Interior Design Trends YOU Think Need To Go | Basket Pendants, Decorative Ladders and More!

[@taylorjackson4086]

I have a live edge coffee table, two basket pendants and a pink arch in my apartment. You took me to the cleaners, I deserved it, AND I LOVED IT.

[@yourlocallesbian6448]

Lol

[@Elin.Noller]

Keep the live edge and pendants, get rid of the painted arch :P

[@rickidisdier817]

As long as you don't have a GirlBoss mug. Snort.

[@taylorjackson4086]

@@rickidisdier817 lol I would NEVER

[@RP-qy3cz]

😂😂😂

[@susanmaxwell1115]

It’s the wordy signs for me…”Gather, Live Love Laugh, I love fall most of all” Sooo over it!

[@bardin35mm]

😂💯

[@g.d.anonymous8235]

Yes, ugh, so over word signage. Who really needs to have this stuff all over inside a home?

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

And *all* done with the same font.

[@bookmouse2719]

A long time ago, people would stitch samplers or Home Sweet Home and such. One could put up a witty statement and embroider it. :) But the modern signs were stupid.

[@Paige-Turnner]

Ah good, I'm not alone 🤭

[@stuckinmopro8533]

There are trends that have value in some surprising ways. When the sliding barn doors hit the scene I was a tiny bit intrigued but very quickly realized that the millions (😉) of people that went to the often significant expense to have them installed will be stuck in the mid 2000’s style. Well 1.5 years ago I was unfortunately forced to become wheelchair bound and we hired a contractor to redo our entire bedroom suite. He essentially begged me to trust him when he wanted to install sliding barn doors into my bedroom and bathroom. I have since realized that they are the easiest way to open/close doors for someone in a chair. I thank goodness every day for this “trend”!

[@radianttadpole6363]

I’d like a barn door that doesn’t look like a barn door. It would slide the same, but the door itself would have a simpler, cleaner appearance without diagonal beams.

[@gailsykes2691]

However you name it, a sliding door saves a lot of space. But it doesn't need to look like a barn door.

[@stuckinmopro8533]

Ours are basic craftsman style which matches the style of the home itself. No cross beams here, lol.

[@erinmoore9681]

Great feedback from the perspective of universal access. I’d love to see more content from Nick on accessibility in the home

[@kansasgirl8371]

They are such space savers for small places, too. We need to expand the style to include treatments other than farmhouse.

[@goofballjar]

Re: Ladders for throws - I am a quilter and often see “quilt ladders” in the quilting world. It is actually better for quilts to store them on a ladder than a shelf because it reduces wear if you’re not actively using the quilt. I agree it could go in general, but just from a blanket standpoint, with handmade quilts, they are functional. :)

[@lacyrussell7812]

I have an antique ladder to display the quits my late grandmother made. It looks really pretty in my opinion☺️

[@HomeFromFarAway]

This is useful to know! Thanks!

[@newtpollution]

My sister-in-law's mother uses ladders as decor in so many areas of her house it looks like a Parker Bros game.

[@lorraineedmond5921]

But there are no corresponding chutes?!?

[@kellymcdonell9687]

That made me snort!

[@homeandgardendiy6363]

That is one of the funniest comments I have read in weeks and weeks. That's what I'm going to just keep thinking about over and over. Thank you for the laughs, Newt!!!

[@jessinicole7998]

🤣🤣🤣

[@treegreen941]

Lol good one!

[@ArvinOlano]

GIRL BOSS omgggg 😂👏🏼

[@RIXRADvidz]

AAAHHHHH GURL ikr

[@lollyann7630]

Hehehe Arvin, I just love finding you in the comments...... just finished watching your latest upload, love you babes ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@kerrymone8590]

I can hear your laugh in my head, reading that comment 😆

[@ramonaoneil3135]

I love the subtle burn towards the MLM folks. 🤣

[@MollyT119]

Lmaoooo why do I always think of the “magic oil” girls when I see that phrase? 🤣🤣🤣

[@anneporter123]

I'm sick of the stupid books that are just brand names trying to make your coffee table make you look rich. Ridiculous. Get a real book and read it!

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

Yes!!!

[@crowmedicine3890]

Agreed. Especially the get a real book and read it part!

[@vikigossen1578]

On a related topic, organizing books on shelves by color discourages anyone from browsing to find their interest. They belong grouped by subject so you can find an interesting topic and pick out a book. But makeovers show books together that share a color instead of content.

[@crowmedicine3890]

@@vikigossen1578 Yes, this too! I don't understand all this "trendy" stuff with books. I love books and have lots around. Of course I want them to look nice but I put them together by author or by similar subjects.

[@crissolmontiel]

Especially when they are fake, I would read the history of Chanel and display the book but just he brand name in an empty book is absurd, I read the book and put it on a shelf if I want to keep it.

[@marroosh]

Pink is my favourite colour and I had had the ‘millennial pink’ in my life waaayyyy before influencers ran away with it. You will have to pry it from my cold dead hands🤣

[@TheDenisedrake]

Such a funny comment! You do you... and stay hot and alive.

[@Nick_Lewis]

Haha you can have aaaallll the pink girl! 😂

[@czarmayne]

I Love PINK too!!! For decades now too! As well as peach, champagne, old rose, indifferent fabrics. I love Pink!!! Strongly!!!

[@marroosh]

@@czarmayne Yesssss all the shades of pink, from pastel to fuschia😻

[@kyoko8100]

Me too! 😂❤️😂 But screw mirrored furniture and Tom Ford books 😑

[@maddierudd6836]

Here’s the thing, some of the things on this list I personally felt like people hate just because it’s popular. Something being popular isn’t always a bad thing, but there’s always exceptions!

[@ShipCreek]

Yeah. I think its the copy cat situation they're disliking so much. I think if people came up with innovative ways to use these ideas their view would be so different.

[@ds7675]

@@hllymchll I must have been living under a rock because I’d never heard of painted arches before Nick’s video. Now I know not to do it but, hey, whatever floats your boat. 😀

[@yourlocallesbian6448]

@@hllymchll when I saw painted arches on Pinterest I was like why would you do that??? Like if it were for a children's room I would understand it but why would an adult do that??? Lol.

[@furkankurtuluss]

@@hllymchll not innovative but I think some of them do look nice when it’s purposeful. It’s hard to give examples without pictures but like maybe it’s framing a bed without extra furniture or designating the desk space. But most painted arches look extremely random and pointless.

[@kw9299]

@@ds7675 same....I saw that and had no idea it was a thing. And also wondered why would anyone do thay? lol reminds be of the show Trading Spaces where the designers were out of ideas and they literally glued hay to the walls. Just awful....imo, of course...

[@dvanopynen88]

I want "fast fashion" interiors to go and quality pieces we keep because we just love them so much to be in

[@agfhdl239]

Yes! Sick of the concept of trends in general

[@emilyhicks1769]

Absolutely! We thrift the majority of our furniture, beautiful solid wood pieces that we can refinish to modernize if needed. It's way more affordable and extremely durable and interesting pieces.

[@mikesteele05]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[@andreaandrea6716]

I could give a youknowwhat about trends. I agree with you about 'fast fashion' interiors. It's so odd, the notion that "THIS" (whatever it is) is "IN" and then everyone rushes out to buy it. A well curated house is an Individual's house. I see houses that look like show rooms and... they're sterile, like a hotel room. People that want that... I wonder if they don't know who they are (materially speaking).

[@annakeye]

@@andreaandrea6716 It's consumerism at its most gauche. And people fall for it time-and-time again. As Nick says, "I don't like pink but you do you". In other words, stop being a slave to trends because it doesn't make a person a trendsetter, it makes them a follower hoping for something that is unreachable and also incredibly wasteful.

[@snowwhite7341]

I’ve loved “millennial” pink since it was 80’s pink, MCM pink and Art Deco pink before that. Don’t even get me started on Rococo! I love that shade of pink if used properly. 💖💖💖

[@sectionalsofa]

To me any color could be beautiful in the right setting. I love soft, warm pinks.

[@dnikkithatsame5990]

I also liked when it was 80s pink, it went well with mauve and hunter green

[@snowwhite7341]

@@dnikkithatsame5990 it was big with black and gray back in the 80’s, as well.

[@rachelrasmussen1101]

I love blush as an alternative to white.

[@michellem3879]

I once told an interior designer co-worker, I liked that shade but had already done it. She looked at me like I had three heads. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 I’ve already lived through many of these trends growing up and many give me “cheap” vibes now because they weren’t high quality then.

[@mregg-gy7jg]

The real reason I have a lot of rattan furniture is because while I do like it, it’s also generally super light so I can easily carry it up the stairs myself!

[@patriciatoth7715]

Yes... The older one gets, the more it matters.

[@miaschu8175]

I find a lot of rattan furniture to be quite comfortable, too.

[@Beqeeangel]

It’s also visually “light” so it’s great for small spaces

[@jlachowiec]

I made my live edge table 5 years ago, and I am keeping it forever. Picked out a slab that I could afford from a timber company and had fun finishing it.

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

You made it, so that makes it yours and timeless.

[@DaniLore]

Yep, made mine myself too. Was my first piece of furniture and I am super proud of it

[@erinmoore9681]

What wood species? Walnut?

[@jlachowiec]

@@erinmoore9681 Yellow cedar from Alaska. Actually not too soft, to my surprise.

[@elizabethxavier8648]

How cool is it that you were able to truly create something for your space?! I’d never part with it!

[@rachelrasmussen1101]

I've never seen painted arches anywhere, but when you showed them, my immediate reaction was "Wow! Genius!"

[@ds7675]

😂

[@RandomJayne]

I think they look good when they're framed as abstract art rather than presenting themselves as fake nooks.

[@pinkrose8272]

​@@RandomJayne I agree. I think they also look better when they are not the only colored thing on the wall. Like it just looks better when the walls themselves are not white and can add to the colorfulness and playfulness of an already fun space or when they are mutli colored with multiple arches or colored accents to give that abstract art idea you mentioned. Like I think when done right they can be a lot of fun and it is totally aligns with my design tastes. I still would probably be scared to actually ever add one to my own house (if i ever get one) but that's just because I am overly nitpicky so many of those ovals in photos I see of this, do not have perfect curves. I dont want to judge too much as they seem to usually be DIY projects, and painting curves is so hard. And Im not the best painter so if I slightly mess up the curve I know it would bother me way too much.

[@ingupin]

Rattan will never be over for me, in my eyes it is as timeless as wood or cotton and a great way to design furniture pieces that are a bit airier

[@Patrick-kt5mc]

@@Ash10000 My parents had wicker and rattan furniture back in the sixties but that was considered patio stuff for the most part.

[@Jennifer-nz2ss]

So sick of social media period! Pick what you like for your own house. Don't worry about what's on your phone/tablet. It's your house not theirs.

[@speedyspeedgirl1778]

This! I like looking for inspiration on the internet. But in the end, trends come and go. Pick what you like and what has meaning to you or makes your life easier. Those things will last and you will actually feel good in your space.

[@daniellem1838]

Gray on gray….on gray is what I’m over. Mostly because I’m in the PNW and gray is the shade of most seasons. It just seems depressing to me when everything in the home is gray (and I like gray).

[@trossk]

Not to mention ever house flipper uses the same grey paint, same grey flooring, same grey cabinets, etc on every house they slap it in to jack the price up 150k for a " full remodel" I am slightly starting to look for a house and I see grey walls and I move onto the next one

[@andreaandrea6716]

Me too, I'm in the Pacific NW and all the houses (nearly) on the street I live on (Kirkland) are painted grey. Some years ago, a family came from Hawaii and painted their house RED!!! Then, next door to them, the people painted their house lavender!! That only lasted a few years... Now, (the same people live in those houses) they're grey!!! It's so sad! I love grey too... but not on every house ... it's just depressing when, for a good part of the year, that's the colour of the sky.

[@oneminuteofmyday]

I have family who purchased a gray house and then put up bright pink shutters and doors. This was before gray was in, so it was considered an odd combination. Now I'd consider it snarky. lol

[@oneminuteofmyday]

I know someone who did that to their home-- grey walls, grey curtains, grey furniture, grey art, etc.. They finished it shortly before COVID. I'd see various parts of their house on Zoom and wonder what it was like being quarantined in that.

[@avalondreaming1433]

Well Nick is sitting there with a grey couch, chair and dining tables! I've been starting to wonder if stores are even selling any other color. It's been going on way too long. Over! Over! OVER!

[@vidincrisis]

ratan and weave are such a staple in so many indian houses I don't even think of them as trendy, they sort of just have been present in indian homes since forever hahah

[@rochellesonza6505]

Me too. As i was saying, they are not trendy for me and for other asians as they are also present in poor people's houses waaaayyyy before these are a trend. I'm even surprised it has become a trend.

[@lynnec.1010]

Totally agree. I'm an Australian who lives in the Philippines and have long planned to use rattan and basketry in our Australian home in the future to connect me back to our beautiful, beloved "second home" here. I was rather dismayed when this Asian/tropical staple became trendy as I hate following trends. Not to worry, by the time we return to Oz they'll be out of vogue again ... such is the ridiculous fast fashion of design. 😜.

[@afrikandreamchasers3773]

Rattan is eco-friendly. Personally hope the trend never goes away. This over a “cute” plastic light any day!

[@theasiphone]

Yes!!

[@andreaandrea6716]

Hear, hear!!!

[@annakeye]

@Evita Viitala Yes, and if people really care about the environment, then they'd look into who makes the product, where the materials are sourced, how much fuel was taken up bringing a piece of rattan kitsch to you from the Indonesian rainforest and then go and find something made locally and/or out of materials that can and are recycled such as glass and metals.

[@raedorin979]

I like it but that's an added bonus i hadn't thought of

[@SoLongMarianne_]

Here's a wild idea 💡 Follow your own taste and style, have fun while doing it, mix things together. Make it personal. Don't follow trends period, or people telling you what's hot or not. Follow your heart and what you love to have in your home. Dress your home up in what it looks good in. Different styles of houses/apartments looks good with different styles, just like us they have a personality 🖤 Let it shine ✨ Go for things that lasts, it's also good for the environment. And us.

[@evelynwhite2804]

Omigosh you should do a video on really old trends you'd want to bring back! Idk like I'm a person that avoids trends for no good reason, I would really enjoy a video like that.

[@trishdiggins]

Bring back Chinoiserie- beautiful and timeless!

[@Beqeeangel]

Art Deco is FINALLY back!! I’ve been waiting YEARS!!!

[@fthurman]

@@trishdiggins is it not also racist and sorta pro-colonizing?

[@andreaandrea6716]

Yes!!!

[@askialuna7717]

I don't know which style it is, but I've had enough of these cold white winter rooms, i.e. white walls with furniture that is white, cold grey and black and a bit of decoration in muted greenish blue and grey. For me, it's too clinically pure and cool in terms of the colour palette. From a colour psychology point of view, it's also the case that we feel a bit cooler in a room with cool colours than in a room with warm colours, and heating has to compensate for that. I find industrial quite uncomfortable to live in.

[@moocrazytn]

Hear! Hear!

[@UKLeonie]

@@moocrazytn me too

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

I so agree, I'm not doing surgery in my bedroom! And being a vibrant color person, it just gives me chills. Ugly.

