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My Advice on How to Decorate with Blue
Are you a lover of blue hues in your home decor? Considering painting your walls in blue? Read my advice on how to decorate with blue to avoid costly mistakes! Ah…the beauty of blue! It is one of those colors that always feels clean and bright no matter if it’s in its deepest bold navy…
Read MoreWhere to Find Affordable Grandmillennial Fabrics
My 5 go-to sources for Grandmillennial fabrics at budget friendly prices. After my pattern play post last week, I received a number of questions about where I shop for fabrics, especially pretty chintz and other traditional patterns. I thought I would share my 5 favorites with you today! All of these sources are open to…
Read MorePattern Play: It’s a Conversation
5 strategies for mixing and matching patterns to decode pattern play and create pleasing combinations! Patterns should have a conversation with each other, and if it’s a good conversation, there is a lot of give and take — back and forth between the two. You know the kind of conversation I’m talking about… The…
Read MoreThe Grandmillennial Living Room: 10 Essentials
Exploring the 10 essentials of the Grandmillennial living room for a fresh approach to traditional style. Well Peonies…I think Grandmillennial style has finally made it! I’m seeing the term everywhere and not as a brushed off quip either. Hallelujah! I like to think I’ve been a small but significant part of that blossoming, encouraging you…
Read MoreWhen Grandmillennials Use Chinoiserie…
When? When do Grandmillennials use Chinoiserie? We do it all the time — every good traditional interior does! —– You’ll remember that Chinoiserie /shin-wahz-ree/, French for Chinese-esque, is a design and décor style inspired by the art and culture of China, Japan, and other Asian countries. It developed in Europe in the 17th century as explorers and…
Read MoreWhat I Learned From Redecorating Our Family Room
Redecorating a room? Consider these 4 interior design principles to solve bad decor and redesign a room you’ll love. Y’all it has been just over a month since I finished our family room refresh, and we are loving it! LOVING IT! If you haven’t seen the reveal with the before and afters, check it out…
Read MoreChoosing Art for Your Home with Amanda Goetze
Get help choosing art for your home with these expert tips from Amanda Goetze of Goetze Art & Design! I believe a room is unfinished without beautiful, captivating art on the walls. In fact, I’m decidedly in the “no blank walls” fan club. How about you? Choosing art for your home in many ways is…
Read More5 Tips to Hang a Grid Gallery Wall
Read these 5 tips before you tackle a grid gallery wall to help make your alignment perfect and avoid putting extra holes in the wall! Hanging a perfectly aligned grid gallery wall is tricky…REALLY tricky! The tops, bottoms, and side of each artwork have to be level and in line with each other or the…
Read MoreReveal: Blue and White Family Room with Birch Lane
Our blue and white family room reveal using Chinoiserie accents, preppy classics, and traditional decor! See how I refreshed our space for a brighter, happier look that mixes thrifted finds with blue and white classics from Birch Lane. Penderandpeony.com uses affiliate links. Products gifted by Birch Lane in exchange for my honest review. In just…
Read MoreDecorating with Rose Medallion
5 ways of decorating with Rose Medallion that showcase its beauty and help create the Chinoiserie chic look. Rose Medallion ceramics are my favorite Chinoiserie decor with out doubt. First of all the pink and green color palette is classic and charming then there are the darling birds, bats, butterflies, and dragons frolicking in the…
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