DIY Home Projects (and the tools you need to complete them easily)!
When it comes to home decorating, there's nothing worse than having a Pottery Barn style with a Target budget...unless of course, you...
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What is the new home decorating style: Quiet Luxury?
Quiet Luxury is exactly as it sounds.
It's quiet.
It's subtle.
It's refined.
And it's most definitely NOT screaming at you to notice how refined it all is.
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- May 15
- 3 min
How to decorate a bookshelf and other flat surfaces
Styling flat surfaces like mantels, bookshelves, entryway tables, coffee tables, credenzas and the like is a great way to elevate the...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Oct 8, 2022
- 5 min
A $400 laundry room makeover!
Could it be done - changing the laundry room COMPLETELY with only $400? I was bound and determined to find out - not just for myself, but...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
5 Design Questions Answered
Owning a home comes with its own set of problems and questions. If you're lucky, it's move in ready and you don't need to change a thing....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 &...
- 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...
- Jan 21, 2021
- 5 min
The ONE thing you can do to elevate the look of your home THIS WEEKEND!
If you were to do anything this weekend to make a drastic difference in your home - dramatic enough to elevate it to the next level, what...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
5 ways you CAN compromise your home style with your opinionated partner!
So you’ve bought a house. Yay! You have all sorts of ideas about how you’re going to decorate because you and Pinterest are now BFFs and...
- 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...
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Couch Pillow Formula: how to choose the right pillows that reflect your style
The idea of changing textiles, like blankets and throw pillows, with the changing seasons is a good one to be sure but isn’t always easy...
- Nov 13, 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...
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
The 80s Are Calling...They Want Their Dresser Back
The 80s. Girl, if you did not experience the 80s first hand - I’m sorry. Leg warmers, ear muffs and shoulder pads. Walkmen, ratted bangs...
- 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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