The ladies are ready to kick off 2026 with some ambitious decorating goals! In this special bonus episode, Caroline, Taryn, and Liz sit down to map out their home and personal resolutions for the year. They are putting their goals on the record now so they can hold themselves accountable in 2027.

From tackling "treacherous" basements and organizing chaos closets to navigating the emotional transition of empty nesting, the hosts share the big projects they hope to tackle (and the budget realities holding them back).

What You’ll Hear on This Episode:

00:00 Introduction to the How to Decorate Podcast

01:30 Taryn’s Goal #1: Tackling the "treacherous" basement and finishing the gym 

06:00 Taryn’s Goal #2: The emotional transition of a nursery into a guest room 

08:00 The $100 Facebook Marketplace King Bed find 

12:00 Caroline’s Goal #1: The Entryway Dilemma (Wallpaper vs. The Messy Closet) 

16:00 Caroline’s Reupholstery List: Needlepoint footstools and worn-out linen 

18:00 The universal struggle of organizing "junk drawers" with kids 

20:00 Plant Goals: Keeping Fiddle Leaf Figs alive and planting Peonies 

25:00 Liz’s Goal #1: Creating a "Home Maintenance" calendar 

28:00 Liz’s Goal #2: Raised bed gardening and navigating shade trees 

31:00 Liz’s Goal #3: Empty nesting and converting a teen bedroom into a home office 

Also Mentioned:

Plantopia (Book mentioned by Taryn) 

Skylight Calendar 

IKEA PAX Systems (for closet hacks) 

Shop Ballard Designs

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Happy Decorating!

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