Fig & Farm at Home, Decorating Home, Interior Design, Decorating Home Ideas, Home Design, Decorating Ideas Room

Making design decisions can be fun for some people, but leave others overwhelmed and stressed. When there are thousands of choices to choose from how do you know where to start? Knowing that you want to make change is one thing, but knowing which change should be made first is entirely different.

My conversation with Tammie and Doug was focused on making design decisions that would help create a home that feels warm and welcoming. 

In our conversation we talked about:

*Making the BIGGEST IMPACT changes first (floors and walls)

*Ways to create a cohesive feel by creating a color palette

*Allowing yourself to sit with change for a little while so you can make the best decision moving forward

*How to save money by using what you already have

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Flooring is an anchor to your home's design. It's one of two foundational pieces that everything else in your home's design plays off of. That's both good and bad news. 

The good news: 

* Changing ONE or the other...or BOTH, will drastically and dramatically change the look and feel of your home's interior environment.

* If it's purely a matter of form over function, changing the wall color could save you THOUSANDS!

The bad news:

* Changing the flooring costs A LOT - like... A LOT, A LOT!

* Though those changes will dramatically and drastically change the way your home looks and feels, it most often requires more labor, more expense, more time to see change come to fruition. 

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There's nothing better than a good spring cleaning in your home than a good Spring Re-fresh!

But how do you make your home look and feel spring-y on the inside without it looking all cutesy for Easter? And what on earth do I do with all of my ceramic bunnies or paper mache eggs?

Four Easy Ways to Bring Spring into your Home Decorating:

1. Choose a color palette to stick to. The color palette will help:

     * your decorations stay cohesive

     * your budget stay in check if you are searching for new pieces

2. Throughout your house, your garage, your closets, your garden shed

    gather items using that color palette.

3. Think outside the box by including whimsical elements that

     remind you of spring, but that you may not typically decorate with (i.e.  

     birdcage, beehive, mossy branches, rain boots, umbrellas, etc.).

4.  Bring the outside in: forcing branches to bloom ahead of nature's 

     schedule. 

*** Get more help learning to style flat surfaces ***

Bookshelf Style Guide: MORE than a style guide for bookshelves, this guide teaches you the principles of styling ANY flat surface like mantels, tables, pianos, dressers, side tables, etc. 

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*** Back to Basics ***

This FREE five day mini course teaches you the five most important things you should consider when decorating (or re-decorating your home).

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Happy decorating!

dani

I had this conversation with a client recently...this is a similar question to ones I've received before. The question, though familiar, reveals several unspoken fears...

1. There's familial attachment somehow and I could be letting that person (or the closest living relative down) if I paint it.

2. It's nice WOOD - and it's pretty much against all rules over the entire history of time to PAINT it. 

3. It'll bring down the value if I paint it. 

3. What if I suck at painting and I ruin it?

The word suck isn't generally used, but the sentiment is there. What if I ruin it?!

To which I ask...

1. Are you taking a hammer to it?

2. Are you taking a chainsaw to it? 

3. Are you creating gauges, dents and irreparable damage?

NO! You're just PAINTING it. 

What's the WORST that can happen if you don't like it? You sand it down and stain it. End of story.

In today's episode I dive into the questions you should ask yourself if you are on the fence of making the most unheard of, anarchical decision to paint a piece of wood furniture. Take a listen...then go grab my paint class for how to chalk paint furniture where I walk you through step-by-step how to do it in such a way that you end up feeling SO glad that you took the risk!

Paint Class: https://bit.ly/paintingfurniture101

Paint Support Group (aka Facebook Community): https://bit.ly/design101group

Ask a question to be featured on the show:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

Happy Painting!

xo,

Dani

Where do you land in the Goldilocks of home decorating? Are you:

* an UNDER decorator 

[go here to grab my FREE Back to Basics Mini Course: https://bit.ly/fandfb2b

* an OVER decorator

[listen to today's episode for 5 Signs that you could be an over decorator]

OR

* just RIGHT

[go here to join the Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group

In today's episode we are exploring the idea of OVER decorating - 5 signs that you could be over decorating your home and what you can do to FIX it!

1. You have too much furniture

2. Things are too catchy-matchy

3. You have too many layers

4. You have too much clutter

5. Your decorating is too heavy

Listen in on today's episode, then join the conversation over in the Facebook Group to tell us which decorator YOU are: https://bit.ly/design101group

Work with me! 

