THE BLOG

This blog, decor8 (pronounced Decorate), was launched in January 2006 and continues to be a leader in the world of design blogs and updates once a week on Friday.

Founded by me, Holly Becker, decor8 publishes a 3 times a week on my community site - decor8 Substack, with both free and paid memberships.

THE COMMUNITY

decor8 is now on Substack and publishes 3 home, trend, and lifestyle stories each week. There you can join private members-only chats and access content not found anywhere else. You’ll also learn first about my upcoming classes and gain special discounts, and can leave comments - including questions for me.

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THE COURSES

My online courses are small, intimate, beautifully designed online classes for creatives and entrepreneurs who wish to gain the skills, courage, and confidence to create a heart-centered, sustainable & profitable business or side hustle. Some you can finish in a day and others are part of a cohort. Topics include: Photography + Styling, Instagram, Flower and Tabletop Styling, Blogging, Email Marketing, Pinterest + more!

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Hello, I’m Holly Becker, it’s so nice to welcome you to decor8! This has been my online home since 2006 (seriously, not a typo!) where I’ve been blogging about home and living topics for over 16 years. I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with readers worldwide who enjoy my musings which has inspired me to keep writing -- As long as you show up, I'll keep sharing my interiors musings and perspectives.

My approach to interior design is to keep it easy and simple but also warm and personal with well-being at the center of everything. My blog covers a range of topics including artists and makers, sensory design, European travel, industry trends, handmade, vintage and sustainable design, flowers, tabletop decor, and interior styling. I also cover some business topics related to entrepreneurial female-owned businesses like my own. I studied marketing and later interior design while at university and have since become an interiors author, online educator, blogger, and journalist with hundreds of articles published in magazines, newspapers, books and on websites. I also studied many years to become a professional photographer and today I photograph my own content and also shoot campaigns and catalogs for brands.

In 2009, I launched my online courses business because everyone kept asking me how to create a thriving online business as I have, and I happily stepped in to help. I’ve taught over 8,000 students to find their voice and passions but also they’ve learned concrete skills from me like how to create a brand, use social media, become a photographer and stylist, and how to build a sustainable, heart-centered business as I have.

My first book, DECORATE, was published in 2011 and was a Wall Street Journal best-seller #2, and I’ve authored additional books that followed in the DECORATE series: Decorate Workshop, Decorate with Flowers, and Decorate for a Party. My next design book will release in 2025.

In 2019, I had the privilege and dream of working with Publisher Sinja Schütte at Grüner + Jahr in Hamburg, Germany as the co-founder and Creative Director of HOLLY magazine, a decor magazine with me at the helm, distributed in German-speaking Europe. Having my own magazine was a dream come true, but sadly, Corona squashed the project, two years later, forcing me to pivot in new directions. In 2019, I also designed and launched my first interiors capsule collection with German mass retailer DEPOT, which was an incredible project that I was delighted to be a part of and was a success amongst my German fans and friends.

Today, I still maintain my own social platforms, and there is now the new decor8 community on Substack with over 15,000 subscribers. I actively teach my own online courses and in-person workshops and I offer clients a bevy of professional services such as social media strategy, trend forecasting, lectures, trade show concepts and stand design, art direction, photography, and interior concepts and design for cafes, shops, and homes.

Finally… You may be wondering, “How did you, an American, end up in Germany?”. I came to Germany in 2009 from Boston first as a curious expat but decided a decade later to make my home here as an immigrant so I stayed, had a child (he is now 9,5 years old) and started a new life in Hannover (North Germany). Today, I work all over Germany and Europe, the UK, Scandinavia, and of course in the United States.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for visiting me here on my blog today - please have a look around and be sure to reach out to me if you have any questions: holly (at) decor8blog (dot) com.