Well I’m back after a two week break and I have to say, as much as I’ve enjoyed my little hiatus, I’ve MISSED YOU GUYS!! So I thought to burst back onto the blogging scene with something I’ve never done before. Yes, it’s time for me to come out from behind my camera, sit in front of it and answer all the questions that were asked for in this post.
Thank you to everyone who asked questions and I hope you enjoy the answers! I think video is a great way for you guys to get to know me just a little bit better and to give you a taste, here are justΒ SOME of the things I’ve covered in this video:
- How to make friends with British people
- How the rest of the world views Americans!!
- My thoughts on everything from following trends to creating a truly unique look
- The history of English muffins (yep I went there)
- Who I’d swap homes with in a hot minute
- The furniture your cats won’t scratch (and why)
- Who would play me in the film of my life (it might surprise you)
Plus, there’s a guest appearance by a certain little leopard-print cat (yes, Meisha couldn’t help but make herself the star, she definitely steals the scene here).
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel here
I really enjoyed doing this and while I’m totally and completely inexperienced in ‘vlogging’, I do hope you enjoy watching! I realise it’s a bit long (there were a lot of questions and I do like to talk, what can I say) so I’ll apologise to those of you who might have to come back to watch when you have a few minutes. But I would LOVE for you to settle in and watch andΒ let me know what you think!
Also let me know in the comments if videos are something you’d like to see more of in the future (obviously interspersed with normal posts and obviously shorter than this one!) and/or if you have any ideas you might be keen on me covering in video format in the future! Enjoy …
Hiya Kimberly,
Really enjoyed your vlog, you come across really well in video. I’d dig to see behind the scenes “outtakes” as video, especially when you do big revamp projects, with lots of DIY help from Wayne. With DIY lots of things can go wrong and that makes for awesome video!
Thanks for running my favourite decor and design blog/vlog
Erin xx
Oh thanks so much Erin!! Oh I’d love to share the messes behind the DIY, you’d die with how horrendous the house looks when we are in ‘project mode’ – haha! And you are TOO SWEET!! Thanks so much hun, that means so much to me :D xxx
Hi Kimberly,
I discovered your blog back in October and have been following you ever since! I live in Cyprus,(I’m part Cypriot/part Scottish)and although interiors here are different I love your style and posts!I’ve never made a comment till now but seeing you on this video made me want to tell you, you rock!You are a natural in front of the camera, even when nervous at the beginning! Yes would like to see more videos! Isn’t the internet amazing, connecting people from all walks of life, from all corners of the earth! Consider Cyprus too in your list of hot places to live in!
Oh Liza, you sweet thing you! Thank you!! I’m so happy you decided to comment and yes, it’s the awesome-ist thing (which is why I couldn’t live without it!) – Cyprus is such a beautiful part of the world, definitely on my must-see list!! xx
Oh, that was good fun! My husband puts Adobo on EVERYTHING…sO…you are in good company ) I couldn’t agree more with the pinterest comment…it seems like there is a lot out there that just caters to trends (which, don’t get me wrong… I love a trend…obviously!) but, it really is about expressing yourself and how you want to live. For me that’s ever-changing so I think that’s why I like some trends (more than others…) Oh, I do hear a bit of an English accent in your voice whick I love! I think you should do more videos. I am considering it myself since I have had to record things lately. I think your readers will love it and feel more connected to you too. xo
Oh my god that’s too funny about your hubby!! He clearly has AWESOME TASTE ;) (in spices and in women clearly) ;) And totally, I love trends but it’s about having a little control and not just buying things you love right now but things you know you’ll love for a very long time! I just see stuff like that and think, ‘Yeah, you’ll have to redecorate that in 3 years!” LOL! Oh I think you’d be great on video (also you are very attractive so that certainly helps) you should totally do it!! ;) xxx
Hi Kimberly,
Great Vlog!
I’ve been following you’re blog religiously, since I discovered you earlier this year. Like a lot of your fans it’s your eclectic, glamorous style that attracted me – particularly loving the metallics and the vibrant prints.
Can’t wait to see your next project!
Thanks for the inspiration, Tasha x
Aww thank you so much Tasha!! I’m so happy you’re here ;) xxx
This was such fun to watch, please do more videos. I love that you didn’t edit out Misha’s arrival and departure – made me feel right at home. There’s also something about seeing you live in your surroundings that makes it more real. Thanks for sharing!
Aww yay!! That’s exactly what I was hoping for, that it will make it all a little more real/personal :) So happy you enjoyed Meisha’s little visit – ha! xx
Oh my gosh. You are too awesome! And you answered all my questions :) I loved this! And then you chose Helena Bonham Carter, and you basically became my favorite person ever!
One last question: What lipstick/product are you wearing? I adore the color!
Hahaha! HBC FTW!! I love her!!
