Create capsule decor for your home in 4 steps
How long have we heard the term capsule wardrobe? Several years by now. If you think about it, capsule wardrobes make a lot of sense....
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Dani
- Jan 12
- 2 min
2023 Pantone Color of the Year: Viva Magenta
Have you ever wondered how the color of the year came to be? Or why it's so important? Have you ever asked why you should even care? Or,...
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Dani
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
Decorating tips for creating a cohesive home design
Have you ever walked into your living room, your dining room, your master bedroom, heck...your front door...and thought 'something in my...
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Dani
- Oct 25, 2022
- 5 min
When choosing an area rug for your home, don't forget these things...
An area rug is a more important design element in your home than you may realize. Choosing one carefully starts with these important things.
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Dani
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
A Gift Guide for the Ultimate Hostess
The person you're shopping for LOVES to host others. It's when the china comes out, the table is set long before the guests arrive and...
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Dani
- Oct 28, 2021
- 5 min
Styling with everyday objects: Cake Stand
I learned years ago, early on in my decorating career, that one of the most predictable complaints I would hear from women wanting my...
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Dani
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
Dress my piano: A step by step guide to styling a piano
Can we talk pianos for one second? I grew up playing sports back when they were free minus the cost of the shoes I needed to wear, which...
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Dani
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
You asked, the designer answered: 5 home decorating questions
Owning a home (or renting one) can be a joy, a lot of work or a combination of the two. No ground breaking realizations there. If you've...
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Dani
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Great Debate: Can you combine form and function in home design?
Form over function? Or function over form? This is the Great Debate. Or maybe it’s not. Maybe you can answer without hesitation which way...
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Dani
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
Top10 things to look for when thrift shopping!
Shopping at thrift stores can be fun or frustrating - depends on the mindset. It really does. If you head out with expectations of...
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Dani
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Pottery Barn Ceramic Vase Knock-Off
When the style and look you're going for doesn't match your budget. Browsing the aisles (virtual or in person) in stores like Crate &...
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Dani
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Spring 'trends' in home decor
I don't know about you, but when I think of spring I think of renewal. Renewal in the garden. Renewal in outside sounds and smells (birds...
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Dani
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Trouble with 'Color of the Year'
Have you seen it? Pantone's Color of the Year? Sherwin William's Color of the Year? Behr's Color of the Year? The number of companies...
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Dani
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
I went thrift shopping. Now what?
Going thrift store shopping can be such a fun way to spend an afternoon. The thrill of the hunt, not knowing what you’re going to find...
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Dani
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
Ready to try wallpaper?
Wallpaper. Yay or nay? This feels like a design decision that you are either enthusiastically for or vehemently against. So, which side...
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Dani
- Nov 12, 2020
- 1 min
It's that time of year!
What a year it's been. I don't need to tell you...we've all lived it. But whether you're ready or not, or you've lost track of the date...
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Dani
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
How to paint a piano
I know. I know. I’ve heard it all before when it comes to furniture. ‘Why on earth WOULD you paint wood furniture?’ Well, how much time...
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