The Biggest Interior Design Mistake?

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This is not design advice, nor can I give you design advice. Everything in this video is conceptual and is for entertainment purposes only and not for the purpose of providing design advice. Nothing in this video should be construed to form an architect client relationship. You should contact your own architect to obtain advice regarding any particular project. When hacking furniture, you do so at your own risk. Some of links shown are affiliate links that provide me a small commission to help support the channel.

[Dinki-Di]

I don’t think the white kitchen will ever go out of fashion. It’s so easy to customise with a few bright appliances, a unique light fitting, some plants or a bold floor rug.

[LordDeff]

My trick to this is to never focus on trends. And instead focus on lifestyles.

[sixsgma]

I find the best way to achieve a timeless aesthetic is to design according to the character of the space. I live in house built in 1936 therefore we opted to go for a mid-century style, from the baseboards to the fireplace to the window trims, everything feels cohesive. Dont design for a farmhouse in a Manhattan condo.

[sara_]

A white kitchen will never go out of fashion.
It's a neutral backdrop. It's easy to add decor, furnishings and art to warm It up or add colour.

[HD-xkkm]

As a scientist, I never thought I'd see a PNAS paper cited in a design video. And the point is a great one. There's good advice here. Thank you!

[veronicamaine]

The white kitchen may go in an out of popularity but it is not a trend. No one will ever walk into a white kitchen and think it looks dated - but they sure will think that about many other trendy kitchens. White kitchens are a blank slates which you can keep up to date via appliances and other accents - try doing that with a Tuscan kitchen ( I’m have 90s flashbacks as I write 😂).

[Grace-gpmz]

There’s nothing like downsizing (which we’re currently doing) to highlight that the only things you end up keeping after many years (25 in our case) are the items where form follows function. Yes we want to be surrounded with creative design that inspires us, but that artsy chair that no one wants to sit on bc it’s so uncomfortable, is wasted at the end. The magic happens when you have a sanctuary that is cozy and comforting that is also gorgeous to look at, especially if your personality shines through. 😊

[MrGroovyHouse-fecw]

Or, alternatively, just install the kind of kitchen that YOU like, right at this moment - and stop seeing your home as an investment that requires you to keep second-guessing what someone in 10 or 15 years might want.

[comoed]

One of the most interesting videos on home design! Thank you! Our old 1950s tiled bathroom in the 100 year old apartment rent is now in fashion (47 years later). And our 'thrift store' esthetic (born out of necessity) is now on point. Like most of my clothes, if I just keep things long enough, I become (however briefly) fashionable.

[kellyshannon]

This is one of the most elegantly stated descriptions of trend acceleration. Top notch production quality too - pace, graphics, explanations. Well done!

[caesar]

My dad's midlife crisis was to "modernise" our family home: out with the 90s yellow pine, beige wallpaper and linoleum, and in with the 2010s grey, rustic and nautical/industrial. Looking back I wish he would have kept some of the warm tones, we live up north and we have enough grey outside some warmth indoors is really needed

[jasonchipmanhowlett]

sorry, i can't accept a white kitchen as a trend: some things are just timeless, classic backdrops.

[OrganizeCreateDecorate]

If you decorate your home to fit your and your family's lifestyle, it will never go out of style. It's worked for 44 years now.

[RosaHernandez-uwul]

I think trends are great when you see them as introducing you to something you may not have thought of before. When I read up on trends, it's to see if there's anything I never realized I liked before. For example, having a pop of red is trending right now, and I realized how much I love seeing a bold pop of red in a space, and. I want to try it somewhere in my home.

Overall, though, I think it's best to look at lots of things for inspiration and buy what speaks to you. A lot of what is trendy right now doesn't speak to me, so I don't buy into it. My design style is more traditional/eclectic, so things that fall into those styles are going to catch my eye before anything else.

[lormor]

I’m in a home that was remodeled in 2017. It has white cabinets and in trend or not, I absolutely love them! It is also open concept. Which I hear is out. Not for me. Our home is small, and walls would cramp things up. As long as my home is clean and well taken care of, I don’t think my white cabinets would hurt resale value. I believe they are timeless. ❤.

[amychen]

I think the minimalist trend of clean white kitchens can't go out of style, it's completely inoffensive.

[Vinceeh]

I was thinking of this a few weeks ago, when i started the renovation of my house.

To me, you gave the best advice you can give and we could also had that the more you improve your tastes on some materials (what kind of wood do i like the more for example ?) the more you can be sure that you are focusing on tones of colors and materials you really like, instead of taking those which are trendy.

Thanks for your work Daniel, love your content 🙌🏻

[clayfenlason]

I think there's another layer to this calculus: barrier to entry/exit. If a trend doesn't steer you into some sort of structural or functional change that's hard or costly to pull back from, you can be more free to jump in and out of it. In which case, fine. Repaint my wall: sure, tell me what 2024 has to say. But if a trend is urging for a deeper renovation, it merits more skepticism.

[vivsalittlebitcrafty]

Way too much emphasis is put on just about every aspect of life these days, causing stress and disappointment when you find it's unachievable... Just live your own life in your own way, adopt your own individual style and to hell with what people think you should or should not be doing. Decorate your home for YOU and nobody else. I'm 63 and I'm telling you, life is way too short to be bothered by short lived nonsense 'trends'

[YSLRD]

Designers have been announcing the end of white kitchens forever. Real people still like them. Let it go.