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[@JellyGal101]

i think a key component in all of this is to not rush. take your time sourcing and collecting items for your home. also try to ignore what's trendy, if your gut tells you to get something then get it! it doesn't matter if it doesn't fit in with the current trends!

[@wasselpa]

YES

[@Mackenziea2342]

Yes! I bought a home last year and felt pressure to fill every room but eventually had a moment where I realized I’d rather have a rather bare house that I decorate over time instead of tjmaxx/ target vomiting all over

[@Heljhammack]

@@Mackenziea2342 I was at TJMax with my mom today and I forgot how awful their decor is. There are some gems but they are few and far between.

[@ronjas]

For sure!! People move in and want it to be Extreme Home Makeover immediately decorated. Meanwhile the most personal home I've seen is my grandma's she's spent 30 years decorating

[@stinehansen191]

Yes!! And i belive a home should have something New, something old, something that is personal.

[@TMHM15]

I would love to see a video of your old decor/interior style phases and how your taste evolved through the years!!!!

[@sydneymichelle8357]

This is a great idea!

[@gussssie8374]

I also second this!!!

[@nathaliat]

yes!

[@corryjookit7818]

I prefer Caroline to this person. Caroline is better at explaining stuff, and she's very honest, with a much better vocabulary and intelligence

[@brandonpeterson906]

Paige: Just don't follow exactly what people do Me: does anything & everything that Paige tells me to do

[@sat3.145]

I’m so curious to see your mom’s house,you always mention her test. Can we have a tour?😄

[@clarafernandes4590]

It doesn't exists anymore. Her parents sold her childhood house and bought the lakehouse they're renovating, there's already a video showing the lakehouse

[@susanma4899]

It's funny--the "all Ikea" photo you showed looked pretty good. But that's the thing, those catalog photos are filmed in spaces with tall ceilings, beautiful light, wide floorboards, etc. Most of us don't have that, lol. It's like a model wearing a dress--it's the model that looks good, not the dress.

[@katilda2726]

We need a video on embarrassing interior choices from your past.

[@rabbitears8665]

YES!

[@kellylappin5944]

Nothing is embarrassing. We change and grow.

[@33Jenesis]

In my home everything has been gathered slowly over the decades from a spoon to the yesterday’s mid century teak slate patio glider (my neighbor moved out and left it on her porch). I feel like a bird bringing back found object one by one to make my nest a home. My interior has no particular style but ppl who came to visit all said that my place is my extension (lots of interesting items well organized all over the place).

[@33Jenesis]

……I remember how I came to own each item, I really do. Many things have a neat story behind it. I met some interesting sellers via Craigslist. I found things on sidewalk that I hauled home. I thrifted small home goods from countries I traveled. I scored mid century kitchen items and knickknacks from Etsy when they were still reasonably priced. I took home things family and friends didn’t want to keep. Of course I bought stuff from Urban Outfitters, HomeGoods, and Amazon. Strangely I hardly ever shop garage or estate sales. I can’t, unless I can afford to lease a warehouse and start my own resale business. I always, ALWAYS find treasures in rubble.

[@megjs]

Viewing decorating your home as a bird building her nest is such a beautiful way to look at it!

[@kristianb2936]

hi paige, i was wondering if there is a chance of you making like a pinterest board with all of the photos you use in your videos.. it could be useful having like a board where you save all of it, it might help you stay more organized and it can help us viewers to find all of these, if any of us are interested. love the vid btw :))

[@Muton230]

She has a Pinterest that she has shared before, I think it’s in the vid where she goes through cool peoples Pinterest pages, or you could just search her name

[@pylesadam]

Go to her website linked in the description and you can find her Pinterest there.

[@ashleyhanson1269]

To everyone saying she does have pinterest: I think op wants a separate board for every video.

[@flam8882]

I inherited a little stool my grandmother said she laid her undies on at night to air out as a child. Makes me laugh. The bloomer stool..lol

[@cd2659]

Oh my God I love this. Thanks 💚

[@Heljhammack]

I love this! My nightstands have a place for a chamber pot! I got them from my mom who I think got them from her aunt. It’s so special to have unique pieces that are no longer made 🥲

[@lilsoupangel]

So cute 😅💞

[@belorama8]

Your home has personality because you have been yourself when decorating! It's the same with your wardrobe. It's easy to buy things that other people consider fashionable, but you have to know who you are and what you like and then you have to be yourself!

