# Our Honey Home ## Posts - [My Go-To Christmas Styling Ideas for Living Rooms, Bedrooms and Entryways](https://ourhoneyhome.com/my-go-to-christmas-styling-ideas-for-living-rooms-bedrooms-and-entryways/): There’s a specific afternoon in early December when three boxes come down from the loft, get opened in the middle of the living room, and half an hour later the floor is covered in tangled lights, single baubles and a wreath that has lost its ribbon. At that point most people start hanging things wherever there’s a gap, and the result is a house that’s decorated everywhere and finished nowhere. The fix is boring but it works: decide on a palette before you open the boxes, and then do the rooms in order rather than all at once. My own shortcut […] - [My Favorite Neo Deco Interiors Mix Curves, Brass and Rich Materials With Cleaner Lines](https://ourhoneyhome.com/my-favorite-neo-deco-interiors-mix-curves-brass-and-rich-materials-with-cleaner-lines/): Art Deco in its original form is a lot. Stepped mirrors, sunburst everything, chrome and black lacquer stacked until a room looks like a film set. Beautiful in a hotel lobby, exhausting at home. Neo deco interior design keeps the parts that still work and drops the costume. The geometry stays, the materials stay, the ornament comes right down, and the palette gets updated to something you’d actually live with. What you end up with is a room that reads as considered rather than themed. The shapes that do the work Nearly all of it comes down to five recurring forms. […] - [From Woven Baskets to Carved Wood: Afrohemian Details I'd Build a Room Around](https://ourhoneyhome.com/from-woven-baskets-to-carved-wood-afrohemian-details-id-build-a-room-around/): Afrohemian is what happens when African design traditions meet the layering habits of bohemian interiors. Natural fiber, carved wood, pattern with meaning behind it, earthy color, plants, and objects that were collected rather than bought as a set. It’s a style that rewards knowing what you’re looking at. A mudcloth cushion from a maker in Mali and a factory print sold as “tribal” look superficially similar and are not remotely the same object, and the difference shows up in the room. So throughout this post I’ve named the craft traditions the pieces come from wherever the style is clearly identifiable, because […] - [What I'd Do With Too Many Trinkets Before Putting Them Back in Storage](https://ourhoneyhome.com/what-id-do-with-too-many-trinkets-before-putting-them-back-in-storage/): A collection stops reading as a collection around the point it spreads. Ten small things on a windowsill look deliberate. The same forty things scattered across a windowsill, two bookshelves, the top of a dresser and a bowl by the door look like mess, and the advice at that stage is always to thin them out. I think that’s the wrong instinct, and it’s why so many boxes of figures end up back in the wardrobe. The number of objects is rarely the problem. The problem is that nothing is holding them. Give the same forty things one frame and they […] - [I'd Use These Budget Ideas to Make an Ugly Rental Balcony Feel Completely Different](https://ourhoneyhome.com/id-use-these-budget-ideas-to-make-an-ugly-rental-balcony-feel-completely-different/): The balcony is usually the last part of a rental anyone touches, and I understand why. You can’t drill, you can’t paint, you can’t replace the floor, and the whole thing belongs to somebody else. So it stays a concrete ledge with a drying rack on it for three years. That’s a waste of the only outdoor space in the flat. Every problem a rental balcony has can be solved with something that comes back off again when you leave, usually for less than the price of one piece of furniture. So this post is organized by problem rather than by […] - [I'd Decorate for New Year's Eve Like This if I Were Hosting at Home](https://ourhoneyhome.com/id-decorate-for-new-years-eve-like-this-if-i-were-hosting-at-home/): Christmas decorating is a slow build. The tree goes up, you add to it, you live with it for a month. New Year’s Eve is the opposite. Everything you do exists for about six hours, most of it after dark, and half of it will be photographed by someone holding a glass in their other hand. That changes what’s worth doing. Rather than spreading a little sparkle evenly around the flat, I’d pick two or three spots, go properly over the top in those, and leave the rest of the rooms quiet. Most of the new year’s eve decor ideas