Unlock Your Interior Design Style & Get Out of the Box!

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5 ай бұрын

True were not so big big on trends over here but that being said, setting the trends is an exception. Rather than following the herd and replicating/recreating someone else's style, why not tap into your own unique creative source? In this week's video we explore new ways of seeing the world, accessing new creative ideas and the mindset behind going your own way.
Also, if you're feeling frustrated by interior design, making things come together, for just overwhelmed by it all, then I've got a great pep talk for you today.
I strive to bring you a unique perspective for interior design. It's my hope this video inspires you--and not only gets you feeling creative BUT creating!
Videos mentioned:
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Sending you so much love from New York.
XOCD
ABOUT ME:
Hey I'm Christina DiStefano! I am sort of a jack-of-all-trades: artist, sales director for a top NYC real estate development company, certified life coach, yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner, artist (I'm a painter), businesswoman--and now I'm taking on Interior Design via a certification (I'm starting an Interior Design firm in 2024 lovingly called Casa Serenità Interiors. Oh and did I mention I'm leading the renovation of our country home (inside and out)?!
I believe that home is a sacred place that we nurture, and in return, it nurtures us. That being said, my design process is focused on creating a sanctuary, a place of serenity that truly feels like home.
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@cindiblazer8621 5 ай бұрын

My husband and I will tour historic homes when we are on vacation. That's when I found my style. I mix new with the old. My home is a mixture of both. Not clutter , It may take months to find the certain piece I want, that's ok. I don't care about brands, I pick what suits my home. Love your videos.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Oh Cindi-the memories you must have with each piece in your home. I’m getting the warm fuzzies over there just thinking about it. Such a fun way to gather inspiration too 🤍🤍🤍

@susanhagen4555 5 ай бұрын

You are really doing a beautiful job of explaining to people to create what is "you" reflected in your home's interior. We all look different so why shouldn't our homes. Why are people so concerned about other people:s opinion on our design choices? These trends and their names have become so ridiculous that I cut out a huge amount of ,",influencers" You are spot on about so many things in design. Keep up the direction of originality. About 10 years ago, Actress Jacklyn Smith (Charlie's Angels actress) said it so well. A home has to evolve. It is more rewarding to see your personality take hold in a home over time rather than keep up with the ,"Ikea" crowd and throw things away in a year because an influencer had it in their video.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@susanhagen4555 So well said 😘

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@susanhagen4555 And thank you for the compliment!! 🥰🥰🥰

@melissak8892 3 ай бұрын

I love what you said about avoiding labels. Everything feels like a subscription these days. I don't want to put myself in a box like that. I just want to do what I want to do and not limit what inspires me. I clean my bathroom floor the same way, btw! I skate around with cleaning rags under my feet!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha yeah it’s like okay I have to do this and rather than rushing through all of it because I want to get into the next task, I decided I need to just have fun with it. Housekeeping is never going away, unless we were to hire someone-but we’re not, and so I want to enjoy it! Regarding the labels, totally. Let’s not box ourselves because then we limit ourselves-better to have a mood, a direction to move in that feels right. God, the universe-whatever you believe, is going to give you better things than you could imagine anyway-if we follow the feeling, i.e. follow our heart ❤️

@frenlyneybur7544 2 ай бұрын

Ive watched a LOT of interior designers on youtube, and I just have to say, ive never heard your points of view before. That point about food being inspiration was mind blowing! I remember you said you're just a student, learning interior design, but you also seem naturally wise about design. :)

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰 I really appreciate you letting me know and your kind words. Honestly you made my day. I’m always wondering if my ideas might be out there, especially the food one, but I want you all to know that inspiration is all around us. There are so many new things to be created! Once again thank you so much Frenly Neybur (btw so clever-❤️ that!!) 😘

@JENNiiiFERRx3 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching videos on KZfaq since 2009 and I’ve never looked forward to someone’s next video before and I am Happy to say I am very much looking forward to next videos! My husband and I have recently renovated a home we recently purchased and I want this home to reflect our personalities and display creativity and for it too feel warm and a place were you find yourself having a thought provoking conversation at 2:00 am amongst your closets friends with an amazing playlist in the background, beautiful lighting and beautiful pieces because you lost track of time.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

You are speaking my language @JENNiiFERx3! I’ve been editing the video for tomorrow for two days! I hope you love it and get loads of Inspo 😘

@JENNiiiFERRx3 5 ай бұрын

@@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you!!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@JENNiiiFERRx3 😘😘😘

@elizabethwinters5361 5 ай бұрын

You have put into words all the ideas and dreams floating around in my head. Thank you! An unexpected place that I find inspiration is in videos of young people setting up their apartments, tiny little apartments (!) Mostly in New York City. They are so creative, don't give a fig about tradition, and definitely work with challenging restrictions. I feel that way now more than ever, so thank you again for your wonderful, deeply moving vlogs! ( I think that's the right word?)

