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Cleaning...LOVE it or HATE it? 

Before I started using this FOUR part system for home cleaning, I only believed a clean house could happen one of these four ways (I always fell into category 1):

1. Company's coming...ALL the frenzied cleaning action needs to happen NOW!

2. Hire out...not worth your time or effort!

3. Cleaning...what's that and why bother?

4. Whistle while you mop because you LOVE cleaning!

THIS FOUR PART SYSTEM

is a game changer! 

Cleaning in:

     * Manageable steps

     * An hour or less each week

     * Partnership with those you share your home with

     * Preparation for enjoying your home, rather than obligation 

Cleaning is part three of our spring into home series - a foundational and systematic part that is essential before we begin to make our homes beautiful. 

Missed Part 2 (Organizing)? Listen here

Missed Part 1 (Editing)? Listen here

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A Mother's Day Design Package Just for You!: www.figandfarmathome.com 

(scroll all the way to the bottom)

When it comes to Mother's Day, do you have traditions? Does your day look the same year to year? The same gift? The same activity? The same take out dinner?

Your husbands can thank me later for doing their shopping for them this Mother's Day!

Send them this link: www.figandfarmathome.com and have them scroll all the way to the bottom. It's right there ready for them, like the gift wrapping station at the mall! 

If you are constantly stuck in indecision, design overwhelm or comparison-itis, you don't know where to start you just know you want a change...Happy Mother's Day! These packages were put together to help get you out of design overwhelm and into action so you can finally have a home that you love coming home to!

Package 1: planning call with me, 1 mood board and 1 revision, plus access to my Bookshelf Style Guide 

Package 2: planning call with me, 2 mood boards and 1 revision each, plus access to my Bookshelf Style Guide

*Prices discounted for bundle purchase only and available until May 1, 2022

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Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group

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Work with me: [email protected]

Mother's Day Package: https://www.figandfarmathome.com

Happy styling!

xo,

Dani

Organizing...you either love it or you hate it. Why is so important when really what you want is a beautiful home? No matter how pretty your home is, if your home isn't working FOR you, it will be making you work for it which ultimately robs you of the time and energy to enjoy this beautiful space you just created! 

7 other reasons why organizing is important:

1. Creates efficiency in your home

2. Makes spaces easier to use

3. Makes enlisting help from small hands (or hubby hands) easier because they know where to find things

4. Saves you money because you don't go out and buy the thing that you 'just know you have' but can't find anywhere

5. Allows you the space to see your things which means - continual editing (or decluttering)

6. Sets the stage for keeping things tidy in the future

7. It can be pretty

HOW do you organize? Following these three steps makes it easier than you think:

1. Edit your space 

Listen to last week's episode: Spring design series (pt. 1): Editing// The progression to decorating doesn't ACTUALLY start with all the pretty things...we're taking it WAY back to the beginning

2. Start with a broad space you'd like to organize (i.e. Pantry)...plan sub-categories within that space (i.e. breakfast shelf, dinner shelf, snack shelf)...plan micro-niche categories within that (i.e. pasta basket, jars for grains, canned goods area). Assigning an appropriate amount of space for your belongings will help you successfully create boundaries for your things to stay within.

3. Think vertically. Use forgotten spaces by going UP not just out. But remember, going up doesn't mean you have space for more...it means you are being more efficient with the space you have!

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Quiz: Does your home serve you or are you serving your home? 

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Full disclosure: this episode is teary. As today marks the fourth anniversary of my mom's passing, I share a bit more history about her role in helping to shape me into a creative, and ultimately, a decorator. The story, however, is not all roses and could be triggering for some to listen to. The story is also honoring as I share some of the creative talents that I was witness to and learned first hand from. 

You'll hear that one of my mom's many talents was as a seamstress and in honor of her today, and in light of today being a quick tip Tuesday, I'm sharing a tutorial for how to sew pillow covers. It's easier than you think and if you can sew a straight line, you'll be brilliant in creating a pillow cover!

How to sew a pillow cover: https://youtu.be/VYpgUWpx-ZM

The progression to good home design doesn't actually start with decorating your home. 

NOPE!

Good design starts waaaaaaaay back in the spring cleaning phase when you're tired of looking at and stepping over boxes and bags and crud that take up wasted space in your home. CLUTTER...that's what we're talking about. The C word. THE C word. The word that I know you'd rather just gloss on over to get to the pretty stuff. But the truth of the matter is this...

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PRETTY YOU MAKE YOUR HOME...

If you still have clutter lying around, creeping into open spaces, your home will ALWAYS feel off - no matter how pretty the walls and the pillows are!

Tips & encouragement for editing your home:

1. Start small so you can feel successful

2. As the projects get bigger, give them parameters (i.e. a time limit)

3. As you start wavering in indecision, ask yourself:

    * Do I love this item?

    * Have I used this item within the last six months?

    * When I think of the item do I typically think "someday, I will..."

4. NO...you are not wasting money by donating it. 

YOU WASTED THE MONEY WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT!

5. Take action

    * Take the bags to the dump

    * Drop the boxes off at the donation center

    * Take your baby things to your friend's house

GET THEM OUT!!!

