We love our fall favorites: warm sweaters, cozy campfires and football-watching food and drink. It’s the season of chicken and noodles, fuzzy socks, and the annual debate whether pumpkin spice is still trendy. If you can’t wait to feel all the feels but picked the wrong paint color months ago, then your home might feel more like an icebox than a cozy retreat. The good news? You don’t have to repaint the whole house to fix it. Let’s talk about sneaky paint mistakes that can chill a room, and how to warm things up.

Accessories should elevate a room, not overwhelm it. If your bookshelves, mantels or side tables look crowded, messy, and definitely not curated, then accessory overload may be the culprit.

Good news: the fix may not require buying new things. Simply styling what you already own is often the cure. Read on for tips to stop the clutter and create spaces that feel balanced and intentional and contribute to loving where you live.

Your coffee table may serve as the anchor of your living room. It’s where conversations happen, mugs are parked, and remotes mysteriously disappear. Such an important piece is often forgotten, so styling it can boost the vibe of your entire room. No need to overcomplicate. Here are tips to get it just right—stylish, personal and functional.

Lighting is one of the fastest, most effective ways to change how a space feels, and it doesn’t require a remodel, a contractor, or even an entire afternoon. The right lighting can make a room warmer, brighter or more inviting, helping you create a new mood in just minutes.

In a few days, my daughter and her husband will be arriving from Japan. To say I’m excited would be an understatement. The coffee is stocked, I’ve planned the meals, and I’ve fluffed the pillows. Twice. When family you haven’t seen for far too long comes to visit, every detail feels important.

But here’s the thing: preparing for guests shouldn’t mean a complete home makeover. It’s about making them feel welcome, comfortable, and cared for. Since many of us host out-of-town family or friends, I thought I’d share how I’m getting ready—and a few design touches I’m including to make it feel special.

A well-styled bed can transform your bedroom from ordinary to magazine-worthy in minutes. It’s more than just where you sleep—it’s the focal point of the room. With the right combination of layers, textures, and colors, you can create a look that’s inviting, polished, and entirely your own. Here are three designer-approved approaches you can try today.

Redesign means making intentional changes to your space using what you already own—or with minimal new additions—to improve function and style without a full renovation.

Redesigning your home can feel exciting, overwhelming, and slightly dangerous (especially if you’ve recently fallen down a Pinterest rabbit hole). The good news is you don’t need a degree in interior design or a truckload of money to excel in transforming your home. You just need a little direction and a willingness to get your DIY on.

You drag your sofa and rug a foot to the left, only to bring it back to the right. You stand in the doorway, hands on hips, wondering if the chair goes better there or there-there. You wrack your brain wondering if the current furniture arrangement is the only one that will ever work. We’ve all had experiences like these. Room layout can feel like a giant jigsaw puzzle with no helpful picture on the box lid. Questions abound, and in today’s blog I will answer the most common ones.

If your living room feels more like a walk-in closet with a couch than a space where you want to spend time and relax, you’re not alone. It’s common for small spaces to feel cramped. Fortunately, living rooms are not highly intelligent and can be easily tricked into becoming something they are not. Read on learn space-expanding secrets to trick your room, changing it from cramped to cozy.

Shopping for a rug shouldn’t feel like an endless quest, but often that’s the case. Your rug-seeking mission can be made much easier if you begin with a solid plan. 1The right rug should anchor a room, define a space, and make everything feel pulled together. The wrong rug can float like an awkward pancake, making everything look...off.

So how do you pick the right size rug without unraveling your sanity? Let’s break it down room by room with tips that are easier to follow than an IKEA instruction manual.

The entryway is often the unsung hero of the home. It's the first space guests see and their last stop during the extended series of “I should really go now” exchanges. It often works overtime, equal parts welcome mat and storage workhorse. And when designed with intention, it can be beautiful and brilliantly functional.

Redesigning a room can feel a bit like hosting a family reunion. You want everything to look nice, you don’t want anyone bumping into each other, and you’re working with a mix of personalities (or in this case, styles). So it’s no surprise that people have questions. Today we’ll address three of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to redesign: