Design Mistakes Making Your Kitchen Look GROSS🤢

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Design Mistakes Making Your Kitchen Look GROSS🤢

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Are you unknowingly making your kitchen look gross? 😱 Join me in this video as I dish out the top kitchen design mistakes that are turning your culinary haven into a cleaning nightmare! From impractical brick backsplashes and dusty cabinet tops to high-maintenance grout lines and scuff-prone drywall islands, we cover it all. Discover savvy solutions and design tips to keep your kitchen looking sleek, stylish, and spotless. Say goodbye to grime and hello to a kitchen you’ll love to show off! 🌟✨ Don’t miss out - watch now and transform your space! #InteriorDesign #KitchenDesign #HomeImprovement #CleanKitchen #DesignTips #garrettlechic
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@nailguncrouch1017 2 ай бұрын

I guess I'll be cleaning the kitchen this afternoon, please don't come to my house anytime soon.

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Lynneparks7627 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@lyricalsop 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@DIAMONDGIRL57 Ай бұрын

Yup! I will be doing the same! cleaning my spice cabinet and clearing my counters.

@SunMind6250 Ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@draselee6131 2 ай бұрын

I like a bit of open shelving when it’s simply used to display beautiful items like pottery, vases, art and cookbooks. Dishes on open shelves is a no go for me.

@csmtcqueen 2 ай бұрын

Interesting. Dusting on top of your kitchen cabinets ... ALSO that means you should be dusting on top of your refrigerator.

@elderlypoodle9181 2 ай бұрын

Yes! When I would clean my mothers light fixtures I would find many a Silverfish carcass! And why don’t I eat potluck? Because I know that Maryanne’s casserole has a thin sheet of dust from her top cabinets that wafted down and camouflaged itself in the panko. ❤️🐩

@user-zh3yw3lq7c 2 ай бұрын

Wax paper works better than news paper

@zoulzopan 2 ай бұрын

amazing will try that for sure

@elderlypoodle9181 2 ай бұрын

Great! I’m doing that 👍🏆

@fiddlersthree8463 2 ай бұрын

I use paper towels but anything like that works. I don't want my cabinets all the way to the ceiling because my kitchen is on the small side, and I would feel like I was standing in a canyon. Plus I don't need the storage and even if I did, I'm past the ladder stage in my life.

@teribunker5223 2 ай бұрын

Im a professional housekeeper. In the homes with lots of cooking, I use parchment paper up top & change it monthly. In little to no cooking kitchens i use my extender dusting tool & dust up there weekly! Easy peasy!

@elderlypoodle9181 2 ай бұрын

@@teribunker5223 Fabulous tip 👍

@JuliaARubin 2 ай бұрын

Epoxy-based grout is my solution to grout line maintenance. It looks good, doesn’t need sealing, comes in a lot of different colors and is a game changer.

@nogames8982 2 ай бұрын

I agree. I did not even know it existed until I redid my kitchen and bathroom. The people I hired to do it told me about the epoxy grout, and I was all for it. Great solution for walls or floors.

@fiddlersthree8463 2 ай бұрын

There is also a spray to apply to regular grout lines. Easy to wipe down since they are sealed.

@what1dreamt 2 ай бұрын

Loving the Clark Kent curl.

@SarahRenz59 2 ай бұрын

I love that you consider the pragmatic aspects of decor like day to day maintenance. Too many designers seem to think, "Oooh, let's make this a trend because it looks cool," with no regard for whether it's practical. You acknowledge that not all of us want to be cleaning all day every day, or have medical issues that necessitate decorating with low upkeep in mind. By chance, did you grow up in the Midwest? We're very sensible people here. 😁

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

I did not. 😊

@alittlebitofthisandthatwit3143 2 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 just clean your house people not that difficult. Love these kitchen videos 😊

@Dana-ee9pb 24 күн бұрын

Yep, my kitchen cabinets go all the way to the ceiling and I will never have it any other way and it's the first thing I notice when I see a kitchen.

@lizhoward9754 2 ай бұрын

Sorry but open shelving in a kitchen looks awful. In my opinion, regardless of how “well styled” the open shelves are, it looks cluttered. It looks like you just couldn’t afford upper cabinets so you just tossed up some shelves. There is too much going on in a kitchen with appliances, sinks, faucet, tile, etc. that the last thing you need are those “styled” open shelves. Just scrape together the extra money and splurge on upper cabinets.

