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@ang1795

7 ай бұрын

Please Nick make a video on storing books. I have aplenty and I'm totally clueless how to store them stylishly. Open bookshelves or closed bookcase? I don't want to hide them but neither want my home to look untidy and too busy just because I love to read!

@joannestimson9641

7 ай бұрын

😂 100% agree about the spa bath! I did exactly the same thing. 17 years used maybe twice!

@il42

7 ай бұрын

I can see now why you've never done a tour of your kitchen, even though we all begged 😂

@scottutube

7 ай бұрын

Nick - it may be worth pulling your stove out and double checking that they installed your outlet/receptacle correctly. When the stove was sticking out in one of my projects it was because the contractor didn't recess the outlet. It might be an easy-ish fix!

@ImAtWorkYall

7 ай бұрын

omg i've been eyeing gold flatware and speckled plates from fable for a while. i didn't even know they had sales. welp, guess i'm the only one getting gifts in my house this christmas (lmao!) but no, seriously.

My husband always says,”2 elephants for a quarter sounds like a good deal, but only if you need elephants and you have a quarter.”

@newenglandcoast7121

7 ай бұрын

I love that! 😂😂

@katphish30

7 ай бұрын

I told that to my husband, and now I kinda wish I hadn't. 😅

@margaretjones7386

7 ай бұрын

Oh I’m going to use this one!!!!

@dogdonut3

7 ай бұрын

He sounds Scottish. The frugal Scots have lots of those sayings. 😆

@browneyedguitargirl

7 ай бұрын

I love this!

Everyone needs to *listen* when Nick says "If it bugs you on Day One, it will continue to bug you." Best decision I ever made with our current house was to move the 1970s kitchen to the other side of the room where it could be as modern, spacious, and efficient as I needed it to be. Cost the earth, but every time I walk into that kitchen I smile. #nickknows

@pjperdue1293

7 ай бұрын

#nickknows -- love that!

@Lovesapuzzle

7 ай бұрын

I have had the opposite experience. We decided to live with out house for awhile before renovating. It turned out that what I thought would be problems turned out not to be. Our largely untouched 1940s home has stood the test of time.

@evemaybs

6 ай бұрын

I have a similar rule for clothes. "If you don't love it in the store, you're not going to love it when you get it home." So regardless of what it is if it doesn't sit right with you now, it likely won't suddently change.

@Lovesapuzzle

6 ай бұрын

@@evemaybs I agree that something you don't initially like will suddenly change or that you will suddenly love it. What I found is that something I thought would be a problem, like the vintage tile or closed off kitchen, turned out to be features I realized the advantages of after living with them. I'm so glad that I didn't act on my initial thought to demo and replace before living with it for a while. There are pluses and minuses in everything. New is not always better.

@kimberlywagoner4666

2 ай бұрын

@@evemaybsI say the same for shoes. If they’re not comfortable when you get them, they likely never will be.

In my experience, when a contractor has a screaming deal, its when he’s gotten stuck with something that another client has rejected or didn’t pay for or whatever that they couldn’t return and they are trying to get rid of it.

The home tour we’ve all been waiting for… Nick - “here are the worst things in my apartment” 😂😂😂 Absolute love your videos! 🫶🏼

As a high rise manager, NO JETTED TUB in a shared walls/floor building.

@Jennifer_150

7 ай бұрын

Truth! A jetted tub caused a major flood in our building. 😖

I always prefer to learn from OTHER people’s mistakes. Much cheaper that way. Thanks for sharing. 😇

@gaildela5710

3 ай бұрын

Yep! 😁

Oh man. I had a jetted tub once, and it was miserable - the whole pumping system stayed damp inside, so unless you used (and cleaned) the jet system CONSTANTLY, you'd get all kinds of funky stuff growing in it. I will never do a jetted tub again!

@beaubeauknows3620

7 ай бұрын

THIS!!! And ppl are on my comment telling me how to clean it. I KNOW HOW TO CLEAN IT!😂the jet system may be clean but it doesnt dry out so water is still sitting somewhere in it.

@LythaWausW

7 ай бұрын

@@beaubeauknows3620 And spiders can hide in there, I think.

@Meela234

7 ай бұрын

@@LythaWausW Oh my gosh! I was offered a jetted tub as an option in my new build master bath, but I turned it down because of the cost. I always wanted one tho. Reading these comments, now I'm glad I'm not getting one.

@PennsyHeart

7 ай бұрын

My jetted tub throws me around! A miserable experience.

@Blueyez369

6 ай бұрын

My husband redid both bathrooms in our last house. He wanted (and absolutely loves and uses) a jetted tub for his, and wanted to put one in mine as well. I refused and insisted on a deep soaker tub. I was 10000% happier with my tub. I tried his and the jets felt like I was being sandblasted.

Regarding the sub with jets: here's some wise advice I got out of a Wall Street Journal editorial decades ago. The author said, simply, put time into making a decision that's proportional to the difficulty of undoing it. Which color bath towels to buy? Blue or gray? Pick one - it will cost you but you can easily switch. Paint the bathroom blue or gray? That decision deserves a little more time. Jetted tub versus plain tub? White grout versus black grout: think long and hard.

@courtneypallies6407

5 ай бұрын

Great advice

@Spangletiger

3 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if he had the jet tub uninstalled, he could probably sell it and put the money towards buying a plain tub and paying the plumber.

@priceandpride

3 ай бұрын

They are a pain to clean also!

@carollynt

Ай бұрын

It’s impossible to sell a used jetted tub.

When I think of Renos I also think “how will I clean this?” The jetted tub takes more time and effort to clean so if you’re not using it, it’s not worth it from that perspective alone. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@kekica11

3 ай бұрын

That's totally where my mind went too!

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. Life's too short to hold on to regrets. Keep making fabulous videos!

