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Create a cozy, comfortable home on a budget! * Do you spend hours on Pinterest pinning beautiful images? * Do you go over to a friend’s house and have decor envy? * Do you wonder where to start when it comes to decorating your house? * Are you frustrated every time you walk into your house because you haven’t taken any action on decor? * Do you wish you could create a cozy home on a budget? Friend, I’ve been there... This podcast inspires REAL moms with REAL homes and REAL budgets to transform their houses into homes they love. You will learn affordable and practical decorating tips, tricks, DIY tutorials, and more. I teach home owners how break through the barrier of what’s keeping them stuck in their home design, while also encouraging them to tell their home’s story from within by living a life of intention with the people they share their home with. My mission is to equip you with all the how-tos so you can decorate a home you love walking in to; a home you are confident in, that feels cozy and comfortable; a home that feels cohesive and put together. Hey, I’m Dani - a former First Grade teacher turned home decorator. Going from a dual income to a single income so I could stay home with my babies meant budget - like Ramen eating, Goodwill shopping budget and I learned a few things along the way: how to bring BIG style to your home without breaking the bank. And I’ve put it all together in this podcast so you know where to start, what to buy and where to hang it! If you’re ready to break free from the Pinterest perfect trap and decorate your home with style by making confident decisions (all without taking out a second mortgage) - this podcast is for you! So put down that sledgehammer, grab your paintbrush and let’s get started! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Let’s Connect: * Community: https://bit.ly/design101group * Website: https://www.figandfarmathome.com * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/ Let’s Learn: * How to paint furniture: https://bit.ly/paintingfurniture101 * How to style a bookshelf: https://bit.ly/bookstyleguide * How to find your style: https://bit.ly/pinning101 Free Resources: * Elevate your home’s style with these 5 quick tips: https://bit.ly/5homesecrets * Get started decorating your home by learning the basics: https://bit.ly/fandfb2b * Take the quiz to see if you serve your home or your home serves you: https://bit.ly/bossofhome
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
If I tell you that not too long ago I used to have boogery colored walls, would you believe me?
Unlocking the secrets of home decorating didn't come inside a classroom with "Interior Designer" labeled on the front door, though it could. For most of us, we won't go back to school to become a certified Interior Designer. Most of us will do the very best we can with what we have. My very best, 12 years ago, was boogery green walls. I did the best that I could with what I knew THEN, but now I'm sharing my BEST with you!
Listen in on today's conversation where I share the 4 THINGS I DID ON MY OWN TO LEARN HOME DECORATING. I believe design is teachable - that you can LEARN it. Start here...with these four things to get you on the path to creating a home you love!
// Links mentioned in show: //
* Get the newsletter: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
* Join the community so you can tell us what you like or don't like about the 'pretty' pictures: https://bit.ly/design101group
* Follow along my silly antics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
* Leave a review, pretty please: https://apple.co/3RVbHXH
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Black Friday is quickly approaching and if you are on the hunt for a new coffee table for your living room, you'll be happy to know what you should be looking for as you prepare to purchase!
Know Before You Go: Coffee Tables
Knowing the measurements is one thing, but what measurements are important? I'm spilling the beans on that and giving you three other things to consider. How do you choose shape, how do you make it cohesive, how do decide between functional or just a beautiful piece of furniture?
We're talking about ALL that and more so you are EQUIPPED to choose the right coffee table for you and your home!
// Links mentioned in show: //
* Join the NEWSLETTER so you can get a sneak peek at fig & farm (at home's) Black Friday SALE: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
* Join the fig & farm (at home) COMMUNITY: https://bit.ly/design101student
* Follow along on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
* Check out my ONLINE DESIGN SCHOOL: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/courses
Happy Styling!
xo,
Dani
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Are you drowning in STUFF?
Is there stuff everywhere you look? Are you tripping over things that you know should have a resting place in your home? Are you constantly moving one pile in order to make space for another pile - thinking that what you're doing is called organizing?
Friend, I hear you! It's overwhelming, frustrating and disappointing all wrapped into one. Do you want the good news? The good news is you CAN declutter, edit, remove, get rid of (whatever you want to call it) the excess so you can stop living for your stuff, and start living!
In today's episode, I share three ways you can SUCCESSFULLY start decluttering your space to make room for more living - more time to interact with your kids, more time to chat with your husband, more room to have your friends over. More life, less stuff.
If you want help creating a plan to remove the excess in your life, book a call:
Decorating S.O.S. because decorating CAN'T happen if we first don't address the stuff.