And thank you for asking awesome questions :D As for lipstick, it’s Rimmel’s Lasting Finish lip liner in 047 Cappuccino (my go-to lipliner!!) with Makeup Revolution’s Vice (a bright orange) mixed with Makeup Revolutions’ Absolutely Flawless (a nude) ;) xx
Thank you!!!
Awww I love this video!
And yes, I would love to see more videos, I am such a fan for styling videos! Especially with cats, of course. They do so love to help. :D
Aww thank you darling!! And yes, they are ALWAYS about as soon as the camera comes out – I’m sure they think they are helping! lol xx
Kimberly! That was so much fun! Thank you for your time and being so real. Next time drag Wayne in the picture. He has some mad skills that compliment yours. It’s crazy but I did not think the fireplace logs were real. That’s why I asked about them. Thanks again
Aww thanks Nadine!! If I can get Wayne in front of the camera, I will but I’m not sure how willing he is to do it – gotta break him in slowly ;) xx
So fun! Thanks for doing this and answering my question-haha! Yes, it would be kinda cool if you did this maybe once a month or something. Great to listen to you, see you in your space; it humanizes the experience. Kudos for keepin’ it real.
Thanks so much Jillian! :D That’s what I was thinking, maybe once a month or so, not to take over the blog or anything! So pleased you liked it hun! xx
Kimberlyyyy you are so awesome! It had to watch it in 3 instalments (you know my busy life) but didn’t want it to end! I love that we have some things in common. I strongly dislike newbuild properties too, and I cringe when I think back to how utterly naive my 20 year old self was. I also am a bit of a fidget and the hubby teases me about my flailing arms / animated hand gestures when I am talking about something. I kid you not, I have given the SAME answer to friends about if I won the lottery. They look at me like I’m mad: “why buy something rundown if you have millions”? YOU UNDERSTAND! And you, my friend, totally rock! xxx
Aww bless you hun!! I’m surprised you were able to watch it at all ;) lol Thank you!! And I love that we have so much in common, doesn’t surprise me in the least – big smooches my dear, hope you are well!! xx
Ya know, the whole time I was watching, I was thinking, ‘LOVE her trousers’. Can’t believe I then forgot to actually write that in the comment. :-)
Aww thank you darling!! They’re from River Island via ASOS! http://www.asos.com//River-Island/River-Island-Oriental-Palazzo/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5253187 xxx
Thank you for the link, they’re FAB! I’m sooooo tempted, but I’m trying not to buy clothes until I am a better size (baby weight has really stuck the second time and it’s not budging, ugh, but will be making an effort to try to shift it).
We DO LOVE a good old moan lol!!
Yes please more vlogs, it was like you suddenly became 3D.
So agree re trends. I have a lot of things from the 1920s/30s which I have collected over many years and know I will always love, but I mix them in with more modern items as well as things from the decades in between, so I definitely love eclecticism. If I like something I don’t care whether or not it is on trend, if it makes me happy that is all that matters. My neighbour said she could never see me buying a sofa from somewhere like Ikea or Next, which I thought was a nice compliment. x
Hahaha! I know you all do!! ;) See that’s so much nicer with things collected over different periods – it’s just so much more interesting, don’t ya think? And honestly if you love it, it will ALWAYS work :) Also, that’s totally a great compliment – means you are an individual! xxx
Hi Kimberly, great to see your video; it’s nice to hear your voice and Meisha’s too! Please do more vids as it’s good to be taken behind the scenes on stuff and how to’s. Loved the brits vs american comments – quite true I’m sure. And what the heck is adobo? Sounds good but as a brit I’ve never tried it!!!
Aww thanks Heather, I’m so pleased you enjoyed it! Adobo is SO GOOD and I’ve never been able to replicate the flavour using regular dry ingredients but it’s basically a mix of salt, garlic, oregano, pepper and some other spices in a bottle and it’s pretty much a staple in every Puerto Rican household: http://www.amazon.com/Goya-Adobo-Seasoning-8oz/dp/B0005YX1BG
I love it on everything!! lol xxx
Hi Kimberly hope you had a good break, and nice to see you back. That was a great video, i enjoyed watching it, and yes i would like to see you do more, on styling or DIY, that would be great.
I have to agree with you about the moaning lol, now that made me chuckle, you are so right ?x nice one xxx
Aww thanks so much Pauline and thanks for your awesome question!! And yes, I know, you ALL love a good moan ;) hahaha xxx
You must, must, must do more videos. I watched it through twice and loved it. Thanks for answering my rather long and rambling questions?And you made perfect sense. I often see trend on trend on trend and get confused. I think individuality is the only way to go, but that doesn’t mean tastes can’t evolve and change as mine have. Anyway I agree with others who have said do more videos and I’d love to see some advice and styling ones too. Thanks for taking the time!
