upgrading your home with items you already have

[@gilliannash4944]

The morning after you rearrange is the absolute best, I love walking into the room and seeing the room with fresh eyes

[@catamescatames]

The staring-at-a-new-arrangement part is so real. If someone else is home I'll make them come and stare at it with me too (they're usually less enthusiastic)

[@peytonbishopp]

I knew I would love interior design when I moved furniture around in my room "for fun" at age 10. Thank you for these tips and inspo!

[@CookieDr007]

My sister and I shared a room and we used to always rearrange/decorate every few months and I did this every semester in college with thankfully another similar minded roomie, never realized until Paige said endorphins/high from interior design 😍🙌🏽😍

[@sbossert6111]

Yes! Same here. 😂

[@hailey2782]

The continuously going back to admire what you’ve done thing is not just you. I do this all the time. My boyfriend thinks I’m a nutcase. I had to show him that clip just to prove it’s a real thing.

[@barrielobomclain6525]

yes yes yes yes yes the happy chemicals. and the walking out in the middle of the night to just stare at the new fresh spot! we have a dresser in our kitchen for storage, and i used a dining room as a desk for years. love this list as always. so relatable

[@neeveve]

the dopamine hit

[@altheaheleng5119]

I think dressers are one of the most versatile pieces of furniture, I have one in almost every room in my house. It is such great storage for cutlery, linens, toys, clothes, shoes, hats, scarves, mittens, plates, candles… I also get a “high” from re decorating, even if it’s not moving furniture, but rearranging nick-baca, or books, I love pretty things, and I love to see them, and sometimes to really enjoy them they need to rotate shelves or rooms.

[@anticapitalisthomedesign]

my three favorite things: sustainability, home design, and not wasting money!

[@flatbalcony1478]

same

[@abbynormal371]

Do you have any channels or accounts that you enjoy with these things in mind? Im also a fan of those things!

[@flatbalcony1478]

@@abbynormal371 well... I'm just starting mine haha

[@rachellinton6820]

As a mom, I back your mom for not changing out the old photos of you guys! It's a nice memory of your children from a specific time in their lives.

[@-OBELUS-]

Plus...they're so adorable!

[@michelle.doesthings]

YES THE HIGH! Thrifting or finding secondhand especially, or making/remaking something yourself, and making it work in the home is so rewarding and give me a rush of good feelings for days!!!

[@Tizzy2363]

I totally get the 'high'. When I switch my artwork on the walls and stuff. I get out of bed and come stare at what I've done every time.

[@-OBELUS-]

Yes. It's a rush when you think of different way of arranging things and it's BETTER!

[@kirstenolson9972]

HAHA fully understand the staring at a spot/room you've rearranged. Always funny hearing that other people do things that you do.

[@amandawoods4051]

You are not alone...the high....the standing and staring for probably far too long.... photographing, thank you for making me feel less strange xx

[@mimibatman2787]

I had to turn my audio all the way up to hear this, but it was totally worth it. Best content ever! I loved this so much! Getting a high from moving things around and making your space beautiful without spending money? Sign me up!

[@rachaelc4762]

im experiencing the same issue

[@cndbear97]

The switching art tip is eye opening actually

[@pajas95]

Yes to the rearranging the furniture and decor! Even when i was living in my parents house i would switch the position of the bed and “borrow” decor from other rooms in the house and spice things up haha. Love the feeling u get when u literally move like 1 thing and maybe to someone else it looks exactly the same - but u know that the scale was slightly off or whatever and now its complete. Then i start thinking about why i didnt do it like that in the first place and how the people i just had over saw the shittier version of whatever i had like a psycho when litterally nobody cares but me lol

[@northwoodfalls1403]

Haha yessss!!! Ive literally had the mad thought that I need to invite them back IMMEDIATELY to erase the image of the shittier version out of their heads!! Lol. Yup, doubt they could even tell you what colour my walls are let alone where that lamp was last time they were over ….but I’m still sitting here thinking about it 😆

[@alexandrakennedy2000]

I relate to this so much lol. I always try so hard to get the interior design perfect before people come for the holidays, as if they care in any way. Hahaha

[@ArtichokeHunter]

loll at paige buying a dining table for an airbnb she's at for a month. i've lived here for 6 years and i haven't done that (to be fair i'm not one to eat at a dining table by myself and i live in the kind of place where i can't really ~entertain~)

[@juliawhitmore3991]

I feel such an urge to rearrange my room when the seasons change, especially moving from summer to winter. Nothing gets me out of a funk like entirely rearranging my room to function better for the season.

