Hi Everyone,
Well, here we are. It’s the second-to-last day of 2025, and I thought it would be fun to go back and look at what I think were the most helpful Laurel Home blog posts in 2025.
Helpful for us or for you, Laurel? ;]
Very funny. ALL of the posts are helpful for me! ;]
However, I went through the last three pages of blog posts, plus a few on page four that were published in 2025 and have come up with the six most helpful posts for you guys.
But before we discuss the six most helpful blog posts, I need to mention that after TONIGHT, December 30, 2025, the Laurel Home Guides that are my pride and joy will no longer be on sale, and the price will be going up substantially.
Okay, let’s begin with the first of the six most helpful Laurel Home blog posts 2025
Architectural Details That Will Elevate Your Rooms – Parts 1 & 2
Actually, the post above and the post below go together and are probably two of the most helpful posts on this entire blog. In them, I share every moulding I selected. Guys, I looked at hundreds of mouldings and analyzed each one more than I care to admit. I adore each of them more than I can say.
My only regret is that I didn’t decide to change the living room wainscoting from day one. It made an unholy mess and delayed the job by a couple of weeks. However, I would’ve been kicking myself had I not done it. Everyone who walks in insists they must be original.
Only the window casing was original, and the tall, straight piece of the baseboard. Even the window sills were new. There wasn’t one before.
All of the links are in the posts.
Next up for the six most helpful Laurel Home blog posts 2025 is:
This post from last March, like maybe 20% of the posts, was a do-over of an older post. Now that the blog is well into its second decade, some posts have gone through as many as four revisions.
The next of these Laurel Home blog posts 2025 is:
Your Wall Color Looks Strange – 12 Reasons Why That Can Happen!
As far as paint goes, this might be the most important post you will ever read on my blog. There is so much that can go wrong with your paint colors, it isn’t funny. The bottom line. If you want the best experience, please test a gallon of paint before it goes on the wall. Better to realize something is wrong with it before it gets painted, right?
Yes, you will want to skip this step because you just want it finished, but it’s better not to.
Next up on the most helpful Laurel Home blog posts 2025 is:
My Bathroom Design– Architecture, Lighting, Vanity, & More Parts 1&2
Obviously, this one’s all about my bathroom, which ended up being one of my favorite parts of the entire renovation.
Oh, what an anxiety-ridden journey that was– from the hideous purple drywall, lit with a single neon white LED light, to the realization in month 12 that the lower-level floor slopes by nearly three inches in total. At least on the bathroom end. The slope is only about one inch in the bedroom and not noticeable because it’s so gradual over the 15′-5″ span.
haha! Remember this below?
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am that I had that floor corrected!
Again, you’ll find a wonderful list of finishes, including mouldings, tile, and more!
The penultimate of the most helpful Laurel Home blog posts 2025 is:
16 of My Favorite Benjamin Moore Timeless Colors (parts 1, 2 & 3)
In 2016, I created the Laurel Home paint and palette Collection. I decided to use Benjamin Moore colors because they were readily available and I was most familiar with them.
However, it’s a huge brand with numerous fan decks and formulations. On top of it, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of duplicates. Still, I am frequently discovering new, wonderful colors; many of these I used in my home, or at least tested them.
And the last on my list of the six most helpful Laurel Home blog posts 2025 is:
This post was just published last week! So, most of you have probably read it already, but it’s one to bookmark. It’s a tiny portion of the Decorating Rules & Tips You Need to Know guide.
Okay, Guys, it’s time to get down to business.
It’s about my five beautiful interior design guides because the sale is ending in less than 24 hours!
Tonight, December 30th at 11:59 PM ET.
Please note that these guides are now at the lowest prices they will ever be.
After the sale ends, all five guides will increase by at least 30% and will be priced higher than they were before the sale began in late November.
This is a wonderful time to give yourself — or someone else- a last-minute digital gift.
(Gifting is available; simply enter your recipient’s information and preferred delivery date at checkout.)
Laurel’s Rolodex, The Essential Paint Color Collection, and Six-Figure Income Blogger all include lifetime updates.
I’m also working on something new for the spring — and owners of the Rolodex, Paint Collection, or Six-Figure Income Blogger will receive a special discount.
Final deadline: Tonight, December 30, at 11:59 PM ET.
(Clicking on the new buttons will send you to the pages to learn more about my interior design guides.)
Laurel’s Rolodex – Newly Updated for 2026 – 12th Edition – A unique shopping guide that shares hundreds of my favorite sources + the inside scoop. For people in the trade– decorators and designers, you will learn about the best sources that sell directly to the design trade.
The current sale price is $159.00. The price as of 1.1.2026 will be $209.00
The Essential Paint Color and Palette Collection (two volumes)
Now including 12 new colors for 2025, with lifetime updates.
The current sale price is $159.00. The price as of 1.1.2026 will be $209.00
Go here to read what readers are saying about the Paint and Palette Collection!
Six-Figure Income Blogger. This should be required reading for everyone who has a website and wishes to get the most out of it for their business.
The current sale price is $159.00. The price as of 1.1.2026 will be $209.00
333 Decorating Rules & Tips You Need to Know
A packed reference of hard-to-find rules & tips, you’ll come back to again and again.
The current sale price is $63.00. The price as of 1.1.2026 will be $119.00
The all-new Etsy guide for 2026
Over 200 of the Best sources for Home Furnishings on Etsy, updated every November.
The current sale price is $47.00. The price as of 1.1.2026 will be $69.00
Super important. There are bundled options, for example, the Paint Collection and Laurel’s Rolodex. You will save money if you purchase the bundles instead of the two separately.
If you’re already familiar with the guides and are ready to place an order, please click the button below to go to the order page.
Thank you, everyone! This is the last blog post of the year, so please let me wish you the very best in all aspects of your life. I appreciate each of you more than I can say. Without you, there would be no blog. I am incredibly grateful!
xo,
P.S. There are also some awesome end-of-the-year Hot Sales!
Note to current Laurel Home Guide owners. Please remember that your download link(s) never change. However, when the guides are updated, you are sent a notification of the update in your email with your download link included. Any link you’ve received will give you the newest version of your guides.
The only guides that have changed are:
Laurel’s Rolodex and the Etsy Guide, which were sent out last November 29th.
The Paint Collection was revised, and that was sent out last September.
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