that […] - [Give a Neutral Kitchen a Bolder Look With Tile, Paint and Colorful Accessories](https://ourhoneyhome.com/give-a-neutral-kitchen-a-bolder-look-with-tile-paint-and-colorful-accessories/): Almost nobody chooses a white kitchen. You inherit one. It came with the flat, or it was the safe option at the showroom, or it was what the last owner installed in 2015 because everything was white in 2015. Either way you end up with a room that’s perfectly fine and completely silent. Adding color to it is easier than people think, but the order matters. My view is that you shouldn’t start with the cabinets, however tempting that is. Start with whatever you could undo on a Sunday afternoon, live with it for a month, and only then reach for […] - [Can a Uni Room Actually Feel Like Home? These Small Changes Help](https://ourhoneyhome.com/can-a-uni-room-actually-feel-like-home-these-small-changes-help/): The first afternoon in halls is always a bit bleak. Gray carpet, a bare mattress, a wardrobe in that particular shade of yellowish pine, white walls you’re not allowed to paint, and a radiator under the window. Parents leave, the door closes, and the room echoes. The good news is that a room like this changes faster than almost any other kind of space, because there’s so little in it to begin with. Two textiles and one lamp will do more in twenty minutes than a whole weekend of shopping. The trick is doing things in the right order, and knowing […] - [Can Plant Cuttings Double as Home Decor? A Propagation Station Says Yes](https://ourhoneyhome.com/can-plant-cuttings-double-as-home-decor-a-propagation-station-says-yes/): Most plant people have the mug. It’s on the kitchen counter, it has a broken-off pothos stem in it, and it’s been there three weeks because throwing the stem away felt wasteful. The water has gone slightly cloudy. Nobody would call it decoration. The odd thing is that the same cutting, in a clear glass bottle, lined up with four others on a shelf, looks deliberate. Nothing about the plant changed. What changed is that it got a frame and some rhythm, which is the whole idea behind propagation station ideas: cuttings displayed on purpose instead of parked on a surface. […] - [Do Wooden Headboards Make a Bedroom Feel Warmer? These Designs Definitely Do](https://ourhoneyhome.com/do-wooden-headboards-make-a-bedroom-feel-warmer-these-designs-definitely-do/): Short answer: yes, and not really because of the wood itself. What warms up a bedroom is having one large, continuous surface behind the bed instead of a flat painted wall. A bed pushed against bare plaster always looks like it’s floating in the room, waiting to be moved. Put something solid behind it and the whole arrangement settles. Wood happens to be the best material for that job. It brings grain and shadow at a scale you can see from the doorway, it takes the chill out of a white room without adding a single color, and it quietly absorbs […] - [Not Ready to Paint Everything? This Is How I'd Try a Softer Version of Color Drenching](https://ourhoneyhome.com/not-ready-to-paint-everything-this-is-how-id-try-a-softer-version-of-color-drenching/): Color drenching gets presented as a single decision. You either paint the walls, the trim, the ceiling, the doors and the radiator in one shade, or you don’t do it at all. That framing puts a lot of people off, and I think it’s wrong. In practice it’s a dial rather than a switch, and most of the rooms I find convincing stop about three quarters of the way along. You can get the enveloping quality without committing to a scheme you’d need a professional and a free week to undo. The five levels, from cautious to committed Everything in this […] - [My Favorite Minimalist Desk Ideas for a Cleaner, More Focused Workspace](https://ourhoneyhome.com/my-favorite-minimalist-desk-ideas-for-a-cleaner-more-focused-workspace/): A clear desk usually isn’t clear. It’s a desk that was swept into a drawer ten minutes before a video call, and by Thursday everything is back: the mug, the cable, the pile of paper nobody has decided about yet. That’s why I think most minimalist desk ideas start in the wrong place. Owning fewer things helps, but what actually keeps a desk clear is that every item on it has somewhere obvious to go when you’re done. Minimalism here is a storage problem wearing a design costume. Photo by Elina Sitnikova on Unsplash The desk above is about as pared […] - [Love Grandma-Core but Want Something Darker? Try This