Design Your Home

Ep22:  How can you make your home look more expensive without breaking the budget?  Is it possible to get a high end look and still have a comfortable, family-friendly home?  Our homes have a direct link to how we feel and we’re more energetically happier, aligned, and energized when our homes are put together and look good.  So keep listening to discover how to get your home to feel a little extra without spending a lot of extra.

What to listen for in this episode:

• Our homes impact our energy and how we show up day to day
• 6 easy tips to help make your home look high-end and more expensive
• Treat you home like Nordstrom instead of like Walmart
• A bonus tip abour cord clutter
• Which tip to start first before anything else

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Ep21:  Does it matter when you remodel your home?  Is there a season or month that’s better than another?   You might be wondering when is a good time to remodel and even asking yourself if now is a good time to start your project.  Timing actually matters so listen in to discover when is the best time to begin your home remodel and what you need to consider before starting your project

What to listen for in this episode:

• First step is to figure out what room or space you want to remodel
• Have your plan and decisions mapped out before you start your remodel
• Contractor schedules play a big part determining your timeline
• The best season or months to remodel
• Tips to help you prep for your remodel

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Ep20:  Is your home dated?  Often we get so comfortable living in our homes that we don’t even realize they're in need of an update. 
But, living in spaces that look good make us feel better.  Which is exactly why keeping our homes updated and current is so important.  Some of these dated features are easy to update, while others might take a little more effort.
So, listen in to see if your home is dated and ready for a new look and what you can do to bring it up to date.

What to listen for in this episode:

• The type of countertop that needs to go
• Which doorknobs are dating your home
• The light fixtures ready for an update
• What pattern makes your home look dated

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Ep19:  Two story walls look so impressive, but they aren’t without challenges. 

 If you’ve ever had a room or home with tall ceilings you likely can relate.  How can you decorate a 2 story room and make it feel cozy while still having that grand look? 

So if you’re feeling stumped by a 2 story space, then I invite you to keep listening and discover ways to help you design and decorate two-story rooms.

What to listen for in this episode:

• Six ways to accentuate and highlight your two-story space
• How to minimize and distract from your two-story space
• When to close off a two story space
• Two-story fireplace options

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Episode 19:  Two-Story Wall Ideas

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Ep18:  Designers don’t just design beautiful spaces that are pretty to look at.  Designers solve problems. 

If you hire an interior designer before you start any home decorating  or remodel project you can actually avoid a lot of expensive mistakes, feel confident moving forward, and save time and money in the process. 
 
In this episode you'll learn why (and when) you should hire an interior designer for the job.  

So BEFORE you start demo on your house, or pull out your credit card to buy something new, listen to this episode first.

What to listen for in this episode:

• How a designer helps your wallet
• How a designer saves you time
• Designer resources and discounts
• When to hire an interior designer
• When not to hire an interior designer
• What type of projects need an interior designer

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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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