It's no secret that the living room in my home has been a challenge to decorate. This awkward living room layout has frustrated me between the wall of sliding glass doors leading out to the patio, the French doors, and the fireplace. Yes, I can style it for photos, but it just feels off when you're standing in the space. If you want to l[...]
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard all the noise that is ChatGPT. I've been playing around with it since early December, right before it went crazy viral. In fact, one night, I was up until 3 AM asking it to do everything from outlining a website to writing a poem about Nicholas Cage designing a living room in the voice[...]
There has been a design tips request for mantel decor ideas. Ask, and you shall receive! And perfect timing since I've packed away the Christmas decor and have been transitioning into a new season. Making it weird is the name of the game over here, so modify the decor as you see fit. The design principles remain the same even though your[...]
One of the biggest design mistakes — decorating your room with a rug that is too small, but what is a good rug size for a living room? You want to find a big enough rug for all your furniture to rest on (at least all the front legs, for sure). When it comes to rugs, size matters, so if you're looking for a new rug for your living room,[...]
Over the weekend, I sold the black horseshoe lacquered linen coffee table from CB2 on Facebook Marketplace. It was a complete spur-of-the-moment design decision, and that means I need to whip up some modern living room decor ideas. Of course, I'm going to try to decorate on a budget. Here are a few virtual design mood boards that I'[...]
Remember when I said I had a sofa debacle? Well, it's fixed because a new brown leather couch just arrived, and I couldn't be happier. To refresh your memory, while The Boy and I moved the Interior Define sofa to storage, one of the back cushions flew out of the truck and was hit multiple times by semis and cars going 45 mph. I legit ran[...]
AllModern asked me to put together some virtual living room designs with their furniture that is currently on sale and share them on Instagram Stories, but how could I create killer virtual designs and not share them here? During the holidays, all of the furniture below is on sale - up to 40% off! Be sure to check out all of my living ro[...]
Over the years I've been styling and restyling my coffee table decor. No matter the table shape, there always seems to be 5 vital ingredients to nailing the look every single time. To help you style your coffee table decor like a pro, I'm going to share my secret design tips to help you pop each item with the best decorative accents.[...]
It's been a hot minute since I've written a fireplace renovation update. Yes, I could blame it on being busy and the holidays, but really, my lack of enthusiasm was due to my choice of paint. That deep saturated blue-gray Farrow & Ball DeNimes paint paired with the honed limestone fireplace reminded me of prison walls or better yet, a[...]