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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
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
"I have decision fatigue!"
These were the words my Home Design 101 student, Susan, said when we were talking about her couch. Decision Fatigue is when you are so overwhelmed with the myriad of choices in front of you that you don't know how to narrow it down in order to make a design decision.
Turns out, Susan does NOT have decision fatigue. She knows EXACTLY what she wants. Why? How? Susan is learning to understand her unique design style and she's applying that style to the decision surrounding her couch. What's the problem then? The problem is that we haven't looked long enough for a couch that meets her aesthetic. I have full confidence that we'll find it.
In this behind the scenes look at Office Hours inside of Home Design 101, Susan has several other ah-ha moments. Those teeny tiny side tables she inherited from her parents. They hold a lot of power. So much power that they are dictating bigger decisions like which dining table to purchase. How can something that small have so much power? We talk about it inside Office Hours and we're inviting you in on the conversation.
If you want design break throughs and coaching like Susan, join me inside Home Design 101 or join me inside our:
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
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Have a messy husband?
OR
Maybe you have a hubby who doesn't agree with your style?
In today's episode we're talking about this hot topic that happens in SO many homes. You may have the best solution for making your home beautiful and keeping it tidy, but the partner you share it with seems to sabotage your every effort.
In today's episode I'm teaching you the three steps to partnering together to reach the goals you have for your home. Do you get to have it all your way? Maybe...or maybe not. The goal, however, is never to bully your partner into relenting, nor is it to have you relent on what it is that you want. Finding a solution that works for the two of you is the goal.
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
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Have you started decorating for spring?
Decorating your home for spring doesn't mean you have to put out all the eggs, bunnies and carrots. Though those can be cute in vignettes, it can also cheapen the presentation of your home decorating. Instead of decorating overtly with spring elements, try decorating with the allusion to spring.
In this episode I share five tips that help you allude to spring in your decorating and by doing THAT, you immediately elevate the look of your home's design.
1. Spring clean - including decluttering, airing out and rearranging
2. Bring the outdoors in, but first you need to go outdoors to gather inspiration
3. Shop the house for things you already own that allude to spring
4. Re-enter items into your room in layers - double and triple checking your choice before styling
5. Take a picture to check your volume and location of decorations
Want to learn more about decorating your home? Join me for:
BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP
March 26th and March 27th
9am PST | 10am MT | 11am CT | 12pm EST
Register here: 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
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
What's my design style?
It's the age-old question. What's my style? What name can I give it? What box can I put it in to make my job of decorating my home easier?
The hard truth: those home decorating style quizzes DON'T make your job easier. They make it harder...a LOT harder.
Your design style can be labeled, but it should be labeled by you and you alone. Why? Because you and I can both be looking at the exact same picture with the same design style label and interpret it two different ways.
Inside the BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP I teach you how to learn your design style...not just how to recognize a pretty picture. I teach you the nuances that make up your style and help you make a label that YOU understand. When you do that...you UNLOCK the secret to learning how to decorate your home.
This is the NUMBER ONE thing you should do when you are wanting to learn how to decorate your home, you're feeling stuck or uninspired, you feel like you lack the decorating gene. THIS, friend, is it!
Register for
March 26 - March 27
9am PST | 10am MT | 11am CT | 12pm EST
// 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
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Live Organized by Design with Kimberly Armstrong
In today's episode I'm chatting with interior designer and home organization expert, Kimberly Armstrong of Armstrong Design Collective. We chat about designing a space based on functionality before beauty, the art of organized living and being conscious consumers so we know what we're bringing into our homes so we can live BIG even in small spaces.
Organization isn't just about everything having a place to call home, it's about functionality and having homes that serve the family well through intentional organizational planning.
"When you start with a blank space, you can make better space for the things you have to store." - Kimberly Armstrong
Learning the art of conscious consuming is at the heart of having an organized space. You'll learn that conscious consuming is being mindful of what you're bringing into your home and why. You can be a conscious consumer when you ask yourself:
1. Do I need it?
2. What's the cost of the item (both monetary and physical)?
3. Where's it going to live?
4. Does it add value to my home in a way that serves my family?
You can connect with Kimberly on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/armstrong_design_collective/
or on her website at:
https://www.armstrongdesigncollective.com/
ANNOUNCEMENT:
BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP
A FREE, LIVE two day event where you learn the most important first step of where to start when you are wanting to learn to decorate your home.
Join me:
March 26 - March 27
9am PST | 10am MT | 11am CT | 12pm EST
Register: 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
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Do you want more COLOR in your home decorating?
Beige, taupe, white, and gray walls are fine, but what happens when you crave a bit more color in your home decorating? What happens when you want to add more boldness but are stopped from action because you are afraid of the change?
In today's podcast I'm answering listener Jen's question and easing her fear about putting more color into her home decorating. We first need to break through the barriers that are keeping her stuck, but then we dive right into the tactical ways she can approach adding more color and playfulness in a home that is mostly benign in design.
If you're ready to embrace color, cohesiveness and your design style in your home but you don't know where to start, I invite you to join me in my LIVE, FREE two day Back to Basics Bootcamp where I am teaching you the power of understanding and identifying your personal design style so you can begin making confident design decisions in your own home with less overwhelm, frustration and wasted money.
Register for:
BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP
March 26 - 27 @ 9am PST
FREE EVENT
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
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Does the thought of decorating your home like Grandpa's house make you want to break out in hives?
In today's episode, I'm sharing the secret behind the home design style: Grandpa Chic. It's a timeless, sophisticated, artfully decorated, vintage inspired comfortable home decor style. Homes that are Grandpa Chic are non-pretentious, inviting, comfortable and layered with warm tones and lots of texture. Quality furnishings that span the generations are a highlight while timelessness trumps the latest trend.
Listen to today's episode for the seven elements you can infuse into your space if you want a home that feels a little more chic than plain ol' grandpa's...Grandpa Chic.
Learn Your Home Design Style
Register for the LIVE, FREE two day training, Back to Basics Bootcamp, where I teach you how to identify your personal design style so you can make confident design decisions, waste less money and time and ultimately create a home that you love coming home to.
Back to Basics Bootcamp: 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/
Happy styling!
xo,
dani
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
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
FREE two day LIVE workshop:
BACK TO BASICS BOOTCAMP
March 26th - 27th
9am PST | 10am MT | 11am CT | 12pm EST
Can't join live? Not a problem...all registrants receive the training emailed to them after the event.
REGISTER HERE: 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
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
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
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
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:
// 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