[@SignalHillHiker]

Can’t agree more about warm wood. I was into the grey wood for a while but wow I’m so over it.

[@aroidpapa]

my rental has horrible grey wood floors and the communal areas (corridors, etc) have really nice warm wood floors and I am so upset they didn't opt for that for the apartments.

[@lightworks3172]

Yes, lot of the smaller new homes I’ve noticed are using the grey laminate wood and it looks so cheap. And they’re pairing it with white walls!

[@JamieM470]

@@lightworks3172 Those photos always look like they're not in color to me.

[@amiesparkle00]

@@lightworks3172 yes it’s everywhere like a cancer 🤮🤮🤮

[@valerina01]

Grey, ugh. 😞

[@JacoboCastroCristo]

Your home has no personality because you don't have a Dog/Cat.

[@samarneson9475]

i literally went to a house party at this gorgeous silver lake, los angeles mid century that checked all of these boxes - and hearing paige recap the do’s made me realize that’s part of why it was such a compelling and fun event; the house facilitated the good feelings!!

[@gloriaotto1066]

I feel so much better about my home after watching your videos because so much stuff I have and love because it belonged to someone we love, but it’s not trendy. I’m learning that I can rearrange and showcase what I already own by watching designers like you, and that I shouldn’t let HGTV make me feel like I’m missing something anymore.

[@hayleyw6547]

“Everyone says my mom’s house is like a Pottery Barn catalogue” Is that not the no-personality type of thing you’re talking about? Pottery Barn ticks a bunch of the boxes you mentioned, including mass-produced art, mass-produced furniture, copying interior designers.

[@AthalieM]

I was confused by this too....

[@jennyharmony1371]

I've taken years creating a cultivated and cozy home since I have thrifted and been gifted items etc. It takes some time and that's why it cant be purchased at HomeGoods in a weekend. Thrifted art finds and art from my Grandma have been the highlight of a lot of conversations 💚

[@tarynbuskard1738]

M’y mom has a very white and minimalist home (a style I am not often drawn to, and one I know is often teased on this channel), that being said, the home is filled with personality! Almost every wood piece is a found object or hand me down, and most of the art that may otherwise be labeled « decor », was done by her. The home manages to escape cookie cutter white suburb homes, because every detail is cared about, and she really knows how to make a very simple design style comfortable

[@LovelyLady1111]

Wow that sounds awesome!! Could we see??

[@libbycampbell879]

Some good friends of mine have a beautiful vacation picture they took when they were the Smoky Mountains. It's a gorgeous shot of the sunset from atop the mountain with all the beautiful fall colors surrounding the shot. They had it made into a huge print, framed it, and it is now in their living room. It's definitely a conversation piece, and a great story when you learn it was a shot from their own camera that was a perfect shot.

[@millieolson]

I appreciate the art comments. So much original good art and easier to find than ever-hello instagram. In my place the walls are colors, I put 70's wallpaper I found in the trash in a nook and hung a large beveled and chipped street find mirror, tons of original art, my great grandma's coffee grinder is wall mounted in the kitchen and I have quilts my gramma made as well as ones by my mom. These things are IMPORTANT. Thanks Paige for this vid!

[@LovelyLady1111]

Yesss and Etsy is to thank as well!

[@c4chu]

i neeed to share one of my best home purchases because if there's anyone who is going to support my decision, it's this comment section. a couple weeks ago i received an email from a small museum in downtown dallas that i enjoy going to that they were sadly closing because of rent prices. amazingly for me, they were selling all their art pieces. my mom and i went one weekend and ended up buying three pieces that now hang in our little house. i don't know how easy it is to find small museums that are closing down, but it's definitely something to look into for awesome art finds!

[@RaisedByOcelots]

Something about this makes me so sad. But it’s lovely to hold and to keep such special pieces. You got very lucky

[@c4chu]

@@RaisedByOcelots definitely bittersweet getting wonderful pieces due to it closing down. i have so many fun memories there and i'm so grateful that i was able to bring them into my home

[@AthalieM]

also, if you like art, it's good to patronize art museums in the first place so that they don't end up in that situation...