@shelmstedt

7 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. Friends of mine renovated their entire house. The wall colors very bright. A few years later they changed them, but I always told them that the kitchen, bathroom, floor where done - by themselves- so well, so thought through. So what the wall color were an experiment, at least they played with colors. All good.

My mama said there’s no perfect house and she was right. I regret that I let imperfections get under my skin, but it’s so helpful to share what we learn.

As the wife of someone who does custom tile work on high end homes, (and at times helps him), I think your subway tile with the gray grout is spot on. It's classic with the brick pattern. Otherwise, you don't get the definition - it just ends up being a white wall. And if that's what you want, go with marble.

@joywebster2678

7 ай бұрын

Yes I think his busy wall paper pattern clutters the room not the nice subway tile and mild contrast.

@zvezdoblyat

Ай бұрын

I think the classic pattern works well anywhere but the bathroom. Because idk, it just might look like mouldy grout to other people when it's in the bathroom

@wallihaley5194

12 күн бұрын

@@zvezdoblyat, not if you use a very pale grey grout. Then it will look timeless and not dirty.

I love that you haven't framed these as "decorating mistakes" but rather as things that YOU personally regret in YOUR own home. Just bc it's a regret for you doesn't necessarily mean it will be for everyone. Design is as unique as you are! ❤ Edit: Except the bit about closet lighting, that's for everyone lol 😅

As someone who has worked in home sales and styling for years, I cannot emphasize enough that everyone needs to take proper and thorough measurements before purchasing large items, especially appliances. Measurements of everything, not just the unit and space, but doorways, stairways and any objects that cannot be moved. The amount of times I had annoyed clients complaining that I asked for more information about their space and just demanded the order be placed, only for them to call months later yelling about how the purchase couldn't be installed or placed because it didn't fit through a doorway or up stairwells. 😅

@Draggonny

7 ай бұрын

I made the mistake of buying a fridge/freezer that was too big. We had to stand it at a jaunty angle so you could reach the light switch that was down the side of it and still open the door that was to the other side. We've since renovated the kitchen, so we've moved it to a different spot where it is no longer causing problems. I hope it lives forever because finding another one of similar dimensions to sit in its new spot would be tricky.

@karladenton5034

2 ай бұрын

This! When I started to work from home, I bought a beautiful vintage school teachers desk. That didn't fit up the stairs into my office. Hence, I'm STILL working in the corner of my living room - just on a beautiful desk now LOL. When I retire, I'll sell it on, but with a sad heart. I do love this thing......

@markusgorelli5278

22 күн бұрын

When I was a teen I got my parents to buy an enormous wardrobe. It was great and I knew it would hold all my stuff. Unfortunately, it was so long, it couldn't turn the corner to get into my room. Thankfully, we had an unfurnished in-law apartment that it could have slid right in. But lesson learned. Get 2 small wardrobes instead. LOL.

Nick, you're harder on yourself than on anyone else!! Thank you for showing us your regrets -- you're very honest and it it's so helpful not only for avoiding the specific mistakes but the advice about trying things out, determining return policies etc ensures we don't fall into those traps. Thank you!!!

Great great advice, especially "If it bugs you on day one, it'll bug you even more on day 1400". Also I'm really loving the new no-firetrucks-given sass!!

@cindicarter483

7 ай бұрын

Day 1400 😂🤣😂🤣 Loved that line! Nick’s humor is always on point!

Nick’s stove story is exactly why we wanted a fixer upper. I didn’t want to put up with something I didn’t like only because it was new.

@StealAwayTheStars

7 ай бұрын

Same for me. I could never bring myself to tear out something new. You can only salvage so much to sell or donate and the rest becomes wasted. We're taking a break on looking for a place but I want something that needs cosmetic updates so I can pick everything out.

One thing I will do again is use large wall tiles with very little grout in my shower. Just squeegee walls after showering and it’s done. Something I won’t do again is use a nonslip white tile on the bathroom floor -dirt is hard to scrub off. Also, I used pebble tile for the shower floor and I love it. Oh, the things we learn.

I am replacing my jetting tub next week! I love taking baths but no matter how much I clean it… the tubes or whatever cant ever get clean… when you drain the tub there still had to be some water in the tubes. It grossed me out…

@kaasmeester5903

7 ай бұрын

Doesn't it have a cleaning function? Mine did, with a little reservoir for the cleaning agent. Fill the tub, run the program and it would clean out and disinfect the pipes and pump.

@eattherich9215

7 ай бұрын

@@kaasmeester5903: it pays to read the manual. Replacing what is probably a perfectly functioning bath is like throwing away a pair of shoes because they got wet in the rain.

@djr.5732

7 ай бұрын

Fill tub with water and add dishwasher detergent powder and run jets. I just cut into cascade pod and release powder. Works great.

@peggyjones3282

7 ай бұрын

Mine kind of grosses me out, too. I'm going to try this dishwasher detergent tip!

@reginakeith8187

7 ай бұрын

Same here. I am totally disgusted by them. I've used every kind of tub jet cleaner out there and they're still foul beyond belief. I wish I could afford to rip mine out and replace with a regular garden tub that I could actually use!

I bought a house that has a huge walk in shower, no lip. It was designed for wheelchair bound people before us. I tell people it’s my favorite thing ever! Thanks for your video. Great advice!

@chellejack3480

7 ай бұрын

We had our custom home built with the walk in shower with no lip and now that I've lived with it for 5 years, I think maybe I'd rather have a lip because water does come out of the shower from time to time. But since we're both senior citizens, I'd probably regret having that lip in a few more years. 😂

@tinalettieri

7 ай бұрын

I had a shower like that when I got my puppy. She would follow me into the bathroom everytime I went. Sometimes she would pee on the floor so I told her she was a good dog and washed it down the shower drain with clorox. She was super good about housebreaking but a few times we were out later than planned and we'd go into the bathroom to find she had used it. She never had an "accident" in another part of the house.

