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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
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Have you ever wondered how you can arrange your
living room to look cozy?
Today's quick tip comes as a question from Elizabeth, a listener, who wants to know "what goes together and how to arrange a room to look cozy."
What goes together is determined once you know your personal design style. You can learn that here: Home Design 101
But how to arrange your living room to look cozy, however, starts with intentionality. There are five components that help create a cozy looking space in arrangement alone. Choosing a focal point, creating a conversational area with anchoring pieces like coffee tables and area rugs, having easy walk throughs and flat surfaces ample enough to invite staying with room enough to set drinks and snacks.
Adding textures and styling come secondary to the arrangement (all can be learned inside Home Design 101).
If you have a question that you want answered, email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy Styling!
xo,
dani
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Is the thought of shopping for a new couch intimidating?
In today's episode I'm talking with Alex Back, CEO and founder of couch.com. He's worked extensively with partners such as Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond and Amazon and his work has been highlighted in many publications such as Forbes, CNN and HGTV, among others. Alex is delighted to bring his experience and authority on couches and the furniture industry to this platform, along with many of his industry colleagues who are helping him keep the Couch.com audience informed and engaged on a daily basis.
During our conversation Alex shares the concept behind his site couch.com and how you can use it as a tool when you are shopping for a sofa for your home. Going beyond the question 'what style should I get,' Alex's site helps you navigate the confusing world of purchasing a couch, demystifying the process with suggestions of: where to go, how to negotiate pricing, brand comparison, online shopping or in store shopping and SO much more.
Alex is a wealth of knowledge and our conversation just scratches the surface of how to buy a couch the easy way! Whether you are currently couch shopping or may do so later, I encourage you to get familiar with his site so you can use it as a resource when you are ready. https://couch.com
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Connect with Alex: https://couch.com
Happy Styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Do you have too much stuff and not enough storage?
In this episode, I'm answering a listener's question who asks: How do I reduce visual clutter if I have minimal storage? Decluttering is always a a solution, but HOW do you declutter and HOW do you make sense of how much to keep and how much to get rid of?
When we think of our home as having natural physical boundaries within each room, we can begin to compartmentalize the smaller areas within each room, helping us to create more physical boundaries to place our things. Once those physical boundaries are full, it's a clear indication that we have enough - too much even.
But how do we know what items to rid our homes of? Understanding your personal aesthetic is a critical piece of that decluttering puzzle. Knowing which design elements make up your aesthetic will help you identify which items should stay and which should go.
Do YOU have a question you want answered on the show? Email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Exciting News Coming MAY 1st!!!
Want to know what's happening? Email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com or join the Facebook Group
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Do you wish your home looked more expensive?
Just because you are on a budget, it doesn't mean your home has to look budget. In today's episode I'm sharing ten things you can do to your home that will instantly elevate the look, making your home look and feel more expensive...and the best part? Several of these ideas are free!
Understanding scale, furniture placement, balance, contrast, layers, texture are all part of today's conversation. It's a starting place - a Cliff Notes version - of how you can start reimagining the things you already own to create a home that not only serves your family functionally, but is a space you want to be in because it's just...pretty!
Learning these concepts can happen in episodes like this one, but if you're ready for more than the abridged version, I invite you to join me inside Home Design 101 where we dive deep into the world of home decorating, learning things like:
1. Where to start when you're overwhelmed by your entire home
2. How to choose a color palette
3. How to make things look cohesive
4. How to define your style
5. How to spend your money wisely
6. How to know when to buy and when to use what you have
7. How designers save money when shopping at 'regular' stores like Target, IKEA, Hobby Lobby
8. How to style everything to make it look like a designer did the work
And SO much more!!
Register for: Home Design 101
Exciting News Coming MAY 1st!!!
Want to know what's happening? Email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com or join the Facebook Group
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Do you ever wonder why it's SO hard to decorate your home?
In today's episode we're talking about 3 ways you could be making decorating harder than it has to be and what to do about it. Here it is in a nutshell...get help!
If you are wanting a home that looks different (no matter WHAT that different is) tomorrow than it does today, get help. Somehow it's second nature to ask for help when we need to fix our toilet, lose weight or do our taxes, but somehow it feels frivolous when it comes to our homes.
But, friend, your home environment is SO INCREDIBLY important - it nurtures you the way food nurtures you, the way kind words nurture you. Taking care to make intentional decisions is important and going it alone can be frustrating, overwhelming and down right confusing.
