Top 5 Kitchen Island Lighting Ideas

The beloved kitchen island – the heart of the home! It’s a gathering point to hang out with family and friends; a place where we can engage in light conversations while simultaneously preparing a meal or making a fancy cocktail or two. A simple yet significant way to enhance this well-favored spot is by…

MAY 2023 – How to Become an Interior Designer

In my course, the Successful Design Business Academy, I teach new interior designers how to uplevel their businesses, market themselves, land the types of projects they’ve always dreamed of. But how does one become an interior designer in the first place? There are many paths you can take and I am not here to tell…

3 Easy Window Treatment Makeovers that Will Make a Difference in Any Home

Students of my online interior design courses will tell you, if you are ignoring your window treatments, your home isn’t living up to its full design potential. Not sure where to start? Well, you’re in luck! This month, we’re diving into three of our all-time favorite window treatment makeovers, dishing out a few of our…

Innovative Ways to Use Tile

I am going to put it right out there: I am a huge fan of using tile. Many clients hesitate when I suggest it. Immediately a look of apprehension clouds their expression, and I can literally see traumatic memories pass through their psyche—they are instantly transported back through time to their grandmother’s powder room, where…

Coffee Table In A Box – Boho Glam

We’re mixing it up, lovelies! We’ve spent the last year showing you the many ways you can style a mantel to perfection. Now, we’re turning our attention to another area that could use a little TLC, the coffee table! Each month we put together a new collection of accessories that work beautifully together to style…

What To Do When You Disagree with Your Client Aesthetically

Hi Lovelies! So today as my send off – I’m tackling a nice sticky, tricky topic…because I love you guys! 😉 Yes – today we’re diving into: What do you do when you disagree with your client’s design aesthetic – or – as a client, with something your designer is suggesting? Yes – you read…

How to Make Your Interior Design Clients Feel Heard

Let’s be honest, no matter what industry people may be a part of, whatever social setting they may attend, whatever relationships they encounter: EVERYONE likes to be heard. Design clients are no exception! More times than not, when I inquire as to why a client chose not to continue working with a former designer, countless…

3 Things You Should Never Say to a Client (& 3 Things You Should!)

As a professional interior designer what you SAY to a client is just as important as the work you produce on their behalf. Why? Because an excellent interior designer needs to be more than just a creative force, they are also astute but subtle salespeople, who should wisely and constantly reinforce their own skill and…

Your Questions Answered about Successful Design Biz Academy!

Answering your questions tonight about my amazing design business building program – Successful Design Business Academy! Registration closes tomorrow night….you don’t want to miss this 6-month program – we’re offering it only once this year! Be sure to follow on IG so we can give you more design love, inspo, and tips! @decorating.genius – online…

Decorating with Your Significant Other

Hi, my Gorgeous design lovers….pro and DIY-er alike! Great to see you fab peeps. Let’s dive right into the good stuff…. Today’s topic: Tips to Designing for Couples. Where YOU are the couple and you’re designing together, or whether you are a designer working FOR a couple…there is a little science and a little art…

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