As nearly everybody I really like buying furniture at Ikea. But when I last bought a Pax for my summerhouse, I was shocked about the low quality - the cover is only a plastic foil, it only takes a little bump to make a hole in the cover. Generally I think its very troublesome, how much Ikea decreased the quality of its goods during the last years and maybe we customers should adress this topic.

@mirrrie

21 күн бұрын

Mine is not of foil. Would it really be that we in Europe get different quality furniture of Ikea :/ That would be horrible

"It beeps at me, unnecessarily" 😅 So relatable, especially at this time of year with holiday baking.

As someone who just bought a new home that is a huge project house, and has been binging your videos like crazy for the past several weeks, this video came at the perfect time. Thanks as always for the inspo!

I don’t regret the jetted tub I paid for in our new build last year. I’m older with osteoarthritis and and oh it feels so good😜

Light tiles surrounded by dark grout is a pet peeve of mine. It always looks so dirty.

@653j521

7 ай бұрын

He said grout darkens with age, which doesn't improve it for me. :)

@Fxygpa

7 ай бұрын

I’ve never liked the subway tile/dark grout combo. Makes the space feel too harsh imo.

@andreajgunn

7 ай бұрын

Omg me too! I love white tiles with white or almost white grout 😍

@michele1491

7 ай бұрын

I just feel like grout shouldn’t be an accent and so I prefer the grout match the tiles as much as possible.

@kathrynwitte3398

7 ай бұрын

@@michele1491good luck with royal or navy blue, almost any color!

For stain resistant grout, use the synthetic grouts, often called "epoxy grout" even though it's not really epoxy. It's not porous like old style group and stains can't get into it.

@EH23831

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! We are re-doing our bathroom and I HATE trying to clean grout! 😩

@1whitecottagelife770

7 ай бұрын

@@EH23831 seal your grout with first penetrating sealer and then a top sealer

@sharroon7574

7 ай бұрын

We talked to tile guy and he said it was not ideal in some applications.

@johnnysimes5082

7 ай бұрын

I can vouch for Mapei Ultracolor Plus FA epoxy grout. It's a really outstanding product. I've done 5 floors and 2 walls with it. It does not need sealer and cleans easily. You have to be careful when using it because it is epoxy and when it kicks it becomes very hard. But the finished product is totally worth it.

@susiegalen5120

7 ай бұрын

Yes, agree. Tile guys tend to give pushback on it, but it is awesome.

I have a two person jacuzzi and use it at the worst times, when I have over done a daily activity, you know we all push ourselves and I certainly do. When I jump into my jacuzzi, ready to drop dead, you can hear the sigh of relieve for the next 2-3 hours. A good book, a beer and those jets are life invigorating. The I slide into bed a happy human.

I installed a jetted tub in my last place, and it was all kinds of awesome. I did like taking baths from time to time, with a good book and a generous glass of brandy. But it certainly is worth thinking about how often you will use it. In my current home the bathroom is on the small side, and rather than cram in a bathtub we opted for a large walk-in shower, and never regretted it. Oh, my last bathroom also had subway tiles :) I used white grout though, and it looked decent.

@newenglandcoast7121

7 ай бұрын

I did the same thing in my current home. I am not a person who enjoys baths; I had the tub removed and put in a large glass shower. I don't regret it, six years on.

@peztopher7297

7 ай бұрын

It seems like it would be hard to keep the jets clean, too. I'd worry about mildew.

@kaasmeester5903

7 ай бұрын

@@peztopher7297 That’s why you want the special cleaner. It needs to be a degreaser as well as a disinfectant, since you’re dealing with gross stuff: soap residue, skin, dirt, bacteria and fungi, all at a temperature they love. The cleaner works if you use it regularly, I took the pump apart once for servicing and it was completely clean. Oh, it also helps if you build the bath in such a way that you can access the equipment for servicing.

@LisaMarie-xq8vq

7 ай бұрын

I put a jetted tub in my last house also (I also made the space a foot longer so I could stretch out). I love taking baths and the extra foot was amazing. I only turned on the jets a couple of times but then had to make sure to clean them periodically to prevent mold build up. Would go with a soaking tub next time. (My current house has a tiny 1950s bathroom so removing the tub and putting in a walk in shower was the choice there).

@MM-wn5eh

7 ай бұрын

Jetted tub, I don’t understand life without one. My partners aunt came to visit, she saw the jetted tub in the master bath, we slept in the guest room for the remainder of her visit. 😂❤

“First of all, I appreciate that. You’re sweet to me” 😂😂🤣. Come for the decor advice, stay for the comedy. 😊

Your honesty about mistakes is refreshing.

@Omar_Zazzle

20 күн бұрын

I doubt his husband would agree.

Personally I like the subway tile grout.. You have a very strong pattern tile behind the commode too, and you wouldn't want the subway tile to "vanish", just totally overwhelmed by that loud Moroccan/Italian pattern (which I do also like, by the way. It just sort of surprises me as a choice YOU made.)

@peztopher7297

7 ай бұрын

A shower curtain would separate the patterns, except while entering and exiting the stall.

@theophany150

7 ай бұрын

@@peztopher7297 Shower curtains are sort of a throwback. We have lots better technology available now.

@MoMo-nj2oc

Ай бұрын

I like the grout he used , too

The number 1 thing I tell people when I am training them is that making mistakes is the best way to learn something. Am I a weirdo - I think your bathroom looks awesome. Not a fan of the jetted tub, but I love the grout.