[@gailsykes2691]

I love my white rooms, furniture, bedding, towels etc. I throw bits of colour here and there but I'm happy with mostly white. Each to their own 🙂

[@dahj5954]

Hi hear what you mean BUT I disagree and here’s (MY) why. I get overwhelmed and over stimulated easily and it stresses me out. My job consists of constantly picking designs/colours/textures as a builder/designer so when at home I need a very minimal, “boring” surrounding. (But I do design warmer colour palettes.)

[@gracec6485]

Here in the Southwest the decorative ladder will never go out of style. People here still use it to add some height and variety to the desert decor rustic look we have here adding Mexican blankets or Navajo southwest blankets. I still like it!

[@JoRiver11]

That makes sense. I think that it's more the farmhouse use of the ladder that is in question.

[@thecatfromoregon]

Decorative ladders work beautifully in Navajo hogans. We do that a lot. But in a white-washed house in a Boston Suburb? Not so much.

[@cincocats320]

I actually like them in a bathroom as an alternative to towell rods. The air circulates around fhe towells better than on a rod so they dont get musty. And they're a good option if you are renting or aren't handy and can't install the fixtures you actually need since all you have to do is plop them in place with no drilling into walls.

[@kansasgirl8371]

The Southwest is exactly where it belongs! Beautiful with blankets.

[@buzzybee333]

With gorgeous authentic Navajo blankets you should display them 😊 most pics I’ve seen of this trend do seem to be the ordinary bath towel 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Goldzwiebel]

I love millennial pink! I redesigned my living space a good 5 years ago and this trend gave me the opportunity to design something uniform at a reasonable price. the furniture is all gray or white and the things you don't want to see for the rest of your life are pink. actually i wanted bright green as an accent color but that would have cost me a fortune and i would have had to buy everything at the same time in the same designer shops. Spending on the pink pieces wasn't even $200, while bright green would have been around $1000. I don't give a damn that a lot of people have pink in their homes right now. it's about me feeling comfortable in my home and not taking out a loan for flower pots.

[@nancyneyedly4587]

The stack of coffee table books! I like a stack of books, but it should reflect some genuine interest you have. So many "influencer" types all have the same stack of Tom Ford or Chanel books, maybe with a Paris Eiffel tower covered book or black and white photography of NY. Again if it is really your interest than great, I can see that and know a little more about you, but most of them have never even read them, or know little about what's inside them.

[@marylhere]

Antonio’s illustrated 1001 Arabian Nights has been my coffee table book for decades. Have added others here and there (gardening, history of Barbie, Original James and the Giant Peach, etc.) but Antonio’s book is my base.

[@nancyneyedly4587]

@@marylhere Perfect! And if I were in your home and saw those I would have some insight into your interests. But, again if I were to ask many of those who have the Tom Ford coffee table book for example, "Where was Tom Ford born or what fashion houses has he designed for", most of them wouldn't know. I guess for some, books are just decoration, like those people who throw away the dust jackets on books and cover them in all matching paper. For me it's Sister Wendy's Grand Tour and Sister Wendy's Story of Painting. She had a way of describing art that was so insightful and passionate she just pulled you in!

[@marylhere]

@@nancyneyedly4587 loved her show. Nice pick.

[@GoogleUser-hp8qe]

Books for just for decoration is just tacky in my opinion. They should have books to read...sigh.

[@renarettinger8523]

It’s as if they don’t even know coco was actually a straight up nazi. 😒

[@angiem8434]

I am over the huge books with designer names..Tom Ford..LV..Chanel..I love how alot of designers make sure to include them in the background of thier videos..I love me a good coffee table book but these can't be the only ones out there? 🤔

[@utahdan231]

I have beautiful cookbooks on my coffee table. 20 years ago it was a Collins series of The Beautiful Cookbooks. I have six of them. Regions of the world , traditions in food , awesome pictures of gardens , orchards , dinning in the nature and lovely recipes.

[@suziejames7510]

Totally agree, the book on my coffee table is always the one that I'm currently reading.

[@rach6722]

Totally agree. I’d much rather see books on design, art, travel... anything else lol

[@sl3772]

Yeah I have a mix of interior design books I actually read and booked from the thrift store. Turns out if you take off the ugly paper cover, the hardcover underneath is usually really nice.

[@miaschu8175]

I have my books that are too big for my bookshelves on the pine chest/coffee table - collected Shakespeare, Austen and art books. I have the books that I love, regardless of other people's opinions :)

[@ashley8526]

I like that you mentioned how things are styled matters!! People can incorporate some of these things (not you, girlboss merch) in a way that isn’t the same Instagram and KZbin influencer look.

[@Nick_Lewis]

Yes I love when people get creative and it’s not so copy/paste!

[@jessday4712]

“Not you, girl boss merch” hahahaha

[@Beqeeangel]

Instagram, HGTV, KZbin, etc., go to the extreme with their styles. It’s like a mannequin. Mannequins aren’t meant to persuade you to buy the whole outfit, they’re meant to persuade you to buy a single piece. Same goes for home decor in magazines. The goal isn’t to get you to redo your entire living room, it’s to get you to buy their couch, or their table, or even the little mugs they have in the picture. It’s just marketing. A home should never be as extreme as magazine covers, just like we should never dress as extreme as fashion week models

[@marcicook3166]

White rooms. If I see one more Instagram pic of a before and after “farmhouse” where they basically RUINED the room by painting everything white (including gorgeous wood trim) I’m gonna scream.

[@Beqeeangel]

OR BRICK!! When I watch HGTV and they white wash those old brick fireplaces I literally want to cry!

[@SukanyaKumar]

I love rattan and cane, love live edge, love the ladder, and love the painted arch...what I love about videos like yours and Arwin is...watching it...seeing how much I don't fit into interior design trends....then pat my own back for just doing what I love, no matter what, even before it becomes a trend!

[@a1bestrentals]

Ha! I'm getting ready to have a double slice live edge table as my hubs and I are working together to make it. I couldn't care less if someone else doesn't like it. Being "on trend" is what I'm over. I like looking at fresh things and I might incorporate one or two, but ultimately, I love what makes me feel good and comfy.

[@lorie76yt]

Agreed! Most of this stuff is just personal :) No one should worry about being on trend (and I love designer videos and I watch lots of them) I do get a little weary of this constant what should and shouldn’t be when it comes to decorative aspects. Taste is one thing, geometry is another i.e. furniture being too big or too small, the wrong shapes the wrong angles, that kind of stuff is valid but colours, rattan, arches etc. that’s up to you

[@Beqeeangel]

LOVE this mentality! Also I, too, love live edge. I think it brings a little woodland cabin into the home, and homes need more nature

[@andreaandrea6716]

Done WELL, they can be stunning. Good luck!! (Wood brings wonderful warmth to a home).

[@hshawn00]

@@lorie76yt Well said! I'm getting really annoyed reading through some of the comments where people are raining on things that amount to personal taste. If you don't like it then don't do it. Everyone get's to choose how they want to decorate their home and it doesn't matter who likes it or not.

[@schnellfahren911]

I'd love a real live edge table- as an accent or compliment, I don't think nature will ever really go out of style.

[@kristinmccluskey4093]

I love this idea! Next time you should do a video where we send in trends that we love even though we know they are tacky but just can’t help ourselves 🤣

[@Life_by_valentina]

Guilty decor pleasures 🤣

[@thecatfromoregon]

Like bathrooms decorated in a beach/seaside theme with seashell and anchor everything!

[@KelleyBroussardMackaig]

Oh Kristen, I LOVVVVE this idea!! - And Ms. Rebecca Rogers, that whole beach/seaside/seashell/ancher/ bathroom decor theme is something I don't think I'll ever be able to part ways with - I've been learning to become OK with that. 🏖🐚💺⚓

[@kaitlincrane_]

Yes that would be such a great idea!

