Top 10 Things Making Your Home Look CHEAP

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Welcome to the channel, I'm Garrett! I am formally educated with a degree in interior design. My husband and I are also real estate investors. Our videos cover many styles (not just my own), and everything from ultra luxury to the budget friendly design. We want you to have a good time watching our videos while learning a great deal of useful, and practical information.

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[SBooher]

I hate decals and signage in a home. It is cheap, and it is not art. I am a creative person with an eclectic interest and array of good art. I feel that people who decorate with signage lack personality and creativity. When I go in the kitchen, I don't need a sign to tell me to eat. I actually need one that says Don't Eat. 😀 As always, thanks for the tips and a clip with beautiful little Albert!

[elizabethchurchill]

The carpet embedded in the tile looks to me like there used to be a swimming pool there but one too many people fell in during cocktail parties so their insurance company made them fill it in.

[stevearnold]

I'm tired of shiplap and barn doors. Maybe they don't technically "cheapen" a room, but I'm at the point where I groan whenever I see another room with either of them.

[tls]

Those wooden beads on tables. Sweet mother of mercy please make it stop! They are everywhere!

[patriciacasalrodriguez]

Having too many decor items in every piece of furniture is a common mistake, in my opinion. It is better to have less things and well selected than thousands of little objects and souvenirs filling up every corner. Great video as always!

[thespace]

While house hunting one home had a tv in every room, even the bathrooms😱 and yes they had leaning tvs including one that blocked a large bay window that looked out onto a beautiful valley. 🙄ugh!

[carolefreeman]

Great Video Garrett as always! I have said it before, as a true Bookaholic, I dislike people how use books as decor ONLY. What I mean, are those who buy books for colour, size or for the name ie CHANEL, but are not interested in there contents. I have books around my home, but they have been read, loved and used for references not just as decor. This makes me think that the person is trying to hard to impress. A home should reflect your taste, style but at the same time, be used and look cozy and comfortable. All white is another thing I dislike. I can imagine constant worries over spills, stains and dirt and no time for relaxing. A home should be a home not a show house. Like you, I dislike mess, dirty and unwelcoming homes. Like who ever lives there just doesn’t care. Your home should always be ready for company of course, but at the same time, be a place of relaxation and comfort. Your Escape from the hustle and bustle of the world around you. In our home, we have art o the walls, not of course originals (How I wish!), but Art that means something to us. PS: I am so in love with Albert 🥰

[emmachampion]

The denim pillow was utter filth lol! Ugh it has to be cheap chandeliers with drops that aren't real crystal. Or tea, coffee & sugar jars that say exactly that, and yet still all match... Big up Albert <3

[judithvigorito]

Give Albert a big smooch for me. I also have a senior dog. (And a senior cat). Can’t imagine life without them. Albert is adorable ❤️. Oh and love your videos too. 😃

[Clovergirl]

Thank you for speaking to lighting. I am a real nut about lighting. I hate overhead lights (in a dining room, kitchen) without some side lighting to warm it up. Lighting is everything to a room. It makes or breaks it. I don’t think people give enough attention to it.

[earlthepearl]

Lawn ornaments make a home look cheap. On the flip side, some strategic gardening or well-maintained window boxes add polish, I think.

[cathieallen]

"It's a sticker"! And "that's a threat" omg. Killing me! Just started this morning off with belly 😃

[donnamuller]

Those hideous, giant, inflatable holiday Santas, snowmen, etc., for your front lawn. I can’t think of anything tackier. LOVE YOUR SHOW! Binging at 2:38 AM and all night so far!

[MelodyHopkins]

Fish or mermaid wallpaper in a bathroom or chickens/rooster paper in the kitchen look so cheap to me. There are classier ways to set a coastal or farmhouse theme without it screaming at you.

[glenysburgoyne]

Get rid of the "temporary" if you still have it a year later. For instance, your mom gives you her old easy chair, you never liked it and no one else does either but you use it because you have no budget. Hopefully, after a year, you've saved to get something else. Having said that, some people don't care about their interiors (as Garrett says "love you for that") but I still love them dearly and just overlook their flat-packs, decal, dust, matchy-matchy, glaring light and inlaid carpet (and hopefully I learn enough from Garrett to have my own tasteful home).

[cathieallen]

I see the interiors of alot of houses. Decor doesn't seem personal in so many. It's refreshing to go into a home that really reflects the homeowner whether the decor is on trend or not. I just don't care for repeated imitation! Do you know how many Tom Ford books I've seen on coffee tables and such!

[diana]

Wallpaper borders. I went to a woman's home the other day and she had just put up new wallpaper border. I had no idea they still made it.

[dianehenkel]

Too bright lighting always reminds me of an airport landing strip. I agree with the huge TVs that overpower a room. Loved seeing Albert. He’s so adorable. Great video as always.

[marthaandrews]

Thanks for all of your wonderful free tips. My siblings and I share our vintage family framed wall photos. We rotate them between our homes. We all get to enjoy them. Victorian baby or wedding portraits look great in my 150 year old home. I also planted dollar store seeds in flower pots on my porch. It is very inexpensive, decorative, and fun. You are a bright spot in my day!!

[elizabethrichards]

I LOL'ed when you said that the wall decal was a threat. Loved seeing sweet Albert and loved your Corinthian pin adorning your cashmere, LeTresChic! Always enjoy your videos.