[@c.m.4686]

I'm glad you mentioned measuring and cutting VERY carefully the legs on tables before cutting them down to make coffee tables. You get one wrong and all of a sudden your table is two inches off the floor, kind of like the way my self-cut bangs tend to get very short by always trying to even one side, then the other side, then the other, etc.

[@crimefite1316]

YES YES YES. I move things around my house constantly and end up falling in love with stuff all over again. Sometimes even the stuff I bought for specific spaces end up somewhere else. As you get to know your space things start to click differently and so it grows and changes. it just feels so good.

[@patsysadowski1546]

The dining table cut down to a coffee table is great advice. I had a small scrubbed pine dining table I bought second hand cheap but had always wanted a large substantial coffee table. A cheap handsaw and a sander later and I had one. Small dining tables can be thrifted much cheaper than large coffee tables.

[@barbarahollands6415]

Definitely love to rearrange and then just keep looking at it! It's so neat when it all comes together in a new way.

[@happystamper62]

It's ironic that I just found this video tonight! I've worked all day repainting our kitchen from a light tobacco color to a warm white and WOW!! What a difference it makes! My body was aching when I finished around 8pm but you know what?? I had to rehang all the artwork and clear the table to put a fresh tablecloth and pretties on it! Talk about endorphins!! :D I snapped pictures to send to my girls and they love it too! Thanks for always giving us great ideas and for just being real!

[@CaitiSM]

Ooh, Kate with the assist on the B-roll for this video! Loved seeing a little more of her space. I did the same thing cutting down a marble-topped parlor table to use as a coffee table. Definitely felt high for that one.

[@meh5069]

And using some of the vintage stuff from the last haul ♥️

[@CaitiSM]

@@meh5069 Yes! I feel very invested. Like, love where the hooks ended up, so good! ♥

[@feliciamarie040]

caroline winkler brought me to your channel and im so very happy for it. thank you explaining interior design the way you do! so game changing

[@presleyweber6766]

Totally love the idea of putting a dresser in an entryway, instead of a small catch-all table to set your keys and such on. What a great way to sneak in extra storage especially in a small place! Entryways totally set the initial tone for your home, and I’d love to see a video where you style different entryways for different needs.

[@Prettynickle]

Yup. I change things around all the time and then will stare at it. My most favorite thing to do. I bought a cheapy lamp and really loved the colors of it....didn't need another lamp so took it all apart and it's a beautiful vase! Love it.

[@susanmulvey6311]

The photo of you in a flower gown at your Mom’s house. It brings her joy, and has a great memory for her. She gets a “high” from those special photos on the wall! 😀👍

[@ellenxnyc]

The "before & after high" is REAL! ❤

[@siennadittmer2307]

Glad I’m not the only one that rearranges my house for fun

[@phoeberainier]

You’re the best, love everything mentioned, you’re not alone I also get the endorphins, I just adore your communities enthusiasm and passion it’s so nice to know we aren’t alone 🥰

[@lynnevincent7160]

I get excited too and I will look at my new arrangement for a long time. Just sit and stare, it has me feel so happy! I redo my fireplace mantle and flat surfaces in my living area about 4times a year.

[@letsgetreal3076]

Yes! The high is definitely a thing. I constantly move my art and objects around and it really keeps my decor fresh. Loving your channel - find myself nodding about what you're saying as if you can see me ...

