LIVING ROOM TOUR + Honest thoughts about INFLUENCING

A home tour and super cozy holiday video for you ❤️ Thanks to Cricut for sponsoring:)

💕 Caroline

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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Winter Home Tour
1:51 - easy Fireplace upgrade
2:44 - gallery wall
3:38 - my take on Christmas decor
4:49 - mini entry way
6:30 - new wall art!
8:08 - accessories
8:52 - A new HABIT I'm starting
14:21 - cozy coworking
15:50 - a holiday craft / gift idea
17:21 - Thanks to Cricut
21:24 - making Christmas gifts
22:40 - INFLUENCING pt 1
26:41 - INFLUENCING pt 2
31:14 - Yikes.
32:37 - Stopping By Woods

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Please note that I am not a professional, in fact I am the literal opposite. I am just a plebeian out here loose on the streets. Things that I am NOT: a builder, trainer, craftsman, therapist, nutritionist, physical therapist, medical professional or anything else. All projects seen on my channel must be completed at your own risk and responsibility. Please see your own professional or counselor for professional support. Do your research and be safe!

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[rocklobstah]

Came for the interiors, stayed for the honest realism

[tammytrudell]

My appreciation letter to Caroline:
When I found your content a year ago, it was so refreshing and fun. As a new home owner who had never decorated a thing in her life, I found myself suddenly overwhelmed with design choices. You reminded me that it’s okay to try, play, fail, rearrange and try again. Not just in design but in life too. You have such a unique perspective on life to share with the world. Thank you for bringing real life to the internet and for being your honest self!

[lorrilewis]

A friend of mine had an unmarried aunt who had always encouraged him in art and music. When she was in her 70s, he wrote her a letter to tell her how much her constant encouragement had always meant to him. After she read the letter, she put it in her purse and kept it there for the rest of her life.

[GlareUsy]

The way you just casually pepper the void into your videos really resonates with me

[WynnWynn]

It means a lot to hear you say you want to keep things genuine and film real life vs buying/doing just for content. Thank you for keepin' it real.

[ShenanK]

A gratitude letter is really a gift for both the writer and the receiver. What a beautiful moment that you shared

[kinseypeterson]

All I want for Christmas is to witness Caroline be cozy and chat with us.

[smallhitchfarm]

I love the idea of doing Christmas/holiday stuff geared more towards "winter" so that it doesn't all have to go back in the plastic bins right away. The removal of all the Christmas bling sets me up for a depressed start to the new year....

[auntkaz]

I love that you share your REAL life, Caroline. You are incredibly relatable and the truth of it shines through. Too many people only post “perfect” content and it feels fake.

[Platypus]

Caroline years ago I trashed picked a beautiful wooden folding backgammon board. I removed the hinges, and added brass handles that matched the inlaid brass markings on the board which made two small trays just big enough for a cup of tea and a small plate with cookies on it. I've had them now for probably 15 years and I love them and I do NOT regret turning that game board into a tray.

[bleakaf]

I could understand making videos that are not 'true' to you if you needed that privacy or emotional distance almost, and I hate the idea of people on YT feeling they 'owe' viewers anything... However I am forever grateful you make the videos YOU want to make. Your authenticity, intensity, persistence, compassion and humour are what I keep coming back for.

[AmyBrandon]

This was so beautiful. Caroline is such a skilled storyteller, and her videos never feel like "content" to me, but a shared perspective. So she's nailing her own brief !

[adrianobarbera]

I love the way you manage to keep your videos both light-hearted and deep. Your honesty is a great mark of respect and care for your viewers. I wish you all the best in life

[hedwigws]

I love how during or after watching your videos I go around my house thinking hmm, what can I add or change here? There's just so much design inspo and especially enthusiasm in your content, I am even thinking of painting my bedroom walls (what! I've never painted a thing in my life before!), suddenly there's so much more joy in being in my own space. So thank you, more than a silly old comment can convey, please continue!!

[katevenhorst]

Caroline. This IS the content we want! Anyone who says otherwise is lying.

[krisy-in-italy]

That is the only poem I know by heart, didn’t even memorize it intentionally, it just stuck with me and is repeated, mostly silently and has kept me good company over my 67 years. 💜

[missl.]

Not to be dramatic or anything but I'm severely depressed and haven't gotten out of bed in 3 days. I'm on sick leave due to a surgery from last month (3 uterine fibroids removed yay) so I have the perfect excuse to not get my ass up, even around the house. Anyway, your videos bring me some comfort and inspire me, even make me feel a little less alone which is pretty cool and I just wanted to tell you. Cheers from the undecorated appartment of a design enthusiast- pathological perfectionist in Spain. Analysis paralysis is definitely a thing, damn. 🖤

[ShhhhhhImsleeping]

Your videos feel like "aliveness", like life itself, they are full of colours, light and just enough greys, feelings and reality to make it FEEL real, beautiful, moving, and so so TRUE. I love your personality and I think you're making a lot of people feel understood, just the way I feel when I watch these videos, just by being you! I found you a couple of weeks ago or so and I've been loving this channel, the design, the "people" stuff, the vlogs, your family, the stories, the music, the endings, the fucking poetry you seem to add into many videos that gives us a "moment" to share with you!! Hope you have a peaceful Christmas with some good vibes, hope and laughter. Love from Spain :) PS: Sorry if I made any mistake with my English!

[karisap]

Subtle winter is where it's AT. Those candlesticks are to die for.

[janetspencer]

I don't watch a lot of content because I need to spend my time wisely and be uplifted. Your content Has Lifted my spirits today. You are rare as you cannot be defined into decorating content only. You have a personality of someone I'd want to be friends with. Thank you, the poem brought tears to my eyes as I was planning on looking it up after the video