Help doesn't always mean 'hire the fancy' designer...though it could.
Help doesn't always mean 'take a course'...though it could.
Help could literally mean asking your MIL who always seems to have a beautiful home, what her secrets are. How HONORED she would be for you to ask that question.
As I share three things that could be holding you back in home decorating I want to you to ask the next question so you can go deeper and take the next right step. And if you have questions about what that could be for you, but don't have a MIL to ask - I'd be happy to answer. Email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
MAY 1st...something new is coming to
fig & farm (at home)!!!
Want to be the first to hear about it? Send me an email at hello@figandfarmathome and ask to join my newsletter (and don't forget to check your spam).
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
What rules are you following when you're decorating your home?
In today's podcast episode I'm speaking with special guest, New York Times Bestselling author, Myquillyn Smith about this idea that when it comes to our homes there should be suggestions and guidelines to follow - never hard and fast rules.
Myquillyn agrees that design is teachable and inside her new book (releasing April 24, 2024) House Rules, she shares the guidelines that will help us navigate this journey of creating homes we love.
In today's conversation, we focus our attention on an often misunderstood and controversial topic in home decorating...buying REAL house plants. Myquilin teaches us a new perspective on viewing the purchase and use of real house plants even if we claim to have not one, but two black thumbs!
Enjoy today's conversation!
Connect with Myquillyn (and her books):
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenester/
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
How does your home FEEL?
When it comes to decorating our homes, we often stay stuck in a place of reason. Understandably so, especially when it comes to making practical decisions based on budget, decisions surrounding big ticket items, long term choices, etc.
But FEELING shouldn't be dismissed.
Knowing how you feel about your home in it's current state affects how you want your home to feel. And that feeling should be a filter for making decisions, just as much as your budget and your aesthetic are filters for making decisions.
In this episode we're talking about how feeling should be just as important as understanding your aesthetic and how to use it to inform decision making.
So...how do you feel about your home?
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
California Casual
Do you have a design style that you are trying to bring into your home, but don't know how? Your 'style' may not be California Casual, but you've heard 'fancy' designers call it something.
That's great, but how do you know how to make it come alive in your own home?
In this episode I'm answering Sofia's question about how to bring California Casual into her home. These 4 tips will apply to you if you are wanting to bring more (insert design style name here) into your home.
Grab a journal...you'll have homework!!
If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Want the replay of the BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP? Email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Did you miss the BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP?
If you missed the home decorating workshop, Back to Basics Bootcamp, you're in for a real treat today. I'm pulling back the curtain once again to share what it's like inside my workshop. What you'll hear is the start of a two day conversation surrounding:
THE #1 THING YOU SHOULD DO WHEN YOU ARE WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO DECORATE YOUR HOME
We talk about the goals you have for your home, the things that are keeping you stuck from reaching those goals, your experience with shopping trips and how, once you learn this new skill...you'll be empowered to make confident decisions in your home.
If you'd like to receive the replays of this two day workshop, email me at: hello@figandfarmathome.com and I will send you the replays!!
Ready to jump into Home Design 101?
Learn more about it here to decide if it's the right fit for you: www.figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Do you ever wonder...where do you START when you want to decorate your home or re-fresh a single room?
Starting BIG with a purchase could possibly be the worst thing you could do as you begin re-designing your home. So, put away your credit card and grab a notebook and a pen because you'll want to pay attention to the DETAILS.
Learning your design style is not just an important step. It's THE MOST IMPORTANT first step, so what details do you pay attention to? All of them!
Your style is more nuanced than the global terms that are tossed around left and right. Your style is more YOU than it is Farmhouse. It's more YOU than it is Boho. It's more YOU than it is Traditional. Cottage. Country. Industrial. Fill in the BIG global design style. Once you understand what your style is, you have the freedom to mix and match.
Do you like a little Cottage and a little Industrial, but wonder how to blend the two? Looking at the fine details of the design elements you gravitate toward will help!
BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP
March 26 - March 27
9am PST | 10am MT | 11am CT | 12pm EST
What is the MOST IMPORTANT first step when it comes to learning how to decorate your home...find out in the Back to Basics Bootcamp.
Register at: https://bit.ly/figandfarmbootcamp
// Links mentioned in show: //
Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com
Website: https://figandfarmathome.com
Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/
Back to Basics Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/figandfarmbootcamp
Happy styling!
xo,
dani