The Decorating Problem Paint Can’t Fix

Hey, I see you. You’re busted.

You don’t have enough rugs.

And if you have a dog or a cat, they would also like to know why there is nowhere comfortable to lie down (and no, this natural fiber rug is FAR from adequate).

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Colour, pattern and more joy than you think

If you’ve been watching my Decorate or Renovate makeovers, you already know how often I walk into a room and the first thing it needs is a rug. Especially now that so many homes are filled with acres of LVP flooring. A rug gives the furniture somewhere to land, brings in colour and pattern, and suddenly the room starts looking decorated instead of just furnished.

When I finished this makeover (below) for my childhood bestie, Tamiko, she commented, “It would have been so nice to have a rug when the kids were small.”

And that really struck me, because she had lived in this house for 22 years without one

But I know why.

Why you’re avoiding choosing a rug

Area rugs are almost as hard to choose as art. You’re trying to get the colour, pattern, style, AND size right, while somehow imagining what an 8 x 10 rug rolled up in a store is going to look like covering half your living room.

Then there’s the sheer aggravation of trying them.

In the store, somebody has to haul the rug down from a giant stack. Then you have to get this enormous rolled-up thing into your car, wrestle it into the house, move the furniture, unroll it and discover that nope, it’s wrong.

Order online and you have a different problem. The colour isn’t quite what you thought. The pattern looks much busier in your room. It’s too small. It’s too dark. It fights with the sofa. And now this gigantic rug is sitting in your living room and you have to figure out how on earth you’re going to package it up and ship it back.

So what happens?

People keep the wrong rug. Or they never buy one at all.

Rugs are NOT optional

And that’s a problem because a rug isn’t some optional little finishing touch. It’s the piece that turns a collection of furniture into a room. It adds softness, colour and pattern. It anchors the seating arrangement. It makes a big open room feel intimate. It makes hard flooring feel warmer. And yes, when your kids are little, it gives them somewhere soft to sprawl out on the floor.

This is why I keep walking into rooms full of furniture sitting naked on LVP and hardwood. People know something is missing. They just don’t know that very often, what’s missing is the rug.

Which is exactly why we’ve started helping you choose one.

Paint can’t do all the heavy lifting

If you’re already coming to us for our eDesign consultations for the right paint colour and your room is missing the rug or other layers that would actually pull it together, we can now help you solve both. Because we can give you the perfect paint colour, but if the room is missing the rug, the right lamps or another key decorating piece, paint alone isn’t going to finish it.

So we’ve added a new decorating add on option to our paint colour packages. When you purchase a paint colour consultation, you simply select the Decor Refresh Add On at checkout.

The Add On is $295, and if your room needs a rug, we’ll help you find one. And I’ll suggest a couple of other key pieces, lamps included, that will make the room feel happier and more pulled together. Here’s what you’ll get, a custom mood board with items you can click and order. Super easy, it looks like this:

So if you’ve been putting off choosing a paint colour because you already know the room needs more than paint, this is for you.

Let’s do this!

Book your paint colour consultation and add the decorating upgrade. Let us help you choose the colour and the pieces around it so you can finally get the room finished.

Because I want you to be completely happy with your finished room, for a limited time, I’m offering this upgrade as a screaming bargain. We originally priced this level of custom styling at $600, but you can grab it today for just $295.

Here is what it includes:

• Expert Styling: My trained eye will select up to three specific decor recommendations to beautifully tie your newly painted room together.
• Bonus Advice: My team and I sneak in lots of extra tips to help you stretch your decorating dollars intelligently!

Let’s pull your room together so you can stop second-guessing your decisions. 

Get your paint colour consultation here. Don’t forget to select the Decor Refresh add on 💛

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