You should rethink covering the thermostat. The temperature sensor is on that, so it may prevent the unit from getting an accurate measurement.

@AMarshallCBU

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Per many websites, covering your thermostat prevents it from accurately reading the temperature in your living space.

@busi6484

Жыл бұрын

Which may overload your HVAC and cost you major repair or replacement. NEVER cover your thermostat unless it has remote sensor.

@moejoe5090

Жыл бұрын

Glad you said this because I was thinking of putting a small canvas art piece on hinge. Thanks again for saving me money

@iluvzurara2

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for saying this! My engineer husband was like omg absolutely not!!

@haidafella8651

Жыл бұрын

Unless it’s your infloor heating thermostat (sensor is in the floor)

My cats have considerately hidden all their toys under the stove, couch, and washer/dryer.

@mmmsunshine5367

Жыл бұрын

Lol cats are so thoughtful 🤣😂not even but I love them sooo much lol

@LifeAdviceSite

Жыл бұрын

😂

@okashi10

Жыл бұрын

Yes, mine thoughtfully stores his under the fridge for me to retrieve later.

@teresamckeown5594

Жыл бұрын

I had a cat that was obsessed with craft Pom Poms and we would give them to him and he would play until they got lost - LOL and then he would get some more.

@Geronimo2Fly

11 ай бұрын

@@okashi10 My cats prefer the under-the-fridge storage as well.

Absolutely agree with your books section! As a retired library cataloguer, I love to display my books...spines out, mixed colors, out and proud!

@jenniferclyde8911

Жыл бұрын

Another librarian saying yay to books out!

@gargiprasad

Жыл бұрын

I cannot imagine why anyone would hoard books for putting inside out, tells a lot about them. So far only seen this in model homes thankfully. I would not want to be friends with someone who actually did that.

@Mycozymnbooks

Жыл бұрын

I got my rainbow books on lol

@Mycozymnbooks

Жыл бұрын

But also since when are books ugly 🤣

Our thermostat and humidistat are smack dab in the middle of the wall in out hallway. Since I didn’t want to interfere with sensors or access, I arranged a gallery wall all around it (almost floor to ceiling and most of the width of the wall). So many compliments on the wall, and no one notices the thermostat or humidistat at all. They are hiding in plain sight!

Jewelry mirrors to wrangle leashes, keys and masks is genius. Sounds so simple, so why is my mind blown? 🤯

Thermostats need good flow of the room air in order to measure the room's temperature to turn the heat on and off. Putting the thermostat in a hinged chamber will only measure the temperature of the air pocket behind the art. Love the entryway cabinet storage idea. If you own your home, it might be nice to recess a plain bathroom wall cabinet to avoid projection into the space. A bathroom cabinet with a built-in electrical outlet would be great for a hidden charging station. Excellent shelves for eye- and sunglasses. Room for gloves, brush and lipstick.

@TheLazyHOAGardener

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing about the thermostat but if you are really crafty yo can make the artwork out of a decorative grate that repeats throughout the gallery wall and maintains the required airflow for measuring.

@TheLazyHOAGardener

Жыл бұрын

@@crainbolt5155 i actually agreed with you a grate would provide airflow just loke they put decorative grates over radiators.

@eileencarroll6418

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLazyHOAGardener Radiator covers achieve airflow by means of convection. A grate around a thermostat would impede airflow without another means to move the air . Also not fond of the anesthetics of grates.

@jf6962

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with the thermostats. Why not just change it? They have come a long way with thermostats. I changed my old ugly one to a nest years ago. Its so much prettier and much more effecient.

@eileencarroll6418

Жыл бұрын

@@jf6962 I agree. Upgrading would look and work better. Light switch and electrical outlet upgrades make a huge difference too.

Because you asked, ideas for part 2 is dish drainer for drying pots and lids too big for DW, unsightly electrical outlets on kitchen backsplash, mail stacking up on kitchen counter, wall light switches - especially the ones with 4 switches, exposed section of drapery rod when drapes are open, covering for glass block wall, toilet plunger, unused landline phone jacks, scratches on hardwood floor,

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Wow I love all these ideas!!!

