Decorating Tips and Tricks

Get ready for our favorite tips for decorating a living room. It's easy to get overwhelmed with all of the decisions you need to make for a living room, so what should you focus on? What is most important? Let's discuss. The etagere that served as Anita's inspiration for her new home is HERE . Kelly mentioned these episodes that compliment this episode What to splurge on HERE What to not splurge o...

It's January, which means it's a great time to organize your home. Getting your home organized means you'll find things more easily, you'll know what you have so you don't buy duplicates, and your stress will be reduced. That's a whole lot of benefit! Today we're giving our best organizational tips and we've got some great products we're sharing that will help you stay organized. We participate in...

Bored with your white kitchen? Check out these ways to add color in small ways. You can just paint the island, go with an accent wall, or even add color with small appliances. These are just a few. 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...

Looking to renovate your home? Don't despair, we're here to help, or well, at least hold your hand a bit. We're covering some of my best tips for doing a reno on your home. Plan to be your own General Contractor? Then take a listen to this episode HERE . We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to y...

We've got so many super simple ways to de-clutter your home, and we're going rapid fire today, so get out your pencil! DTT DEFINES: Chiavari chair We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. CRUSHES: Kelly's crush is the wonderful YouTube yoga instructor Charlie Follows. Check out Charlie's cha...

Does your car fit in your garage? Can you easily find things in your kitchen? If not, you might have too much stuff. Check out our interview with Organized Mama HERE DTT DEFINES: RFQ We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. CRUSHES: Kelly's crush is her weighted vest. The particular vest Kel...

Let's freshen up our homes and let's do it for free! Well it's almost all free. I think Kelly cheated on one of her items! You'll be amazed how much these simple tips will transform your house into a home you love. Our Instagram feature for today is HOUSE AND GARDEN UK HERE Kelly's crush is an interview with the world reknowned gardener Monty Don! You will love him even more after listening HERE ....

As you may know, Kelly has always used soft pink incandescent bulbs to create a warm glow in her home. With the ban of the incandescent bulb a reality she scoured the globe looking for a replacement LED bulb. Today she shares her findings, what you need to know about the switch from incandescent to LED and we discuss the state of lighting today. As lighting can make or break your decor this is a m...

Style - Do you have it? Want to know how to get it? Today we are sharing the secrets to developing a signature style. Our DTT living room challenge is step FIVE. Create a list of what you'll keep, what you'll give away and what you are going to sell. Kelly's style icon to know is India Hicks. See India's vibe, homes and style in these places: Her site HERE Her IG HERE Her books HERE , HERE , and H...

The steps to decorate a room are about the same, no matter whether it's a bedroom, living room, or bathroom. These are the steps we go through every time. DTT defines chesser Our DTT living room challenge today is to create a mood board or a Pinterest board that focuses on pictures of your inspiration rooms. Kelly's crush is The Organic Gardening Podcast. Subscribe & listen HERE . We participa...

We are sharing what we want for Christmas this year, and you might want these treasures for yourself too! Kelly's gift list: Books I'll be reading between Christmas & New Year. Click thru to get your copy & join me! We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. The Comfort of Crows HERE S...

Ease into the holiday season with us as we offer up some beautiful Christmas decor. Highlighted EPISODE: Check out our episode on how to do Christmas lite HERE . See the odd, potentially disastrous yet compelling Stow & Gro Christmas Tree HERE Anita suggests NOT trying this at home! Below are our new favorite holiday items for your festive home... Kelly suggests: Tole planter tartan design HER...

Brown paper packages wrapped up with string. These are a few of my favorite things. We both agree simpler is better for wrapping gifts. We suggest using kraft paper or plain white wrapping paper with bakers twine or a simple ribbon bow. If you want more color, go with a simple two color paper, or go with tone on tone. Then match your ribbon to your wrapping paper color. Check out our affiliate lin...

Looking for some cool ideas for your apartment? We found some fun, expensive solutions to some common apartment problems.  Check out the gorgeous office from a wire shelf HERE . Here are some fun ways to cover the shelves to disguise your storage HERE . The IKEA curtain Anita used is HERE . We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qual...

Expected or unexpected we want you to be prepared for guests. Listen in for terrific tips that will make your guests feel welcome & comfortable and you stress free! Have some delicious items in your pantry to pull out and fill a platter, additions like these two will make the platter special: Stonewall Kitchen Roasted Garlic Onion jam HERE Blue cheese mustard HERE Make a guest room kit  Cotton...

What's in for 2024? We've done the research and we have answers. Listen in since there are a few surprises today!! HIGHLIGHTED EPISODE: It's also fun to look back and review the trend report for 2023. Take a listen HERE . DTT DEFINES: EASTLAKE We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. CRUSHES...

New to decorating? We've got you covered!! We've got a lot of thoughts for someone who is just starting out in their decorating journey. We're sharing some of our favorite tips for you. If you are just starting out, check out these episodes, Design lessons that will make you a better decorator HERE When to splurge and when to save HERE DTT defines Beidermeier Find out more about Beidermeier furnit...

It's time to turn back your clock and boy am I ready for cozy nights at home! It's time to embrace coziness and maximize comfort during the dark evenings. In this episode we're talking about what you can do as the clock goes back to make your home cozy and ready for fall. We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at...

Do you prefer tub baths or showers? And if you only take showers do you need a tub? Do you want a tub? Will it turn away buyers if you don't have a tub? These are the questions we'll be discussing today. Bathrooms without showers used to be thought of as lacking, but now they are hot, hot, hot! And now we often have primary bathrooms with both. Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do pe...

If you want a high end look to your decor, but you don't have a high end budget - LISTEN! We are sharing our best tips to teach you how to fake a high end look. We love saving money, and we love decorating without spending too much. Insider Tip!! Get swatches from Decorator's Best. Go HERE . We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qua...

Get off the trend hamster wheel! If you are following the trends you'll always be behind, and you'll never get ahead of the game. The anti-trend is all about going classic without worrying about what is 'in' and what's 'out'. The anti-trend means you create your own signature style so you are never 'off-trend'. Listen to our podcast episode how to create your own style HERE . Here are some classic...

Get your cup of coffee, because we're going to discuss that thing in front of the sofa that you set the coffee on. We found several different types of coffee tables you might enjoy. Here are the specific coffee tables we mentioned. We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. Braelyn Floor Shelf...

Buckle your seatbelt, thrills and spills await! We love making inexpensive changes to get a big result. We're calling this cheap thrills! Here are a few of the tips shared today. Paint old furniture for a new fresh look Use unique objects for artwork Paint old wicker furniture or baskets a fun color for a change Use an oversized basket to store extra pillows in your room, then it becomes decor Buy...

Today we will make you a master at creating vignettes! What's a vignette? A grouping of décor items, and we're teaching you how to put them together to make your home gorgeous! We have several items that we recommend to make your vignette look magnificent. Check out the links below. * DTT is now on YouTube!! * Listen and WATCH a favorite episode HERE . Then SUBSCRIBE to Kelly's channel and tap the...

It's our first Plus episode. It's an extra episode that we are adding each month so you'll have even more DTT each month. You don't have to be dead to do Swedish death cleaning. We love organizing and decluttering and Swedish death cleaning certainly involves decluttering, but it's so much more. We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for...