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Spring is Here! Let’s Clean Up and Pull the Place Together!

Is it me, or are you getting itchy to open the windows up and let in the fresh spring air? This past week has been a very cold one here in Boston, but overall we’ve had a great winter (meaning very mild).

That makes me feel motivated to clean up – as in a deeper clean than usual. Here are a few things I’m going to be doing myself or hiring a professional to do some of it.

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Be Eco-Friendly When Downsizing

More and more, I’m being asked by my clients for more eco-friendly product options in home decor. This blog goes into a few more details on how to lower your carbon footprint when decorating your home.

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Luxe Looks for Less pt 2

There are plenty of ‘affordable’ finishing touches which can make your home look and feel more luxurious – some of which can actually be free or cost a lot less than you think! Here are some options.

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Luxe Looks for Less

There are plenty of ‘affordable’ finishing touches which can make your home look and feel more luxurious – some of which can actually be free or cost a lot less than you think!

This week i’m sharing some simple things you can do give your home a luxe look.

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Design Trends to Love

Every year, like with fashion, decorating trends are talked about and we suddenly feel like we need to update our home (or wardrobe). Although I enjoy looking current, I’m not a huge trend follower and if I’m going to go for a trend that I think may be short-lived – I don’t choose to make a heavy investment in them.

Others, that I think will stand the test of time, I will invest in.

Here are some trends for 2024.

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Holiday Cleanup Ideas

Cleaning up after the holidays can be a daunting task. I’m ready for it though after hosting multiple get-togethers with friends and family. It’s a great way to start off 2024 as well. Get organized and straightened out before the start of the New Year.

Here are some of my tried and true organizing tools that you may already have (like cardboard), or may want to invest in.

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Heading Toward 2024

No doubt I’ll be receiving like many of you perhaps the letters of the year in review that are filled with how well everything and everyone has been doing the previous year, so I’ve never done one myself – although I’m thinking about giving a true, gritty and real overview of 2023.

Here goes. Please note – this is the abbreviated version. Maybe . . . someday soon . . . I’ll give all the details! Maybe!

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Color Can be Complicated

Color is so important when considering an aesthetic you want to create in your home. It can be a tricky thing to figure out what the best color might be for walls, furnishings, area rugs, flooring, accessories, etc. So many choices and will they all work well together? Let me tell you what I did.

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Take It From the Front Door - Wallpaper In My Entryway

Although I purchased my condo nearly 10 months ago, I knew one thing from the get go. I wanted the entryway to be wallpapered with a very specific wallpaper that I had fallen in love with. It’s Thibault’s Luzon, in Pearl. Here is what I did with it!

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Natural Decor for the Holidays

In thinking about how I might begin the “re” decorating for the holidays I’m thinking less is more and am more focused on the overall aesthetic of senses. Here are some pointers for a less is more, tasteful and natural holiday season.

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