Cozy Kitchen Aesthetic](https://ourhoneyhome.com/love-grandma-core-but-want-something-darker-try-this-cozy-kitchen-aesthetic/): Think back to an old family kitchen, the one that belonged to a grandmother or a great aunt. What most people remember is the light version: floral curtains, painted cupboards, a tablecloth with a pattern, a windowsill full of small glass jars. That’s the picture that grandma-core sells, and it’s lovely. But those kitchens had another face, and it showed up around five in the afternoon in November. The overhead light stayed off because it was too harsh. A lamp came on in the corner instead, the wood went from brown to almost black, the copper pans on the wall caught […] - [From Ceiling-Hung Rails to Freestanding Racks: Clothing Storage Ideas Worth Trying](https://ourhoneyhome.com/from-ceiling-hung-rails-to-freestanding-racks-clothing-storage-ideas-worth-trying/): There’s a chair in a lot of bedrooms that stopped being a chair years ago. It holds the jeans that aren’t dirty enough to wash, the sweater from last night, the jacket that never made it back into the wardrobe because the wardrobe door doesn’t close properly anymore. Everyone knows that chair. Most of the time, the problem isn’t that you own too much. It’s that the only place to hang anything is a single rail behind a door, packed so tightly that putting something back is a small wrestling match. That’s where open clothing rack ideas come in, and I’d […] - [Give Your Hanukkah Decorations a Fresh Look With Reusable Pieces and Natural Texture](https://ourhoneyhome.com/give-your-hanukkah-decorations-a-fresh-look-with-reusable-pieces-and-natural-texture/): Most homes have the box. It lives on top of a closet, it comes down at the end of November, and every year a little less of it makes it out: the foil garland that’s lost half its fringe, the plastic dreidels nobody plays with, the sign with glitter that migrates into the carpet until March. My take on Hanukkah decor ideas is simple. Buy or make a handful of things you’d be happy to unpack for the next ten years, add something living and something soft, and let the candles do the rest. The light is already the most beautiful […] - [The Groovy Wall Designs I'd Bring Back From the 70s](https://ourhoneyhome.com/the-groovy-wall-designs-id-bring-back-from-the-70s/): Think of your grandmother’s hallway. Orange wallpaper with a big repeating pattern, a wood-paneled wall in the living room, a swirl of brown and mustard somewhere in between. For about thirty years, everyone agreed that this was the worst thing that ever happened to a house, and it all got painted magnolia. Now the same patterns are back on sale in wallpaper shops, and a wavy stripe mural is one of the most requested paint projects around. I find that funny, and also fair, because some of those retro wall designs were good ideas all along. They were just used everywhere […] - [Bring a Little Piece of the Garden Indoors With Pressed Flower Art](https://ourhoneyhome.com/bring-a-little-piece-of-the-garden-indoors-with-pressed-flower-art/): Every summer ends the same way. You bring home a bunch of wildflowers from a walk, a few stems from the garden or a little bouquet from the market, put them in a jug on the table, and for a week they’re the best thing in the room. Then the petals drop, the water turns cloudy, and the whole thing goes in the bin. It always feels a bit sad, because a heavy book and two weeks of patience would have been enough to keep them for years. That’s the quiet charm of pressed flower decor. It turns a passing season […] - [Small Bedroom Gaming Setup Ideas That Fit More Into Less Space](https://ourhoneyhome.com/small-bedroom-gaming-setup-ideas-that-fit-more-into-less-space/): A small bedroom has a lot of jobs. It’s where you sleep, where you get dressed, maybe where you work during the day, and then, at nine in the evening, it’s where you want to sit down for three hours of gaming. Most rooms like this end up with a desk squeezed against whatever wall was left, a tangle of cables behind it, a chair that blocks the closet, and a monitor glowing next to the pillow. It doesn’t have to look like that. A good small bedroom gaming setup is less about fitting in more gear and more about planning […] - [Do Black Accent Walls Make a Room Look Smaller? Not If You Style Them Right](https://ourhoneyhome.com/do-black-accent-walls-make-a-room-look-smaller-not-if-you-style-them-right/): Picture yourself in the paint aisle, holding