How Can I Spice Up My Own House | 🍃Linda Vater

One of my favorite kinds of design stories: it starts in a little junk shop in Oklahoma City… with a rug that looked beyond saving. 🫢
But after a cleaning, the surprise reveal was huge: a 1920s Art Deco Chinese rug—bought for $500—that became the foundation piece for the entire home’s color story and styling direction. Even wilder? A matching rug later showed up online for $18,000.

From there, we dive into how a historic home transformation really comes together:
✨ Original Art Deco light fixtures rescued from a flipper’s discard pile and restored
🎨 A bold, moody paint palette that connects transition spaces (and makes gold frames sing)
🏡 The underrated move that makes rooms feel “finished”: painting walls + ceiling the same color when there’s no molding
😬 And yes… the legendary “paint mishap of 2025” that accidentally turned into the right choice

If you love historic homes, English country house vibes, Art Deco details, and real-world paint + lighting advice you can steal for your own house—this segment is packed.

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Chapters (for this segment)

00:00 The $500 junk-shop rug discovery
00:44 “Do you know what you have?” (1920s Art Deco Chinese rug)
01:08 The $18,000 online shocker
02:16 Lighting upgrades + why it matters
02:33 Art Deco fixtures found discarded + restored
03:48 When “original” isn’t automatically “right” (scale + function)
04:52 Painting ceilings the same color as walls (cozy “wrapped” effect)
07:30 The paint decision + the “mishap of 2025”
10:21 1920s bathroom details + original tile love
12:44 Bedrooms + built-in bookshelves
14:24 Office space + art with personal history
17:19 Den color story + “warmth” in home design
21:18 Shopping finds + living with cats (mohair/velvet tip!)
24:29 Farrow & Ball primer: chips, samples, planning ahead
25:54 The four paint colors used (what/where)
29:02 Budget option: matching Farrow & Ball with Sherwin-Williams
31:37 Final thoughts: why color can change your home

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