Come judge my shabby chic Nick💗

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Let me work on the bathroom first 😂

Anytime!

I would love to have you over but I need a serious home makeover first lol. Thank you for pointing out the things that I never really think about. 💜

I died of laughter when he said that! LMAO

Exactly! We talk behind your back because... manners. 🤣

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@@carolboniuk1639 That's sooo true. That's exactly what he is! 🤣

Me too! That comment made me laugh out loud!😂

You're welcome.

Not me sending all of Nicks videos to my boyfriend to prove a point👀

Worddddddd

Hahahahaha!!!!

I'm logging into my other account to like this twice, LMAO

Omg yes!! Lol! Esp if the door doesnt lock and they have young kids running around. - My partners parents have a giant cat door (no flap) cut into the bathroom door, and it really stresses me out. Also, my cousin's bathroom has no window coverings, and ive been to a lot of places where they only have sheer curtains on the window next to the toilet. 😳

I know your comment is 2 years old, but now that I've moved, your comment is the reason why hubby and I are TRYING TO REPLACE THE TOILET DOOR!!! It's currently old, rickety, has no lock and has a big gap between door and wall.

I do this too! I got the idea from travelling in Japan where you bring a facecloth with when you are out and about since public bathrooms won’t always have paper towels to dry with.

I restaurant in my town does that for their public bathroom. Nothing else about the bathroom is really special, but they had some extra space to make room for that one little touch and it made all the difference, to the point where I randomly mention it to people looking for restaurant recommendations.

I have a small hand towel rack stocked with a bunch of vintage hand towels I picked up for next to nothing at estate sales. Many are beautifully embroidered.

Love Mrs. Meyers hand soap.

Great idea....worst fear of mine handtowels in ....love the indevidual wash cloths. And please clea the bathroom! I chNge my handtowels out all the time and clean the bathroom daily.

OMG, YES!

Especially if you have ladies in the house putting their hygiene items in there!!

LOL

Always! Especially cuz mine doesnt have a lid. And the hand towel will absolutely be a clean one and used hung bath towels will be removed. I ALWAYS wipe down the bathroom and make sure everything to use is fresh

And have towels! And soap! And toilet paper! Preferably leave an extra roll in the bathroom as well! If you are receiving a lot of guests for an extended period (aka party!) those are even more important! I've been to many houses with beautiful and thoughtful furniture and decor and the hosts completely forgot about the bathroom 😢

Do they need to match all the hardware in the house?

@@miasenna4107 you don't need to, but I chose to do brushed nickel throughout my house. I think it looks really nice!

Can you tell us which brand be recommended? There are so many wanna-be quality options disguised behind a heavy price tag.. but like you i would rather not regret my decision after a couple of years :)

@@rachismify I got them at Lowes so they weren't designer or anything like that. I honestly don't remember the brand since it was many years ago, though. I can try and find out!

Father Knows Best

you need a cute sign to explain.

This suggestion is most important in a shower where people will not have their glasses on and there is potential for scalding if the tap gets turned on the wrong way.

YES. this is a golden advice. Im also scent sensitive and i cant bare having to wash my hands with heavily scented soap

Something I really appreciated in Japan when I went there to visit was that it was considered bad manners to wear perfume in public spaces (especially in the subway), and that everyday products, like soap or laundry detergent, were usually unscented. Not only out of consideration for people with allergies but also because people feel it's unfair to impose scents on others who can't escape from it. I wish this would be normalised around here in the West too. Nothing makes me feel as uncomfortable as visiting a home with strong scents that linger in my clothes and hair even after I've left. Or as annoyed as having to share a communal washing machine right after a neighbour who uses heavily scented washing liquid: the smell lingers in the machine, gets on my clothes and triggers my eczema. I've had to throw out so many clothes and handwash so much because of this, before I was able to get my own washing machine, sigh.

Same with those diffusers.. like just put a pot of water with some vanilla in the oven and you'll get the same effect without all the harsh synthetic fragrances or overwhelming someone's senses. I especially hate it when they have those diffusers/plug ins next to the seating area and/or all over the house. Some people are my job smell like they bathed in those plug ins. I can't imagine that's healthy to breathe in. Even thosr people's dogs smell like plug in rather than a dog..

ALL of this! I really notice scent in peoples' homes since I, too, immediately get a headache. Clean does not have a scent - if you need to perfume everything, it makes me wonder what dirty smell you're trying to hide.

@@xxgoodnevil17xx Plugins are absolutely the worst! They smell nasty, make me sneeze, and also give me a headache. Urgh!

That’s the way to go, everyone loves the scent of fresh baked bread. I worked in the men’s fragrance department of a big high end department store for years and they would send us to fragrance school every year. And the scent that men love the most is fresh baked bread.