@staceykersting705

Жыл бұрын

My landline phone jack was super old and discolored. I spent less than $2 on a blank switch cover plate that actually matches the wall color (always keep extra paint for touch ups!) The kitchen electrical outlets are great to put a plant in front of.

With your tips and DIYs my home is so much more beautiful, calm, less chaos, no clutter!!! Thank you 😊

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad!! So so appreciative of you :)

@QueenOfKings0402

Жыл бұрын

I agree it’s the same in my home as well.

@soriyazz

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. I love her.

I always enjoy your videos. My dad put art on a hinge to hide a TV back in the day when they were big ugly boxes. There was a closet behind the wall so he cut out the sheet rock and built a shelf to put the TV on. Whenever we watched the TV we would just swing the art out of the way.

Pitchers also work for holding kitchen utensils. Nice for the farmhouse look. In our old condo, the electrical panel box was visible in the hallway between the kitchen and dining room. I folded a table runner over a dowel and hung it up to cover it.

I have been using the box idea. I keep buying electronic items that come in very sturdy, hinged boxes with magnetic closures. My TENS unit came in one, so did my wireless earphones. I purchased some stick-on wallpaper in a green burlap-textured finish and covered these boxes. One holds my eye drops, nose saline spray, and little sinus zapping machine on the table next to my chair in the family room. These are things I use when watching TV and now they are in reach, are not easily knocked off the table, and look nicer! I have two mother-of-pearl boxes, too (from Wayfair!), and one holds my scissors and other tools I like to have at hand. The other holds mail that needs attention. The secret to successfully using them is to NOT put other clutter on top of them!

You always offer great ideas! I wish, when you say “I did this in my home”, you’d show us an actual real life photo of it. Like the dog basket or the art in front of the thermostat!

You know, this world is such a better place because you are in it! Thank you for all you share, love your ideas!

"Mail that you're too anxious to look at but can't throw away...?!" How the hell did you know that?? LOL!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

It’s so true!! 😂😂

Love the jewelry mirror idea for small entry ways. I already use the trinket boxes for my remotes and lighter for my candles. Thermostats have a sensor so I wouldn’t cover it but you could get a nest system and make it look more current…

Adding to your vase tip, just stick a glass into the vase to make it food safe. Happy re-arranging, everyone.

Love this! Can you talk more about entry-ways? I don't have a coat closet and it is so tricky to manage all of my bags and coats that I use all the time. And shoes.

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!! Entryways can be super tricky :)

@heidi1000

Жыл бұрын

I don't have an entryway closet either. We use a wall coat hanger for our coats. As for our shoes and bulky coats, we just have developed the habit of carrying them into our walk-in closet. If they are dirty, we clean them off first. In that situation, you just have to accept the fact that it may look a little messy or tidy. I would rather have a place that looks a little more lived in, than super tidy though.

@stanlenharris

Жыл бұрын

Yes please I have the same challenge

@lisakilmer2667

Жыл бұрын

We have a long narrow entryway (6' wide x 14') -- we installed a Shaker peg rail along the whole long wall, with a small shelf on top of it. Voila - 30 pegs for coats and bags and a place for keys, gloves, hats, and items going back out to the car. Not as uber-neat, maybe, but no kid could say "there's no place to hang my coat." And we put pantry cabinets in the far corner for off-season/heavy coats.

@username00009

Жыл бұрын

We hung an 8-peg wall hook that’s quite beautiful in our kitchen because the entryway is long and narrow while we have an awkward blank wall in the kitchen. We don’t have a ton of winter wear to hang so it’s not a big deal to have it out. I did put a pretty canvas bag on there to hold things that we may want a little more hidden while still conveniently located.

Covering your thermostat prevents it from accurately reading the temperature in your house.

I use a giant plant pot for my kitchen utensils. Like, the kind you use to plant plants outside. Again, the kitchen is my problem zone where I have way too many things 😅

You’re so generous with your ideas, Merry Christmas 🎄

YOUR NEXT CHALLEGE: PART 2 PLEASE!!! Any way to hide a portable air conditioner? Husband insists on keeping it out all year for fan function. And also how to hide cords with a drawer less desk. How to hide laundry machines if they have to be exposed in your main area.

