when I was a child: they had custom made some clear orange epoxy countertop, it was very in the psychedelic spirit then, it was still original for those days, I remember when the guys came to make it in our kitchen, the epoxy smell was terrible, I’m sure that the fumes were not very healthy, fortunately we had a house and a yard so we could go outside. Wish I could have been able to keep a little piece of it, it was an amazing thing, I never saw that anywhere else. I don’t know why, I keep thinking about it even though it’s not my style at all. Today, it would probably be considered as Modern Art because of all the swirls we could see inside the clear orange epoxy and all these nuances of orange and red.

[@semicolon.advocate]

Wow that countertop sounds beautiful!! You described it so well

[@YayaBolender]

@ Thank you! It was beautiful.

[@thomasp225]

Your videos have really helped me elevate my space. I love that you deal in design concepts and philosophies which is much more helpful than talking about specific objects or furniture. Keep it up!

[@ciarak.6178]

I love the way you talk about design and break it down. I would love to hear you talk about how to approach building a space, what pieces do you start with/end with?

[@ramunez.8163]

Great topic for a long awaited video! I love how Noah says: „does it make any sense?“. Yes it does! It does make a lot of sense. I have went the safe way and matched my bigger wooden furniture to my oak floor. In my culture oak has a special place so maybe that’s why I am leaning towards it. But I think a darker wood coffee table will incorporate nicely and bring in some depth to my living space.

[@alexheldenbrand3530]

The wood chart is a game changer. Thank you. I thought my eye was broken because all the mismatched warm wood tones throughout my house never bothered me.

[@verow5]

Yes to the soft/natural-hard/manmade spectrum! Give us a book of these please and thank you

[@TerriSchrager]

Don’t change. Post when you want. Love your videos!

[@irenelopezmartin2246]

Never have watched someone talk about this. Thank you so so much. Truly valuable

[@smwatson82]

Upvote for the commentary on using 'authentic' materials!

[@lauraty3583]

I feel more confident and clear in material choices after this video, thank you. Really looking forward to one on colour

[@ananevesribeiro310]

so glad u posted, its always so relaxing and interesting!

[@kerink]

your wood swatching saved my life! i have neutral walnut and warm walnut in the same room, and i like all the pieces separate but together i hated it and couldn't figure out why - THE TONES!!!!! this was also helpful because i've been struggling to wrap my head around pairing materials

[@samueljamesbennett]

I feel like I am receiving a top school of design education (or at least a rundown of course list). I am so interested to play with this 'vignette styling' approach on different scales around my home. Thank you Noah :)

[@LPALM9]

Agreed. Content is more worthy of students with skin in the game at top institution that culls out the internet trolls who don’t get it :)

[@sdot31311]

This was so helpful, thank you! I especially appreciated the diagram with the wood tones and warmth values. Looking forward to your video on color ❤

[@patty9101]

Can you explain what type of wood and how was it done the wood panelling in Mcm houses?

[@Olc2906]

Your insights are so unique and helpful. I’m always excited to see what you have to say next. Thank you Noah

[@SMG-ce3wi]

agreeing with you regarding families of wood and metal tones. I've used cool metals (pewter, chrome, iron, polished/brushed nickel) and warm wood tones for years. I'm not too fussy about it - I have brass and gold picture frames for example. but as a general rule it's worked well for me. AND agree about authentic materials. I bought a few "ugly" brown pieces years ago that went out of style almost immediately but kept them and keep them because they're extremely functional and well made of good materials. I've mixed them with modern and contemporary pieces quite easily when they're in the same tonal family. for example, I have 2 walnut coffee tables - one quite trad the other modern. I enjoy your videos!

[@julesieee]

You’re the best & i love how even your advice is timeless! 💗 we bought our house from a flipper in 2020.. everything is nice and new but sooooo not the ideal style. It makes me feel ungrateful but I don’t even know where to start. Would love a video on un-modern farm housing while still keeping some materials

[@grantpaylor8885]

I can't remember the last time I watched a KZbin video more than once lol - this is so helpful.

[@valduguay5773]

This was the best video on design ive ever listen to I took actual notes😂❤ thank you so so so so much

[@ThomasBoyle-v3w]

I feel like good labels for your scale are Natural Industrial!

[@carmelabart6131]

I love your videos, you are soooo good! When you were talking about some materials being harsh or soft, I kept thinking about the concept of something being pourous or not. In ceramic depending how high you fire the pieces, the pore becomes smaller or less small, which I believe represents this concept so much.

[@meremeth]

I love pairing antiques with my family's super modern new build home. It's a good way to make white oak less.. sad beige haha

[@toppcatt5113]

I think that flat or matte paint adds a softness, like velvet, to a room opposed to a gloss which gives more of a hard feeling.

