Me too! I have dark woodwork so have picked colors that the woodwork and I like! ( also dark wood floors, which I love)

If you live in a true farmhouse then it is authentic and not a theme 😉 👍. The problem is some parts of farmhouse can be used in all sorts of styles but many people start to go all the way giving it that un-authentic cheesy theme feeling. Farmhouse tables are great (I have one myself) but all the all white, faking distress/shiplap is when it goes down the wrong path. Nothing wrong with a farmhouse staying true to its self 😀 if fact it is better with people work with the character of the house. My exception to that rule is cookie cutter homes with out a clear style 😅 I have had to add character to my 80's cookie cutter 🤣.

@@natasha8302 agreed. I always work with the style of the house. It will let you know when it hates something.

@Linda A Phillippi I wish there were more designers & architects who were on the same page as you! Embrace what it is even if it isn't your style. Farmhouse isn't my style but if I lived in a true 100 year old farmhouse, then you better believe I would embrace the style (of course with modern solutions & technology.) Since 1980s cookie cutter doesn't have any true personality then I feel free to add personality that my 80s cookie cutter is lacking. Too many time have I watch some home remodeling show and they took a true character home and remodeled it outside it's character. I just get so frustrated over that 😤 there would be people who loved the home's character & history as it is so why do these people push their image of perfection on an existing home that is no where in that ball park.I feel like transitional styles might be a work with the existing structure and person taste. It is horrifying to see your childhood home list online stripped of all of it's original character and given a Fixer Upper make over. I am not a sentimental person and there were some improvements made but I had a problem with stripping it's over all character and design into a cringey HGTV worthy design 😬! Unfortunately, money talks and not everyone appreciates nor understands design or architecture. Of course I am no expert but I would never take a historical Victorian and pull a Fixer Upper on it like HGTV dose. I appreciate style, craftsmanship and history of a building even if it is not my preference.

Good for you! I’d keep it too!

I'm the same...I never buy trends, even with clothing...classics never go out of style...

YES! 👍🏾

oh..i also never followed trends ... but i had to regret and remove my own ideas :D and believe me - that were lots of ideas and styles through the years 🤣

@@channarubin8267 Love your " true confessions " ! 😂

@@DeeDee_Stands_On_Business Bingo! I totally agree. What annoys me are people who take classic furniture, decor, etc. and say, this is in! Get lost! Classic is classic! meaning, its timeless. You want to save money? are you concerned about the environment? Get classic timeless pieces. Sadly, a lot of people are very insecure, and follow like robots what others dictate. And another factor ANTIQUES. Using antiques helps the environment becuase its real wood, and it originally was made to last. Today you have complete junk, and you have to put it together using some crap mini wrench. Also, the stuff today gets junked quickly falling apart. Ok, even if you like very simple lines, the 1930s-1940s furniture are simple lines. Also, the furniture back then was very well made, and made to last with real wood, etc.

You can still update and refresh some by painting walls, painting or refinishing cabinets, changing a sink or faucet out, new light fixtures, cabinet knobs/pulls, maybe just get newer counter tops, etc. Save the best parts and augment the overdone/not as nice aspects. It's also pretty cheap to do this too.

I agree. My house was built in 2000 but with high quality everything. I don’t love the countertops but I cannot in good conscience rip it out just to replace with less expensive quartz I love. It’s such beautiful black granite and so thick that I doubt I’ll ever replace them.

Why did you buy get furniture when you already had grey walls? The walls are just the neutral background. You could have gotten nice colored furniture, draperies, cushions, artwork and rugs.

My experience too, 'we have every color as long as it's grey"....

Wow- every rental in the town I lived in was painted grey in the eighties and nineties, wall sockets and everything else. We called it Landlord Grey!

I love your comment, lol - you made me lol 😂

I’m a royal colors girl. My husband is a neutrals man. We did COLOR for 10yrs and now we’re doing neutrals but with aubergine and sky blue as accent colors. We literally picked sea shells off the beach one vacation day and that’s how we choose our new palate. We decided if that combo is good enough for nature, it’s good enough for us. If you don’t want to repaint everything. Pick some warm colors to add as accents. If you can repaint. Do it. Your house should wrap it’s arms around you every time you come home. Life’s too short not to love where you live ☺️

That is exactly the explanation

It was an embrace of Scandinavian interiors also.

