Decorating Tips And Tricks

Shopping for vintage items is something that is so fun! You never know what your will find when you go to a thrift store. It’s truly a treasure hunt. Vintage things can be found so many places, including consignment stores, thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, antique auctions, flea markets, and antique shops. One place Anita recommends you shop is at THE ROUND TOP ANTIQUE SHOW also known as ANTIQUE WEEK. It actually lasts 2 to 3 weeks. Get the scoop HERE Other venues mentioned were Brimfield HERE Rose Bowl Antique Flea Market HERE Use this website to find an antique auction near you HERE Shop Olde Orange CA vintage shops with Kelly HERE Our featured blogger today is DESIGNTHUSIASM HERE Go check out her gorgeous style! 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

Today's dining rooms are not what they used to be! We love the mismatched pieces that work together to add class and sass and a very personal note to this room! We are all for mixing it up! And if you are pinched for space, use a dining room for a multi purpose. The main thing is to USE your dining room! See Yvonne's post Furnishing The Perfect Dining Room HERE Visit Kelly's dining room and have tea with friends HERE Get the look of Anita's gorgeous dining room HERE See how Yvonne slipcovered a bench in her dining room bench with a drop cloth HERE See Yvonne's dining room HERE Check out Kelly's girl scout yard sale table that Yvonne loves HERE Anita gives you 4 hot tips for a dining room HERE See Kelly's dining room dressed up for Christmas HERE Yvonne's shares how she painted an old buffet HERE Stunning reveal of Anita's dining room HERE Kelly shares a beautiful dining tablescape HERE See how Yvonne painted an 18th-century mahogany chair HERE See Yvonne's evolution of a dining room HERE Yvonne shares how to

You can never get enough! We are talking storage.  Discovering hidden storage in your house. Places you may never have thought about to keep everyday essentials or the special things you want to keep, but don't need everyday. Listen in and find the map to the hidden storage spaces in your own home. Anita's ideas for small bathroom storage HERE Ikea bookcase turned craft storage a la Anita HERE Find Space bags HERE Darling laundry trolley cart, check it out HERE Thread holder that Kelly used for a jewelry holder HERE My Paint Saint all in one touch up paint solution 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

I love it, you love it, everyone loves farmhouse style. (Well almost everyone.) We're talking today about our favorite ways to add farmhouse style to a home. These are all easy things to do. Farmhouse style works so well with so many different styles. It really does make a home feel welcoming and cozy. See Yvonne's post What Is Farmhouse Style And How To Get It HERE Anita shares The Best 7 ways to add Farmhouse styleHERE Learn all about Enamelware with Kelly HERE Anita's recipe for the Best Marinara sauce HERE See Yvonne's white dish collection HERE See Kelly's Shiplap accent wall HERE See Yvonne's Farmhouse Open Shelves HERE Learn the essentials to a farmhouse glam kitchen HERE See Yvonne's Easy Spring Farmhouse vignette HERE See Yvonne's Farmhouse Kitchen HERE Farmhouse glam kitchen with Kelly 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

Container gardens bring color, life and beauty to outdoor living. Choosing the right container, soil and plants go a long way to make these beautiful pots thrive. Today we are talking about these things and more! Yvonne's favorite pots of flowers HERE Visit all Kelly's garden projects HERE See Kelly's trash can containers in the first photo HERE See Yvonne's favorite container's for flowers HERE Join Kelly's Be a Better Gardener Club HERE Follow Kelly's Container Garden Pinterest Board HREE A spring container garden details HERE Out of the pot idea HERE A rescued container garden HERE See Yvonne's potting bench and potted kitchen herb garden HERE Why do you garden?  Read why Kelly does HERE The best fertilizer for container gardens is HERE See Yvonne's color theme for her container gardens HERE Ideas for a white and green palette in a container HERE Kelly's three secrets are HERE A drought tolerant container garden is HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll o

WOW WOW WOW!  We are absolutely blown away by the number of you listening to our podcast!Well, it is really YOUR podcast.  Each episode is created with YOU in mind & in heart.  This one in particular as it is all about answering listener questions.  So fun! Our feature image today is even from a listener!  Donna created a beautiful vignette inspired by an episode of DTT.  She shared it with us, we blushed & gushed and now share it with you.  Thanks Donna!! xx If you have called, emailed or commented with a question we have written it down, considered it and will answer it.  Today we answer several.  If we didn't get to yours yet, we will on another Listener Questions episode, so everyone stay tuned! Visit our featured blogger Susan of Love of Home HERE We adore Susan and all she is up to with her house, family and her new venture HERE See Susan's Chunky arm knit throw tutorial HERE See Kelly's burlap round table cloth HERE Anita shares how she handled the awkward window behind the bed HERE The mascul

