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230 // Creating the BIG picture vision for your home's design starts with this ONE thing

 How do you see the BIG PICTURE vision for your home's design?

It starts in the unlikeliest of places and it starts very, very small! 

When we think of creating a big picture vision for our homes, we immediately think about putting all of our favorite things into one place and most of us put those things onto Pinterest boards. 

 

But using Pinterest in this capacity only confirms only one thing: that we know how to identify pretty pictures. That is a great start, but identifying pretty pictures and translating those to your home are two separate skills. 

 

Taking some of those pretty pieces we find on Pinterest and isolating individual objects to place onto a mood board or notebook of inspiration is the next best step. 

 

But knowing HOW to identify which specific pieces should go onto those mood boards is key! 

 

In this episode I'm teaching you why looking at the small, fine details matter and how they matter MOST for being able to create a BIG picture vision for your home's design. 

 

This is a high level teaching of how to start identifying the small design elements that make up your style, but I'm teaching more specifically HOW to identify your style inside my

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// Links mentioned in show: //

Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com

Website: https://figandfarmathome.com

Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101

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Back to Basics Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/figandfarmbootcamp

 

Happy Styling!

xo,

dani

229 // How to create more margin in your day using time blocks so you can have time for home decorating

 Do you ever find yourself saying, 'I have NO time?' 

I have no time for working out, no time for cooking healthy meals, no time for ...fill in the blank. So no wonder when it comes to creating time in your week to transform your home into a home that you delight in - you remain stuck. 

In part 2 of the conversation I had with time management expert and host of The Busy Vibrant Mama podcast, Michelle Byrd, she shares 5 MUST DO time management tips for creating more efficiency throughout your day so you have time for the things that really matter. And if the thing that really matters is FINALLY transforming your tired, un-inspirational home into a home that you get all tingly good feels from...then sit back and take some notes! Then register for Home Design 101 so you can get started today! 

If you missed part 1 of the conversation, you can listen to that here! 

 

LOVE TO LEARN CONFERENCE: 

In just a couple weeks, I'll be joining a panel of 39 other expert

s in their field as we provide tips, tricks and practical advice for how you can best support your teenage learner if they are struggling with the concept of loving learning. My topic: the importance of setting up a home environment, but more specifically a learning environment, that will honor your kiddo and support their learning while being a place of inspiration. Sound like a lot? You'll have to tune in to listen. 

 

Love to Learn 3 is happening: February 26 - March 3

This FREE event is open to anyone...share with a friend, a neighbor, an auntie - anyone you know who has a teen who might benefit from a little support. 

 

Register here: https://findyourcalling--studywithjessy.thrivecart.com/vippasslovetolearn3/

 

 

// 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

228 // LIVE home decorating coaching inside Home Design 101: how to break up matching sets

 GET A SNEAK PEEK 

at coaching inside Home Design 101. 

Wendy is wanting to know how to break up matching sets, how to bring more blue into a mostly white kitchen and how to have more seating available in a relatively small living room, but one that gets a lot of traffic. 

 

We chat about ALL of it during Office Hours, a bi-weekly meeting we have when you register for Home Design 101. Home Design 101 has been created with YOU in mind - to give you design and decorating principles to learn with times of support and guidance when you're ready to take action! 

 

And Wendy is learning and growing leaps and bounds! You'll hear her share one of her biggest take-aways from inside the course...NOT spending money on things she may appreciate, but doesn't necessarily need. 

 

Are YOU ready to take the leap? Home Design 101 is OPEN for registration. Register here:

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

227 // Finding time to decorate your home when you have kids - is it possible?

In this two-part series, I'm chatting with time management expert and host of The Busy Vibrant Mom podcast, to unlock the belief that 'we have no time' so you can get UNSTUCK in the process of learning to love your home. 

Our conversation was a long one...so long that it's extending over two days (be sure to hit subscribe so you don't miss part two, coming out next week). 

