I love saving furniture. The idea of taking something that is ready for the trash and giving it new life thrills me. We are so spoiled as a nation and wasteful.

No, no, no on the pillows, pillows, pillows. I cannot deal with having to get through pillows before getting into bed and then having to find a place for all the pillows till the next day. simplicity with the pillows for me, continental and standard is sufficient.

The monastery chic or whatever looks super cosy to me. I hate when I have to take away 10 pillows before using the bed

This is why we should not follow design trends. Just do what you like. Because one year these design experts will tell you that something is in style, and the next year they'll tell you it's out. Do with your home what you love!!!

I love Phillips hue and nano leaf, I love the colors at night watching movies or gaming, but I do switch them to bright white in the morning and golden amber in the evening, that's why I love them. The versatility. They ain't goin nowhere, babe.

Sorry but a lot of people do not have the money to buy furniture every couple years according to trends. I'm personally over mid century modern. It's as popular as modern farmhouse and every home is beige. I have traditional pieces that I have had for 30 years and I still love them. Curate what you love and don't worry about spending thousands on pieces because it's on a pinterest board.

I actually follow a few furniture refinishers who thoughtfully try to save the furniture piece by sanding and re-staining. But sometimes, there are parts of the furniture that are so ruined and damaged that the only way to save it from the landfill is to fill the holes, gouges, and dents with filler and paint it (not necessarily all of it). However, there are some furniture flippers who take a perfectly fine piece of wood furniture and paint it gaudy colors. That sort of art work needs to be done on a canvas and not a piece of furniture.

If you're just starting out I think painted pieces can look a lot nicer than cheap disposable furniture from Home Goods, etc. And you feel a sense of accomplishment because you made it according to what YOU like.

If painting a mid century piece will keep it out of the landfill I’m all for it.

Some of those paint flips are really bad, but one reason a lot of mid century furniture is repainted is due to the age and wear of the piece. lots of these pieces end up in land fills because they have a water mark or a chipped leg so when someone can turn around and give it new life its great! Embracing sustainable design is the new normal

I love the monastery chic look. It's relaxing and calming. Life is too f**king short to be tossing a bunch of pillows aside EVERY night and/or dealing with 3 or 4 layers of bed covers. I have two pillows, one sheet set and one thick blanket. If I need heat I get out the electric blanket. If I need to be cool, I turn on the A/C.

When you find a wooden piece you like and can afford, and give it a thoughtful paint job you create something unique that no one else has. It’s so rewarding ….and great for the environment…👍🏽

Agree with you re: the colored Hue lights... BUT I bought the white philips hue light bulbs and they are a game changer. If you haven't tried smart lighting you really should consider it - you can have your lights come on at a certain time, specifc lumens/wattage etc... can make a room SO cozy

Arvin’s back to throwing shade! ❤

100% agree with you on every point except the monastery look. I hate clutter so this look is for me and I love it. After all, less is more!

When we say things like "slapping paint on" of course it sounds horrible. But some of these people, at least the ones I watch, actually make these old, beat up pieces look great again. Which is likely why they're able to sell them for what they do. I wish I had the time & talent to do it.

I love these videos, even if I don't agree (which I usually do) you are just hilarious Arvin I love watching videos of ugly painted midcentury furniture being restored to the original finish. It's ASMR-like.

6:41 was such a powerful example. I didn't love the room before but once the sectional was placed in there it became sooo regular degular.

Painting furniture can save it from the landfill. We can all agree on that, right?

Hi Arvin. I just redecorated my home with the help of a designer, and I never heard of or saw any of the things you mentioned that you hate! I never heard of lime washing, I never knew about the colored lightbulbs, and I didn’t choose any boucle fabrics for my furniture. But I do see a lot of it online. Insightful video! Love the necklace!

Sorry Arvin, but I love painted furniture. Some furniture just looks dated with its wood grain or heavy, dark stain. A lot of MCM furniture is veneer, that maybe has been beat up over the years. You can't save a piece if the veneer is worn through or damaged, so painting it is a great option. I just had my dresser and highboy done this year. They sanded and stained what they could, and painted the other bits. Came out great. And saved them from the landfill. If done well - stain plus dark grey, black, white or off-white - it can look amazing!