a black swatch up to the light. You like it. You can already see it behind the bed or the sofa. And then that little voice kicks in, the one that’s heard the same warning a hundred times: dark colors make a room look smaller. So the swatch goes back on the rack, and you walk out with another can of greige. I think that warning is one of the most repeated half-truths in decorating. A black accent wall can absolutely make a room feel smaller and gloomier. It can also make a room […] - [Simple Thanksgiving Decorations You Can Use Beyond the Dining Room](https://ourhoneyhome.com/simple-thanksgiving-decorations-you-can-use-beyond-the-dining-room/): Think about where your guests actually spend Thanksgiving. They come in through the front door and stand in the hallway taking off their coats. Then they drift into the kitchen, because that’s where the food and the conversation are. After dinner, everyone sinks into the living room. And at some point, every single one of them visits the bathroom. The dining table gets maybe an hour and a half of the day. That’s why I think simple Thanksgiving decor works best when it’s spread thin: a little bit in every room guests pass through, instead of one elaborate table and a […] - [My Go-To Countertop Styling Trick Is Surprisingly Simple](https://ourhoneyhome.com/my-go-to-countertop-styling-trick-is-surprisingly-simple/): You know the moment. It’s Monday, the kitchen counter is wiped clean, and it looks great. By Wednesday there’s a bottle of olive oil next to the stove, the bread bag has moved in by the kettle, someone’s phone charger is coiled next to the fruit, and the mail has found its way onto the only free corner. Nothing on its own is a problem. Together, it’s chaos. Most kitchen countertop decor advice tries to fix this by adding things: a vase here, a pretty canister there. I think that’s backwards. My go-to trick is much simpler, and it makes even […] - [Turn an Underused Window Into a Reading Spot You'll Actually Want to Sit In](https://ourhoneyhome.com/turn-an-underused-window-into-a-reading-spot-youll-actually-want-to-sit-in/): Most homes have one window that nobody really uses. It gets good light, it has a view of something, and yet the space in front of it holds a stack of mail, a plant, or nothing at all. That window is usually the best place in the house for a cozy reading nook, and a reading nook bench is the simplest way to claim it. Photo by Redd Francisco on Unsplash The bench above is nothing fancy: plain plywood boxes built along two walls, a couple of cushions, one pendant light. It works because it follows the window instead of fighting […] - [The Boho Living Room Details I'd Layer for a Cozy, Collected Look](https://ourhoneyhome.com/the-boho-living-room-details-id-layer-for-a-cozy-collected-look/): A boho living room looks collected, not bought, and the difference comes from layers rather than from how many things are in the room. A plain sofa and a bare floor can turn boho in a weekend if you add the layers in the right order: rug first, then natural materials, then textiles, then plants, then the walls, and warm light at the very end. Quick answer: Start with a big jute or natural-fiber rug, add one or two rattan or wicker pieces, mix pillows in three patterns that share a color, bring in more plants than feels necessary, and finish […] - [Create a Spookier Home With These Easy DIY Halloween Decorations](https://ourhoneyhome.com/create-a-spookier-home-with-these-easy-diy-halloween-decorations/): Most store-bought Halloween decor ends up in a box in the garage, slightly squashed, with a price tag nobody wants to remember. The DIY Halloween decorations below cost a few dollars each, take an afternoon at most, and fold flat for next year. They’re made from black card stock, twine, cheesecloth, yarn and a couple of thrift store finds, and every one of them has a photo for each step. Start with the supply list, pick two or three projects, and finish with the porch. What you’ll need for most of these You probably have half of this already: A pencil […] - [Small Home Coffee Bar Ideas That Make Better Use of Awkward Kitchen Corners](https://ourhoneyhome.com/small-home-coffee-bar-ideas-that-make-better-use-of-awkward-kitchen-corners/): Every kitchen has one: the dead end of the counter where the toaster goes to be forgotten, the strip of wall above it that never got a shelf, the gap by the fridge that collects paper bags. A small home coffee bar needs about two