In today's episode we're talking about how to effectively, efficiently and with minimal expectations - manage your time as you balance ALL THE THINGS as a mom of littles...you know the ones - the ones who don't go to school yet and who need you ALL day long. 

Not a mom of littles or a mom at all? These tips will apply to you too! We talk about 5 healthy time habits that will allow you to create more margin in your days and weeks so you can finally spend some of your energy creating a space that you can't stop gushing about!! 

LOVE TO LEARN CONFERENCE: 

In just a couple weeks, I'll be joining a panel of 39 other experts in their field as we provide tips, tricks and practical advice for how you can best support your teenage learner if they are struggling with the concept of loving learning. My topic: the importance of setting up a home environment, but more specifically a learning environment, that will honor your kiddo and support their learning while being a place of inspiration. Sound like a lot? You'll have to tune in to listen. 

 

Love to Learn 3 is happening: February 26 - March 3

This FREE event is open to anyone...share with a friend, a neighbor, an auntie - anyone you know who has a teen who might benefit from a little support. 

 

Register here: https://findyourcalling--studywithjessy.thrivecart.com/vippasslovetolearn3/

 

 

// 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 Michelle Byrd: https://byrdmichelle.com/

 

Happy Styling!

xo,

dani

226 // How to embrace a low-lit room to create a refined, cozy and beautifully moody room

 Do you have a room in your home with low natural light? 

When you have a room in your home with little to no natural light, you have three choices for decorating: 

1. Leave it as-is and do nothing

2. Try to lighten it by highlighting the contrasts

3. Embrace the dark and create an intentionally moody, refined, cozy space

 

If you'd like to learn more about how to combat a naturally dark room in your home, go back and listen to Episode 224. 

In today's episode we are embracing the darkness and creating an intentionally refined, yet cozy, moody space. I share five design elements that will help you to achieve the look: 

1. Dark walls

2. A color palette with colors that have deep undertones

3. Ambient lighting

4. Warm accents: wood and brass

5. Textures: velvet and leather

Bonus: traditional pattern

 

Creating intentional spaces in your home using your design aesthetic (or design style) is something that can be learned. If you are wanting to learn how to create a home that looks cohesive and feels cozy, whether it is bright and airy or moody and broody, I invite you to join me inside Home Design 101 where we learn all things home design in terms YOU can understand. Join us here: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101

 

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// Links mentioned in show: //

Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com

Website: https://figandfarmathome.com

Home Design 101: https://figandfarmathome.com/home-design-101

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Happy Styling!

xo,

dani

225 // Tired of home design trends? 10 ways to design a timeless, classic and cohesive looking home

 10 design elements to design a timeless, classic and cohesive looking home 

 

Do you ever get tired of seeing home design trends come and go? It's the nature of trends, that's for sure, but they're so quick that by the time you're ready to embrace it...it's gone just like that, then you're left wondering why you have the hot pink sofa with the bubble chairs and the retro lights. Why? Because Barbiecore was a trend two seconds ago but hasn't been seen since last summer. 

It's time to learn the design elements that are the hallmark of a timeless, classic and cohesively designed home. In this episode I shed light on the 10 design elements that are in every home that looks timeless, classic and cohesive. Grab your notebook because you're going to want to take notes. 

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS inside the show:

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// 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/

Win a $50 Home Goods gift card: leave a review on Apple Podcast

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Happy Styling!

xo,

dani

224 // Have a room with very little natural light? 5 tips for brightening a naturally dark room

 Do you lack natural light in your room and it feels too dark? 

 

Listener Annie is wondering how to lighten up a dark room, so in today's episode I'm sharing 5 ways you can lighten up a dark space. Next week's quick tip will include 5 ways to intentionally make your room moody and broody. 

5 ways to make your dark room feel brighter (only one of them is with paint!). 

