Today, it's our 700th episode, and we thought it would be fun to dream big about our dream homes. What would they look like, and what would be in them? Did we agree on anything? Let's discuss.

Anita's dream house is one she used to drive past every week. Clearly this is not in her budget, but for this episode, it doesn't need to be a realistic price HERE

DTT HISTORY MINUTE: AIR CONDITIONING

CRUSHES:

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Anita's crush is the Ninja slushi. Yum! HERE

Kelly's crush is the wonderful podcast "Strangers on a Bench" - have a listen HERE or wherever you get your podcasts.

If you have been listening since episode one, we appreciate you!

If you are new to the podcast we appreciate you!

Or if you are anywhere in between, we appreciate you! Thanks for listening!!

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 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!

Anita's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's YouTube ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

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Kelly & Anita

DI - 10:38 / 16:53

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Looking to get more style, but spend less? We've got you covered. Let's talk about our tips for budget decorating.

Clerical Trim site Kelly mentioned HERE.

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Rub and Buff HERE

Wallpaper Anita used on the side of her Cafe white refrigerator HERE

DTT history moment - air conditioning

Kelly's crush this week is a book Transatlantic by Colum McCann. Get a copy HERE.

Anita's crush is the YouTube show 'This is Our Retirement' 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 between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the otehr 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's YouTube ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

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Kelly & Anita

DI - 11:33 / 19:24

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Chateau core is here and Anita is happy! She loves Chateau core is all about adding French accents to your home.

Adding these accents is fun, and the items often don't actually have to be from France. Let's discuss.

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If you are interested in adding French accents your home, then you'll love Anita's book French Accents, HERE.

DTT Discusses the humble fork.

Learn more about the Serpent Queen HERE and watch the show by the same name.

CRUSHES:

Kelly's crush is a podcast interview with Jamie Beck about her life changing move to Provence. Listen HERE.

Anita's crush is this very affordable rattan tissue box cover 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 between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the otehr 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's YouTube ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

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xx,

Kelly & Anita

DI - 11:15 / 17:57

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AI is here and design as we know it is changing. How will it affect you? Let's discuss.

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 between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the otehr 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's YouTube ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

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Kelly & Anita

DI - 8:56

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Listen and learn how to design the perfect bedroom for beauty and beauty sleep!

Your bedroom is the last room you see before you go to sleep and the first one you see when you wake up in the morning, so shouldn't it be glorious? We're breaking down the parts of this room, and giving tips on making it beautiful so you have the perfect beginning and ending of each day.

We have so many episodes on bedrooms, and we've included some of our favorites below.

Tips on making your bedroom feel bigger ⁠HERE⁠

Design your bedroom for better sleep ⁠HERE⁠

Fun ideas for your nightstands ⁠HERE⁠

Need ideas for artwork above your bed? Listen ⁠HERE⁠

Need to buy a mattress? Listen to our episode on selecting a mattress ⁠HERE⁠

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DTT Defines Art Deco

CRUSHES:

Kelly's crush is the Apple TV show The Reluctant Traveler starring Eugene Levy. Check teh show out ⁠HERE⁠.

Anita's crush is not really a crush but a tip for keeping your refrigerator in tip top shape. The secret weapon is a brush you can use to clean out the dust bunnies underneath. You can find it ⁠HERE⁠

SCHEDULE A DESIGN CONSULT:

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 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 ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's Youtube ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's blog ⁠HERE⁠

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Anita & Kelly

DI - 24:56 / 35:26

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Our summer break is over and we're glad to be back!

So what makes a house a home? What makes it feel special for the family that lives there? Let's find out!

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Kelly's crush is a very cool pair of jeans from Anthro. Check them out HERE.

Anita's crush is the countertop ice maker that makes small chewable ice 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 between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the otehr 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's YouTube ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's IG ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

Anita's blog ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

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xx,

Kelly & Anita

DI - 12:12 / 19:01

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What can you do to add value to your home now? What doesn't add value? Do you know that you can add 10% of value to your home just by doing a good job of maintaining it?

Listen and learn the other aspects, improvements & changes that can add substantial value to your home and those that you may want to skip. You might be surprised & save money as a result.

DTT defines Chintzware

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Kelly's crush is the book Dry Climate Gardening. Get a copy ⁠HERE⁠.

Anita's crush is a super charming leopard print towel from World Market. You can get a set of the bath towels, hand towels and washcloths.

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 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 ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's Youtube ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's blog ⁠HERE⁠

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Anita & Kelly

DI - 19:09 / 32:04

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Small is the new BIG! Listen and learn how to style a small space; how styling a small space different from styling a big space and key tips to getting it right so a small space lives large. Let's discuss!

Flexibiity is key, as is removing clutter, but there is so much more to it in this master class on small space styling - LISTEN IN!

DTT Defines: Tester

Kelly's crush is the white ceramic & gold 29" Julian Lamp with shade. See it ⁠HERE⁠ NOTE - there was a price increase since Kelly's purchase. If you liek thsi lamp keep an eye out as the price may drop again.

Anita's crush is a beautiful set of lavender wine glasses ⁠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 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!

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's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's Youtube ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's blog ⁠HERE⁠

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Anita & Kelly

DI - 9:58 / 24:47

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Achieve the effortlessly elegant style of the French with our decorating advice and tips. 

What is it about the French? They seem to create gorgeous interiors effortlessly without taking a designer approach. Let's talk about how they do it.

The Oeil de Boeuf mirror is such a unique look. You can find one ⁠HERE⁠

DTT Defines: Intaglio

Today's Crushes:

Kelly's crush is the home decor site Mintwood Home - have a look ⁠HERE⁠.

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Anita's crush is a Dachshund dog paper towel holder ⁠HERE⁠

It's a bit cutesy, but more interesting than the run of the mill paper towel holder.

Schedule a Design Consult with us!

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.

Schedule your consult ⁠HERE⁠

Hang 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 ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's Youtube ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Subscribe to DTT for FREE:

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Anita & Kelly

DI - 16:14 / 26:05

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Are you over decorating your home? Does it look stiff and just a little too perfect? Do you have just too much stuff? Yikes - does it look like you are trying too hard? If so you are over-decorating. We discuss how to avoid over-decorating today.

Kelly mentioned the episode on how to work with patterns (episode 15) and you can listen to it ⁠HERE⁠

DTT defines rafter tails

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Anita's crush is a beautiful set of Spode Stafford Blooms plates ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's crush is the book "What Is My Plant Telling Me?" by Emily L. Hay Hinsdale. Gret your copy of this wonderful reference for your houseplants ⁠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 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 ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's Youtube ⁠HERE⁠

Kelly's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's IG ⁠HERE⁠

Anita's blog ⁠HERE⁠

Are 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!

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XX,

Anita & Kelly

DI - 17:49 /21:36

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