The ONE Design Move That Instantly Transforms Any Man’s Room — Transcript

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1. 0:00Right now, your room could be very close
2. 0:02to extraordinary. Maybe you realize
3. 0:04this. Extraordinary in how it compares
4. 0:06to the unremarkable rooms we see so
5. 0:09often. When aiming for change, most
6. 0:11people try better furniture, moving
7. 0:13things around, maybe new art. But the
8. 0:15room still feels unimpressive. There's
9. 0:18no presence, no gravity. The secret,
10. 0:20it's not the furniture, it's the lack of
11. 0:23contrast. If you're a returning
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15. 0:31that if you would like our help in
16. 0:32designing your room, you can have that
17. 0:34help by clicking the link in the
18. 0:36description below. The one design move
19. 0:39that instantly transforms a man's room
20. 0:41isn't the addition of more things. It's
21. 0:44the addition of definition. Contrast is
22. 0:47what gives a room presence. But what is
23. 0:50presence? It's rarely defined, often
24. 0:53only understood through ambiguity, vague
25. 0:55because of how we experience it, and
26. 0:57that's through feeling. Mryiam Webster's
27. 1:00dictionary defines the characteristic as
28. 1:02having a stately or distinguished
29. 1:05bearing, a noteworthy quality of poise
30. 1:08and effectiveness, which I think is a
31. 1:10good definition. Presence in design is
32. 1:13the immediate sense of weight,
33. 1:15character, and awareness in a room. It's
34. 1:18sinthetic, like seeing the warmth of a
35. 1:20sunrise, like good posture or a
36. 1:23well-timed pause in conversation. It
37. 1:25delivers an aura of composure and
38. 1:28appreciable selectivity. Men's rooms
39. 1:30often fail because of everything being
40. 1:32one tone. Beige on beige, gray on gray,
41. 1:35wood furniture that melts into the
42. 1:37floor. By introducing a deeper tone or
43. 1:40material, everything sharpens. Contrast
44. 1:43is the fastest, most reliable way to
45. 1:46help build presence. You can begin to
46. 1:48accomplish this in one act. Darkening a
47. 1:51major surface and anchoring it with rich
48. 1:54texture. Edges become defined, dimension
49. 1:57is apparent, and a sense of maturity is
50. 2:00reached. This move thrives in areas like
51. 2:02living rooms and studies where depth and
52. 2:04warmth carry huge impact. But how can
53. 2:07you tell if your room needs this? Try
54. 2:10standing at the entry of your room. Take
55. 2:12out your phone. Snap a photo. Does the
56. 2:14photo look washed out, like everything
57. 2:16is merging? Can you identify
58. 2:18undisputably where the anchor of the
59. 2:21room is? If your answer is yes to the
60. 2:23former or no to the latter, your room is
61. 2:27a candidate. One bold, darker element
62. 2:29that commands the eye and balances the
63. 2:32space should do it some good. If you
64. 2:34choose, here are three ways that you can
65. 2:36get started today. The first is the
66. 2:39charcoal study wall. If your office
67. 2:41already has built-in shelving, focus
68. 2:43your attention there. If you don't,
69. 2:46choose the wall that sits behind your
70. 2:48desk, then add shelving. Paint this area
71. 2:50a matte charcoal color, then line the
72. 2:53shelving with wood. Fill the shelving
73. 2:55with leather bound books and bronze
74. 2:57accents. In that simple three-part act,
75. 3:01you have created gravity with the dark
76. 3:03backdrop, added relief through the
77. 3:05lighter objects in front, and framed the
78. 3:07desk area so that it's a focal point.
79. 3:10The second is the leather anchor. Great
80. 3:12for a living room, a lounge, or a den.
81. 3:15Most people begin with light or neutral
82. 3:17walls. With this technique, you can keep
83. 3:19them that way. Introduce a large dark
84. 3:22leather sectional or club chair as the
85. 3:24main weight of the room. Pair it with a
86. 3:26wool or jute rug, solid wood coffee
87. 3:29table, and aged brass lighting. You have
88. 3:31just quickly created visual authority.
89. 3:34The darker anchor is your seat of
90. 3:36tactile command enhanced by the
91. 3:38surrounding lightness. The third is the
92. 3:40espresso ceiling or wall paneling. This
93. 3:43works well in bedrooms, studies, and
94. 3:45libraries. If you choose the ceiling
95. 3:47route, install real or faux ceiling
96. 3:50beams. Stain those in an espresso oak.
97. 3:52If you go with wall paneling, you can
98. 3:55find those pre-made in smoked walnut.
99. 3:58Use linen drapery on your windows, wall
100. 4:00throws layered over the bed or seating,
101. 4:02and stone finish accent items,
102. 4:05sculptures, lights, vases, bookends. If
103. 4:08you have a fireplace, a stone mantle or
104. 4:10surround. Presence now exists. The dark
105. 4:13wood acts as an architectural weight
106. 4:16overhead or in a cocoon-like way.
107. 4:19Presence lives through definition, which
108. 4:21lives through contrast. Dark against
109. 4:23light, smooth against texture, mass
110. 4:26against openness. It's what gives a room
111. 4:28its rhythm, and a man his composure
112. 4:31within it. Shaping your space through
113. 4:33depth and balance inevitably shapes you
114. 4:35back. The room becomes quieter, more
115. 4:38deliberate, and so do you. Remember that
116. 4:40your environment is a mirror. It doesn't
117. 4:43care how you present yourself, but it
118. 4:45will reflect how you present yourself.
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