I'm an interiors expert and these are the 'ugly' everyday items I would NEVER have in my house
Nicolas Fairford, who is from the Midlands but is now living in Scotland, shared the commonplace appliances and items that he calls 'vibe-killers', saying having them in a home disturbs 'the flow and beauty' of a well-designed space.
The YouTuber, who has 220,000 subscribers, is, he says, on a mission to help us all curate a calmer, more beautiful home.
From TVs to laundry racks, Nicolas insists these everyday items have no place in a thoughtfully designed home, saying they 'dominate the room' and disrupt aesthetic harmony.
The content creator, who developed his own range of lifestyle products, took to his TikTok, @nicolasfairford, to share some of the things that are banned from his own home.
In the clip, which has racked up over 128,000 views, he said: 'Number one is a TV. I moved out of my parents house when I was 18.
'I'm 35 now, and in all those years, I've never owned a TV. I find that they dominate the room.
'Everybody places their furniture to face that thing. It is just an ugly black box and I don't want it in my house to disturb the flow and the beauty.
'If I want to watch something, which I rarely do, I'll just put my laptop on.'
The kitchen isn't safe either - as Nicolas admits he hates an appliance that many of us use every day.
He explained: 'Number two is a microwave. Similar thing to the TV, but in the kitchen.
'A huge metal box that just takes up too much space. I'm somebody who cooks every day and I never need to use a microwave. Never need a microwave and don't want one.
'Number three is laundry drying all over the house. This is something that I think really kills the vibe in any house.
'You could have a beautiful home, but then if you've got those racks with laundry drying everywhere, it just kills the vibe'
How does he actually dry his clean washing?
He revealed: 'I have a spare room in my house. The laundry goes in there, I close the door, never have to look at it.'
He added: 'Also I send my bed sheets out to be laundered. This costs me about £12 a week.
Views were mixed in the comments, while some claimed they couldn't live like that, others were impressed with the suggestions and even offered some more
'It just means that you don't have to have the hassle of drying huge sheets all over the house and ironing them.'
He's also not a fan of 'overhead lighting', saying it's also a mood killer.
He explained: 'You can have a beautiful interior, but if you've got the overhead lighting, it just kills the vibe. It makes everybody look a lot less attractive.
'The best thing to do is have lamps all around the room. Little pools of light to cast a nice glow.'
Finally, if your home features decorative candles that never get lit, consider yourself warned.
Nicolas explained: 'Five is unused candles, and by this, I mean when you find those taper pillar candles in glass vases or globes and they're unlit, gathering dust.
'I think this just looks terrible. So I always advise just to light them, just for an hour or so. Even if you never light it again, it looks used. It looks a lot better.'
Views were mixed in the comments, while some claimed they couldn't live like that, others were impressed with the suggestions and even offered some more of their own.
One person said: 'Agree with all this. I'd add: gloss paint, huge speakers, wire/plastic coat hangers, prosecco, rude people.'
Another said: 'Would never have crushed velvet, anything with glitter, any quotations, plates on the wall, nik-naks, candles in bottles.'
Someone else said: 'Completely agree, however, I do own a TV! My no. 1 pet peeve is a washing line in the garden. They look hideous.'
A fourth added: 'For some reason I have a microwave and I think I use it twice a year. Vile thing, I'm getting rid of next week haha.'
Meanwhile others thought the aesthetic rules were not practical for most homes, especially ones with children.
One person said: 'Put three kids in your house - you'll buy a TV, stop ironing bed sheets and you WILL have laundry in places you really don't want it.'
Another joked: 'I guess I've killed the vibe of my beautiful homes, lol!'
Someone else said: 'I suppose you don't have kids...don't ever, it will kill the vibe for sure'.
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