How to Make Your Home Look Cohesive

In this video, I talk about how to make your home look more cohesive! This is something that I know so many people struggle with - how can I make everything in my home look like it belongs together? If you think your space looks boring, or you are afraid to use color because you don't know how, or you are worried that your stuff doesn't "go" together, then this video is for you!

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⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 - How to Make Your Home Look Cohesive
00:26 - Understanding Rhythm and Repetition in Design
01:41 - Using Colour To Make Your Home Look Cohesive
03:52 - Using Texture To Make Your Home Look Cohesive
05:29 - Matching Metals to Make Your Space Look Cohesive
07:48 - Using Shape and Pattern To Unify Your Space
09:14 - How Design Style Makes Your Home Look Cohesive
11:17 - Spread Things Out to Create Rhythm in Your Home

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[Nick_Lewis]

What other ways do you know of to make your home look cohesive? Comment below and let me know! 👇 Note by the way that you can repeat things that are similar to each other but not the exact same. Creating a unique space that is still cohesive means bringing in elements that speak to each other, without always being the same colour or the exact same material. I hope this video helps!

[breadb]

One thing I feel you forgot to mention was patience. Don't head out and feel the need to accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. Take time to allow items to fall into place. Feel how the lighting changes over the year. Take time to find hidden treasures that fit in perfectly. Let your space open up to you ♡

[CatharsisByProxy]

I could hug you right about now… Feel free to skip the long-read, just know that you are so very appreciated. Your advice has flipped my mood completely and ultimately helped me continue to claw myself out of a dark pit of depression.

Anyhow, I work full time as a 911 emergency police dispatcher, and though I love my job I’ve still been coming home from work nearly every day feeling more worn-down than the last. It got really bad and it was no longer in my control after a while. Then about two months ago I found your channel and ever since then I’ve been making changes to my home environment (and even some of my workspace) little by little, I can already feel the difference it’s made just in my mood. I feel genuine gratitude and I’m happy to be alive again, which is something I had not felt in quite some time. I come home to a place that actually makes me feel good now and it really let’s my *mind* rest itself after a stressful workday. It’s not just the place I plop down to sleep and store my junk at anymore, it’s my *home* ! 🏡

It sounds silly and dramatic but I don’t care, because that’s my true experience. Once I found your channel I felt inspired to make changes to my space for the first time since my depression overtook my will to do just about anything for myself years ago. For whatever reason you made it seem like a simple task I could take on but by bit as I watched your content and it’s made all the difference for my mental health. And at just the right time, too. I was hanging by a thread for so long and I’m freaking blown away by how different I feel today just after upgrading my interior design a bit. Honestly blown away. I guess I just never realized how important aesthetics are to us humans. The psyche is a delicate thing - especially when it comes to visual stimuli. The fact that we have the power to manipulate our environment and cater to our minds’ needs is a very beautiful thing 🌱🪞🛋

Thank you for sharing your insights here. You are very good at what you do, Nick.

[steventomlin]

The educational is fun too. Even when sassy, you are never bitchy. That's why I subscribed. You give information, advice and opinion and always differentiate between them. Too many content creators basically say "if you have this in your home, you're an idiot" without respect for their viewers varied needs and tastes.

[pollykent]

This was very useful. Thanks. Maybe in the future you could feature some photos of hodge podge messes and suggest a few changes that would make them less horrible? I feel like that would be useful too.

[JG-flph]

Nick PLEASE do more educational videos. You are a gifted teacher. This is the first time I’ve been able to truly understand these concepts. More, please!

[natatatt]

This was really helpful. The blue/orange example made me realize that accent colours look good when there's perhaps one large object in the colour (ex. the blue couch), but the other repeating elements of the colour are more subtle and smaller (a bit of blue in the pillows, a bit of blue in the rug etc) so that it doesn't become overly match-y looking. I didn't quite make this connection before.

[suecox]

This is a 6-month seminar on design in a 12-minute video. Bravo, mister!

[CathaTheWierdOne]

Love that you always jump right into it!

[emilystout]

The more detailed image/room breakdown was really helpful - would love to see even more of those. Thanks for all you do!

[Diva]

Nick, would you ever consider doing a video on maximalism? Particularly the maximalist, colorful interior design that's popped up on Instagram and a few blogs here and there? I almost never see it here on YouTube. Plus, it seems to be very concentrated in the UK. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I absolutely love it and draw inspiration from it. I'm very much a maximalist and can't wait to design my future home with some of what I've seen in mind.

[redsquirrel]

Nick, this was one of the best video I’ve seen on your channel and one of the best on decorating I’ve ever seen. Don’t hold back on the educational videos - this was gold!

[poisxe]

I love that you say how it is!!! You're honest and I agree with you on almost everything. PS- I had my partner watch your last video and he FINALLY agreed to throw out the ugly toilet seat cover. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! ; )

[videos]

I really, really enjoyed this format with you pointing out specific examples of exactly what you meant while explaining, instead of just ‘blah, blah, blah’ with us only seeing your face and barely any snippets of the actual style like a lot of YouTubers do.

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[amandaquay]

This video reminds me of the colors videos (e.g., tints/tones/shades) that first made me a fan—useful information, concise explanation, & effective visuals backing it up. Thanks, Nick!

[holaleonorch.]

Once YouTube is done, please consider teaching or having an online master class on interior design. I think you’d be a great at it and I would very much enroll and pay for it 💚

[BubblyViolin]

As a musician, I was always SO confused when designers would reference things like flow and rhythm. Both of those things conceptually have an entirely different meaning to me but their explanations of the two were always relatively vague, which only confused me more. I really appreciate how you've taken the time to really break down the components of a room that make up the rhythm and flow. It helps me reframe my perspective on what those words mean through the lens of design.

[rachelw]

The "bloop" and "fwwpp" transitions between your visuals really spark joy.

[sandydee]

Nick, One of the main reasons I love your channel is there’s always a 50-50 chance I have just purchased something you’re not…fond of? Lol, But that’s OK. I still adore You and your channel. Thanks Nick.

[FrankieOver]

LOVE your channel Nick. I've been a single mum for 20 years living in crappy rentals and I'm finally building my own home. It started as industrial decor and has morphed into mid century boho eclectic. I've curated the entire house online (it's not even finished yet). People think I'm nuts with all the vintage pieces I'm buying and the colour combos but you've convinced me my instincts are actually on point. I'm not beige and my house won't be either. Making my own design boards for each room as I bought pieces really helped so I could see how the room was starting to look.