@shinnam 2 ай бұрын

❤Spot on. Get a fly in the kitchen, anything on the shelves have to be washed before using. Convinced my self when buying my apartment with hanging open shelves in the kitchen and an open concept. They are AWFUL designs. Plus all of the cooking oil aerosols go all over the apartment.😢

@papercityvlogs4325 Ай бұрын

100 percent.

@alienblackgoo_gle Ай бұрын

@@shinnamyou'll have to wash everything even more if you get a fly in your cabinet. At least with open shelves you can spot the fly quicker. And you're more likely to notice cupboard moths.

@countryliving60 Ай бұрын

Agree. Open shelving is a no for me.

@marleybedford8628 Ай бұрын

I’m listening to you, and at this very moment, I’m up the wall and cleaning the top of my cabinets. Holy Moses, love the idea of putting paper up there so I can remove it and replace it when it gets dirty. Don’t know why I never thought of that myself. You’re a clever darling. Thank you. Be well, cheers from Australia.❤

@adhc8560 2 ай бұрын

Try and get spaghetti sauce spatter off of brick! "If you like to have roaches, this is for you!" 😆 You know what else gets filthy and gunked up? The underside of the countertop edges. When you wipe down the countertops, make sure to swipe just under them too. How I love your sensible, practical advice paired with hilarious snark!😍

@rhondalouise332 20 күн бұрын

We are building a dream house at long last. My guide phrase is, “One more thing to clean.” So no kitchen ceiling fan, no pot filler over the stove, no open shelves, flat surface backsplash, cupboards to the ceiling, and more. Thank you for your practical advice!

@GarrettLeChic 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@denisedevoto5703 2 ай бұрын

It is worth it to seal your grout lines every few months. I have a really light grout on my kitchen floor, so it is imperative that I seal the grout!

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Great point!

@elderlypoodle9181 2 ай бұрын

Denise, Can I do that myself or hire a professional ❤️

@denisedevoto5703 2 ай бұрын

@@elderlypoodle9181 you can do it yourself. I had the grout cleaned by a professional before I did it the first time.

@elderlypoodle9181 2 ай бұрын

@@denisedevoto5703 Thank you 👍

@MLayne-xq3wo 2 ай бұрын

The tops of cupboards comment resonated with me. I used to live in a Victorian that had 9 foot ceilings in the kitchen. The cupboards were a few feet from the ceiling and I used to climb up on a ladder every few months to lay paper towels along the tops! Never thought of newspapers!

@l.obrien8341 2 ай бұрын

I used "grout paint" on our bathroom floor and it still looks great now 20 yrs later. I painted our splotchy white grout a light brown, even inside the shower. Wish i could remember the exact product.

@hikingwiththedog6078 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Garret the Adorable. I recently moved to a place not too far from Vegas, (Saint George), and although I love my space, it's a builder grade tract house. I love it when you give advice for those of us in these ordinary spaces!! Thank you so much!! Also, I have a fan over my dining room table, and in this climate, the ceiling fans save a lot of energy. I'm sure you know about that. So if you ever have advice about fans, I'm all ears. It's not beautiful, but it's a good idea in my locale. Love you Garrett!! And Cornelius, too :)

@alexisbaumann1631 Ай бұрын

New sub here !! We are in the middle of a kitchen redo, starting with the granite installation Monday morning 7/15/24. We designed the kitchen when we built in the 1990's. We have 28 cabinets 14 drawers and 24 foot ceiling in the kitchen. the top of the cabinets was a challenge indeed. Ive always had them covered in shelving paper, cheaply replaced a few times a year. But with all the newer products out there I'm in design heaven. Im doing a foil liner on the cabinet top with puck lights. you cannot see them and was a great solution lighting up that huge space. The cost was minimal, since no wiring was needed puck lights are .rechargeable and remote controlled. The shelf liner which you cannot see, bounces light up..Amazon bill was 68.44 ....you inspired my to try something new ❤🧡💛💚💙

@GarrettLeChic Ай бұрын

Yay! That’s awesome. Welcome to the channel. It’s great to have you as a part of our very valued subscriber family. I post videos every Sunday at 10 am Pacific Time and Thursday at 1pm Pacific Time. Thanks so much for sharing!