Oh bless ya, can’t believe you watched it twice!! Mwah!! And thanks for asking awesome questions :D Totally agree that your tastes can change and be influenced by things around you (mine have too!) but I reckon that when you strictly JUST follow trends or decorate purely based on what’s popular rather than paying attention to things you truly love, you’ll be redecorating every 3 months lol ;) xxx
I really enjoyed this Kimberly, thanks for sharing it. It’s always nice to see a video of a blogger you’ve been following for a long time and see if they’re anything like what you imagined “in person” :) I totally agree about the trends thing, but it’s something I really have to check myself to make sure I’m not getting sucked into. I think as this is my first house and I’m fairly new to interior design I’m having to do an awful lot of research to make sure that the decisions I’m making are what I really want, rather than what I think I should want based in the current trends. But I am aware of it and I’ve realised that the whole house doesn’t have to be finished RIGHT NOW so I can take my time and let rooms evolve a bit more naturally.
Please do these regularly, or even just quick behind the scenes or something :)
Aww thanks Linda! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it! And of course, it’s so hard to try to find your own style really especially when you are shopping for things for the house because of course the stores are all stocking things that are on trend! I think you are doing the right thing – taking it slowly and letting rooms evolve! And don’t be afraid to throw a few vintage items in the mix, makes a room look so much more timeless :) Good luck hun! xx
Finally found the time to sit and watch all the way through and you are awesome! Loved listening to you, feel like now I know you better, so will hear you talking as I read your blog posts :) I find it amazing that Young House Love was the first “personal” blog that I followed, too.
I think it would be fun if you do a video now and then about your projects, showing progress or even a montage of the process, with outtakes to make it funny, etc. But whatever you decide, I will read or watch cuz you are such fun and I like your style/attitude/adorable face :) Thanks so much!
Aww thank you Lynne! *beams* That’s exactly what I was hoping for – letting you get to know me a little better! I think YHL inspired a LOT of blogs seeing as they were probably one of the first on the scene, they definitely broke ground for so many bloggers :) And thank you for the suggestions, I’ll definitely keep those in mind for the future! :) You are too sweet! xxx
I just finished watching and there is the slight hint of an accent there. I’m from California and I always enjoy your posts and I too would love to see videos.
Aww thanks Sandy! So happy you enjoyed it! Yep, think there’s certainly a tiny bit of ‘English’ in my accent although I think Americans notice it more than the British (they only hear the American coming through loud and clear! lol) ;) xxx
Loved this – yes, do more videos!! Also your trousers are gorgeous!
And it made me laugh about us Brits wallowing in misery – that is so true!!! We’ve got a guy at work who is especially like it – whenever something gets messed up in a release we’re doing, you can tell he loves it! He gets some sick pleasure in the fact everything’s gone to crap – it’s like he’s been hoping for it!! Haha, we do like a good wallow!!! (But I am also one of those hilariously funny Brits as well of course….!) ;)
Thanks for the great video! xx
Aww thank you darling!! Hahaha about the guy at work – that’s it EXACTLY!! It’s like some perverse pleasure in things going pear shaped ;) And yes you are TOTALLY one of those hilarious Brits I’ve met ;) Love ya baby! xxx
– Five seconds into watching your video, Robert, from the other room, pipes up “is that KIMBERLY?!” Hahahahah, you are seared in all our brains my dear.
– Robert and I both completely lost it when Meisha said ‘hi’. And struggled.
– YOU CAN GET CHEETOS IN TESCO NOW! Or at least you can here in Dublin! I know it’s not #Whole30, but, girl gotta live.
– Hell yes you’re a glamorous vampire.
– So Christine is selling her house soon. Let’s the three of us buy it and live together and braid each other’s hair all day and twirl and be fabulous.
– I always wondered why you had a TV in the dining room!
– Totally 9,000% agree with you on the Georgian / Victorian lottery plan. All of the DIYing.
– Kicking myself that I didn’t ask you a question, but I couldn’t come up with a creative enough of one at the time :/ Plus, Maria and I know a hella lot about you now :P xx
– Hearing you made my Grinchy heart grow three times bigger. Lots and lots of love.
Ya know someone on Twitter told me you can get them at Tesco!! There goes my Paleo diet out the window!! LOL!
I like the idea of being a glamorous vampire. I need to wear more dark vampy lipstick now to go with my new image ;)
And yessssss to buying Christine’s home and TWIRLING. ALL OF THE TWIRLING!!
Smooches baby!! Mwah! xxx
Just fabulous dahlin’! You’re a natural in front of the camera and I do love your tribute to Adam Ant caused by the sunlight streaming through the blinds onto your face! ;-) xo
Awww thank you darling!! And totally YES to Adam Ant!! LOL! xxx