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Fort Collins, CO | 2020 | Photos by brian Martinez

Interior Design + Styling | Build by Deko Design + Construction

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Can you imagine a furniture piece so versatile it

Can you imagine a furniture piece so versatile it would work in any room in your house?

This metal cabinet is that for me.

It can be:
- purely decorative in the entry
- accessible extra storage in the kitchen/dining room (a pantry filled with cute baskets?)
-linen storage in a hall or bathroom
-office storage

The options are endless.

I’m not trying to sell you this cabinet (although I would totally recommend it!).

But I AM hoping to sell you on the idea of adding furnishings to your home that can be flexible, grow with your changing tastes and styles, and move with you from room to room, home to home.

#storagesolutions #storagefurniture #blackbookcase #blackcabinet #entertaininginstyle #holidayentertaining #chinacabinet #fourhandsfurniture @fourhandsfurniture @burkedecor

Here’s the biggest mistake you’re making when

Here’s the biggest mistake you’re making when it comes to decorating your home (and you probably don’t even realize it).

You’re being unrealistic about what the end result will look like long-term. And when you fail to achieve maintaining a “perfect” result… you get discouraged and give up.

This is real life. Your house (like mine) will be MAYBE 25-50% cute at any given time… if you’re lucky. The remaining areas in my house tend to resemble a cross between a Goodwill donation drop off center and an abandoned project graveyard. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Did you see the overflowing bin full of balls and sports equipment in the first few seconds of this video?!?! I left that in the reel for a reason. It’s really sitting there.)

If you have a family, you cannot escape this reality… so let’s just celebrate the small efforts when we make them ❤️. One shelf. One room. One day at a time.

#homedecor #homedecorating #homemakingtips #christmasdecoratingideas #momproblems

I read Marie Kondo’s book a few years ago and on

I read Marie Kondo’s book a few years ago and one concept that really stuck with me was “not saving the good stuff.”

This applies to perfume (I’ve had expensive bottles spoil, barely worn). It applies to beauty products (so use the good 💄).

And it absolutely applies to heirloom silver, the crystal glasses you got for your wedding, and family china.

What’s the point of keeping it if you never savor it and enjoy it? Tomorrow is the beginning of December. I challenge you to pick one thing you’ve been saving for a special occasion… and start using it!

#holidaydecorating #christmastablesetting #christmastablescape #tablecenterpiece #thriftingfinds #tapercandles #candlesticks #thegoodstuff

What little things do you do this time of year for

What little things do you do this time of year for others’ to enjoy? Candy in a jar? Festive scrubs? I’d love to hear about it!

I’m thankful for SO many things this year, but e

I’m thankful for SO many things this year, but especially the newfound sense of calm and the ease of accepting imperfection I’m embracing as we move into this holiday season. It might be one of the top things on my list.

The odd sense of calm and surrender feels foreign to me; it literally made me pause last night when things didn’t exactly go to plan. No stress? No holding back frustrated words? Who am I?!?

🎄The tree stand I bought didn’t arrive on time.
🎄The substitute stand I rushed to pick up wouldn’t hold our tree up.
🎄Alllllll the Christmas lights I bought last year are unfathomably dead.

Needless to say, our “night-before-Thanksgiving tree trimming tradition” didn’t go as planned.

But we got a beautiful tree and had a nice conversation with the man at the lot. We finally got a picture of our entire family (it’s been awhile…). And we watched Home Alone in the substitute glow of a “backup tree” I set beside the undecorated one.

It may not have been “the usual,”… but I think it was even better.

Happy Thanksgiving friends 🖤

#christmasfail #momlife #christmastreedecorating #christmasideas #holidaymentalhealth #christmastradition #neutraldecor #neutralchristmas #neutralchristmasdecor

Feeling this more and more everyday. We can’t

Feeling this more and more everyday.

We can’t change the world, but we can start by shining our light, whatever it may be, to brighten the lives of those who stand beside us.

Maybe, in turn, this will encourage them to do the same. And so the light grows.

I’m approaching the holidays differently this ye

I’m approaching the holidays differently this year.

In my latest Substack post, I’m discussing why.

#substackreads #holidayoverwhelm #holidayplanning #holidaymomhacks

I’ve made the decision to pause my full-home des

I’ve made the decision to pause my full-home design services in the upcoming year. Instead, I’ll be taking on more of a consulting/coaching approach to my work with homeowners.

BUT.

I’m wrapping up this year with some really great projects and when I finish a whole-home concept like this… I’m reminded of how amazing it is to be able to provide clients with a fully fleshed furnishing plan that they can implement on their own.

Sometimes a little vision goes a long way.

Would you like to have a detailed plan like this to help you finish your home?

#interiordesign #virtualdesign #homedesignideas #homedesigner #interiorstyling

We are officially entering fireplace season, and I

We are officially entering fireplace season, and I am here for it, 100%! ⁣
Photo: @ChristaTippmann

#interiorstyling #buildingahome #blackfarmhouse #intentionalhome #homedecor #homestyling #masterbedroom #bedroomideas #jotulstoves #jotulfireplace #gasfireplace #modernfireplace #freestantingfireplace #sittingarea

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