Don’t stop at painting MCM pieces….many antiques with rare or beautifully patina’d woods are being painted and “distressed” - it makes me sad. I like you, Arvin - even though our esthetics often differ - a lot of what you say makes total sense!

Spot on with painting mid century furnitures 😅

I love the repainted furniture 😃

Thank you! 😂 I live with a giant cloud sofa! My husband is 6'6" so we have giant furniture 😂 My biggest wish for 2023 trends to go away is painting beautiful wood furniture 🙏

Yes! Throwback to the hilarious edits and sound effects! Please do a Home Goods/Target video soon!

Loved this video! We are slowly revamping our house and I really like your tips, but I do love some of my painted furniture.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates those remakes of beautiful wooden furniture painted with ugly colors. I agree 100% on this video. And I love your new sofa and chair! ❤

Arvin, you’re missing the point here. Instead of throwing into landfill Drexel furniture from the 60s re-make it with good taste. I think you should follow some of the pros like The TeddyJames Co. Why? Because most of these companies are small businesses run by young woman, now can support their families, pay off college loans, etc. It is easy to purchase fast furniture at Target and Pottery Barn. Support small business. Also not all of us can live in a California, Eichler house. We actually have more traditional houses with gray days,and a well done, sustainable piece with tastefully done color can bring happiness into months of dreary weather. It’s ok if your preferred palette is neutral-come live in the PNW forest and you will embrace color.

I have had Phillips Hue for about three years but I haven't been impressed...until recently when I realized that you could actually decorate your walls with light. I'm Obsessed!!^^

Furniture flipping will continue because it is a sustainable measure. YES, you can make it better, especially if it is very damaged, they will fix it. Lavender color is good for children rooms. Not everyone likes wood tones.

It’s funny you bring up bouclé because as soon as that trend hit I kept thinking, “yeah that trend will come and go fast and it won’t be long before everyone will be hating it.” Haha. I honestly never got the whole cloud sofa hoopla. I hate sofas that are not firm and feel like you’re sitting on pillows.

I paint some of my old furniture that has no value left in it (not great pieces to start with) and they look great but I live in a cottage or one might say bungalow home. I downside as I reached a certain age and love my painted pieces that go well with my more expensive furniture. It is a style I enjoy but I do think one can go overboard with painted furniture in decor. To each their own but I do think your ideas are great most of the time.

im so glad that im not into those trendy interior design..having my home so minimal, im not stress of what it should look like...thanks arvin for this vid

I personally love your advice please don’t ever stop. It helps me think of things in a new way. Its weird that people take everything so personally

The way you say 2023 makes this year sound way fancier than it is.

I missed this kind of videos! I agree with all trends mentioned! About lime wash... In my opinion, it looks good on a particular style of homes, I do not see a modern apartment with this kind of painting, maybe in a house if we want to get this kind of Mediterranean vibes , but it has to be very well integrated with the style and design of the home to look good. Otherwise, I will choose white, it is always a good choice and timeless. And NEVER on furniture! No no.

I agree with the ugly paint flip. There are some great refinish/renew/repurpose folks out there who do thoughtful work. I think that’s key otherwise it looks worse than how it started!

Yesssss EDC!! Since I can’t be at EDC everyday, let’s bring the rave home 😆 🙌🏼 🌈 🎶 🌟

I love the Zara Home minimalist rooms. So chic! It's a trend I hope actually catches on more because I feel like it's still very niche or only caters to a higher end clientele. If only they were practical for the everyday person.

I love a repainted piece in extravagant colors IF it fits the room. If you can make it work and really use it as a statement piece, I'm all here for it. If you're just adding it to your collection of random furniture and combining it with 10 different colors -maybe not.

I think painting the furniture can be a good option if the furniture isn’t in great condition but I’d stick to something like gray or a another neutral color

I'm about to diy my own slat headboard, and I'm super excited! I do not care if some stranger on the internet likes it. Just do you, boo boo!