Hi, I wanna come over, when's dinner? Can I bring something? 🤣

Put a halved lemon in a pot of water on your stove and simmer. Your whole house will smell fantastic.

But only if you are sharing that actual food with your guests! It would be awful to have the house smell like something delicious that you can't have.

Natural baked goods smell is fine. But candles that smell like baked goods is like torture for me. Especially if you don't have any to offer.

I put my wireless password in my guest bedroom. You know they’re gonna need it.

Agree that's how I set up my guest accommodations. I would hate to think anyone has to go out and purchase some forgotten or unexpected item. For one thing they always leave the excess I have no use for including toiletries. 😆 My goal is self-contained with TV, convenient USB receptacles at likely locations, adjustable (full to off) night lights identifying where the light switch is and night time foray's to the bathroom in the dark, an assortment of hooks - where I would be hanging things up for convenience, bath salts (the guest bath has the only tub), hings like proper light bulbs, Kleenex, another roll of TP, individually wrapped feminine hygiene, sewing and glasses repair kits, Tylenol, antacid, Sudafed, the type of sunscreen to use in our restricted tropical waters, drying rack and two luggage racks, lint roller, another set of bed linens, alternate pillows and sleeping covers, reusable shopping bags. Also, as a destination resort with unique places to explore and environment (and accessible only by air) include things like beach bags, a backpack for hiking trails, area and creature and plant ID guides, maps, reading material on a variety of subjects someone might be interested in especially when they didn't know they would be. 😊

​@@theredrover3217 May i come visit?!?😊

I love ceramics knobs for drawers and cabinets on etsy

He's funny! He is using his professional designer's rules also to dress up! 👌🏼

As someone who used to work for a custom home hardware company, most of our clients considered hardware “jewelry for the home” and would spend upwards of $100,000 on hardware from us. Insane.

I mean, yes of course you are so worth all of these!

I do it for me then lock the door!

I'm with you on the nicely scented natural bathroom soap. I keep it out all the time... for me to use. Not sure my husband likes the scent as much as I do so the "soft soap" is available too. :-)

And consider people may have allergies as well. Maybe there should be a list of allergy friendly and pet friendly scent alternatives

Do not put s--t in the air for your guests to be forced to breathe..you wouldn’t allow cigarette smoking…don’t put other noxious chemicals in the air…some of us have very real respiratory diagnoses. I won’t stay in a place that has scented candles, diffusers, potpourri and so forth.

It does! The people who owned my home before I did were very good decorators and a lot of the things Nick says to do or not do they already had covered. My home isn't big, but it feels really nice because of all the little touches.

@@aina3387 I feel the same way. It's not a huge house but feels luxurious to me.

You crack me up! Keep em coming! Overnight guest video lease!

There’s a special place in Hell for those Glade people

Same! These things can bring on a 3 day migraine for some of us ☹️

This is so true. So many times I've been to the toilet in someone's house and the back of the door is dirty. The rest of the room is spotless but they don't look behind the door.

There's no "guest commode" at my house. I clean the only bathroom I have to offer before anyone arrives at my house. I wish I had two bathrooms.

You are so right! I am that kind of scent sensitive person and it immediately gives me headaches when people have several chemical scented candles or stuff like that around. It’s so hard for me to stay in these kind of homes 🙈

Me too! Big headache! Uggg!

do you have any recommendations for candles?

@@gravities I try to use unscented candles. Beeswax are the best. For fragrance, I diffuse all natural essential oils. No headaches.

Yes agreed! That is why I added my little note because I know some people are sensitive! I always take a less is more approach with scent.

He secretly likes her lol

@@jessicagameros5321 yes lol

@@jessicagameros5321 😂😂 oh I doubt it, he's happily married. Just really handy and really friendly

Beautiful! Yes they are such a fun accessory!

@@bandilenzimande5253 he made them himself? That's amazing

I can add just some good homecooked food.

Funny to say, people who critiques other people home , more likely don’t keep up with there own home.😀

I H - Thanks for your list. I find it hard to objectively assess my living or garden space because it’s something that has evolved over time. It takes a quick list like yours and the KZfaqr to help me see where I can improve.

Same.

YES! It's useful to think about it as a guest as well. If I go to someone's house what would I like to see? Clean bathroom is number 1 A place to sit number 2 (I don't want to be moving around your stuff to be able to sit) A smile and a plate of pasta and you are the best host ever 😀

Not tacky at all. It's treating your guests with consideration. I think thats a great idea!

Agreed! I think any gesture that shows that you care about their experience coming into your home makes a difference.

