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Great for cooking & styling!

Bans are starting to lift and that means slowly but surely we can get back to our normal lives (safely, of course!). We can’t help but look forward to spending time with our friends and loved ones while showing them a good time, whether it be on elegantly styled patios or in the comfort of your own kitchen. We’re sharing our favorite styling tips. Starting with our favorite cookbooks, filled with recipes sure to satisfy everyone, and did we mention, they’re also great for creating a “wow,” design moment, in any kitchen. 

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Styling Tips

Not only do these books include so of our all-time favorite recipes, but they’re such a great choice when it comes to styling kitchen spaces. These tips our some of our favorite ways to incorporate them!

Use Fresh Fruits & Veggies

Take a trip to your local farmer’s market and pick up so fresh fruits and vegetables! Not only are you helping your local community, which is so important at this time, but they can give your space an ever so subtle pop of color. Thanks to the seasonality of fruits and veggies, you can have an ever-changing display, or you can spotlight ingredients from the recipes. 

Style with Functional Items

Next, a useful tip would be to style your cookbooks using functional items such as utensils, bowls, or mugs. This is also a great opportunity to showcase pretty glassware or canisters that hold your utensils.

Display delectables

Sure, cookbooks are great at providing us with delicious recipes, but can we talk about some of the photography featured in these? And what a better way to create a moment then to put a delectable feast on display, not to mention there are plenty of gorgeous stands ready to be set on your counter. 

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My Favorite: Coffee Table Books

My Favorite: Coffee Table Books I LOVE using coffee table books to style in pretty much any room. I know they are called coffee table books, but I don’t think we are limited to using them only on the coffee table. I use them on benches, desks, console tables and I think they are even […]

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The Blissful Experience Recap | May 2021 Pt 2

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Muy Bonita: A Scottsdale Home Stage

This home sold before it even went on the market! Often times I am able to share staging done for the flips I design, like this home I designed for our Stephanie Project. Today though, I get to show how we approached a vacant home staging for a realtor client of ours in Scottsdale on […]

Project Reveal: Bullmoose

This Chandler fix & Flip is light, bright and neutral! I almost convinced my husband that we should buy this house, remodel it and move into it. It was a month or so into stay-at-home orders. I was homeschooling 3 kids and not able to go into my studio. Our backyard still wasn’t done and […]

Project Reveal: Stephanie

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Our Favorite: Cookbooks

Great for cooking & styling! Bans are starting to lift and that means slowly but surely we can get back to our normal lives (safely, of course!). We can’t help but look forward to spending time with our friends and loved ones while showing them a good time, whether it be on elegantly styled patios […]

Our Favorite: Coffee Table Books

Design coffee table books You will want to display and read… We all need to escape sometimes, and maybe now more than ever! I’m currently pouring over this article from Conde Nast Traveler for when this is all over! Except, how can you escape when you can’t exactly leave the house? Leave that to your […]

Attendees at The Blissful Experience 2019 - a retreat for home stagers and interior design focused creatives.

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Same console. same art…3 different looks! Who doesn’t love a beautiful entry way? Especially one with white board and batten walls. We chose this beautiful serving buffet from Living Spaces . It is a really beautiful wooden piece and it’s super functional with the drawers and cabinets. And this canvas art from Minted was the most perfect piece for […]