Tag: home decor
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How I Create a Collected Home (and How You Can Too)
The collected look is often misunderstood. People see a finished room and assume it all happened at once. One lucky shopping trip. One perfectly styled afternoon. A very large credit card bill. That has never been my experience. When my husband and I were first married, we had very little furniture. Not “intentionally minimal,” just…
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How Film Shaped the Way I Design
Long before I called myself a designer, I spent years of my life pouring over movie sets. I would actually try to pick certain movies based on how I thought the character’s home would look. I have quite literally said to my husband, “Let’s watch that movie. The house is incredible.” At the time, I…
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The Collected Living Room: Where Stories Settle In
If the kitchen is the heart of a home, the living room is its memory keeper. This is where stories linger, conversations stretch, and personal history quietly reveals itself. A collected living room doesn’t feel staged or overly considered. It feels known. The most compelling living rooms are layered with objects that suggest a life…
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The Collected Kitchen: Staples That Make a Home Feel Storied
When decorating your kitchen and dining room, there are certain collectibles that take a space from boring to storied. The kitchens that feel the most inviting are rarely the newest or the most “finished.” They’re the ones that look like they’ve been gathered slowly—layered over time with pieces that carry warmth, use, and a little…

