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It's been more than a decade for Joanna Gaines first started teaching owners how to give their place farm look Alongside her chip husband. But the first Upper fixer The co-host is always a major influence in the world of interior design. With the Magnolia Network channel and the Hearth & Hand brand at Target, Gaines continues to offer precious advice to owners across the United States. If you need it, you're in the right place. Read the rest for 12 of its best decoration advice for the house so that you can embellish your space.
While many of us are eager to take our advice on sheaths, the Upper fixer Star recently opened on who - or really, What - She turns to her: nature.
"I always say to my team when I am stuck from the point of view of inspiration, or I cannot understand what is the next step, I always go outside. I will not go online, I do not look at the books - I have to go out, "sheaths tell House and gardens in a recent interview. "Nature is our greatest teacher with design because it does so perfectly."
According to Gaines, the colors and textures she sees outside generally end up finding their way in her interior interior decoration.
"To take and pull from the color palette that you see in nature and bring it inside, it is the best translation of this feeling, of" What do I feel in nature? "I feel anchored, I feel this feeling of calm, as that's where I belong," she explains. "If you can somehow bring this in the history of your home - that's what you hope that your family feels. This is what your guests feel. And therefore to take these indices of nature , I think that's still where I would like to start first.
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Add a dimension to create a character in simple spaces.
In A tiktok video , Sheaths is responsible for transforming an ordinary white room into a dining room with a mini-renovation. His secret? Creation of character by adding a dimension in certain parts of space.
"I don't have time to replace the door, so just add a little garnish here, so when we are painting it, it has a little dimension," she told viewers.
Gaines also improves the ceiling in the same way, using 1 x 2 and 1 x 6 pieces of wood.
"We are going to do this plan on the ceiling which is a bit like a weakness to create a little dimension on the ceiling, a little interest," she said.
Changing the appearance of your home can end up being an expensive company - unless you take on budgetary sheaths to adopt modifiable accentuation parts.
"I am a big believer that exchange in a few things can have a big impact," she tell Decor . "Think about how you can play with dimension, color and texture, such as incorporating seasonal accentuation pillows or a new throwing blanket, or simply adding a new vase with large fresh stems to Your cocktail table.
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Do not rush to get all your parts at a time.
During the decoration of your house, the last thing you want is that it feels too organized or staged. In order to avoid this, the ducts tell Decor That it is important to remember a "house will evolve over time".
"The parts you expect are what makes the process so fun. It is never a good idea to buy everything in a catalog and to do," she warns. "Obviously, you need the basics, such as a sofa or dining room table, but after that, it's good to look at an empty wall and say 'I will leave this wall empty until significant for who I am.
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Look for scalloped design elements.
Another of the most timeless "timeless patterns" that you can add to your home is scallops, according to the 2024 summer number of Magnolia Journal . You can use them through the borders of the carpets, the edges of the shelves and mirrors, or even the plates rims.
"I am in a season when, if I had completely scared, I think I would. I found myself more than ever in this fanciful style with regard to the design of the house and the products, which I credited to its nostalgic and aesthetic form joyful, "Share sheaths." Can you see a scallop and not Help smile? Me neither."
Using wallpaper can instantly give life to your home, but you don't have to cover your whole home (or even an entire room). Instead, Gaines recommends starting with a single accent wall, according to an article on it Magnolia blog .
"The suspension of printing on a focal wall rather than everywhere allows you to bring the motif in the room in a more subtle way," explains the post. "Wallpaper, with its many impressions, textures and patterns has the unique ability to add individuality to a room."
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Try to mix and match your works.
Choosing illustrations for a space can be an intimidating task. But during the twinning of the parts, Gaines advises owners to use it as "an opportunity to experience the mixture and correspondence" Magnolia blog article .
"This approach makes it possible to provide a dimension and a variety," explains the post. "Try to associate abstract pieces with more literal pieces, oils with watercolors, sketches with photographs, etc. Choosing styles that balance can naturally guide the eye from one room to another."
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Choose a candle perfume for each room.
If you try to bring more comfortable elements in your home, choose unique candle perfumes for each room. While a "variety of perfumes can be suitable for any space", Gaines and his team have written a whole blog To share suggestions on the place to place certain perfumes around your home.
"Candles have a way to fill the familiarity rooms and a feeling of a house," explains the post. "Although a perfume does not make a space, it can help to emphasize the best of what is there and to give a room a own identity."
If you don't have enough time or money to replace the floor covering in a room, plan to cover it with a carpet. While discussing one of his mini-renovations with Decor , Sheaths says she knew she wanted to "hide the tile dated from the living room".
"And investing in a large area carpet was much cheaper than installing new hardwood floors," she said.
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Get in the use of the same bulbs.
"Lighting is magic in a room", like a Magnolia blog article Remarks. But once you have selected the lighting for your home, you have to choose the right bulbs, which vary in terms of lumens (amount of light they give off) and kelvins (their color).
If you have found a bulb that you like, Gaines recommends "sticking to the same in your space, especially in similar accessories".
"A good basic rule: if you keep two different light sources at the same time, use the same bulb for these spots," notes the blog post.
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Learn how to style your shelves.
A well -designed room usually has its just part of open shelves. But what is the secret to styling the shelves so that they see determined and not like a congested mess? According to a Magnolia blog article , everything comes down to the grouping of objects. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"The shelves feel the most consistent when the items are grouped," explains the post. "The decoration groups do not need to be the same type of objects or even closely linked, simply place parts near the other helps an organized shelf, rather than congested and random."
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Be inspired by ancient parts.
In a blog article now deleted from 2021, Gaines opened up to the way she uses antiques as "inspiring pieces" to create a focal point in her house, by Houses and gardens .
"One of my favorite things to do is to do antiquity shopping in journey stores and flea markets. I have always been inspired when I see pieces of the past," she writes. "They all have their own story, and there is just something in a room that is not produced en masse but unique in its kind."