Decorating Tips And Tricks

Real or faux ~ which way to go? Today we not so much debate, but clarify the facts surrounding the real vs faux Christmas tree controversy. The Christmas tree is the centerpiece of holiday decor. Traditions and memories are made under, around & about this holiday focal point. People are often staunch in their opinions of real or faux, but are all the facts clear...? Today we discuss the virtues and drawback of either choice, ring in on our thoughts & give you a few options in both catagories. Here's a source for a truly faux gold/platinum tree like the one Kelly puts up in her kitchen. Click HERE. Have a look at Kelly's gold/platinum tree HERE. Rent a live Christmas tree HERE or HERE. Green Promise can help you find organic options for lots of things including Christmas trees. Have a look HERE. Our crushes are: Kelly's has enjoyed the American solo pianist George Winston for years. Have a listen HERE. Anita just back from London shares Cath Kidston. Look HERE. Need help with your h

Have you shopped for a mattress lately? It can be so confusing. Which one is best for a back sleeper or a side sleeper? Can you try out the mattresses that are only available online? Which one is best? Is organic really worth the price? We're not laying down on the job, or well for this one, we might be. Anita is shopping for a new mattress, and she has done a lot of research. Two organic mattresses are Awara HERE and Saatva HERE There is a more stringent certification caled made safe certification called Made Safe. Two mattress that meet that certification are Avocado HERE and Happsy HERE There are two organic certifications; GOTS certification - global organic textile standard GOLS standard -global organic latex standard Anita is crushing on Interior Design Masters on Netflix Kelly is crushing Mark and Graham power up tassel key chain 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

It really is better to give than to receive. Picking out the perfect gift for a loved one, hostess or even for a person/family in need is so much fun. Today we share a great variety of gifts we love & think you will too! Adopting a family through Habitat for Humanity is a wonderful way to gift others this holiday season. Contact your local Habitat offices to connect with a family in need. Marble & gold cheese/serving board. HERE Custom illustrated portrait of family and/or pets. HERE Polaroid Originals creates polaroid photos from your cloud photos. HERE Custom home watercolor portrait. HERE Pottery barn faux hotel silver made from brass with an antique silverplated finish. HERE Pendleton carry along wool throw with leather shoulder strap very retro (blue, gray, yellow). HERE Bath caddy tray HERE. Metal tray in gold or gray HERE. Arlington lantern in brass HERE. Jack Rogers sherling slippers HERE. The Ecyclopedia of the Exquisite HERE. Design books: Timothy Corrigan - The New El

Style Crimes - oh there are many! No one is innocent! Anita & I included... Tune in to hear a multitude of style crimes - laugh along with us we call them out, fess up and defy the law! Not going to list the crimes here because it is so much more fun to listen to us dish about them, hear us come clean and plead guilty ! Here are a few other episodes we reference in this episode: Faux Flower episode HERE. Scale & Balance episode HERE. If you are guilty of out dated hardware or shy of crime, you just need a refresh then visit our friends at D Lawless Hardware for beautiful hardware at terrific prices. HERE. Crushes: Anita shares stunning French Cheese Knife set HERE. Kelly is loving matt black salad plates from Pier One. Check them out HERE. Thanks SO much to those of you have left us a review on itunes. We really appreciate each supportive, encouraging word! Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typica

Have you heard of grandmilleniel style? Pretty sure you have heard of the new modern farmhouse style. Well hearing about is one thing, knowing what, how and ways to incorporate these two hot styles into your home is another. Grandmilleniel style incorporates much of what we love already and works it in fresh ways. Modern farmhouse - gone is the rusty, crusty, chippy rage. The farmhouse look of today is... listen in to find out. Kelly spoke recently to a PEO chapter. What a wonderful organization! Is there a chapter where you live? See what it is all about HERE. Kelly mentioned this book when talking about the grandmilleniel style. Parish Hadley Tree of Life ~ a history of this legendary design firm. See the book HERE. Check out Lycett Designs HERE. Folllow Courtland and Co HERE. For the perfect example of modern farmhouse visit McGee and Co. HERE. Crushes: Anita shares with us a new podcast ~ The Shrink Next Door. Listen in HERE. Kelly urges us all to get a bareroot Bolero Rose to add

We love luxury items, but not the luxury prices. You don't have to be a millionaire to live like one. We found several luxury items for much less. RH monogrammed hotel style bath towels HERE RH monogrmmed hotel style robes HERE Bond .9 perfume HERE Pet throw HERE Faux throw HERE Proper Cloth HERE. Have a look at Further Candles HERE. Aquiesse Luxe Linen Candles HERE. Yummy cashmere throw HERE. Herringbone cashmere throw - wrap yourself in it HERE. Matrix Cascadia velvet chair HERE. Crush: Kelly loves Bolero roses. Get a bareroot Bolero HERE. Anita suggests you get informed delivery from the post office. Sign up 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 episo