I’ll never forget the first video I saw of yours. It was two years ago, I had just finished furnishing my first ever place, and I kid you not it was like you saw my place and listed everything I did was wrong lol. Words on pillows, welcome to our farm, rug was too small, chabby chic, we paint thrifted furniture. I remember me and my sister sat in silence watching after gathering all these items and our mouths just dropped open, we stared at each other and just busted out laughing. Thankfully I had thrifted everything and thanks to your tips, I was able to pretty much fix all the mistakes. I got rid of the words everywhere, I actually layered my small rug on top of a big rug, I moved the furniture from the walls, etc. you totally saved my place. Everyone that came in complimented it, no one would have ever guessed where I started 😂😂 so thank you

I agree with alot of these. I do love your chairs! So beautiful. Love ya Arvin. Hope you have a great holiday season!

Great video Arvin. Thank you!

That was a wonderful 11 minute laughter therapy session. The Hue light commentary had me on the floor. And, I can not with the sound effects that were added. Thank you!!! This channel brings me JOY!

I totally agree with you Arvin 🎉

100 % agreed! Love you Arvin! Also, could we please make the giant beads and chain link decor pieces disappear too? 🤢🤮 thanks for everything and stay fabulous! ❤

The “intro dance” is my favorite part.😅 We need an end-of -year compilation of that!

the minimal bedding is giving me war flashbacks of sleeping at a guy's place and getting the flat, crusty pillow

I love the monastery bedding. I think it should stay.

I don't agree about the bedding point. In Europe we don't have a million of pillows and duvets. We usually just have a pillow for each person sleeping in the bed and a duvet, maybe a throw, but that's it. No wonder making your bed is such a chore in the US lol

I have been waiting for this video!!!!

Merry Christmas 🎅 Arvin thank u so much for sharing 💖 Laura

I'm so with you on the painted MCM furniture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just sand it and STAIN it!

I love your views on the latest things in 2023 that does not sit well with you. Hilarious. I will agree on some DIY colors; however, sometimes the actual wood is so damaged, scratched, water spots, that giving it some paint and texture is great for the planet. Helps keep down waste in landfills. Giving an upcycled MCM piece can give a great vibe or whatever that vibe happens to be and customizing it can still be very stylish and add some texture balance to a room. Not all DIYs are bad. Furniture is like fashion, some good, some bad from low end to high end.

Hi Arvin! To be fair I do like the idea of recycling furniture and that lavender piece may be lovely in a kid’s (not my) room! 😉

Amen. I agree with you Arvin. Glad you verbalized it for us.

I am a certified master in fine woodworking. NO MORE PAINT ON BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE PEOPLE!!!!!! Arvin, YOU are a mofo genius, gentleman, and a scholar. I have not heard ONE. Not ONE, designer mention this atrocity that's been sweeping the nation like the rona. HOWEVER, it has helped my business because I'm the one fixing the horrendous, horrible, dare I say criminal (what I like to call furniture felony) mistakes hahahha ugh but i digress. I never ever leave comments on KZfaq, but I literally screamed out THANK YOUUU!!!!! by myself in my living room lol so yes people of America, please for the love of God and all that is holy in this world (like Mersman, Chippendale, Stickley, ect)ALONE MKAAAYYYY? My dear Arvin, you're freaking adorable, funny as hell, and an honest to goodness Amazing designer worth paying attention to. I love your approach. Its another one I like to call: start where you are, and with what you have. If you dont like what you have, heres some affordable ish, and some expensive awesome ish, also! hahaha

Finally Arvin , miss this kind of videos of yours

Arvin. You’re tooooooooo funny! I get some of these awful trends! But honestly some of the painted furniture is nice!

I love how you showed an example of the large sectional replaced with other pieces. That made a huge impact on me. I also love the sofa from Wayfair ❤ simply gorgeous! Thanks Arvin.

It's giving vampire teeth! 😆 🤣 😂

Colored lights look like a teenagers room.

I’m so with you on the bouclé situation ❤

So good to see this video! I was wondering what Arvin was up to. And my first best/worst of the year video! I love watching them in December.

I never thought you would of said boucle in this video....Whenever I see boucle I think of Arvin Alano

Yes , I am so done with sectionals, as if we all have to sit on one couch and the end does not have a armrest ! So you fall off ! Sectionals are done !!

Not you coming after boucle after practically slangin it for the past 18 months 😂😂 jk, I agree, it’s getting tired! It had its moment.

