WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:04.040 KFI AM six forty. You're listening to Dean Sharp, the 2 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:09.960 House Whisper on demand on the iHeart Radio app camp 3 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.640 I am forty by Dreaming and ad everywhere on the 4 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:20.640 iHeart Radio app. Welcome to Home. I'm Dean Sharp, the 5 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:26.760 house Whisperer, custom home Designer, custom home builder, and today 6 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:31.199 your guide to better understand that place where you live. 7 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:35.640 Today on the show, we are going to talk about 8 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:42.399 the secrets of ISH. What the heck are you talking about? Dean? 9 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:45.520 A little bit more on that in a couple of minutes, 10 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:50.079 but basically it comes down to this. My favorite way 11 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:56.399 to describe eclectic decor in a house. The eclectic design 12 00:00:56.479 --> 00:00:59.719 of decor in a house is kind of a symphony 13 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:02.759 of right, a lot of different things coming together but 14 00:01:02.880 --> 00:01:06.519 making one melody. My favorite way to describe how to 15 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:12.799 do that is to master the secrets of ISH. And 16 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.519 you hang tight, and I'm gonna explain exactly what ISH 17 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:18.439 means and hopefully it will make sense to you. It's 18 00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:21.159 a big poll today, it really is. Today and tomorrow 19 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:23.040 we're going to be discussing this. I'm in the mood 20 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:27.640 to discuss decor with you and to solve some really 21 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.159 significant problems that most people struggle with when it comes 22 00:01:31.159 --> 00:01:34.040 to their decor, and that is at the very root 23 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:39.040 of most homeowners' issues with decor, the fact that it 24 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:43.680 doesn't feel pure enough for them. It doesn't feel like 25 00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:48.359 those magazine spreads look. And I'm gonna explain why that 26 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:50.760 is and why you don't have to worry about that. 27 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:53.159 I'm gonna let you off the hook. But we're still 28 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.879 going to put some serious effort into figuring out a 29 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:01.680 decore theme for your home that include bludes, all sorts 30 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:05.680 of different eclectic elements, which of course is life, and 31 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:07.560 we're going to figure out how to do it right 32 00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:11.599 this weekend. That's our goal, So the rest of December 33 00:02:11.719 --> 00:02:15.039 kind of oriented towards a designed and decor. Next week 34 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:22.439 we'll be talking about furniture buying and the difference between vintage, antique, retro, 35 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:25.599 and nostalgic. You're not gonna want to miss that as well. 36 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:29.879 But today and tomorrow these two shows the secrets of 37 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:35.280 ish how to pull off eclectic design properly in your home. 38 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:39.960 Don't go anywhere. Let me introduce you to our awesome 39 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:44.360 team that's here today. Sam of course on the board. 40 00:02:44.479 --> 00:02:48.280 Good morning, fan, Good morning, Dean. How you doing today. 41 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:52.800 I'm good, I'm good. Sam's there, wrestling are not so 42 00:02:53.159 --> 00:02:56.919 live studio audience and all. We've a joy to work with. 43 00:02:57.000 --> 00:02:59.840 Producer Ritchie of course standing by to take your call, 44 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:03.000 always already taking calls. The phone lines are open, by 45 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:07.240 the way eight three three two, Ask Dean A three 46 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:11.039 three the numeral two. Ask Dean A three three two 47 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:13.759 Ask Dean. The phone lines are open now. And of course, 48 00:03:14.199 --> 00:03:17.680 as always, we will be going to the phones this morning. 49 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:21.159 Anything that's got you scratching your head about your home, 50 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.800 give me a call. Doesn't matter, design, construction, diy. I 51 00:03:24.840 --> 00:03:28.080 am here to help you figure it out. A three 52 00:03:28.199 --> 00:03:31.919 three two Ask Dean. Richie will tell you everything you 53 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:33.560 need to know. He'll pop you into the queue. You 54 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:35.199 can listen to the show while you wait. And of 55 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:38.199 course Saturday morning is always a good time to give 56 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:42.000 it a shot because traffic is light on Saturday mornings. 