234. Don’t Overcomplicate Your Home Decor | Myquillyn Smith, The Nester

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The topic of home decor can be intimidating for many who don’t feel that they are naturally talented at decorating. But decorating is a skill that anyone can learn and continually improve. Myquillyn has been mastering the skill of home decor for many years, and she helps others do the same in their own homes. Today, she is encouraging us to stop taking our homes too seriously, to take risks in our home decor, to be willing to make mistakes and learn from them. May this episode leave you feeling inspired and full of attainable ideas to experiment with in your home! In this episode, we cover: How to quickly create a homey feel in a new house What it means to not take your house too seriously Strengthening your decorating muscles by taking risks Practical suggestions for experimenting with your home decor without spending too much One major pitfall to avoid when curating your home decor Some unique thoughts on the process of finding your style Prioritizing the feeling of your home over the specific style The three decor elements that will transform any room How you can enjoy indoor plants through the concept of “plant math” View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you to our sponsors! Toups and Co Organics uses nourishing, organic ingredients to create simple and safe skincare products. Toups and Co is offering my listeners 10% off any one purchase with the code FOB15. Visit ToupsandCo.com to order today. And check out my interview with the founder of Toups and Co, Emilie, to find out more about this amazing company and their products. Visit the website for more information on our podcast sponsors! ABOUT MYQUILLYN Myquillyn Smith, also known as “The Nester,” is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Welcome Home and Cozy Minimalist Home . For the past 17 years, she’s been encouraging women to embrace their space—imperfections and all—and make it their own. Her previous homes have been featured in Better Homes & Gardens , Ladies’ Home Journal , and Cottages & Bungalows . She recently purchased and redecorated a 1905 Queen Anne Victorian home in Morganton, North Carolina, the inspiration for her new book House Rules . She’s never met a home she didn’t love. Find her online at TheNester.com and on Instagram @TheNester. RESOURCES MENTIONED House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget by Myquillyn Smith CONNECT Myquillyn Smith | Website | Podcast | Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Join us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community!

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0:00.0	I am so grateful that when I made decorating mistakes that instead of just like crying and hating
0:07.2	myself for it, I said, okay, well what I learn? Well, guess what? I learned that I'm kind of a neutral girl or guess what? I learned that. I'm kind of a neutral girl.
0:12.8	Or guess what? I learned that I like a sofa that is a timeless shape and it really helped me
0:19.0	from for the rest of my life. If I looked at it as what can I learn from it helped me to be able to move forward.
0:26.0	My name is Lisa mother of eight and creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse
0:31.2	on Boone. Join me as I share with you my love for creating
0:34.4	a handmade home from scratch cooking
0:36.6	and a little mom and entrepreneur life
0:38.4	along the way. Welcome back to the Simple Farm House Life Podcast. Today we are talking with
0:50.0	Michaelin from The Nester all about home decor simplifying your home decor
0:56.0	how to make decisions without being super paralyzed by all of the different
1:01.8	options out there with a certain level of
1:04.0	confidence that we can enjoy our homes, love our homes, even if we aren't interior
1:08.1	designers, even if we feel like we aren't skilled in that way.
1:12.8	I think that you're going to really find this episode,
1:15.4	very encouraging.
1:16.6	Well, thank you so much Michael and for joining us.
1:19.1	I'm so excited to hear about your book, your new book, your podcast. We're going to talk about decorating
1:26.2	our home, creating beauty in our home, and making those decisions with confidence.
1:31.2	This, even though I feel like I've been at this for 16 years
1:35.1	making a home trying to make my home beautiful on a budget with lots of
1:38.9	D. I. I. You know some old some new still there are those moments where I feel like I'm too
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