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Awww that was me years (and years) ago in my tiny little 250 sqft studio in a 5th floor walk up in the East Village. I too love watching those videos. It brings me back and so fun to see their creativity coming out.

@elizabethwinters5361 5 ай бұрын

@@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio I would love to see that one!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@elizabethwinters5361 I wish I captured those memories of my studio. I think I have some from my old loft though. I’ll have to dig around. It was a big space in a lamp warehouse in Brooklyn. Those were the days!

@jennifersamatallee3403 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the practical and accessible ways we can spark creativity and seek inspiration ALL around us. Your channel and content are truly unique. Keep going! 💪💪💪

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Jennifer!! I really appreciate you saying that!

@susannsurber-sexualtherapie 5 ай бұрын

Hi Christina, I'm so happy I found your channel! I've been following several interior channels over the last years and I love your new and unique take on it, it resonates so much with me and is exactly how I love to design and decorate our home. I just finished my university exams for this semester, so I'm now looking forward to bingeing the rest of your videos 😊 Greetings from Freiburg, Germany!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hi Susann from Germany! Welcome I'm happy to meet you and congrats on completing your exams! Whooohoo! I look forward to bringing you more inspiration and unique ways of viewing our home design and interiors. XOCD

@ShaunaPloeger 5 ай бұрын

I love your original ideas and thoughts! So good! ❤

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Shauna! I appreciate your kind words 😘

@nala_b 4 күн бұрын

I previously worked for a global cosmetics company and a majority of the customers looked to us to “tell” them what was good/what they should do. It was so disheartening to see them stuff themselves into boxes that did not resonate with them. Again another great video ❤

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 4 күн бұрын

Yes babe-it’s important for people to know it’s okay to make a mistake. I feel like people sometimes worry about that so much that they don’t want to make a decision, so they try to do/be something they’re not just so they can bypass the trial and error, i.e. let someone else decide. Meanwhile this is where the creativity comes from-that’s the best part ❤️

@melindaferreira9879 3 ай бұрын

I resonate w this. I decorate intuitively.. i like curated vignettes, old things.. a cozy, moody feeling but also sometimes i'm craving a light and airy space especially here in Az without a.c. in the 🌞. You are such a great teacher.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 3 ай бұрын

Hi Melisa! Thank you-I enjoy explaining this 🥰 Yes an open airy space is nice in a warm place like Az-lots of fresh air and open areas are so nice! I’m picturing a pretty outdoor area under the stars with a warm breeze. It sounds lovely (it’s still cold here in NYC).

@rebloom6279 3 ай бұрын

Watching this for the second time:) Needed to hear you tell me to slow down, enjoy the creative process. I definitely second guess myself because I'm not an artist or designer and easily get caught up in trends. You push me to step back and tap back into myself. Thank you so much!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 3 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh you made my day!! Yes babe this is a process to enjoy. You are creating memories and actually when you do slow down you tap into your creative voice. You don’t have to be “trained” as an artist or designer to access this part of you. It’s in the slowing down that ideas start to surface. When we are out “seeking” we are not listening-listen first, know what you want, then it’s much easier to find ✨🥰

@virginiaescalera2419 5 ай бұрын

Love your statement about limitations, a perfect example of necessity being the mother of invention.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Oops! I accident commented on you first comment 🙃

@sharonw4541 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome video! I needed to be reminded how fortunate I am and that it should be a pleasure to design my home! When you mentioned colors in foods I thought of those beautiful rainbow carrots, especially the purple one with the gorgeous yellow inside.....

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! And yes! I know the carrots you’re referring to and the colors are incredible.

