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Do you decorate with expensive trinkets?⁠ ⁠ My Do you decorate with expensive trinkets?⁠ ⁠ My home is not award-winning in the least, but it is filled with all sorts of meaningful vignettes—most of which didn't cost a lot to whip up. ⁠ ⁠ This is a shelf in my home office, and the only "expensive" things here are my design books. I didn't all buy them in one go, of course; my passion for reading and design has fueled this collection, and I buy only when my budget allows, and when I am really in love with the book. ⁠ ⁠ The things I used to style my books with? All personal items; my son's birth photo, my daughter's first pair of glasses. A globe I bought from my first solo trip abroad. Cat-shaped bookends from a colleague. Pearlescent flowers from my first out-of-town work trip. ⁠ ⁠ Decorate meaningfully. Style personally.
Ash enrolled in my course last year, when she move Ash enrolled in my course last year, when she moved from the big city to a location that suited her young family more. She's been sharing photos of how she is fixing up her space, and I'm so happy to know that she has been putting the lessons included in my online homestyling course to good use!⁠ ⁠ If you just need clarity about how to organize your space, how to quickly create a plan for it, or even learn very specific styling techniques to spruce up corners and surfaces, then you might want to check out my online course. ⁠ ⁠ Click the link in my bio for all the details 😉
Here's a midweek challenge for you: ⁠ ⁠ 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎?⁠ ⁠ Take a work break and limit yourself to 30 minutes max. So commit to something quick and achievable, like your dresser. (Swipe to see how I refreshed my super extra messy dresser around this time last year! For this year, I'm planning to tackle our TV console in the den, which has become a landing strip for all sorts of things.) 😁⁠ ⁠ Take it one step at a time, to lessen the overwhelm: ⁠ ⁠ 1. Remove all items on the space, so you are left with a clear surface.⁠ ⁠ 2. Sort through the items you removed according to these quick categories: throw, donate, move to another spot, or keep in this space. ⁠ ⁠ 3. Shop your home for containers you can use to organize and decor to style your space. ⁠No need to shop for new stuff that will just clutter up your house again.⁠ ⁠ Do these three steps and you just might feel inspired enough to tackle another messy spot in your home! 😅⁠
If there is one style tip that I think is applicab If there is one style tip that I think is applicable to everyone, it's this. ⁠ ⁠ Don't refresh your home to impress your followers or friends. Do it for yourself. ⁠ ⁠ Don't buy decor just for the sake of having decor. If you don't love them, they'll only end up as clutter on a surface.⁠ ⁠ Surround yourself with things you love, and your home will always be that special place that gives you joy, no matter how long or short your stay in it.
Where there's a shelf or a cabinet, there's clutte Where there's a shelf or a cabinet, there's clutter. ⁠ ⁠ Does this statement ring true for you too?⁠ ⁠ There are two things you need to remember to be able to style your homes as beautifully as the pins you pine for. ⁠ ⁠ 1. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. There's just no other way around it. You can build all the cabinets in your house, but if you don't declutter, then all your things will just end up spilling out of storage.⁠ ⁠ 2. 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆. After decluttering, you can style surfaces with only the stuff you love or that spark joy for you. But don't forget to let the surfaces "breathe": Don't fill up every spot or area with all the things. Have 1 or 2 or few empty spots around your decor. This way, your eye can "visually rest" on those breathing spaces.

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