Taking a moment mid binge of your videos to express my absolute love of your personality. The dog hair comment and bad closet lighting, brilliant. ❤

My biggest kitchen regret was falling for the hype and the appearance of a stainless steel gas range with iron grates that go all the way across the stovetop. It's awful. I hate it. I used to simply lift off burner grates & scrub them in the sink. Impossible with huge heavy grates. The center oval burner was a big selling point....but it has no flame on the back part; only the sides & front, so it doesn't heat a griddle evenly--you can only use the front of the griddle, so what's the point? The open spaces in the grates that are over the burners are too large for small pots. They tilt & even fall over. Huge & expensive regret. Hoping this will be useful info for anyone range-shopping.

I'd skip the flat pack particle-board temporary furniture. It's going to break and you will end up removing it, and into the landfill it does. Go to a consignment store and get something solid or have someone build it for you out of good materials. Better for you and the planet.

@zvezdoblyat

Ай бұрын

Remember that things cost money? While I agree with your advice, nice looking couches on consignment still cost more than a cheap as fuck ikea couch. I don't know where you live that flat pack furniture costs a similar amount to getting custom furniture built. Please respond so I know where to move to. Also, another thing that people forget is sometimes second hand costs more over time. Maybe the couch needs to be cleaned professionally and reupholstered. $$$. Maybe it came with bed bugs or cockroaches. Getting that fixed? $$$. Again, I absolutely will be buying second hand for my first couch, but realise that people have different ideologies.

@zvezdoblyat

Ай бұрын

Remember that things cost money? While I agree with your advice, nice looking couches on consignment still cost more than a cheap as fuck ikea couch. I don't know where you live that flat pack furniture costs a similar amount to getting custom furniture built. Please respond so I know where to move to. Also, another thing that people forget is sometimes second hand costs more over time. Maybe the couch needs to be cleaned professionally and reupholstered. $$$. Maybe it came with bed bugs or cockroaches. Getting that fixed? $$$. Again, I absolutely will be buying second hand for my first couch, but realise that people have different ideologies.

My husband was in the electrical supply business when we built our house, so we had regular lights in every closet, dimmers in the kitchen and living room, hard-wired smoke detectors, and 2-way switches in the living room so you could turn on lamps when you walked into the room.

@ihaveinsomnia1

7 ай бұрын

I love dimmers.

@loug8186

17 күн бұрын

Put dimmers in all my bathrooms…love it! Early morning showers are no longer a shock to the system

I dunno Nick.... something tells me Home Depot isn't going to let me strip down and test drive a jet tub in the middle of the store. Those MFs are so uptight 🙄

@auntylinda7640

7 ай бұрын

😂

@michelehafey2607

7 ай бұрын

That was my thought too. 😂

@fasia8250

3 ай бұрын

Omg 😂😂😂

@7thlady

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but they do have jetted tubs in hotels sometimes. Even a moderate priced place like a Comfort Inn sometimes has a room with a jetted tub is you ask. Probably could have tried it at a hotel, although it would not have been the exact brand, they are all super loud in my experience. By the way: I LOVE LOVE LOVE my jetted tub.

@caitlin68285

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I believe with renovation/new builds, knowing when you have "decision fatigue" is key. Take a moment to NOT think, rest, tune out everything, and reset your brains before making choices--- like a jetted tub when you generally dislike baths. :P When it came time to chose the freaking socket and switch placements (of all things), I was faklempt. I had to excuse myself to go scream into a pillow, viciously hit my vape, do some jumping jacks, then come back a whole new person to make the right choices. Socket and switch location is wayy more important than I could handle at that moment so I asked for help from the contractor by telling him my daily routine and where things would go once we moved in. He nailed it. Decision fatigue made me make some bad choices like "no, we don't have to finish the hall closet, we can do that later.." because I was outta juice.. instead of the smarter "I'll think on it and get back to you" which would have been soo much better than the 20+ yr old IKEA cube shelving units I stuffed in there >

@Cole_Cross

7 ай бұрын

I had them put a window in my walk-in and have the BEST lighting in there because of your advice. Thank you

@aileencrane7700

4 ай бұрын

When I was designing my home I asked the builder to put a window in my walk in pantry. They looked at me a little funny but I absolutely LOVE it. It lets in so much light and if something ever goes off (let’s face it, it happens) I can air out the room pretty quickly

@Cole_Cross

4 ай бұрын

@@aileencrane7700 BRILLIANTTT.

I love seeing this side of you. Also it’s very helpful advice because I do see a lot of makeovers with doors on pax wardrobes and it never occurred to me that they could be dark and problematic. The same with grout, typically when it comes to tile we focus on the tile itself but aren’t aware of the effects of grout and its visual effect

Best grout color for white subway tile is the shade “hemp”. A true medium greige

Nick, Nick, NICK ! i was hysterical with you describing what your fears of the neighbors were thinking with your "Jet" bath tube running. Ok, i have to admit, i was picturing you on Sue Ann's vibrating bed in The Mary Tyler Moore Show....which is why i was crying 😂

That kitchen cabinet “solution” by the previous owner is downright psychotic!

@kekica11

3 ай бұрын

To me, it looks like it may have been a galley kitchen but then they updated the countertop to add more counter space and just kept the existing cabinets. I think a good fix would be to just forget about the corner cabinets and carts, and instead, install new drawer cabinets in the nook (just making sure they don't bump into the handles of the existing cabinets). This won't necessarily buy him more space, but it'll at least make it more accessible and useful.

My regret with remodeling the master bather in our last house was the tub. We were looking for a good deal on a standard size soaking depth tub. It wasn't until we used it did we realize why it was a good deal. It was too thin and you could feel the bottom move despite that it was stable & properly installed. My suggestion when looking for a tub online that is not metal is to compare the weight! Often the showrooms will only have the latest and greatest on display. We learned our lesson from the mistake we made in our old house. This time when we replaced the bathtub in the kids' bathroom, I looked at weight in addition to reviews. Did this Kohler cost more than the previous tub? Oh yeah but considering how cheap the first tub was 😅 the basic soaking tub by Kohler wasn't outrageous. Was the price difference worth it? Most definitely! If you plan on living with for many years to come, then make sure you pay that extra amount to get a solid tub that will last. Also, talk to the professionals you are working with. The plumber we hired agreed with how we picked out the lasted tub. Learn from my mistake 😅 if the material is not metal, then make sure to check the weight of the product in addition to the reviews!