@izziegirl6871 3 ай бұрын

So encouraging and informative! Love the philosophy behind creating a home with my own stamp, thought provoking for sure.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 3 ай бұрын

Oh so glad! Yes indeed-this is your home and you make it unique and special 🤗

@CheyenneShining 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for creating this space! Watching your content is a pleasure and a privilege. Sending you my gratitude🤍

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that and am honored to do so. Thank YOU 😘

@elvike3054 5 ай бұрын

I´m happy that I found you, thanks, greetings from Belgium Europe ❤

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hi and welcome! Thank you for being here. I hope to bring you loads of inspiration 😘

@mrdanamay 4 ай бұрын

I like the advice to look not only at things that are eye candy you like, but also at styles you maybe don’t like, but could really study and learn from. And I also think I’ve learned some of the most about longevity and timelessness by looking at old design books. Some of the pictures are so god awful and dated, then some look timeless. It will be some funny accessory like a flower arrangement of the time or a phone w a cord that gives it away. The house book by Terence Conran is like that. I never get tired of revisiting that book.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 4 ай бұрын

Haha ohmygosh I 100% know what you're talking about. I am laughing out loud over here for real, not just the acronym. I love the old design books and you really get a good lesson at how to create a timeless space but yes, some of those interiors of just dated and god awful as you said. The flower arrangements are fascinating to me because like many things, there are flowers that are trendy, same for plants. Perhaps they're somewhat off the radar in terms of talkable, vlogable, bloggable style for us? Either way, you know an outdated flower arrangement when you see it!

@mrdanamay 4 ай бұрын

A basket full of black eyed Susans in an otherwise modern interior. Verner Panton right alongside bicentennial early American antique everything. Yikes! Sometimes I worry about accidentally doing the present day equivalent! Not all the ideas should be done all at once! Just because you saw it in a magazine recently doesn’t necessarily mean it all works together!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 4 ай бұрын

@@mrdanamayExactly!!! We could accidentally become a victim of a bad trend and years later ask, “What was I thinking?!” PS I think I’ve seen something just as you’ve described 😂

@brendao185 5 ай бұрын

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE YOIR MESSAGE AND IDEAS!!!!!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Awesome thank you Brenda!! 😘🤍

@NancyGamel 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another inspiring video. I love that you reminded us to enjoy the journey and not rush to get it "finished".

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Yes is much more fun for us to slow down and enjoy. This is our life and a really beautiful part of it 🤍

@virginiaescalera2419 5 ай бұрын

Best advice ever.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Virginia! You are so right, necessity is the mother of invention. We must create 🤍 we must express!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

🤗 I wanna hug you! Thank you!

@hudsonboycandleco.8317 5 ай бұрын

Christina!!! Thank you for another fabulous video! I appreciate the reminder of enjoying the process. I love the process, so why would I try to rush it?!!!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hello Nicole! That’s what I’m here for: to inspire, educate and remind us to enjoy this precious gift of life. So much to relish in 🤗

@canvaslilyinspirational213 5 ай бұрын

Im so glad to have found your channel. I enjoyed watching your videos. Its so encouraging to hear you say not to follow the trend. You are unique. I look forward to watching more videos. Keep it coming please!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I truly look forward to inspiring you more and more with each video. Thank you for being here!

@sezenkassap1536 Ай бұрын

I was planning to create an art wall around my TV unit like the ones you see online, but now I'm thinking of going a different route. I want to make it more personal and make people wonder why I display them like that. Fingers crossed. Thank you for your inspiration. I love your videos. 😍

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio Ай бұрын

Ooooh I’m excited to see what you come up with!!! Keep me posted and if in Instagram send me a pic 🤗

@cd2659 5 ай бұрын

I am in the process of figuring out what I want to do in my long, skinny, dark kitchen/dining room. It needs a refresh of at least paint and possibly something on the ceiling because it is a ton of boring white space. I plan on starting this summer but not sure I can/should embrace a dark room in the most used room in the house, I kind of want to though.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

I say go with your heart. Though I think it could be a very exciting choice. Years ago (20+) my sister did the same with her kitchen and everyone admired it.

@susannee.colella6109 5 ай бұрын

This is great. I love your insight and encouragement. thank you

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome Susannee! It’s my pleasure 😘

@Donnaconrad1 4 ай бұрын

Im trying to be on a diet and the food explanation made me hungry lol

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha you are literally making me laugh out loud over here. Such gorgeous food!