My gray walls help offset my wood floors. The original owner had painted the interiors a yellowish beige and it really pulled out the orange in the wood floors. The gray I picked toned that down. I think balance is important, and all-anything is going to lack it.

@@vanessabogaert2104 That really works! I did the same kind of thing in a room with built-in orange-ish & dark wooden cabinets. I painted the walls a soft gray & it really toned down the orange. They almost appear cherry now. It's weird lol. (I am not re-doing cabinetry. Not for me.) The only thing I really can't stand is wood-look floors that are gray. It makes a room look like a black-and-white photo--because Nick is right; it's not natural....and it's the most difficult & expensive thing to try to warm up.

I hate to be unreasonably cynical, but in all fashion trends (clothing, hair, makeup, home goods, interiors, etc.) the wider the swing from one style trend to the next, the more consumers must pay to not be "out of style". If you have to gut your kitchen to go from Tuscan Side-Show to Stark Minimalism, then you're going to spend a lot more on cabinets, counter-tops, appliances, paint, etc. than if you just want to warm up your upper cabinets by going from semi-gloss Shaker fronts in Behr Nano White to semi-gloss Shaker fronts in Behr White Peach.

And the lonely bamboo stalk

Alternatively, proper shelves are way more functional and actually look better

I wouldn’t use objects sitting so close to the toilet. It attracts fecal matter. I get paranoid with my toothbrush on the counter. Just put your irons in a drawer.

@@Ash-gj2lf and where do you install the shelves in order to hold a hot roller machine? You need it counter level, which rules shelves out.

My concern with those is access to the toilet tank when the toilet has issues.

Haha

Fuckinf hell

Need an update

Same here. Some people are so unnecessarily snarky about it. Nick's got class.

@@katie7748 so true. Obviously I would never use glitter grout for anything, at least until Nick releases his version. But it’s so refreshing to have a KZfaq style guru let people know upfront it’s okay to like what we like and that we don’t have to agree with him on everything. And he’s not a jerk about it, which is sadly always refreshing in today’s world.

Glad you agree!

Real Housewives of New Jersey kitchens - (No snark here - I live in New Jersey and I love New Jersey. It's a great place with lovely towns and great recreational areas.)

@@marian.jablonski54 Yep, I was thinking the same thing, Real Housewives of New Jersey kitchens.🙂

Every country takes a trend and makes it their own, so of course it is "Americanized" in the US. How could it be anything else? Buy a Tuscan house and move it here, the way Hearst used to buy up stately homes and have them shipped to CA? There are undoubtedly homes in Tuscany that are "Italianate" versions of the originals in other countries, too. No reason to be smug and superior about knowing the version in its native environment. We all grew up somewhere with whatever was native there.

Yes genuine Tuscan is much more classier and timeless. I like the American version but in small doses.

Love Wegmans !!! They are getting away from that Tuscan look though

It's so dreary and institutional looking. I could never understand how anyone wants to feel like they were living in a black and white photo. The fake grey wood flooring is especially hideous.

It always made me feel color blind!

I don't have it either. Reminded me of a battleship.

grey smacks of builder refurb and flipped houses.

My parents neighbour painted their brick fireplace grey. It looks like Bowsers castle 😅

😂

That’s hilarious!

Brilliant! 🤣

But how much bacteria did that hold! lol we never thought of that back then..

@@madusonkeeper that's probably what made us hardier stock back then 🤣

Yes that’s a great idea! I was thinking if people remove the top part of shelving it becomes almost the same as just a regular media console. Then it’s really up to you what you wanna repurpose the top for. If it real wood you could probably find someone to take it for free.

Oh they come apart!? I was going to suggest a chainsaw.

My mother did something similar with her giant entertainment centre. Hers was simpler and did not have ornamentation so I helped her remove the centre piece which housed the TV. She kept the two outer bookcase/storage units and kept them together in a corner with an armchair as her reading nook.

Lots of older furniture can be used as storage in a basement or garage.

My media console was marketed with matching vertical shelving and a top to make all the pieces look like one unit. However, I chose to purchase the console only. BTW, my local thrift store currently has several large entertainment centers available.

Ma'am, you like in Calgary

oh I'll hear about this one!

