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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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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....
Jan 26, 20234 min read
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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 19, 20234 min read
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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 12, 20232 min read
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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...
Jan 6, 20235 min read
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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...
Jun 9, 20222 min read
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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 18, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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...
Nov 10, 20211 min read
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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...
Oct 28, 20215 min read
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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...
Aug 24, 20213 min read
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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...
Jul 1, 202116 min read
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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...
May 20, 20212 min read
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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...
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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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 29, 20214 min read
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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 &...
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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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 19, 20214 min read
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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 11, 20214 min read
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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...
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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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 21, 20215 min read
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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 11, 20214 min read
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