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

Room Edit: // https://www.figandfarmathome.com/room-edit

Full Service Design: // https://www.figandfarmathome.com/full-service-pricing

Design 101 (on-line design school): // https://design-1012.teachable.com/courses

Happy decorating!

xo,

Dani

HELP!! I live in a home with DARK FURNITURE. There are grays, blacks, and dark wood tones, too. What should I NOT put together and how do I make it all FLOW together in a way that makes sense without it feeling so dark? 

Grays, blacks and wood are not a bad foundation to start with when decorating your home, but sometimes if they're all hanging out together in one space, it can feel TOO DARK! Thankfully, remediating the dark is as easy as bringing in the contrast...LIGHT! What are some opportunities for creating a contrast? Textiles, pillows, area rugs, trays, small accessories, even lighting are opportunities for creating a contrast to all the dark. 

Do YOU have a question you want answered on the show? Don't forget to send a picture. Use any of these links to ask your question and be featured on the show!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

Email: [email protected]

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

We've all heard the famous quotes about home:

"Home is where the heart is!"

"Home is a feeling!"

"There's no place like home!"

All of these are true, but WHY? Why does home matter and why should we care so much about nurturing the heart of the home? 

"A home can be beautiful, but if it lacks heart - it's nothing more than an empty shell." 

Home is:

* a RESPITE from the heaviness of the world around us

* a REFLECTION of you, telling your story and sharing your family's history

* a place for nurturing RELATIONSHIPS most dear to you

* RELIABLE where there's safety in predictability, consistency and stability

* a place for RE-IMAGINING how we want to shape and share our futures

//Links mentioned in show://

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

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

Do you have more of a Black Thumb than a Green Thumb when it comes to raising plants inside your home? Do you kill every plant that you bring home and think that there's no hope for you ever becoming a plant mama? 

If that's you, I have great news for you!! There's a plant for you and it's called:

Sanseveria or Snake Plant or Mother In-Law's Tongue or St. George's Sword. Whatever you call it, it's harder to kill than keep alive!

The Sanseveria comes from the West African desert and is hearty, drought tolerant and pretty much thrives on neglect. It enjoys:

in-direct light (but will do OK in low light or full sun) 

not too much water (water from the top or bottom), but it doesn't like...wet feet (hanging out for long periods of time in standing water).

Take a picture of your new plant baby and tag me on Instagram @figandfarm 

Ask your question using any of these links: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

Email: [email protected]

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

When I first started working with Telisa to transform her home, she was feeling stuck. Quite literally being stuck at home during the pandemic gave her extra time to feel all the feels about her home...and she didn't like it. She felt 'overwhelmed, irritated, stressed' like she 'had too much stuff' and she 'didn't know where to begin' to make the changes to her home that would even begin to make a difference.

We started with a Room Edit (a designer's eye on your room, giving you simple recommendations for how you can transform that room into a room you LOVE!) and over the course of a year, as her budget and time allowed, Telisa began making changes. Once those changes started happening, she began seeing more and more POSITIVE results in her home and her home became a CALMING SPACE where she is proud to invite others in. 

In today's episode Telisa and I recount our experience working together - from Room Edit (she especially loved the virtual recorded aspect of this so she could refer to it over and over as her time allowed) to our in-person shop the house session. And the best part? Telisa didn't have to spend ALL THE MONEY to make these home design changes a reality! She already had the stuff...she just needed a little help knowing how and where to use it! 

Book YOUR Room Edit: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/room-edit

Want help shopping YOUR house? Book a 45 minute one-on-one call here: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call

Other ways to connect with me:

Email: [email protected]

Website: figandfarmathome.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

Join the community: https://bit.ly/design101group

Today we're tackling one of the hardest places to style in your home: the top of the kitchen cabinets. I mean...what DO you do with that space? Fill it? Leave it empty? In today's episode I share four ideas for how to style it with things you may already own, by keeping the styling sweet and simple. I also share three ideas for doing an easy to moderate DIY project in order to create a more custom-build look. It's a choose your own adventure, cabinet style! Share how YOU styled above your kitchen cabinets over in our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group

Other links mentioned in show:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/

Bookshelf Style Guide (teaching you the LDTHR /ladder/ principles of styling flat surfaces, including: mantels, bookshelves, entryway tables, credenzas and more): https://bit.ly/bookstyleguide