[@kristinmccluskey4093]

@@KelleyBroussardMackaig mine is millennial pink, I might have an actual addiction to it 😂

[@sparklie962]

I like the look of rattan when it's fresh and new, but omg if you're not an obsessive rattan cleaner it can get really dusty and grimy fast. Plus, the stuff at the budget end can be fragile. Once it starts breaking or fraying there's no easy way to repair it (or at all?).

[@angelwings1979]

This is exactly how I feel about rattan. So dusty!

[@Rumade]

Yesssss I have a friend who has it all hanging around her house and it's just a dust and cobweb trap 😷

[@te7270]

Yes the biggest reason I don’t like rattan is it’s typically filthy. Painted wood is so much easier to keep clean. The few rattan pieces I have been forced to keep I painted white 😆 so I can clean it easily.

[@TheEmzies]

The swirly lettering used in inspirational quotes / girlboss aesthetic was the trend that needed to go as soon as it became a trend. Also the arches will scream "I was bored during the pandemic" in a years time.

[@IHeartQuilting2]

Trends that should go are the endless grey, couches so deep and/or low the average 50 year old struggles to get out and painting over high quality oak. I'd also like to see more design for average living rooms that includes the 50 inch flat screen TV AND a fireplace that may or may not be in regular use. Also ideas that help for safety for older people - rugs for instance - I love them but they are a tripping hazard. Better lighting, and even reading lights by chair in living room.

[@JamieM470]

Omg the endless grey! Some people have painted every single room in their house grey, AND put in grey flooring! It's coma-inducing!

[@stormwright8300]

I love gray, it's my favorite neutral besides brown but some people take it too far. I like gray cabinetry and real stone but having every room painted gray, especially with those gross unnatural gray floors, sounds horrific

[@hdb80]

I'm 41 and can't get out of those couches...

[@popovka]

Stop painting over quality oak, or any Quality wood, YES!!!

[@blaster-zy7xx]

I love a warm grey as the neutral backdrop with light natural wood tones as highlights. I'm just happy to see everything in beige and dark brown fade away. But the white and grayish tones with light natural wood tone accents works well for the coastal theme very popular here in Florida.

[@AnnaReed42]

I've never been a pink person, but I really like millennial pink in smaller doses. Some of the examples you showed were verging on bubblegum. To me, millennial pink is a little bit warmer and earthier, and it's kind of overtaken my former favorite colors. A full room of it is definitely a no from me though 😂

[@tikusblue]

Apart from the girlboss items, I think all of these trends are cute in the right space and will stick around for a while. I think what matters more is the utility of it and how it fits the space. I wouldn't personally put any of these in my house because they just wouldn't belong, but I appreciate them when I see them in other people's spaces.

[@marievaleur7877]

One trend I see is the gallery walls with online, ordered from the same site, bought mixy matchy prints...I dunno but half the fun of putting together a gallery wall is curating the pieces, bringing together meaningful, fun, heirloom, quirky art not just ordering a handful of "go together" prints. What does a gallery wall mean to you? I know we all have different ideas!

[@francesh3423]

Just started a gallery wall in my living room bc I've collected some pieces over the last year that work really well together. Never been one for portrait art but inherited my father's (yes he made them 70 years ago!) needlepoint Little Boy Blue and Pink Lady, and that spurred me on to find a 1760's sampler, a 1900 French fashion magazine with models in period dress centerfold, and hubby added his King Edward and Queen Alexandra framed pics. To me, truly elegant and I adore it. My dad's fault;) ❤

[@snowwhite7341]

I’ve been collecting vintage art for years plus one of my daughters went to art school. My house is basically a giant gallery wall 🤷🏼‍♀️. I love it all, though. Definitely a Maximalist here!

[@jenniferjeppsen9684]

My gallery wall is titled (in my head) Jen’s Adventure Wall. It’s. Made up of cool pictures I take when I travel. My shark dive pictures, rice paddies in Indonesia, etc. They all represent things I’ve done/experienced and enjoyed.

[@Elin.Noller]

Yes! Curated or lack thereof is almost always the reason things don't look authentic or "good". Goes for gallery walls as well as other decor. Too much rattan everywhere and everything pink looks gimmicky and un-curated. A ladder just cause its trendy and putting random shit on don't look authentic.

[@EtherealAriel]

That's just someone doing it wrong!

[@susanma4899]

Those "girl boss" photos you showed fall into the larger trend of "words on the wall." And we all know how we feel about those.

[@sheaantrim6880]

Couldn’t agree more. If you want/need the affirmation, stick to a mug that makes you smile (that you can hide in a cabinet)!

[@andreaandrea6716]

gag reflex!

[@lilgrannyari]

I love pink. It's my favorite color. You wouldn't know it looking at my house, though! I'm more for the subtle touches--my glassware, French press, file folders, etc. I stick with a neutral pallet for the most part.

[@annagallagher4498]

Painted arch = no Arched entryways between rooms = LOVE

[@RebeccaWhite30]

I think the rattan and live edge trends are part of the sustainable materials/ green/up cycle trend. Have you have done a video on it? I would love to see!

[@kristenpeterson3930]

Are live edge pieces actually sustainable?

[@a1bestrentals]

@@kristenpeterson3930 They are if you're making tables out of a tree you had to remove from your own property. I think its good to do something with it rather than just junk it.

[@RebeccaWhite30]

@@kristenpeterson3930 not always. There’s a local artist that makes them from reclaimed wood but I’m sure there’s mass produced ones from other materials.

[@Nick_Lewis]

I’ve mentioned it in my trends video and talked about some cool stuff there but never a dedicated video! Adding it to the list!

[@dsquared1950]

@ KP… I have a redwood live edge mantel, cut from a piece I selected, at a yard which uses railroad ties and old telephone poles and other recycled wood. It replaced a piece of crap fake colonial box box store mantel. It’s bolted so securely that it will be the last thing standing when the Big earthquake hits. The fireplace is tiled in white tiles with a wave pattern, and the hearth is simple rustic tiles similar to the mantel color. It’s a gas fireplace with driftwood logs and sea glass pebbles. It’s no identifiable style … just mine… and all the materials say California to me.

[@carolyncross9950]

Exposed lightbulbs; marble everything everywhere (look how rich I am); self-conscious styling as opposed to arranging your stuff nicely and actually living in a space; calligraphy; F&B Hague Blue; F&B Railings - oh my gosh, basically by deciding what you don't like, you home in on what you love.

[@EditLivy]

OMG marble... Can't stand it as well. It's cold and uninviting and way too delicate. I agree that most of the time its only purpose is to show off wealth.

[@skino1]

I agree with loads of these, but my bedroom is f&b Hague Blue, ceiling too 😂 I can't believe I'm generic now! I'd also add the usual slogan/typography prints, and the hairpin legs on everything... Even though I do have a small table with those legs from years ago. Oh and some types of painted furniture. What colour should I redecorate my bedroom then? I've got very deep olive green in the living room, aubergine hallway, ochre bathroom. Tips please 😁

[@carolyncross9950]

@@skino1 I bet it looks amazing. along with the rest of your colourful home. It's only really tiresome when people use it because they want to be 'trendy'. You sound like someone with personality 😌

[@skino1]

@@carolyncross9950 eventually everything becomes overused, and there are definitely things that end up looking like you're just trying to be trendy. I used to have a lot of vintage stuff and suddenly it looked really try hard instead of eclectic so I had to put some of it away/sell it. I don't want to have the trendy Instagram equivalent of that farmhouse style house, or that luxe style crushed velvet and marble house! I love Danish mid century (not mid-century modern), vintage, and some traditional Victorian styling with modern pieces thrown in. I'm a hoarder though, I have collected bits everywhere! I wish I could be minimalist! I think doing a mix of things you like is best. It's sad when they become really on trend and suddenly look dated though! I'd love to see a channel with house tours of lots of different normal people. And I love seeing how people style their houses when they live on a street with multiple versions of the same house. Layout changes etc. I think that would be really interesting. I'm nosey too! 😂

[@kw1535]

I feel this in my bones. add all the mid century modern furniture that goes along with these.

