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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!
New From The Rug Company + Our Workshop In Hamburg November 25th
Meet the interiors dream team! Do you want to see what The Rug Company is up to at the moment and who they've partnered with? Of course you do! The Complementary Colour Collection between The Rug Company and Farrow & Ball, is a stunning collaboration and I can't wait to share photos with you along with their official video.
Picture This: Photo + Storytelling e-course
If you want your photos to be liked, shared and commented on - in other words, if you want to be SEEN in this great, big online world - you have to put a story or a feeling behind the photos that go deeper than the words you write beneath them. The story itself has to say something!
Boho Surfer Bedroom Makeover For Teen Girl
That's why, when my blogger friend Karine Candice Kong, former owner of the lifestyle shop Bodie & Fou, current photographer and blogger over at the Bodie & Fou blog (she kept the blog, sold the shop), showed me her 12-year-old girl's bedroom makeover, I smiled and thought that
See One Of The Best Interiors Shops In Stockholm
Are you like me and love window-shopping? This, I confess would have to be one of my favorite past times. When I arrive in a new city, finding a beautiful interior store is one of the first things that I need to do - even before the other attractions! To me, this, along with sitting in cafes and people watching, is
Follow #BlogTeamDDW at Dutch Design Week!
This weekend, from October 20-23, I will lead a group of 15 bloggers/influencers/vbloggers to Eindhoven for Dutch Design Week under the hashtag #BlogTeamDDW. If you want to follow us, just search for that hashtag online or on Instagram and you'll see what we are doing and seeing.
See This Cozy Scottish Kitchen In a Georgian Farmhouse
For my first column, which isn't a full home tour but a gorgeous kitchen instead, I will share the space of Arlene and David Munro-Wise who live in a 200-year-old Georgian farmhouse, located in a magical spot on Scotland's East Coast, called Lunan bay.
Must See: Arabia Artists' Studios + Art Department In Helsinki
Hello again friends! After sharing the museum tour from the Iittala & Arabia Design Centre yesterday, I want to know show you glimpses of my private tour of the Arabia artists' studios located in the Arabia building on the 9th floor. To say it was awesome is an absolute understatement. In fact, when I was
Tour Iittala & Arabia Design Centre Museum in Helsinki
First, if you don't know, Arabia is one of Finland's most respected and beloved tableware brands and has held this position for near 150 years. Finland, as you know, has a very strong design legacy and Arabia is part of that, as a true pioneer of Finnish design. You can't walk into a Finnish
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I'm Holly Becker - a bestselling author, designer, photographer, and the creative force behind decor8 with over 18 years of design and business experience shaping captivating spaces, brands, and mentoring thousands through my online courses and coaching. Welcome to decor8.
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