@Shiryone 5 ай бұрын

Interior design inspiration from food. This is a first for me. Bravo. DiStefano is the coolest last name ever. Did it come with the husband?

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hehehe thank you! I love to find importation in unlikely places-it’s like I’ve struck gold ✨ Yes my maiden name is Medina and married a lovely Italian man in 2021.

@Shiryone 5 ай бұрын

@@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio Yes, but you get hungry while you're being inspired :-) Medina...that's lovely too. Sounds of Mediterranean origin, Sephardic perhaps. Maybe we're long-lost cousins as my peeps are as well. Sorry didn't mean to turn this into a genealogy topic. I shared your last video with my stepdaughter. She has an interior design degree and is a set designer for the movie industry out of Atlanta.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@Shiryone Oh wow an awesome career! Yes it is Sephardic on my father’s side. I was Christina Medina my whole life (oh did you that rhymes? Uhh yes hahah I’ve heard this since primary school!) My mom’s family immigrated to the US from Switzerland in the late 19th century. They were farmers in Kansas. So much has changed but I do have that in my blood. Looking forward to a flower & vegetable garden this summer.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@Shiryone yes and you often EAT the inspiration ☺️

@limonade2684 5 ай бұрын

I am deeply impressed by the minimal and declutter ladys on KZfaq. They changed how I live. This is the opposite of new design pieces. Still I love to watch what is coming and what is dated.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Always good to educate and observe indeed! Could spark some inspiration that you can use in your own way.

@marionbetham5017 4 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 4 ай бұрын

I hope you got inspired and ready to create 🤗

@londastreeter7269 5 ай бұрын

I’m enjoying watching this video right now. I agree. I am doing my house the way I like it. I am now finding dinner of my choices are trending now. I love that dark brown pillow. Where did you get it? I’m looking for dark brown pillows.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for being here-very pleased you’re enjoying the video 😘 I’m not sure on the pillows but I’ll look into and let you know.

@gracegamboa1819 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

😘😘😘

@norawhelan-mackey910 5 ай бұрын

Hi I would love to talk to you, I am living in Westchester and stumped on some design elements in my house....I am totally loving your videos. do you do consultations....I want to add color to my house which I love but is very neutral...I also have some questions about my kitchen layout and some book shelves.....Also looking for help with artwork.....

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely I’d love to help! Email me at christina@casaserenita.com so we can set up a call (it’s also in the video description and might be easier to copy/paste from there). Looking forward to speaking with you Nora 🤍

@jekalambert9412 3 ай бұрын

I loved your comments but I'll never look at a rusty/burgundy/pink room the same after hearing your meat analogy.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 3 ай бұрын

Oh!!!! I hope that’s not a bad thing!!!

@SometimeAgo65 5 ай бұрын

If I'm creating my OWN space, I surely would not use a quote from Taylor Swift as my motivation/inspiration...I'm just saying 😂❤

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha well she’s not for everyone BUT I do like her music. I thought it was cute but thanks for finding humor in it 😘

@SometimeAgo65 5 ай бұрын

@Christina_DiStefano Right....as you can tell I don't like anything about her but I enjoy your videos! 😊🩷

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

@@SometimeAgo65 Thanks luv 😘😘😘

@user-ds9yi6gf9g 5 ай бұрын

I’m watching your video right now and I became a fan just not even a week ago. And I did send you a message because I was like happy that there’s some thing fresh out here. But… Here I go, I do not like you holding that microphone. No no no no no! That doesn’t work!

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Ahhh! I didn't like it either! I gesture waaaay to much to hold on to something like that. The problem was that I recorded the video the first time and kept banging into the the mic--I had to record it all over again! Hahaha--well let me ask you, what did you think of the sound on the Anti-Trends video? That was without a mic.

@jodyhardwick7711 5 ай бұрын

You are the missing piece in my interior design journey. I am loving your videos! When you become busy with clients and I am sure you will, please don't forget us on here! Thankyou so much for all the inspiration.

@ChristinaDiStefanoStudio 5 ай бұрын

Awww Jody! Thank you! I’m loving this process and connecting with amazingly sweet people like you 😘 thank you for your kind words and I will never forget 🤍