[@beitheleaf8221]

I’m in no position to buy/renovate rn but I just love your videos for inspiration and vicarious satisfaction of changing something up in a fun cool way! Thank you ❤

[@Artsy71]

You speak my language. I moved every 3 yrs for my husband’s career and while more sane women would have decluttered and rebought I just took most of it to the next place and rearranged it. And another shout out to Caroline for sending me your way.

[@merritthaddock6954]

I’m about to flip around my room and just got a new dresser and almost sold my old one but now I may put it in my dining room for storage. Thank you!

[@matthewstreacker7402]

I can’t wait to see what you do eventually when you have your own place!

[@hikinghaani4213]

We found a solid walnut dresser for $25 second hand last winter and we use it in our entry way to store our winter gear. Looks and smells much better than the plastic bins we used to use and it's a lot more functional too.

[@northwoodfalls1403]

Yes. I get high off decor. I do that, too. The whole staring at a new acquisition thing. The thinking about it, dreaming about it, getting up and moving it to a spot and then staring at it. Walking past it needlessly just to admire it. Taking pics of it to admire it. Or just spending days moving it from here to there until that high hits. Just today … I’ve been so unhappy with my bed and my bedding. Been annoying me. But I just bought sheets and I don’t know WHY I don’t like them. Anyhow, I dug around, found some things deep in the linen closet I had forgotten about and moved a blanket that has lived on my couch for seriously over a decade .. I dunno. It just always lived on the couch. I tossed it on the bed. BAM!!! Design high. I keep sneaking upstairs to sneak a peek at it. It’s totally a thing: getting high.

[@talyabeyers]

Yes to using a dining room table as a desk! My partner was looking for a new desk for ages but they were all too narrow, so he ended up with a dining room table, which is the perfect size and looks great. I am so inspired to move things around right now!!

[@CORRECT05]

No you're absolutely right decorating, styling and refreshing are some of thee most stimulating and enjoyable things. I had cupboards and shelving bulit in my dining room a couple days ago, they're not even finished and styling them has been my highlight of the week.

[@jessicalisska8883]

That decor dopamine hits hard. Such a fresh feeling, and yeah I totally just keep staring at it for hours afterwards.

[@ruthannguenther8353]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who lives off rearranging.

[@marier0se]

Thank you for your interesting content, I love listening to your suggestions and thoughts. I know exactly what you mean and do definitely get "high" off new interior items or even after moving things around, which I do a couple of times a year whenever I feel like I need a hit of endorphins ;) also, whenever I'd move in the past I wouldn't sleep properly for days because I kept on imagining how I would arrange my furniture in the new space haha

[@cvonsutphen]

*I get high from re-decorating spaces* . Sure, it took me 7 hours to figure out the the dining table center piece was fine as long as I switched out the vessel. I've been agonizing over shelf styling all day. I play and sure do take lots of photos. Shopping your home is best, you already have items you love.

[@erikaplante-jean7745]

The feeling is a rush of dopamine I think. The feeling you get when you get things done

[@agnieszkakowalska9658]

I rearrange rooms frequently, the rush I get is incomparable to anything else. I recently did a little diy with a shelving piece in the entrance; it was awkward, small and narrow, the proportions with the mirror were off and the color didn't go well. So I bought a longer shelf to glue it on top and I painted everyting black. Et voila! A beautiful console was born.

[@ariananicole711]

Def know what you mean about getting like a rush or a high from interior decorating/rearranging/redecorating. It’s the best. Also we’re from Chicago as well and now living in the burbs and as soon as I heard your voice I thought “this girl sounds like she’s from Chicago” 😂😂

[@harvatron]

LITERALLY REPLACED MY IKEA DESK WITH AN ANTIQUE TABLE LAST MONTH F YEAH (am very excited)

[@ronie_artwork]

Can’t wait to see your futur new place 🫠

[@christinamock7264]

My boyfriend: Why do you always move all the furniture? Me: Because it makes me feel good!

[@victoriansword]

Is the audio on the recent videos really quiet for anyone else? It seems like since Paige got the new microphone her videos are noticeably quieter than others and I have to turn up the volume.