There really is a better way to embrace the Tuscan style and it not be this cheesy mockery of Italy

@@Nick_Lewis I have some Provençal decorating elements in my home but they are authentic in that they are mostly things I actually bought in Provence within the last 5-10 years or at least something that coordinates with those items.

Every one of your changes Nike,will eventually be outdated as well..

Would need strong movers for that. It works.

If your garage is full of old furniture, you're hoarding. Give it away.

@@karlabritfeld7104 She didn't claim her garage was "full of old furniture." She said she repurposed one piece of old furniture to use as garage shelving. That's hardly a hoarding situation.

Oh it be a thing. Builders LOVE them.

Both my bathrooms have pork shop countertops. I’m OK with them as they provide space for my toiletries, and the large mirror makes the bathrooms look bigger. But I did replace my builder basic toilets recently, and the height of the countertops was a constraint. Speaking of toilets, on my plumber’s recommendation I chose Toto toilets that flush in a whirlpool (no mould under the rim), two different flush volumes, and seats that automatically go down. My bathrooms function well, which is key!

I’d never seen or heard of them either 😂

I remember when they first arrived in the late 1980s. Multiple magazine layouts, and apartments used them as a selling point. I rented a brand new apartment with one, '88 or '89. Most called them "banjo" counters. I was always lukewarm about it. The bit over the toilet was not functional and there was no way to style them in any attractive way - not ugly but just pointless. I was not sad when they went out of style.

I´ve never seen them in Europe either. Maybe it´s an American thing.

This is a great point... things tend to be come dated when they aren't authentic.

About a decade ago I was treated to a tour of a newer, authentically designed Colonial home out in the county- no neighbors within view. . No "driveway"...there was a dirt road with grass growing between the tire tracks. A natural native-plant unmowed yard. The stoop was a huge flattish boulder. (LOVED that!) Unpainted hand-plastered walls and ceilings with only the trim (milk) painted; smoke marks on the ceilings from candle burning fixtures. The only concession apparent was a Martha Stewart style huge traditional kitchen, which was beautifully designed for the gourmet cook owner. THEN we went down to her basement Tuscan wine room/cellar...fake stone floors, faux (Styrofoam-?) beams,a twelve foot ceiling- maybe more. an immense wrought-iron chandelier with, yes, grape and ivy motif. Fancy carved dark woodwork, perhaps fake as well? It was a real WTF moment. I assumed she had gotten "authentic" out of her system.

​@@Wguy56 maybe it was too far in the rurals to visit Olive Garden

Yes, just as I don't live in Tuscany, I don't live on a farm either. When your house is ultra suburban tact style, that extreme rustic/farm house/log cabin vibe which is so popular today also is fake. Maybe now that farmhouse rustic has been popular for so long will give way to a style of decor which befits its locale. Transitional is the most authentic.

Yes. I built a Tuscan home in SoCal. When I was researching, i found all of those dark faux Tuscan kitchens and furniture. Just look at homes in Italy. The homes in the country are more farmhouse. Yes, use real wood, but they are plain and not large and heavy. I focused on the building. Putting in hand made beams, rustic walls, no trim and real hand made Terrace Cottage floor tiles.

Yes, keep the small things but definitely don't paint all the walls like that.

I absolutely loved it too! ❤️ I recently renovated my kitchen to a more "updated version" no words, vines, or wood. I do have a couple wine racks on the walls but it's very modern.

I think that's great that the wood was saved from a landfill. That's one thing Nick didnt mention. In this world, just throwing it out seems to be the adage. Repurposing is great.

Came looking for this comment! There are some pretty cool videos here on YT on repurposing them into other stuff.

Good idea! They also make good storage units for linens/blankets, etc. Using the center/main compartment, pare down some of ornate elements, paint it, and move it to a bedroom or hallway and use it for linen storage if you're short on closet space.

You do know you could've just painted the house once you moved in right?

@@mrsshelton226 What about all the flooring and gray stone counter tops. Painting is no big deal but replacing everything else is not worth the cost.

@@olgaboisvert3964 that's very true.

Just add a little blah age to that stark grey and it'll warm it up, totally modernized. Voila!

Grey is hideous. Its literally the color of prisons, medical facilities and school gymnasiums. Can't understand how anyone finds that anything but depressing.

@@timberline1487ive worked at 10 different hospitals. I wish they’d use gray instead of using vomit inducing colors.

