There is something about blue and white chinoiserie that never seems to go out of style. Ginger jars, patterned bowls, decorative plates, and porcelain figures have a way of adding color and character to a room without making it feel overly decorated. But some of the most beautiful rooms aren’t filled with blue and white…
How to Use Color to Make a Collected Home Feel Cohesive
A collected home isn’t supposed to look like everything was bought at the same time. That’s part of the charm. The best rooms have a mix of old and new, thrifted and inherited, practical and purely beautiful. There might be a vintage lamp beside a newer sofa, an old oil painting above a modern console,…
How to Make Thrifted Decor Look Intentional
There’s something special about decorating with thrifted and vintage pieces. Each find has its own history, character and charm. But bringing those pieces together in a way that feels cohesive can sometimes be a little more challenging. It’s easy to fall in love with individual pieces at a thrift store, only to get home and…
Decorating With Vintage Items: More Personality, Fewer Rules
There are plenty of rules people like to tell you when it comes to decorating with vintage and thrifted items. Don’t mix too many styles. Use color sparingly. Don’t put old and new pieces next to each other. Things that aren’t technically decor shouldn’t be used. I’ve heard plenty of them in my days —…
How to Make a Room Feel Collected Over Time
The rooms I’m drawn to rarely look like they were decorated all at once. They have a little history to them. There might be a vintage lamp sitting beside a newer chair, an old basket tucked beneath a console, books collected from different places, and a piece of art that doesn’t quite match anything else…
How to Mix Vintage and New Decor Without Losing the Collected Look
I love a home that looks as if it has been collected over time. Not perfectly matched. Or decorated from only one store. Not filled with things that were all purchased in the same season. Instead, its the kind of home where you might find a thrifted basket sitting beside a new lamp, an old…
The Best Vintage Pieces to Thrift for Fall Decorating
Introduction Fall decorating doesn’t mean having to buy a new collection of pumpkins, signs, and seasonal accessories every year. Some of the best pieces for fall are the ones that don’t actually look like fall decor at all. A weathered wooden box, an old brass candlestick, a brown glass bottle, or a well-loved stoneware pitcher…
How to Make Your Fall Decor Look Collected, Not Themed
Fall decorating can be one of my favorite ways to make a home feel warm and inviting – but I don’t think decorating for the season means your home needs to suddenly feel like fall exploded inside of it. There doesn’t have to be a pumpkin on every surface, a matching set of seasonal signs,…
The Best Thrift Store Finds for Styling Shelves
This post contains affiliate links. There’s a big difference between shelves that look decorated and shelves that look collected. The best shelves rarely come from buying everything new at one big-box store. Instead they’re layered time with vintage finds, natural textures, imperfect pieces, and objects that tell a story. That’s why thrift stores, estate sales,…
Shelf Styling Mistakes That Make Your Space Feel “Off”
If your shelves never look quite right – even after you’ve rearranged them ten times – it’s usually not your decor. It’s the lack of a clear structure. That’s exactly why I use the ABCs of Shelf Styling. When you skip one of these steps (or do them out of order), your shelves can feel…