1. Contrast

2. Warm metals

3. Heaviness/ weightiness of furniture

4. Layers

5. Ambience 

 

Do you have a question that you want answered on the show? Send your question here: hello@figandfarmathome.com

 

Are you ready to learn more about creating a home that you LOVE coming home to? Register for 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/

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Happy Styling!

xo,

dani

223 // Tired of seeing clutter lying around? Easy solutions for containing everyday clutter so it's aesthetically pleasing

Do you have everyday clutter that you don't know what to do with? 

 

Everyday clutter is visual clutter that we live with day in and day out. It's useful clutter - things like cords for tech, coffee canisters on the kitchen counters, keys and mail. Every home has everyday clutter, but does every home have a way to contain the clutter in a way that looks pleasing to your design sensibilities (aka pretty)? 

In this episode I'm sharing easy solutions for hiding everyday clutter that goes beyond 'put it in a basket'. I share strategies for using multi-purpose furniture, containing shoes, hiding magazines, organizing a coffee station and more. 

What's your favorite way to hide everyday clutter? Share it inside the Facebook group at: https://www.bit.ly/design101group

 

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Fill out this  SURVEY for a chance to win. Survey closes February 6th! 

 

// 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/

Win a $50 Home Goods gift card: https://forms.gle/2Ua3Tv8s56Mc23je7

 

Happy clutter-hiding!

dani

222 // 3 ways you can incorporate vintage furniture into your modern design style

3 Ways you can incorporate vintage furniture into your more modern design style: 

 

So, you LOVE modern farmhouse design aesthetic, but mom brings over your grandma's vintage hutch. It's lovely, but it was lovely in grandma's home because it was grandma's. You wouldn't mind entertaining the idea of keeping it, but you don't know how to marry such an antiquated piece of furniture with a more modern home with modern furnishings. 

 

First thing's first...if you're receiving this as a gift from a family member who wants to 'keep it in the family' be sure you understand the rules of engagement - aka - the expectations. Know the boundaries up front before you agree to say yes to a piece that, though lovely, you may not want to keep in its current state. Ask: will you be ok if I change it (paint it, stain it, add legs to it, add wallpaper to it, etc.). If the answer is no, as the receiver of the gift, it's OK for you to politely decline. 

However, there are things you can do to marry vintage furniture with a more modern design style. 

1. If it's part of a set - break up the set. Furniture sets in general immediately date your room often times create a bulkiness in the room that is hard to design or decorate around. 

2. Remember that contrast is a good thing. Think in terms of opposites attract: old vs. new. Light vs. dark. Opposite, in home design are no different. Pairing complete opposites is a fun way to design a home. Think of these combos as examples: masculine vs. feminine. Industrial vs. modern. 

3. Modify the original piece by painting or staining it, changing hardware, adding wallpaper, legs or caning. Think outside the box to modify it in a way that makes the structure of the antiquated design a bit more current. 

 

Are you ready to learn how to marry your vintage pieces of furniture with your more modern design aesthetic? Learn how inside 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!

dani

221 // The ONE mistake you could be making while decorating your home is IN-ACTION

 Are you afraid of making a MISTAKE? 

 

What if I choose the wrong color? 

What if I mess it up?

What if I choose the wrong size? 

What if I don't like the change?

What if I like it? 

 

Raise your hand if you feel stuck in in-action because you are afraid that you'll make a mistake while decorating your home? In this episode I share my reasons why making a mistake might actually be the best thing for you! Why? Because mistakes mean ACTION. And action is opposite of being stuck. 

 

The 5 Ps to help you take action in home decorating when you're worried about making a mistake:

1. Petite: start small

2. Pin: see the big picture by going microscopic (hint: it's not about collecting beautiful images on Pinterest)

3. Practice: taking action, even small action, is better than staying stuck

4. Partner: grab a partner, take a class, hire a coach - get the accountability, but DON'T put out a poll on Facebook 

5. Patience: celebrate your progress, embrace the imperfections and have a little grace for this learning period 

// 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/

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

 

Happy styling!

xo,

dani