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Hi Everyone, Well, here we are. It’s the second-to-last day of 2025, and I thought it would be fun to go back and look at what I think were the most helpful Laurel Home blog posts in 2025.   Helpful for us or for you, Laurel? ;]   Very funny. ALL of the posts are […] The post The Six Most Helpful Laurel Home Blog Posts 2025 appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. My son, Cale, was here. Alas, he’s gone home, but we had a great time, eating good food, watching old movies, and lots of chatting.   The other day, after I posted about 50 Living Room Decorating Rules You Need to Know, Lisa D. made this […] The post The Secret Source for Josh Young’s White Slipcovered Sofa appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Before we get into the 50 Living Room Rules You Need to Know, I’d like to wish myself a happy Bostonversary! It’s been five years since I moved her. Yes, five years ago — literally the day before I moved to Boston, which was on December 20, 2020, I wrote this post. It […] The post 50 Living Room Decorating Rules You Need To Know appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone,   Today, I have tackled the remainder of Mel’s beautiful living room furnishings. This is just me, having fun. Of course, if Mel were a real client, I would show her a whole mess of things, go back and revise, show her some more, revise again, and probably have it pretty much nailed […] The post Living Room Furnishings: Are You Making This Common Mistake? appeared first on Laurel Home .

Thanks, guys, for the loveliest comments the other day. I have to say I love that dining area, and I’m glad some of you do too. However, there was one comment that sparked this blog post about incandescent light bulbs. It was from Lisa D. She said:   I can tell you put a great […] The post Incandescent Light Bulbs Have Not Been Banned! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Recently, I received a note from a kind reader:   Dear Laurel, Could you do a blog post on how to decorate a large blank wall in a dining room that coordinates with an open kitchen across from it? Thanks! Mel   Oh, this is a terrific topic. It’s not like we haven’t discussed a […] The post An Empty Large Dining Room Wall and She’s Stumped! appeared first on Laurel Home .

Post updated December 6, 2025   Hi Everyone, The Best of Etsy post should’ve come out last week, but I had to share the bad experience while it was still fresh in my mind.   There’s one crucial point I want to make in regards to shopping on Etsy.   It is only in certain […] The post 40 of the Best Etsy Home Furnishings for 2025 appeared first on Laurel Home .

Hi Everyone, Before I get into the Etsy Chinoiserie Gaslighting Grifter Story, (It’s a doozy!) Thank you for your terrific input about what you think is the wall covering I would like to go with for the entry. In reality, I love all of them, but for those who guessed #5, that is the one. […] The post My Etsy Chinoiserie Grifter Story + Stolen Designs & Pics! appeared first on Laurel Home .