10 Most Loved Decorating Posts Of 2025
The 10 most read decorating posts of 2025, filled with easy and practical ideas for creating a comfortable, welcoming home.
Decorating a home is a continuing process, and confidence grows when simple ideas start to make sense and actually work in your own space. Over the past year, certain posts truly resonated with readers because they offered clear guidance, practical ideas, and decorating help that felt doable.
These are the 10 most-read decorating posts of 2025, and each one is filled with easy-to-do ideas that help you become a better, more confident decorator. If you are looking for approachable inspiration and decorating advice you can actually use, this collection brings together the posts readers turned to again and again.
How To Get The Most From These Posts
Don’t try to use everything at once. After reading this post, choose one of the most loved posts and one idea that speaks to you right now, then apply it in a single room. Small changes made with intention build confidence and create lasting results.
Decorate A Flat Surface Like A Pro
A buffet, sideboard, or any flat surface can become a focal point when it is styled with a few simple design rules and a good plan.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn why starting with a clean slate makes styling faster and so much easier.
- Get simple guidance for choosing a tight color palette that makes a flat surface look pulled together.
- Learn what “visual weight” is, and why it is the secret to a buffet that looks balanced.
- See why varying heights matters, plus easy ways to create height without buying anything new.
- Find out what “anchor pieces” are, and how they help you decorate season after season without starting over.
8 Simple Kitchen Decorating Ideas For An Easy Updated Look
This post is all about giving a kitchen a fresh look without remodeling, repainting, or taking on a big project. Every idea is quick, doable, and meant to make a kitchen feel more pulled together in just minutes.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn how one small decorative change can instantly make a kitchen feel updated.
- Get ideas for adding warmth and personality to a kitchen without giving up function.
- See how simple items you already use every day can double as decor.
- Find out where to add visual interest when counters or islands feel bare.
- Learn how seasonal details can keep a kitchen feeling fresh all year long.
8 Ideas for Decorating A Small Bedroom Without Buying Furniture
This post is such a good reminder that a bedroom can feel fresh again with a few smart changes, even when every piece of furniture stays right where it is. It is full of simple updates that make a bedroom feel more restful, more finished, and more personal.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn which change makes the biggest visual difference in a bedroom, without shopping for furniture.
- Get ideas for adding pattern and color in a way that still feels calm and sleep-friendly.
- Learn how to use window treatments to help a small bedroom look larger and more pulled together.
- Find out what to do with art in a bedroom so the walls feel finished and the room feels more personal.
- Get simple ideas for keeping nightstands looking tidy, plus easy ways to add flowers for a soft finishing detail.
The Quick Start Guide for Decorating Your Home Like A Pro
This post brings together the decorating lessons that made the biggest difference in my own home. They are not trends or complicated rules. They are practical ideas that help you make confident decisions and create rooms that feel comfortable, personal, and well put together.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn how understanding your decorating style gives you clarity and direction for every decorating decision.
- Discover why filling your home with what you love creates spaces that feel warm and personal, not staged.
- Learn how to put comfort first so your home supports real living, not just how it looks.
- Get simple guidance for mixing decorating styles in a way that feels balanced and intentional.
- Learn foundational decorating concepts, including color flow, contrast, editing, and organization, that help your home feel calm and cohesive.
These are the kinds of decorating principles you can use again and again, in every room of your home.
Easy Decorating Trick: Using Risers To Style Your Home
Decorating with risers is a simple way to add height, balance, and visual interest to your home. They help everyday decor feel more intentional without adding clutter.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn why adding height is essential when styling flat surfaces
- Get guidance on choosing the right riser for different decor pieces
- Learn how visual weight affects the way decor looks and feels
- See how everyday items can work as beautiful risers
- Understand why risers help create layered, well-balanced vignettes
These ideas will help make decorating easier and give your home a more finished look.