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Sad to hear but lucky you for getting some nice pieces.

[@angelasagenda]

My style has changed a little throughout the years too. I was born in the 70s. But what makes me happy in my home is true mid century teak or walnut items splashed around a Scandinavian minimalistic home. I’m getting a can light now. Thanks Paige.

[@HR-re6mr]

the harshness mixed with the dry sarcasm is what dreams are made of...love it!

[@anitas5817]

I think you just became my favorite KZbin designer with this video. This is absolutely a breath of fresh air. So tired of interiors all looking the same and everyone talking about the same trends.

[@alexachan8947]

I love buying vintage, but I think it’s really important for us to keep in mind the safety aspect. For example we might have to replace the electrical of vintage lamps, as the old circuit / wiring can be fire hazard. And also the potential of a piece being lead painted etc. I just found out today that some colourful vintage dish wares potentially contain lead and can leach into food and am totally freaking out a little

[@sdelong74]

I love rewiring old lamps. Very easy to do once you learn the underwriters knot. Also fortunate enough to have a vintage lamp shop close by for complicated wiring. Easy way to determine lead is by using a lead testing kit. I have atomic pattern dishes from the sixties I did this to. Simple fixes for keeping the landfills clean.

[@katew947]

Anti gray club unite!!!

[@stone301]

A lot of your arguments here aren’t very effective or logical. “Personality” manifests in near endless ways. Many of the rooms you critiqued were far from boring or not unique, but you cited them as not having personality because they didn’t align with your design ideals. Be careful of that kind of argumentative rhetoric

[@sdelong74]

I love it when people come over and ask, "Where did you get that?" That's the sign of personality. I also love the feeling that it is going to take some hunting to find something similar.

[@renamitter3147]

All my plants are fake couse my cats have destroyed a ton of real plants. They do' nt survive in our houshold. Without my cats my home would have no personality.

[@NdnUrbanCat]

I have a friend who kept saying I needed to bring some 'life' into my home with real plants. I said "I have 3 cats. That's enough life for me!"

[@EmeraldLeafPixie]

coziness & personality > Pinterest board aesthetics

[@marionfriedenthal7352]

I'm the something old in my bedroom. Love your tips. Thanks.

[@CherylWilsonArt]

You tube just suggested your video and I love it! As an artist, I appreciate your saying to buy original art from a local artist! 👩‍🎨 love all your idea!

[@sanguine_rabbit]

i just love ur channel so much. every time u upload it is like christmas to me!! I’m moving into my first apartment in late July and i’m so glad i’ve been watching your channel for about a year now because when i shop for items for my apartment i have the moments of what would paige do or choose… Loveee what you do girl you are a huge inspiration to me.

[@madie3288]

I would love to see a series where you help people solve design/decorating issues in their homes!!

[@mcmuffin2725]

Yes, like Lone Fox does!

[@anonymerer]

I came to Paige's channel expecting candidness and personality, and candidness and personality are what i get

[@lenalight3788]

Yes! Thank you for this! You are one of few who makes sense on here 😇, also, I completely forgot about can lights!! I used them before in more of a themed room (don't hate 😂) but going to pick up one for my dining room to put behind my ficus. It needed something, and now I know exactly what it is 💚

[@HeyAnnabell]

Paige... I love you!! This is the best video you’ve ever made. I tried telling my sister she should get an antique piece for her home and she acted like she was too good for “used” furniture in her “new” home😂😂 poor fool my big sissy is. You definitely have great taste for the home and I’m here for all of it! I agree with 98% of what you say and I’m learning the other 2% thanks for being here🤗

[@meh5069]

I tried to convince a friend to get warm wood or something antique as well because her entire place is literally gray with glass, mirrored and chrome accents, and it feels like an ice block 😂

[@HeyAnnabell]

@@meh5069 nooo not the chrome accents!! 😂

[@martizen]

i would love to see you have an instagram or some type of blog/page where you repost all of the example photos you use for inspiration! or maybe save them to a public pinterest board that we can reference i get a lot of inspiration from the example photos you provide and i would love to have them in a form we can refer to ♥️

[@temporarilyimmortal795]

My house has many personalities, and we're working through it. Sloooowly.

