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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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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- Jan 19
- 4 min
When to hire an interior decorator: 5 tips to choose the right one
Do you ever: Wonder how the pretty home pictures in Pinterest came to be? Wish you had a home that looked effortlessly put together? Want...
- 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,...
- Jan 6
- 5 min
2023 Home Design Trends of the Year
Moving away from lighter hues, this moody green wall with arched doorway is very 2023! Home design trends...or trends in general...you...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
A candid conversation about BUDGET with interior designer Jessica Velasquez of Interiors By Jessica
In today's podcast episode, Jessica and I speak candidly about working with clients who believe a lot of things about their homes, but...
- 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...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
A Gift Guide for the Sentimentalist (who loves art that tells her story)!
We all have that friend. You know the one. She wears the macaroni necklaces her kiddos made her...15 years ago. She's also the friend who...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
A Gift Guide for The Target Addict (who needs encouragement to branch out a bit)!
The person you’re shopping for loooovvvvveeees spending hours at Target browsing the Hearth and Hand or Studio McGee sections. She’s the...
- 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 1, 2021
- 16 min
Does Your Home Serve You or Do You Serve Your Home?
*A note from the author: This podcast episode (as well as all future episodes) will be transcribed automatically. The author is currently...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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