Love this video thank u Arvin for the tips

I am completely with you on almost everything but the Studio McGee layered living room. I breathed a sigh of relief when you photoshopped in the one clean sectional 😂 For my personal taste there was just too much going on like the person inherited multiple chairs, sofas, and ottomans and didn’t want to insult their relatives! A visually cluttered mishmash.

I love the slat walls 😃

Arvin!! Ahhhhh 😂😂😂 “monastery!” Your talking to me 😂 I call our home decor - hospital monastery 😂 my family and friends would definitely agree with you, that I need to give it up. But I can’t just yet 😂 love you and your videos. They always brighten up my day.

Painting the furniture…completely agree. Everything is repaired, sanded, ready to be stained. Then the paint goes on!!! It’s awful

His hate of colored Phillips lights is giving boomer grandpa realness

About the sofa fabrics...in my country - Bulgaria, if you purchase sofa you have a catalogues to choose your fabric and color. Its like that in every store besides the IKEA.

I love you Arvin Olano and mostly agree with your astute decorating advice BUT please don't discourage people painting or buying painted MCM or other old furniture. Let's keep history out of the landfills. Someone with the skills can always strip back the ugly paint and refinish the wood/veneer at some later date. Let folks do whatever they need to do to keep these pieces in circulation and somewhat working with their palettes and design aesthetics. A piece of rainbow painted Disney themed MCM in someone's kid's room is still one less tree getting cut down in real life.

Thanks for making me smile today. I just cannot get past a sofa without any legs/feet?! And, seeing the Cloud Sofa makes me think of an irregular/damaged return.

Hi Arvin! So I actually tried sitting on cloud sofa at RH in Denver. OH. MY. GOD! It is the single worst piece of furniture I ever sat on. A bean bag chair or a folded futon would actually be an improvement. There is absolutely no back support. It's like someone went "Hey, what's the perfect antithesis of 'ergonomic'? Let's make it into a sofa!" So, there you go! Now you can bash how it looks AND how it feels! 😎

Loved this!! Congrats on your new home !! Can you please make a video on mixing cool and warm colors in paints , decor and furniture . Pleasseeeee :-)

i missed these types of videos so much! the what not to do to your bedroom, worst living room mistakes, etc.

Painted furniture looks so good, the one you have shown are not that great that doesn't mean all of their work are same...

I want the velvet camel sofa from your reference photo! I agree I can’t stand the paint flipping. Mid century furniture is so beautiful it doesn’t need paint! I’m kinda glad I didn’t invest in any large boucle pieces. I was very tempted, I’m not going to lie, but I’m already over it.

Hey Arvin! Missed you! 💯 on the limewash cabinets 🤢

Omg Arvin, you slay me! LMAO this whole video lol NEVER change🤗

Never was a truer word said Arvin! I agree with you 100% 👍🏼🇨🇦🤗

Hi Arvin I agree on pillows on bed it takes a minute to remove all mine 😂🥰😘

I'm guessing those boucle furniture pieces in real life look grungy and dingy. They look like they would be real dirt magnets and impossible to clean.

Monestary bedding 😂🤣😂🤣 you are such a joy to watch! I need a friend like you!

He is legitimately giving the Edna from The Incredibles vibe and I can't help with it! Such a lovely energy though, thank you

Yes!!!! No more DIY slat wall! Ahhhhhh!!!!!

One thing I learned about lime wash, is it seems to age quickly. I absolutely hate them on the cabinets like you said.

I love your advice but mostly you make me smile and make my day with your humor. Thanks so much🤣

I could not agree more, especially with the paint DIY furniture!

Paint flipping is okay if flipper has done their research. I had a neighbor that was interested in a piece I had, informed me she wanted to cut it in half. Also, managed an antique store where people would come in looking for a cabinet to cut the top out of for a sink 😿

I was waiting for that day. 😊I knew someday soon you were going to complain about bouclé and would get rid of your bouclé sofa sooner than later even though in june 2021 you specifically said bouclé was timeless and not trendy.

Arvin, I love a big, fluffy bed also but I live in the desert and don’t want to throw all my bedding in a heap every night because it’s too hot to leave it on the bed.

I was waiting for this video 🥰

I love the return of dancing Arvin!