[@Signs9]

When I think of live edge tables, I think of Japanese artist George Nakashima who made gorgeous pieces! True works of art.

[@lindatisue733]

S. Korea has artists that take tree roots and transform them to amazing furniture. Rock stuck in the roots,? They leave it. They Are incredibly heavy though.

[@enz1590]

@@lindatisue733exactly how do you know that??? Wow

[@shinnam]

@@enz1590 I lived in S. Korea. There were several studios making the furniture near Jungju.

[@summersojourner]

@@enz1590 you could always use the internet to get the info.

[@enz1590]

@@shinnam wow I am S. Korean. Jinja is beautiful place. Hope you had good time in Jinju

[@jutka12]

Yeah, you know what needs to go in my opinion…grey. Grey wood flooring, grey kitchen cabinets and grey walls. Stahp!!!

[@ah5721]

Yeeees!!! In my area many people are over greys!

[@K_Rae_Bee]

That pink is honestly beautiful and calming. I very much disagree it needs to go , it is timeless.

[@cactusbound]

My display ladder is in the living room. I’m in southern Arizona and it’s usually a theme to bring in the native southwest element. I display my different throws that reflect the seasons.

[@wafflesandkiwi]

Agree! Love the southwest ladders. I didn't realize ladders were a popular thing for a bathroom 🤣

[@sophievanderbilt1325]

That sounds pretty

[@slCHARACOUNSELING]

I'm in Texas in an honest to God farmhouse (you can hear the roostèr crowing under the house and there are mini goats on the porch) and I have a ladder for throws and I switch them out as the seasons or months change.

[@sharonsteele618]

In the end, it's your home. Surround yourself with what you like, live and what you happy. Even if it is grandma's dumb end table you inherited and can't let go off. Make it work.

[@bookmouse2719]

exactly

[@refahussain]

That’s what I’m saying!

[@berylbazor3756]

I agree.

[@Lulusvideos1]

Exactly. I have an old white painted shelf that my uncle made for my mom back in the 70's, It's been in the living room, bedrooms, even the hallway. I'll never part with it. There are just some things regardless of 'style' that make it your 'home.'

[@heidimcdonough378]

I still love rattan/basket lighting options, though I mainly enjoy them styled Scandinavian vs boho. I think the weaving diffuses light in a great way for maximum coziness

[@tank5604]

I love your thoughts on Live Edge tables - I think it also drives a bigger point that if something has meaning or sentimental value then I think that can override many 'design' reasons for it being in a space. Sure we want our homes to look beautiful, but I think that shouldn't mean we can't also display things that give true warmth - emotional warmth!

[@bencruzsf]

The painted arch trend is a bit weird. However, the ladder "going nowhere" LOL I can see in small bathrooms where you don't want or have room to put a shelf or don't want to put a hole in the wall. I think it would depend on what the ladder looks like. :)

[@gabrielaribeiro6155]

When it is used like in 09:14 , a painted arch can be effective in adding interest to an otherwise "bland" wall. Like wallpaper or a mural, it adds something to the space. But the way a lot of people use painted arches does seem somewhat misguided and a bit weird, like you said

[@Beqeeangel]

We have an antique ladder that my mom hangs my great grandmother’s quilts on. It works because it’s authentic. The cheap Ikea ladder we had years ago did not last long because we got sick of it quickly. It goes back to that sentimental bit. Great grandma means something to us, Ikea does not.

[@_ashleylh]

Hehehehe I get the being over boho thing because of Instagram and Pinterest oversaturation...however I LOVE the modern minimalist scandi boho look and always have. Back in my early 20s (the late aughts, early tens) I didn't know what design styles were called. I remember describing my personal and interior style as, "I am not pretentious, but I love pretentious hipster Brooklyn apartment style...like warm white walls, books, travel and found things as colourful decor, and natural materials." My cousin Matt, who lived with me at the time, said, "You can say you're not, but you are a pretentious hipster." Haha so I think if what I like hasn't really changed in 10-15 years, I think it's safe to say that's my design style. Lol

[@aina3387]

Pwesonally, I think it is fine to love a style. Its popular for a reason.

[@cincocats320]

I think a boho or eclectic style is good if it is a look that has grown over time. I think I would describe my style as boho with a slant towards mid century. Every item we have has been added to our home is because we genuinely love it, and when traveling we are mindful of what we bring back, but overall we fit within a mid century aesthetic. I think the pushback is against insta boho, where every single world traveler item was actually bought at ikea or homegoods. I think any style ends up looking awful when it is clear that the homeowner just put a bunch of stuff from a catalogue page into their cart just because they were all labeled of that style rather than because they put thought into how the items serve their life or are an expression of who they are.

[@_ashleylh]

@@cincocats320 agreed! Mid century modern furniture is my "background". I'm pretty functional and minimal. I don't like excess in my home because I am 3 weeks away from having my third boy (my others are 2 and almost 4), and I don't want to make it difficult to clean! Everything I bring in my home is intentional. I'm a traveler too at heart, so that's where my touches of eclecticism come from, too. My home colour scheme is warm white, warm light and dark grey, cream, black, natural weave and warm mid brown leather. Then my touches of colour from various items shine (although it's mostly earth tones!) One of my prize possessions is a large painting done by a street artist that I got in Bangkok. It hangs over my upright piano. Any other art is mostly family photos, from local shops, or etsy. Plus if you spend too much money buying lots for your home in box stores, then where's the money to travel? Lol

[@EtherealAriel]

I too, have a fondness for the classic, somewhat hipster, urban loft.

[@afcopwife]

“Screams you’re in an MLM” 😂 Dead!

[@thecatfromoregon]

I have a friend who's had a profitinle direct selling-business for years. I support her business because she's low-key about it and doesn't participate in the Girl Boss design/fashion trends. And she doesn't try to recruit everyone and their dog.

[@nymph_x]

I personally love millennial pink, especially in the combination with geometrical patterns and grey color. I don't know why, but it gives me joy and fun

[@Nick_Lewis]

If you like it, that’s all that matters!

[@claucemicro1080]

I love it too! I’ve always enjoyed pink but not in everything. Dolling up a space is a no-no for me. I painted the outside of my house in a light-sandy pink and white and I love it! I also have a pink closet, but it has no doors, so it’s not overwhelming.

[@zhonguocha]

I just love all pink so much :)

[@OMGitsaClaire]

I feel like this is specifically seasonal, but I was in a Joann craft store today buying some DIY stuff and I noticed that they had a completely white and mint section of autumn decor. Why? Why did Joanna Gaines curse us with this? Nature literally gave us the color palette. If you’re going to decorate for autumn at least use actual autumnal colors. They don’t even have to be bright. You can do wheat and russet brown, but please just use actual autumn colors. Nobody needs to fill their house with white blown glass pumpkins. On a side note, I actually have a stump side table I made myself from a maple stump I found on the side of the road and I still love the thing. It took a lot of work, and being maple it’s a very light wood that seems to blend in with lots of different styles. So I plan to keep it, even though the stump table craze is waning.

[@koalaeucalyptus]

I actually disagree on the whole color palette thing. I love nature's palette, but I think being trapped by its colors is limiting and gets boring eventually. Shaking things up a little using unexpected colors and/or items can be a refreshment, but that of course depends on how tasteful those are.