57 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:44.919 At six o'clock. You and me, we're up. That's a 58 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:46.960 good thing, So give me a call. You can take 59 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:50.759 advantage of the fact that you've gotten up before most people. 60 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:56.400 Uh everybody. Say hello to my buddy ii Leen Gonzalez. 61 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:59.960 Hello and good morning. I want to call you sunshine. 62 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:02.280 Are we just so bright and cheery? Really? 63 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:08.039 Yeah? Drugs I need some of that. And by drugs, 64 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:12.199 I just mean caffeine. Yeah, just an drink bold cup 65 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:16.079 of coffee right here, just like gets me up and roll. 66 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:17.480 Gets to running. 67 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:20.000 How you doing this morning? Doing great? 68 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:21.319 I'm drinking my herbal tea. 69 00:04:21.399 --> 00:04:23.519 Maybe I need to well there you go? What uh 70 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:26.199 what flavor of herbal tea? This one? 71 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:31.680 Actually it's it's a limited pumpkin spice rebost from Trader Joe's. 72 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:34.680 Oh, I love real. I never know how to pronounce me. 73 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:36.000 I never know how to say it. 74 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:38.439 I was hoping I said that, right, really be really 75 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:43.199 obos It is good anyway, So all right, well, yeah 76 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:45.000 you're on You're on the stick. There you got it 77 00:04:45.079 --> 00:04:48.160 going on? Uh, sitting across the table from me, also 78 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:53.120 drinking coffee. My better half, clearly, my design partner, the 79 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:57.920 co founder, co owner of House whisper Can. That's it. 80 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:02.120 There's your spirit animal, h my best friend in all 81 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:10.800 the world. Tina is here. Welcome home. Thanks ye all right, 82 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:16.319 So everybody who's wondering about Tina's recovery, you all know 83 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:20.800 that we had an unexpected surgery for her, It's all fine, 84 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:23.519 it's all good, it's all good, it's all good. But 85 00:05:23.920 --> 00:05:27.240 it was a it was a somewhat stressful way to, 86 00:05:27.720 --> 00:05:31.839 you know, get rolling into Thanksgiving and the Christmas season, 87 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:35.240 for sure. And she has a long recovery ahead of her, 88 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:40.319 several several weeks still to go. But she is a beast. 89 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:46.079 She is strong. And everybody, the doctors, everyone is like 90 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:49.959 shocked at how well she's recovering. And we've now entered 91 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:53.120 the phase. First, first couple of weeks, a lot of 92 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:56.439 nurse mating. I was doing double duty on everything around 93 00:05:56.480 --> 00:05:59.279 the house. I'm still doing more than my share, because 94 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:03.600 you know, we're giving the kids some space to recover. 95 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:06.120 But I got to tell you we have entered the phase, 96 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:11.560 just so you know, of Dean saying, Tina, sit down, 97 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:14.399 don't do that. What are you doing not picking that up? 98 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:17.360 Don't do that. Yesterday afternoon, we got a call from 99 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:19.480 our daughter in law saying, oh, I'm running a little late. 100 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:23.680 And our granddaughter Olivia goes to school like a couple 101 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:27.160 of blocks from our house up the hill, and Tina's like, oh, 102 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:28.680 I'll just walk up there and get her. I'm like, 103 00:06:28.759 --> 00:06:34.439 what are you talking about I'm not doubting that you 104 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:36.920 were going to do it. I knew you were going 105 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:39.079 to do it if I didn't stop you, and I'm 106 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:42.319 not doubting that you would have successfully done it. But 107 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:47.959 that's not has turned into slow her down, lower down, 108 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:52.680 slower down. Uh So, anyway, just so everybody knows Tina's here, 109 00:06:52.839 --> 00:06:57.000 She's feeling bright, cheery, strong, things are good and that 110 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:00.680 that is my early Christmas present this year for sure. 111 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:05.279 All Right, y'all, when we come back, we are going 112 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:08.800 to dive into what is he talking about the secrets 113 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:14.759 of issues all about pulling off eclectic decor in your home. 114 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:16.920 It's going to be one of the greatest challenges I 115 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:19.920 think I've done thus far in eight years of doing 116 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:24.560 this show to describe this to you in ways that 117 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:27.319 really make a difference. But I think we can do it. 118 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.560 I think we can do it to talk about eclectic 119 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:35.360 decoor themes for your home over the audio airwaves, and 120 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.600 we'll do it all can if I bean sharp the 121 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:44.040 house whisper, Hey, whether you live in a condo or 122 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:47.839 home as a cottage or a castle, it doesn't matter. 123 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:50.000 I am here to help you take it to the 124 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:55.519 next level. The rules, the principles of design, of construction, 125 00:07:55.839 --> 00:08:00.279 of good quality craftsmanship. They do not change all across 126 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:02.319 the board, or at least, let me put it this way, 127 00:08:02.439 --> 00:08:06.160 they shouldn't change all across the board. And I'm here 128 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:09.399 to make sure in your life that they don't and 129 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:12.519 haven't changed all across the board. We want the very 130 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:17.279 best for you and your home. We are going to 131 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:20.319 dive in right now to the secrets of ish. I'm 132 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:22.560 just going to remind you that our phone lines are 133 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:25.480 open as well. The number to reach me just a bit. 134 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:28.160 When I go to the phones, you can call now 135 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.480 and get into the queue. Eight three three two ask 136 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:35.480 Dean A three three the numeral two. Ask Dean eight 137 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:40.360 three three two, ask Dean. Producer Richie's standing by. He's 138 00:08:40.399 --> 00:08:42.159 ready to take your call. He'll tell you everything you 139 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:44.519 need to know. Pop you into the queue, and who 140 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:48.480 knows You and me put our heads together. We'll solve 141 00:08:48.559 --> 00:08:51.200 that thing that's got you scratching your head about your house. 142 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:56.399 All right, all right, Dean, So what what is this thing? Okay? Now, 143 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:00.519 I already said that the top of the show. Favorite 144 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:05.519 way to describe eclectic design. Okay, And by the way, 145 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:11.639 the dictionary defines eclectic as deriving ideas, style, or taste 146 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:16.360 from a broad and diverse range of sources. There you go, right, 147 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:20.039 that's eclectic, meaning there's just a lot of different things 148 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:22.799 coming into play. It actually comes for those of you 149 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:26.519 who are word nerds or history nerds like me. The 150 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:30.039 word eclectic comes from ancient Greek. It's an ancient Greek 151 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:34.279 word for choose, to choose, and it was a name 152 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.080 given actually in about the seventeenth century to a whole 153 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:44.080 category of ancient philosophers who didn't necessarily belong to any 154 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:48.240 one school of thought or another, but who picked and 155 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:54.080 chose ideas from all sorts of different schools of thought 156 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:57.399 in order to build their own personal philosophy. Those are 157 00:09:57.600 --> 00:10:04.159 pretty relatively grounded philosoph in my thinking, because they because 158 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:07.039 they lived in the real world and so anyway, so 159 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:10.080 the word eclectic comes all the way to us from 160 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:14.840 ancient Greece and the these ancient schools of philosophy. But 161 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:20.879 for us today, we're talking about eclectic decor inside your house. 162 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:24.799 Not Christmas decor, just decorr. We're just designing the the 163 00:10:25.519 --> 00:10:29.279 everyday decor inside your home this weekend. That's our goal. 164 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:33.200 And you know, as the dictionary says, we're talking about 165 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:38.399 what happens when you've got ideas, style, or taste from 166 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:42.440 a broad, diverse range of sources, instead of what's the 167 00:10:42.679 --> 00:10:47.360 more considered today pure And I'm using my air quotes there, 168 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:52.759 pure themes of design. That's how I feel about that. 169 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.720 I mean, I love strong themes of design, don't get 170 00:10:55.759 --> 00:11:00.279 me wrong. But when we start going for purity, you know, 171 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:04.720 it's like every everything in history, right, You're in Nazi 172 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:08.600 Germany's