Architectural salvage is a great way to add charm to your home. You can add it in big ways like using reclaimed hardwood for your floors or by simply adding some old corbels to your bookcase. Keep your eye out for the rusty, crusty and dusty to add unique charm and style to your home decor. See how Anita has used salvage in her home HERE If it is In the walls does it count as architectural salvage?  Either way come see what Kelly found in her wall.  HERE See Yvonne's Venetian Reproduction Salvage Mirrors HERE See how to resize old shutters HERE Architectural blue shelf in a guest room HERE See Yvonne's 10 Tips For Using Shutters HERE See Yvonne's Shutter Headboard DIY HERE See Yvonne's Architectural Wall Art Tutorial 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 y

Who doesn't love PILLOWS?!!!! They are like jewelry for your home!  Pillows are an inexpensive way to change the look of a room. They are a home decorator's best friend! Pillows can add different styles to a room. Be aware that pillows can be bought as a pillow cover with a separate insert. Many advantages of pillow covers. Save the inserts. Choose down inserts for indoor use. Great places to find down inserts- Ikea, Pottery Barn, Calico Corner. Don't just think about pillows on the furniture, think about floor pillows for a pretty decor punch! Barb, a blog reader and podcast listener reminds us not to use detergent with phosphorus if we make pillows using fusible webbing. Thanks, Barb! You are the best!!!! Put a big basket in a room to put pillows in. Don''t forget to monogram those pillows! Anita's favorite spring pillows are HERE Yvonne shares how to store pillows HERE Make pillows shams from vintage linens with Kelly HERE Yvonne tips for choosing the perfect pillows are HERE Here's a post on great outdo

 Entertaining outdoors makes for a perfect evening in my book. There's no place I would rather be than sitting at my pine table on my back porch with my friends and family. Let's discuss how to create a great outdoor space! Visit Yvonne's patio and see those Tikki Torches in action HERE Anita is getting her porch ready for spring HERE Kelly's answer to drought and easy care ~ a faux back lawn HERE Yvonne has tips for choosing the perfect outdoor rug HERE Very helpful cafe light post HERE The cafe lights Kelly just installed are HERE A party table in a field of bluebonnets from Anita (Texas style) HERE A few photos of Kelly's backyard styled by Fred Sanford aka the before and after HERE See a French crib converted to a settee by who other than Anita HERE Anita's mountain deck with a view is HERE Kelly's porch mood board while she works on the real thing is HERE See Yvonne's tutorial for a Vinyl Tablecloth Pillow HERE See Yvonne's summer potting bench HERE See Yvonne's front porch rockers and decorated area HE

Decorating shelves can be very frustrating. What do you put on them? How do you arrange them? Do you have open shelving in your kitchen or glass front cabinets? We’ll talk about how we decorate those areas. Anita's post on using white dishes in glass front cabinets is HERE See how Kelly decorates a bookcase for spring HERE Check out Anita's open shelving is HERE Read how Kelly likens decorating a bookcase to a legal case HERE Learn to make a burlap shelf HERE Yvonne shares How To Style Open Shelves Like A Pro HERE See Yvonne's White Open Shelves HERE Learn Designer Tips For Styling Shelves HERE See how easy it is to Cover A Burlap Book HERE Here's an oldie but goodie post on Styling Bookshelves Using Baskets 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

Today let's talk about updating our homes from FRUMPY TO FABULOUS! If your home needs a little updating this is the perfect podcast for you! We are maybe crossing some lines here and giving you tough love tips and advice about our rooms. We are spilling about what we think frumpy truly is and how to purge, get rid of, edit and show off things like collections. It’s all about mixing and curating! Fabulous decor is all about mixing and curating what you already have with updated items! We love that high/ low look! Let's go from Frumpy to Fabulous! See Yvonne's post 5 Ways To Refresh Your Living Room HERE Another post from Yvonne, 5 Small Ways To Totally Change The Look Of A Room HERE And 5 Ways To Beautifully Accessorize A Room HERE Kelly tells us when to paint and not to paint furniture HERE Yvonne's updated sheer curtain DIY 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 wha

Countertops are integral, expensive and can make a big design statement.  In this episode learn all about granite, marble, soapstone, quartzite, quartz and cement.  We share our personal experiences with all of these countertops and the additional research we have done.  Listen in and you will get all the info you need to make an educated choice for your countertop. Kelly has had granite, quartz and currently, marble. See images and read Kelly's blog posts on her marble HERE and HERE Anita has granite and quartzite. See images and read Anita's blog posts HERE and HERE Yvonne has soapstone counters. See images & read Yvonne's blog post HERE We participate in the Amazon and other affiliate programs, so if you make a purchase thru our links we may receive a small fee. Our participation in no way effects the price you pay. Get the putty Anita told us about 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 r

Rugs are a great way to add personality to any room. They can be a supporting actor or the main course. We talk sizing, patterns, pile and so much more. Rug Pads 101 why a good rug pad is SO important from Kelly HERE A nubby yet comfy under foot from Kelly's teen room transformation along with Pier 1 HERE Anita's 5 tips for using a rug in a room HERE Anita's tips for choosing a rug are HERE Anita's tips for layering rugs are listed HERE Yvonne's sharing How To Choose The Perfect Dining Room Rug HERE See how Yvonne's rugs flow together in her home, see HERE DASH AND ALBERT RUGS are 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 channe

