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4 days ago

316 // 5 FAVORITE budget friendly places to shop

4 days ago

Hey friend!

Do you ever wonder where you should be shopping for cute budget friendly home decor? So was Rosmarie. In today's episode she asks:

"Dear Dani,

I'm curious...where are YOUR favorite places to shop? Are all stores/sites created equal? What I mean: sometimes I wonder if I should focus my attention on some items at some stores and while avoiding other items. Does that make sense?"

It ABSOLUTELY does make sense. To craft a well-curated home, only shopping at one place would be putting your design style in a box, but you are much more storied and nuanced than that and your home should reflect it!

In this episode I'm sharing 5 items and WHERE I shop for them. Do I shop at box stores? Sure, but only for certain items. Do I shop at boutiques? Yup...again for certain items. Listen in for the run down of where I shop and what I shop for.

The five items I cover:
1. Home decor items (likely THE MOST IMPORTANT for creating nuance in your design)

2. Artwork
3. Textiles: pillows and throw blankets (sneak peek: I DON'T shop for these at the same place)

4. Small furniture

5. Large (or statement) furniture

6. Bonus: area rugs (sneak peek: it's more about the brand than the location)

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Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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4 days ago

315 // These 5 things could be keeping you from decorating your home

4 days ago

Hey friend!

How do you feel about excuses?!

Sometimes I think of excuses as trying to make one feel better about their lack of confidence or understanding - maybe a little bit of misinformation.

In my line of work I hear excuses all the time. Sometimes it's purely based in the excitement of finally making a breakthrough, but their excitement went before their intentional planning.

I could list all of the ways I hear excuses during a project, but the ones that are most profound (maybe even a bit sad) are the ones that explain why someone doesn't want to invest in the way their home looks. Invest, here, does not equal a monetary exchange. Invest could be time related, learning related, decision making related...basically, thinking they, their families or their homes deserve any TLC or attention.

These are the five most common excuses I hear re: why someone does not want to invest in their home:

1. It costs too much

2. Fear of making mistakes

3. Overwhelmed by so many choices

4. They have animals or kids, so they can't have nice things

5. They are just really bad at it and can't learn

In today's episode, I'm sharing why these 5 excuses are just that...excuses.

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Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Monday Feb 10, 2025

314 // Elevate the look of your home with these easy (and FREE) tips

Monday Feb 10, 2025

Hey friend!

Are you wanting to elevate the look of your home without breaking the bank like listener Gabby? She sent in a question asking for my best tips to do just that - and I had a hard time stopping. These 5 tips are just the top of the iceberg when wanting to change your space for the better - giving it a little glow up.

1. Declutter: Really...if you stopped here, you'd have the potential to elevate your home considerably.

2. Freshen up worn pieces: Giving tired pieces a little extra TLC - a fresh coat of paint or stain will go liven your home.

3. Check your color palette: Do you have an intentional color palette with one foundational color and a couple of accent colors? Are those colors flowing throughout your open concept home? If not...this is a great place to start.

4. Check the scale and proportion of your items: If things look too small, too big, too full, too short, too wide - it could be throwing off the balance of your room. Adjusting the scale of items that are mis-proportioned is a big step toward elevating your home.

5. Repetition of design elements: Know the difference between repetition and too much of a good thing. Repeating design elements like color, metals, wood tones, etc. ties your room together making it look cohesive.

Cohesiveness is at the core of having an elevated looking home.

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xo,

dani

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Friday Feb 07, 2025

313 // LIVE Coaching with Kristen: creating a cohesive decor plan when working with a dominant couch

Friday Feb 07, 2025

Hey friend!

Have you ever wondered how to make oversized sectionals an intentional part of a room's design or are they always destined to ruin the aesthetic of the room?

In today's episode I'm chatting with Kristen, the owner of a large black (very cozy looking) sectional. The sectional, however, takes up considerable space within her room and although black makes sense, she also has a white armchair in the same room. With two contrasting colors the question became - how do you make the room look cohesive without starting over from scratch and spending a fortune on another sofa?

You'll hear the answer to that question as well as many others inside this sneak peek of a Decorating SOS coaching call.

Are you ready to book YOUR Decorating SOS Coaching Call? You'd hire a tutor in math if you needed help...why not for home decorating? Book your Decorating SOS Coaching Call

YOU'RE INVITED!!!!

To my FREE 5 day LOVE YOUR HOME CHALLENGE!! Happening February 10 - 14th inside your INBOX. Each day for five days, I'll be delivering a short video lesson that teaches you the 5 core principles of home decorating. Each day comes with an action item so you can begin on DAY 1 creating a home that you delight in.

Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025

312 // Think you stink at decorating? Build your home decorating confidence with these 5 tips

Tuesday Feb 04, 2025

Hey friend!

I get it...when you think you stink at something, it's not super motivating to keep doing it. Right? But learning how to decorate your home is just that - it's a learned skill. Similar to riding a bike, tying your shoes, or baking a cake - you weren't born knowing how to do it, so why should you expect home decorating to be any different?

Inside this episode I'm responding to Tracy's Dear Dani letter - trying to bolster her decorating confidence after years of feeling unsuccessful (and now stuck) in the way her home looks and feels. She's wanting a change, but feels a bit scared to give it another go.

5 Tips for building your home decorating confidence

1. Start small: Start with low risk changes rather than expensive (both in time and money) changes that might not work out. Shop the house, rearrange the furniture, get rid of things are all great examples of starting small.

2. Practice with a test run: If you're contemplating change, try mimicking that change and practicing the look before committing any money to it. Listen to the podcast for an example.