Projections, analysis, forward thinking and a bit of crystal ball viewing. Today we are bringing you a head's up on the trends we see on the horizon for 2020. There are big, life changing trends that we think will become part of the fiber of the way we all decorate. We cover those in depth. Then there are the colors, looks and specific items we can count on seeing in the months to come. We menioned our lovely listener Jen of High Contrast Home. You can follow Jen on Instagram HERE. Her bold color choices are inspiring! Crushes: Kelly loved attending a clothing swap party. Listen in for the details. Anita wants us all to try the NetFlix series Secrets of Althrop. Check it out HERE. Thanks SO much to those of you have left us a review on itunes. We really appreciate each supportive, encouraging word! 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 need

Relax, sit back and enjoy the flight. Life and decorating can be stressful, so today we are sharing our favorite tips for making your decorating process less stressful. We also have tips on how to create an environment that helps eliminate stress caused by your home. Anita's crush is the movie Bright Star about John Keats on Netflix. Kelly's crush was Pernassus Books, 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 all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week! Kelly's IG HERE Kelly's Youtube HERE Kelly's blog HERE Anita's IG HERE Anita's blog HERE Are you subscribed to the podcast? D

Today we light up your life, literally, with great sources for finding and upcycling table lamps. Sharing loads of useful information that will make shopping for or creating the perfect table lamp a cinch. Height of a table lamp is generally 26 -31 inches. Parts: base, harp, shade, finial There are parts of your lamp you should not see. Listen in to learn what the shade should hide. Upcycle an old or ugly lamp with spray paint or Rub & Buff. Get Rub & Buff HERE. Check out this very inexpensive metal cage lamp by Better Homes & Gardens HERE. Anita has several favorite lamps. Farrington Gurney table lamp HERE Ceramic cylinder lamp HERE Diep table lamp HERE Set of gold table lamps HERE Kelly's crush is a band she has enjoyed for years: Everything But The Girl - Album Idlewild. Check it out HERE. Anita's crush is The Durrell's of Corfu on PBS. See 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 typ

It's that time of year again to start thinking about your Thanksgiving table. Let's talk about what to put on the table. Are you a placemat or a tablecloth person? Paper or cloth napkins? China or paper plates? No matter, we've got tips for your table today. If you want some ideas on how to fold your napkins check out these napkin folding videos HERE and HERE Contains affiliate links Anita's is crushing on the new Wisteria store coming to Houston Nov 2019. Since then, it has closed. Kelly is crushing on the book, Little Farmstead Living 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 all those places

Today we are curating that big blue overwhelming home decor resource known as IKEA. Whether you are regular shopper or in IKEA virgin like Kelly, you'll be wow'ed at what we found. Do you know anything about the man behind the big blue box? So interesting... We'll fill you in. Then we dig right into the good & some laughs of course. DTT IKEA PICKS: Glass domed cloches Gold bottom cloche Chest of drawers Sofa Chunky knit throw Cream & black throw Duck egg blue or pink throw Enamelware pitcher/vase Blue storage boxes Awning striped pillow cover Black & white lumbar pillow cover Pink wool pillow covers Jute rugs Indoor/outdoor natural color rug Grainsack-esque tea towel White dishes Pink dishes Black metal stool Black metal rolling cart Black circular table ( the one that caused Kelly to sweat a bit! ) Velvet pouf Rattan chair Metal side table Rattan baskets Drop cloth like 26" x 26" pillows Willow branches White wooden hangers Crushes: Kelly really enjoyed Alice

We're checking out home decor magazines. Find out which ones were our favorites and which ones didn't make the cut. We're covering magazines like House Beautiful, Veranda, Dwell, Country French, Milieu, Flowers, and so much more. Find out which ones had great paper, were full of articles, and which ones were full of ads. Anita's is crushing on The Moth Podcast HERE Kelly is crushing on this very affordable coffee table HERE Contains affiliate links. 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 all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week! Kelly's IG HERE Kelly's Youtube HERE Kelly's blog

Your stuff should serve YOU, not the other way around. Today we urge you to take action along with us and get rid of the stuff not serving you. Grab a bag or a box and turn us up! Today we help free you from the stuff bogging you down. This episode is not only action based, it is pretty funny too. Let's get it done & have a few laughs too. Crushes: Anita is loving Joules Rain Ponchos. See them HERE. Kelly says we should all have a look at Capricorn Press for beautiful handcrafted prints. Look 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 all those places to catch up on the other 6 days