Well there Lassies and Lads, it is a fine morning to be talking about Greening up your home.  Happy St. Patrick's Day! We have lots to discuss with you about adding a pop pf green to your home.  As you may know the color of the year is Greenery, and everyone's house can benefit from some organic greens.  We'll chat about those green things and much more. Join in the conversation, then go make an Irish Soda Bread HERE Anita shares several ways to add greenery to your home with style HERE We participate in the Amazon and other affiliate programs, so if you make a purchase thru our links we may receive a small fee. Our participation in no way effects the price you pay. Green Totem inexpensive pillow covers HERE Boxwoods 101 HERE Get Kelly''s tips of decorating with plants is HERE Have a look at a Boston Fern HERE Sherwin Williams Clary Sage paint HERE See Yvonne's easy Moss Ball DIY HERE Spring Kitchen Vignette HERE Anita's olive trees HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consu

Whether you are counting sheep or counting your thread count, we have you covered with this episode all about bedding.  We talk about about sheets types, quality and de-mystify thread counts, layering a bed, give a wonderful source for gorgeous bedding and much more.  Get comfy and listen in. Anita tells you why you need a linen blanket HERE Kelly's source for absolutely gorgeous bed linens is Bella Notte Outlet.  Visit them HERE Yvonne gives you budget friendly tips for creating lovely bedding HERE Anita talks about making pillows from vintage linens HERE Anita's post on how to choose bedding is HERE Kelly shares some perfect sheets HERE Learn to layer a bed with Yvonne 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

What's in your tool box? We use so many tools every day, that you bet we have our favorites. You're going to want to check out our list to see if you are missing any essentials. We participate in the Amazon and other affiliate programs, so if you make a purchase thru our links we may receive a small fee. Our participation in no way effects the price you pay. stud finder HERE needle nose pliers HERE zip ties HERE Gorilla glue HERE Dremel tool HERE variable speed drill HERE picture hangers HERE Goo Gone HERE painter's tape HERE saber saw HERE Grime Boss paint remover wipes HERE My Paint Saint HERE Anita's post on the best tools is 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

After winter, we are all ready for SPRING!!!! Today's episode is all how to spring up your home! Don't just spring clean; spring ORGANIZE and PURGE! Changing bedding for spring/summer is such a great idea! Transition from late winter into early spring decor. Add flowers to your spring decor. Forcing branches is a good way to bring spring indoors. It's so easy to do! Flower Preservative we like click HERE How about a Spring Tote Wreath;. Look HERE Anita's post on adding Spring to your home, click HERE Spring up your home by using organics like nests and other spring plants. Add herbs in pots to your home! Don't overdo spring decor. Sprinkle it through your home! Check out Kelly's spring bookcase for ideas HERE Check out the spring Bluebonnets at Anita's farm HERE See how Yvonne Forces Beautiful spring Branches HERE Here is Kelly's post on GLUING FAUX BLOOMS TO BRANCHES. See it HERE See Yvonne's spring Inspired Wreaths HERE See Kelly's beautiful SPRAY PAINTED EGGS HERE For a list of branches that can be forc

Life happens in the kitchen. And, life is better in the kitchen with our Kitchen MUST haves. Listen in as we chat about the items that we can't live without in our kitchens.  Maybe one or more will become favorites of yours too.  If you have a kitchen must have, call us and let us know what it is so we can try it out. We three like to add a table lamp, artwork and other decor items to the kitchen so it feels less utilitarian. Anita uses big bowls on her counter as decor and get her other kitchen styling tips, CLICK HERE Yvonne's kitchen is not complete with her well used cookbooks. Here are a few of our favorites: A vintage volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child HERE Barefoot Contessa Family Style HERE The Foothills Cuisine of Blackberry Farm HERE Cook Like a Rock Star here Making of a Cook HERE The Heart of The Artichoke HERE Saveur: The new Classic Cookbook HERE Make The Bread Buy The Butter HERE Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook HERE Houston is Cooking at Home HERE Here are some ter

Come on, have a seat. Let's talk about sofas ~ aka couches. Choosing the right sofa is so important. It is probably one of the most used pieces of furniture in your home, and having an uncomfortable one can be miserable since it is used so much. Let's talk about what to look for in a sofa. Foam or down? Tall or low back? What's the right size? Let's discuss Thanks to Anita''s mom for giving us permission to tell the sofa story. To see Anita's first sofa click HERE To see Yvonne's post 6 Tips You Must Know Before Buying A Sofa, click HERE To see Anita's sofa buying tips, click HERE See how Kelly transformed her DNA ridden indoor sectional into outdoor sensational, 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

If you are not sure how to mix patterns this episode is tailor made for you! EASY RECIPES for mixing patterns: For harmonious pattern mixing that do not compete use color/ multi-color pattern vary scale use texture repeat patterns use geometric patterns Mixing patterns with tension use stripes animal prints polka dots Pillows are a great way to play with mixing patterns and bringing texture to a room. See our Pinterest board with tons of mixing pattern inspiration HERE See Anita's tips on mixing patterns HERE Kelly shares how to make an envelope pillow 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