My aunt does something similar with a basket of washcloths and a “dirty towels” basket under the sink. I like it because they are reusable but every guest gets a fresh towel, but I could imagine if your parties are long or really big that would be less practical

That's a good idea, when you have a lot of guests you would need to change the towel every hour

@@Birdfreak2010 when the whole family is at my aunt's house (especially if we stay for the night) she puts a stack of towels on the bathroom shelf and we know that whoever notices the towel is starting to get wet throws it in the basket and puts a fresh one

Another tip: just dust and paint over the baseboards. Lol. Keep a small can of the baseboard paint, and touch them up every once in a while!

I just did this to my own place! My plates are a bit yellowish, probably a mix of natural colour and age, but when one of them broke recently, it forced to look at what was available in the store and I found switch plates that more closely match the colour of my cream walls. What a difference it makes!

@@meh5069 rails too !

The slot on the screws pointing the same way (either fully horizontal or vertical only)... You melted my OCD heart. ❤️

I believe face plates (and other older plastic fixtures) often go yellow because of frequent chemical cleaning (spray and wipe, etc). Use unscented baby wipes instead - they are so damn useful for cleaning almost ANYTHING: skirting boards, door frames and handles, window sills, grime and marks on walls, etc. Use in conjunction with paper towels for drying excess moisture, if necessary. As for face plates that are already yellow and you can’t replace them for whatever reason, use a ‘magic eraser’ sponge/pad. They can work damn well on stuff like that, but bear in mind they are abrasive. So consider whether the outcome is worth some potentially visible scuff marks.

Funny!!!

That made me laugh

Matching hangers!! Jaja

I’m like, uh…resale value!

Both is okay.

Exactly!!!! My husband and kids get upset bc I spend a lot of time on these details. They say “Nobody comes over”, my reply is “it’s for me!”

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Totally! Haha

Oh I'd just tell you that you have a lovely home. That's the Canadian way! lol

That’s ace!

@@Nick_Lewis Knowing they are actually despising us?

Oh yes, a quick once over makes a world of difference!

Wasn't Windex featured in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? :-)

@@tinamcnalley2575😄 But I’ve never heard of it like that in real life. I prefer Invisible Glass: no ammonia, just fresh alcohol. Everything else in the movie though, definitely familiar. My church isn’t Greek but it’s Macedonian, borderline Greek 😁, the mom and dad would still fit in perfectly there. It was built on alcohol funds. Prohibition was a blessing in disguise. Maybe I should try cleaning my windows with rakija, the local version of vodka.

Come to think of it, I haven't either. Visitor coats usually go on wall hooks, coathangers or chairs don't they (sometimes on a bed when there's a party but that's not so great). I'd feel awkward opening a closed door at someone else's place unless it's clearly the bathroom. But even then I ask first, just to make sure haha.

Never in my 56 years

not in my 61 years either I always take the coat and hang it up or if no room in closet the bed. and I always have space in dressers and closet for guests.

No, you are not alone. My foyer closet is tiny. If I were having people over during coat weather I would put their coats either in the guest room closet,or simply lay them on the bed in the guest room.

@@janicefield9671 Hey! First comment I saw that uses the ole “ bedroom coat stash”! 🤭😆😁😬

Yeah, I come from ‘that era’ where we just threw them on the bed in the nearest bedroom! 😂😆😁

Ha-ha! A relationship ended before it started when the gentleman in question invited me over for dinner and the only towel in his bathroom was so stiff with god-knows-what that you could stand it up leaning against a wall. Of course everything else was dirty, too, but that towel was awful. Shudder.

I will have a small paper towel box for guests to use in my powder bathroom. I will have the towel for decoration only.. yep. Towels are gross for guests…

I always use disposable hand towels in the vathroom when guest come over,they are great

🤢 Thanks Jean - I didn't need that visual! haha

Note to self: Always wear cotton when visiting others.

Not 2k, 200k haha

Such a small detail but it matters to much!

He's only sharing with 200,000 of his CLOSEST friends, and they're all very discreet, so it's not so bad.

You should bring your own toiletries in the future then it won’t be an issue.

Also, artificial fragrances contain phthalates which are very unhealthy and are estrogen mimickers, especially bad for men.

Id go buy my own soap before letting my hands get raw and scabby. But that's just me. 🤷

Your own fault. You were there a week! You could have nipped to the shops and bought your own.

definitely with you on the hygiene points. Other things I simply consider where the person might be on a financial scale, or a priority scale, and NO Big Deal.

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Exactly. It all sounds very overwhelming.

Yes! I also like scent free

Bath and body products always give me headaches. So fake and gross smelling.