feet of counter (or a cart that size) and one outlet, which makes those awkward corners a very good fit. Below is what to check before you pick a spot, then ideas grouped by the kind of corner you have, and a few questions people usually ask. Before you pick a corner Five minutes of checking […] - [Grandmacore Kitchen Ideas That Bring Back the Best Parts of Vintage Style](https://ourhoneyhome.com/grandmacore-kitchen-ideas-that-bring-back-the-best-parts-of-vintage-style/): A grandmacore kitchen looks like someone has cooked in it for forty years: mismatched cups on open shelves, a fabric skirt under the sink, a floral tablecloth, a table where everyone ends up sitting. The old kitchens we remember weren’t charming because of their decor. They were charming because everything in them got used, and most of it lasted decades. That’s the part worth bringing back. The rest (the ceramic roosters, the thirty canisters, the drawer that never closed) can stay in the past. Below are the rules that make a grandmacore kitchen work, and a short list of what to […] - [From Airy Pastels to Dark Romance: Dreamy Bedroom Styles Worth Saving](https://ourhoneyhome.com/from-airy-pastels-to-dark-romance-dreamy-bedroom-styles-worth-saving/): A dreamy bedroom isn’t one particular style. Blush pink and oxblood velvet can both look dreamy; what they share is a handful of layers: soft light at the level of the bed, bedding with some depth to it, curtains that reach the floor, and fewer things on show than you’d expect. Get those right, and the color palette is just a matter of taste. Below are the layers every dreamy bedroom starts with, six styles to choose from (from the palest to the darkest), and how to scale them down for a small room or a rental. What every dreamy bedroom […] - [Ready for Cozy Season? These Fall Decorating Ideas Set the Mood](https://ourhoneyhome.com/ready-for-cozy-season-these-fall-decorating-ideas-set-the-mood/): Fall decor doesn’t have to go up in one weekend in a flurry of pumpkins. The fall decorating ideas that look best (and cost least) are the ones you build in layers: a few warm touches in early September, the mantel and entryway in October, and the dining table in November, right through Thanksgiving. Most pieces stay out the whole time; you only add to them. Below is that plan, room by room, followed by a few palettes to choose from and a checklist. Start small in early fall In early September it’s still warm outside, and a porch full of […] - [Which Sofa Layout Works Best in Your Living Room? Here's What to Consider](https://ourhoneyhome.com/which-sofa-layout-works-best-in-your-living-room-heres-what-to-consider/): Before you drag the sofa anywhere, three things decide the sofa layout: the shape of the room, what everyone looks at (a TV, a fireplace, a window) and where people walk through. Get those right and almost any sofa works. Get them wrong and even an expensive sectional ends up blocking the door to the patio. Below are the measurements to check first, the layouts that work in most living rooms, and which sofa type fits which room. What should you measure before choosing a sofa layout? A tape measure and ten minutes save a lot of furniture shuffling. These are […] - [Can a Small Bathroom Still Feel Cozy? These Ideas Make All the Difference](https://ourhoneyhome.com/can-a-small-bathroom-still-feel-cozy-these-ideas-make-all-the-difference/): Yes, it can, and square footage has very little to do with it. The cozy bathroom ideas that make the biggest difference in a small space are about light color, texture and a handful of soft materials: a warmer bulb, a wall color with some depth, a towel you’d want to touch, a plant that can live with steam. None of these need more room. Most of them don’t even need a contractor. Quick answer: Swap cool white bulbs for 2700K, add one warm wall color or finish, bring in two or three natural textures (wood, woven fiber, cotton), and fix […] ## Pages - [Categories](https://ourhoneyhome.com/categories/): Bathroom Ideas Step-by-step DIY projects that make decorating fun and personal. Budget & Renter-Friendly Step-by-step DIY projects that make decorating fun and personal. Color, Paint & Materials Step-by-step DIY projects that make decorating fun and personal. DIY & Projects Step-by-step DIY projects that make decorating fun and personal. Furniture & Styling Step-by-step DIY projects that make decorating fun and personal. 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