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But her tastes are very traditional, so not my style, but her color and design eye are perfect.
I call her Martha Stewart and ask for her advice from time to time.
She and I argue who is better at it.

I just staged an entire house for another friend of mine who was selling it.
Her realtor had a stager come into the house and the stager asked who had already staged it, was lovely.
Stager had no other suggestions to make, left right away.
She said there was nothing left for her to do.

I was thrilled, not bad for a retired mental health professional!
Stager said I had the design eye. OK I am done bragging.

I like to stick to a neutral palette, then I can add pops of color.
I also love interesting textures.
I love a modern clean line. But because I stick to a more neutral palette
I can mix a variety of styles. Modern, Boho, Industrial, modern farmhouse.

I do the same thing with clothing. I like capsule wardrobes.
A few basics that all go together.

One friend of mine is well to do. She has a lot of cash on her back in terms of clothing.
But she never looks good or pulled together.
Another friend is a Walmart clearance rack type gal and always looks
wonderful. Pulled together and stylish.

Once she bought some flower seeds on sale at Walmart.
Used them and some rocks from the field next door to her house.
And made a lovely little garden and path in her back yard.
So it is all about the design eye.