That’s what literally happened to me. Tile guy miscalculated. Calls me in and shows me how he’s screwed up and there is an odd number of inches of drywall showing at the top of my bathroom. $3000 of tile, screwed up. I had a few of the shower tiles leftover and decided to slice them up and lay them end to end as a kind of border running above the medicine cabinets and window. Then a course of the regular tiles, again cut lengthwise to fill the remaining gap. It’s not what I really wanted but wtf choice did I really have?

I love my tile border! I didn’t even choose it (rental), but after looking at it for 8 years, I’m still a fan.

Yes, I see a lot of that, and could never understand it. Usually the tile borders are pretty fugly and don't even really go with the other tile.

Bought a house that was all grey this year. Just about done getting it repainted. But I did just get a bathroom finished and got a border on my tile. Ugh....I didn't know it was outdated.

@@hollydays56 I didn't either, and I'm personally not a fan of most of them. I also don't pay attention to whether something is in style or not... the only thing that should matter is whether or not you LIKE it. Nick even agrees that if you like it, keep it!

Or those dried soup mixes used for decoration!

And they were always DUSTY! ugh

I see those nasty-looking bottled vegetables at the thrift store (they’ve turned brown and the bottles are usually greasy and dusty). And I see people buying them!!!

They still sell those at Winners!

Bottles of botulism

Yes. I look for them. I buy the shelf units. Some are easy to move. Others not quite easy at all to move.

I would argue that's the reason trends go in and out in the order that they do. The goal is to make you feel you have to $tart from $cratch will all new thing$.

In fashion too

I hate that modern restaurants are grey boxes its so ugly, i liked when taco bells/McDonald's didn't blend in with other buildings.

You do realise that you can paint your house whatever colours you like irrespective of the current "trend"?

@@bluewren65 sure, you can paint any colour you like, but I could not find a pillow (or any other accent) in any store to match the palette I had to save my life.

Must be a small bedroom.

Yes, the bedroom is small 12x13 but it only has a TV, desk, and the cabinet which holds my purses it's fine. The closet is for my coats.

That's the way to decorate. Furniture, cushions, draperies, artwork, area rugs. That's where the color goes. Neutral grey belongs on the walls. Yes I'm an interior decorator.

@@karlabritfeld7104 neutral gray belongs in prisons, school gymnasiums and medical facilities, not peoples homes. It was a horrible trend that needs to die already.

The tile countertops looked dirty they day they were built. Ack!

I love fancy looking stuff but omg the dust drives me bonkers!! Especially since some of the really tight spaces literally cannot be dusted with anything bigger than a Q-tip!

I have dove grey bedroom walls & bathroom, just did it.the rest of bedroom white,black,cream.headboard is upholstered off wlhite I use black leather throw pillows & grey,black cream faux fur throw.also have a personal seating area with a off white with black stripes & use silver stools under my black parson table.. I.. love the look and feels so elegant & restful.i like clean lines,do not like colors. Pop the bathroom up with 2 large black framed abstract picture one hung over the other,...placed over the toiletit takes the eye off of the toilet and right to the picture.s.flooring is grey,black, cream,small octagon shaped tile ,dove grey vanity cabinet doors,black handles, used a large tall glass vase filed with sunflowers.thats it.. absolutely love both rooms.out of date??? High end looks are never out of style,& don't have to spend alot to achieve the look...you..are happy with... I say again,nothing is outdated...if you like it. Changes are for companies to make money.i help other fluff their houses just st by using things from each room and using them in other places.change bedding,throw pillows...a area rug here & there.walla..you have a new look,without braking the bank.

@@bosslady2002 gross. Sounds like a cold depressing prison. No thanks

100% agreed. I'm so glad to see it go away.

​@@bosslady2002As long as you love it, you do you. I like your nice vase of sunflower touch against the gray background. It's sophisticated and relaxing. (Human beings are varied. I'm more of a red-blue-black-and-white-loving person.)

No pork chop countertop? 😂 jk

Yes, and for this reason, I actually have to disagree with Nick for once! (especially if done in a modern bathroom with a gorgeous stone/engineered stone countertop)

That's true. Ive got one in my bathroom that was installed in 1978. That stinker is going once we get to that bathroom for remodeling. However, the new problem is where do i put the kleenex. That bathroom is very small, and I imagine that's why they installed it in the first place. I dont mind any suggestions for an alternative.