@lyndaboonstra5605

7 ай бұрын

I can relate to this so much! I was on an extremely tight budget and the previous tub was completely unusable. I chose a standard enameled metal tub that was a price I could afford. 4 years later it's destroyed in the area just in front of the drain. Who knew there was a massive difference in enamel quality and thickness?! It is scratched and stained by my awful water and often has a small bit of standing water there too. Changing it out feels like it's going to be a massive job as it's tiled in there all around the rim and down the sides of the front panel.

@arizonashopper5095

7 ай бұрын

What do you mean you could feel the bottom move? Like it shifted when you are getting in and out?

@natasha8302

7 ай бұрын

@arizonashopper5095 Many cheaper non-metal tubs are so thin that you can feel the movement when you apply an uneven amount of weight, like when taking a shower. The movement wasn't noticeable if you were taking a bath because weight was more evenly distributed. Think the best comparison would be to compare to the difference in squeezing an empty plastic bottle and then squeezing a plastic bottle full of liquid. The movement is obviously extremely mild in the bathtub compared to a plastic bottle, but it kind of gives a similar feeling of movement under pressure points where you are standing 🤔.

@natasha8302

7 ай бұрын

@lyndaboonstra5605 Unfortunately, poor water quality can really do a number to your wet area and appliances (dishwasher & washing machine) 😓 thus shortening the life span of those areas & items. I have issues with hard water to the point that I won't even start on the master bathroom until we get a decent home water filter. That doesn't seem like that will happen any time soon 😓 after we had to shell out 16k for a new a/c sooner than expected. I have to run tub cleaning cycles on our washing machine & dish washer more frequently to account for the hard water. Home repairs are so expensive even when you do them yourself 😓. I am just glad we bought that we knew needed work rather than spending way more on a newer home with loads of issues & poor quality, all hidden behind fresh drywall & paint. If money is tight you can always try the lipstick on a pig approach to delay major work & expenses by getting a diy bathtub coating kit. Those kits are only for the short term, but it could allow you enough time that the expenses won't hurt your budget as badly. My father inlaw used a diy bathtub coating system in both the full bathrooms in our house, and it did buy us some time.

@sunnyday3539

3 ай бұрын

Not sure if this applies to your situation, but the lighter weight tubs are supposed to be installed on top of a freshly mudded bed of concrete, which will mold to the shape of the tub, and when the concrete cures and becomes rock solid, will support the bottom of the tub.

I did find the listing for your apartment out of curiosity, and that was the first time I really saw the kitchen in its entirety. It was surprising to me how odd and funky the kitchen was in terms of space planning and design. It makes a lot of sense to me that the kitchen was new when you bought the place, and you didn't really design it. I've always been bothered by the choices the landlords and builders have made in my rentals, so it really makes me hesitant if I ever buy a place, to pay a premium for nearly new renovations that I'll never really be happy with. I just wouldn't have the heart or likely even the budget to wastefully renovate. I'd much rather live with something dated, but livable that I could eventually renovate in the future rather than a somewhat nice, but bothersome design choice someone else made that is too nice to change. The dark grout in this case doesn't bother me as much. After having white grout in a rental tub/shower, it looked stained and uneven immediately even with constant cleaning. If the contrast between tile and grout is too much, I would likely pick a darker tile rather than a lighter grout.

I bought a house with a small kitchen that had 3 corner cabinets, when I redid the space I made it a galley kitchen and got rid of all of them. I put the taller items at the rear, fridge one side and pantry and wall oven the other, and that really opened up the space looking into the kitchen and made it look twice the size.

I totally understand the feeling of “it’s new so why bother changing it!” Glad I’m not alone!

It really helps me to hear from someone like you, with al lot of experience en knowledge of interior, that you also made mistakes and you aren't happy and satisfied with every part of your home. Takes a lot of pressure away to have everything perfect ❤❤

Your Protruding Stove Regret got me thinking: maybe you should talk to us sometime about "counter-depth" fridges vs. great big fridges that stick out into the room and where things shoved way in the back are lost and forgotten until they go bad and have to be thrown away.

@lisaanderson3549

7 ай бұрын

Just got a small, counterdepth fridge and LOVE it. When I finally redo my kitchen, I will either keep this one or get a slightly wider counterdepth one.

@seandalai3413

7 ай бұрын

I wish I knew about "counter depth" appliances. I had no idea until I Googled about it after paying a "'screamin' good deal" price for a huge fridge. Thankfully, I"m not done with my kitchen - that beast is going.

@mellocello187

7 ай бұрын

Oh I so agree!! I got a counter depth for those reasons: cannot stand those behemoths that stick way out(why does ANYONE think those are ok??) and yes, I had stuff in the back before that I did t know was in there and just went bad. That said, we are a family of 2 and I shop twice a week and would not want to stuff more food in there than that.

@gloriaalex11

7 ай бұрын

The fridge that came with my house sticks out 8 inches past the counter! To make matters worse, it's located in the corner next to the back door, which can only open 3/4 of the way. Ridiculous. The fridge is 20 years old, so when it dies I'll get a smaller one.