[@75Shelli]

I think you nailed it, Page! Good and cozy lighting, music, candles, decent curtains (that at least touch the floor 😉), texture and wood... Oh my! And this historic details, that bring conversations to the gatherings, sooo good!!! 🥰 Loved the video!

[@jennimoyer4857]

The grumpiness, the opinions, THE SNAP. Yes, lady, I'm here for it. 🔥

[@madeline3624]

lol "is it REALLY your style, or is it theirs?" ... meanwhile I'm perpetually looking for style validation from wasselpa. feeling attacked rn!!!

[@aaronrdomanais]

can u smell that? i can smell the 100k mark in the air…

[@wasselpa]

I’ll throw a party when I get that dang plaque!!

[@EddaElid]

These were the best pointers given by an interior designer with excellent presentation. Not only was it informative but the manner it was presented made it possible to comprehend and to grasp the message so that it can be retained for future reference. You got a huge LIKE from me!

[@Siansonea]

When I moved into my house, it suffered from a bad case of 80s. But slowly I've gotten rid of the worst offenders, the terrible light fixtures, the gross beige carpet, the ugly beige ceramic tile with brown grout, and replaced them with more modern fixtures, wood floring, and more updated tile. I didn't get rid of everything though. I kept the orangey oak cabinets in the kitchen, and because of the colors that I put around them, they look like a design choice rather than like an afterthought. I even have accessories in orange tones that reference the wood tone. I do wonder if my house lacks personality in some way though, as someone described it once as looking like an Airbnb.

[@CheerUp2]

One thing I realize from browsing “house/apartment tours” on KZbin for years is that….people are so boring. Like those clean super modern houses where everything is white or gray or black and there is so art or knickknacks. There are just people with no life and creativity and it’s sad…. Sure there is minimalism but there is a still a way to show character through that

[@katierose1234]

I guess I'm crazy, but I hate dim soft white light bulbs. they look so orange in my lamps and the house just feels like a depressing dungeon at night. lol I love daylight bulbs, but my colors in my house are also cool toned so it just goes.

[@suwanja]

I love your channel and your taste, I think it’s also important to recognize that many of us are refugees (even if it was from 20 years ago) that don’t have stuff passed on from our families. It’s a privilege. I hope people think about that when they go to someone’s space. Also a lot vintage things I see in goodwill I can’t relate to because I’m not white.

[@-alpenglow-]

I see your challenge. Can you get art from your home country? I think the overall point is to have a home that in some way speaks uniquely to who you are. Maybe it's not the furniture but maybe you can find an artisan selling items on Etsy relating to your heritage.

[@suwanja]

@@-alpenglow- it’s hard to find, there are a couple but mostly vintage maps of the country. What I’m trying to highlight is that when you walk into someone’s home and everything is new, there might be more to the story. Many immigrants that I’m friends with have homes like this because they don’t have access to their families vintage stuff or their history. It’s just our reality. I still enjoyed this video and found it helpful, I just know there are other people out there whether you’re an immigrant or grew up low income that can relate to what I’m saying.

[@Lorjarca]

@@suwanja We do take things for granted. I appreciate your opinion

[@-alpenglow-]

@@suwanja Anyone who is worthy of your friendship won't judge you or your home because you don't have any vintage items.

[@violeta9939]

Im not on your situation, so I appreciate you pointing it out. An idea, if I might share, what about inheriting from friends? I have plants, several pieces of furniture and a couple of knick nacks that i got from friends or even from their relatives. And i really like giving them second life, and makes me think of my friends :-)

[@lenorepaladino8632]

One big reason I bought my house was because of the huge built-in shelves in the small living room. I am terrible with indoor plants so I grow wheatgrass in a vintage ceramic container.

[@gracebryan5365]

I would say that I do love interior design and would agree that it affects how we perceive spaces and situations but I don't know that a space needs to have x y and z to have good company. I've had great times in horribly decorated spaces because of the people and bad times in beautiful spaces.

[@TalkShowKelly]

I use my grandmother’s cutting table from her theatre costume designer days. I painted it a lacquer red and use it for my art table, I’m sitting at it now. I also have many chairs that were my great grandparents farm chairs with woven cane seats, they are all around our house.

