Category: Design 101
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Gretch’s Next MOTO: The Bedroom Switch Up
Timing is everything, and that’s also true in design. A little over a year ago, in April, to be exact, I revealed my first Makeover Takeover–my bedroom. I had moved into my place a few months prior and was so excited to have the opportunity to design my room from the ground up, so soon…
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5 Tiny Design Details You’ve Likely Overlooked That Make Your Home Look Super Locked In
There are some homes that just seem to have it together. You can’t quite put a finger on why. Maybe the furniture is spaces apart just right for the ultimate flow and comfort. Maybe the art is way cooler than anything in your own home. Maybe the lighting is perfectly layered. Or maybe, the micro…
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Why You Should Choose Bigger Art (As Proven By A Beautiful Italian-Inspired New Build)
We are pretty selective when it comes to featuring house tours that aren’t our own makeovers. It’s not because they aren’t all great, but more that we want you to get an important takeaway. We have a good one today:) Caitlin and I were just talking about the problem with “bitsy” wall decor. There always…
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Critics Deemed Them “The Most Miraculous Works of Modern Art America Has Produced” – So Why Aren’t The Artists a Household Name?
First off Happy Juneteenth, everyone! It’s so important to recognize these extremely important days in our country’s history and also not forget how everyone’s rights were not given but instead fought hard for. So to honor this day of black American liberation, we wanted to repost what most have said is one of their top…
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Hidden Potential: Our Favorite Storage Sofas, Sectionals & Ottomans (A.K.A. Living Room Super Heroes)
There are few things in this divided, polarized world that nearly everyone agrees on, but having more storage than less in your home is probably one of them (I’d bet my armoire on it). When you’ve exhausted all your closets and cabinets and drawers…what then? Purge? Well, yeah, you should probably start there. But after…
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Design Court: Curved Sofas On Trial
As a kid, I heard the refrain “you’d make a great lawyer” more times than I could count. At 11, I internalized it as a compliment. At 33, I realize that “lawyer” may have been a stand-in for “annoying” or “exacting” or “pedantic.” (To be clear, it was absolutely a stand-in for those terms.) NO…
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My Partnership With Living Spaces (With A Lot Of BTS Of The Most Incredible Shoot/House Ever)
A couple months ago I flew down to Orange County to shoot a big campaign in a famous reality star’s home – 3 days of on camera fun + pressure + being treated like a queen. Living Spaces hired me to promote their summer furniture line and collaborate on the campaign. It was all the…
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Peek Into Emily’s Etsy Cart – 6 Of Her Favorite New Artists And Vintage Dealers
I often forget that I have access to things like Emily Henderson’s Etsy account. And boy, any time I’m told to take a look to find a link for a blog post I get a little twinkle in my eye because I rememeber that I get to see everything she’s saved, what she’s purchased I…
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What’s Up With My Brother’s River House? When Will The Rest Of It Be Revealed?
Well, I’m pleased as bunch to say that we have *almost* fully finished decorating, styling, and shooting my brother’s house. We spent a week there two weeks ago and styled the heck out of all the remaining spaces. Since the living room, kitchen, dining room, library and entry/staircase are all in view of each other…
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Skip The Tariff Talk: 20 Made In America Home Brands We Love
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Let down your guard: this is not a stuffy lecture about buying American-made product. (I’m sure you’ve heard enough of that on the news over the past few months!) I’m not here to stoke your tariff fears or to shame you for buying globally-sourced home goods. I am here, however, to provide a resource –…