You’re Not Far Off — But This Is What’s Missing — Transcript

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1. 0:00You're not far off. Sometimes that's
2. 0:02exciting, and sometimes that's
3. 0:04frustrating. You know that your home is
4. 0:06almost there, but something keeps it
5. 0:08from feeling complete. And a lot of men
6. 0:11never figure out what that something is.
7. 0:14My name is Chad and today I'm going to
8. 0:16show you exactly what's holding your
9. 0:18space back and give you four clear
10. 0:20corrections that you can start using to
11. 0:23bring the entire room together. If
12. 0:25you're a returning subscriber, hit the
13. 0:26thumbs up. If you're new here, hopefully
14. 0:29by the end of this video you'll be a
15. 0:30subscriber. Remember that if you would
16. 0:32like our help in designing your room,
17. 0:35you can have that help by clicking the
18. 0:37link in the description below.
19. 0:39Here's a common scenario. There's a
20. 0:41solid sofa, a decent rug, and a layout
21. 0:44that technically works. Nothing, by
22. 0:46definition, is wrong. But the room still
23. 0:49doesn't have that punch that you're
24. 0:51expecting from it. It's just not coming
25. 0:53together.
26. 0:54What's the first thought that most
27. 0:56people have in this situation? I need
28. 0:58better furniture. What's interesting is
29. 1:00the answer is rarely better furniture.
30. 1:03So if it's not better furniture, what is
31. 1:05it? Foundation. So how do we get
32. 1:08foundation? We build it by adjusting
33. 1:10four things. Your walls are going to set
34. 1:13the tone, your focal point will set the
35. 1:15direction, and the materials and weight
36. 1:18you introduce are what make it all come
37. 1:21together. If you get these right, your
38. 1:23room will start to feel different almost
39. 1:25immediately. First, let's fix the wall
40. 1:27color. Surprisingly, a lot of people
41. 1:29skip this, and that's a mistake. If your
42. 1:31walls are too light, too flat, or
43. 1:33slightly off-tone, everything you put
44. 1:36into the room will feel disconnected. So
45. 1:38give this a try. If you're between two
46. 1:40colors, choose the slightly darker one.
47. 1:44And instead of a flat gray or a bright
48. 1:45white, choose colors with warmth. Earthy
49. 1:48greens, deep neutrals, or softened
50. 1:51browns. That's what gives the room depth
51. 1:54and something for everything else to sit
52. 1:56against. There are five paint colors
53. 1:59that we've returned to again and again
54. 2:01because they consistently create the
55. 2:03kind of outcome that we're after. Depth,
56. 2:06weight, and a sense of control in the
57. 2:08room. I put those together in a short
58. 2:10guide called stop guessing paint colors.
59. 2:13You can find it in the description
60. 2:15below. Next, we need to create one clear
61. 2:18focal point. Many rooms have multiple
62. 2:20half focal points. A TV, a piece of art,
63. 2:24a window. Your attention is going in
64. 2:26multiple directions, but nothing is
65. 2:29clearly leading. You need to decide what
66. 2:32is this room going to be centered
67. 2:34around? For example, if it's the TV
68. 2:36wall, mount it cleanly, center your sofa
69. 2:39to it, and place your lighting so that
70. 2:41it supports that wall. If it's a
71. 2:43fireplace, everything should face it.
72. 2:46Your seating, your rug, even your
73. 2:48artwork should acknowledge it. If it's a
74. 2:51large window or a view, don't block it,
75. 2:54angle your seating toward it, and keep
76. 2:56that line of sight open. If it's a
77. 2:59statement piece like artwork or an
78. 3:01antique, center it. Give it space and
79. 3:04build the layout around it. When the
80. 3:06focal point is clear, the room portrays
81. 3:09a sense of purpose. After that, we're
82. 3:12going to simplify our materials. It's a
83. 3:14small change, but it has a wave of
84. 3:17positive effect.
85. 3:18Too many homes mix black, chrome, gold,
86. 3:22and wood tones that don't match all in
87. 3:24the same area. Individually, none of
88. 3:27them are wrong, but together they create
89. 3:29a lot of tension. Pick two dominant
90. 3:32materials and repeat them throughout the
91. 3:34room. That's it. Now the room reads as
92. 3:37one space instead of pieced together.
93. 3:40Fourth, we're going to add weight where
94. 3:42the room feels light. For anyone with
95. 3:44the feeling that their room is right on
96. 3:46the edge of being there, I want you to
97. 3:49stand in your room and look around. Does
98. 3:51the coffee table or bed frame or sofa
99. 3:54look too small for the space? Do the
100. 3:56lamps not have the right shape to give
101. 3:59off enough light? Are there accent
102. 4:01chairs or decor that feel thin or
103. 4:04undersized? If you answered yes to any
104. 4:06of these, consider replacing those with
105. 4:08something that has real substance. A
106. 4:11coffee table with some thickness to it,
107. 4:14made out of wood, stone, or something
108. 4:16solid. A lamp with a proper shade that
109. 4:19casts a warm, noticeable glow. A chair
110. 4:22that doesn't feel like it could be moved
111. 4:23with just one hand. You don't need to
112. 4:26add more. You just need a few pieces
113. 4:29that hold the space together. And if you
114. 4:32look at these four together, wall color,
115. 4:34focal point, material consistency, and
116. 4:36visual weight, this is what creates that
117. 4:39feeling of this room is finished. The
118. 4:43question you always want to ask is, what
119. 4:45is the room trying to be? Not just
120. 4:47visually, but emotionally. Is it meant
121. 4:50to feel grounded, relaxed, elevated,
122. 4:53quiet? The answer to that is going to
123. 4:55help guide you in choosing wall color, a
124. 4:58focal point, the materials that appear,
125. 5:00and how visual weight is presented.
126. 5:03Remember, the principle remains the
127. 5:05same. If the foundation isn't right, if
128. 5:08any of these four elements are ignored,
129. 5:11the room will always feel slightly off,
130. 5:14no matter what you add to it. It's a
131. 5:16cycle that many stay stuck in for years,
132. 5:19but you can break it.
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134. 5:22up. If you feel like sticking around a
135. 5:24while, feel free to subscribe. See you
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