[@5dfeminine]

Paige, would you consider doing a video on how to decorate with wall to wall carpeting? I’m moving into a rental soon that is *perfect*… except that it has wall to wall carpeting in the bedrooms, offices, and living room. It’s the typical gross beige carpet and it won’t be possible for us to rip it up and put in new floors. So knowing how to create a beautiful and aesthetically pleasing space in a rental with carpet would be so helpful! Also, if you happen to know anything about putting laminate flooring over plywood over carpet, that would be really helpful to hear your advice on.

[@stephaniea1398]

Fix the title, it needs to say "has" not "as" lol

[@wasselpa]

omg good catch

[@TanaChiarantano]

I feel like a home looks boring when it's been decorated for the eyes of the person who doesn't live there. When it's too staged, too matchy matchy, too much like a magazine.

[@prayingmantis8148]

I think the best way to give personality to your home is to NEVER buy a bunch of stuff, decorate with it, and throw out all the perfectly good old stuff. The more time you spend with an object, the more memories you'll have with it, and the more personality it will develop. If everything is new, it might be satisfying to share photos of your great decorating skills, but it's like sharing your house with a bunch of strangers, you don't know anything about them except that they look good, just like falling for someone based on looks isn't enough to ensure you'll have a good, healthy relationship. You don't know if that pillow is best to prop yourself up on to watch movies in bed, or that couch is the best place to read a book. You don't know if you'll be sitting at just the right angle to catch the best view of the sunset. If you give it enough time to get to know your surroundings you'll develop a relationship with them, and you won't feel lonely while surrounded by hundreds of dollars worth of stuff.

[@valentina_melethiel]

I genuinely don’t get this demonisation of new decor and I’m not talking about trends! I personally never loved imposed passed down old furniture because they don’t say anything about ME, for me a home with personality has to talk about you! My house is mainly new because when I move to the UK from Italy to stay with my fiancé I only had my suitcase with my clothes and only few months later we moved out from his mum’s house to ours and the house was completely empty, I would say our furniture is mostly modern but is been chosen wisely not for sake of trends based on what we both love, also I’m a painter and fiber artist and on we hanged all my art on the walls, we do own a couple of “faux” Turkish rugs as we are vegan and the vintage ones unfortunately have wool so we didn’t want to compromise on ethic for design. I love Paige but I feel like sometimes this promoting vintage only makes me worry will another overdone trend and to be honest is on right now with all the traditional homes we see on social right now.

[@riawhetstone3725]

My family doesn’t have music on whenever we’re visiting each other bc we’re a really loud family 😆We’re already competing with each other to be heard, we don’t need background noise 😅

[@debrahunter8343]

I love that you reiterated the CAM light! As you were moving through your list, I was checking my space. Do I have “warm wood”, vintage/heirlooms and plants. STOP! I have a kitchen window ledge, full of plants but I want/wanted a tree, with a CAM light: never knew what to call that lighting! Thank you for sharing & thanks to Caroline Winkler, for the introduction 🙋‍♀️

[@maddscientist3170]

2 things I hate.....grey walls & beige walls you nailed it I also hate sports being on at a friends house

[@pavana2810]

Agreed. And antiques don’t have to be an English, French or European, can be from Africa (Senufo stools), India, Bali, Japan, Korea, Caribbean. I love the mix with modern. Something handmade with something sleek and industrial or metallic.

[@sabrinajaay]

inheriting 4 brown leather and chrome dining chairs from the 60s that belonged to my great grandparents! they look like the purmer with out arm chairs. also inheriting my grandparents’ orange leather swivel egg chair from the 60s 😍😍

[@jillt.3195]

She kind of scares me, but I'm compelled to watch.

[@marieortiz158]

I worked at Ikea. I have a few things but I limited it to small items. I can pick out ikea in less than 3 seconds . However...where they excel is in the kitchen! You can change those cabinet doors out every year if you want! I think the longer I worked there the more I wanted vintage. 😊😋

[@crazysavvyloverlee]

I’m starting there next week. I’m really excited but I’m telling myself I can only buy the plants and nothing else🤑

[@madisonhewish]

omg can we see photos of your past rooms??

