Today we explore all the possibilities for your Christmas/holiday color palette. Anita also shares the history behind red & green. Very interesting...

Whether you are a traditionalist or pushing the envelope of your holiday decor, you'll get some new ideas & a fresh take on the classics.

We also answer one of your questions. It is good one, that many people struggle with in their decorating. Drop the garland and listen in or better yet, keep decorating & listen!

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Try some plaid ribbon this year. Plaid is hot this year and a classic ~ win win! Check out some options HERE.

The plug mold. A little known wonder for hiding wires. When installed correctly of course! Listen in for a little story on that... See a plug mold HERE.

Once you hear our ideas for alternative Christmas colors email us with your ideas!

Anita's Amazon favorites are HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

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Listen to hear what's coming in hot for 2025! There are so many exciting trends that are popping up, and we are here for it!

Have a look at the gorgeous wallpaper from Morris and Co that Kelly used for her client's kitchen. See it HERE. You can actually order this pattern from Home Depot!

Farrow & Ball Caulk Green is a beautiful paint that looks fantastic with the Black Thorn wallpaper. See it HERE.

Kelly's blog post on BTUs to help you understand the type of range hood you might need. Read it HERE.

DTT defines scullery

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CRUSHES:

The Talking Gardens podcast from Gardens Illustrated magazine is Kelly's crush this week. Have a listen HERE.

Anita's crush are the plaid Christmas chargers HERE

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Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

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Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

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What are we doing to decorate for the holidays this year? We're so glad you asked! We'll give you the scoop and let you in on our secrets.

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The red & black buffalo check napkins Kelly is going to use for her table ( and as Christmas crackers ) can be found HERE.

Anita bought these plaid plate chargers HERE

The mini boxwood wreaths with ribbon are HERE

DTT Defines tulipiere

Kelly"s Crush is tree tinsel aka "Icicles" - get a retro package for your tree HERE.

Unfamiliar with tree tinsel or want a peak back to stylish White House trees? Well, have a look HERE. Photos 6 & 7 trees sports tinsel. And check out photo 2 for JFK's socks :)

Anita's Crush is the book Together at the Table HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

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Do you have to use red and green for your holiday decor, or is it better to match the colors of your home? We're having a friendly debate. And Anita has crossed over to the other side (but just for her table.)

Have you put your tree up yet? That's another question we have. When do people put up their trees?

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

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Anita's IG HERE

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Updating your bathroom is so easy and doesn't require a lot of effort. It's amazing how simple changes can make a big impact. You don't need to rip everything out, just change out a few things like your shower curtain, and add a tissue box cover.

Check out the SNL skit about becoming a mom and 'mom decorating' ideas (the bathroom is an ocean) HERE

Don't forget to check out our episode on simple updates you can make to your kitchen HERE

There are 4 ways to support the show and keep the Tips & Tricks coming! Click HERE.

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Anita found some gorgeous things for your bathroom.

Blue and white accessories for your bathroom countertop HERE

Embroidered linen tissue box covers HERE

Monogrammed paper guest towels HERE

The hot topic is HERE

Anita's crush is a stapless stapler

The 5 sheet capacity stapler is HEREE

The 10 sheet capacity stapler is HERE

Kelly's crush is the Gardenista Instagram gallery. See it HERE.

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

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Making your living room work for you in a stylish way is what we are talking about today. This is where many families hang out and entertain friends and family. It's the room that typically gets the most use. Even if you call it a family room, let's get this room working for you in a way that looks fantastic!

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Anita found this gorgeous blue and white lamp shade that would be beautiful in a living room HERE

DTT defines BUREAU

Anita's crush is a Kodak slide and scan film and slide scanner that she used to convert family vintage slides to jpeg files HERE

Kelly's crush is this podcast episode on Circadian Medicine HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

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We LOVE a beautiful table, and we're sharing our favorite tips for making it an occasion. It's the perfect time to think about your table, since the holidays are upon us.

To see how to properly set a table, you can check in with Emily Post HERE.

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Chargers are a must for an elegant table. We love rattan chargers like HERE and HERE.

Anita's exact chargers are out of stock, but these from William Sonoma are almost exactly the same HERE.

The cabbage salad plates are HERE.

Anita's favorite French flatware that comes in a variety of colors HERE.

Flatware with bamboo handles are HERE.

Anita's favorite water bottles HERE

DTT DEFINES: Windsor chair

CRUSHES:

Kelly's crush is a podcast you will want to tune into - Why Women Grow hosted by Alice Vincent.

Listen on any podcast player or click HERE for more info on the show from the Garden Museum ( one of Kelly's favorite places to visit in London :)

Anita's crush is this set of invisible wall plate hangers HERE.

CONSULTS:

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and YouTube channel. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

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We're talking trends for 2025 today, and it's not that far away! Trend in home decor change slowly over time, but change it does. It's important to see where things are headed, so you aren't left in the dark.

If we could sum up many of the trends for this year, the word is MORE. We are moving away from minimalism and toward maximalism.

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To turn your TV into a slideshow of famous artwork on your smart TV, try this art on a drive HERE

Check out the Benjamin Moore color of the year, cinnamon slate for 2025 HERE.

DTT DEFINES: canape settee

CRUSHES:

Kelly's crush is the wonderful interior design book "The Private House" by Rose Tarlow. Get your copy HERE.

Anita's crush is the Instagram account of the very funny Landon Bryant HERE

CONSULTS:

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and YouTube channel. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

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When should you splurge on something for your house, and when should you save? That's a more complex question and answer than some people realize. We're discussing this topic today, and giving you some links to products we found that don't require a splurge.

Beautiful sofa from Pottery Barn HERE

Our best advice for buying a sofa online HERE

Comfy mattress from Awara HERE

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Blue and white linen pillow cover HERE

Anita's Amazon favorites that are very affordable HERE

Audubon prints HERE

William Morris print HERE

Blue wool rug HERE

Anita's blog post on what she splurges on HERE

Anita's blog post on what she doesn't splurge on HERE

DTT defines Dentil molding

Anita's crush is Weck canning jars HERE

Kelly's crush is the town of Hudson NY HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

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We love chintz! And we are sharing the history of chintz and how to use it in your home.

Article Kelly referenced on Nancy Pyne's homes done up in chintz. Read it HERE.

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and YouTube channel. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

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DI - 9:22

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The temperatures have dropped and it's time to change things up at home for cooler temperatures. There is so much we can do to prepare the house and make it cozy.

It's time for animal prints, furry pillows, velvet curtains, and bamboo shades, and so much more.

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Here are some items we mentioned in this episode.

Velvet curtains HERE

cordless lamps HERE

Ikea sheepskin HERE

Amazon “velvet” lampshade 13x10 HERE

Visit Pooky Lighting "cozy cordless" HERE

Listen to this episode about choosing paint colors HERE and HERE

DTT DEFINES Credenza

CRUSHES:

Kelly's crush is a gorgeous animal print fabric. Get a swatch HERE.

Anita's crush is the super delicious recipe for butternut squash fries HERE

Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and YouTube channel. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

Kelly's IG HERE

Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up!

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DI - 12:55/19:39

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