A Study in Style: 50 Ways to Claim Your Personal Style.
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6/27/25
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A Study in Style
50 Ways to Claim Your Personal Style
by: Stephanie Andrews
Happy Friday!
This Saturday, June 28th, from 12 to 5 p.m., we’re hosting our first Vintage Pop-Up Sale at our studio. I’m co-hosting with my friend Rebecca from House 10 Design, who has curated a collection of fascinating treasures from Atlanta and Europe. We envision this as the first of many such sales, and we hope you’ll join us for what we expect to be a legendary event! You can find directions to our studio here. I would love to see you, share some stories, and learn about some vintage art and treasures.
For those who have been reading Design Pulp for a while, you know my love for lists. I enjoy the challenge of creating them and then contemplating which items to tackle first. This week, I’ve created a long list: “50 Ways to Claim Your Personal Style.” Some of these resonate as things you already do but haven’t articulated this way, while others seem a bit unconventional. I hope you enjoy:
50 Ways to Claim Your Personal Style:
1. Tell a story that is meaningful to you
2. Be generous
#4 Sneak Peak of Items in our Vintage Pop-Up
4. Buy vintage
#5 Add Black Details
photography by Christina Wedge
5. Add black details to each room
6. Use your favorite color (a lot)
7. Celebrate your friendships
8. Add items from your travels to your home
9. Collect good books
#10 Add Plants! (also #3, #12, #21)
photography by Christina Wedge
10. Add plants
11. Use handmade items daily
12. Invest in good pillows
13. Choose 1 standout textile in each room
14. Add something to your room that makes you laugh out loud
15. Be Kind
16. Recycling is sexy (!)
17. Add something that could make you (good) cry (if you let it)
18. Celebrate your closet (edit and organize)
19. Add texture to each room with natural materials
20. Add brass, silver, for a little sparkle
#21 and #22 Consider Wallpaper on your Ceiling
photography by Rustic White Interiors
21. Consider wallpaper
22. Consider your ceiling color
23. Celebrate your refrigerator (edit and organize)
24. Use your dining table intentionally daily
25. Have a spot for your mail
26. Add fresh flowers
#9, #20, #27, Another sneak peak into our Pop-Up!
27. Consider your vessels-for plants, fruits, salads, flowers etc
28. Clean often
#3, #4, #12, #13, #26, #29, #30, #31, Whew!
photography by Mali Azima, renovations by Copper Sky Remodeling
29. Take care of your outdoor spaces
30. Host outdoor gatherings
31. Dine al-fresco
31. Invest in cloth napkins
32. Invest in sumptuous sheets
33. Upgrade everyday items for your leftovers, spices, coffee, and serving pieces
34. Skip plastic anything (this may raise some eyebrows)
35. Use great pens. Here is my favorite inexpensive pen-such a great tip and pretty colors.
36. Use great pencils that are sharp and erasable. Here is my favorite pencil from Japan.
#37 Use trays
37. Use trays to collect shit (sorry!)
38. Consider an analog planner. Here is my favorite planner-so many colors and well designed.
39. Insist on pockets in your clothes
40. Wear comfy shoes. ( I have these in black, but these are my next comfy shoes!)
41. Wear sexy shoes that are mostly comfy (Melody swears by Tom’s, and she always looks good!)
42. Take good care of your teeth
43. Move at least 45 minutes every day
44. Go outside every day
#45 Travel-my last trip to Avignon, France.
45. Travel as much as you can
46. Smile often
47. Ask meaningful questions, deeply listen
48. Reapply your lipstick (thanks, Aunt Nancy!)
49. Don’t take yourself too seriously
50. Tell someone that you love them (every day)
Let me know what items I missed. Stephanie@balancedesignatlanta.com I think that this list could be endless! Looking forward to seeing you Saturday if you are available and in Atlanta!
Have a great weekend and stay cool!
Stephanie
