Bonus Episode: Our 2026 Resolutions & Home Decorating Goals

The ladies are ready to kick off 2026 with some ambitious decorating goals! In this special bonus episode, Caroline, Taryn, and Liz sit down to map out their home and personal resolutions for the year. They are putting their goals on the record now so they can hold themselves accountable in 2027. From tackling "treacherous" basements and organizing chaos closets to navigating the emotional transition of empty nesting, the hosts share the big projects they hope to tackle (and the budget realities holding them back). What You’ll Hear on This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to the How to Decorate Podcast 01:30 Taryn’s Goal #1: Tackling the "treacherous" basement and finishing the gym 06:00 Taryn’s Goal #2: The emotional transition of a nursery into a guest room 08:00 The $100 Facebook Marketplace King Bed find 12:00 Caroline’s Goal #1: The Entryway Dilemma (Wallpaper vs. The Messy Closet) 16:00 Caroline’s Reupholstery List: Needlepoint footstools and worn-out linen 18:00 The universal struggle of organizing "junk drawers" with kids 20:00 Plant Goals: Keeping Fiddle Leaf Figs alive and planting Peonies 25:00 Liz’s Goal #1: Creating a "Home Maintenance" calendar 28:00 Liz’s Goal #2: Raised bed gardening and navigating shade trees 31:00 Liz’s Goal #3: Empty nesting and converting a teen bedroom into a home office Also Mentioned: Plantopia (Book mentioned by Taryn) Skylight Calendar IKEA PAX Systems (for closet hacks) Shop Ballard Designs Please send in your questions so we can answer them on our next episode! And of course, subscribe to the podcast in Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. You can always check back here to see new episodes, but if you subscribe, it’ll automatically download to your phone. Happy Decorating! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices