Interior Design Trends We’re Leaving Behind in 2023 ☠️

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Say goodbye to these trends with me! We should have left some of these interior design trends a long, long time ago, but nevertheless, I'm happy that some of these are being left behind. These are the home decor and architectural trends that I have deemed dead in 2023, let me know what you would add to this list!
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01:36 - Impractical Sofas
04:30 - Limewash
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10:14 - Squiggles and Blobs
11:46 - Cream Boucle
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[@APlantster]

Oh no! Boucle is over!?! I just put in my boucle countertops.

[@653j521]

Tee hee.

[@Bisera95]

On both of your kitchen islands, right? 😂

[@kellyn1977]

I just snorted water right up my nose laughing at this comment.

[@dearestdarling9467]

I just love how Nick always respectfully throws in a super niche scenario for trends he finds hideous to balance his POV “Now, it’s fine if you are running a speakeasy in Brooklyn” 😂 I’m cackling. Such a class act ❤

[@sallyreno6296]

That's not balance. That's snark.

[@claremurphy8297]

Great! I agree on design trends etc.. Good taste.. I really love the presentation - hilarious 😂..

[@tristonanan]

And they're always so accurate imo!

[@LifeHappens-xu8pg]

lol yes

[@Benintende1952]

@@sallyreno6296 Sally, you say snark like it's a bad thing! I think many of us here are all in on Nick's snark!

[@sodabread7956]

I wonder if part of the reason so many people struggled with lockdowns during covid is because they live in a depressing grey everywhere house and they never spent much time in it to realize how depressing it was until then

[@vaderladyl]

Exactly. There are posts everywhere about people complaining of having depressing, uninviting places to live that they never realized they had before Covid hit and that exacerbated their depression and mental health issues.

[@karenk2409]

Thank you! I blame gray for the depression epidemic.

[@tomwinston6758]

“The Dementors walked into your room and sucked out all the joy” ….. great use of reference 👍

[@paulacook5111]

“I think we’re expecting too much from our sofas.” Nick is speaking facts. Spent the last few months obsessing over sofas and Nick just summed up the problem.

[@Miss_Annlaug]

We have a sofa that is down right practical. Since day one we love it because its made to sit in: not too deep in the seat and good back support❤ with sofas i think the way to make them fun is the fabric, not the shape❤

[@whirledpeas5717]

I sooooo agree with no more sqiggles and blobs. To me it looks like 13 year old decor.

[@653j521]

Here's an idea: how about decor for age groups. Let little kids have theirs, teens have theirs, and on up to your own apt etc to retirement? It isn't one size fits all. It pretty much used to be that way. Parents bought rugs shaped like feet for their children, not themselves. Teens didn't do much decoupage but knotted macrame. Most retirees weren't experimenting with DIY and furniture styles.

[@Jaguarkralle1]

​@@653j521 But why? Why not let people decorate their own place however they want?

[@LlyleHunter]

I love Nick’s cutting sense of humor. He’s usually on point too. So many trends that I see are absolutely either short term passing fancies or just useless and Nick has a talent for calling them out.

[@MelodyProsser]

I've noticed that many of these trends start as a good or classic design and then go awry when people think it would be a good idea to replicate EVERYWHERE. Restraint is always a part of good design.

[@gailwilliams5278]

I was going to let my walls get smudged and dirty, and just tell people it’s lime wash.

[@jeanvignes]

Just smoke five packs a day. Your walls will look "lime washed" in no time.

[@aj.d.9096]

I've NEVER understood what people loved about those trendy sofas. The Togo looks like a poop emoji, the Bellini looks like something built on Minecraft, and the Cloud Couch looks like I could get it at Ashley Furniture for a fourth the price..

[@jeanvignes]

Don't forget the one that looks exactly like a super-magnified intestinal parasite. YIKES.

[@by_sha]

Just like most of the Hermes bags (which in my humble opinion are ugly and aged), they’re status symbols…

[@bridget7539]

Every time I look at those Togo sofas I just think of Jabba the Hutt

[@davecahyo]

People who bought it said they're super cozy

[@rjd3wine]

Nothing like an uncomfortable, ugly, really expensive furniture!

[@melissaweyrick5311]

While shopping with my Roommate for a Sofa, We came across a Woman asleep on one, right there in the Showroom. 😅 We were sold and bought it. And yes it was that comfortable.

[@MollyCutie]

I think thrifting and DIYs are becoming even more popular, actually, due to the cost of living crisis (and even the thrift stores are becoming overpriced). I've noticed that there seem to be more dollar stores popping up everywhere, too, at least in my city. I think you're funny, btw - though I'm not sure it's always on purpose.

[@653j521]

In Britain, charity shops are popular. You are making jobs, giving to the needy, and getting interesting things, including with some with renovated appliances.

[@Patrick-kt5mc]

So many people have all this stuff and , when they pass away, it gets released back into the wild again for others to enjoy.

[@agrarianarc]

I’m glad you mentioned thrift stores becoming overpriced because it’s a real problem

[@sylviarodriguez9249]

thank you 🙏🏼

[@crazyliv]

Just want to say thank you for the timestamps, one of the few designers to do this with your videos and I love it. Very clear and organized

[@sfl6307]

I could never leave my modern mid-century design behind.

[@dreamlife808]

Me neither!!😂

[@lunava5489]

Then dont 🙃

[@653j521]

@@lunava5489 Thank you for your insightful contributions to discussions. Or at any rate giving Nick more money. :)

[@Dubois_tada]

@@653j521I don’t think it was that deep lol

[@lyndaandrian7204]

Please do a video on good regular sofas to build design around.

[@emiliebova]

I really enjoy your input about the design world. You teach us with humor and practicality. Those low, low sofas are a hard no.

[@jessicakarinacastillo3641]

Yeah

[@cinderelli3192]

I love your opinion on Gray ! when gray was trending I mistakenly painted my entrance/hall gray and could not paint it back to beige fast enough, it looked so cold & un-inviting ... my home will always be in earth tones ... so warm and calming ... thanks Nick, another outstanding and entertaining video. I always laugh when I see what time it is on your living room clock LOL

[@dancemom2009]

Me too. Never liked the grey trends and always had earth tones and just moved and continued with the earth tones. House always feels warm and welcoming

[@em84c]

I have white walls but grey bedhead, bed linen and sofa..I love grey and my cat is grey so it has the added benefit of hiding his fur 😆 I like beige but it just doesn't feel like me. My cousin buys everything beige for her house and baby. My favourite colour is pink and it goes well with grey imo. I just have some pink things here and there like cushions. I bought lots of things from the Barbie Movie collabs.

[@qqqqqqqq]

YES! Especially those gray&black kitchens - ugh, who will be living there, robots?

[@kutanra]

I'd love to see Nick and Alexandra Gater do a head to head where they design the same space for a brief. Most of Nick's most hated trends are one Team AG really leans into lol

[@shawkitty2524]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@IExpectedBSJustNotThisMuchBS]

Stopped watching her when she finished off her little kitchen in her new office…. I’ve never seen something go so wrong while someone was justifying it with pseudo decorating maxims. I watch a lot of decorating programs and while I sometimes disagree I’ve never been irked, save with her.

[@christinastephenson356]

Yes!

[@marta150]

I will say her carpenter is good and I like the furniture legs she adds onto ikea stuff. But too many squiggles and blobs and word art.

[@MyFocusVaries]

She designs to her client wishes. It's absolutely not my taste, but it's to the taste of the people she's decorating for. Her space planning is amazing.

[@mootmootmootmoot9933]

‘Sucked all the joy out of ur space’ is exactly what the all gray does… it’s like a sad movie in black and white but it’s someone’s living space

[@catlinhollow]

I love my calming grey bedroom. My inspiration was a winter sunset in the mountains of PA. 3 walls, the ceiling and floor are different tints, tones, and shade of grey. The trim is a pearly peachy white, and one wall is wallpaper in a similar peachy white satin. The play of light through the day on these colors is fascinating. I truly feel like I am in a subtly spectacular winter sky. Not at all depressing if you love winter.

[@Patrick-kt5mc]

I'm employed in the iron and steel industry and have to look at gray all day. It's ok for the eight or so hours that I'm there but I don't want to come home to it.

[@leagarner3675]

Yes. I love winter because of the visual beauty. Truly. A dark branch, the moon, a cardinal, all become enchanting. I live in the Midwest where it is winter 6 months of the year. I landscape and plant for winter interest. My interior leans towards warm natural elemental - wood, iron, wool, cotton, glass, blues, yellows, greens. Gray is welcome. Not at all depressing.

[@user-qi3hf8ko3q]

we need pics!!

[@thedevilandhertrumpets4268]

Same. I love my light gray walls. Beige will always be boring and basic to me, and gray is the calming and clean vibe I need.

[@em84c]

I love grey too. My cat is grey so all my fabric stuff like bedhead, bed linen, sofa, rug is grey and hides his fur. My favourite colour is pink and I have pink decorative items like cushions. I love white/grey marble as well. I have soap dispensers, coasters and lamps with marble. My dining table, dining chairs and bedside tables are white with wooden legs. I need to buy a coffee table or side tables and Im thinking of getting those ones with a marble top and gold metal cube frame base

[@sharonsmith-dl8cs]

"Sometimes things can just be things"! What a wise statement 😅Thanks for such great content this year!

[@richardm6704]

The grey (with an "e", fellow Canadian) bedroom to me is perfect. The cold quiet is ideal for crawling under the grey duvet and trying desperately to just. fall. asleep. please!

[@KSakemi]

I was not aware of the backlit stone trend and I’m honestly horrified. Yes, let’s make our homes look like Satan’s kitchen.

[@haleymist09]

😅😅😂😂

[@jpp7783]

It’s just tacky. Anything that screams “look at me, look at me” is off. Fran Drescher crossed with Dolly Parton are fun on TV but in real life, it starts reading ghetto hooker.

[@pjperdue1293]

LOL! I could see it used (sparingly) in a dark trendy cocktail bar. But in a home, it makes it look like the Playboy mansion grotto.

[@jeanvignes]

HA-ha! "Satan's kitchen." I was thinking 1960's Italian bordello, but throw some demons in there and you've got it.

[@jpp7783]

@@jeanvignes as a 1960s iitalian, from Canada’s version of New Jersey…yeah, that’s accurate.

[@bonniesteinke6624]

I love the meme that says, “ It took me all afternoon, but I was able to turn my coffee table into a wooden pallet.” 🤪 I had a burgundy bouclé suit that I loved in the 90’s , but it made me wonder how many sofas had to give up their lives to make my suit.

[@kathrynfrench2575]

I’d love to see a video on wood floor color selection. With all the natural wood cabinetry now, it’s been a struggle for us commoners to find something that is complementary and have a bit of contrast.

[@nanchesca3950]

I actually like the lime wash look but that's probably because I was really into the sponge painting in the early 90's😂

[@natatatt]

That's exactly why I don't like it haha

[@vaderladyl]

Lime wash can look good depending on the setting like say, an Italian village house, but in a suburban tract home in Midwest America, no.

[@tammyrussell-rice5508]

It's timeless in a Southwest interior design. Think adobe walls.

[@C-rol]

I did a gray line wash for my bedroom. It gives an illusion of the wall made of concrete. It's a great look for an Industrial interior design

[@karenk2409]

@@vaderladyl Agree, it depends on the setting.

[@manualgearshift4965]

Took your recommendation about replacing grey with a warmer color from an earlier video-complete game changer for my basement. Its looks amazing, bright, welcoming, thank you for mentioning.

[@bonniesteinke6624]

Just because something is “designer” doesn’t make it wonderful. Sometimes you have to listen to the one small voice, speaking out in honesty, “The emperor has no clothes on !” 😂 What I value and admire most is great craftsmanship, regardless of cost.

[@TheRavensNest]

I kind of feel like the low and deep sofa is good for some homes and not for some. Last year we splurged on a large modular down sofa that is low and has very deep seats. Yes, for my husband's elderly parents it can be a hassle, so they tend to not sit in it when they're visiting. But in the evening when all of the family - two parents, four kids, a cat and a large dog - can fit really comfortably on it for tv, gaming and just cuddling up with our blankets, it definitely is perfection.

[@lazygardens]

Backlit stone has a "cheap strip club dance floor" quality to it. Foam mirror looks like you wrapped the mirror frame in the intestines of your enemies ... "Squiggles and Blobs" ... that trendy interior design place that Nick never walked by without crossing himself and waving garlic.

[@MyFocusVaries]

It's pretty expensive. I'd say expensive strip club.

[@DNAConsultingDetectives]

😂 You’re (almost) always right! If Nick says it’s out…it’s out people! ✅

[@Nick_Lewis]

Haha almost always 😂

[@soapydragon7898]

Ha ha, I'm re-doing my bathroom and I'm doing a gray wall with a checkerboard floor.🤣 Although in my defense, it is a gray that reads light blue on the top of the wall with a beadboard bottom in white dove and a beige and white diagonal checkerboard floor. I have brass and matte black metals and neutral wood open shelving with brass brackets to put some pictures and plants above the toilet. I think it will actually be a timeless update for our more traditional style house that blends the blues and beiges and wood tones that we have throughout. Hard to make a home look cohesive, but this seems to work. Definitely no squiggles though.

[@Benintende1952]

I have to laugh whenever Nick talks about the grey trend being over. For 30+ years I was on Team Shabby Chic with the creams and the pastel greens and pink and the cabbage rose florals. (Please don’t tell Nick that I actually have distressed painted furniture.) When the grey trend began I would shake my head when I saw my friends begin to decorate using greys - so boring, so one dimensional and lacking in creativity were my thoughts. But suddenly one day I yearned for the calmness that grey brings to the party. The Shabby look was too fussy and whatever the opposite of calm would be. Slowly I have been incorporating grey into my life (so far in my bedroom, office and kitchen) and its classy minimilistic vibe is such a nice change. I still have the painted furniture (at 70 years old, I’m not about to toss fifty years of acquisitions) but I am sanding and repainting to remove all the distressing. So now, I’m unsure what my style would be called Grey Cottage? Unshabby Chic?

[@tammyrussell-rice5508]

I think it would be Cottagecore?

[@leagarner3675]

Great story of living with intention. Give us an update some day :)

[@user-qi3hf8ko3q]

we need pics!!

[@Miss_Annlaug]

Inlove grey for the same reason. I have bright colors too in my home but i want a warm gray in the bedroom

[@natassazacharia3090]

I couldn't agree more on all of them! Now, let me grab my tea with my squiggled spoon from my backlit marble kitchen island and go to my gray limewashed walled living room and sit on my togo sofa and relax beside my exquisite diy foam mirror and my cream boucle chair... 😆😆😆 Thanks again for an amazing video!

[@Kristi54321]

"Sometimes things can just be things." - Nick Lewis, 2023 🤣 Amen, Sir.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Is he mangling Freud? 😂

[@ursusmega2803]

I've never seen back lit stone before & I LOVE IT! I love Tiffany lamps & art deco so that's probably why.

[@duc25xr]

Same! It adds the warmth that lamps do with the addition of the beautiful depth of stone. I'm surprised people hate it

[@jazzyfromtheblog]

You almost described my whole appartment 😂 I Just moved in 3 years ago and Just finishing decorating. What should I do now 😂😂😂

[@lora9664]

Everyone can share content but should they? Truer words never spoken. Hahaha

[@eatsweetbalance5159]

The squiggles and blobs remind me of Rugrats or Blues Clues. Phil and Lily in their college years lol

[@christinastephenson356]

Nick, i absolutely appreciate your take on design trends. When i moved to a new space with my family, it was sooo much fun to have a fresh start design wise. I would live to see you tackle some long forgotten design genres in a fresh and modern way, like what an Arts and Crafts home would look like in an updated 2023 home. Anyway, thanks for videos!

[@carolefreeman2544]

I love “arts and craft design”. I would love to see an updated version of this design too!

[@hannahbeertz1231]

Yeeees!

[@jaydobbyn3975]

Subway tile is timeless and will never go out of style sorry

[@jeanvignes]

Oh, Nick. In February 2020 I moved into an all-gray rental home (every wall, every ceiling, every floor: the same medium gray. Then you know what happened everywhere on March 20, 2020. Aieeeee. Suddenly I was unemployed, housebound, and alone in series of gray boxes. NOOOOO!!! All my furniture was either in storage or yet to be purchased after my long-distance move into this gray box hell scape. I literally started putting tons of lemons, limes, and other brightly colored produce into my Walmart grocery pickup orders just to bring some COLOR into my space. I wept over a glass bowl of lemons. Literally. I eventually became clever about ordering a few things on line that brought more subtle color into my home (e.g. the nice patterned shower curtain that created a bridge between the medium gray and some warmer terracotta, cream, and peach tones.) Ivory window shades. A white office installation from IKEA dropped at my door in a half-dozen boxes. A cobalt blue vase out of storage when I realized I could venture to my storage unit at the crack of doom on a Sunday and encounter no one. WHEW. But yes please let's give the all-gray a heave-ho and leave it behind us as we sail into a brighter, more colorful, but still tasteful future.

[@Mabel461]

You are absolutely right on that diy videos! There are SO many horrible videos out there… when not done by real experts they are garbage.

[@cwhitetkd]

I want to see how all these DIY projects look in 6 months. Those glued together bowls are going to fall apart. And particularly all the cardboard stuff covered in plaster of paris. How much of it has cracked and flaked?!

[@susandamsen1218]

I’m SO over gray! It’s like being inside a storm cloud! 😂

[@sharonabel7221]

“Sometimes things can just be things” !!! Exactly! Nick always says it like it is!

[@ClarkyClark]

I'm soooo over the sofa my roommate bought for us. It's huge. Too big. It's impractical and takes up the whole living room. I've been struggling to figure out exactly why it's so disappointing. And yes, impractical, that's the word. It's incredibly comfortable and looks nice, but it's just too big and impractical for our space.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

I used to love checkerboard print when I was young in the 80s and early 90s but then while watching the 1995 film Doom Generation there was a scene that takes place in an all Checkerboard patterned bedroom and the person I was with said "Well, someone's a big Nascar fan" and that was it, I was never able to unsee it and have disliked checkerboard ever since.

[@danielleschmidt2954]

God I hope people stop all the diy like stop telling me I can do it myself. I don't want to!

[@carolmelancon]

I must admit, if I could afford to have a swanky, Art Deco bar in my home, I might be tempted to backlight the stone.

[@653j521]

Backlit stone finishes are new to me. When do we lose the books as stands for objects rather than as, well, books? It's been years now. When is it over?

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

MERRY SQUIGGLY BLOBBY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE 🤣🎁🫶🏽🎄👏🏾

[@mce57]

Thanks for sharing young Nick in the juice shop! And of course thanks for your spot on commentary and great sense of humour, Nick! Love all your videos. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

[@ChristinaSalwitzGardens]

So correct on the cream boucle everywhere. All I can see is dog hair so caught in that fabric that it would drive me nuts. Regarding the gray- THANK YOU! A friend recently remodeled their kitchen and everything was dark, battleship gray. All revealed at a giant depressing Xmas party. It was so drab and sad. On the DIY’s- my personal big pet peeve. I’m a Landscape Designer and those same creators are keeping my business going fixing all of those bad idea mistakes, many of which are shown by interior designers who think they’re exterior knowledge is GREAT! 🤣

[@Misakigi]

i AM the color in my husband's muted grey living room 😅

[@jayray4313]

Young juice bar Nick is so slay! ❤

[@susannee.colella6109]

I just love how you present everything. Thanks

[@cj222100]

The squiggles & blobs to me are very The Facts of Life circa 1986 when the girls rebranded Mrs Garrett's former bake shop into Over Our Heads

[@baktaash]

When are we leaving that geometric light fixture with the exposed bulb hanging over your dining table in the background? It screams 2010s Millennial Modern

[@vmcurry1]

No backlit stone looks like a 7/11

[@Sealia77]

Those low sofas are ok for a tv only room but not so good for entertaining visitors.

