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Are you wondering what started this great passion Interior Design passion of mine? He<\/g>re is a bit of my story<\/strong>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved home decor, even in high school. I dreamed of setting up my own home (maybe that attributed to my getting married so early). I am an artist at heart and come from a long line of homemade artists on both sides of the family. I even just found out my great-great uncle<\/g> was a published author!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found myself dreaming of being an interior designer. Especially after I met with an Interior Designer to help me with my colors while we were building our first home. I thought it was like magic the way she could see how my colors I chose didn’t coordinate. She helped me pull everything together with such ease and found me the perfect color for my walls!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I looked into becoming a designer, I never thought it possible as a young mom. I didn’t dare leaving my family to head into the city to go to school for 5 years and spend all that money we didn’t have to pay for it. I spent most of my days yearning for mama playdates and changing diapers while helping on the odd<\/g> day with our home building business we ran with my inlaws. <\/p>\n\n\n

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My home in the early 2000’s using what I had to decorate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

I remember looking around my home wondering the what<\/g> the decor rules were to know how to decorate my house just like the magazines. I worked on a very tight budget so I would come up with creative ways to decorate cheap<\/g>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using fabric we found on sale to cover my second<\/strong>–<\/strong><\/g>hand sofa, sewing new pillow covers over my old <\/strong>throw<\/strong><\/g> pillows, finding new\/used furniture on the side of the road to take home, and painting everything I could to make it suit our space.<\/strong> Anything to decorate within my tiny budget!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Birthdays and Christmas were special because I would use my gift of $100 cash for new home decor which still never seemed to make my home look like the magazines! I longed for knowing design rules, but no matter what book, magazine or TV show I watched, nothing told me how to achieve the look I was after. So many books I bought would give one or two good pieces of advice but nothing would give me the steps to get there. So whenever our local university ran specialized design courses, I took them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evening and weekend courses totally fit within my mama schedule. This way my husband could watch the kids. There was nothing I didnt<\/g> want to know. I needed to know it all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought by taking these classes, at the very least could help me decorate my home and I would know how to better design our homes we were building for our business. I never dreamed it would go anywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n

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My house a few years later and a little more design practice. And finally new sofas!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

But here I am now, with over 20 years of building, reno, and design experience. I have been certified in Interior Design, Staging and Redesign, and color consulting. We have built and\/or moved over 10 times in our 20 years of marriage! I have worked as a local designer with thousands of clients. I have written a book on interior design and love sharing my experience and knowledge with you. Why? Because you matter. Because your home should be a refuge where you feel free to worship and pray and rest and play and make wonderful memories with your family!<\/strong> I want you to feel encouraged to trust the Lord’s plans for your life and commit those dreams to Him. Somehow He makes it all happen, not without a whole lot of work but He definitely clears the pathway to where you are called to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans<\/p>\nProverbs 16:3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I never intended to write a book, but I wanted to complile<\/g> all of my expertise into one simple, easy-to-apply read for anyone to know how to decorate their own space. I still haven’t been able to find anything else quite like it. Especially because it also includes some heart encouragement… <\/g>because when your heart is restored, your home is restored too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to create a home you love coming home to and you can make beautiful <\/strong>memories with<\/strong><\/g> the ones you love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My living room today \u2026 which still gets an update or two now and then:)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

You can find the links to purchase your very own copy here<\/a>! What are your dreams, my friend? What are your biggest design questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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