Decorating Tips And Tricks

We love decorating books! They are our friends, tutors and decorating companions! Today we talk about a few decorating books that we love and grace our bookshelves. We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. Kelly recommends: Patina Farm HERE Creating a Home HERE French Accents HERE Anita recommends: Country French Legacy HERE Quick and Easy Paint Transformation HERE Color Recipes for Painted Furniture and More HERE Patina Style HERE Yvonne recommends: A Touch of Farmhouse Charm HERE Styled HERE See Yvonne's 10 Favorite Decorating Books HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE Hang

We have SO much to share with you about decorating and about ourselves too.  One of us kicks off the episode with a confession.  Phew, once that was out of the way, we discussed many key points that everyone who loves to decorate should know. A beautiful home contributes to your happiness. Read HERE Decorating is not fluff. You can DIY it whatever it is. Read about it HERE Listen to Anita, don't be afraid to paint a piece of furniture HERE Anita covers common decorating misconceptions HERE Rules are sometimes meant to be broken. The general rules for hanging a chandelier is HERE Leave some empty spaces advises Anita HERE Yvonne says big is better, and less is more HERE Kelly teaches you how to create flow HERE Anita talks about adding something unexpected to a room HERE Yvonne's post about What You Should Know To Be a Decorator is HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas,

The paint color you choose is so important because it is on the biggest surface of the room. This episode is all about the different types of paint and which paint colors are our favorites.  Paint can transform a space if well chosen.  Cut through all the guess work with paint colors and let us help you find the best color(s) to transform your space. Anita's paint selections are HERE SW Agreeable Gray HERE Kelly's paint selections are HERE Kelly's paint selections are HERE BM Simply White HERE BM Silver Chain HERE Stone Gable's paint post is HERE Yvonne's paint selections are HERE BM's color overview is HERE BM Atrium White HERE BM Silver Mist HERE BM Super White HERE Kelly's favorite dark gray here Anita loves this app [HERE](<a href="https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/try-on-colors/snap-it) If you see a color you love online, use the Snap It to identify the corresponding Sherwin Williams paint color. Just be sure you understand that your computer screen might not be calibrat

You don't have to live with areas in your home that you don't love! You can fix them and update them and make them a beautiful space in your home. It does take funds, and time and maybe a lot of elbow grease but it will also make your home a lot more easy to live in! Don't just live with it; fix it! Today we are chatting about areas in our homes we don''t particularly love and are working on! And we are giving sage advice about starting those sometimes daunting home projects! We hope this episode of Decorating Tips And Tricks inspire you to get started!!!! IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL!! SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!!!! Have a home fund to save for all home problem. Create a budget and use it as a guideline. This will alleviate so much stress! Do research. Research and read reviews. When choosing a contractor do your homework. Research each contractor.  Hiring a professional is the best way to get a project done if you are not comfortable with the home project you are working on. Get lots of quotes. The chea

Mantles are focal points in a home and can be tricky to decorate.  Don't worry we have you covered with tips on making your mantle look fabulous and still function.  TV above it?  No worries we talk about that too.  The ideas, inspiration and tips were flying in this episode.  You might even say we were on fire! (Sorry ~ couldn't resist !) Here are some mantles we've loved before: No room on the mantle? Decorate the hearth with Kelly HERE Liming the mantle with Anita HERE Anita shares tips on decorating a mantel HERE Christmas mantles we're all over it HERE Yvonne shares a fall mantle HERE Layering a mantle is key HERE Valentine Mantle (around a tv ) HERE Shutters on the mantle and that clock HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any

We've learned a ton about decorating because we do it all day long as interior decorating bloggers. We began with a big passion for home decor and learned by doing. We're revealing the lessons we learned along the way. The best part is that you don't need to be a blogger to learn these things. Discover what we learned from years of doing this full-time. Yvonne learned a lot about styling. HERE Her first oatmeal photo isHERE Kelly learned the look she loves and how to achieve it. Check out her kitchen before and after HERE Anita learned the importance of photographing a room HERE CLICK HERE FOR MORE See Anita's notes on this episode HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE Hang out with us b

Even if you don't live in a spot that is cold and snowy during winter you can warm up your home with some pretty, layered decorating ideas! Today we're chatting up easy and creative ways to decorate for winter no matter where you are! Let's create a beautiful winter home! West coast HERE Kellyuses big bowls of lemons or other citrus fruits as winter decor! Her favorite is Meyer Lemons. Meyer lemons are originally from China and a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. YUM! Here's an article about how to plant Myer lemon trees indoors HERE Yvonne uses pinecones to decorate. See a tutorial for pinecone firestarters HERE And see how to bleach pinecones HERE Throws and grain sacks are wonderful ways to layer decor in the winter. Anita has the best info about grain sacks HERE Anita's notes on this episode can be found HERE You can see an easy tutorial for a chunky arm knit throw HERE Anita loves furry pillows HERE Yvonne's sweater pillow tutorial is HERE Her no-sew snowflake button pillow is HERE

It is easy and fun to freshen up your house with our 9 tips.  We light it up, force it, put a over on, and much more.  Talking all about how to create a more beautiful home on the cheap.  Listen in ~ you are going to love these ideas! Wrap up an inexpensive herb so it looks floral shop fabulous HERE Anita has a post on using cloches in decor. ( ie her trick for not killing plants ) HERE Want to make a cloche? Kelly has a post on how to do just that HERE Force paperwhite bulbs with Anita HERE Kelly says change to pink light bulbs HERE affiliate link Yvonne shares inspiration for using trays HERE Spray paint with chalk based paint HERE affiliate link For Anita's notes on the episode can be found HERE The mystery of no sew unraveled by Yvonne.  Read all about how HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'l

Oh boy did we have fun today discussing our big decorating disasters. Let''s talk about making decorating mistakes, why that's a good thing, and what to do when things go wrong.Painting tool HERE affiliate linkYvonne has a post on the 5 biggest mistakes and how to fix them HEREAnita wrote a post on her 10 biggest biggest decorating fails HEREAnita's notes on this episode are HERENeed help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HEREHang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!Kelly's IG HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need

Trendy, hot, NOT, classic, we cover it all with lots of LOLs.STONE GABLE HERECEDAR HILL FARMHOUSE HERERepositional wallpaper HERE This wallpaper cannot be put over textured walls.GRAY PAINTS HEREMARBLE HEREAnita's notes on this episode HERENeed help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HEREHang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!Kelly's IG HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SU

We talk about our styles, how we got there and how you can get there too.Yvonne discusses it HEREKelly shares her house tour HEREAnita's source for French chairs is HEREPinterest Boards:Stone Gable HERECedar Hill Farmhouse HEREMy Soulful Home HEREAnita's notes on this episode are HERENeed help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HEREHang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!Kelly's IG HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever

Welcome to Decorating Tips and Tricks! We're excited you are here. We'll be talking about decorating but today we want to tell you a bit about who we are. Check out our ABOUT PAGE HERENeed help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HEREHang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!Kelly's IG HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!If you have a moment