@@guerralg63 you can buy shelves that go over the toilet :)

@@ragnheiursteingrims1416 that's true. One problem if I buy them they will sit in the garage for half a decade before my husband puts tgem up😆

@@guerralg63 I had this issue for years & finally determined that I don’t need Kleenex at all. My family only uses toilet paper for disposable Kleenex now & it has been a life saver. Toilet paper is always available, & already stored there on the roll holder. I always hated all the boxes sitting around my house, sliding off of the toilet or counters, etc. And when we didn’t need tissue often, they would end up dusty. The Kleenex boxes were such a nuisance! Now we just go to the bathroom & fold up a few sheets of toilet paper as needed. If I need to take some with me or to keep in another room, I just take a roll there, like when it’s cold/flu season, & set it on a coffee table. Or in a ziplock bag in my car. You can even remove the cardboard roll in the middle & make the toilet paper pull up from the center, like a commercial paper towel dispenser! Just leave the first sheet still attached in place on the outside for a neater dispenser. Or if I want it out of sight, I just squish the roll flat & place in a drawer. That makes it less likely to roll away, as well. When we aren’t needing tissue often anymore, it just goes back to the bathroom & gets used up. An added bonus is, if traveling or camping, it easily serves multiple uses. It’s a lot easier to use toilet paper as Kleenex, whereas Kleenex doesn’t work as well as toilet paper. 😂 It’s easier to store, as well. Getting rid of Kleenex boxes has been one of the best decisions ever & has made life so much less stressful once I did it, even though it is a minor change. Plus, it’s cheaper! And one less item to try to remember to buy. My husband & sons also use washable handkerchiefs, as well. 😊

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Remember those days fondly...

Yes I had known people to cut that part off or install hinges to access the toilet tank lid, because it was installed too close.

Exactly! I have never seen this style of countertop before, but my first thought when Nick popped up a picture was "How are you supposed to fix the toilet if something breaks in there?" I know basically nothing about plumbing but I know that the tank lid comes off for a reason 😂

My sister-in-law’s was JUST narrow enough in depth to remove the tank lid. I think that’s the way they (were supposed to) be.

@@AnnaReed42 from the pictures you can obviously tell that you can get the lid off. Now working on the inside of the tank is a whole other matter.

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Yes I have super yellow oak flooring and my next home is having sandy gray vinyl plank flooring. I can’t not wait!!! Feels fresh and new to me, so I’m happy.

@@sophievanderbilt1325 - Why would you replace real wood floors with vinyl? Can't you just have your floors sanded and stained a more neutral brown color?

@@wisteria808 my next home is a custom build. They didn’t even give us the choice to have hardwood floors. LVP was the only thing we could get.

Yes same here!!!

I work part time at a vineyard too and the tasting room and big room is Tuscan but done in good taste, not cheesy. The owner is from Europe so she knows how to create the real McCoy. The customers seem to love it along with the great views from the country.

My bedroom is grey and white. I love it because I can add any accent color I want. I can put any color sheets with a matching quilt with my grey linen duvet and white headboard and trunk, or change my frames, lampshades, whatever… blue, pink, green, whatever I want. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙌

I agree and keep it simple with basic white subway tiles and make the accents warm and inviting... I have an old claw foot tub and it looks great with light gold accents and green plants with a stained glass window to protect privacy in the bathroom 😉

@@agravery223 I agree white subway tile is timeless (however over-used in Modern Farmhouse) We have one bathroom in white subway and another with a black/white tile design ....both look as good now as when we put them in 20 yrs ago. Another shower with "on trend" tile makes me say "what was I thinking??" everytime I see it, 😆

Plain and inexpensive tile still looks better without a boarder though. “Boring tile” can also be minimalistic, simple, and elegant!

I appreciate tile that keeps to the same style period of your house. So if you have a 1950s house, lean into that pastel tile. But mix it up with more modern fixtures. Or if you have a 1920s house, look at art nouveau tile for inspiration.

@@dawnchesbro4189 yes I agree. Nothing looked worst than when my Grandma tried to "improve" on her very classic mid century ranch by ripping out the kitchen cabinets (solid, beautiful maple) and bathroom tile (pink) and making it look like it was puked on by the 80s

For defecation, the human body is set up to eliminate in a squat position. Having a toilet that is too high can introduce difficulty eliminating. While understanding that it can be harder to stand up from sitting as one ages, 💩 is important.

