On a mission to make your home both functional and aesthetically pleasing without breaking the bank? Join the conversation with my dear friend and interior designer, Don Richards.
In this episode Don offers insights on some of the best places to shop for a deal and shares what to hunt for and what to steer clear of in stores like Home Goods. Whether it's brightening your home with fresh flowers, music, and lighting or hunting for unique pieces in local thrift stores, Don's tips make beautiful homes accessible for all.
Don and I have fun with a quiz I designed where Don has to guess the paint color names that are real and the one I made up. These are all crazy names! See if you can guess the real paint colors. It's not that easy!
We wrap up our chat by touching some great design accounts and bloggers to follow for inspiration, and highlight some helpful design resources like Emily Henderson's book, The New Design Rules, and the website Copycatchic.
Some resources that are mentioned:
The Dollar Tree - https://www.dollartree.com
Thrift Store in Bantam CT - https://www.clothestreect.com/
Chintz and Prints in Newtown CT - https://www.chintznprints.com/
https://www.younghouselove.com/
https://www.younghouselove.com/podcast-introduction/
https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/
Book: The New Design Rules by Emily Henderson - https://a.co/d/5ktAo5D
Shay McGee for Target - https://www.target.com/b/threshold-designed-w-studio-mcgee/-/N-q643le65vqv
https://www.copycatchic.com/
Pottery Barn - https://www.potterybarn.com
Don's Bio: Consumed by architecture, design, and home since childhood, Don graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia with a degree in Historic Preservation. For the last thirty years, his obsession with home has seen him in the worlds of interior design, visual merchandising, and real estate. A Litchfield County native, Don has designed spaces in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Florida, while vowing never again to work in NYC because of elevator constraints. Can a sofa be disassembled and put back together? The answer is yes. Should it be? LOL, the answer is no. He believes the key to a space being home is personality and quirk. Try and think outside the box with vintage and unique. Look toward the architectural style of the property and let that guide you. If you love it, it will usually work. Just no 75'' flat screens, please. Don is passionate about BLTs, turtlenecks, and his orange tabby, Ernest. Not necessarily in that order.
Connect with Don:
email: don@theshoppes.net
Find him at Middle Furniture in Middlebury, CT: https://www.middleburyfurniture.com/
instagram: @dwrhomedesign
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