Tips for How to Achieve a Timeless Look for Your Home | Interior Design That Never Goes Out of Style

In this video, I explain how you can achieve a timeless interior design for your home that never goes out of style! In a previous video, some of you commented that you like a classic, timeless look for your home. So I got to thinking about timeless style and the ways that you can update your home so that it never looks out of date and that it always looks classic but not too trendy so it looks beautiful for years to come.

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⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 - What is timeless interior design?
01:09 - Stick to Natural Design Elements
02:23 - Think of the Room Function First
03:12 - Less is More
03:58 - Use Neutral Colors
05:38 - Be Mindful of Technology
07:40 - Choose Quality (When You Can Afford It)
09:13 - Subtlety
10:12 - Choose Faux Sparingly
11:46 - Parting Words of Wisdom

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[nomadine]

😂 “this forest is looking a little bit dated” omg

[AlexMercadoGo]

I love how down-to-earth and practical your videos are. Most of interior design YouTube is a bit proud and unapproachable. You really stand out as someone to learn from!

[evelynsaungikar]

My approach: look at images from 10, 15 and 20 years ago. If it doesn’t look dated, chances are it’s timeless.

[sandramigacz]

Your tip about the forest and natural elements was spot on. First time I have heard it presented that way and was a perfect comparison. Looking forward to following your channel.

[leajacobson]

"Have you ever walked into a forest and thought this place looks really dated?" Hilarious.

[brookeb.]

The person watching this that bought him the marble water bottle: 👁💧👄💧👁

[anteem]

I love the forest analogy of how a forest never looks dated. Yes, sometimes it needs some “clearing “but you are spot on!!!

[katrussell]

Indeed. Wool oriental rugs, fine furniture, classic ceramics and hand-made items age very well.

[kimberlyperrotis]

I would add: keep lines and shapes simple and details minimal. The more basic an item is, and the longer you expect to keep it, the simpler it should be to prevent it becoming outdated quickly. Choose simple classics for case goods and major upholstered items like sofas, and add the fun with inexpensive items like occasional chairs or decor items. As a geologist, I hate any kind of fake rock and usually select my colors from my GSA rock color chart, guaranteed to be both natural and timeless. I know marble is beautiful, but I wouldn’t use if for kitchens and bathrooms. It is a very soft, porous rock that stains, etches and scratches easily. It can’t be vigorously cleaned to remove scale, stains, paint drips or anything, really, even plastic scrubbers can ruin the finish. There are rocks that are almost as hard as granite, but gave a marble look, I chose a beautiful dark green/grey serpentine rock for my kitchen that looks similar to marble, but is indestructible unless you pound it with a sledge hammer. There are thousands of types of “hard” rock in every imaginable texture and color. Ask someone who really knows what is a hard rock vs. a soft rock, sales people usually don’t know, but the owner probably does. Many of them are very knowledgeable about the characteristics of each rock type, visit the quarries, etc. If not, call a local geologist, we love to briefly advise on rocks for free, or you could select some in the showroom and take a geologist along to help with practicalities for your final selection. Everyone I know who got marble counters, showers, etc. was unhappy with them in a year. I use it in accessories, vases, slabs, bookends, decor pieces like obelisks, etc. Adding beautiful rocks and minerals to your home is a great way to bring in nature, too, along with plants, flowers, and other natural materials.

[juliaclark]

“I can’t believe you were so inspired to do that crazy taupe wall!’ 😄 Sentences like these are one of the many reasons to love & watch this guy!

[celinahatton]

Today is day 1 of me quitting smoking, and binging your videos is helping to distract me. I love your vibe ❤

[monkadayle]

“This crazy inspired taupe wall, like no ones ever said that”...😆😆😆😆😆😆omg! I love it!❤️

[tinamcnalley]

I agree that imitation marble isn't great. Didn't care for it in the 80's when it trended either.

However, with so many people being concerned with "living green", I am very disturbed at the amount of marble, granite, etc. that is being destroyed in the name of "the supreme decorator kitchen". These materials take thousands of years to form and the supply is finite. I have watched so many privileged people tear out what they refer to as " tacky white marble" (when it isn't trending) or tacky sand beige granite when it "clashes" with the new "white kitchen". I would love to see this very destructive trend come to an end. There's also the fact that both materials are quite cold and uncomfortable on an island and the surface is so hard china and glassware can easily be broken and chipped.

There's nothing wrong with a decent laminate that is relatively easy to maintain and in 15 to 20 years if the kitchen needs a facelift, there's no great loss in replacing these. I would simply stay away from trends on this choice also.

[AnnMarieKing]

This is probably one of the best interior design videos I have ever watched. Excellent advice delivered with great fluency of expertise yet so down to earth and easy to understand. My favourite tips are on neutrals and quality. Irrespective of trends - we will all fall for a few - don't skimp on the big ticket pieces you plan to keep for the long haul, and a neutral backdrop and real greenery tends to tame the most trendy beasts in your space.

[orangetigerlilylane]

I think that the signs with all the farmhouse sayings will be a thing that will date most. I am doing a black and white Victorian farmhouse kitchen but staying far away from the cute farmhouse signs.

[valentinamelethiel]

Hi really good channel I just subscribed as design lover.
I come from Carrara, the town where marble comes from I wanted to say that for how aesthetically pleasing can be is also causing the WORST ecocide and environmental disaster in Europe, I live in the UK now but I was raised in Carrara in Italy in one of those villages close to the quarries, the Apuane Alps our beautiful mountains are actually slowly disappearing!
I love design I studied it at uni and I'm a artist, but I think that sometimes we should be aware of what we choose for our design, you said that nature is timeless and you're right but we can't challenge nature forever.

[ItsAllGodAnyway]

Don’t rip out real hardwoods- EVER!!!!

[sophiariggins]

The gray/silver glamour glass furniture. The look is gonna go faster than the black laquer/gold furniture in the 90s.😄Please do a segment on that so people won't waste their money.

[gaby]

I really appreciate how you are so not pushy with your ideas and opinion, and you cater to a wider budget range and acknowledge that probably the majority of us are your average middle-class peeps who can't always afford a lot of the things designers and influencers etc. recommend us. Very friendly channel you've created. <3

[nuimaleko]

For me the Hippie chic of the 70s has always been my style. I guess it is considered Boho now, but bentwood rockers, Tiffany lamps, Persian rugs and macramé will never go out of style.