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Our homes are sacred places where we restore and reinvigorate ourselves. I’ve found that for a home to fill you to the brim, it needs to be a place where you feel fully yourself. The key to creating a haven is to thoughtfully decorate so your spaces reflect your unique personality, passions and lifestyle. There […]

If you saw my DIY glue pillows yesterday, you may have noticed that they were kinda colorful. I know this shocked quite a few of you, as this is a total departure from my usual beige-obsession. I've come to a realization. I need a pop of color or two. I think I've avoided color in our house for so long because I just didn't know how to make it look good. I'm learning as I go, and sometimes I need a minimum of ten decorating failures before I succeed. As time has passed I've slowly learned to…

I’m lovin’ Charles Faudree’s line of fabric for Vervain. I’m needing wanting to update some drapes and upholstery in different parts of the house, and I’m soooo into this collection right now. I’m sure many of you have seen this ad in major style magazines. As most of you know, I love French Country décor and antiques, and Charles Faudree is one of my favorite designers. I was fortunate to have met him a couple years ago when he was speaking at the spring Keeneland Antique & Garden show in…

“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭Hello sweet friends, and happy February! I am so glad you stopped by because it is the first Monday of the …

Hughes Studio has brought its collection of intricate and unique Toile de Jouy patterns to Spoonflower, where you can bring these designs into your home on a range of high-quality printed products. With themes spanning from coastal marshes to medieval knights, each pattern in the collection is metic

10 Tips for Mixing Patterns: 1. Work with odd number of patterns 2. Use varying scales of pattern 3. Large patterns on large pieces, small on small 4. Look for a large pattern that incorporates all of your colors 5. Can use it even in monochromatic room 6. Consider adding a solid 7. Group similar pattern styles 8. Balance patterns in the space 9. Stick with a consistent hue 10. Don’t be afraid to break the rules!

Mixing patterns requires a delicate balance of just enough of the right ingredients. Too little pattern and your room is YAWN inducing, too much or clashing pattern and your room is chaotic and demanding like an enthusiastic toddler yelling LOOK AT ME over and over!