talking about racial purity. It's like, yeah, you know what, buddy, 173 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:13.279 let's get into that conversation and you show me somebody 174 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:19.399 who's actually racially pure, whatever the heck that means. I've 175 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:22.720 gone to twenty three and me, I know, what a mishmash, 176 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:26.159 what a mutt I am? And so are you? Okay? 177 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:32.279 That's life. So I think it actually can work really well. 178 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:35.519 But I got to tell you, the more eclectic that 179 00:11:35.639 --> 00:11:39.000 you think you are, the more you've got to follow 180 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:42.159 certain rules in order to pull this off the right way. 181 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:45.960 As I said, my favorite way to describe eclectic is 182 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:51.320 a symphony of diversity. And I think that's our goal, 183 00:11:51.879 --> 00:11:56.200 bringing all these divergent elements together. So that they're essentially 184 00:11:56.320 --> 00:12:01.320 singing one tune and really round out the picture of 185 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:04.639 the vibe of your house. Our little cottage, I think, 186 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:07.120 is a really good example of this, because people often 187 00:12:07.159 --> 00:12:11.279 ask us, oh my gosh, I love the feel inside 188 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:15.679 your house. What style of design do you call this? 189 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:19.360 And you know, here's it. I'm giving this away right 190 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:24.320 before we take another break here, Tina and I often say, well, 191 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:30.559 it's early twentieth century ish. That's what we call the 192 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:33.320 design of our house. The decor style in our house. 193 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:39.559 It's early twentieth century ish. And by ish, I mean 194 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:46.960 are there some Victorian elements? Yeah, it's Victorian ish. Are 195 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:51.720 there some craftsmen arts and crafts elements? Yeah, there are some. 196 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:56.600 It can be described as arts and craft ish, a 197 00:12:56.679 --> 00:13:02.919 little art deco ish, little nineteen twenties and thirties ish, 198 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:07.440 also a little forties and early fifties ish. You see 199 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:11.600 what I'm saying, The ish in your decor, the secrets 200 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:16.320 of ish. These are the little bumper zones where one 201 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:21.759 style pushes up against another and yet still works. And 202 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:25.960 those are the secrets of ish that we're tackling this weekend. 203 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:29.000 All right, so much more on this. You're listening to 204 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:32.759 Home with Dean Sharp on demand from KFI AM six 205 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:38.679 forty KFI AM six forty and live streaming in HD 206 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:43.240 everywhere on the iHeart Radio app. Dean Sharp the House 207 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:47.159 whisper here with you on this lovely Sun's coming up 208 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:52.120 Saturday morning here in December. It is the seventh of December. 209 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:56.919 Can you believe it? It's Saturday, December seventh. Ugh, I 210 00:13:57.000 --> 00:13:59.840 hope you are enjoying this December. Hope you're enjoying your 211 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:04.200 holiday season. We're talking about decor not decorating for Christmas 212 00:14:04.559 --> 00:14:08.240 or the holidays, just decorating. And I tend to do 213 00:14:08.399 --> 00:14:11.159 this as we roll into the end of the year. 214 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.559 Spend a lot of time during the year talking about 215 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:18.159 construction stuff and larger themes of architectural design and so on. 216 00:14:19.000 --> 00:14:21.799 And then I think it maybe it's just the fact 217 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:24.159 that we're all decorating some and we're thinking about that 218 00:14:25.200 --> 00:14:27.879 and kind of a soft landing to the end of 219 00:14:27.919 --> 00:14:31.039 the year. I like talking about things that are a 220 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.039 little bit more decor oriented because I think I have 221 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:38.440 your attention in that regard. And of course, today, as 222 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:41.519 you know, we're talking on a subject that I consider 223 00:14:42.039 --> 00:14:44.519 a tough one. To communicate to a lot of people. 224 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:47.159 It's what I call the secrets of Ish. It's all 225 00:14:47.240 --> 00:14:52.159 about how to pull off eclectic design. So let's dive 226 00:14:52.279 --> 00:15:02.919 back in. No one I know lives in ruthlessly consistent 227 00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:09.639 quote magazine spread unquote decore right, the kind of stuff 228 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:12.120 that we look at. And maybe I'm dating myself even 229 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:14.559 by saying magazine spread, but that's still a reality. I 230 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:18.320 still get, you know, an architectural digest coming in the 231 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:22.879 mail and showing up. There are still that classic magazine spread. 