[@thaisbsgarcia]

I loved your chart on wood tones, it answered so many of my doubts! Really helpful, thank you :)

[@AliasauthentiQ]

Love your videos!! I got my first appartement recently and you've helped so much

[@janelte]

Good take on this. If people want to dive deeper into "contrast" for tableau/vignettes/displays in their home, there is a wonderful book by Tim Rundle, (who was/is? a lecturer in art and design and an interior stylist) called Visual Contrast that taught me so much. It explores contrast in many other facets, such as scale, personality, shape etc.

[@btybeast97]

I love seeing your videos pop up on my feed 😊

[@winstonbishop1]

Hi Noah, really love all of your videos they’re so great! Would love to see you do a video on colour palette one day!

[@OCEAN_OF_FOXES]

And this is why I like smaller channels. Although yours gets bigger and bigger! Please don't lose this authentic thought of yours. We're fed up with "5 ways to make your living room look expensive"!

[@chelseascott5180]

So insightful, thank you! Agree with everything you've said. My own interest in interiors started when I was young and I knew I liked things/spaces when they felt a certain way (rather than looked a certain way). It took me a long time to work out that it was the use of authentic materials that was the draw. I don't so much follow a particular style, but I appreciate all considered and clever uses of materiality. It is a fundamental principle that underpins many of my design choices

[@colourrain1221]

What an informative video! I finally have a way to articulate my thoughts on different materials and wood tones to my boyfriend who has had trouble understanding me on this. Definitely a video I will come back to time and time again.

[@EmilyStevens-b7b]

thank you so much for making a video about this! I have been wondering about this for years and haven't ever come across someone talking about it. :)

[@chanyk43]

I like to think of the chart of balancing soft and harsh materials like a Sudoku puzzle when designing. :) The entire puzzle needs balance, but so does each individual section.

[@andreasboon1]

The spectrum helps as it is, its not meant to be so literal I know, but I couldn't help but think about your search for the right words. You said there are multiple spectrums, and I think you tried to merge the two that you started with but perhaps shouldn't have. There is a soft to hard spectrum, where I would put linoleum on the softer side even from a vibe standpoint, but the other spectrum is natural to artificial, where linoleum is rightly placed towards artificial. It is quite complex though: someone else in the comments is asking about mirrors, being glass they are hard and while most glass is artificial, natural glass also exists. Exceptions prove the rule I guess.

[@christiemassimino9473]

I lit a candle as soon as I saw one burning in your video. Thanks for reminding me.

[@routex1]

I always felt like there was something off about my bedroom. Now I know, it's because my floors have a warm mid-dark undertone and my bedframe is a cool oak. It's so obvious now, but I never thought about it when I bought the bed. Thanks!

[@happykidddd]

Can confirm this was both fun and ~interesting~

[@C-vl1er]

Favorite type of content from you! And just the guidance I need!!

[@porcelannie]

Looove this video and how you explained the concept!

[@sophiaromano4412]

wow this is incredible insightful advise. I've never really thought of the idea to stick to the same undertone of wood throughout your space.

[@hannahkaiser5110]

Color deserves its own series lol (not a demand though 😄) we all just appreciate your inductive way of understanding design

[@julians6470]

Good to See you’re back. Been looking forward to a new Video of yours.

[@trix4meow]

Love this video...great advice for design students :)

[@marconemeth9683]

I would also use warm vs cold materials on the spectrum in line with soft vs hard/harsh as you described. Metal is cold but stone is warm

[@mersadeslove]

So happy I saw you uploaded 🤩love your videos

[@zesty_94]

noah i love your content so freakin much but u do not have to apologize for taking breaks from posting 🫶 we can tell you put so much time into these videos

[@cwednesday]

Do you think you could talk about what flooring materials to use if you can't afford hardwood, but you need something warm? I'm renovating a grotty 2 bedroom place that needs everything. It currently has nasty carpet. A laminate fake wood would be practical, but you've freaked me out about it. Actual hardwood would be a challenge, thanks to the subfloor and the budget. Tile is impossible with the subfloor. I'm stumped.

[@roxananicolescu5261]

Maybe try engineerd wood flooring? It should be cheaper.

[@neon.neutral]

Linoleum? Plywood diy?

[@kymandrew1850]

Plywood finished with a good quality hardwax oil can look very beautiful if fitted carefully. Sometimes the trick is just to be patient with what you have and save up for what you really want though. You'll appreciate it so much when the day arrives.

[@colourmehappyallie]

Yes, please! I am having a similar conundrum.