[@trishdiggins]

Awww I love my blown glass white pumpkin. I hate fall colors, and it gives me a way to add a *little* bit of fall to my blue and white living room!

[@RWingoS7]

Also, Texas doesn't have a lot of deciduous forest where the leaves turn fancy colors and fall, they mostly just shrivel up brown and that's it. So in defense of Joanna Gaines, without having that bevy of color every fall to draw from, she went a different direction. It's not necessarily my taste but I don't hate it.

[@Beqeeangel]

I understand your frustration, but I agree with the others that changing colors is fun, but Joanna’s, being a major stored should still have classic fall colors too. Kinda ridiculous that they don’t have both. Keep that side table forever, that’s an heirloom my dude

[@andromedaAndy]

My least popular opinion ever is that I'm not into mid century modern. I feel like it just showed up again but also that it's immediately everywhere and it's too much lol

[@melbrod3868]

It's heresy, I guess, but I personally hate open floor plans. IMO. they are unrealistic for a family. If you have one child practicing a musical instrument, another person trying to watch TV, a child's school project spread all over a table (which can't be moved because of wet glue and glitter) and someone else cooking, it is impossible to do them all at once in what is basically the same room without some interference. Not to mention that you have to have your entire house clean all at the same time to be ready for drop-in guests--you can't just quickly close the door on one particular mess when the doorbell rings. I especially don't like the kitchen visible from the dining room. I'm a messy cook; I don't particularly like the trauma of my cooking :) right in the face of my guests, nor do I like the inevitable cooking dishes showing when I serve my feast. There is always some last minute stirring, hence visible cooking pots when you serve your meal, if you want the food to be hot. I don't want to sit down to a meal with a messy kitchen reminding me as I eat that I will have a big clean up job, and it is more difficult to ignore them during the after-meal relaxation time with guests.

[@francesh3423]

Trauma of my cooking?! I snorted out loud! This is me! Love to cook but can't fathom cleaning as I go because well I'm busy cooking!!! When it's a more complex meal I've been known to use the floor as counter space in my tiny gallery open to the dining room kitchen. Agree and miss having a visual block. I'd like a service counter instead of my open doorway as a fix.

[@eiremerald]

I like having defined spaces too as well as more walls to hang things. What makes me upset is when someone buys an old house that isn't meant to be an open floor plan and removes all the walls. If you want open, buy a house that is conducive for it and stop ruining the old houses.

[@SophiaCapote]

I have these thoughts for the past ten years when everything on hgtv has been "let's take down all these walls so you can see everything from everywhere". I love being able to close the door on a mess or an active project. Sometimes big spaces are nice, but you know what is also nice? Little nooks and alcoves that make you feel cozy, and having a constraint like small spaces lends itself to better design ideas as opposed to a giant plain white box.

[@ds7675]

I watched a House Hunters on HGTV once and the female buyer wanted her rooms to be separate. She said she didn’t want the pizza delivery person coming to the front door and seeing all the way through to the backyard. Gotta laugh!

[@thesnoopydance645]

I agree wholeheartedly!!! I've never heard this expressed before, I thought I was odd for not liking open floor plans , so i thank each of you for commenting.

[@eshackleton8248]

My bamboo ladder in a corner of my living room is elegantly draped with a Japanese vintage hand-woven damask obi, the colors of which are reflected in the furnishings that continue into the dining area.

[@summersojourner]

That sounds absolutely gorgeous.

[@eshackleton8248]

@@summersojourner thank you! May I add that my bamboo ladder, now 26 years old, has a rich aged patina, somewhat like teakwood. It’s a joy to look at.

[@issecret1]

Yeah, that's still a ladder in the living room

[@juliej7902]

@@issecret1 And your point is? To make someone feel bad over something that sounds beautiful?

[@Beqeeangel]

This is how one properly uses a ladder. That sounds stunning and I wish you could post pics in replies because I’d love to see it

[@taylights]

I think it really comes down to authenticity with the ladders and raw edges. The whole point of those is repurposing something and when you can buy it from Homegoods it just ruins it.

[@Nick_Lewis]

Yes totally agree 👏

[@Elin.Noller]

Agreed!

[@bigkittylittlekitty1740]

Nailed it!!!

[@aina3387]

I love the look of the raw edges, but decided against buying one because all the ones in stores were so inauthentic. If I'm going to be inauthentic I'm going with farmouse. After all, I have a few pets and a horse. The fact that I live in suburbia doesn't change that, lol.

[@frumpyhairdontcare5253]

Yes!!!

[@blueskyandgoldenlight]

I’m tired of word art, boho everything, pretentious coffee table books, farmhouse…. But I will never get tired of a neutral blush pink! Used as an accent, like on a door, it’s beautiful.

[@Pandorash8]

I had pink in my last home which was art deco. Most people didn’t like it, but I loved it and it was period correct. I think it’s a polarising colour. Interesting discussion as always 😊

[@augustineschaefer5522]

The arches seem like a lock down boredom thing. I painted the inside edge of the end of the hall door orange so I understand lockdown creativity but full on arches is too much for me.

[@IHeartQuilting2]

I liked some of the arches he features. You have to have a room that it works in though - won't work at my house. Too much furniture!

[@Trwanddon]

If you need architecture, I would rather see a creative effort than apathy any day! A painted arch could be awesome in the right context. I have such low ceilings it wouldn't good in my house, but I've seen some decent examples.

[@koalaeucalyptus]

I think the arches in general look very colorful an nice! It's just that they give off a more playful/creative/childish vibe, but when done right, they can be very refreshing. I like it when they have a purpose, something to frame. It's weird when they are painted in places where they don't fit, or when they literally have nothing to delimitate, or when there's already too much going on around them.

[@naylak5718]

People on insta: let me faux distress this table Me: kids will accomplish the same thing tho

[@thecatfromoregon]

New distressed furniture is a ripoff.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I’ve always said give some preschoolers a length of chain and let them go wild on a piece of wood (table, anyone?). Just don’t use the chains on each other. Voila! Instant gehactah (banged up or chopped up, in yiddish) furniture.

[@jonathanpease115]

“It does sort of scream a little bit that you are in a MLM...” HAHAHA 😂

[@jilliansholt]

My living space is one big square with no architectural details and I have a painted arch to define where my bar is. I actually really love it and it helps divide the space in a simple, inexpensive way.

[@InFondRemembrance]

I have a decorative ladder in my bedroom, it's less a display piece and more a place to put the clothing I only wore for a few hours, but doesn't belong back in the closet or on the floor. Room's not big enough to have a dedicated chair for that, so ladder it is.

[@susiebolt4021]

I'm ambivalent about most of these, but rattan gives me early 80s flashbacks. I remember my mom's living room which was entirely rattan. It was rough to the touch and quickly looked worn.

[@PasCorrect]

I guess the upside is that once it starts to look worn, you can migrate it to the patio, and once it starts falling apart, you can trash it without guilt, knowing it will biodegrade relatively quickly.

[@peterh5485]

The bare, bald light bulb surrounded by a metal "structure" (Nick, look over your right shoulder). What designer said, "Let's light the space like a 1930's tenement house with a single bare bulb in the middle of the room, and make it cool with an open metal structure"? Why would anyone want a glare-y, bald light bulb casting harsh light and lots of shadows around? Please make it go away!

[@te7270]

It’s the ubiquitous early Soviet style warehouse look. You will have nothing and you will be happy.

[@johelenfugate3498]

Da,da, I laugh !

[@Smooshes786]

Those style of light were originally designed for a lightbulb (lamp) that had a silver bottom so the light went up to the white of the underside of the fixture. With that style bulb it wasn’t full of glare. I don’t know if they still make that kind of lightbulb.

