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Your designer friend decorating on a budget
Updating our 9-year-old home with smart fixes
📍North Carolina
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I believe everyone deserves a beautiful home. I blend design expertise with an artist’s creativity & a mom’s practicality–making designer living achievable on any budget.

11/03/2026

Your home called. It has a Christmas wish list, too.🎄 Ok fine, it’s me-my wish list is for my home! 😆

🛍️ **Comment **WISH and I’ll send you the links!

As an interior designer, DIY-er, and millennial mom of two, I love a high-end look. The high-end price tag? Not so much. 🙃

So I’ve rounded up some of my favorite home decor finds that give you that Serena & Lily and Pottery Barn look for a whole lot less.

Some are old favorites worth sharing again, some are swoon-worthy, some are on sale—and others might be just what your home has been missing!

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Follow your designer friend decorating on a budget.

Affordable home decor, Serena and Lily inspired decor, Pottery Barn style for less, coastal grandmother decor, French country home decor, designer home finds, soft blue home decor, neutral home accessories, budget friendly decorating, timeless interior design, high end look for less

11/02/2026

Did I just put $35 marble contact paper on my dining table? Yes. Yes, I did. 😂

I loved the shape and size of this fbook marketplace table, but the top had some dents and discolorations—and it was either paint it or paper it!

Was applying it a peaceful little DIY project? Absolutely not. 😂 That’s why there’s zero footage of me actually doing it. But for $35, the after is worth it.

And now I need an unbiased ruling because I’m obviously too close to the situation:

Did I ruin it… or upgrade it? 👇

Comment MARBLE and I’ll send you the exact marble contact paper I used-because thickness and size really do make a difference in these projects!

Affordable dining room makeover | marble contact paper | dining table DIY | budget home decor | faux marble table | renter-friendly DIY | affordable home makeover

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10/30/2026

Sometimes it pays to not purge. 😆 I was literally about to install the peel-and-stick trim I’d bought for our TV when my brain went… WAIT.

(And if you’ve been following for any amount of time, you’ll know that for me to have this epiphany is nothing short of amazing for my dory-memory 😆)

I had an old frame sitting in a closet that was somehow EXACTLY the right size. A rare and magical home-project moment.

But since most people probably don’t have perfectly sized leftover frames hiding in a closet ready to solve their problems, I put together a short-list of DIY TV frame options — including a wood frame option AND easy peel-and-stick versions depending on how much of a project you want this to be.

👉 Comment FRAME and I’ll send you my DIY TV frame list!

Frame TV DIY | Samsung Frame TV | DIY TV frame | Frame TV frame ideas | peel and stick TV frame | wood TV frame | budget home decor | affordable home upgrades

10/29/2026

Sometimes, the piece that says less makes the whole room look better | Gifted by PureCozy

I thought more color under the table would help hide stains, but it created visual noise. A softer, understated rug gives the space room to breathe and feel more elevated.

Plus, this rug is washable! It can handle meals, spills, and actual life happening on top of it. 🙌
A rug that does more while saying less? That’s my kind of design!

👉 Use my code JONL1026
👉 Comment RUG and I’ll send you the link！

washable rug • neutral area rug • dining room rug • breakfast nook decor • rug under dining table • French country decor • elevated home decor • neutral home decor • affordable interior design • dining nook ideas

10/27/2026

Since it’s been Christmas since August, I thought we’d take a commercial break for a fall moment. 😂

Fall is so brief, and I’m not quite ready to say goodbye just yet, so consider this my little tribute to the season before it slips away.

There’s something special about that fleeting golden light before the early dark—the anticipation of what’s to come mixed with an appreciation for what’s already been.

So before the garland comes out, I’m giving fall its moment. 🩶

And if you’re still decorating for fall—or want to tuck away a few ideas for next year—comment FALL and I’ll send you the links to my fall home finds.

fall home decor • cozy fall decorating ideas • blue and neutral fall decor • French country fall decor • elegant fall decorating • fall tablescape • seasonal home styling

10/26/2026

🚨 Way Day ends TONIGHT—and we all know the good stuff at Walmart has a habit of selling out the second everyone finds it. 😅

So if you’ve been waiting to make a few updates at home, I would not sit on these.

I rounded up some of my favorite Wayfair + Walmart home deals, including several pieces at historically low prices—from rugs and bedding to furniture, lighting, pillows + those finishing pieces that can make a room look so much more expensive than it was.

And because sometimes the product photos are doing these pieces absolutely NO favors 😂, I styled a few of my favorites so you can actually see the potential.

Way Day ends tonight + Walmart finds can sell out fast.

👉Comment DEALS and I’ll send you all the links. 🤍

Way Day deals | Wayfair sale | Walmart home deals | Walmart home finds | affordable home decor | designer inspired furniture | area rugs | bedding | accent chairs | sofas | throw pillows | lighting | living room decor | bedroom decor

10/26/2026

The internet told me not to buy brass gallery rails on Amazon. 😆

But I wanted to add a little more character to these shelves without spending a small fortune—and I found all the pieces I needed on Amazon for about $40 for all FOUR shelves.

I’ve seen people use superglue to attach gallery rails like these, but that level of permanence made me nervous. Instead, I used museum dots to secure the finials and rods. It took a little finagling to get everything sitting straight, but the whole project was still surprisingly quick—and nothing is permanently glued to my shelves.

For $10-ish a shelf? I’m calling this one a win.

👉Comment RAILS and I’ll send you the exact pieces I used.

brass gallery rails | Amazon home finds | shelf styling ideas | French country decor | grandmillennial decor | kitchen shelf styling | affordable home upgrades | DIY shelf makeover Amazon Home

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