6. Do it often. Rinse & Repeat.

7. Set a goal, treat yourself to a non-stuff related prize when you're done

8. Get an accountability partner to cheer you on, keep you honest and enjoy the treat at the end with!

Want an accountability partner? Join the Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group

Website: www.figandfarmathome.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @figandfarm

Happy designing!

xo,

dani

Do you have NAKED hallways? What are some things to consider when adding an area rug (aka runner) to a hallway? 

Definite NO: if you want to layer a hallway runner on top of carpet

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Definite YES - consider these things:

     * standard runners are 2' x 7' : do you have enough hallway to support

     that length, leaving it looking centered?

     * anytime you can add layers, warmth, depth and texture in your home's

     design (even if it's in the form of a hallway runner) is a

    GOOD THING!

    * how washable is it really? (psst...MOST hallway runners are washable!)

     * does the design of it play nicely and coordinate (not necessarily match-

     match) with its adjacent neighbor?

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Happy decorating!

xo,

dani

Ever heard the phrase small risks, BIG reward? That's what we're talking about in today's episode. Taking these five small risks don't require tearing down walls or painting anything and if you don't like them, what's the worst that can happen? You put everything back exactly how you had it.

But the very best part? These risks are directly tied to your personality. These are all opportunities for telling YOUR STORY with YOUR STYLE - which is what fig & farm (at home) is all about. 

Take these five risks this weekend:

1. Re-arrange your furniture, borrow furniture and shop the house

2. Style your bookshelf and other large items that take up a lot of real estate in your home

* Need a little help styling bookshelves: https://bit.ly/bookstyleguide

3. Replace your artwork, add art to unsuspecting areas and hang the cutest of kiddo art

4. Swap out textiles like pillows, throw blankets and curtains

5. Try peel and stick wallpaper

Share all of the ways you're taking risks in your home design over in our Facebook community! https://bit.ly/design101group

Stay in touch:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @figandfarm

Happy styling!

xo,

dani

Design 101: Ten weeks to home design transformation

FAQs:

What is Design 101:

A ten week immersive course teaching you the steps in the design process, with weekly lessons and homework with actionable steps so you can make a confident plan to transforming one room in your home.

Why is it 10 weeks?:

Design takes time and we are all busy. Each week I will teach a live lesson and give you homework to complete actionable steps within one room in your home so you can begin to see transformation.

Why do you only offer it two times a year?

fig & farm (at home) is a multi-faceted operation. From podcast, teaching in the Facebook group (https://bit.ly/design101group), running my brick and mortar shop, having independent design clients to raising my family, I keep pretty busy. Also...I want to give you the attention you deserve within those ten weeks and that attention requires a lot of dedicated energy. You want results and I want to work hard to give you those results. 

How much homework is there weekly?:

You can expect about an hour to an hour and a half live weekly lessons (they are recorded in case you can't make it live) and about an hour to two hours weekly of homework. There will be more homework some weeks than others. 

What if I don't have a big enough budget to make all the changes in ten weeks that I want to make for my room?:

Then THIS is the class for you because one of the weeks you are learning about budgeting in correlation with project mapping. That project map is essential for knowing which changes need to be made first, second, third etc. Sometimes the biggest changes that are made cost the least amount of money and can be made right away. Other times, those changes, once you know what they are in order to make the biggest impact, can be made in the future.

How do I register?:

You can register by going to: www.figandfarmathome.com/registration

When does it start?:

Class runs from April 14th - June 16th

What if I can't do it in April?:

I will be offering another session of Design 101 in late summer, early fall. Head to my website: www.figandfarmathome.com to join the waitlist.

What if I have more questions?:

I'd love to answer any questions that you might have. Send all your questions here: [email protected]

See you in class!

xo,

dani

Home decorating can feel:

* DAUNTING

* FRUSTRATING

* OVERWHELMING

* TIRING

when you don't know where to start or which steps to take IF you do start. 

What should you FOCUS on? What should your PRIORITIES be? Where should you START?

START at the beginning with the ABCs of home design. Using these ABCs as a guide will help guide your focus, steps and priorities.

A: Anatomy of a room & Aesthetics

B: Budget

C: Cohesive color palette

D: Design

E: Execution

DOING it on your own is one option. 

WAITING for the time to be right is another option.

JOINING Design 101, my ten week immersive design class with support, accountability, live weekly trainings with homework guiding you into action is another option. REGISTER here: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/registration

Design 101 FAQs:

* Class runs April 14 - June 16

* Small class sizes

* Weekly LIVE teaching 

* Weekly actionable steps guiding you along the design process

* Support & accountability

* Lifetime access to course information

Register here: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/registration

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Art is a wonderful way to tell your family's story with your personality, but how do you:

* Choose the right size

* Know where to hang it

* Hang it if there are stripes on the walls

Today's quick tip is designed to help you be successful when it comes to choosing art and knowing where to place it. Keep this ratio in mind when making your selection or choosing your location: 2/3 - 3/4

The measurement of your art should be between 2/3 and 3/4 the width of whatever furniture item is underneath it. 

* Have an 80" couch? Your art should measure ~54" - 60"

* Have a 100" console? Your art should measure ~66" - 75"

Not sure if the art you chose is right for you and your home?

Book a call: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call

Website: https://www.figandfarmathome.com

Ask YOUR question: 

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Happy designing!

xo,

dani