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Cousin Larry will say he has the same problem decorating his house. Susan down the street will give you advice about using traditional design elements like Tiffany lamps and doilies. Rhonda across town will tell you everything looks better in purple and lime green.    Asking your 500 friends on social media for design advice is basically inviting: * a headache * confusion * indecision * frustratio...

Cleaning...LOVE it or HATE it?    Before I started using this FOUR part system for home cleaning, I only believed a clean house could happen one of these four ways (I always fell into category 1): 1. Company's coming...ALL the frenzied cleaning action needs to happen NOW! 2. Hire out...not worth your time or effort! 3. Cleaning...what's that and why bother? 4. Whistle while you mop because you LOV...

When it comes to Mother's Day, do you have traditions? Does your day look the same year to year? The same gift? The same activity? The same take out dinner?   Your husbands can thank me later for doing their shopping for them this Mother's Day! Send them this link: www.figandfarmathome.com  and have them scroll all the way to the bottom. It's right there ready for them, like the gift wrapping stat...

Organizing...you either love it or you hate it. Why is so important when really what you want is a beautiful home? No matter how pretty your home is, if your home isn't working FOR you, it will be making you work for it which ultimately robs you of the time and energy to enjoy this beautiful space you just created!    7 other reasons why organizing is important: 1. Creates efficiency in your home...

Full disclosure: this episode is teary. As today marks the fourth anniversary of my mom's passing, I share a bit more history about her role in helping to shape me into a creative, and ultimately, a decorator. The story, however, is not all roses and could be triggering for some to listen to. The story is also honoring as I share some of the creative talents that I was witness to and learned first...

The progression to good home design doesn't actually start with decorating your home.  NOPE! Good design starts waaaaaaaay back in the spring cleaning phase when you're tired of looking at and stepping over boxes and bags and crud that take up wasted space in your home. CLUTTER...that's what we're talking about. The C word. THE C word. The word that I know you'd rather just gloss on over to get to...

Do you have NAKED hallways? What are some things to consider when adding an area rug (aka runner) to a hallway?    Definite NO: if you want to layer a hallway runner on top of carpet ............................................................................................................................ Definite YES - consider these things:      * standard runners are 2' x 7' : do you have enou...

Ever heard the phrase small risks, BIG reward? That's what we're talking about in today's episode. Taking these five small risks don't require tearing down walls or painting anything and if you don't like them, what's the worst that can happen? You put everything back exactly how you had it.   But the very best part? These risks are directly tied to your personality. These are all opportunities fo...

Design 101: Ten weeks to home design transformation   FAQs: What is Design 101: A ten week immersive course teaching you the steps in the design process, with weekly lessons and homework with actionable steps so you can make a confident plan to transforming one room in your home.   Why is it 10 weeks?: Design takes time and we are all busy. Each week I will teach a live lesson and give you homewor...

Home decorating can feel: * DAUNTING * FRUSTRATING * OVERWHELMING * TIRING when you don't know where to start or which steps to take IF you do start.    What should you FOCUS on? What should your PRIORITIES be? Where should you START?   START at the beginning with the ABCs of home design. Using these ABCs as a guide will help guide your focus, steps and priorities.   A: Anatomy of a room & Aesthet...

Art is a wonderful way to tell your family's story with your personality, but how do you:   * Choose the right size * Know where to hang it * Hang it if there are stripes on the walls   Today's quick tip is designed to help you be successful when it comes to choosing art and knowing where to place it. Keep this ratio in mind when making your selection or choosing your location: 2/3 - 3/4   The mea...

Making design decisions can be fun for some people, but leave others overwhelmed and stressed. When there are thousands of choices to choose from how do you know where to start? Knowing that you want to make change is one thing, but knowing which change should be made first is entirely different. My conversation with Tammie and Doug was focused on making design decisions that would help create a h...

Flooring is an anchor to your home's design. It's one of two foundational pieces that everything else in your home's design plays off of. That's both good and bad news.  The good news:  * Changing ONE or the other...or BOTH, will drastically and dramatically change the look and feel of your home's interior environment. * If it's purely a matter of form over function, changing the wall color could...

There's nothing better than a good spring cleaning in your home than a good Spring Re-fresh!   But how do you make your home look and feel spring-y on the inside without it looking all cutesy for Easter? And what on earth do I do with all of my ceramic bunnies or paper mache eggs?   Four Easy Ways to Bring Spring into your Home Decorating:   1. Choose a color palette to stick to. The color palette...

I had this conversation with a client recently...this is a similar question to ones I've received before. The question, though familiar, reveals several unspoken fears... 1. There's familial attachment somehow and I could be letting that person (or the closest living relative down) if I paint it. 2. It's nice WOOD - and it's pretty much against all rules over the entire history of time to PAINT it...

Where do you land in the Goldilocks of home decorating? Are you: * an UNDER decorator  [go here to grab my FREE Back to Basics Mini Course: https://bit.ly/fandfb2b * an OVER decorator [listen to today's episode for 5 Signs that you could be an over decorator] OR * just RIGHT [go here to join the Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/design101group   In today's episode we are exploring the idea of OVER de...

HELP!! I live in a home with DARK FURNITURE. There are grays, blacks, and dark wood tones, too. What should I NOT put together and how do I make it all FLOW together in a way that makes sense without it feeling so dark?    Grays, blacks and wood are not a bad foundation to start with when decorating your home, but sometimes if they're all hanging out together in one space, it can feel TOO DARK! Th...

We've all heard the famous quotes about home: "Home is where the heart is!" "Home is a feeling!" "There's no place like home!" All of these are true, but WHY? Why does home matter and why should we care so much about nurturing the heart of the home?  "A home can be beautiful, but if it lacks heart - it's nothing more than an empty shell."  Home is: * a RESPITE from the heaviness of the world aroun...

Do you have more of a Black Thumb than a Green Thumb when it comes to raising plants inside your home? Do you kill every plant that you bring home and think that there's no hope for you ever becoming a plant mama?    If that's you, I have great news for you!! There's a plant for you and it's called: Sanseveria or Snake Plant or Mother In-Law's Tongue or St. George's Sword. Whatever you call it, it...

When I first started working with Telisa to transform her home, she was feeling stuck. Quite literally being stuck at home during the pandemic gave her extra time to feel all the feels about her home...and she didn't like it. She felt 'overwhelmed, irritated, stressed' like she 'had too much stuff' and she 'didn't know where to begin' to make the changes to her home that would even begin to make a...

Today we're tackling one of the hardest places to style in your home: the top of the kitchen cabinets. I mean...what DO you do with that space? Fill it? Leave it empty? In today's episode I share four ideas for how to style it with things you may already own, by keeping the styling sweet and simple. I also share three ideas for doing an easy to moderate DIY project in order to create a more custom...

Just "SHOP THE HOUSE" has become an easy catch-all action point when reading about or listening to design advice. Sure, but what does that even mean? How do I do it, what do I look for and REALLY, where am I finding these things anyway? If you're new to shopping your house, these are all things you may be asking yourself. So...grab a notebook, a pen and a cup of tea because I'm teaching you: * WHY...

How many wood tones are too many in one space? That's the question on the table in today's Quick Tip Tuesday, and honestly, the answer may be something you're not quite ready to hear. There's a fine line between having too much of a good thing and too many different things that you end up lacking cohesiveness in home design. So...how do you walk that delicate balance? And, more importantly, how do...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and as we dream of getting ready and going out with the one we love, I want you to think about this:  15 Ways you can love your home in less time than it took to get ready for that date!  Showing our home a little TLC can be as easy and quick as 28 minutes! In today's episode I'm sharing 15 ways we can show our home a little love with not much time at all...

Valentine's Day is fast approaching...do YOU decorate for it?  Today's question comes from Jessica - she's hosting a Galentine's party and wants to decorate subtly without her home looking like it has exploded in hearts and sprinkles! She is wondering how she can bring in Valentine's Day decor in an age-appropriate way? Approaching any holiday or season through the senses, shopping the house and u...