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Can you make a video similar to this but apartment rental friendly? I just moved in and trying to find ways to make my apartment feel like home without ruining it. Please! I am so hooked on your channel and IG

"change out your lighting for chandeliers" Me, sitting in south Texas with a ceiling fan in every room spinning at top speed to deal with Texas heat. Yeah, that isn't happening. 😆

How design cycles is fascinating. I grew up, as many of my generation, with the living room we called the "museum room" in the front and no one was allowed to live in it. Mom guarded that room with all of her might. It was always impeccable. As I grew up, married and had children, the "great room" was all the rage...knock down the living room wall and have one big room...Now, the living room is back...LoL!! Love your channel because you make style accessible by explaining the principles behind it. Kiva you rock!

You’re gifted! The flow of your voice and the actual messaging is excellent.

Personally ...I decorate my home to make me and my family happy. We live here,we deserve to be in a space we love to be in. We still keep a general vibe in the main living areas but we most definitely have a mid century eclectic style. People who come over like it as well because they say it's comfortable. I've even heard that it reminds someone of being t their grandparents yet modern and stylish. We mix old with new with a dash of curiosities.

We bought a really outdated but structurally sound 120 year old farmhouse. We updated the light fixtures and ceiling fans before we moved in. We also painted all the walls in shades of neutral gray to bring more cohesiveness to the space. We couldn't afford to overhaul the kitchen right off the bat so we painted the cupboards and put up a contact paper (vinyl) backsplash to cover up the untreated beadboard. White trim. Ivory drapes to the floor. Big unique art. Storage pieces with doors and drawers to stash all the clutter. Rugs big enough for the space.

I've been watching a lot of design videos this week and everyone has contradictory advice about everything from backsplashes to plant materials. I like your style and advice the best.

Changing out lighting was one of the first things l did when l purchased my home.

Kiva, I truly think you're the designer out there. You use common sense, which makes things easier to do.

When I was growing up, my grandparents’ front room was always ready and staged just in case the insurance man came over. 😏😂

I live in a small home - a mobile home, no less (we are NOT knocking the mobile home. But there are intrinsical structure and build differences! There are also differences in building material, sizing, and flow!) I am currently designing the dream vision for our house, and the FIRST THING I designed was the organization. Organization came first - I chose furniture that dual serves as storage, chose lifted or taller furniture to put organization under, as well as taking MAXIMUM advantage of vertical space! I did things like take my ugly extra large dog crate for my fur baby, adding a simple frame and topper to it, painted it, and now it dual serves an under TV console table, while also serving as a table top in our living room! So now we have space for decor and simple design elements, while also housing our baby when we aren't home, or when she sleeps at night! The HARDEST part of it all was designing it to accommodate 5 people. Sizing down furniture was rough because I didn't want to sacrifice the quality of comfort for down sizing. We have 5 butts to seat during TV time, 5 butts to seat during dinner time, and 5 heads to lay at night! Our home wasn't designed for 5 people, size-wise. But you figure it out as you go! I also had the concern of making my beautiful home "kid proof" - using matte paint? Not gonna happen! It'd not durable enough for sticky hands, crayons and dirt! Lol Floors? Can't do anything that kids can't spill on in the living room and kitchen,, or splash on in the bathroom. There are design struggles NO MATTER WHAT. You eventually get your sea legs. 🖤🖤 For those that the biggest draw back is financial; do not fret! One piece at a time. One furniture item at a time, one set of dishes at a time. It may take you a year to get your main spaces done, but guess what? You did it! And then you have time to sit on the pieces you have and decide If you like them. Just because a furniture piece looks cool, doesn't mean itll function in your space or with your lifestyle! This was a great video for beginners. Keep up the amazing work!

I always wanted a strawberry themed house...vermillion red, green and cream. Each room emphasizing a different one of those colours.

Great video! I totally agree with having manicured rooms. I live in a center hall colonial house: formal living room on one side and formal dining room on the other. Some people believe that I am wasting space since these rooms are not used that often. However, I love them. They are carefully decorated with things that I love and they are beautiful. You are right, these are the rooms that people see when they enter my home and I always receive compliments. I have a comfy family room on the back of the house and I have an eat-in (do people still use that term?) kitchen that we live in. I just love knowing that I have these other beautiful spaces to entertain guests. It works for me. Everyone has to find what fits their lifestyle and gives them pleasure.

I love how your tips apply to different styles. Thank you!!!

I thought we were going to escape with no reference to the 'Dollar store' but no 🙁😂 Love your videos and advice, really 👍🏻❤️

Speaking of lighting; you add light to the world girlfriend! It’s a pleasure to see people with their “ internal lights turned on”. You are fun and it shows. Thanks for the bright tips! 💖🦩

That tip about staging an underused room is GENIUS! You are so right that it can easily become a catch-all room. ❤️

Does anyone else watch with their earbuds/earphones...then nod in agreement when Kiva shares something you agree with, like she's talking to you alone? Or is it just me!❤😏. Great job as always dear. Really glad l lucked up on your channel!

I have a friend who just made her own modern paintings by just splashing it on. She had them framed and it looked gorgeous.