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 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 di 11:05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 di 12:22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 linkYvonne has a post on the 5 biggest mistakes and how to fix them HEREAnita wrote a post on her 10 biggest biggest decorating fails HEREAnita's notes on this episode are HERENeed 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 HEREHang 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 HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trendy, hot, NOT, classic, we cover it all with lots of LOLs.STONE GABLE HERECEDAR HILL FARMHOUSE HERERepositional wallpaper HERE This wallpaper cannot be put over textured walls.GRAY PAINTS HEREMARBLE HEREAnita's notes on this episode HERENeed 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 HEREHang 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 HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk about our styles, how we got there and how you can get there too.Yvonne discusses it HEREKelly shares her house tour HEREAnita's source for French chairs is HEREPinterest Boards:Stone Gable HERECedar Hill Farmhouse HEREMy Soulful Home HEREAnita's notes on this episode are HERENeed 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 HEREHang 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 HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre 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 & Kellydi 15:26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 HERENeed 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 HEREHang 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 HEREKelly's Youtube HEREKelly's blog HEREAnita's IG HEREAnita's blog HEREAre 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.