Layering Decor: The Art Of Decorating A Room
Layering decor is one of the simplest ways to make a room feel warm, welcoming, and thoughtfully put together. When you understand how layering works, decorating becomes easier and far more enjoyable.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn why rooms without layers often feel flat or unfinished
- Discover the simple decorating order that makes layering easy
- Get tips for mixing textures so a room feels rich and inviting
- Learn how to use everyday decor to create depth and interest
- Understand the most important rule that keeps layered spaces from feeling cluttered
Layering decor is a skill anyone can learn, and once you do, it will completely change the way you decorate your home.
Decorating With Brown: A Fresh Take On A Classic
Brown is making a confident return in home decorating, and it looks nothing like the brown trends many of us remember from years past. Used thoughtfully, brown adds warmth, depth, and a sense of comfort that feels right for today’s homes.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn why brown feels so different in homes today than it did in the past
- Understand how brown works as a grounding neutral in modern rooms
- Get guidance for choosing brown tones that feel soft and current
- Learn how brown pairs with popular colors like white, green, and blue
- See why wood finishes and natural browns are having such a strong comeback
With the right approach, brown can feel welcoming, updated, and beautifully at home in almost any space.
Simple And Beautiful Decorating: How To Decorate With Less
Decorating with less is best is a simple, timeless way to make your home feel calm, open, and beautifully curated. When you remove visual noise, the pieces you love most finally get the attention they deserve.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Easy ways to tell if a room needs simplifying
- The less is best philosophy, and why it is not minimalism
- What decor clutter looks like, and how it distracts from beauty
- Simple strategies for using space and light to create an airy look
- Practical steps for creating a curated, comfortable room that still feels like you
If you have been craving a fresher, lighter look at home, this approach is a wonderful place to start.
5 Easy Ways To Update A Room That Will Make A Big Difference
Updating a room does not have to mean a full makeover or a big budget. This post shares simple, practical ways to refresh a space using what you already have and a few thoughtful changes that really work.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Learn why painting one small thing can instantly change how a room feels
- Discover how editing a room can create more breathing space and visual calm
- Get ideas for organizing everyday items so a room looks neater and more polished
- Learn how adding something organic brings warmth and life into a space
- Find out why layering decor makes a room feel finished and intentional
These easy ideas are meant to be doable, affordable, and confidence-building, so you can start updating your home one simple step at a time.
Accent Decor: 13 Items That Add Style To Every Room
Accent decor is what gives a room that finished, personal look, and it does not have to be complicated. In this post, I am sharing 13 types of accent decor that help you add beauty, comfort, and style to every room in your home.
Here’s an example of what you will find in this post.
- Easy ways to use trays to corral and style everyday items
- Simple ideas for candles, lanterns, and candle holders that add instant warmth
- How pillows and throws add comfort, texture, and personality to a room
- Practical accent pieces like poufs, benches, and drink tables that make a space more useful
- My go-to accents, vases, planters, baskets, boxes, and frames, that create a collected look
Pick one accent type to add to a room this week, and you will be surprised by how much more finished it feels.
More Reader Favorite Posts
These posts are also reader favorites and pair beautifully with the year’s most-read posts. Each one offers practical decorating guidance and easy ideas that help take the guesswork out of decorating.
12 Decorating Rules You Should Never Break (Or Almost Never)
Clear, helpful decorating guidelines that bring order and confidence to your decorating decisions, with flexibility where it makes sense.
20 Decorating Rules You Should Break For A Stylish Home
A refreshing look at when breaking the rules actually makes a home feel more personal, comfortable, and well-styled.
15 Ideas For Decorating A Bookshelf And Curio Cabinet
Simple, practical ideas for styling shelves and cabinets so they look balanced, intentional, and beautifully put together.
10 Tips For Creating A Timeless, Curated Home You Will Love
Thoughtful decorating advice that focuses on creating a home that feels lasting, personal, and never overdone.
Decorating Is A Skill You Can Learn
Confidence comes with practice. The more you apply simple decorating principles, the easier it becomes to trust your own eye and make decisions you feel good about.
Decorating well isn’t about having a perfect home or following every rule. It’s about noticing what works, trusting your instincts, and making choices that help your home feel comfortable and personal. These reader-favorite posts are meant to guide you as you decorate, one simple decision at a time. I hope they leave you inspired, encouraged, and enjoying your home in a fresh way.
Happy decorating, friends…