232 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:26.360 So whether you're talking about a Pinterest picture or whatever, 233 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.799 I'm talking about those idealized decre photos. And you know, 234 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:33.960 they took hours to get ready to take this one shot, 235 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:37.679 and they eliminated all sorts of real life along the way. 236 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:41.960 And that's my point. Nobody lives in those ruthlessly consistent 237 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:47.039 spread decre scenarios and those who actually attempt it, and 238 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:50.159 believe me, I've got plenty of clients who have wanted 239 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:53.399 to attempt it. I discourage it. You know, I want 240 00:15:53.480 --> 00:15:55.919 us to go a different way because those who attempt 241 00:15:55.960 --> 00:16:01.600 it are so easily thwarted. Those are they are fragile 242 00:16:01.679 --> 00:16:06.559 little scenarios. You can be easily thwarted by unexpectedly simple things. 243 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:12.720 I'll give you an example. Imagine a stunningly sophisticated, kind 244 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:19.720 of Euro style sleek kitchen, right, You've seen them, that 245 00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:23.159 kind of kitchen scenario. I can bring it to its 246 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:26.399 knees in a half second. All I have to do 247 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:30.480 is walk into that kitchen, put a dime store refrigerator 248 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:36.519 magnet on the fridge that displays this week's kindergarten coloring 249 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:40.960 project from your young students, right, and boom, the whole 250 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:43.879 thing kind of collapses in on itself. You know what 251 00:16:43.919 --> 00:16:49.120 I'm saying, because when have you ever seen a spread 252 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:52.720 picture like that of a beautiful kitchen with you know, 253 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:58.879 this week's coloring project that is art, but you know 254 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:00.759 you love it and you know it has to go 255 00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:03.600 up on the fridge. That's the kind of thing that 256 00:17:03.639 --> 00:17:08.759 I'm talking about that disrupts that kind of fantasy of 257 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:12.799 somehow that there are people out there living in these 258 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:18.799 kinds of spaces without any regard to the rest of life. 259 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:23.559 Kind of crowding in life itself is eclectic. Life itself 260 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:28.359 brings us things from all different angles and sources, and 261 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:32.680 sometimes brings things into our home that are important to us, 262 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:37.319 but don't necessarily reflect one strong theme of design. That's 263 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:40.160 the problem we're trying to solve. That is the problem 264 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:43.839 to solve when it comes to beautiful, day in, day 265 00:17:43.920 --> 00:17:46.839 out living inside a home, what do you do with 266 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.599 all the stuff that comes into your home? And I'm 267 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:52.400 not talking about the junk that just attaches itself to 268 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:54.119 you when you go out into the world. There's plenty 269 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:58.799 of that, right, I'm talking about actual things that mean 270 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:02.000 something to you, gift given by a family member or 271 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:04.160 a loved one, you know, whatever the case may be, 272 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:06.880 something you just literally fell in love with. You were 273 00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:09.640 out at a shop or on vacation or something like that, 274 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:12.279 and you bring it back home and suddenly you realize, well, 275 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:15.359 it doesn't really go with the kind of the rest 276 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:18.839 of the theme. So what do most people do? Eventually 277 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:24.160 they sort of just abandoned the idea of consistency, and 278 00:18:24.319 --> 00:18:26.920 a lot of houses just become a missmash, a mishmash 279 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:31.519 of things, a patchwork quilt. And yeah, patchwork quilts have 280 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:36.160 their charm, I suppose, I think they do. But the 281 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:40.359 idea of eclectic decor, let me just be really clear, 282 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:51.559 is not about chaos or random diversity or just clutter. 