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    6 Ways to Decorate with Personality

    Decorating, Sponsored

    That’s so you!

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    It means I’ve done a good job of defining my personal style and staying true to who I am and what I love. It may not be on trend or your cup of tea, but it’s me and that’s what matters.

    6 Ways to Decorate with Personality

    A home is all about the people who live in it. Forget the cookie-cutter catalog images or — gasp!! — all the loveliness that appears on Pinterest and instead focus on decorating your home to reflect your personality.

    Here are six ways to decorate with personality — your personality!

    Decorate with what you love

    For me, that’s all things vintage.

    Craft Room Ideas & Home Office Design

    Midcentury pottery in pastel colors.

    Spring Vignette inspired by my McCoy pottery collection

    Birds and mason jars.

    Mason Jar Stenciled Chair in Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Eulalie's Sky

    And painted furniture.

    Get Personal with Color

    Some people love neutrals or the serenity of all-white rooms.

    But I’ve always been attracted to color. I’m the girl with the hot pink handbag and bright red shoes (though maybe not with the same outfit!)

    Atta Girl Says: Storage + Style Laundry Room Renovation

    It only makes sense that I should make colorful choices when it comes to my home’s decor.

    Craft Room Ideas & Home Office Design

    Pink, green, blue, aqua… I love them all.

    I love this advice from designer Nate Berkus — “Be Bold.”

    It’s good life advice and good decorating advice, too.

    “Your space should be as bold as you are. It should represent who you are and what you love,” he says.

    Play with Patterns

    Matchy-matchy — that’s so not me! I’m like a toddler when it comes to mixing and matching patterns and prints.

    6 Ways to Decorate with Personality

    If I think they go together, then I go for it. And so should you. Because it will make you happy and reflect your personality and view of the world.

    6 Ways to Decorate with Personality

    Polka dots and stripes? Geometric prints and florals?

    Spring Table Setting Ideas: Pink and Green Luncheon

    Go for it!

    Put Your Heart Into It

    I love the stories behind furniture and decorative accessories. And I love when I can tell part of my story through my decorating choices.

    Stop the Presses: Valentines Decorations in Newsprint:

    This buffet was one of the first pieces of furniture I painted, and it’s still my favorite. I put a lot of hard work and heart into it.

    And the accessories on it all tell a story, too, of how my husband and I met as newspaper reporters.

    6 Ways to Decorate with Personality

    Don’t be afraid to put your heart into your home.

    Use a Scent to Create Mood and Ambience

    Decorating isn’t just about visuals. Other senses also come into play in creating mood and ambience.

    Six Ways to Add Your Personality to Your Decor

    I love perfumer Carlos Huber’s advice to “use scent as an accessory” in your home.

    Scent is so tied to mood and memory. Don’t believe me? Try describing your grandmother’s kitchen without mentioning what it smelled like.

    Lately, I am loving the new Unstopables collection of air, home and fabric care products to make my home and laundry smell good and create a long-lasting sensory experience that reflects my personality.

    6 Ways to Add Your Personality to Your Home

    Unstoppables products (which include air refreshener sprays, candles, fabric refresher sprays, in-wash scent boosters and scented oil warmers, come in three scents. There’s the light and vibrant Fresh, the lavender floral and vanilla scents of Lush and the fruity and floral Shimmer.

    I love Huber’s idea of having a signature scent for your home — or even better matching the fragrance to each room for the ultimate #ScentDecor experience.

    “Think of decorating as giving your space personality,” Huber said, “and scent as the final layer of expression.”

    Be whimsical

    Don’t take decorating so seriously.

    Gest bedroom antique tole flower table

    Don’t be afraid to have a little fun and to embrace your quirkiness.

    2014 Christmas Home Decor and Tour at AttaGirlSays.com

    It’s OK to be silly or weird or whimsical.

    Pretty and Organized Garage at Chic Chateau

    Just be you!

    6 Ways to Add Your Personality to Decorate with Personality

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    Filed Under: Decorating, Sponsored Tagged With: candles, decorating ideas, decorating tips, sponsored

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    1. Cydnee

      March 11, 2015 at 11:01 pm

      Love your ideas! Fun and unique! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee

      Reply
    2. Cathy

      March 08, 2015 at 2:49 pm

      I love your style Amy and your use of color. Your tips are so helpful thank you for sharing them with Share It One More Time. Cathy

      Reply
    3. Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes

      March 07, 2015 at 9:59 pm

      Awesome suggestions, Amy and great photos! Thanks for linking up at Best of the Weekend!

      Reply
    4. Christine from So Domestically Challenged

      March 07, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks so much for these tips! I struggle when it comes to decorating, so your post is very appreciated 🙂

      Reply
    5. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters

      March 06, 2015 at 1:09 pm

      These are such fun spaces! Thanks for sharing on Found & Foraged!

      Reply
    6. Ashleigh

      March 05, 2015 at 7:27 pm

      This is so cool, thank you for sharing! I love the pic with the desk!! Have a wonderful week and thank you for linking up with the OMHG WW! xx Ashleigh @SimplyWright

      Reply
    7. Liidi

      March 04, 2015 at 1:09 pm

      Great tips! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    8. Charlotte

      March 03, 2015 at 4:30 pm

      I love it! It is so amazing – finally I have found someone like me 🙂 I love vintage and colors. Aqua, pink, green, blue, orange you name it. I have always had my own taste and managed to create my own style. Thank you for sharing all this beauty!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        March 25, 2015 at 10:54 am

        Sounds like we are kindred spirits in all things vintage. I definitely love aqua, pink and green — and have for years!

        Reply
    9. shelley

      February 28, 2015 at 12:36 pm

      oh I love your McCoy pieces….I have….well, LOTS…I have that small flower wall pocket also…mine is yellow…love the vintage vibe….

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        March 25, 2015 at 10:56 am

        Shelley, love your email address! I’m a longtime lover of McCoy, too. So much that I named my dog McCoy. I have lots of McCoy pieces, too, pretty much in every room of the house. My favorite is anything aqua blue. Just love the pieces from the 40s. Glad you stopped by my blog, and I’m sorry to just now be replying to your comment. Have a wonderful week.

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        • shelley

          March 25, 2015 at 11:35 am

          I could open a pottery shop….McCoy, Hull and Shawnee…I have 1 lovely old Roseville planter…plus I have tons of old and new Fiesta Ware….love it….and no worries on the reply…

          Reply

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