@janices5389 2 ай бұрын

I will be moving soon into a trailer that my kids bought and renovated for me and my husband - God bless them! - which sadly turned into a huge money pit! I wanted a pantry but am getting more of an open pantry shelving area about 3'W x 7'H x10"D. We live on an extremely tight and limited budget so adding a door isn't an option. My plan to deal with dust, given that I live in the desert, is to reserve the top shelves for a few display items and the rest will be made up largely of bins and large decanted items that can be easily moved and dusted. Or, in a worst case scenario, I'll probably put up a light-weight curtain on a tension rod. Not ideal, I know, but there are always things you can do to make problem areas at least a little more manageable. --Thanks for the great video, as always! 💛

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and sharing.

@RosemaryAmey 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video, as usual you are right about everything. Thank you in particular for mentioning crappy builders' paint that is flat and impossible to clean. Now if there was only a way to force landlords to watch your videos. My rental's kitchen, not just walls but the cabinets, window sills, and baseboard heater are painted with this horrible dirt magnet. It is especially bad on the drawers because they do not have pulls, so there's no way to open them without touching the painted surface making them constantly grimy. A friend of mine recently repainted her kitchen, covering over the easy-to-clean satin paint with horrible flat paint. When she tried to wash it, the new flat white paint started coming off, revealing the bright red satin paint. Ugh!

@nitamccall9289 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha….. what’s up with the 50’s curl….. coincidence or subliminal messages…..grease in the hair…. Grease in the kitchen….i love how all your videos coexist within each other…. Maybe I just bored but your videos definitely are binge worthy!!!! Thanks for sharing 🥰🥰🥰

@pegt8920 2 ай бұрын

So glad I’m no longer a pre- Lechic

@wendykornfein3337 2 ай бұрын

Covering the top of a higher service with newspaper or the like, a great idea!!

@debbyalder4089 Ай бұрын

Dear Garrett, All of your advice is so true! My old kitchen had grooved wooden cabinets and tiny, tiny little tiles with hundreds of grout lines! Ugh! It would get really filthy and grease ends up where you never expect it to get to! Scraping grease out of grooves is so not fun!! My new kitchen has flat cabinets to the ceiling, stone bench and splash back and the cupboards under the island are a dark colour!! I have so been listening to your advice!! Many thanks!

@pageremick5504 2 ай бұрын

Garrett! GREAT topic! People conveniently forget that they have to CLEAN a kitchen and its surfaces! I'[m so glad you tackled this GROSS situation that people unthinkingly design themselves into! BTW, your new middle name is going to be MR. CLEAN because you have made this important point in other areas of the house also: design with surfaces that can easily be kept CLEAN...... or be GROSS!

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

So true!

@stephaniehorn1029 2 ай бұрын

Love love love, the commentary.

@queenmarynovelwriter5397 2 ай бұрын

How is it you look so good wearing white, against a white background with your fair skin?

@katella 2 ай бұрын

It is the Superman forelock.

@katrinacool 2 ай бұрын

I definitely agree about glass lighting but also linen shades- they collect everything and never look good. Cabinets to the ceiling. Solid backsplash so no grout lines. Especially colored grout. I hate tile countertops and those awful textured or glass tiles on a backsplash- so dated. Simple, clean lines and classic design is always best. Builders don't think about how a space will be used - so always upgrade!! Thank you Garrett for another great video. ☀️🌴🦩😍😊❤️☺️🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Eagle11120 21 күн бұрын

Lantern style fixtures, absolutely!

@GarrettLeChic 21 күн бұрын

👍👍👍

@juliemorvern7204 2 ай бұрын

Hello im interested in fans too. I live in the mountains in a cool climate in Australia, and all we need is to make the air move in summer - saving a lot of power. Great youtube !!!

@shendaraalshedir5403 Ай бұрын

A scorpion in your light fixture??!😖🫣 Like your style, you are adorable!🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

@GarrettLeChic Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Eagle11120 21 күн бұрын

My favorite Design youtuber GarrettLeChic❤❤❤

@GarrettLeChic 21 күн бұрын

That’s so kind! I appreciate your support very much. 🤗🤗🤗

@alexandriabarrett9448 Ай бұрын

I have brick floors in my kitchen (they were already in the home when we bought it), and although they are beautiful and everyone gushes over them, I have to set aside 8 hours every 4 months to deep clean them with my steamer and a bristle brush. Even with daily maintenance, the grout gets so gross, and the brick tiles themselves hide dirt. Follow Garrett's advice and do them just somewhere else-literally anywhere else.