[@worldisafrick]

It sounds like your subfloor is borked. If I was you I'd replace the subfloor first, live on it (and in the space) for a while and save for the flooring. If the subfloor won't accept hardwood it probably shouldn't be used for anything else, hardwood is the most forgiving material because it's happy to move. Stick-on laminate is less forgiving, will telegraph every imperfection to the surface. If you really want hardwood, you can go cabin grade. Cork is another warm/forgiving/natural material.

[@taylorkuhn904]

Some of the best interior design advice ever thank you! Great way to think about mixing the dif contrasts. Thx for the matrix 🤟

[@zoejimenez3777]

It seems “porosity” is a term that would help determine your ideas of soft vs harsh. For example, the limestone is more porous and softer than the flat, dense linoleum. Or fabric is more porous and softer bc of the thread weaving than hard metal

[@pindebraende]

I think we all are using "spectrum" when what we mean is a scale or grade lol. taking notes and looking forward to the color video very much! I feel like color and texture influences one another a lot

[@saeglopur74]

Your content is gold & regarding your posting frequency, all I can think of is this line from a Beyoncé song: ‘Radio says speed it up I just go slower.’ I dream of one day hiring you for a consultation. 🙏

[@anncornelis5927]

I’m from Belgium and visited the Axel Vervoordt “kanaal” site in Wijnegem Belgium. There is a museum too with art that he curates, It is very impressive! It has so much SOUL to it. Thank you for another lovely video. ❤

[@madisonkindall1739]

Obsessed. Actually obsessed.

[@Motorcitydon]

7:09 I believe the concept you’re trying to convey is the harshness of the manufacturing process. How does that process effect the environment, the feel of your home, and how much energy went into making this into what it is versus the base raw material

[@RainbowJewel1]

do you have any book recs for someone who is casually interested in interior design and wants to learn more? love your videos!

[@kathleenlafferty3246]

Hey Noah, what do you suggest for rental houses that don't have honest materials. What would you suggest for fake wood flooring for example. I'm not a fan of it but what can be done in a rental property that won't lose you your security deposit or cost much since it's someone elses house. Thank you

[@Motorcitydon]

That spectrum bit is actually a bit genius sir. Thats a very good tool that I’ll be using for probably the rest of my life when it comes to interior design. Pat yourself on the back for that one dude, seriously.

[@juliamurphy5943]

So happy when I see you uploaded

[@fatidiclunacy7455]

Where in your soft to hard scale would you put a mirror? What if it’s an antique mirror with a more diffuse reflection? (In my mind if you can’t see yourself pretty well in the reflection it make the reflection of the light on it softer and it soften the room)

[@momobreznay7375]

Hi Noah! As an interior designer student I love your videos. Can I ask you where do you mainly get those reference pictures that you show while talking?

[@Emily-r4p]

Hello Daniel! Informative video. Wondering if mixing visual weight is also advisable to create contrast?

[@carrieilbrey0520]

Thanks Noah, you always make me think. ❤

[@palomacarrillo]

Hi Noah, could you in one of your next videos mentioned your book recommendations for learning about interior design? Thanks

[@CSB458]

Just got an offer accepted on a fixer upper with honey oak cabinets. Determined to make them look stellar🙏🏾

[@1ML-c4o]

Welcome back mid-century nerd

[@idahellsten1268]

Really love your content, thank you! I would be really interested in hearing about your favourite architects and designers and their works, why you love them etc. Would be cool to know where you get your inspiration from

[@DulceAPlus]

Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge. I have lime/puke green counter tops in my kitchen and orange counter tops in my bathroom. I live in a 1970s duplex 😅

[@oliveoilolivia]

immediate subscribe!

[@enzo49]

I absolutely need your coffee mug please link it it's so good looking

[@toppcatt5113]

Noah,is there somewhere we can view some of your designs.

[@Studiolevii]

As an artist, I can't wait for the colour video

[@GeometryMatters]

So, about the CONTRAST via softer vs. harder elements. Another way to look at it: Elements closest to their original natural state vs. elements manipulated by mankind to a degree which makes them feel altered beyond recognition from their original state.

[@Peinaj]

You never miss.

[@roxananicolescu5261]

I am changing the floors in my apartment and decided to go with wood everywhere, even in the kitchen because it's shared with the dining space and I do not like two types of floors in the same room. I am also changing the kitchen, and I am soo stressed because of it. I really want wood (I can only afford some engineered fronts) but I do not have many options here. And what I like does not seem to match the floors I like..A mess..I appreciate the tips for the wood tones, I find them handy, but the process is still challenging.

[@feerieke7065]

Thank you! This was amazing.

[@ahmedkosovac6195]

Amazing video!

[@juancarlosgallegos3902]

thank youuuuu for this video!

[@shannonhart5359]

The minimal decor combined with such grand architecture in Kim Kardashian’s home gives the feeling that she lives in a virtual reality. Kind of eerie, but on brand.