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Website: www.figandfarmathome.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Table-scape Workshop: https://bit.ly/figandfarmholidaytable
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Hey friend!
Have you been wanting to take advantage of the big wall you have by hanging a gallery wall?
Did you know that there are at least TWO types of gallery walls?
Do you know which type you like best? No?...good thing you're listening in on today's episode. We talk about the two main types of gallery walls, how to identify each one so you know which one is more your style and two other important tips for creating a gallery wall successfully.
After you're done creating your gallery wall, come share it with us over in our Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Website: www.figandfarmathome.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Tablescape Workshop: https://bit.ly/figandfarmholidaytable
Hope to see you at the workshop!
xo,
dani
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Hey friend!
With the holidays right around the corner, our calendars seem to explode with ALL the things to do in preparation of receiving guests into our homes:
* clean the house
* make the house festive
* buy the groceries
* make the meal
* keep everyone happy
And although we know that this date is coming the (almost) same date each year, we sometimes enter into it flustered, overwhelmed, tired and without enough grace left over for those tricky conversations that inevitably arise at the dinner table.
In today's episode I'm sharing with you three things you can do to prep for the holidays NOW that will alleviate the burden the week of the holiday.
1. Get your house ready
2. Get your table ready
3. Get your heart ready
* Join the one hour LIVE workshop on November 13th to learn how to create a holiday tablescape that WOWS! Reserve your spot here: https://bit.ly/figandfarmholidaytable
// Links mentioned in show: //
Website: www.figandfarmathome.com
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Tablescape workshop: https://bit.ly/figandfarmholidaytable
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
You're a fly on the wall in today's episode as I'm talking with Tiffany in our Decorating S.O.S. coaching call. Tiffany's job keeps her BUSY and she wants a calm, peaceful, relaxing retreat at the end of a long, busy day. She described her master bedroom as just 'meh,' but when you're working as hard as Tiffany, 'meh' isn't good enough.
Our conversation walks through actionable steps that Tiffany can take as she starts taking action to create a room that feeds her soul the way she wants it to.
If, after listening in on today's show, you'd like to book your own call - I encourage you to do that as space each month is limited to five calls. Once they're full, there won't be any others available until the following month.
Book your Decorating S.O.S. call here: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: figandfarmathome.com
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Book a call: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Know BEFORE You Go
A new Quick Tip Tuesday series that addresses ALL the things you need to know about a product before you pull out your credit card. This week's Know BEFORE You Go...Area Rugs!
1. MEASURE:
This should go without saying, but measuring before selecting an area rug is critical. Not only should you measure the size of rug you're anticipating purchasing, go a step further - place a marker where those measurements will be: socks, scarves, jumprope, blue tape. It doesn't matter what it is, so long as you do it. Laying it down will give you a visual for how big the rug will actually be.
2. ANCHOR:
An area rug serves as an anchor for the furniture that sits atop it, keeping it from floating. The anchor will help define the sitting area and elevate the look of the room.
3. SEATING AREA:
Look at where your seating area is before purchasing a rug. Are all the pieces pushed back against the wall making it impossible to fit an area rug that won't be too small? Try moving the furniture away from the wall to define the seating area - then anchor it all together with the rug.
4. FRONT LEGS:
General Rule of Thumb: the front legs of all the furniture within the seating area should sit atop the area rug. A little more than the front legs is fine, but a little less is NOT.
5. COLOR:
Be careful that the color of the rug is too similar in tone with the furniture of the room. Too dark and it will be too heavy for the space. Contrast can be a good thing.
6. INSPIRATION PIECE:
Your rug is an opportunity for not only anchoring the furniture to the room, but anchoring the design to the overall space. Are there colors in the rug that can be repeated throughout the rest of the room allowing for repletion and cohesiveness?
7. COST:
Are rugs don't have to cost a lot and it's OK if they land on your "I want to spend less on this item list." If you have children, pets or wear shoes in the house, your rug is going to get a lot of wear and tear and will likely need to be replaced more often than you'd like.
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Website: www.figandfarmathome.com
Happy Styling!
xo,
dani
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Did you know there are barriers keeping your home design feeling flat and not cohesive? You may have one or all three in your own home. What are they and what do you do if you have one?
1. Bullies: Like any bully, a bully within your home wants to bring everything else around it down. Bullies can stick out like sore thumbs or be as subtle as ca be. The good news: there are ways to Recognize, Remove or Remediate the bully to your home's advantage.
