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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
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
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.
*** Join the Facebook Community ***
An engaging, inspiring community of mamas who want to bring change to their home one painted room at a time!
*** 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).
*** Work with me ***
There are many ways you can work with me:
Room Edit
Designer On-Call
Full Service
Book a Call
Happy decorating!
dani
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy Painting!
xo,
Dani
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
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!
// website: // www.figandfarmathome.com
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
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Website: figandfarmathome.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Join the community: https://bit.ly/design101group
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
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: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
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
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Just "SHOP THE HOUSE" has become an easy catch-all action point when reading about or listening to design advice. Sure, but what does that even mean? How do I do it, what do I look for and REALLY, where am I finding these things anyway? If you're new to shopping your house, these are all things you may be asking yourself. So...grab a notebook, a pen and a cup of tea because I'm teaching you:
* WHY you should shop the house (OTHER THAN saving money)
* 6 STEPS for refreshing a room that you are 'shopping the house for'
* WHAT you might want to try to gather while you're shopping the house
AND
* WHERE you might find these 'shoppable' items within your home
Links mentioned in show:
Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Resource for learning my principal of STYLING FLAT SURFACES: Bookshelf Styling Guide: https://bit.ly/bookstyleguide
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
How many wood tones are too many in one space? That's the question on the table in today's Quick Tip Tuesday, and honestly, the answer may be something you're not quite ready to hear. There's a fine line between having too much of a good thing and too many different things that you end up lacking cohesiveness in home design. So...how do you walk that delicate balance? And, more importantly, how do you know if you've fallen into the trap? Book a call and we can always figure it out together, so you can get unstuck in home design and start loving the house you come home to.
Links mentioned in show:
Book a call: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/book-a-call
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Email: figandfarmathome@gmail.com
Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/design101group