We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Savannah Oudomsouk. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Savannah below.

Savannah, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

When my husband and I started renovating our first home, I created The Graceful Homestead as a virtual scrapbook of our journey. I never expected anyone to find my page or follow it, but I made so many friends who did the same on Instagram, who gave me tips and ideas to help grow and even gave me pointers when doing projects. I wish I wouldn’t have been afraid to reach out to other creators in my niche for advice, because they’ve been so helpful! I think it’s so important to have patience and to truly value your own personal style when creating spaces. It’s easy to lose yourself in how everyone else is styling in their homes!

Savannah, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I have always loved home styling. I used to repaint and redecorate my bedroom as a teen all the time. My mom was such a great sport about it. Following that, I started working for Pier One Imports in college and learned a lot about the do’s and don’t’s of decor and about so many styles of decor, including my own personal style. When I created The Graceful Homestead, it was to be a virtual scrapbook for my husband & I to look back on of us renovating/creating our first home. A handful of people started following along and I was amazed, so I continued posting. Now that we’ve moved on from our first home and aren’t renovating, I mostly share budget-friendly decor and small DIYs. I love getting to share how to create a home that’s unique and cozy, while also being functional, intentional, and keeping your wallet happy.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

When possible, purchase from your local artists and creatives! Although, you don’t always have to make a purchase to support creatives, if a purchase isn’t in your budget or not feasible with that particular creative, interacting with or sharing their posts on social media is huge for them. Sharing allows more people to see their page and can create a bigger audience for them!

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I’m still building it! It’s so easy to get caught up in the numbers and comparing your numbers to others’. My advice is to keep at it. Sometimes it’ll feel like there’s no one in your audience, especially in the beginning, but use that time as practice and keep at it! In the world of social media, even 500 followers can seem small, but imagine 500 people in your home or backyard. That’s huge, and they chose to follow and support you! Don’t be discouraged by growing slowly.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://taplink.cc/thegracefulhomestead
• Instagram: @thegracefulhomestead
• Other: Pinterest: Savannah//The Graceful Homestead