Everyone’s trying earthy. Few get it right. This modern cottagecore color palette guide shows you how to make your space feel grounded and gorgeous — cozy, not cluttered. No pastels, no ruffles, no regrets.

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December 31, 2025

Modern Cottagecore Color Palettes: Cozy, Earthy, and Designed to Last

Modern cottagecore color palette featuring layered earthy greens, warm neutrals, soft burgundy accents, and natural textures including linen, wool, aged wood, and brass, styled as an interior design mood board.

Pinterest rooms look perfect online—but often fail in real life. This guide explains why copying Pinterest interiors doesn’t work, the most common Pinterest decorating mistakes people make, and explains the gap between saved inspo and real‑world decorating outcomes — and why pretty pins alone aren’t enough to make your space work.

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December 28, 2025

Pinterest Decorating Mistakes: Why Pinterest Is Wrecking Your Room (And What to Do Instead)

Overhead view of an overwhelmed interior design planning workspace with fabric swatches, carpet samples, paint color cards, tile samples, and mood boards spread across a wooden desk, illustrating common Pinterest decorating mistakes where too many trends, colors, and materials create decision fatigue instead of a cohesive design direction.

Want to decorate your home like an interior designer? If you’re not sure how to start decorating a room—and every choice feels risky—you might be skipping the most important step. Spoiler: It’s not paint colors and Pinterest boards. It’s about getting clear on your vision before the decisions pile up. This guide breaks it down—and shows you what most people miss.

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December 27, 2025

How to Decorate Your Home Like an Interior Designer: The Steps Most People Skip

Decorate your home like an interior designer. Sunlit modern coastal living room styled like an interior designer, featuring built-in wood shelving, a plaster fireplace, layered neutral seating, blue accent pillows, arched black-framed windows, and a sculptural wood coffee table overlooking the ocean.

Think your decorating project’s off to a strong start? Maybe… or maybe you’re making one of these 10 interior decorating mistakes that could wreck your design. Here’s how to avoid them so your dream room doesn’t fall flat.

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December 23, 2025

The Top 10 Interior Decorating Mistakes People Make at the Start of a Project (and What to Do Instead)

A serene coastal living room with warm wood ceiling beams, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ocean, and a neutral modern interior featuring a plush ivory sofa, layered earth-tone pillows, and a natural-wood coffee table styled with ceramics; an elevated example of relaxed, refined aesthetic living and how to not make interior decorating mistakes.

Small bedroom, big dreams? Love that for you. But clutter? Absolutely not.
As a hotel designer, here are my favorite tricks that make small spaces stylish with small bedroom storage and space-saving ideas that are anything but basic.

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December 17, 2025

How to Maximize Space: 15 Stylish Small Bedroom Storage and Space-Saving Ideas

Stylish Small Bedroom Storage and Space-Saving Ideas featuring a built-in wood desk, creamy floor-to-ceiling curtains used as a zone divider, warm neutral bedding, terracotta accent pillows, and a cozy window nook with books and soft natural light; an example of stylish storage solutions and layout ideas for small spaces.

Worried your bedroom’s too small to be stylish? Think again. I design hotels for a living—and I used to live in a micro NYC apartment. I’m sharing my best secrets for making small bedrooms feel high-end, intentional, and actually livable. (And no, you don’t have to trash all your stuff.)

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December 14, 2025

Small Bedroom Decorating Ideas: Hotel Designer Secrets to Make Bedrooms Feel Bigger (and Better)

Small bedroom decorating ideas: modern bedroom styled with a neutral fluted upholstered headboard wall, blush and cream layered bedding, gold dome pendant lighting, built-in shelves with books and ceramics, and soft natural light from a large window—showcasing space-saving, cozy small-bedroom design ideas with a warm minimalist aesthetic.

Discover how to create a luxe, boutique hotel–style bedroom with fabric-wrapped upholstered headboard panels. Design tips, inspo, FAQs, and shopping links from a hotel designer who knows what works.

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December 6, 2025

Fabric-Wrapped Upholstered Headboard Panels: A Hotel Designer’s Guide to 5-Star Bedroom Style

Light-filled neutral bedroom with a sage green arched upholstered headboard, built-in wood shelving, creamy bouclé chairs, rust accent pillows, and soft modern architecture.

Everyone’s talking about the modern cottagecore aesthetic. This isn’t your grandma’s cottage. It’s cozy, clean, and a quiet exhale from the chaos of life. If you’re craving calm but still want style? Start here.

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October 19, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to the Modern Cottagecore Aesthetic: Interior Design, Colors & Styling Ideas

Modern cottagecore aesthetic bedroom with vaulted wood ceilings, cozy stone fireplace, and large black steel windows overlooking the trees. Warm natural light highlights neutral linen bedding, layered textures, and an inviting sofa — a serene retreat blending comfort and sophistication.

Nautical nurseries are trending, but this isn’t about anchors on everything. With nearly a decade designing family-focused resorts, I know how to create baby rooms that feel stylish enough for parents, calming enough for sleep, and timeless enough to grow with your child. Here’s how to do coastal chic — not kitsch.”

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August 24, 2025

24 Coastal + Nautical Nursery Decor Ideas: Cute, Chic Baby Rooms That Grow With Your Child

Coastal nautical nursery with a watercolor ocean mural, light wood crib, and built-in blue cabinetry, featuring soft neutral textiles, natural wood toys, and serene seaside colors for a calm, timeless baby room design

Not sure how to pick the perfect pillows? This guide for throw pillow styling tips breaks down everything you need to know—so you can finally get that designer look at home.

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May 20, 2025

Pillow Talk: Throw Pillow Styling Tips to Give you a Designer Look at Home

Neutral, blush, and soft blue throw pillows styled on a modern white sofa in a bright living room — an interior design example showing how to mix pillow colors, textures, and sizes to create a cozy, elevated home style. Learn how to choose the perfect throw pillows to instantly elevate your living room style. From mixing textures to balancing colors, this expert guide will help you style pillows like a pro — and transform your sofa into a designer focal point. Click to get our Throw Pillow Styling Guide.