Your old school home decor was a stowaway on your journey from apartment to house.

Thanksgiving is over, and you know what that means: time to decorate for Christmas!

Your Christmas tree is the focal point of your holiday decor, right? Everything else pales in comparison to your large, tall, lit, ornamented tree that (literally) lights up your room.

You’re into that rustic chic, antique-y design aesthetic? So are we, friend. Reclaimed, shabby chic, distressed, whimsically beat up, tastefully destroyed, weathered, aged, repurposed, reused. Not just words to describe the decor you’re passionate about. They’re a way of life. Making old things new. Breathing …

We all have at least one wall in our houses that we walk by everyday that we know needs something a little more exciting. Is it just kind of bleh? Old & busted art? No art? Negative space trying to pose as invisible art. Too …

You LOVE fall. It’s the glorious middle ground between the harsh extremes of summer and winter. Warm weather without pit stains. Cool nights without frostbite. All the natural reds, oranges and yellows permeating the wild & whimsical outdoors.

You LOVE your table. It may not be perfect, but it symbolizes most of the things you deeply care about. Family. Friends. Feasting. Real talk. Making meaningful new connections. Winning at games. Hospitality at its most authentic. Not just a house, a home.

Good ole Pinterest, all the DIY blogs, the Google machine and home design magazines are “inadvertently” wooing and beckoning your gaze with their custom-built rustic chic furniture pieces. Is that a droplet of drool I spy, easing itself out of the corner of your jaw-dropped …

Part I – The Build? Crushed it. Part II – The Finish? Dominated. Now we’re ready for the finale: Part III – how to install this really friggin heavy piece of art you just created with your Behr hands (stuff never comes off). Let’s get …

Restoration Freaking Hardware. *Sigh*. Why do you always leave needing wanting everything you see – perfectly space-planned and tastefully positioned in your own “home design studio”. Better yet, outsource a Restoration Hardware design consultant to redecorate your frumptown fabrics, granny graphics & tacky trinkets with …