[@zenabumblebee9738]

Back in the day, mom had a subscription to Better Homes & Garden and that was about it as far as design influence went. There were no big box stores. You decorated with hand me downs, rummage sale stuff, and things like that. Everyone's house looked different. My dad once made me drag a neighbor's console tv home from trash night. He took the tv out and put his fish tank in. We aren't influenced by our own creativity anymore. And that's why your house doesn't have any personality!

[@jessakent2049]

How do people not think Paige is hilarious?? "You have no personality because you don't have curtains." 🤣🤣

[@amiesparkle00]

Ugh gray. I have been looking for a new home recently. And the amount of house flippers that go in and “renovate” homes with gray laminate and gray shaker cabinets is criminal 🤮🤮🤮

[@mzimmerle]

No need to speculate on why I clicked on the video. I see Paige, I click.

[@cozygirlfriend]

im always so early for your vids i feel like a stalker lol

[@chelseacleans1772]

I can’t buy florals or plants because my cats eat them or shred them 😭 they even chew my fake shit

[@juliecollins9820]

Could you buy a small bunch of flowers or pick some on a walk, flower press them then frame in some thrifted frames. So a touch of florals that is a bit more cat proof

[@vaderladyl]

Buy them some chewing catnip grass in planters for them. They sell those fresh at some gardening stores, online and pet stores. Leave them were they can find them to see if they get distracted by them and forget your plants.

[@kathybauman6708]

Hi Paige! May we see picture of Grandmother's Tiffany Lamp??? Such a Fan 💗

[@TrizzCarter]

Recap: Buy old stuff, never mass-produced. Bright lights are for hospitals. Cool is bad. Personality = Someone elses stuff.

[@jenkinshall4434]

I don't know. Your videos keep coming off as snobbier and snobbier the more it goes on. As if somehow peoples homes are better just because they are full of thrifted things and warm woods. Homes have personality when the person who created them created them with a purpose in mind, regardless of whether it fits into your aesthetic that you stay up on you weird lil high horse about. Personality isn't a thing that homes don't have. Just like people, every home has a personality, even if you just don't the personality. But that might just sound a lil too mean to say out loud for you I guess. If anything the way you preach about things relies far more heavily on conformity than basically anyone else, where you have to have the thrifted glassware, burning candles, warm wood tones and other meaningless signifiers to be considered "cool". Youve even deluded yourself so much that you are taking that lamp even though you didn't seem to have anything good to say about it. Just because it is a "personal touch" with a "story" as if keeping around a lamp that you don't even like somehow makes you better than somebody who has a lamp they love from Ikea... I don't remember you being so weirdly snobby about such trivial things before.

[@drrMonManon]

I unfortunately agree. It is not real or "personality" it is maybe personal for some people but i thing it is mostly just aesthetic. if you dont travel and dont have presents from relatives or family heritage you would just try to emote and fake this atmosphere by bying those things by yourself (nothing wrong with that) but it would also mean that you are trying to cover up your own story and taste just to follow something considered cool or maybe really wish having this kind of life for yourself. Although i like Paige style and how she shows that it is really some kind of heritage, how it is connected to her family life, her traveling and lifestyle in general. Seems very genuine to me. sometimes it just saddens me that she seems to be unaware that a lot of people have very different lifes...

[@AthalieM]

...did she say she was better than someone who has ikea furniture? I don't remember that. But I do kinda see your point -- Paige has strong opinions for sure and I can see how her youtube persona may come across as snobby and overly specific to her life experiences and tastes (and also her prop stylist background) -- but I'm not sure what's wrong with helping someone make their home feel more personal *to them*. Thrifted glassware can look LIKE ANYTHING. Burning candles can smell LIKE ANYTHING. Warm woods can be pretty much in ANYTHING. How those things may manifest are dependent on the person's needs and their own aesthetic preferences. If someone likes grey, and ikea and mass produced art, and that makes them feel good and comfortable in their home, then they should do them, totally, and discard Paige's advice. Ironically, I think the best advice you can give someone about making their home feel personal (as opposed to making it adhere to particular ideals around 'good design') is to follow their own instincts and discard advice that doesn't resonate with them.