@tylerbrown4483

7 ай бұрын

This is an age old problem. I like to cook. I’m very good at cooking. For me, the function of my kitchen is all that matters. The shape of a proper kitchen is wide galley or bust, and I don’t care what the colors and finishes and figment are, as long as each decision makes it easier to convert raw ingredients into plated food or convert dirty dishes and utensils into clean clean, put away dishes and utensils. So a counter depth fridge is really nice because it Eliminates the “back of the fridge” problem and opens up some workflow space. But it also creates the problem of a dinky little fridge for the same linear footprint. So if you want to match storage space you need to take up more linear space. Maybe an extra foot or 18” of what could have otherwise been countertops. So it really comes down to how much space you have and where you have space. Of course, if how it looks is the most important thing to you then you should just get a counter depth paneled fridge.

My stove sticks out too. I never noticed it. Now I do😂

@eattherich9215

7 ай бұрын

I HATE those slot in stoves and even more so when they project beyond the worktop.

“I don’t even know what clothes I’m wearing anymore…” 😅 It was at that moment that I hit the Subscribe button.

Jetted tub cleaning: ALWAYS POINT THE JETS DOWN AFTER BATH. Fill tub with water over the jets, put 1-2 cups bleach in the water and run it for 20 minutes to clean about once a month if you use the tub regularly. Never had mold in ours after 5 years use in the existing home we bought. Ours was not a jet engine and we lived in a single family residence with tub on main floor

Kind of like relationships “if it bugs you on day one it will continue to bug you but you keep thinking “it will change”. When you know you, you know

Don't be so hard on yourself. Your bathroom is gorgeous!

Love your honesty and turning it around to a teaching moment for us. Your sense of humor is quite stellar.

The best corner cabinet solution I’ve had in a house is a “lazy-Susan” garbage. Three garbage containers, one for garbage, one for recycling, and one for bottle return. I don’t know that any cabinet manufacturer makes them anymore.

I have a solution for your janky carts Nick….you should decant all of your cereals and pastas and snacks into attractive storage containers and arrange them artfully on the carts. 😉 You could also have a basket to hold silicone ice molds.

@denisedorsey2889

7 ай бұрын

😂

Oh goodness…..you’re speaking to me on this one. I have a *corner* jetted tub (that is a monstrosity, as I’m sure you can imagine), that I cannot wait to take out and replace. I love taking baths, and it is so cumbersome to get in and out of, and the tile surround is annoying, as well. Also, my closet lighting is horrific. I just want to burn the whole thing to the ground most days. I told my husband that when we remodel the master suite, we’re going to have to wear sunglasses in the closet with all of the lighting that will go in. 😎🫣 Great video, Nick! Thanks for sharing your insights.

@laurabodycombe7998

7 ай бұрын

We had a corner jetted tub in a previous house. It was so large we couldn’t fill it up. The hot water would run out first.

You could also just have the counter cut out which spans the kitchen at the end wall so that you can walk the length and the drawers facing each other are easily accessed.

@Melissa-gn3dv

7 ай бұрын

Good idea. I thought the drawer fronts on the insides could be used to face something custom built and facing forward where the carts are.

@lcg5790

7 ай бұрын

@@Melissa-gn3dv Yes but then he'd be back to his dreaded corners. Poor guy.

The best solution for corner cabinets is to design a kitchen without corner cabinets from the start, i.e. the gallery kitchen patern is my fav.

Looking at this early in the morning brought chuckles. Even when we plan, build ourselves, there's always something that ends up not working as we'd hoped. Closet lighting, kitchen cabinets, things most can identify with. Looking forward to what you do in your next space

Nick, I’m not thinking that you never make mistakes. I’m thinking that you’re human like the rest of us, and you’re wise to admit and learn from mistakes.

Thank you so much Nick for addressing these problems. I too don’t like jetted tubs as the noise and vibration runs counter to relaxation for me so never use them. Those lighting strips in closets and under cabinets, even when plugged in, never stay on or are bright enough that’s so true…not just ikea brand. All your points are valid and spot on. ❤️

Kitchen designer advice. Regarding the stove. Get a wall oven in a base cabinet instead of a range. The wall oven will be installed in a cabinet that matches the rest of the base cabinets. Then you install a cooktop either over the oven or in an island or wherever you want.

@07meiyin

7 ай бұрын

I STRONGLY disagree with this recommendation! It's a terrible idea. I had an oven installed like that in my home and when the electric panel on it eventually broke, I wasn't able to get it fixed or even replaced without tearing down the wall. So, if you want to pay for a full kitchen renovation every time your oven breaks, fine. But it's a poor choice economically.

@erinmoore9681

6 ай бұрын

You can remove the countertop and pull the oven out of the opening. Easier than tearing a wall down. If you have space, it’s always best to create an access panel behind hardwired equipment like that or plumbing. That way you can open up screws in drywall or wood panel for maintenance. Sorry to hear about your electrical issues. Gas ovens are also an option in a wall oven application.

I've renovated my house over the last three years. There are definitely some things I regret. But not enough to spend the time money and effort to correct them. It's just something I will have to live with. No place is perfect. I think I made the right decisions most of the time. Hindsight is 2020 that's for sure.

ARRRRGGGGHHH you fell for the JETTED TUB faux pas and displayed your human imperfection!! seriously enjoyed this vid :) too bad you don't have more design regrets to share, Nick. you're an excellent critical humorist!

Fill that bathtub with plants, baby! Make it a feature!!🪴

Great video Nick! Even a professional like yourself there are times when you have to deal with the unknown, and just have to go for it. We can only think things through for so long, and then just need to act on them, one way or the other. Like the old saying- "When there is a decision to be made, make it, then forget it, for the moment of absolute certainty never arrives."

But Nick! You’re never wrong… and your advice is so on point! So how could you have possibly made a mistake when it comes to designing your own home!! 😊

I’ve made both the grout color mistake and the oversized appliance mistake. Good lighting is getting more and more important as I age. Thanks for the tips.