@julzm7067 2 ай бұрын

I would also add to the list rugs in front of the sink or stove. What's living underneath?!

@roostercogburn6469 Ай бұрын

All in the kitchen get a film of grease not really visible unless splatter on white. Even if you run a decent wipe daily like when your doing meal clean up, will still get a build up . I do the finger test. Run your fingers on cabs closest to stove, when they are dry and if they feey sticky or tacky, grease build up, isn't easily removed with soapy water. PLAN ON USING ELBOW GREASE. CLEANING DECORATIVE cabinets with build up is the shits!

@Carol_Pearson 2 ай бұрын

Right now, there is bare, unfinished drywall where the soffits over my cabinets used to be. I had them taken down, and the contractor just put basic drywall up. Looks hideous, but the new cabinets will extend out past where the current ones end and almost to the ceiling (crown molding will be lining the top) so when the kitchen is done, you won’t see it. I can’t imagine just lining an island with it and not doing anything over top.

@karenholmes6565 2 ай бұрын

About tile backsplashes, I lived with a white tile backsplash in a rental from the 1970s, it was original to the space. I lived there for 3 years and it was very easy to keep clean, literally just spray bleached it very couple of weeks and wiped it down and it looked immaculate. The two problem spaces on a backsplash are behind the stove and behind the sink. If you let water sit behind your sink on tiles it is going to stain the grout the same way it does in a bathroom, but by and large behind the stove was very easy to keep clean. I am a fairly clean cook, I don't fry a lot of bacon or other really greasy foods, so perhaps that is why I found it so easy to take care of, but I have never had a tremendous problem with any backsplash, even drywall.

@amyweaver7413 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant as always!👏❤️👏

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@semmieelston5679 2 ай бұрын

Sacramento California is here

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍😬😬😬

@denisedevoto5703 2 ай бұрын

Same!

@elizabethduffy2145 Ай бұрын

Grout paint pens are a lifesaver when cleaning just isn’t enough - tomato, turmeric etc, those stains don’t come off. Clean the grout as much as you can and a little pit of the paint can make it look brand new.

@nancyantonini705 2 ай бұрын

A mistake we made in our kitchen in our last home was getting alder wood cabinets. The kitchen designer at the time told us that alder is a softer wood but I was loving the cabinets and we got them any way. Soft wood cabinets chip so easily -we had to touch up paint them in multiple places. A piece of wood the size of a toothpick chipped off where we grab the handle on our silverware drawer. The hinges also come loose because it’s a soft wood so they need to constantly be tightened. Our beautiful cabinets didn’t look so beautiful after 8 years. We moved and remodeled our kitchen with maple-a harder wood. Alder cabinets do not hold up for the money you spend on them and look warn and beat up after only a few years

@DIAMONDGIRL57 Ай бұрын

I placed metal artwork on the bar drywall space since I don’t use bar stools.

@nogames8982 2 ай бұрын

If you could get the open shells very far away from your stove that would help a lot. And just put a few little knickknacks on them or something. But to use them to store dishes, etc. and have them right next to the stove? Nope.

@l.obrien8341 2 ай бұрын

Putting cabinets to the ceiling only works if your ceilings are consistently even, which we discovered ours aren't. A level cabinet could be flush to the ceiling on one end, with a small gap at the ceiling on the other end. So we dropped them down...

@saraheschweiler4939 2 ай бұрын

Thank you bunches for sharing your thoughtful observations & helpful tips, @Garrett LeChic! It's always a pleasure to spend time with you via your videos! 🙏🌿💐🌿😊💚😘🌿💐🌿🙏

@staceyashley4427 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos. You are so passionate about design. 💕

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@annieb4728 2 ай бұрын

I like your humor. 😂

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

🥳🥳🥳

@nancyj621 2 ай бұрын

What about this basket type lighting fixtures in the kitchen. Ewww. Talk about not being able to clean the greasy dust off of those things.

