Launched in January ‘06, decor8 is a design blog dedicated to sharing decorating ideas, interiors, independent art and design, products and services, and to inspire readers to live a more fulfilling, creative life.

With a worldwide audience reaching nearly 20,000 visitors per day, decor8 is updated daily featuring everything from sofas to stationery along with product reviews, reader discounts, contests, interviews, store and home tours, do-it-yourself projects, and trade show coverage. Topics on small business ownership, blogging, and independent design are also discussed and meant to encourage and engage readers.

Founder and Editor Holly Becker is a writer and interior design consultant who splits her time between New Hampshire and Germany. Maintaining residence in both countries allows her to stay on top of the latest finds and to discover a broader range of talent that may not exist yet on the web. When Holly is in Europe, it’s common to find posts highlighting her adventures to design shows, shops, and artist’s studios. Writing about decorating and design on a daily basis keeps her closely tied into the field making her a in-demand design consultant and writer for those who seek a fresh, creative approach with a global perspective.

Holly’s passion for design began early: When she was growing up in the beautiful south, her mother never knew where Holly would move the furniture next. She often rearranged rooms in the family home and regularly accompanied her family to garden shops and flea markets. Her talented and energetic mother introduced her to decorating, crafting, and DIY projects at a very early age and taught her skills like sewing, floral design, decorating, landscaping, gardening, and how to run a small business. Her family instilled in her an entrepreneurial spirit, passion for creating things by hand, a reverence for nature, and a keen interest in decorating. Coming from a family of designers, artists, and writers, it was no surprise that Holly gravitated towards writing and design as a career path.

During a decade-long stint in the corporate world at two of the nation’s top finance and investments firms, she worked primarily in human resources where she managed office space redesigns, employee relocations, and large-scale building projects alongside a team of architects and designers. She also led volunteer efforts for various nonprofit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity and Project Bread, heading up home-renovation teams, organizing park clean-ups, and pounding nails at home-construction sites in Boston where she and her family relocated after high school.

Through this work, the encouragement of her peers and family, formal education in Business and Marketing, and more recently her Interior Design coursework, Holly realized her twin passions: decorating and writing. Combining client consultations with design writing is the perfect mix and allows her the freedom to work remotely, maintain close contact with clients and friends, and connects her with creative types worldwide on a daily basis.

In addition to this blog and her design practice, Holly regularly contributes to Real Simple, Domino, and the Boston Globe’s Style & Art section and has worked with HGTV, HGTV Ideas magazine, Boston magazine, Adorn magazine, Filly.ca, and LUXX magazine in Singapore. She maintains a second blog, Haus Maus, where she writes about her expat life and you can find her writing for Real Simple’s Home & Organizing blog weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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