3. See it before you decide: Before you buy anything, try taking a screenshot of it and placing it on a word doc so you can see how the items look all together. Once you like it, then try it.

4. Progress over perfection: Just like learning any new skill, it's about the progress rather than perfection. You will make mistakes - like anyone learning a new skill, but using some of the tips will help you practice you home decorating muscles so you begin limiting the amount of mistakes you are making. The end goal - to love your home better than you do today. That happens with progress over time rather than perfection.

5. Hold on to Rules loosely: Let the rules be a companion in decision making ONLY if they are helpful. Not sure what size of curtains to get? Find the rules and let those inform your decision making.

YOU'RE INVITED!!!!

Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Friday Jan 31, 2025

311 // Organize your digital space with guest Shawn Lemon of The Digital Organizer

Friday Jan 31, 2025

Hey friend,

If I invited you to take a peek inside my pantry or my closet, you'd likely get the impression that I'm highly organized. But I have a secret...my digital space is a DISASTER. It's disorganized at best, but chaotic, frustrating, overwhelming and never ending at worst. The "I'll get to it someday" approach isn't making it any better.

My guest in this episode, Shawn Lemon, can not only relate, but can patiently teach me better. As founder of The Digital Organizer, he's been teaching thousands of people for years how to make sense of this digital world, that by all accounts, is going nowhere but more cluttered unless we can make some sense of it.

If you struggle with your digital organization like I do, or want a few tips to round out what you already know, you're going to LOVE today's conversation. Shawn holds nothing back and as I asked question after question to get you the most helpful information possible...my hand got tired from taking so many notes.

Want to learn more from Shawn, or better yet, hire him to give you a hand, you can reach him here:

Website: https://thedigitalorganizer.com

Connect with him on Instagram: @thedigitalorganizer

A gift for you: https://thedigitalorganizer.com/figandfarm

YOU'RE INVITED!!!!

Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Tuesday Jan 28, 2025

310 // 10 Tips for having a more timeless, classic design in your home decorating

Tuesday Jan 28, 2025

Hey friend!

Have you ever wondered what it is about some homes that make them look so classic and timeless, but wonder how to do the same in your own home? I've got you covered in this episode as I'm sharing 10 tips for having a more classic, timeless design in your home decorating.

But let me tell you a little secret - it's all about intentionality. From the color palette to the metal choices, to the way things are built, to live plants vs fake plants...all of this and more help drive the classic, timeless design.

And if it all sounds intimidating, rest assured that it actually is NOT. Learning how to be an intentional decision maker starts with knowing your personal design style, your signature style, your aesthetic - what ever you want to call it - these are the miniscule design elements that you gravitate to over and over. Once you know THAT, you have the fundamentals of creating a cohesive home. A cohesive home is the core principle for a timeless, classic look.

Ready to learn more? Join me inside The Collective, where I share short weekly video lessons just like this (with visuals included) and where we gather monthly in a LIVE q & a session to answer all your questions.

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Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Friday Jan 24, 2025

309 // 5 Must-know tips for perfect furniture placement

Friday Jan 24, 2025

Hey friend!

If the design advice is to move the furniture off the wall, what do you do next? Have you found yourself wondering how to arrange your furniture so it looks cozy and inviting, but get stuck after you move your couch three inches?

If that's you, you're in luck because this episode breaks down the five things you should think about when arranging living room furniture and it even addresses tricky rooms like non-rectangular and really long rectangular.

5 things to consider while arranging furniture:

1. Functionality of your room

2. Focal point as an anchor

3. Scale to keep things proportional to each other

4. Guidelines to follow

5. How to approach the room arranging

After listening to this episode you find yourself thinking it would be really nice to have a visual...come and join The Collective, my membership that teaches short weekly lessons via video - concepts like this one where a visual is helpful for really understanding.

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Happy styling!

xo,

dani

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Tuesday Jan 21, 2025

308 // Are you tired of all the muted colors in home decorating and want to try going BOLD? These 5 tips will help you feel confident

Tuesday Jan 21, 2025

Hey friend!

Do you wish you had the nerve to be a little more bold in your home decor? Why is it so hard to take a risk when the risk-reward ratio isn't too disparaging?

Listener Katie is really nervous about being bold in her decor and that's what we're talking about inside today's episode. I'm sharing 5 tips to help ease her comfort level and these tips, no matter how bold you want to go, will be helpful for you as you continue building your decorating confidence.

5 Tips for Going Bold

1. Know what BOLD means to you: Write it down, define it and better yet...

2. Find an INSPIRATION PHOTO: Use this as a guide or reference, NOT as a map for copying.

3. Define your COLOR PALETTE: Your current foundational color might not support your definition of bold. Be prepared to change that first if need be.

4. Start SMALL: Small could mean one item. It could also mean one room that has doors you can close. Either way, when you're nervous about big change, starting small is comfortable - like tiptoeing into the water instead of diving into the deep end head first.

5. EXPERIMENT, PLAY, HAVE FUN: It's ok to experiment, this is your house after all. But if makes you feel more comfortable- know your exit strategy for the bold decision in case you don't like it.

In this episode I also answered Carrie's question re: The Collective. She was worried about The Collective being hosted on FB as she doesn't have (nor want) to be on social media.

Facts about The Collective:

1. It's hosted on a site called Thrive. Thrive is not social media, but rather a course hosting platform.

2. All LIVE q & a sessions and workshops are hosted on Zoom. The replays of those sessions then live in The Collective's hub (think of it like a library) on Thrive.

3. There is an optional student community on FB, where students of The Collective and Home Design 101 can answer each other's questions, post pictures of their progress, etc, but ALL Collective content, announcements, trainings, etc. live on the Thrive platform.

Happy Styling!!

dani

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