[@coastaldiva]

Yes, my volume was at 60 and normally around 25. Not sure why

[@JaZmine147]

Yes

[@rosezingleman5007]

If she’s in London, maybe she doesn’t have her usual equipment?

[@thegazetteyt]

The work desk in my office are two 48" long industrial shelf kitchen islands (with those butcher block tops). I shape them into an L and have used it for over 10 years. I love it.

[@anaischarton6700]

I also feel that high thing since I am very young. In my childroom I was contstantly moving my furniture and imaginate an other set up. I felt like it was a new room ich times. I still do this as an adulte :)

[@kristirichards2249]

Paige you are the best. You have such great taste! When you get the new place in LA please take us along when you move in!! Its gonna be so beautiful. Yes I know what you mean about leftover paint - my husband just retired from PPG and we have literally about 200 cans in our basement. Please come and take it all!!

[@pumpkinnutmeg279]

the redesign high you’re talking about is a lot like when you try a new perfume and can’t get enough, so you keep going back to smell it

[@angelasagenda]

You just described me lol

[@tessbaur9156]

rearranging furtniture definitely gives me a bit of a high lmao, you're definitely not alone

[@meganalter]

I totally know what you mean about staring at what you did and getting a high. I take before/after photos and switch back and forth. Gets me so “high”

[@islagoo]

YES! I stare at my new things and creations, too. My new spice redo has me opening the drawer all the time.

[@frannader2739]

Moving "things" around was probably first done by that Cave Woman homemaker who used her Mate's lever to move the big rock to the other side of the cave. It does make you feel great!

[@BrokenBellyBeat]

Another great video!!! Can you please like do a video on stair cases... Best worst.. fails... I am stumped about one in my new house. It would be helpful to hear some other peoples ideas.! Like if you had a stairs what would be your best?

[@vickisigh2674]

i'm obsessed with all the ideas in this vid, thank you paige!

[@kavyrose4016]

You are so low key genius, I love your style and vibe.

[@Bleigh1584]

I too stare at a space or new decor that I have! It totally gives me a high!

[@dmlin5698]

Yes!!!! I just rearranged my furnitures. Feel so refreshed. Thanks Paige

[@robinriley5984]

I like to switch up items and artwork too. I don't like an overabundance of things to be 'out' or the feeling of clutter so I put items away and change them every once in a while. Same with artwork although some of my art is 'stable'. It gives me a chance to enjoy my things without getting sick of them or feeling that I have overwhelmed the space. Thanks for the tips. Enjoy England.

[@cd2659]

My favorite thing to do when I am bored.

[@agsrib2796]

lets see the small changes you made to your airbnb !

[@matearato5936]

And put the removed door on the ceiling. Such a great idea

[@jessm815]

loool i literally do the same thing of staring at my 'work' or new object for hours; why is it so satisfying?!

[@lilyawood]

Here I was living without a coffee table for a year until I found this awesome mid century bamboo/glass top coffee table at the thrift store for $7.50. Lightweight, not a toe-stubber, not a calf-catcher, not a baby-head-banger. It has completely changed my home and I feel so incredibly cozy when I see a lit candle and cup of coffee on it

[@michellemontana]

I get a boost of serotonin every time I rearrange my coffee table

[@Emmaa118]

Loved this video! It would be really cool to see you take a space and show how you would rearrange it/redecorate it without buying anything new

[@Alithea_Ancunin]

Drove my mother crazy with moving around furniture all the time. Indeed, high is the right word imho. Really hope you're going to take us along while furnishing/decorating your future home. Would absolutely love to see how it comes together.

[@kristinaleigh4502]

Great tips. I dont have a dresser in my bedroom but I have my mom's long, low, burnt orange vintage dresser with white ceramic crackle pulls, that she refinished in the 60's, as a sideboard in my dining room. It holds all my linens, extra food when we entertain, is fun to style according to season or whim and is all-around perfect. 💜 Oh, and I have two desks that are actually antique tables. ☺️

[@kaitlynnp582]

I reused an old desktop to make a table at a floor sitting height. It's great, and I gave a collapsing desk a little more useful life. I just bought some folding bench legs on amazon and attached them. Boom.

