Home Decor Blog

Every February, I run into the same problem. Our living room goes from leftover Christmas greenery to a strangely bare space. Then Valentine’s Day arrives, and I’m scrambling to make the room feel festive. Mark thinks I decorate too much. My daughter thinks I don’t decorate enough. After five Februarys in this house, I’ve finally…

If your living room feels a little too cool or plain when fall arrives, you don’t need to redecorate the entire space. A few warm colors, natural textures, and simple decor swaps can make a big difference. In this article, I’ll share the seven changes I made to our gray-and-white living room, including the paint…

For the first year in this house, our living room rug was simply too small. I didn’t notice it at first. Then a friend pointed out that our furniture looked like it was floating on the hardwood. Most of the legs were sitting partly on the rug and partly on the floor. Once I saw…

Want a cozier fall home without filling it with furniture you will need to replace in a few years? In this article, I’m sharing seven practical eco-friendly furniture and decor swaps that worked in our own home. You’ll see how I replaced particleboard with solid wood, added natural-fiber textiles, repurposed furniture, and chose more durable…

If you love layered rooms but worry that maximalism will make your small home feel crowded, you are not alone. I felt the same way in our 1,400-square-foot house. After years of keeping our rooms too bare, I slowly learned how to bring in more color, pattern, texture, and personality without creating visual chaos. In…

The first time I tried modern cottage decor in our living room, it went badly. The space looked like a farmhouse and a beach house had an argument. I had shiplap on one wall, a rattan chair I’d impulse-bought from Wayfair, and a gallery wall that matched almost nothing. It took about eighteen months of…

I never planned to fill our living room with sculptural furniture. It started with one chair. I saw a curved boucle chair on Instagram, bought it from Article, and placed it in the corner where a basic square armchair had been sitting. Within a week, I was searching for a curved console table while Mark…

The first winter we lived in this house, our living room felt cold even when the heat was running. I remember sitting on our old couch in December and looking around at half-unpacked boxes. The room had furniture, but it still felt flat and uninviting. Four winters later, I know which changes made a real…

October arrived, and I still had a bowl of dusty faux lemons sitting on my coffee table from a summer refresh that never happened. Mark asked if we were “doing fall” this year, which is really his way of saying, “Can we make the house stop looking like July?” I had about $75 to spend…

Our first Christmas in this house, I spent almost $400 on decorations before New Year’s Eve. Even after spending that much, half of everything looked cheap. Mark still reminds me about it every November. Since then, I’ve made it a personal challenge to keep our Christmas decorating budget under $150 for the entire house. Some…

The first cool morning in Charlotte usually arrives in late September. It feels like fall has finally shown up, but it never stays for long. Before we know it, winter takes over. That short season always reminds me to make our home feel warm before the best weeks disappear. After five autumns in this house,…

Finding the right TV unit sounds simple until you’re working with an awkward wall, limited storage, or a room that doesn’t follow the layout shown in decorating magazines. After spending almost two years living with a TV stand that never really fit our space, I finally realized that choosing the right TV unit is about…