Category: shopping guides
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Skip The Tariff Talk: 20 Made In America Home Brands We Love
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Let down your guard: this is not a stuffy lecture about buying American-made product. (I’m sure you’ve heard enough of that on the news over the past few months!) I’m not here to stoke your tariff fears or to shame you for buying globally-sourced home goods. I am here, however, to provide a resource –…
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Our 2025 Memorial Day Sales: The Designer-Approved List
Happy Memorial Day weekend, friends! I come to you feeling a bit torn. The good news: the unofficial start of summer has ushered in a wave of unprecedented Memorial Day sales and savings. The bad news: I have on good authority (read: I get a lot of internal brand emails) that this is somewhat of…
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Best Memorial Day Furniture & Decor Sales 2025: Live, Tested, Updated
Happy Memorial Day weekend, friends! I come to you feeling a bit torn. The good news: the unofficial start of summer has ushered in a wave of unprecedented Memorial Day sales and savings. The bad news: I have on good authority (read: I get a lot of internal brand emails) that this is somewhat of…
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Great Dupes: Emily’s Favorite Outdoor Pieces
I think I can say that the majority of us love looking at beautiful homes filled with beautiful things that are often outside of our budgets. It’s both aspirational and sometimes a bummer because WE WANT THOSE BEAUTIFUL THINGS TOO. The good news is that there are so many products on the market, including so…
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You Asked, We Delivered: 21 Reclining Chairs That Don’t *Look* Like Recliners
The year was 2017: Beyoncé announced her pregnancy with her twins with great fanfare. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged. Millions of people participated in Women’s Marches worldwide, protesting the election of Donald Trump and advocating for women’s rights. Emily Henderson rounded up good-looking recliner chairs. Well, eight years later, Sir and Rumi Carter…
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The Versatility Of The Pedestal Table In My Friend’s Home (And My Search For Finding More Traditional Versions)
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We are deep diving today on what I think is one of the most versatile and timeless pieces of furniture, EVER – the pedestal table. Now pedestal tables have been around for a few hundred years (which really isn’t that long if you think about it), but they were mostly with carved wood bases, rather…
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This Style Of Lighting Works In Any Home (And Will Make It Look Even Better) + Affordable Options You’ll Love
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Whether or not your home’s style is “modern traditional,” modern traditional lighting is incredibly versatile, with so many really simple but very cool options. I’d say it’s the primary lighting style Emily uses in her projects, at least the hardwired fixtures. You could categorize “modern traditional lighting” as fixtures with clean lines, traditional shapes, in…
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From Gross to Good: 21 Standing Desks You’ll Want To Use In Your Home Office (Some You’d Never Believe Were Adjustable!)
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in design, Design 101, desk, Featured, Office, Offices, Other Category, Rooms, roundup, Roundups, Shop, shopping guidesThere comes a moment for many of us when we’re decorating our homes, when we have to choose between form and function. Do we go with the pretty version of what we need or the one that works the best/is the most comfortable? Well, as I established in the first part of this “From Gross…
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4 Really Good (And Thoughtful) Mother’s Day Sentimental Ideas
The first Mother’s Day post I wrote was six years ago, and to this day is one of my favorite posts I’ve written. I know that saying a bona fide gift guide is a favorite may sound a little odd at first, especially given how many posts and personal reveals I’ve done, but it was…
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We Found A Way To Save On Everything From Blu Dot To Kohler – Here’s The Secret
HEY THERE. For the last five years, I’ve been spewing out budget-friendly ways to design your home. I’ve taught you how to change up your furniture for free by working with your local vintage store; I’ve shared the credit card hacks I use to optimize my spend; I’ve revealed my top secret sources for brands…