2. Bondage: Being stuck in home design is no fun, but this stuck isn't from lack of budget, an uncompromising partner or even a lack of ideas. Being stuck because of an anchor piece that is too costly to replace or is built in to your home can sometimes mean the THING that's keeping you stuck is the same thing that is DEMANDING you make all design decisions to appease it. No good. The good news: managing Expectations, Engaging with the thing keeping you stuck and spending Energy toward creating a plan will help you get UNSTUCK and in to action.
3. Borrow: A better word - plagiarize. Copying an inspiring image item for item means that you recognize a beautiful room, but does a severe injustice to honoring your personal design aesthetic. Becoming a student of design helps you get out of overwhelm and allows you to step into confidence as you make design decisions.
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Ways to grow in your personal home design:
Decorating S.O.S.: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call
Room Edit: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/room-edit
Pinterest 101 - understanding your design aesthetic: https://bit.ly/pinning101
Not sure where to start or which path to take on your home design journey? Book a FREE 15 minute Discovery Call.
https://calendly.com/figandfarmathome/15-minute-discovery-call
Happy Styling!
xo,
Dani
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Are you a pumpkin spice fan?
The good news is...you don't have to be OR you can be...in order to decorate your fall home. Using your five senses is one of the easiest ways to bring layers, depth and texture into your home decorating. But don't just stop with your five senses, think about MOOD too.
1. Smell: What smells make you think of fall? Bringing scents of apple, pear, spices, even tobacco can elicit the smell of fall.
2. Sight: What do you see outdoors that you can transfer in to your fall decorating? Think of colors, foliage, textures.
3. Sound: What sounds do you hear that remind you of fall? Falling rain, rustling leaves in the wind? How about sound tracks? Replacing upbeat music for more soothing instrumentals may elicit feelings of coziness as the days get longer.
4. Touch: When fall arrives we replace our thin textiles for heavier, more textural linens, blankets and pillows. Do you have different textures available as a reminder that fall is a cozy season?
5. Taste: Our kitchens are full of flavors of fall, but how can we carry those over to our decorating? Bowls of apples, caramels or even pumpkins on display are reminders that are taste buds need representation too.
6. Mood: Every bit as important as our five senes, the mood we want to create in our fall home should not be ignored. How do you want your fall home to feel? Cozy and warm like you're enveloped in a warm hug? Lighting can be instrumental for creating the ambience and setting the mood within your fall home.
Combining all of these elements together create layers, texture and depth as you decorate your fall home. Repeat design elements for intentional styling.
// Links mentioned in show: //
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Decorating S.O.S.: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call
Happy fall decorating!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Do you have a BLACK thumb and kill every houseplant that you bring into the house?
Decorating with house plants is one of my top 5 secrets for elevating the look of your home in a weekend. Want to know the other four? https://bit.ly/5homesecrets
But if you kill every house plant you bring in to the house would it be better to buy fake plants? NO!
Start small with your pocket book so you can take risks and grow in confidence as a plant parent. Starting small means shopping smart.
Here are FIVE places you can shop for house plants on a budget:
1. IKEA:
Skip the fake plants and head straight toward the LARGE plants. These are beautiful, thrive for long periods of time and cost a fraction of the price at a nursery.
2. Hardware stores (& Walmart) in the 'I'm barely living, highly discounted' plant section:
Skip the full-priced plant retail section and find the plant stand in the back corner of the store that has all of the deeply discounted plants. These ones are barely surviving and look like it. They need some TLC, but their needs means you'll do research. Your research will help them come out of their growth slump.
3. Local grocery stores:
Sometimes a small offering, but take a look the next time you're shopping. Though the variety is limited the prices are competitive.
4. Mom & Pop nurseries:
Skip the BIG, flashy, fancy nurseries that advertise from all corners of the universe. The fancy buildings, the cafes inside, the billboard directing the way - all of those are indicators that the prices are going to be high. Search out the local, corner mom and pop plant stand. Maybe it's on Facebook Marketplace or maybe it's in the gravel parking lot of your local grocery station. Their variety won't compare to the big-name nurseries but the prices can't be beat.
5. Your own home:
Dividing plants when they get too big for their pot is a great way to get more plants from what you already have. Propagate plant shoots by cutting a small section and placing it in water to let it take root. Once roots form you are ready to plant it in a new pot.
// Links mentioned in show: //
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy planting!
xo,
dani