That very much depends (no pun intended) on how tall a person is. If you have to get tippy toed to be seat level, not great. :)

As someone who is 5'3" with a 6'6" husband, I can attest we need different height toilets. Our home came w 3 ADA height toilets. When one needed replacing, we drove over 100miles to find a shorter toilet so I could potty in comfort!

We did that with our old, massive, upright piano. We told the buyer it went with the house. I felt kind of guilty about it. 😂

Yes also deck In beach house are gray, all fine woods in yatch boats turn gray. Gray wood Is an organic color (if you let wood age with time)

He’s talking more about fresh, unweathered and natural woods. In natural state, grey woods are extremely rare

@@esfirkoles most woods turn gray over time and sun but there is woods that trees are gray and very common like gray oak , Blue Mahoe,Sapwood,Heartwood etc etc many more

What I remember from the 1980s is that particular color of Wedgewood blue - it was EVERYWHERE. Also that dreadful country scheme - "ducks on a stick" we used to call it. I don't really remember gray being a thing as much.

I use tons of color in my house. In curtains, pillows, chairs, artwork. But neutral ways. Grey. Everything goes with grey.

@@lisalu910 Gray wasn't a thing in the '80s; I just liked being different. I remember a lot of hunter green, mauve, salmon, and flowery chintz from that era. All the Laura Ashley prints!

I like warm grays and then a pop of color. Or some rooms that look more neutral so that YOU can be the focal point. I wear bright colors like that red blazer you have on your pic. It's a great choice to wear red!

awww never mind you're not alone

@@Motherhubbard170 I also like most of the border tiles. I agree that if the rest of the tile is cheap, and those are the only nice tile, then it looks odd. But, I have border tile in my kitchen, and I love it. The rest of the tile is still really nice on it's own, and I think the border tile just makes it even better. To each their own. lol.

I'm guilty as well. Just redid my bathroom and got glass mosiac tile border around my shower. Oh well. I love it though lol

Yes!

Did you know that some people actually, genuinely think the world used to be black and white? I knew a girl back in high school who truly thought that's how it was. Edit: same btw lol

@@katie7748 wowza…I wonder what that girl is doing now?! Lol

@@ClineFamilyof5 and probably a news anchor.

I agree. I LIKE grey and have nothing against it, but it needs something to warm it up. Not just all-grey everything.

Grey is timeless. Easy to use furniture and pops of color to brighten.

Then it is perfect for you!

Well, Enjoy your home to the fullest! But if your hair turns gray, how will anyone find you? 😁

i love it, too. i have many different shades of grey and I find its a great canvas for any accent color you want to use. right now I'm in a purple accent mode but I might be moving to a deep teal for throws , pillows and carpets. to me grey is classic and there are so many shades of grey that are delicious. charcoal is gorgeous as one accent wall, purplish greys (I dare say mauve) are so pretty, too. even shiny metallics like silver and gold go so well with grey. in the video he's sitting in a GREY chair, which goes beautifully with any kind of wood furniture. to me grey is timeless.

Right. You have what makes you happy! I too have all grey walls with grey vinyl flooring that has brown in it. I have darker brown furniture to pick up in the floor. I have beige stone backsplash with cherry wood cabinets in my kitchen. My home is functional, cozy, bright, airy and comfortable and I’m happy here. That’s all that matters!!

@@psychologicallyspeaking yes grey is definitely timeless and so easy to break up with furniture and pops of color

Same for me. I now have gray walls, white trim, some wood tones, cream and tan accents. I then add just a few pops of color with throws and such.

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Water and UV exposure causes those woods to turn grey. Something you would likely find on fences and decks... Not in houses unless it's repurposed. If it's repurposed, it would need to be sanded and sealed. To my eye, it doesn't belong in houses but it looks great outside. I had cedar shakes, deck and fences plus cedar lawn furniture in my yard and I loved them! 😍 I miss that now that I'm living in the desert SW.

Sand and paint them so many ppl are updating that way

I LOVE that cherry look! Its so warm and vibrant!!

That is not decor on purpose. That was just the way those toilets were fabricated.

The wormy shape is what makes it function. The sleek ones still have worm shape inside, but with a outer shell over it, for appearance. They do look a lot better.