Decorating Tips and Tricks

You don't have to live with areas in your home that you don't love! You can fix them and update them and make them a beautiful space in your home. It does take funds, and time and maybe a lot of elbow grease but it will also make your home a lot more easy to live in! Don't just live with it; fix it!

Today we are chatting about areas in our homes we don''t particularly love and are working on! And we are giving sage advice about starting those sometimes daunting home projects! We hope this episode of Decorating Tips And Tricks inspire you to get started!!!!

IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL!!

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!!!! Have a home fund to save for all home problem. Create a budget and use it as a guideline. This will alleviate so much stress!

Do research. Research and read reviews. When choosing a contractor do your homework. Research each contractor.  Hiring a professional is the best way to get a project done if you are not comfortable with the home project you are working on.

Get lots of quotes. The cheaper quote is not always the best one.
Measure everything and remeasure if you are doing a diy job. Don't beat to fit, paint to match. (LOVE that quote Anita!)

Be ready for glitches. They happen. Have a plan B.
Don't forget to complete a project. Have an overall plan and systematically attack a room or project until it is DONE! It is so much more satisfying to finish a project than to have it partially done and start another one!
Avoid buyer's remorse! Plan, get estimates, and sleep n big decisions.

Kelly's BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN MAKEOVER is a must see! Enjoy her white beauty, HERE

Yvonne has 8 EASY STEPS FOR PLANNING ANY DECORATING PROJECT BIG OR SMALL. See the post HERE

And see her post about a very valuable lesson about taking care of your home HERE

Anita's notes on this episode HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE
Kelly's Youtube HERE
Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE
Anita's blog HERE

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Mantles are focal points in a home and can be tricky to decorate.  Don't worry we have you covered with tips on making your mantle look fabulous and still function.  TV above it?  No worries we talk about that too.  The ideas, inspiration and tips were flying in this episode.  You might even say we were on fire! (Sorry ~ couldn't resist !)

Here are some mantles we've loved before:
No room on the mantle? Decorate the hearth with Kelly HERE

Liming the mantle with Anita HERE

Anita shares tips on decorating a mantel HERE

Christmas mantles we're all over it HERE

Yvonne shares a fall mantle HERE

Layering a mantle is key HERE

Valentine Mantle (around a tv ) HERE

Shutters on the mantle and that clock HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE
Kelly's Youtube HERE
Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE
Anita's blog HERE

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We've learned a ton about decorating because we do it all day long as interior decorating bloggers. We began with a big passion for home decor and learned by doing. We're revealing the lessons we learned along the way. The best part is that you don't need to be a blogger to learn these things. Discover what we learned from years of doing this full-time.

Yvonne learned a lot about styling. HERE

Her first oatmeal photo isHERE

Kelly learned the look she loves and how to achieve it. Check out her kitchen before and after HERE

Anita learned the importance of photographing a room HERE

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

See Anita's notes on this episode HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE
Kelly's Youtube HERE
Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE
Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

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Thanks in advance!

XX,
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Even if you don't live in a spot that is cold and snowy during winter you can warm up your home with some pretty, layered decorating ideas! Today we're chatting up easy and creative ways to decorate for winter no matter where you are! Let's create a beautiful winter home!

West coast HERE
Kellyuses big bowls of lemons or other citrus fruits as winter decor! Her favorite is Meyer Lemons. Meyer lemons are originally from China and a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. YUM!

Here's an article about how to plant Myer lemon trees indoors HERE

Yvonne uses pinecones to decorate. See a tutorial for pinecone firestarters HERE
And see how to bleach pinecones HERE

Throws and grain sacks are wonderful ways to layer decor in the winter. Anita has the best info about grain sacks HERE

Anita's notes on this episode can be found HERE

You can see an easy tutorial for a chunky arm knit throw HERE

Anita loves furry pillows HERE

Yvonne's sweater pillow tutorial is HERE

Her no-sew snowflake button pillow is HERE

Orchids are a good choice for winter. See how Yvonne grows them and shows them off all winterHERE

Kelly has a green thumb indoors too!  She shows us how to grow cyclamen, her favorite winter plant HERE

Easy transitional decorating post from Yvonne. Decorating her dining room for winter HERE and HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE
Kelly's Youtube HERE
Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE
Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,
Anita & Kelly

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It is easy and fun to freshen up your house with our 9 tips.  We light it up, force it, put a over on, and much more.  Talking all about how to create a more beautiful home on the cheap.  Listen in ~ you are going to love these ideas!

Wrap up an inexpensive herb so it looks floral shop fabulous HERE

Anita has a post on using cloches in decor. ( ie her trick for not killing plants ) HERE

Want to make a cloche? Kelly has a post on how to do just that HERE

Force paperwhite bulbs with Anita HERE

Kelly says change to pink light bulbs HERE affiliate link

Yvonne shares inspiration for using trays HERE

Spray paint with chalk based paint HERE affiliate link

For Anita's notes on the episode can be found HERE

The mystery of no sew unraveled by Yvonne.  Read all about how HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE
Kelly's Youtube HERE
Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE
Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,
Anita & Kelly

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Oh boy did we have fun today discussing our big decorating disasters. Let''s talk about making decorating mistakes, why that's a good thing, and what to do when things go wrong.

Painting tool HERE affiliate link

Yvonne has a post on the 5 biggest mistakes and how to fix them HERE

Anita wrote a post on her 10 biggest biggest decorating fails HERE

Anita's notes on this episode are HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,

Anita & Kelly

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Trendy, hot, NOT, classic, we cover it all with lots of LOLs.

STONE GABLE HERE

CEDAR HILL FARMHOUSE HERE

Repositional wallpaper HERE This wallpaper cannot be put over textured walls.

GRAY PAINTS HERE

MARBLE HERE

Anita's notes on this episode HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,

Anita & Kelly

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We talk about our styles, how we got there and how you can get there too.

Yvonne discusses it HERE

Kelly shares her house tour HERE

Anita's source for French chairs is HERE

Pinterest Boards:

Stone Gable HERE

Cedar Hill Farmhouse HERE

My Soulful Home HERE

Anita's notes on this episode are HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,

Anita & Kelly

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Welcome to Decorating Tips and Tricks! We're excited you are here. We'll be talking about decorating but today we want to tell you a bit about who we are. Check out our ABOUT PAGE HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts.

Thanks in advance!

XX,

Anita & Kelly

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