[@kaasmeester5903]

@16:02: Can we also please please please say goodbye to those silly slogans written on the walls?

[@chrissymullins1579]

"This was on life support before."😅☠️ Yes, Nick, I'm so tired of the gray. Get out of here!

[@Dubois_tada]

IMO Colored bouclé looked like a pilled sweater

[@leadimentoobrien1221]

Merry christmas!! Happy new year! You talk I listen because I am challenged in so many ways. Thank you. I Love that u put pictures up as u discuss them and use a split screen

[@crystalfronk8287]

YES YES YES! No one understood my hatred of gray everything. When we purchased our home the owners had everything gray! Gray walls, gray furniture, gray carpet gray MDF laminate countertop thing. I love colors in my house. I was so happy to do away with all the gray.

[@TakemesomewhereniceMCR]

I love the tiled tables done properly - there are so many on insta/tiktok that you know will break immediately. I've made them and they area built to last and that's why they cost a fortune to make. I'm no into childish maximalism, they DIYs aren't bad, but you can see that they know nothing about proportion and material. Love the channel - you're great!!

[@LittleDrklng]

Happy Holidays Nick. Love you!

[@lydiad3575]

I never heard of backlit stone but when you showed it I gutterly hated it. So cheap. Like a night light

[@betinacrugeira4221]

Dearest Nick, I wish a Very Merry Christmas!❤

[@tbeesknees]

I enjoy your channel and your personality so much, Nick. Happy Holidays!

[@HerVibesDivine]

Imagine seeing a space you designed in one of these videos😂

[@Nick_Lewis]

I’ve received messages and dm’s about it 😂

[@leagarner3675]

@@Nick_Lewis I'm assuming that was your intent.

[@jd9351]

Love your sparky humor. Complete agree on every point. 👏

[@tjrothausen]

Yay! Another video where Nick says blob a few times; though not quite enough times in this one!

[@BeuTful]

I love that in one of the pictures you showed of the "cloud" ceiling, it was done around a boob light. They would have been better off just buying a new light and leaving the rest of the ceiling alone!

[@tammyrussell-rice5508]

Thanks Nick for the added dose of cheer this time of year!

[@nikkistewart6767]

I just bought a house with almost every room in gray!! I have slowly painted some of the rooms. I will continue until they are all painted in something other than gray, which I used to be a fan of, before I had every room done in gray! I love watching your channel and like your way of presenting content!

[@sara_eliza]

“Everyone can make content… but should they 👀” lmao Nick you’re the best

[@SignalHillHiker]

I am saving up to put bold checkerboard in my home, and you can't stop me, ha! But in all seriousness, great stuff. Definitely ready for gray to **** off. It got so popular that it permeated everything (even my former office building replaced a soft blue with a cold grey) and it depresses me.

[@only1joy]

Yes, gray. Done. I was over it 5 years ago. Worked in an office that had nothing but gray in it, I called it "Gray Land". One day a co-worker was passing out staplers and said to me, "sorry, but the last stapler we have is red". Thank God!! The one bright spot in my day!

[@jbwb_12369]

Oh my please dont

[@jeanvignes]

I lived with classic black and white checkerboard floors for a year and...NEVER AGAIN. They looked dirty again five minutes after mopping them because EVERYTHING shows in high contrast against either black or white. Just warning you to be kind.

[@Sooz1234]

Thank you for another smile, and have a wonderful holiday.

[@thelittlelynx]

Late eighties millennial here. While I am personally also not a fan of the blobbs and squiggles and colourful checkerboard I just realised that Gen Z has only been (consciously) experiencing the post 9/11 world and the many crises that have happened since so in some way I find it understandable to be attracted to the almost naive simplicity and joy that springs from those designs. They're not to blame for craving a home that gives them a break from the harshness of their reality. And without getting too philosophical, maybe the business and loudness of those patterns and designs helps dispersing their worries about the future and draws them to just enjoy the present moment instead.

