409 // Decorating Mistakes Don't Mean You're BAD At Decorating (What I Learned After A $1000 Mistake)

My $1,000 Decorating Mistake (And the Lesson I Almost Missed)

In today's episode we're talking about mistakes...I have a lot to choose from, but I'm focusing on one that cost $1000 and became an apparent mistake about two years after making this particular decision.

I share honestly about one of my most expensive decorating mistakes: what I bought, why it felt so right in the moment, and the moment reality set in. But this isn't just a "don't do what I did" story. It's about what that mistake accidentally taught me about the difference between decorating for a trend and decorating for yourself, a lesson that ended up reshaping how I teach decorating altogether.

In this episode, I cover:

The full story behind my $1,000 decorating mistake

Why the purchase felt so right at the time, and what was actually happening underneath that decision

What this mistake taught me about aesthetic vs. design style

Why costly mistakes aren't a sign you have bad taste, they're often a sign you're decorating for the wrong thing entirely

Perfect for you if:

You've made a decorating purchase you regret and haven't fully let go of the sting

You second-guess decisions because of a past mistake

You're tired of decorating advice that doesn't account for how you actually live