3 Interior Designers Transform The Same Abandoned Victorian Living Room | Architectural Digest

We gave interior designers Noz Nozawa, Kat Bell, and Hema Persad a photo of the same abandoned Victorian living room—and then asked each of them to renovate it in their particular style. Three artists, one canvas, each bringing something different to the space. Which designer's renovation can you see yourself bringing into the 21st Century?

00:00 Intro
00:58 The Plan
01:43 Flooring
03:08 Walls & Windows
06:30 Ceiling
08:01 Furniture & Layout
12:17 Lighting
14:15 Decor
16:12 Final Thoughts
17:07 Designer Round Table


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[Damali]

for 1st time I'm disappointed in all 3 outcomes...was hoping the Victorian space would be more honored

[TimothyRobert]

When I heard "It's a demo, get rid of everything" I stopped paying attention to that designer, automatically put in my mental garbage. "The paneling feels oppressive" WHAT?!?!?

[lebkha]

Disrespecting the original historic design of the room is a sign of a bad interior designer.

[JZG]

- But where's the bald guy with the mustache?

[Oogabooga]

Every single one of them created trendy office spaces for wealthy millennials out of a room with gorgeous bones. Really hate this episode.

[cameron]

I would like to see these with restrictions placed on the space. Having no restrictions makes the space completely irrelevant to the final design.

[stysner]

The wall panels are "oppressive" but you add a divider and use gold wallpaper?! So tacky wtf.

[Rachel-pnw]

Just aggressively bad. Tastes vary, naturally. But im actually surprised they would all ruin a room to this degree.

[richwellbaligad]

on a positive note…. oh wait, there’s nothing positive on what they did.

[laurawgarts]

Where do you find these designers with such very strange ideas? All three outcomes were horrid and I would never hire any of them!

[pammitchell]

All three designs are terrible! Victorian exterior and these messes the interior! UGH! The woman that said "demo" was a turn off

[Ioad]

They all destroyed the beauty and originality of the room and made it look 0815. If these are considered “top” designers, it becomes clear why the world is losing its charm and beauty

[spoileddolllife]

I would be so disappointed with all three designs, 😢! They got rid of the charm and character of the room to fit their taste, and it's not tasteful at all!!

[innorahome]

These are all so bad... no respect for the original space at all.

[mae_liii]

I wouldn’t hire any of these designers. They completely destroyed the cachet and history of that beautiful room

[rudegirlnycloy]

The obliteration and blatant disregard of this historic Victorian room proves these transformations are more about plugging companies than room design.

[triciahlongwa]

When Hema said demo I almost died, but yet hers is my least offensive😅

[RichmondSajini]

Everyone needs to go back to the drawing board. These are all ugly.

[terryberry]

AD provoking engagement in the comments by posting pointlessly garish designs. So disappointing.

[Sylviasdaughter-powe]

These designers did not honor the history of this beautiful Victorian room. Shame on them. The room is filled with unrelated things, the designs make no sense and if I was their client, I would demand my money back.