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Curated by award-winning interior designer Holly Becker, decor8 is a visual diary designed to inspire those who long to connect more deeply with their spaces, infuse emotion into their decorating, and find joy in the art of styling. This blog, launched in January 2006, has won numerous awards and was, at its the peak, the most-read design blog in the world. Though times have changed, and blogs have evolved, the beloved decor8 blog is still one that Holly keeps active, celebrating the beauty of home, creativity, and meaningful design as she shares soulful glimpses into her world and those whom she admires. Whether it’s a lovely home tour, a thoughtfully styled vignette, or a handmade treasure discovered on her travels, come along as she explores the magic of design that tells a story... Layered, lived-in, and full of love.Viva la blogging!
3 Ways To Style Your Home With Style Icon + Model Prints
Today I would like to share with you recently very popular - model photography. I'm sure you've noticed (you must have seen it around!) that fashion prints, model posters, black and white magazine pages or one's own photography is a current styling hit. The b&w images, ranging from
Easy + Beautiful Autumn Table Setting Ideas On A Budget
I suggest that we bring some of the qualities of Autumn to the tabletop instead of mourning summer because I actually like the month of September! I like watching late Summer turning into Autumn, the change of light and colors outside, the
10 Ideas for a Personal, Cozy Autumn Picnic
I'm delighted to begin the week with a photo shoot that I did yesterday in the forest near my house. I was with my friend Lilly, who makes a great model, and we had such a nice time working together in the Fall weather under a golden sun! I'm happy to share the results of our forest picnic
8 Fab Decorating Tips From Stylist Jason Grant
Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be here today to introduce you to one of my favorite design gurus all the way from Australia, Mr. Jason Grant. Not only is he a fabulous stylist, but he's a book author and works with major Australian brands to develop products for the home. His brand new book, Modern Retro Home
Create Personalized Candles With Your Photography At Shutterfly
I've partnered with Shutterfly to share a few of my favorite ways to turn all the photos on my Instagram into something more meaningful to decorate with in my home. I had this idea to create a candle with an image of my son on it taken by my husband, so I selected the Grapefruit Blossom scented candle from their site and
Tour a Gorgeous Dutch Ceramics Studio
One glance inside Annemieke Boot's Amsterdam ceramics studio and you will see that her work is deeply inspired by Scandinavian simplicity, her designs derived from pure, simple forms. With a keen eye for detail, Annemieke admits that she once was intent to make each and every piece exactly the same
View IKEA's Collection With HAY Up Close + Personal
As you heard here from Holly’s sneak peeks, furniture giant, IKEA, is soon launching a creative collaboration that they’ve been working on with the celebrated Danish design company, HAY. From the moment I heard about it, I, like so many interior lovers couldn’t wait to see what the two
Going To Helsinki and Speaking at Habitare!
Hello friends. I've been wanting to tell you the good news for months, but I'm going to give a lecture at Finland's largest design show, Habitare. I can't wait. If you plan to attend, please sit in on my discussion which will focus on creating content for Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and
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