THE ART OF TIDYING UP, if it's not a hell yes, it's a hell no.

What are you waiting for?

You already know there are things in your home that you don't love, that are not the quality that you know your home needs, that are broken, that are cheap crap, that are tired and stained.

YOU'RE MAKING THESE CHOICES WHILE STANDING IN A FURNITURE STORE. AND IT'S NOT WORKING FOR YOU.

Instead create visual clarity.

I know that you need to plan out where everything lives inside your home.

And you do.

Each and every single thing needs a specific designated spot.

Because guess what?

’M NOT SPENDING HOURS AND HOURS TIDYING UP.

I’ve decided what my standards are for my home.

So everyday I know what my standards are for:
• Keeping the bed properly fluffed
• Taking out the rubbish
• Keeping the kitchen sink clean and clear
• And keeping my bathroom glamed up like me

Its just a matter of deciding.

Decide what your standards are for how you keep your home.

It’s not about spending hours and hours everyday.

You must, no matter what, veer from your vision board and the layout, NO MATTER WHAT.

There is never a decision that gets made with out consulting these two things.

The truth is, this is where most people get totally off track!

There are so many things that simply become a DISTRACTION.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL IN THAT SPACE YOU INHABIT?

That space you inhabit day in and day out. That space that you breathe in and out inside of. That space that you inhabit and make all of your decisions in. That space that you inhabit when you experience you greatest highs and your greatest lows.

THAT SPACE YOU INHABIT.  

YOU WERE BORN KNOWING that you want to have a gorgeous insanely cool ass house.

You know that branding yourself (what you wear and how you present yourself) and branding your home (the space you create) is really f’ing powerful.

You know that branding yourself will allow you to create the business, the life the personal power you know you want.

You know you have impeccable taste. You know that you want to have your home reflect that. You know what you love.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE AND A BUDGET THAT YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN. 

And I’m asking you to be fully committed to creating great design, choosing beauty and injecting magic.  All of these things can live in harmony.  I promise. 

I want to caution you that when you make the budget and the schedule the priority over the design, over creating beauty, well that’s how you have gotten yourself in to the past pickles isn’t it?  You’ve ended up with furniture that doesn’t last, that lacks the interest and the timeless beauty you crave.  Isn’t this true?

I know you want to update that room of yours or maybe you’ve just moved into a new home and need to determine what to do with all of the spaces. 

Wherever you are at in your design and decorating journey if you want to ensure you are SATISFIED with the outcome follow this THREE-PART RECIPE.

Do you find yourself dreaming about living in that gorgeous room you just saw on your favorite interior design blog?  Of course you do! 

But want to know a secret? 

Great!

Let’s focus on the two primary layers…..

YOU ARE READY TO TOTALLY UPDATE THAT ROOM?

GOT STUFF THAT’S EXISTING? 

THAT’S COOL!

Commit to creating the space that is expansive and supports you to live the life you know you want, you know you are made for. 

Here’s my breakdown on how to get classic and chic windows….

Why am I finding you again and again either buying rugs that are too small or placing them all the way under a large piece of furniture (sofa or bed usually) or both?!

START CREATING THE COMPOSITION OF YOUR ROOM. 

Think about how the things you are choosing makes you feel.  Does that completely solid accordion window shade make you feel claustrophobic?  I know it makes me feel that way.  And so those types of shades are always a NO.  There is no life in them, just function, but misses the mark on the beauty.  Good design means function + beauty/grace/elegance/cool/etc. 

I constantly see potential in things (interiors, people, fashion, your business, the list goes on).  And once I see this potential I automatically, like I seriously can’t help myself and have often wondered do I have a mental problem?!  

I know you want your home to reflect where you’re at in your life.  But it also needs to reflect WHERE you are going in your life so that it can continue to support your needs for the years to come. 

Simply clean out a drawer, reorganize a cabinet, move some of your accessories around. 

START NOW. 

New cultures, new experiences, new visions of something you’ve never seen and with all of this the floodgates of inspiration, the feeling of floating, the feeling of freedom and total weightlessness. 

Then we return home, and try to hold on to those feelings but often the first sight of something that reminds of our day to day suddenly zaps the magic.  

Stop going with the mundane pedestrian choices simply because you don’t want to commit to creating something meaningful.