@Ambrosethebard

Жыл бұрын

Curtains could hide the washer/dryer

Yes, yes, yes regarding books. And I love that picture at 13:48 of surrounding a thermostat with a gallery wall of sorts.

My husband has all these medications he is supposed ot take and he refuses to organize them or put them somewhere normal (ie not on the coffee table in the living room). So thank you for the idea of the decorative boxes. Now I can let him keep his meds close by but their ugliness won't drive me insane anymoer. thank you.

Thank you Kiva and babe for all you have done for us this year…..your inspirations are a joyful education. Love , bLessings and Healing to both of you during this Christmas and New Year holiday.❤❤❤❤❤😊

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays, Claire!! Thank you for all your support this year! 💕

I love your channel. I just discovered you by chance on KZread. I'm in the middle of redoing my living room, dining room, and kitchen spaces. We're repainting, rearranging and adding and taking away things. You have some wonderful ideas and I can't wait to start working on them! 💜💜

I love the jewelry mirror idea! Also the vase for utensils, even tho i have been doing that for years.

Definitely will be using decorative boxes! I don't have a lot of flat/table surfaces but will put them on the shelving above my desk to hide the tape, stapler, etc. Also on my bookcase to hide small ugly necessities.

The decorative box idea is genius! Thanks KB!

Merry Christmas and health and peace to you and Babe in the new year 🙂🎄

Try a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of water instead of Tums. It will solve the issue immediately. I lived on that during my second pregnancy after my mother in law told me what to do. And she was so right. She was also right about how to fold towels. And a number of other things lol. I should have listened much sooner in life.

I love all of these tips. I'll definitely be using them in my new home.

I absolutely agree about the utensil holder I was going to go thrifting for either a vase or water pitcher for large utensils Also love hiding the ugly with boxes

The jewelry mirror by the door is brilliant!!!

love love love the hide the remote hack! Went right away ( to where else Wayfair) and got a box for the coffee table and have not lost the remote since! I LOVE YOU. I know I take away at least 1 thing from every video!! PS really like the nails 💅

ohkayyy, this video is GENIUS! the book shelf distribution and the jewelry mirror!!! I love it!!

Love your jewelry mirror hack! I don't have a true entry way, so this is fantastic. Ordering one now.

Absolutely love the jewelry mirror idea! Incorporating that in my space asap! Also will be sharing with family and friends.

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Happy Holidays, Nicole! 💕

@mitzy47

Жыл бұрын

@@KivaBrent where is the large jewellery mirror from? The one at 8:10

Finally a designer that I agree with on everything you say💓I absolutely hate the rainbow book look, and turning the books around UGH..I have a loft with built in bookshelves, and love decorating with my many books and other decor. And I'm sick of the bead strings, and I hate the chopped pillows, look like animal ears, and I love animals, but that's what I see on every pillow that is chopped in the center another ugh. Love your videos💝

Great tips as always Kiva! I wish you all the best for 2023!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Jessica! Happy New Year :)

Jewelry mirror near front door LOVE this idea!

Just wanna say thank you. Your videos have been giving me ideas to improve my home.

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! That’s amazing to hear :)

I finally treated myself to a really cool leather remote holder and a basket for the front room for shoes. Merry Christmas to me! Lol. Have a blessed Christmas to you and your wife KB. I hope you have a very healthy new year. ❤️

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays, Judith!! 💕 I appreciate all your support :)

Definitely gonna think more about covering the thermostat with art. Mine is older and sticks out pretty far, but I think I can figure something out. Thank you for the inspiration!!

I'm seeing a lot of buzz about the thermostat and other monitoring units. Def check your owner manual, but an option that works for me is a deep shelf mounted a little below the unit with shallow decor placed in front and wider pieces or books beside to create sort of a cubby around the sensor with open access from the top rather than fully enclosed. You could also strategically place a freestanding storage furniture for a similar idea.

Thought I heard them all, but the jewelry mirror genius!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! 💕

God bless you Kiva ...♥♥♥I have been using a lot of your design ideas and suggestions in my new home and the compliments keep coming 🙂🙂🙂 ... You are my unofficial design consultant and interior decorator ... Thanks a million♥♥♥

Love the tips. I had no idea about Wayfair channel, I actually have my eye on a couch they have, I just have to sale my current couch. Thanks for sharing!

I love the jewellry mirror idea! Genius!

I love your energy ! Just watched 2 of your videos for the first time and I suscribed immediatly !

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!! Thank you so much! 💕

I absolutely love your tips, thank you

Love your videos, you are so easy to listen to. Regards, from Australia

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

You are an interior Goddess!Thank you !

I like the idea of using boxes to hide things. I have always put my kitchen utensils in a large ceramic latte cup

What a great idea to use a jewelry mirror in the entryway!

Love these ideas! Thanks for sharing!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 💕💕

Thanks for another timely video Keva. I decided to make better use of the drawers in my dresser. One has a jewelry insert that is too small for my good and costume jewelry. At the same time I cleared out my hallway which had become a catch-all: I took down the full length mirror. 😅 No, I had not heard of a jewelery mirror. I went into Amazon, found a deal + coupon and bought TWO! One for each bathroom... Thank you!

Thanks for the book styling tip! Was so frustrated with all those advices of turning the books or Kraft paper wrapping all of them - I need to be able to read the covers and to sort books by style or topic instead of colorcoding. Finally sensible advice for those who keep books for reading vs styling :))

Love the thermostat idea...

Please bring back paperback books! Thanks for another great video. The artwork track suggestion is genius. Headed to Interior Motives now!

Jewellery mirrors for the hall! You’re a genius ☺️

2:16 fun tip! A lot of pets will get excited about one toy or a couple toys until the toy is destroyed or they don't have any interest anymore. If you dedicate an inaccessible space (like a box or drawer) to most of the toys, you can make it easy to keep the box you leave out nice and short and accessible for them and alternate between what toys they can play with and when so they're still excited to see them all the time. Creates variety! My cats all tend to have one favorite they only like, but I can make sure any redundancies aren't getting lost by keeping them put away, and then the cats have a really easy time getting out a toy they like if they want to play

@kelleywyskiel8513

Жыл бұрын

I literally hide pet toys in a bag in a closet and only keep a few out at a time. They get bored with them after a bit and change them out. A favorite stays out but the swapped ones always get treated like the tot they’ve been looking for forever. Lol. Same concept I used when my kids were little.

Great video, love the jewellery mirror idea. I also like that you showed the page of the designer you mentioned. Sometimes you mention a designer, when I can't understand very well what you said I can't find them., this as much clearer.

Jewelry mirror in the entryway is genius…goodbye pile of sunglasses! They’ll be safer in there too. Thank you!

"The mail you're too anxious to open, but can't throw away"? I"m so glade I'm not the only one

love the thermostat idea and will definitely be incorporating that!thank you

@djhitmanchicago

Жыл бұрын

Dont. As mentioned several times in the comments section, the thermostat has temperature sensors in it, and needs to have airflow. You'll damage your HVAC system

@klsmtnest

Жыл бұрын

Businesses do it all of the time with a lock to keep people from changing the temperature all of the time. There are vent cutouts on it. No reason it can’t be covered with an airy basket. Did it my whole life. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi Kiva. Merry Xmas. TY for a great 2022

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays!! 💕

This is my latest approach to books, and it has helped me out tremendously, both in space and aesthetic: I almost always "read" by audiobooks first. Then if I really like a book, like really really like it to the core of my beings, I will buy a hardcover copy and make it part of my decor. I am very over buying physical books that I only read once and then have a hard tiime getting rid of. Cookbooks is another issue altogether. Those, I always buy physical copies (almost always used) then pile them on top of my fridge 😅 It's a problem.

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

I love this! Makes total sense. :)

Thank you! So helpful

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Good video Kiva! Getting a few small boxes.

