A Christmas store that’s open most of the year sounds like a gimmick until you’ve actually walked into one. Decorator’s Warehouse, in Arlington, Texas, runs
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August 31, 2026
If you’ve ever posted “should I hire an interior designer or a decorator?” in a homeowner Facebook group. You already know the answers are all over the place. Some people swear the terms are interchangeable. They’re not. In the interior designer vs decorator conversation, the real dividing line is training. Designers are educated to work on the actual structure of a room walls, wiring. Code compliance while decorators work on top of a space that’s already built, handling color, furniture, and styling. Mix that up and you’ll either pay designer rates for someone to pick out throw pillows. Or hire
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August 29, 2026
My cousin booked her first interior decorator consultation last spring expecting a full room makeover conversation. She got a fifteen-minute call instead. Budget questions. Modern or traditional, pick one. Nothing close to what she’d pictured walking in. She just assumed every consultation worked the same way no matter where you booked it. That assumption cost her a wasted afternoon comparing two services that weren’t even offering the same thing. This piece breaks down what an interior decorator consultation actually includes, based on what she eventually figured out after three separate bookings. What an Interior Decorator Consultation Actually Includes Format varies
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August 25, 2026
Had a friend forward me three Denver interior designer quotes last month, all for basically the same kitchen refresh. One came in around eighty dollars an hour. Another quoted a flat twelve hundred for a consultation package. The third wanted fifteen percent of total project budget instead of any hourly number at all. She had no idea which one was actually reasonable. That’s the real problem with hiring an interior decorator Denver homeowners run into constantly, pricing structures vary so much between designers that comparing quotes feels almost impossible without understanding what each number actually includes. Going through the real
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August 21, 2026
Your Home’s Style Partner With Expert Tips Started DecoratorAdvice because I got tired of design advice that assumed everyone reading it had an unlimited budget and a blank slate to work with. Most of what’s out there online is either too vague to actually use, “just add some plants and good lighting,” or built entirely around rooms nobody’s actual home looks like. Real houses have awkward corners. Budgets run tight more often than not. Renters can’t knock down walls or repaint without losing a deposit. This site exists for that gap, the space between the home you’re standing in right
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