About Collected Home

I’m Maggie Wilkerson, interiors consultant and founder of Collected Home, based in Asheville, NC and Mérida, MX. Collected Home on Substack is where I write about creating a home you actually love.

Most decorating advice starts with what to buy, but that’s backwards. If you don’t know what your actual interior design style mix is, every purchase is a gamble. You end up with a house full of things that you like individually but don’t work together cohesively.

I start with the step most people skip: figuring out what you’re drawn to (and what you’re not), and why.

Who this is for

You’ve been in the same house for 3 years and still living with white walls because you can’t commit to a paint color.

You’re pre-renovation and completely overwhelmed with all the decisions you have to make.

You just moved into your forever home and can’t wait to make it feel like yours, but you have no idea where to even start.

You keep buying things you genuinely love, but each one you add somehow makes your space look even more chaotic and disconnected.

What you’ll get

Regular posts where I share practical decorating advice, round up product and brand recommendations (at all different price points), tackle problems I keep seeing my clients struggle with, and share my progress in my homes in Asheville, NC and Mérida, MX.

What I actually believe

Timeless over trendy.

Your home’s flaws can be features.

Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Vintage, antique, & secondhand over new.

Use the good china.

Shop your own home first.

Slow design: creating a home you’re obsessed with doesn’t happen overnight.

Who I am

I’m Maggie Wilkerson, interiors consultant and founder of Collected Home. I’ve helped more than 5,000 people turn their Pinterest boards into reality with my mini-course, The Designer Home Formula. It teaches the decorating method I use in my own homes and with my clients. You can find me at @maggiecwilkerson on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.