HeyJaredDesigner's Digest
Think of this as the group chat where I overshare about design. The process, the sources, the decisions, and the stuff that doesn't make it into the videos.
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Marketplace Monday (opens the original)
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Happy Monday! I feel like last week was absolutely insane. Unsure if that was just me, but lots of crazy and weird updates coming soon. As always, comment your city below for me to shop next week, and I will have my favorite vintage rugs that can be shipped at the bottom!<source type="i
Just Because You Rent Doesn't Mean You Need To Hate Your Home (opens the original)
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If you rent, that does not mean you need to have a home you hate. You deserve joy in the shape of your home. So here are all of my renter friendly tips to achieve the home of your dreams. Even if it is temporary.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height=
A very expensive redirection (opens the original)
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We were supposed to move into our new house on Friday. We have reached the end of our two months of “free mortgage”. We had planned to have the movers come and pack us up on the 25th so we could have them move and unpack us on the 26th. I decided to get the premium move service for my mental health. Last Monday rolled around and I thought, hmm, we have only had one person tour our apartment. I wonder if they are in the process of signing the lease? So I reached out to my property manager and she
The vulnerability in designing your home (opens the original)
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Designing a home is literally my job. I do it day in and day out for my clients. It is my favorite thing and I am so confident in myself and my choices. Except now that I am designing my own home I feel paralyzed. Each decision feels thirty times more daunting, I am so anxious, and with a lot of choices I am being completely avoidant. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ynMN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-pos
what I did about it? nothing. (opens the original)
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A few days ago I was in the throes of life. The busiest week I’ve ever had after the busiest month I ever had. My stress was through the roof, which caused my gut to go off the rails. Frankly, I was just at a breaking point. That was when I wrote this “journal entry” of sorts. I am sharing it as it was, from that day, to show the messy middle. Then we can talk about the takeaway because after a few days to breathe, I now see it in a new light.Designer's Digest is a reader-supported
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