I always refill the beautiful soap bottles I bought with sensitive as well and people still tell me how nice it smells 😆

And they smell nasty

Probably sulfates. One of my babies was in the NICU for a week (born with a blood infection, needed antibiotics-she was so active she kept knocking out her IV, even though it was splinted, so they had to stick it in the top of her head 😬, and she’s still a whirlwind at age 8 😆), and all visitors had to scrub hands with antibacterial soap for 2 minutes, and I had to go in to nurse her every 4 hrs day and night. (Also was recovering from emergency c-section + surgery for extensive adhesions. 😩) But I had a bad reaction to the soap, and the skin on the backs of my hands was cracked and inflamed. Dr brushed it off, just gave me a tube of Aquaphor, which of course did next to nothing. 🙄 Anyway, ever since then, my skin is sensitive to soaps with sulfates in them. Dove is OK, and so is the knockoff Dove from my local dollar store, but the scent is not ideal. Haven’t gotten around to buying fancy soaps lately.

There's... perfumed toilet paper???

Both, because there might be a medical need for one or the other.

Nice. Talking notes!

Agreed! This is exactly why old school houses had the kitchen closed off in the back. So cooking smells don't permeate the air

Yes. I really prefer people who are honest to my face over those who suddenly take their disapproval to social media.

Absolutely agree. Like a nice milk soap or shea butter for the vegans. Also the best scent in a room is if it smells like freshly aired out. Having asthma and allergies, you'll never know if you might react or not. Same if your guest sleep over, the smell of the scented detergent on the bedding.. uhh. Imagine your whole body itches and you don't know why. There is a reason hotels use the unscented ones. If you want your home to smell nice for any guest, make coffee or bake something.

@@mirabellegoldapfel6256 Totally agree with both of you. Don't impose unwanted scents on your guests. Unscented is the way to go.

A shoe bench, and some woven baskets to dump backpacks/umbrellas into?

@@kelleymcmorris7430 oh yes, of course, and that’s exactly what we did - it’s still a disaster lol. But I’m more curious about how a designer would approach the whole “no foyer” type house. This was a video about welcoming guests (remember when we did that) and he discussed the foyer/mudroom/etc and how to make it welcoming. But what if that space isn’t delineated or defined? What if guests just walk into your dining room or living room bc that’s where the door is? I know I’m not the only one

I would suggest a large armoire that can divide the space up and give you a big closet like space and get a multifunctional hall tree that has hooks for hats and scarves and a coral tray thing for umbrellas.. those would be pretty period accurate for that type of house. Just make sure the armoire has a nice backing to it.

@@1redsquirrel Every person gets one pair that lives at the front door. Rest need to live in their personal closets or another closet/basement space. (source: I grew up with a family of 4 who shared a small home with one bathroom). Enforce this before guests come over. My family also does the all the winter coats on someone's bed before an event to make room for guests' coats :).

My house is from 1920... I turned a portion of my enclosed porch into a mud room.

EXACTLY!!!

True, cleaning should always come first.

Fresh flowers are incidental. If you have them to hand, fine, but have the place (at least the public parts) tidy, and serve great food, keeping in mind your guests tastes, allergies and sensitivities.

Fresh flowers here, unless it is the time of year when I have my own growing outside, takes an hour drive one way to purchase them. So... no. I do have plants growing inside, but the house entrance faces north. I like having a couple or so plants in the interior.

me too love flowers or flowering plants. all the time not just for guests. but if I have over nite visitors il put fresh flowers in there bedroom.

I'm like you I go for the people not the home.

@Gail Remp. I hear ya Gail, life is too damn short😂

Another option is simmering orange peel with spices. Creates a natural and understated scent.

I like to have some fresh eucalyptus in a vase, for a subtle fresh scent.

I just use a light scent! My dog tends to fart and it rains a lot where I live so we definitely need that in the winter when the doors and windows are closed

I feel sorry for you if you have those problems. That's so sad.

The weak must fear the strong

I do this with my tp rolls bc it makes it easier to grab from the… “throne” 😂

I am one of those that pick up both easily too, it amazes me that people think "good smells" cover up "bad smells", they are all smells still and can be way too intrusive if you add a lot to try to cover something up. Floral scent does not balance or cancel out sweat or bathroom stench the way salt or bitter tastes can be balanced with sugar it just makes for a really freaky bouquet instead.

Yes - and less is more!

Agree x1000000! I used to know someone who hated changing her poor cats' litterbox and when they got so stinky they were antisocial she'd just spray a hose worth of febreeze around her place. It got so bad one time another friend and I forced her to hand over a couple Glad bags and we changed the litter ourselves. I guess she must have been embarrassed as she kept the boxes way better after that.

@@sparklie962 And lighting a scented candle in the room that houses the litterbox doesn't make it smell better either!