I am really excited about todays giveaway, 3 prints from the Etsy shop Lady Gatsby!

Lady Gatsby sells fashion inspired art prints for only $10.00 each!

The intricate detail in each piece is incredible.

These prints would be perfect in a bedroom, dressing room, powder room, or even a little girls room! 

I love them displayed randomly as well as grouped in specific categories.

How great are these shoes?

Or these Louis Vuitton luggage prints?

I hope you are as excited about these affordable prints as I am!

To enter to win 3 prints from Lady Gatsby:

1. Visit Lady Gatsby’s Etsy Shop.

2. Leave a comment telling me where you would put these beauties if you won!

For extra chances to win:

1. Like post, share on Facebook, or blog about the giveaway and leave another comment!

Good Luck. Winner will be announced Monday March 18th!

Michelle Adams does it again.

Her modern NYC apartment featured in Lonny Magazine is perfectly styled, slightly feminine, and flawlessly eclectic.

I am obsessed with the black and white polka dot painting above her bed.

Mark my words, I will be DIYing one similar for my next apartment.

I always find Michelle’s designs so inspiring.

You can check out the rest of the March issue of Lonny here!

I know I promised to post about Best Kept Designer Secrets, I am working on a few right now so expect a great one next week!

Today I wanted to chat about something I have been researching lately: paying to promote my blog.

Facebook has added a new element called “promoting posts.”

If you have a Facebook page for a company or blog, you may have noticed that your Facebook posts are not reaching everyone who has liked your page. I first realized this when my husband asked why I don’t post on my blog Facebook page, when in reality I do everyday. Even though he had liked my page, they were not showing up in his feed. This is when I looked into promoting posts.

My Danielle Oakey Interiors Facebook page has 748 likes.

On average, many of my posts are only seen by 200 people.

This is where promoted posts comes in.

For any given post, you can pay money to get more people to see your post.

The picture above shows your options on Facebook.

You can choose to have just the people who liked your page to see your posts or the people who liked your page and their friends.

Then you have to decide how much you want to spend. You can spend anywhere from $5.00 – $50.00 per post, the more you pay the more people will see your post.

I decided to give it a try to see if it actually works.

I payed $15.00 to promote my last post, How to Style a Nightstand.

The post stays “promoted” for 3 days.

As of last night, 2,180 people have seen the post.

This is about 10x the regular traffic of other posts that were not promoted.

And I had $7.08 left in my paid promotion money.

At anytime I can choose to stop promoting the post and re-direct the money elsewhere.

As of now I am planning to leave the promotion on this post so I can see how effective it is.

Since promoting the post, I have gained 6 likes one my Facebook page and about 100 more daily views on my blog.

Is it worth it? 

$15.00 seems a little steep for a 3 day promotion, but it definitely has not been useless.

I may try it again on a more interesting post, like a DIY, room reveal, or a giveaway.

It would be interesting to see the results.

Have you tried promoting your posts? Any luck? 

If not, are you going to give it a whirl?

One of the most challenging aspects of interior design is styling.

Selecting the furniture is fun, but making the the space feel “finished” isn’t always so easy.

I am currently working on a master bedroom for a client, and we are finally ready to style the nightstands.

I always search for inspiration before heading out to shop, and I thought it would be fun to share a few of my tips with you.

1. Make sure your lamp is big enough. 

The lamp needs to be large enough to work with the scale and heaviness of the bed, but small enough that it doesn’t overwhelm the nightstand.

I recently wrote a post about lamp scale here, obviously I think it’s important!

Whether you hang a mirror or picture above the nightstand, or just lean one up against the wall, layering accessories gives depth and an overall finished feel to a vignette. 

Many people spend time reading before bed. Having a nightstand that is both decorative and functional for your nighttime routine is important. Simply stack two of your favorite books and place a decorative accessorie on top.

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Flowers give the perfect feminine touch and softness to a nightstand.

If you have a small nightstand, flowers paired with a lamp and small accessory may be all you need.

Hope you found this at least a little helpful!

Now I am off to shop!