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Practical Magic Home Decor Style: How to Get This Cozy Witch Aesthetic in Your Apartment

Ah, the Practical Magic home. I know I’m not the only apartment renter who has dreamt about what life would be like in that cozy witch aesthetic paradise of a house. But even if your apartment lacks those iconic old world features, it’s actually possible to conjure the spirit of the Practical Magic aesthetic through the power of styling! So in this video, I’m exploring the Practical Magic decor look and giving you some decor ideas that will make it more attainable in even the most basic new-build apartments.

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Cozy Studio Apartment Decor Ideas for Creating Your Hygge Home Haven

Think about what it would be like if your small apartment felt like a warm hug every day. Imagine the dopamine that would constantly be triggered if your cozy apartment felt like that! In this post, I’m giving you some apartment decorating ideas that will help you create this kind of hygge home haven in your small apartment, specifically if you live in a studio apartment!

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Apartment Living Room Decor Ideas: How I’m Transforming My Ordinary Living Room into a Stylish Oasis

Need some living room decorating ideas that will take your small space from bland to beautiful? Just because you live in a plain Jane apartment doesn’t mean you can’t transform it into a stylish, dramatic sanctuary that showcases your personality! In this post, I’m sharing my living room styling tips based on my experience in decorating my own apartment living room. So if you want to give your plain small apartment some character and charm, read on!

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How to Find Your Interior Design Style Without Having An Identity Crisis

Feeling stuck about how to find your interior design style? How do you know which types of interior design styles will make your small apartment feel like YOUR home? And how do you figure this out without suffering a crippling identity crisis along the way? In this post I’m sharing 3 steps you can follow to help you figure out which interior styles will resonate with you and allow you to make a lovely home out of your apartment!

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Studio Apartments & Maximalism: How to Fit a Big Interior Style Into Your Small Studio

If you live in a studio apartment, does that mean maximalism is forbidden? Can such a big interior style even fit into a small space, or is it a recipe for visual chaos? I believe that you CAN do the maximalist style in a small studio apartment! So I’m giving you 5 tips on how to create the maximalist design look in your studio (or really any small space) without making it feel like a chaotic hodgepodge crammed into a tiny space.

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Light Academia Decor in a Small Bedroom: How to Fit the Look in a Little Space

Let’s talk about creating a light academia decor look in a small bedroom! Light academia is an enchanting style that looks like it’s been plucked from the pages of a classic novel, with an airy yet cozy look that drips with PRETTINESS. But how do you achieve this style in a small space? In this post, I’m giving you a bunch of visual inspiration and small bedroom ideas for creating the light academia aesthetic, so that you can bask in a magical, pretty haven of your own.

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Dark Academia Decor in a Small Bedroom: How to Fit the Look in a Little Space

Can the dark academia aesthetic work in a small bedroom? Will the dark color palette make the room feel cramped? When it comes to small spaces, should dark decor be avoided at all costs? Well, I think darkness in a small room is a GOOD THING! In this post, I’m sharing some small bedroom ideas for the dark academia decor look, and explaining why the whole “dark colors make a room feel smaller” thing is a myth. So if you live in a small apartment with a small bedroom area and you love dark academia, read on!

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Western Gothic Decor Ideas: How to Get the Look in Your Apartment

The Western Gothic aesthetic is a full-blown interior design trend for 2024. Everyone seems to be talking about this dark, moody decor style! So in this post, I’m diving into what the Western Gothic decor aesthetic is and how you can incorporate it into your apartment decor. And I’m also giving you a shopping list of 50+ decor ideas you can refer to while shopping for this design trend!

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Something feels off in my apartment decor…

Have you ever looked around at your apartment decor and thought, "something feels off in here..."? That’s how I’m feeling with my small living room decor! Even though the dark floral wallpaper statement wall I recently put up has really elevated my living room styling, it still feels incomplete. Something just feels off in here, and in this post I’m going to try to figure out what it is! If you’ve ever felt like you were soooo close to making a room feel complete but you just couldn’t quite fit the final pieces together, watch on and I think you’ll relate and maybe even get some ideas!

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Organizing My Life With My Cozy Notion Setup | Notion Tips & Inspo

Want to get productive & organized in style? Allow me to show you how I organize my life in my cozy Notion setup! In this post I’m giving you a little tour of my favorite productivity app Notion. And I’ll be sharing some Notion tips that have helped me with organizing my life while also creating a Notion aesthetic that makes it a cozy, inviting online space that I’ll actually use.

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My Cozy Bedroom Styling: Mixing Dark Boho & a Touch of Witch Aesthetic

Since moving into my new apartment, I was feeling pretty unsatisfied with my bedroom styling. A bedroom interior should feel like an oasis, and my bedroom decor just wasn't quite there yet. So I fixed that! Come along with me as make my small bedroom look more stylish, and more importantly, make it feel like it’s mine. And the result ended up being a cozy, dark boho bedroom retreat. Read on for my bedroom decorating tips and to watch the styling process unfold!

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The Stupid Thing About Interior Design Trends (from someone who enjoys style trends)

There’s something kind of stupid about interior design trends. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE considering style trends for my small apartment decorating. But trends are a resource, not a rulebook. So in this post, I’m diving into what you can ignore when it comes to design trends. If you’re confused by the ever-changing and contradictory decor dogma out there (usually unilaterally decided by magazines and content creators who want clicks…) let me remind you of what interior style trends are really here for!

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