For blogger and podcaster Kelly Wilkniss of My Soulful Home,

warming up the home with personal style means honoring the history of it in fresh, meaningful ways. “What makes any décor interesting is when you have different looks combined in an interesting way,” she says.

Before Kelly’s keen eye for décor reinvigorated this Victorian, the house had been “very dark and full of doilies—Victorian to the extreme,” Kelly laughs. “I certainly didn’t want to live in a museum.” All the same, Kelly insists she wanted to stay true to the home’s roots. Many of the home’s features come from the original: unique light fixtures, a claw-foot bathtub and old wood painted in glorious new shades. Here are some of our favorite ways she puts her spin on fall decorating.