@amyann47 2 ай бұрын

I don’t even know how you would clean brick in a kitchen… just seems impossible. Imagine using a magic eraser on it 😂

@wendykornfein3337 2 ай бұрын

Original tips..

@shinnam 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Entering a home from the kitchen makes a bad impression, especially if you actually cook! When i was buying my 1st apartment in Stockholm, almost all the apartments had guests looking into the kitchen when walking in.

@vivian9803 Ай бұрын

The suggestion to cover the tops of the cabinets with paper may sound good but it's best just to clean that area if you're able to. I had a tenant that fried food often, covered the tops of the kitchen cabinets with kraft paper and vacated the apartment leaving me to deal with an infestation of roaches. Those critters were having a party under that paper! 🤢

@GarrettLeChic Ай бұрын

I think my subscribers who use this hack are very clean people who change paper often and are making the recommendation in good faith that others are also keeping things clean and will change paper often. If people are letting their cabinets get so dirty that there are rodents, they may not be keeping things tidy in general. I always suggest though it may be very elementary that keeping a home very clean is a first step toward beautiful and functional design.

@pegt8920 2 ай бұрын

Oops! Lechic😛

@PepperPotts503 2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget to dust the silk plants on tops of cabinets too! 😂

@1khwab 2 ай бұрын

Good Morning Garrett, Thank you for the vlog. I never knew about brick walls or floors in the kitchen, so quiet an info:) I totally agree with the grout lines. I do like open shelves but did not do it as could not gather the courage of cleaning everything on it, given that am a hygienic freak. But yes people who can manage it good on them:) And the bulky light fixtures not getting them anytime until I can afford a fortnightly paid cleaning service 😋 You have a wonderful week ahead gorgeous person and stay happy and healthy..xx

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Have a happy and peaceful week. 😊😊😊

@1khwab 2 ай бұрын

@@GarrettLeChic thank you so much ♥️🥰🤗

@brinagotsued 2 ай бұрын

Your hair is looking great!

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@brinagotsued 2 ай бұрын

@@GarrettLeChic I just realized it reminds me of superhero comics, you are an undercover interior design superhero! It all makes sense now.

@skyword5508 Ай бұрын

Luv luv luv. Luv luv luv ya Garrett!

@greenmoss9079 Ай бұрын

I this video , lots of good advice !!!

@GarrettLeChic Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mariacabrera2850 2 ай бұрын

My old kitchen... is not good😔 It's not this years project. I was so embarrassed showing you during my living room consultation😳

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Nothing to be embarrassed about. I never judge anyway. I’m here to help. 😊

@michelel6643 2 ай бұрын

Hey Garrett and the LeChic family! I recently renovated my practically untouched 1958 kitchen in the house I inherited. I absolutely love it, but when they put the cabinets in, they left a 2 inch gap between the white ceiling and the white cabinets. At that time I didn’t know enough, until my brother saw it and said, “why didn’t they take them all the way to the ceiling?” So my question…is there a reason they would have done this? Is everyone judging me? HALP.

@katella 2 ай бұрын

Why not put a wood strip up to cover this space?

@michelel6643 Ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve wondered about that. I’m so ticked that I didn’t know enough to say something when they installed. But at least adding a trim around it won’t be a huge thing.

@user-xy6hs4tw9p 2 ай бұрын

So true, a design may look beautiful but that does not mean it’s functional. Thanks for your practical advice. // By the way, your hair looks fabulous ⭐️.

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@diamant1081 2 ай бұрын

I can't not look at the strand of hair on your forhead. 😉 It looks good, that is for sure. My rental home has an ugly kitchen. It doesn't matter what I do to make it look pretty, it is still ugly. It is beech-tree color and I don't like it. But hey, what can I do about it. Irma from the Netherlands

@midlifemom5829 2 ай бұрын

Take a photo of your kitchen up close , from diff views and you'll see the gross looking parts😂. That alone will show how non-photogenic a kitchen can be

@GarrettLeChic 2 ай бұрын

Great idea

@midlifemom5829 2 ай бұрын

@@GarrettLeChic , we had lived in a fixer upper for a couple years and waited to budget our reno projects. Then my husband looked at photos of family gatherings in our home. When he saw how dated and old our kitchen and flooring looked, he immediately wanted to start work on renovating our home🤣