[@jeannettefradella1667]

Hi Paige nice to meet you! I enjoy listening to what you have to say on decor and the living spaces we all live in. I happen to have many of the suggestions going on in my home that you are talking about. I have real plants, florals, candles, a cam light, dimmers on switches, vintage items throughout the house, blue and green walls, a pink kitchen, My own Art on walls, some wood furniture and curtains, pillows in different textiles and so on ….. BUT! I do not have any shelving on walls. I recently was looking at a wall in the kitchen where I was thinking I wanted to put up some shelving. Hmmmmm

[@jeannettefradella1667]

Sorry ment to sa can and I all too often have music playing too. I own a vintage turntable and play old records. It’s all a beautiful blessing really 🙏🏼 I am grateful. Thank you Paige your great♥️

[@catherinezylstra6011]

My dead grandmas afghan on the back of the couch. Print of Rocky Mountains landscape from local artist in Boulder Colorado on a shelf. I’ve been working on it. Love your advice.

[@PVVid]

I love your bit on shelving 😂 Do you have more tips on getting shelving? I don't have much experience building or styling shelves.

[@emmbee1665]

Paige, you are so refreshing to watch. I love that you keep it so real. Never change 🤗🏡

[@loriegabidel]

According to this, my home has tons of personality. I'm pleased.

[@carlomalferrari]

I’ve always been a collector, but now that I live on my own and can pay for my own stuff, I’ve definitely made my place my own with many things that reflect me.

[@angelycaviolet]

Can you make a video about co-habitating with people that have different taste? Like I am very mid century modern and Boho and kind of vintage eclectic but my boyfriend is still in like the young adult college days taste. I find my personal preferences overpower his and none of his personality is showing in our home.

[@au_clair_de_la_lune]

Im somewhat of an artist (ive sold some paintings) but have a canvas print from Homesense (like homegoods i imagine) and i still luv it after many yrs. So go ahead and get something if it gives u the good feels 👍(dont just buy something to fill a space tho)

[@ArtichokeHunter]

don't disagree with any of the advice, but also... "basic" and "cold and unwelcoming" might be some people's personalities. (but absolutely if you don't have anything personal or any signs that the place is lived in, it's going to be beyond basic or cold and have no personality)

[@CheerUp2]

It’s just so sad and unfortunate that people do exists with those personalities.

[@drrMonManon]

Yes exactly it just means that some of the people dont have Paiges personality (and her sense of style) :D to have home with personality is to really have things that you truly like and they mean something to you despite trends and so called "good taste". Lot of homes dont have personality because people are afraid to really show what they like have something in bad taste or unfashionable :)

[@drrMonManon]

@@CheerUp2 very disdainfull thing to say to be honest..

[@CheerUp2]

@@drrMonManon I mean I personally stay away from people who are basic/cold/unwelcoming. I'm a creative and most people in my life are also creatives and even the people who arent STILL atleast have some life to there home.

[@JOETB]

I feel like we’d be good friends

[@oliviajade777]

you're my favorite KZbinr because of videos like these

[@Chelsea-jv7fb]

THANK U for consistently bringing back the fake plant thing!! I still live at my parents and my mom has fake plants everywhere send help pls

[@CheerUp2]

I have like a good amount of fake plants but that’s primarily because I just live in a apartment that isn’t blessed with sunlight. They are few but luckily I found some that look rather realistic. But I do always try to have a lot of real flowers since those don’t need sun

[@Chelsea-jv7fb]

@@CheerUp2 honestly that makes sense!! I love fresh flowers! I think I dislike fake flowers more than fake plants just because you can more obviously tell that they're not real, imo

[@nefarious6986]

We got my MIL some fake lilies because real ones drive my fiance's allergies through the roof, best purchase we ever made wahaha

[@Chelsea-jv7fb]

@@nefarious6986 FAIR I have allergies too, so I sympathize w that!

[@sassafrass3636]

Hell to the yes about comfort. I love design and always prioritize comfort but....the amount of people who think comfortable furniture is synonymous with a giant brown leather marshmallow couch...ughhhhgg. On the other side of things - it also drives me nuts when you see a trendy living room and every piece is horribly uncomfortable...There are plenty of well designed comfortable chic options out there!

[@therealkidwowza]

your videos are so good

[@wasselpa]

why thank u :-)

[@laurenlindsey]

i’m here for the harshness

[@bluegirl4079]

I love vintage and am so grateful my mom insisted on going through her grandmother's and my grandmother's dishes and glassware with me. She told me whose it had been, and some of it I even remember as a child seeing it in their homes. The art deco desert dishes were a no brainer, (So sparkly and delicate) I can't understand why my sister had no interest in them at all. Different strokes for different folks. Mom had to slightly twist my arm to take the relatively large pair of pink flamingo figurines. She actually started to tear up because we weren't really interested in them. I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I accepted them, and now that I have them, they are two of my most treasured possessions. Everyone comments on them. Great conversation starters. Too much vintage can begin to look junkie, so one must know when to stop and to know when to edit. Really great, thought provoking video. Shout out to Caroline Winkler for mentioning you as one of her favorite designers. That's how I found you.

[@maryssacortez]

My biggest pet peeve is the grey trend that millennials and gen x brought. In my area all the house flips has grey walls grey carpets grey fake wood! Huge waste and looks like a jail cell

[@JWartsy]

Support artists….

[@ccap3211]

Any tips on finding affordable ones?

[@Heljhammack]

@@ccap3211 making your own art is a fun way to get affordable art. Paige has an old video where she talks about making her own simple art. She just drew chairs (an object she loves) and they came out super cool. Plus it’s a fun project!

[@JWartsy]

@@ccap3211 doing a search on Pinterest and Instagram. Many artists putting their work out.

[@ccap3211]

@@JWartsy do I just search artists on ig?

[@susanma4899]

I just came home from vacation today. I haven't seen my house in 2 weeks and dang, it has plenty of personality. Maybe too much. It's a shock to the eye to see all my stuff. Then after awhile I get used to it. Does anyone else have this experience and wish they were a minimalist??

[@bergerdeanne431]

This was me after returning home from a trip

[@riawhetstone3725]

Harsh video? More like an intervention 😆

[@leavingnormal88]

This came at a good time...I got my place painted and it's a lot cooler than i thought. A bit institutional

[@lilynoir3939]

I love a good bedroom bookshelf, it makes the place feel so cozy and adds a touch of personality through your book selection

[@emaw8264]

“Your home has no personality and neither do you.” 🤣 brutal but true. You should do one that says, “Your home is tacky because your outfit is tacky.” And I’m going straight to hell😆

[@taylordaydesigns]

I always feel comforted and more confident about my decorating choices when they happen to already follow a lot of your advice😂 I definitely don’t do everything you say, in fact I still do some stuff you always say you hate like farmhouse stuff buuuuut idc I like to think I do it better than the examples you usually use hahahaha I also grew up on a farm though so I feel like that makes it better, plus I’m a fine artist so all the farmhouse art on my walls are originals by me that are inspired by my childhood!

[@lizabethswitzer9113]

Paige, the most important tips and advise on home interior design! I’m so glad you were the one to say it. You are my absolute favorite.

[@seallofapproval]

my room (college dorm) has more personality than taste or coherence lol, not very elegant, but it is very me ❤️

[@yoobisnose7669]

Same here, you come in and you are just bombarded with colour and weird furniture. But it's so me and honestly, the cosiest room ever.

[@danadpt2012]

So during the war, my husbands family hid beneath the dining room table. They lost the front of the house and it was rebuilt. The table was so damaged that they built a grandmother clock out of the wood. We are now buying that family home and restoring it back to it its mid century modern beauty. And the grand mother clock is pride of place!

[@hello-mynameis]

All very good advice, thank you, I agree 100% 🥰 I've gone to a few dinner parties at the flat of an unbearably pretentious couple who are friends of a friend and whose living room furniture is strikingly uncomfortable - similar to the modular-no arm-monsters you used as an example. Plus, there is almost nowhere to situate drinks, etc... So while we all try not to fall off our cubes, drop our dessert plates or knock over the flat screen tv on the coffee table in front of us (wtf?), the host holds court, nearly supine, with his arms actually behind his head, in his €5,000 Le Corbusier Chase lounge! Never going back ;) But you, I've recently discovered through the lovely Caroline Winkler and will be back :) xo

[@cirelo1896]

I think my home has personality. You have validated me.