One of our previous houses came with a jetted tub. I tried it once, and it felt like a concrete mixer. Things like your kitchen corner “solution” are what happens if you really dislike something, and then make it far worse by overthinking it. Happened with my biggest reno mistake, which was hands down sacrificing a 2. sink for a 6’ tub, which my tall husband didn’t use even once. Because we are shower people.

I guess I'm the odd person out (as usual 🙂 ) I love corner cabinets. We installed a lazy Suzanne lower (with separate rotating shelves) on 1 side of the kitchen with a standard adjustable shelf corner cabinet above. The other side is a corner sink base with a standard adjustable shelf corner cabinet above. In an 800 sq ft house these are awesome to store stand alone appliances and large cook pots and the upper cabinets allowed me to store as much packaged, canned food as some pantries.

@Telcomvic

7 ай бұрын

@@superthevibe We put a couple large not-often-used appliance in the sink base. A child could crawl in there and nap, it was so deep. The blender, food processor and couple other things are in one upper cabinet after we took one shelf out. the bottom 2 shelves were for food. Oh and we had the top cupboards go all the way to the ceiling. I think they ended up being 42" or 45" tall (I forget).

@Telcomvic

7 ай бұрын

@@superthevibeI'm 5 ft tall and have to get on a stool or ladder to reach the back of the 2nd shelf in any kitchen. I have a 3 step ladder to get to the top of the upper cabinets and above the fridge. I'm also not adverse to standing on the counter if I need to... Actually I do stand on the counter to clean the cupboards and the ceiling fan.

This was great, Nick! We got to see more of your home, learn some lessons, and enjoy your humor. Thanks for sharing these regrets with us.

A great solution for that kitchen corner is a corner pantry. I love them, they're so practical and fully utilizes a (usually) underused space.

Stoves are supposed to stick out a couple inches. It protects the surrounding cabinetry from the heat or if there's a fire in the oven. You don't want one that is counter depth. Also, there's stuff behind the oven that adds a couple inches too.

@biguattipoptropica

7 ай бұрын

I think the issue is it’s clearly oversized (just… length and widthwise) and the edges are too sharp (I would absolutely continually run into it)

@lorraineedmond5921

7 ай бұрын

I’ve never had a stove that stuck out like that. And wall ovens don’t protrude from the cabinets.

@zvezdoblyat

7 ай бұрын

That sounds like bullshit

As someone who loves to make customized wooden things to fit the oddities of my home. I immediately looked at your odd empty space in the kitchen & saw a small wooden cabinet spot w/a butcher block top for extra counter space & storage on wheels. Can't wait to see what you do with your new space :) I love your videos thank you for always being you on the tube ;)

Some decor mistakes are more difficult to "fix" than others. Changing a stove is costly but easy! More difficult for the bathroom tiles, so I would emphasize them by bringing a more graphic wall paper or a dark grey paint....I rented once an appartment with a pink bathroom set: tub, sink and toilet. Not my colour of choice but I chose to make it the focal point as if it was intentional!😊

@2ridiculous41

7 ай бұрын

In his set of idea cards, Oblique Strategies, Brian has one that says "emphasise the fault". Unless you can do a very good job of hiding something, make it a feature and design around it. Good thinking.

@maryjanecollins8091

7 ай бұрын

Intentionality!!!!!!!!!!!

@2ridiculous41

7 ай бұрын

@@maryjanecollins8091 a great Scrabble word, for sure. Otherwise, intentionality if more inferred than known.

Totally agree on the jet tub. I have one , I used it exactly ONCE. Every day I curse myself for wasting that kind of money .I’m about to build my forever house … there will be no tubs in my bathroom, nor will there be any corner cabinets upper or lower.

My stove has the same issue. Reason is hard line for the gas fitting comes out from the floor at a certain point clashes with a structural part of the GE Cafe stove. It's annoying but I've learned to not let it bother me.

@GmaticLeon

3 ай бұрын

Same

Thank you, thank you Nick for sharing your mistakes! I watched this video a day before the contractor was set to grout our white subway tile backsplash and, like you, I had picked out dark grout. I was able to change it in time with a much lighter color and wow it's such a better choice. Thank you!!

I love that even people who know what they're doing make "mistakes". We're human!!! I so enjoy your channel.

From someone who’s job is cabinetry, I’ve seen a LOT of products made for those awkward corners. Rev-A-Shelf has good products and I’d say are the only ones I’ve seen that do it right. So long as your space properly accommodates the system they just work and they’re built well. They have lots of other great stuff like pull out trash cans, spice racks and even entire pantries

@wallihaley5194

7 ай бұрын

I love Rev-A-Shelves! I used them for my pull-out waste bins and as pull out shelves in a pantry. They are so well-built and designed and are worth the money.

I tell myself that my corner cabinet beats having cereal boxes on my fridge. This was a fun video.

@d.8709

7 ай бұрын

I love that. I'm going to use it.

@evicaf4e

7 ай бұрын

This year I have to deal with an L kitchen and I've went for a corner cabinet on lower part of my kitchen. I sincerely thought I would hate it more, but I use it for kitchen towels, placemats, reusable fruit/vegetable bags for shopping, extra stock of liquid detergent, dishwasher tablets/gel, fridge cleaner etc. It does come really handy for things like that, but I would never put in pots, glass or smth I use all the time and make it hard time to get it out. On the upper part of the kitchen I have normal cabinets, because we made special calculation for it and it work really good.

@3653cdw

7 ай бұрын

Great idea using it for those lightweight items!@@evicaf4e

@annajohnson7139

7 ай бұрын

ha… that’s my situation. Cereal on the fridge

@gloriazak1048

4 ай бұрын

Love this video .... makes me feel like less of a dunder on some of my regrets.

I absolutely agree with you, Nick, on the awkward placement of the pull-out draws under the counter. How cumbersome having to get down on your knees to retrieve an item. Seeing those three carts lined up together creates the ambiance of a hair salon. No fault of yours, of course. Cheers! Darryl

Where are we buying “counter depth” slide in freestanding ranges? Just did a reno and needed an electric range and the depth is what it is. You have to offset the cabinetry from to accommodate, but the oven doors will, by design, not be flush.

You can regrout the bathroom tiles. I believe it involves using a tool that is like a drill with an abrasive disc attachment and lightly grind out the grout down to make room for the new grout. That's what I would do. And once the grout is dry, apply first a penetrating sealer and then a top sealer, to make cleaning easy and prevent any dirt from sinking into the grout

@pjperdue1293

7 ай бұрын

Great suggestion!

@amythompson7700

7 ай бұрын

I had some tile floors regrouted and I want to say here, do NOT do that!!! It's Very easy to slip and break a tile!

@maryanng8241

7 ай бұрын

You can use grout paint

@amythompson7700

7 ай бұрын

@@maryanng8241 That’s what we’re doing, since our contractor sort of failed. I hope it holds up.

Corner cabinets! The IKEA pull out system is FANTASTIC! I love mine. It’s like a full pantry that swings out. I can easily access everything 😊

In my first home I got a jetted tub and I rarely used it. Then when I finally used it, I was wiping down the tub and a spider crawled out of it, I never used my tub again. I was so happy to move and get a soaking tub in my new home 😊

OMG, what a fun video!This was one of my favorites. I also have a range that sticks out. But it’s on purpose so I can fit a whole sheet pan in there. Also, I love my corner cabinet solution. It’s the Rev-A-Shelf magic corner and its quite functional.

Totally agree with nixing a jetted tub. Plus they are really deep and hard to get in and out of. Agree with you about the entire closet discussion from the doors to the lights.Quality lighting is paramount. Dead zones are infuriating

@darlenestadler9051

7 ай бұрын

I was a guest at someone's lovely home and took a bath in their jetted tub...NOPE!! The noise it made was so stressful and anxiety inducing. Not worth it, and the experience allowed me to know that I would never put one in my home. Dodged a bullet!

@coolcpa3321

7 ай бұрын

The second thing I did when I bought my home in 2005 was add lighting in all the rooms, closets and the garage. It made such a difference in my day-to-day use of the spaces. Oh, and if you're curious, the first thing I did was remove the popcorn ceiling treatment.

Omgosh, I love this!!! You just crack me up. I have been watching your videos because you give such great advice but mostly because you are so "YOu" which keeps me watching and this video just made my day. Thanks for being so candid and smart! Keep up the great work!!

I can’t decide if I appreciate the snarkiness of the channel or the recommendations. 100% compliment. On a side note, I’m preparing to sell my house in the near future and repainting the grey to warmer colors based on an earlier video of yours. Thanks!

I have a great solution on the blind corners in my kitchen, the one near my stove has 2 great pull outs, that pull out fully, it's on a steel post with maple shelves that pull all the way out and holds all my pots pans and lids...the other blind corner has a door and drawers at the corner on the opposite side of my peninsula...I used the same maple panels on that side of the peninsula so you don't notice the cabinet and drawer, and it's the perfect spot to house all my baking needs, and the cabinet has 2 pull out drawers so it's easy to get at my "stuff"...on the kitchen side of the peninsula, I have a narrow cabinet and a drawer that contains all my cutco knives and the cabinet with pull out houses all my cutting boards and pizza pans and stones...next to this is 2 very deep drawers that houses all my wraps, kitchen tools, bowls and linens, and over top of the drawers is a pull out butcher block table on wheels with brakes and legs that match the stain on the cabinets...it goes under the peninsula and over top of the drawers and is fully concealed when put away...I spent a lot of time designing my kitchen...it's very custom, cost a fortune, but is designed to my culinary needs...I only wish I could send you photos

I am a fan of corner cabinets. I have both the turntable kind and on the opposite end I have the pull out open metal shelving. I think they’re great. My kitchen regret is not choosing to have one large deep sink. I have the double sink with one side larger. No other kitchen regrets after our remodel.

@ryannatividad3137

7 ай бұрын

They're great for the items you don't use frequently. You can never have enough storage space in any small to normal-sized home!

@karenk2409

7 ай бұрын

I love my stainless double sink - same size both sides, and when I totally renovated my kitchen, I kept it. It's what works for you. I'm also a fan of corner cabinets. I keep all my baking stuff in the roundabout. It's out of the way but right there when I need it. I went for light-colored cabinets instead of wood (a leap of faith for me) and never regretted it because there is so much more light in the room. The renovation I love best was getting rid of the island and installing a peninsula. So much more storage space and not sitting in the middle of the room.

@pinkunicorn8794

7 ай бұрын

I used to have just a regular corner closet with a solid shelf. It was such good storage space for stuff not often needed. I kept my plant pots and dirts in there, some buckets etc. Can of paint. But yeah I would not use it for things you need even weekly. But for that couple times a year - 10/10!

I really enjoyed this one!! I have been in this predicament more times than I care to admit. I get decision paralysis when it comes to design sometimes and it drives me nuts!

Noise is a good example for sure. Jets are for the jet stream. A tub with quiet air bubbles makes for happy limbs and neighbors. Made that mistake more than once. Thanks Nick. Spot on as always.

Kudos to you Nick for being honest and transparent. It's not a mistake anymore, it's now an opportunity for your growth because of the learnings. 😉✨

Paint your grout! I've done it and it works great! I bought it at Home Depot on line.

Telling a lie is a sin,. You never make mistakes, Nick.

@Omar_Zazzle

20 күн бұрын

That's true if you like bad taste.

When I redone my kitchen, I got rid of corner cabinets completely. I closed off the huge voids there, and I'm happy with that.