Sideboard in a Box

Each month we put together a new collection of accessories that work beautifully together to style out a coffee table, sideboard, or mantel with a designer’s touch. Sideboard in a Box is the perfect alternative to cumbersome and confusing decor style box services. With monthly style boxes, you receive a number of items with no…

How to Decorate Your Home Using Muraled Wallpaper

Muraled wallpapers are one of the hottest interior design trends for 2021, but they are not for the faint of heart. Many of the students from my online home decorating courses have reached out to ask me how they can indulge in this exciting trend. Below are 3 easy rules to follow to add muraled…

7 Tips for Working with Faux Flowers

Here at The Interior Design Advocate, we’re big lovers of fresh flowers. But, we get a lot of questions – What do you have as recommendations and tips for working with faux flowers? So, we put together this video just for you, sharing with you what we think you should be doing with your…

The Difference Between Hand Knotted, Hand Tufted, and Machine Loomed Carpets

Oh the world of rugs! It is a deep rabbit hole and it can be pretty confusing, I know. In this video, we’re going to talk about just three types of rugs that are pretty commonly seen out there when you’re doing your shopping. We’re going to talk about the difference between a machine-loomed rug,…

How to Select Rugs & Window Treatments For Your Open Concept Home

Hey Lovelies! Hey Gorgeous Divas & Divos! (the guys…ahem) Today we’re diving into Open Concept spaces – especially the questions I get for dealing with RUGS and WINDOW TREATMENTS in Open Concept. I’m sharing 3 Tips When Selecting Area Rugs & Window Treatments in Open Concept….let’s straighten out your thinking….clear those cobwebs! Feel free to…

Coffee Table In A Box

Each month we put together a new collection of accessories that work beautifully together to style out a coffee table with a designer’s touch. Coffee Table in a Box is the perfect alternative to cumbersome and confusing decor style box services. With monthly style boxes, you receive a number of items with no plan for…

Top 5 Swivel Chairs

They’ve got style, they’ve got comfort and they pivot effortlessly above the floor. That’s right lovely, we’re talking about the hugely popular swivel chair! Swivel chairs solve the “sometimes challenge” of directional orientation for seating in a room, particularly when a flat-screen TV is in the vicinity. They provide a little extra movement when you…

How to Design the Perfect Monochromatic Space

If you love to design a monochromatic space — maybe you’ve never done it before or maybe you want to do it better this time — let me tell you what the pros know about making monochromatic spaces fabulous. I’m going to be sharing those key considerations with you in this video. If you want…

Does Our Home Affect The Way We Feel?

Hey Design Lovelies & Gentlemen! SO good to be here with you for another “fireside design chat” – minus the fire & the cocktail (or coffee!) Todays’ topic is a goodie – all about how your home space is LITERALLY shown to affect the way you feel & function. So I say…why not stack the…

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