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May 24, 2016
Betsy announces the premium membership, recaps a Facebook live event, and answers audience questions. She shares tips on hanging pictures evenly, organizing baseball hats, and overcoming creative blocks. Topics include decorating awkward corners, using red in decor, the 60:30:10 color rule, accent walls, and using two coffee tables. She wraps up with announcements about the YouTube channel and social media.
0:00 Premium membership announcement
1:25 Introduction and Facebook live event recap
2:18 Answering Facebook live questions
2:40 Trick for hanging pictures evenly
4:28 Organizing baseball hats
5:35 Helping a client with creative block
9:20 Decorating awkward corners
11:17 Using red in decor
13:13 60:30:10 color rule for open floor plans
16:29 Deciding on an accent wall
19:35 Using two coffee tables in a living room
21:25 Announcement: YouTube channel and social media
23:10 Show wrap-up and thank yous
- Measuring from the floor or ceiling, rather than using a
level, ensures pictures are hung evenly and look straight relative
to the room's natural lines.
- Switching up the dominant colors in an open floor plan can
maintain cohesion while giving each room a unique feel.
- Using a focal wall for wallpaper or paint should highlight
significant features like a bed or sofa, and avoid less impactful
areas such as behind a TV.
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