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.

Interior Design Tips

December 23, 2025

10 Interior Design Mistakes to Avoid Before You Decorate

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

Small Bedroom Storage Ideas: 20 Chic, Space-Saving Tricks

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.

Seven designer decorating ideas to make a small bedroom look bigger. No renovation required.

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December 14, 2025

Small Bedroom Decorating Ideas to Make Your Room Look 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.

The upholstered headboard wall is the quiet luxury move hotels never skip; it’s the easiest way to make a bedroom feel softer, warmer, more expensive.

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December 6, 2025

8 Upholstered Headboard Ideas That Look Straight Out of a Luxury Hotel

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.

Traditional cottagecore is frills and florals. Modern cottagecore is cozy, rustic charm with an edit and zero kitsch. Start here.

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October 19, 2025

Modern Cottagecore Aesthetic: Interior Design + Styling Ideas (A Cozy Home Guide)

Modern cottagecore living room and kitchen with exposed wood beam ceiling, olive green cabinetry, a rustic farmhouse dining table, curved upholstered sofa in warm neutrals, black steel grid windows, layered natural textiles, and soft daylight connecting indoor and garden views.

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

Coastal Nursery Decor Ideas: 24 Chic Nautical Baby Rooms

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

How to Pick & Style Throw Pillows Like a Designer

Graphic titled “Pillow Talk: How to choose throw pillows that elevate your style,” shown over a neutral sofa styled with white, blue, and blush throw pillows. This image introduces a guide to choosing decorative pillows with the right color, texture, scale, and styling balance for a more polished living room.

Wondering how to style shelves like a designer? Steal the shelf styling tricks boutique hotels use to make spaces look chic instead of cluttered.

Interior Design Tips

March 2, 2025

How to Style Shelves: Designer Secrets for Better Bookshelves

Cover graphic for The Ultimate Guide to Shelf Styling Tips inspired by luxury hotel design, featuring modern bookshelves with curated decor, neutral tones, and soft lighting.

We’ve all been there. You walk into a store, see something you like, and think, “This would look great in my living room!” Before you know it, you’ve got a cart full of random items that caught your eye. But when you get home and try to fit them into your existing decor, something just […]

Interior Design Tips

August 25, 2024

Why Things Look Better in the Store Than in Your Home

Are you confused by all the conflicting decorating advice out there? I’m a hotel designer revealing the 4 interior design myths most people still believe and what you should actually do instead.

Interior Design Tips

March 7, 2022

Interior Design Myths That Are Ruining Your Home, And What to Do Instead

Warm modern bedroom with blush-pink walls, arched windows, cane headboard, and layered neutral textiles; curated mix of contemporary furniture, abstract art, and built-in shelving styled with books and ceramics—illustrating a sophisticated, rule-breaking approach to interior design.”