[@joanaonovo]

i hope you get that apartment, it looks gorgeous! also super excited to see your decoration process

[@sagewilliams8082]

I want you to know, I have always talked about decor design I eat sleep… you get the vibe. Any how everyone thinks I’m nuts. Finding your channel, well I may be nuts but I’m not alone! 58 year old design nerd!! Sage

[@PhiCakes]

you're my fav youtuber :) great tips! Also, I do that thing too where I will stare at a photo of my place I took if I think it looks nice hahaa. And yes I get such a high when I redecorate or get any cool new decor things

[@inkyfrog]

My desk is a dining table! I like the leg room and I can sit or stand on any side of it!

[@oheidi5956]

I think KZbinrs & TLC have trained ppl to think you have to redo a room in one weekend but reality it takes while.

[@noelia2219]

This is what i used to play at when i was little. Rearrange furniture and redecorate my bedroom, my sisters ‘ bedroom… it made me so happy

[@leorising8074]

That's funny that you get "high" off of moving stuff around but I get high then change my stuff around...lol I love it

[@judyellen4412]

I have never heard anyone talk about the “high” from decorating. I have gotten that a lot and always thought of it as a mood change. Didn’t know anyone else felt this. Interesting to know.

[@LizzieRoberta]

I love all your videos and this one has really inspired me, especially the simple rearranging! Only think I'd say; your video is really quiet. Thank you for sharing these ideas! ❤️

[@baileypickett4488]

I also get the home high and like to take pics or leave for a little drink to come back to see the new arrangement

[@SrCastorPolux]

I totally get the "high" idea, relatable

[@clara2901]

haha i do the same with staring at a photo of my apartment

[@richellestarke]

We chopped the legs off our pub-height dining table and now it's a lovely desk.

[@nilakshiroy6]

Loved that collar with Kate! She was so good!

[@sararichardson737]

If you’re in town for the 1st Sunday of the month (Sept) get ye to Chiswick Boot market!

[@beccamanning2531]

I had my place painted and this is exactly what I have been doing.. so refreshing moving things from places they have lived for 7 years and shake it up

[@nancykuznetsov9372]

YES, its a thing getting satisfaction from a visual change. That is why so many Before and After shows, pictures ect are floating around. Heck people love the hoarder show for the "after"..extreme grossing out followed by "ahh, there its fixed"

[@elo5193]

I'm a person that thinks very long and hard about everything in my setup and never wants it to change. The stress of rearranging (and the likely bruising) doesn't motivate me. Walking into a room I rearranged the day before gives me a sense of discomfort and almost like a task to have to get used to the new set up.

[@SeokMingToh]

💯 👍 agreed. I am always rearranging furniture in my house. Refreshing 😊. Visitors to my house amusedly comment on this. Hahaha. But it also is a good time to clean those dust bunnies

[@joannabeveridge4339]

Have been rearranging furniture for years! Always get that “high” and do my best cleaning lol!

[@sanguine_rabbit]

Paige i just need u 2 know that i just moved into my first apartment and this is my first night here and im spending it watcjing this video and im just like TYSM bc it looks so pretty in here i think you’d like it

[@jessakent2049]

I can't believe you made your mom do your demos. 😄😆😄 I bought an antique china cabinet for my desk! Took out the middle shelf and put it across the drawers as a place for the keyboard, and the monitor fits in the cabinet since the shelf is gone. I still have an upper shelf for decorations, and the drawers are fully accessible.

[@nasbrush]

Can’t stop watching you)

[@clairewilley361]

I just got my first house and I've totally sat in my living room and stared at it, especially when I added a new chair and later a new picture (from Goodwill) 😂.

[@poplitealf0ssa]

i toooootally also just sit and stare at things i've recently changed in a room