What If the Best Designer for Your Home… Is You?
There’s no right way—only your way.
Here’s what I keep coming back to: Creativity is our birthright. And using that creative expression in the home—where we rest, gather, and recharge—can be quietly transformative.
I really do believe everyone has an inner designer. Not in the sense that anyone can instantly replace a trained professional, of course—but in the quieter, more personal sense. We all make choices every day that shape the world around us. That impulse to create, to arrange, to make things feel “right”? It’s built into us, and it’s instinctual. It’s part of what makes us human.
The trouble started when many of us were handed a narrow definition of what it means to be “creative” or a “designer”. And if that image didn’t match how we saw ourselves, we started to feel like we didn’t belong in that space. Impostor syndrome shows up early, and just like that, a path we were once drawn to feels off-limits before we even get the chance to take a step.
But here’s what I keep coming back to: Creativity is our birthright. And using that creative expression in the home—where we rest, gather, and recharge—can be quietly transformative. It’s not just about style or aesthetics. It’s a practice. One that grounds us, restores us, and opens a window into who we really are and what we need to feel at home in our own lives. The act of creation, not the output, is where the magic is.
Of course, trusting our inner designer isn’t easy, because it’s nearly impossible to find it when using this narrow definition of creative expression.
We want the outcome of our endeavors to be a certain way before exploring what else is possible. Doubt creeps in before we begin. We second-guess ourselves, hoping to make the “right” choice, and in doing so, we distance ourselves from solutions that might land outside this vision, but feel right when we find them. Because here’s the thing: Most of the time, we already know what feels right. The key is learning to trust that internal compass, first by giving it time and the opportunity to respond, and then by being brave enough to listen, even when it doesn’t align with what others might think or say.
Today, I’m exploring what it looks like to turn down the noise of outside opinions and turn up the volume on that inner voice. Not because we have all the answers, but because learning to ask ourselves the right questions is where the really exciting work begins.