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A Gingham and Chintz Romance in the Living Room
Gingham and chintz harmonize in this traditional living room for a bright and airy space that is full of Chinoiserie details and Southern charm. I can hardly believe that we moved into our house in TN 2 years ago! Renovations have been slow and steady with little transformations happening all over the house. I am…
Read More5 Interior Design Secrets from the Experts
5 Designers reveal their best interior design secrets to creating a “sense of place” at the Nashville Antiques & Garden Show panel lecture. In February, I had the great pleasure of attending the Nashville Antiques & Garden Show. In its 28th year, the Nashville A&G Show is the longest-running and largest show of its kind…
Read MoreStyling Your Home with Sentimental Decor
Display your keepsakes, layer your travel mementos, and give family heirlooms pride of place: learn how to style your home with sentimental decor. As Southerners we are undeniably partial to sentimental decor whether it’s childhood keepsakes, travel mementos, or antique heirlooms passed down for generations. These treasures tell our stories. They make up the fabric…
Read MoreA Cozy Chic Family Room
Natural textures, chinoiserie accents, and a blue and white palette create a cozy yet chic family room! I am dreaming of new furniture in our family room. Our current sofa is about 9 years old, and while I loved the sofa when I purchased it, now it is starting to show some age, and I’m…
Read MoreA Gracious Traditional Dining Room
We have been in our new house almost 10 months! Wow! I can hardly believe it. We have accomplished so much least of which is new wiring, new kitchen appliances (the old ones all quit within about a week-ha), and about 40% of the wallpaper is gone! I’ve been slowly working on decorating plans for…
Read MoreOpen Concept Decorating: Lessons from Fixer Upper
Alright lovely peonies, let’s talk about open concept decorating. Open floor plans are immensely popular right now as we well know. There are endless examples in design magazines and if you watch HGTV, which be honest we decoristas all have a slight obsession with, then you’ve seen designers knocking down walls left and right like…
Read MoreBring Chinoiserie Chic Style to Any Space
Are you a fan of the collected interior, de Gournay accessories, and rooms by the likes of Bunny Williams and Dorothy Draper? Well then, you are sure to love Chinoiserie chic style – a design aesthetic evident in all of the above. What is Chinoiserie? Chinoiserie /shin-wahz-ree/, French for Chinese-esque, is a design and décor…
Read MoreHow We Sold Our House in 7 Days
Selling Strategies You can Use to Move Your House Fast! If you’ve been following along, you already know that S. and I moved from North Carolina to Tennessee a few months ago. We put our house in N.C. on the market in early 2016 and within 3 days had our first offer at list price.…
Read MoreColor Scheming: Why I Chose a Home Color Scheme
Choosing paint colors, as I’m sure you agree, is one of the most fun and difficult aspects of home decorating. You get to play around with color and use your imagination. Plus paint collections have such creative names, who doesn’t want their walls tradewind blue or sea salt gray or indigo batik? But this is…
Read MoreThe Benefits of a Home Design Collage
I heart Southern Living, and I know y’all to do! This month’s issue featured the Southern Living 50th Anniversary Idea House. Its gorgeous. Go check it out if you haven’t. Anyway the spread inspired me to do an actual home design collage or mood board instead of just a digital one for my whole house.…
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