[@ClareW23]

So much agree, it looks good on camera, in person it's unpleasant. Give me a lovely diffuser shade any day!

[@wranglergrrl]

@@Smooshes786 they do! We have one and and the light is thrown upwards without having to use the "torch"-style floor lamps.

[@EmpressSolstice]

I didn't even know that the arch thing existed. I don't know how to feel about it..lol. I enjoy this type of video. Do another one please.

[@ds7675]

Me either!!

[@cocokai9661]

Okay, so now I really want a mug that says 'You're an intelligent, wonderful person, you don't need this mug to tell you so'.

[@Beqeeangel]

I found buy that. Hey Nick! Get on this!

[@rocioiribe5841]

So you also want it in fancy script handwriting?

[@cocokai9661]

@@rocioiribe5841 Absolutely!

[@chelliechipcookie]

Live edge tables, decorative ladders... You're basically just describing Southwest style. 😂 As a recent New Mexican transplant, I really love it and it really works here. I've never really cared about what's in or out though. Imma keep doing me with my rustic ass table.

[@curveappeal8180]

LOL I loved this video-totally agree with the “girl boss” inspirational quote kitsch. I find it really cringe. Also I am very sad to say that I am still seeing renovated houses hit the market with GRAY WOOD FLOORING 😩 Not sure if it qualifies as a trend but it just angers me…it looks like a morgue floor.

[@unicornmuffin1]

Oh I hate the gray wood flooring too! I cringe every time I see it

[@barbarak2836]

I've never understood that trend. I have never seen grey wood in real life, at least not a healthy tree. It looks as fake as it is, and yes, very cold.

[@natatatt]

I get why people liked grey flooring at the time (was a unique look that caught the eye), but I would never go for a trendy look for flooring - such an expensive thing to regret later.

[@rikwen96]

I have seen houses that have the grey wood floors, grey walls, grey trim, grey cabinets in the kitchen. Grey can be used to great advantage but it is just overkilled in so many places. I wonder if the builders just bought it in bulk to save money. I personally prefer some color in my life with pops of grey and black used to highlight areas.

[@goosegirl941]

I hate grey anything now lol

[@moocrazytn]

I live in a real farm house surrounded by my real cows. I found an antique ladder in the corn crib. I hate that ladders have been overused because I've found a place in my home where it would be a perfect solution to filling/using an odd space.

[@meghanwalker8865]

That seems like a good use then to me

[@irishlady5051]

Go for it!

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

It's authentic! Definitely use it.

[@marcicook3166]

I also live in a real farmhouse with real cows. Found an old beat up ladder in the barn when I moved in and you bet it went into my house. Holds blankets in my bedroom, not giving it up😊

[@JJoy-bk8yr]

Don't worry about "overused" unless you are an influencer or a designer for hire. They are the only people who even need to think about it, only because people are turning to them for new ideas. The rest of us can do what we like, regardless if it is popular, unpopular, done a billion times already, or it's something absolutely nobody ever does. Influencers have to show styles everyone loves but not many people have done yet, in order to be "relevant." Sounds exhausting. The rest of us can just live in our homes and enjoy them. So use that ladder if it makes you happy!

[@mnktfn]

I was thinking "painted arches" seconds before it came up :) Great video. I have two suggestions for other videos if you'd find them interesting. 1) how to work with or around structural elements you don't like. Whether it's a niche (easy) a weight holding beam or a column in the middle of your space that cannot be removed or it's too expensive. 2) how much can you mix it up within a style and still keep it? I.e. I love scandi and generally tend towards minimalism, but I do have a few items from trips or gifts or family stuff that I do want to keep. But I am afraid they'll clash with the general style & colour scheme. Same with books (lots of them, not coffeetable cute ones). I don't see how certain trends can be sustained IRL. How do we keep the style essence while having things? Any suggestion would be much appreciated.

[@meghanwalker8865]

These are awesome ideas for videos

[@lulubelle65]

Books are classic and go in every room.

[@allyas]

Yes! I will always have books, but I'm stressed by visual clutter. I need tips how to store them less overwhelmingly

[@miaschu8175]

I've taken all my books off my shelves and am going to rearrange them according to colour, this weekend. Usually I arrange them according to subject and the fiction books are kept in alphabetical order. I'm not sure how I'll get on with this, but I'm hoping that as well as being visually appealing, it might work like a supermarket changing shelves around - I might find myself picking up a book that I've overlooked. We'll see. I just hope that it doesn't take me too long to put the books back in an aesthetically pleasing order!

[@mnktfn]

@@miaschu8175 that is a really cool solution to making a large and random book collection look great. I might give it a try, too!

[@Polyfire]

Nick!! I love your absolutely bold but respectful level of sass! You are such a vibe and I am living for it. Thank you for always being inspiring and entertaining!

[@HeavymetalHylian]

I love quilt ladders because my grandma has one with antique handmade quilts on every rung. My husband bought one for me recently that I will hang the quilt that grandma made for me when I was a little girl and the quilt that she and I made together on it. They are twin sized quilts and won't be useful on our queen bed, so I'm really glad that now I have a way to use them and they won't be stuffed into a cabinet where no one will know they exist.

[@hildy208]

My family has a live edge juniper coffee table from the early 70’s. It’s been handed through every household, nobody wants it, but it’s a sentimental thing so no one has the guts to get rid of it for good.

[@jmcast3195]

I kind of love that

[@squarepeg4435]

You’re always right on point. I’m very over the framed quotes often created in what looks like a handwritten font. Things like “to the moon & back”. Seems like signage & quotes have just taken over interiors! Why does a living room need a giant “Family” sign? The kitchen a big “Gather” sign? No mas.

[@chrismcphee1539]

I love the ladders and the baskets if people found em in a thrift store. Its eco friendly and "authentic", and there is the memory of "the thrill of the find".

[@fishnsyd]

You’re spot on that “girl boss” screams MLM 😂

[@CarlieQuinn]

I have a small live edge coffee table with touches of resin made by a local artisan for the room where I keep my collectibles and it fits the whimsy of that room perfectly. I love it. I have a kind of ladder thing in my room but I do use it as a functional thing to put my work cloths on for the next day. I guess it really depends on how things are being utilized in their space

[@amberbanuelos7053]

I used what I guess is Millennial Pink for my middle daughter’s room in 2017. She’s almost 4 and even she doesn’t like it. I didn’t want to go with pink, but my husband did and I had to give him a win. Never been a pink person and I’m so glad to see it go.

[@Cereal_Ki11er]

I agree with all of these. Although in some spaces these items could look nice (except for the girl boss and hustle bro decor, those will always be awful 😖). They are just way too overused, which takes the charm out of having them in your space.

[@moocrazytn]

Yeah. Don't you just hate it when you love a trend but feel like you can't use it because it IS a trend.

[@nancytripp6921]

I really enjoyed this, made me laugh. Not really into "trends", I like what I like, simple, uncluttered and beautiful (to me).

[@Aluradevries]

Won’t lie, I am pretty much out of decore style trends. I love the ladder for hanging things. I have always loved the antique farmhouse/cabin/rustic look, so the ladders definitely fit it. I understand it’s not for everyone, but I have always been a believer that everyone should decorate a home that feels perfect for their soul. The rustic cabin/farmhouse trends has always been a style I love and of course I love pink so I will always be accenting with grays and whites and blacks.

[@happyhiker2665]

Oh please do more videos like this! This was excellent!

[@KillYourTV86]

Live edge tables are gorgeous. Period. lol

[@katarinawikholm5873]

Nope, they look wannabe in a modern home

[@onepoh4680]

I love them, just not in my house lol

[@katarinawikholm5873]

@@onepoh4680 Yeah, in a country cottage maybe

[@GrandisSilva]

Definitely can look gorgeous. However clothing looks less gorgeous when it gets snagged on rough edges!

