The most helpful thing when shopping for a styling your home is to find inspiration (more about that here) Much of what I shop for and buy is inspired by something I saw, usually on Instagram. I love following interior designers, then finding ways to take little bits of their style and use that as inspiration for my own. So I thought it might be helpful to share with you my favorite…
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July 2020
DIY
July 28, 2020
How to Style and Hang a Plate Wall
Decorative plates, especially blue and white ones, are a staple in grandmillennial home decor style. Recommended: What is Grandmillennial Style? But the whole styling and hanging of the plates can seem like a big task. First you have to find plates that all look cohesive together, find a way to arrange them, then hang them on the wall. I don’t know about you, but I am always afraid of hanging things up…
DIY
July 23, 2020
How to E-Design a Room Layout without Photoshop
Designing or redesigning a room can be stressful. It takes a lot of thought and time to find pieces that work well together in your space. I am a very visual person, and one thing that has helped is creating a mock up of the room layout online before buying furniture. This process can be done in four easy steps, and is actually a lot of fun. Find the furniture/decor pieces Download…
Furnishing an entire home or even just one room can get expensive quick. If you are like me and have moved into a bigger space, it can be especially daunting. Often the process of buying a home or just moving is very costly, meaning you might not have much money to spend on furniture. Below are my top five websites for purchasing affordable furniture Target Wayfair Walmart Overstock Ikea Target Target is…
DIY
July 16, 2020
How to Install Sconces without Electrical
Sconces can make any room look sophisticated, but the thought of wiring electrical is daunting. You may have thought about installing sconces at one point or other and automatically dismissed the idea because you did not think you could do it. Here are three easy steps to installing sconces in your home without having to mess with electrical Buy your supplies Glue the puck light to the socket adapter Install the sconce…
Home Decor
July 14, 2020
What is Grandmillennial Style?
You may have seen the term “grandmillennial” thrown around on social media, but what exactly does it mean? I first heard the term “grandmillennial” at the beginning of this year, and when I saw the style I fell in love. For a while now I have been drawn to the more classic designs, things most of us would associate with grandmas. The term was coined by Emma Bazilian who wrote this article…
Shopping
July 9, 2020
How to Find Affordable Curtains for Your Style
When we first got our house the large windows in the bedroom were daunting to me. I needed affordable curtains to be able to cover those windows within my budget. I had never gotten a curtain rod that big, and feared that the rod plus the curtains would be insanely expensive. I did some research and found that I could get the look I was wanting within my budget which was exciting.…
Home Decor
July 7, 2020
How to Style Your Living Room on a Budget
When we moved in we had no furniture for the living room. This is not an exaggeration, we had no furniture in this room for almost two months. This empty slate was equally exciting and daunting. I loved that I could start from scratch, but it was a huge task. Thankfully once we got started, things started to fall into place. It Starts with a Sofa The room started to take shape…
Life
July 2, 2020
Quarantine Habits to Keep
This post is different from what I normally share, but I had a lot of thoughts that I just wanted to share (some are even home related). I’ve been back to work for almost a month now and have spent a lot of time readjusting. Let’s be honest, quarantine was a weird time. But, being the eternal optimist that I am, I wanted to come out of this looking at the bright…