[@leagarner3675]

Interesting take on the design. I was looking for some info and found "soft post modern" or "pastel post modern" which also crosses into Scandinavian design. Just saying.

[@aly.zhang.]

You are hilarious and so instructive! I love!! x

[@anneporter123]

The thing I never get is, "Everybody has them." I really don't go into that many houses. My friends are very independent people and do not change their taste on a whime. Are rich people really redecorating that often and trying to outdo each other all the time? I would never really know what people are doing without these videos.

[@vaderladyl]

I think this is all created FOMO by the decor industry to give the illusion that indeed is happening like that, but I don't it is true.

[@melissak8892]

I think it's mainly the middle class, especially new money upper middle class, who are trying to keep up with trends.

[@juliemarkham4332]

I don't own any boucle furniture (I'm transitional style La-Z-Boy couch with matching chair) but I really like the look and appreciate seeing colored boucle too.

[@aizhan229]

Soo happy when you post a video. ❤🎉

[@cathykrueger4899]

Many years ago I bought a sofa that still looks great and sits beautifully. It’s now in its second home. It doesn’t even look old or worn. It’s traditional and not microfiber. The color is charcoal. I still love it.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Nick would absolutely hate my bachelor apartment.

[@joiathegreat]

Good riddance all gray! I never liked it. I enjoy your videos Nick. Merry Christmas 🎉.

[@simplyem.]

the squiggle lamp always reminded me of something but couldn't pin point what, the 90s CD holder is spot on haha

[@annastewart1668]

Merry Christmas Nick🎄🎄 thank you for all the fantastic videos this year and looking forward to more words of wisdom in 2024 🎄🎄

[@cheleshows]

For some reason it made me giggle when I thought of you sitting on your marble coffee table while talking to us BUT I see now NOPE, you are sitting in what looks like a comfy chair. Happy Cha-nu-kah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Diwali ... Enjoy it all.

[@thepolishedwook]

I'm glad bucle' and foam mirrors are on the way out. I've always thought bucle' looks like the manufacturer started with a quality fabric and let a rabid cat go at it for a month.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

😂😂😂

[@SamBarge1]

Why won't HGTV give you a show? They should. You're great. "I think we're expecting too much from our sofas," and "Let stone be stone," are brilliant and wise statements. HGTV needs your wisdom and taste. Happy Holidays!

[@laurenceapitz1678]

I would take your sofa-comment even farther and say : do not get a sofa if you can’t take the cover off and bring it to the dry cleaners, someone (and it doesn’t have to be a child) is always going to spill something on it !

[@gailwilliams5278]

I could probably buy a new sofa for what a dry cleaner would charge to clean the cover! Only buy a sofa with covers you can wash (in the ‘commercial size’ washer at a laundromat, most likely).

[@janiceestes9518]

I don't even sit on my sofa. Always sitting at the island on a chair. Or swimming in a pool at 70 years old for exercise.

[@robinbirdj743]

50K views in half a day?! Great year Nick ! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@johnnyboyvan]

Trend graveyard ! Love ❤️ it. 😊

[@em84c]

I love grey in my home decor. My cat is grey so it hides his fur. 😆 I have grey sheets, grey upholstered bed, grey sofa..with touches of marble and pink (my fave colour). I rent and my walls are white and floors wood laminate. I was happy to see the curtains and blinds were all grey when I moved in. 😊

[@kateshaw1581]

I just found your content! Thanks for the great design information and all the stylish knowledge you have!! Also, are so funny

[@carolhathaway5168]

This was such a fun romp through the trends graveyard! Thanks!

[@helengraves7850]

The only backlit stone I've liked is the exterior (at night) of the Perelman Center, a new performance venue in lower Manhattan. But the backlighting comes from the lights being on inside the building, not LEDs that would require demolition to replace!

[@lorimehrtens3552]

“But should they….” Nick, you always have the right amount of snark 😂

[@rachaelbruesch6306]

Hi Nick! I am a firm believer in form equal function. No blobs, no squiggles and no clouds in the furniture or on the ceiling. Also, I am over the all gray, the green velvet sofa & the pop of teal/peacock. So done!