Ep17:  When designing your home and choosing wood furniture, flooring, or accents do you find yourself asking questions like…

• Do I have to use all the same wood colors?  
• Can I mix different wood tones in a room?  
• How do I mix different wood tones in my room?  
• And how many wood tones can I have in a room so it doesn’t look like a mixed matched mess?   

If you’ve ever thought about any of these questions or found yourself spinning over the answers to these questions, then this episode is for you.

Mixing wood tones seem so easy but it can trip you up because there are some important tips to remember and consider.  So, if mixing wood tones is hard for you, just know you’re not alone.

What to listen for in this episode:

• What are undertones and how they impact wood tones
• How to figure out the undertones in your wood pieces
• How light impacts wood tones
• How many wood tones you should have
• Helpful tips to mix wood tones

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Ep16:  Today's episode is all about the "B" word in design...Budgets.  It may not be the most exciting topics in design, but's it's one of the most important ones.  

The truth is, we often don't know what our budget is becasue we don't know how much things actually cost.  Or, you might be worried thinking that if you share your budget with your designer or contractor that they're going to spend it all.  If either of those sound like you, don't worry...you're not alone.  

Listen in to discover how to get your budget figured out so you can save time and avoid headaches down the road.  

What to listen for:

• Why you need a design budget
• Why it's important to share your project budget with your contractor and/or designer
• How to easily create your design budget
• Why you might want to break up your design project in phases.  

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Ep15:  Living in cluttered spaces is actually bad for us and bad for our health.  Clutter seems harmless enough, right?  It’s just some extra stuff laying around.  But, in fact it does us more harm than good. 

Cluttered spaces negatively affect our moods, our mental health, our cortisol levels (which is our stress hormone) and cluttered spaces even affect our eating habits.  

Even if you don’t have piles and piles of stuff around your home, clutter may be sneaking in in unexpected places making you feel stressed and overwhelmed.  

In this episode, I'll share why we clutter,  how to declutter your home, and easy systems to help you organize your home, bring your stress levels down and feel more at peace each and every day. 

What to listen for:

• Why we clutter
• What I learned from my own experience cleaning out my childhood home
• Benefits of decluttering
• Easy actionable steps to declutter and organize your home

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Ep14:  Warm and cozy living spaces are like comfort food for our homes.  And with fall approaching it's the perfect time to create cozy and warm spaces in your home.  Warmth and coziness is soothing and helps make us feel more at peace and relaxed which is so important for our stress levels and mental health.  So how can you easily, and affordably, add warmth and coziness to your home? 

Let’s find out 7 ways you can easily, and affordably, add warmth and coziness to your home.

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Ep 13:  Have you ever wondered how the rooms on your favorite design shows on Netflix and HGTV always look perfectly styled and accessorized?  They make it look SO easy, right?

What 3 styling tips and rules do the pros know that you don’t?  And how can you finally accessorize your home with confidence so you get that designer look?

Styling and accessorizing is the last, but really important, step in the design process.   And while those little accents seem small, they can actually make or break a room design. 

What to listen for in this episode:

• Skipping styling and accessorizing is like running a marathon and stopping a few miles short of the finish line
• How to use "threes" in your design
• What shape you need to remember when styling and accessorizing your rooms
• Why the numbers 60/30/10 are important in your room

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Ep12:   Kitchen refreshes are a smart way to update and transform your dated kitchen without as much stress, construction, or costs that you'd have with a full kitchen remodel.

By changing a few important parts of your kitchen, you can make some exciting changes that'll help you love your kitchen and have your friends and neighbors green with envy.   

What to listen for in this episode:

• What exactly is a kitchen refresh
• What are the 5 levels or options you can do in your kitchen refresh
• What contractors do you need to hire when upgrading your kitchen
• Flooring...should you change it or not
• How to choose between a kitchen refresh and full kitchen remodel
• How much does a kitchen refresh cost
• Kitchen Refresh 101-Everything you need to plan and complete your kitchen refresh

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Ep 11:   What are the latest home design trends that you could be using in your home in 2022?  After returning from a trip to the summer design show in Las Vegas I’ll fill you in on the latest and greatest in home decorating and design.  You'll discover what colors are popular, what furniture is hot right now, and how to effectively use them in your home.  And lastly, we’ll talk about the most important question…should you follow the latest design trends or not?

What to listen for in this episode:

• What colors are trending in interior design in 2022
• What materials are really popular this year
• How to use these trends in your home
• How much of a trend you should embrace, if any
• How does your own personal style impact the trends you follow

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Ep 10:  Should you wait to design and decorate your home if you have young kids or pets?  Would it be a waste of effort and money since kids and pets can be a little messy?  

Well, think again because it doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of children or furbabies, you CAN create a beautiful kid-friendly and pet-friendly home that you can enjoy for years. If it sounds too good to be true then keep listening for design and decorting tips on how to create a kid-friendly AND pet friendly home.

What to listen for in this episode:

• Should you wait to design and decorate your home if you have young children
• What the Ugly Room study taught us about the spaces we’re in
• How letting your kids touch the fragile things might be a good thing 
• Being realistic about how you use your home
• How to choose materials that can hold up in a busy family
• A material in rugs I avoid at all costs
• How the Ben Franklin quote “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” applies to your home
• What I put on rustic furniture to protect it and help keep it looking new

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Ep 9:   Have you ever moved into a new place and had to design and decorate it from scratch?   You basically have to take your room or space from the bare bones and transform it into something functional, livable, and hopefully beautiful.   Starting from the beginning in our homes might feel stressful.

Did it feel overwhelming?  If you’re like most people, it probably did.  But, if you start with a Starter Piece, it makes everything move faster and is so much easier.  Wondering what a Starter Piece is, then tune in and listen to this episode. 

What to listen for in this episode:

• Moving into a new home can feel very overwhelming, but how can we look at it in another way
• What is a starter piece and what are examples of some
• What should you do after you find your starter piece
• How trying too hard often leaves us empty handed when shopping for our homes
• How analysis paralysis impacts us and our designs. And what we can do instead.

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Ep 8:  Deciding what rooms or spaces to update in your home first is a big decision.  Are you making the best ones?  What 5 spaces should you start with first in your home to make the biggest impact and give you the dream home you want.  And which updates make sense for your wallet and design budget?

Designing and decorating your home doesn't have to be hard.  Let's get some clarity and direction so you know what to start with first.  Are you ready?

What to listen for in this episode:

• How many spaces you should update at one time
• What room is the clear winner to update and design first
• Overlooking this one important space will leave your end result lacking
• You likely have more than one of these rooms so which one should you focus on first
• This room is one of the most used in your home and there are ways to make it look it’s best
• This space is simplest to update which makes it a good place to start and stretch your design muscles.  
• Some of these spaces are easier to update, while others take more planning.
• Always take your time and plan for any design updates.

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