283 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:57.079 Absolutely not about clutter. The idea of eclectic decor is 284 00:18:57.400 --> 00:19:02.200 the art and science, as it were, of taking diverse 285 00:19:02.279 --> 00:19:07.640 elements and bringing them together under a theme. And again, 286 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:10.039 just to repeat what I started with at the top 287 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:15.000 of the show, a symphony, a symphony, all these different instruments, 288 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:19.920 all these different materials, all these different players, a symphony 289 00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:25.680 of diversity all together, you know, playing in harmony, playing 290 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:29.079 in a chord with one another, playing nicely together, so 291 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:33.880 that we get a beautiful rounded melody. That's that's our goal, okay. 292 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.039 And so, like I said, you can bring one of 293 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:40.839 these magazine spreads to its knees by just a few 294 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:44.680 minutes of real life, right, And then there are just 295 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:47.720 other elements where we're not even trying to match up 296 00:19:47.759 --> 00:19:49.880 to some magazine spread. What if you live in an 297 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:53.240 older home. What if you live in an early twentieth 298 00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:57.559 century home, which is happening more and more these days, 299 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:02.079 and you're wrestling in a early twentieth century living room, 300 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:05.880 wrestling with the right way to integrate a twenty first 301 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:10.680 century flat screen TV, okay into a house that was 302 00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:15.680 built and designed in an era of radio. People just 303 00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:19.680 just hanging out around the RCA radio right with the 304 00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:22.200 dog and the tipped head. And that, I mean, that 305 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:25.400 was a real thing in the twenties. And there were 306 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:29.319 no TVs in the twenties, and so living rooms weren't 307 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:32.160 designed for them. And how do you integrate that and 308 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:36.359 still maintain this one hundred year old home. That's the 309 00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:40.079 kind of stuff I'm talking about. Real world decor is 310 00:20:40.559 --> 00:20:45.599 never pure. Not in the real world. It's always ish. Okay, 311 00:20:45.960 --> 00:20:49.319 you may live in a modern home, it's modern ish. 312 00:20:49.680 --> 00:20:52.599 You may live in an arts and crafts bungalow. It's 313 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:59.240 arts and crafts ish, Victorian ish, farmhouse ish. Right, A 314 00:20:59.359 --> 00:21:04.480 good ish wsh is when one style transitions to another 315 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:11.440 without conflict. Now, no, it's not easy, and yes there 316 00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:15.200 are rules. And that list of rules is where we 317 00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:19.039 go next. Your home, Dean Sharp, the house whisper Kafi, 318 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:25.079 Dean Sharp, the house whisper. Welcome home. Just a reminder, 319 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:27.400 we're going to be going to the phones right at 320 00:21:27.440 --> 00:21:29.200 the top of the hour. The number to reach me 321 00:21:29.359 --> 00:21:32.640 eight three three two ask Dean A three to three 322 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:37.039 the numeral two, ask Dean. And of course, regardless of 323 00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:39.279 what I'm talking about, in the course of any of 324 00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:42.519 our fine little programs. When it comes to calls, you 325 00:21:42.640 --> 00:21:49.359 set the agenda. Anything that's on your mind regarding your home, construction, design, DIY, questions, whatever, 326 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:52.920 just throw it at me. I promise you we'll put 327 00:21:52.960 --> 00:21:55.680 our heads together. We will figure out the answer to 328 00:21:55.759 --> 00:21:58.599 what you've got to scratching your head about your home today. 329 00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:01.680 A three to three to two askting that's coming up 330 00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:06.400 right after the next news break. Okay, back to the 331 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:12.200 secrets of Ish collect eclectic design. I said this right 332 00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:17.559 before the break. Every real world decor is never pure. 333 00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:23.680 It's always ish, modern ish, farmhouse ish, Victorian ish. That's 334 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:29.000 because life just is ish, right, It's it's it's you 335 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:32.240 may have a strong theme going there, but you wait 336 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:34.400 around long enough and life is going to pepper in 337 00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:41.039 things from other styles, from other areas, from other locations. 