Choosing the right white paint can be very daunting. But have no fear we are here! We know how to choose the right white paint and are sharing the process with you today.There are 4 categories of white paint,BLUE-WHITETRUE WHITEOFF-WHITECREAMKelly loves using Samplize HERE for repositionable paint samples so you can visualize what the paint color will look like in the room.Here are some of our favorite white paint colorsSW EIDER WHITEBM WHITE DOVEFARROW AND BALL CRISP WHITESW EXTRA WHTIEBM SIMPLY WHITEBM DECORATORS WHITECLARE WHIPPEDBM CHANTILLY LACEBM PAPER WHITEBM MAYONNAISEBM OFF WHITEBM WHITE DOVESW ALABASTERSW NATURAL CHOICEBM WHITE LINENContains affiliate links.Anita is crushing on this Kate Spade insulated lunch bag HEREKelly is crushing on Stacy Kent's music. Find her CDs HEREand HERENeed 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 ro

Whether you are already a New Traditionalist, don't know if you are one or want to be one, we have lots of advice for you to make the most of this beautiful & easy to live with style. In a nutshell new traditionalist style effortlessly mixes & blends traditional furnishings with modern, sleeker elements to create a whole new fresh take. New traditionalist rooms are interesting because of the mix of periods & provences of the pieces. ( say that 3x fast! ) Whether you have a house full of traditional furnishings or tend toward the modern today you'll learn the key pieces to add, take away or combine to achieve this very now look. We talk about new traditionalist designers that you'll want to check out. They are all women & putting their own spin on traditional. Click the names to be directed to their sites: Summer Thorton Heather Garrett Katie Lydon Taylor Borsari Ginger Brewton Frances Merill Anita shares why we need to avoid alumium in our cooking and in doing just that she is c

High style at low cost is such an easy thing to achieve if you know a few tricks of the trade. High style doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. There are some very simple things you can do to get you there, and we've tried so many of them. We're sharing our favorite ways to rev up style without breaking the bank. One thing you can do, for example, is to declutter your home or freshen up your paint, but we've got so many more ideas. Come take a listen.Be sure to watch Kelly's video on low cost high style HEREWe 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.Want the tutorial for how to make a long drop bedspread from dropcloth? It's in Anita's book, French Accents HEREAnita is crushing on these white sneakers made by Sperry HEREKelly is crushing on Grande Lash mascara HERENeed 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

Let us boost your COLOR CONFIDENCE today! Pick the best paint colors for your home with our advice. There are soooo many choices and many, many variables that impact how the paint will appear on your walls. We go deep into detail on how the process of picking samples, testing the paints and making your ultimate selection. Do NOT let anyone rush you into choosing a paint color!! Get a 12 x 12 sample of paint on a repositional sheet from Samplize HERE. Anita suggested this paint formula translator. Try it HERE. We mentioned this fabulous rich navy wall color - Hale Navy. Someone try it and send us pictures! See it HERE. We found out Julie used double sided Gorilla Glue for her utensil art. Who knew G Glue made a double sided tape? See it HERE. Anita is crushing on the refreshing taste & mineral boost she gets from Gerlhsteiner Mineral Water. Check it out HERE. Kelly upp'ed her beauty routine with the eye de-puffer from Sunday Riley called Auto Correct. Have a look HERE. Kelly has Anita

What's the deal with antiques? Is it a great time to buy? to sell? Are they still popular? We're talking about which items that have gone up in price and which have gone down. We're also discussing why there has been a big shift in pricing recently. No matter how you slice it, if you love antiques, then enjoy yours. If you want to sell yours, and the total value is over $1,000, then you might want to contact Sothebys to get an auction estimate HERE Contains affiliate links. Anita is crushing on this tea kettle HERE Kelly is crushing on this hotel 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 all thos

Come on over to our houses! We want to share with you what we are up to inside and out. Anita is thinking about becoming an Air BnB host. We have an episode on just that. Listen HERE. Kelly is so pleased with the growth of her hedges after feeding her plants with THESE organic fertilizer stakes. Awnings are a nice addition to many homes. They provide sun/rain protection and might just be the touch you need. Kinda like an eyebrow on a face. Kelly has researched adding one to the back of her house. She found THIS one on Wayfair. Crushes: Anita is enjoying homemade hibiscus tea. Anita's recipe is: 1/2 gallon water 3 hibiscus tea bags 3 lemons pinch of stevia Brew the tea in 3 cups hot water for 30 minutes. Add remaining water &

We are taking a deep dive into dining room tables in this episode. We're talking about what the best dimensions are, the things to consider when buying them, and so much more. Check out these dining room table upcycles that Kelly found HERE We're also sharing some cool dining room tables we found. The links are below. Madeleine dining room table HERE Black metal table with wood top with chairs HERE Langley street table  HERE Terrain square table HERE Paige round table HERE Article Oscuro table HERE Whitewashed Wisteria table HERE Picket house table HERE Saguenay extendable table HERE Anita's crush is a gorgeous blue and white tray from Furbish HERE Kelly's crush is this fabulous planter from McGee and Co. 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