Punctuate Your Style

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Punctuate Your Style. Yes, it's a pun. Yes, I'm that person.Before I ever hung a swatch board or sourced a single antiqu...
08/30/2026

Punctuate Your Style. Yes, it's a pun. Yes, I'm that person.

Before I ever hung a swatch board or sourced a single antique, I was an English teacher- the kind who got a little too excited about semicolons and made my students defend their thesis statements like their lives depended on it. Grammar wasn't just a rule set to me, it was a way of shaping something messy into something that made sense. Turns out, that's design too.

So when it came time to name this business, "Punctuate Your Style" wasn't just a cute play on words, it was the whole philosophy. A room, like a sentence, needs the right pauses. The right emphasis. A little personality tucked in where you least expect it.

All of which is to say: it feels only right that The Shop hosts a monthly book club. Grab a dish for the potluck, bring your opinions on the ending, and come sit with fellow readers who understand that a good story (or a good room) is all in the details.

September's pick is The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett.

📖 Wednesday, September 30th

🕕 6:00–8:00pm

📍 The Shop at Chadds Ford Barn Shops, 1609 Baltimore Pike, Suite 400

Sign up via the QR code, spots are limited, so don't wait on this one.

— Ashley xx

Summer has a way of sneaking out the back door while you're still in it.This one held a little bit of everything- projec...
08/28/2026

Summer has a way of sneaking out the back door while you're still in it.

This one held a little bit of everything- projects I'm proud of, fabric and finish choices that made a room feel finished, a shop that's still settling into its new home, and a few days that had nothing to do with work at all (see: slide 5, no regrets).

Swipe through for the season, in no particular order. Consider this my exhale before fall content starts. I have a feeling this next season is going to be a good one.

If you're thinking about a project of your own before the leaves turn, link in bio to grab time on my calendar. I'd love to hear what you're dreaming up.

— Ashley xx

Happy National Dog Day from the actual bosses of Punctuate Your Style: Bentley and Phoebe.They don't care about mood boa...
08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from the actual bosses of Punctuate Your Style: Bentley and Phoebe.

They don't care about mood boards. They care about whether the water's too cold, whether that's champagne they're missing out on, and whether there's a nap spot with their name on it. And honestly? Every fabric I choose, every rug, every "will this survive real life" decision- it starts with these two.

Nine animals in this house will teach you a lot about designing for how people (and goldens) actually live.

— Ashley xx

The kitchen and primary bath get all the budget and all the glory. Meanwhile the entryway, the mudroom, the laundry room...
08/24/2026

The kitchen and primary bath get all the budget and all the glory. Meanwhile the entryway, the mudroom, the laundry room- the spaces you actually touch every single day- get whatever's left over, which is usually nothing.

I get it. Nobody's Pinterest board is titled "hallway inspo." But a home doesn't feel finished because of the rooms you show off. It feels finished because every room got thought through, including the ones you walk past without noticing.

Swipe through for the spaces I always tell clients not to skip, and the one small move that changes each one.

Which one's been on your ignore list? Tell me below.

— Ashley xx

Hardware is the one thing most people decide in five minutes and live with for twenty years.It deserves more than five m...
08/22/2026

Hardware is the one thing most people decide in five minutes and live with for twenty years.

It deserves more than five minutes.

I have been obsessed with vintage and antique-inspired hardware for as long as I have been designing- the patina, the weight, the detail that makes a cabinet feel like a piece of furniture instead of a box with a door on it. There is nothing that replicates it.

This lookbook is a roundup of the styles and sources I keep coming back to, from unlacquered brass pulls with an aged finish to original antique k***s sourced from salvage. Swipe through and save the ones that stop you.

And if you are currently staring at a pile of builder-grade satin nickel pulls wondering why your kitchen doesn't feel right yet, this might be your answer.

— Ashley xx

To the builders in our area- this one is for you.I have been on enough job sites to know that the projects that run smoo...
08/20/2026

To the builders in our area- this one is for you.

I have been on enough job sites to know that the projects that run smoothly and finish beautifully have one thing in common: a designer was brought in before the build started, not after the problems showed up.

When we are involved early, selections are ready when your crews need them. Change orders shrink because we caught the issues in planning. The client is informed, decided, and genuinely easier to work with. And everybody knows exactly who is responsible for what, so nothing falls through the cracks.

That last part matters more than people realize. One of the most important things we do at the start of any project is clearly delineate what the designer handles, what the contractor owns, and what stays with the client. A project with clear roles runs better. Full stop.

The best builders I have worked with understand that a great designer makes their job easier and their finished product stronger. That is not a vendor relationship. That is a partnership.

If you are building in Chester County or on the Main Line and you do not have a designer on your team yet, let's talk about changing that.

— Ashley xx

08/18/2026

We moved the shop. Nobody was harmed. Barely.

What you are about to see is a completely accurate representation of what it looks like when a designer moves her entire store to a new location while also running a design business and keeping nine animals alive.

The chaos was real. The vision was always clear. And the new space at Chadds Ford Barn Shops is everything I hoped it would be and then some.

Come see it in person. 📍 1609 Baltimore Pike, Suite 400, Chadds Ford, PA 19317

We are open and we are ready for you. 🤍

— Ashley xx

1. This is what "collected, not matched" looks like at full scale.2. Zero apologies. That's the energy I want from one b...
08/16/2026

1. This is what "collected, not matched" looks like at full scale.

2. Zero apologies. That's the energy I want from one bold piece in an otherwise quiet room.

3. Deep red and white together reads classic, not Christmas, I promise.

4. The softest version of pink I'll actually use.

5. Even the "quiet" palette has five shades in it. That's the trick.

6. White is never just white. That gold center is doing all the warming up.

7. The color I can never name in a swatch book and always recognize in a garden.

8. Structure and softness in the same frame, my whole design brain in one photo.

9. Blue and coral, unbothered by each other. I'd steal this combo for a sunroom tomorrow.

08/14/2026

This is where it started.

Before the tape measures and the moving boxes, before a single shelf went up in the new space, there was this. A moodboard. A palette. A pile of images that felt like the shop before the shop existed.

Cornflower blue, aged whites, a little bit of patina, a lot of florals. Some of it made it in exactly as pictured. Some of it evolved once we were actually standing in the space. That's usually how it goes.

Watch how it all came together 👇

Soft opening details coming very soon, you're going to want to be there.

— Ashley xx

Nobody hands me a wishlist that fits neatly into their timeline or their budget. That's not a you problem. That's every ...
08/12/2026

Nobody hands me a wishlist that fits neatly into their timeline or their budget. That's not a you problem. That's every renovation, ever.

The skill isn't making the list shorter. It's knowing what to do first.

Swipe through for how I actually sequence a project- what has to come before what, what's costing you the most right now, and why a phased plan can still feel like one cohesive home instead of a work in progress forever.

We're booking fall projects now. If you've got a list and no clear starting point, the discovery call is where we build that order together. Link in bio.

— Ashley xx

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1609 Baltimore Pike
Glen Mills, PA
19317

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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