I love all these tips! I would love to see tips on how to hide cords.

Please make this a series🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! I’m working on another similar video now :)

Great tips! Thanks a lot.

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! 💕

In the kitchen, _EVERYTHING_ in drawers. Everything. Kitchen must look sleek and completely minimalist. Then I'm happy

Great tips!!

I’m back…..I took a break from KZread diy channels. Good to see you again.

Love this outfit look Kiva! The green color is 👌🏽

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 💕

I just ADORE your channel! ❤

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Amy!!

@Amy-qe7ti

Жыл бұрын

@@KivaBrent You are so welcome!!!!

Dude the jewelry mirror idea is genius!!!

Thank you Kiva for saying not to cover your electrical panel due to safety issues. I was planning on hiding it with a painting on a hinge, but not anymore.❤👍

Thanks for a great video! I'm headed over to your Wayfair channel!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thanks so much, Victoria! 💕

Such clever ideas!

Great tips Kiva!

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Sheryl! Happy Holidays! 💕

Hiding ugly is a great idea for a series... I'd love to know: hiding plug sockets, speakers, too many doors, practical things like toilet paper and the brush, ways a TV can actually be hidden (not blended into a dark wall), all my children's junk, I think this list is endless in my house

@dirtybloodyheart

Жыл бұрын

I have too many doors in my bedroom. I painted the whole thing the color of my walls and left a few inches at the bottom white for the "trim". Its not a perfect solution but it was cost effective and it does look better than before.

For the utensil thing, I have a hand-built clay pot from a ceramics class that I love a lot. The bottom is really deep, so it has a box and a cloth to line the inside so that the utensils sit at the height I like

My cat leads me to his toy box every time I'm downstairs. It's not the toys. It's the. BRUSH! I can't even say the word Brush without him popping up!... for you cat owners, I've found that those little plastic springs are a hit especially on hard surfaces. Happy New Year everyone!

"The dog can't read anyway!" How cute! 😍🐕🚫

Very usefull tips, in our new house the thermostat is in de middle of the wall…so now we know how to cover it up in a very Nice clean way…thanks!!

@ndgrandma1818

Жыл бұрын

I hope you happened to read the comments that say do NOT cover your thermostat! There are lots of people who commented and explained why- please check them out!

Love this video

The thermostat "hack" as creative as it is (I do this to my breaker box) is a NoOoo no, as it needs air flow to adjust to the room temperature to kick on and off accordingly. Your other hacks are divine, And I adore you!

The jewelry armoire idea is so great. I need something like that to keep my dog leashes and such out of sight

I love the jewelry mirror idea. I’m a big fan of putting things away in boxes and drawers to make everything look sleek. I hate those utensil holders, tho, even if they’re pretty vases. Like just put them in your drawer…no emergency will ever require you to grab a utensil in record time! Take that extra second and open a drawer 😅

I think KB deserves a comedy award because how dare you start this by calling me ugly and then segue into our pet’s hoarding issues? 😂😂😂

I have these really sick invisible bookshelf’s from amazon. Look them u very cool

Thank you for sharing

@KivaBrent

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 💕

"the dogs cant read anyways" PLEAASSEEE 😭

I'm doing that with large heavy duty drawer slides. Hanging art over my TV. Then slide one to left and one to the right to watch TV. No tracks sticking put above or to the side of the TV

No home will look ugly when Kiva is here 😀

Omg kiva. I have that wall air conditioner in my living room. Just moved to this rental home. Loved my central air but no don’t have that now wah. The owners put a mantel below the unit. Why. Don’t kno. No fireplace there lol. Anyhoo I put a nice canvas painting on the mantel to cover the unit but in the summer I need access to it obviously. The track idea is on point!! Definitely looking to do that. Wishing u and Mrs a truly blessed Christmas. And Grandma and puppy too ❤

The jewelry mirror hack is genius!

Hi - I love your videos. Apologies if I've missed it but do you know where I might find that awesome white basket shown during the pet toy portion of the video? All the best to you, Kiva. Thank you for bringing smiles to so many faces!