[@katepausig8562]

Only if they are handcrafted and not from Home Sense.

[@popatkapopat]

Why the shade for rattan pendants and baskets? I love them. Natural textures are beautiful.

[@Sandyyyyyyyyyy]

I think it's wonderful and have always loved rattan but... I can say it's being overdone. Some of the spaces I see online look like someone just barfed rattan all over the living room and walked away.

[@angelwings1979]

I don't like them because they are hard to clean and a lot of people don't bother so they just collect dust.

[@thecatfromoregon]

Because influencers use them everwhere and aren't purposeful about their use.

[@immiegee]

@@angelwings1979 Everything what is covered in dust is ugly. Even when you have expensive trendy furniture.

[@JoRiver11]

I still love that particular Ikea wicker pendant (not so much the rougher basket ones). It is beautifully designed and good design has staying power. I think it's a victim of its own popularity. It's too bad that Ikea ran it as long as they did, instead of trying to come up with different iterations. I like how you addressed wicker in general, it is a useful and beautiful material - just maybe not in every square foot of the room.

[@lesil1000]

My dad does a lot of woodworking, and my favorite piece is the live-edge table. I think it has a natural beauty.

[@Beaumiroir]

I agree with literally all of these but what I find hilarious is that I just watched "Motel Makeover" on Netflix and they were using ALL of these trends. Blush pink, painted arches, inspirational neon signs (!!) and fake plants galore. It was horrendous... (Also, I just saw a ladder in someone's living room). My own "needs to go": barn doors and all white kitchens.

[@eva8774]

I agree with these, except that I love a soft, dusty pink. But I've liked those softer and more neutral pinks for years and before it started becoming popular, so I won't stop liking it yet lol. I do agree that it seems overused though and I also don't like the influencer style, but that just means there's a larger selection of things in that color that I can choose from in stores heh. And I also try to combine it with other shades of pink in my living room to make it more interesting. And I just love colors in general, I don't want something too bland and boring. The pink needs contrast

[@NT-td1xr]

I like to pair terracotta pieces with the soft pink. If this video indicates the pink pieces are going on sale, all the more better

[@laurahardy7677]

You’re officially my favorite interior designer/decorator on KZbin. Keep these amazing and hilarious videos coming! 💚

[@julzk3654]

I work at a cheap homegoods store. Girl bos and millennial pink NEEDS 👏 TO 👏 GO 👏

[@chalktalkwithshari4173]

I’m over mugs with words…and everything being white. I just replaced my off-white sofa & chair (everything in my house is off-white or gray) and replaced them with terra-cotta leather. I was really nervous, but I love it!

[@Beqeeangel]

THANK YOU for bringing up the painted arches! They’ve been popping up all over my HGTV shows lately and honestly they just make your living room look like a nursery. I remember this one episode the designer put them on the wall and u could tell on the girls face that she hated them but she had to pretend to like them because she signed a contract saying she’d compliment everything the designer does when she agreed to be on the show.

[@NafisasPearlz]

Decorative ladders. One question, WHY?😂 Do we really need ladders in the living room just for blankets? 😂 But if you like it, do you because it's YOUR HOME.

[@pagesinked]

Yes? If I wanna display some blankets or throws I knit or crochet or quilts will, bc its my house and I can do whatever I want. Just like you said, I will do whatever I like.

[@lizcademy4809]

I have ladders in my kitchen - two of them! They are not decorative, though. I'm 5'1", have 10 foot high ceilings, and my kitchen cabinets are mounted high. I can't reach past the bottom shelf of the tall cabinets without a ladder. One is a paint spattered 2 step ladder I had for years, but isn't tall enough ... so I recently added a 3 step ladder. I hang them on an open wall when they're folded. I don't use them to display things ... they are the display, assuming you like an Industrial look :-)

[@Rcv6789]

I love em! I have one in my living room and it’s very functional for the blankets we always use and saves so much space. I also love the look, it’s timeless to me

[@phillipnguyen3187]

Yes; I don’t have one currently because if there’s no room. But if I did, it would be functional, we currently have 3 blankets and if there was wall space, it would be off the sofa

[@bonniekuhn1366]

I, too, have functioning ladders prominently displayed (so I don't forget where they are). They are metal - light weight and splinter-free. My last wooden ladder served a few years as a blanket rack before graduating to the firewood pile.

[@ArvinOlano]

Nobody: We hate rattan Me: Can’t relate

[@nitamccall9289]

Arvin you are not right.....

[@TamsMarie]

Gotta vote with Nick’s followers. I’ve been around awhile, and rattan reminds me of unwashed men in ratty jeans hanging out on porches with their patchouli-scented women, smoking pot and grooving on the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Just saying.

[@irishlady5051]

Arvin you have a lovely reason to favor rattan pieces: they remind you of the Philippines!

[@nitamccall9289]

Yes you described my teenage years 😝

[@RIXRADvidz]

Rattan's right in the right place, light fixtures are good at grabbing dust and spiders. don't encourage them with a wicker basket. LOL I wish there was a Rattan Chair Bigg Enough for ME. I'd Love it.

[@Senefra]

For me decorative ladders play into multipurpose (example would be as a temporary drying rack for face towels, hand washables or other small items that need to be aired out, like stockings or socks; temporarily placing open magazines on the rungs; S hooks on the ladders that can hold smaller items including mugs, small herbs/plants, or storage pockets/cases/shelves) display and space saving aesthetics (as it's almost flat to the wall while holding multiples, think in or by bedrooms, closets or wardrobes; holding necklaces/bracelets, head or neck scarves, ties, delicates, saris, multi use wraps), bulky (a weighted blanket or thick comforter), beautiful (say custom or otherwise piece of hanging art that requires some draping or tying to the rungs, but requires less intense work like drilling or nailing something into the wall to hang it) & sometimes of sentimental value (heirloom quilts passed fro generation to generation, lace, embroidered hangings, silks, or other delicate pieces that need to be displayed without being out of sight or mind). This is also a display tactic used by online sellers and in some higher end retail, vintage/consignment stores, specialty & event spaces, galleries, pop up/gift shops, and farmers & flea markets, so I can see why someone would try to recreate this aesthetic in their own home, as it might represent the circumstances of how they were drawn to a special item acquired in the first place. However I have to draw the line at using them (or any open shelving for that matter) in bathrooms (especially where the toilet is not in it's own separate space, say an enclosed area with it's own vent fan or a garderobe) to display towels or other items you use on your body (toothbrushes, preferably with a cover or something like a Steripod to allow it to dry while reducing the chance of bacterial growth) No matter how clean it's kept, between coughing, sneezing and trace fecal matter particulates in the air (cannot be avoided if flushing with the lid open, or if the toilet has no lid, just a hinged seat) it's better for hygienic purposes if those items are in an enclosed space (like a linen closet, freestanding or built in cabinet that is as far away from the toilet & sink as can be, or a nearby shelf with glass/plexiglass/plastic windows, which will allow for viewing everything while being behind closed or latched doors). Not a deep seated hypochondriac, but sometimes people have sensitive hygienic and/or medical needs and preferably, I'd like to be able to use a fresh clean towel.

[@tiffanyperez-smith8211]

I love my 🪜 For me it is functional. I use it in my living room for throws. While a strategically placed throw on the sofa looks great piles of them do not. Putting them on the ladder looks intentional and keeps me from yelling at everyone in the house multiple times a day 🤣

[@nickythenick91]

Nick: “I don't like pink, I don't have it in my interior” Also Nick: * makes hot pink frames and overlays in his videos and in this very video especially *