338 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:45.440 Just it's just it's it's just impossible to move through 339 00:22:45.519 --> 00:22:51.759 life and maintain one pure theme. Okay. And so that's 340 00:22:51.799 --> 00:22:55.119 not a problem, Okay. The problem is when we're trying 341 00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:58.920 to maintain the pure theme and we're getting frustrated because 342 00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:01.759 we haven't allowed or the other things so to one 343 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:08.000 degree or another, all real design, all real world decor is, 344 00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:11.160 to one degree or another eclectic, and in other words, 345 00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:15.480 it has to accommodate various elements. But in order to 346 00:23:15.559 --> 00:23:17.680 do it right, to really pull it off in a 347 00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:22.880 beautiful way, there are rules let's start with and this 348 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:26.279 is in no particular order, by the way, but let's 349 00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:28.880 start with one of the important ones. You've got to 350 00:23:28.920 --> 00:23:33.160 begin with a neutral canvas. If you're going to have 351 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:38.680 an eclectic scenario happening in a space, then you want 352 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:42.759 to begin with as much as possible a neutral canvas. 353 00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:48.200 That means that the busyness of what could potentially be 354 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:51.160 a busy room or a busy space. In terms of 355 00:23:51.359 --> 00:23:56.759 design elements, you really need to start with something white, bright, 356 00:23:57.480 --> 00:24:02.519 and not busy on The walls are going to unite 357 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:06.839 the collection, as it were, and floors are going to 358 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:10.400 ground the collection, because you know, floors are on the ground. 359 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:12.920 But that's not what I mean. I just mean in 360 00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:18.799 the stylistic sense, a floor really becomes a grounding element 361 00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:24.279 for your collection of furniture and stuff and things and decor, 362 00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:28.759 and then the walls are a uniting element. Okay, So 363 00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:33.759 a good floor that isn't necessarily trying to draw attention 364 00:24:33.920 --> 00:24:37.000 to itself those are my favorite kinds of floor. Now, 365 00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:41.519 occasionally we will do a flourish on a floor. When 366 00:24:41.720 --> 00:24:45.880 do you do that? When do you integrate something really 367 00:24:46.599 --> 00:24:50.119 tremendously fancy into a floor. If that's something that you're 368 00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:52.799 jones in to do, you do it in an area where, 369 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:57.440 in fact, there are no other competing elements to draw 370 00:24:57.559 --> 00:25:00.200 you away from it. So, for instance, if if we 371 00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:03.599 were going to, let's say, do a hardwood floor in 372 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:07.400 your house, and you ask me, Dean, can we fancy 373 00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:09.119 it up? I've got a little bit room in my 374 00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:12.240 budget and I just want something I want, you know, 375 00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:15.480 can we do Can we do a rose? Can we 376 00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:18.039 do a pattern? Can we do a sculpted pattern in 377 00:25:18.119 --> 00:25:22.200 the floor? Somewhere where can we get fancy with this thing? 378 00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:25.079 I'm not going to tell you that the living room 379 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:27.799 or the family room is the place to do that, 380 00:25:28.119 --> 00:25:32.440 because that is where the floor is really serving, as 381 00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:35.480 I said, that grounding element for everything else that's going 382 00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:39.000 on in the house. Now, the entryway when you first 383 00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:42.559 step in, if you really want to boom hit somebody 384 00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:45.799 with the beauty of what they're going to see in 385 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:49.799 the rest of your home, the entryway is a perfect 386 00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:55.039 place and entry way when it comes to smaller homes, 387 00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:58.799 entry hall when it comes to estate homes. But the 388 00:25:59.240 --> 00:26:02.680 rule is the same. That's where we don't really have 389 00:26:02.839 --> 00:26:04.799 a lot of furniture, do we. You know, you don't 390 00:26:04.839 --> 00:26:07.480 walk into the entryway and find a sofa just sitting 391 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:10.400 right there. You got a little space just for people 392 00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:14.119 to stand. Therefore, the floor is exposed and it's not 393 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:17.720 competing with so many other elements, and it's not really 394 00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:22.039 playing a supporting role there. It will play a supporting 395 00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:25.400 role elsewhere in the home, But in the entryway that's 396 00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:29.079 where you can jush up that floor and throw an 397 00:26:29.160 --> 00:26:33.000 inset pattern or a border or something that just kind 398 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:36.519 of throws it off its normal kilter. That's the great 399 00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:42.079 place for that. Otherwise, use a floor in its textural 400 00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:47.640 and colorized beauty to lay a foundation to ground out 401 00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:50.799