Nicole Byer is known for being a comedian with an infectious laugh and an incredible personality—so why should her home be any less of a reflection of who she is? That’s why she’s partnered with Wayfair to be a part of their 2025 The Wayborhood Campaign, showcasing just how easy it is to infuse your personality into your home using Wayfair’s products.

“It looks like a little girl got money,” she told The Spruce, describing her home’s interior.

The one thing that her home interior isn’t, though, is minimalist. Byer absolutely hates all things minimalist: from the neutral tones to the lack of pattern.

“I only like neutrals if you have something interesting like curves—like if you have a lot of arches in your home,” she shares. “Or if your kitchen island has a curve in it or something. Just something unexpected to make the neutral stand out.”

To keep her home interesting and unexpected, Byer has decorated it to the nines and is sharing the key ways she’s achieved “curated chaos.”

Using Inspo to Figure Out Your Style

The comedian’s biggest advice for beginners looking to dip their toes into maximalism? Look for some inspiration to figure out your style first, and then go slow.

“Style is style, and what you do is what makes it interesting,” Byer says, “So go online and figure out what your style is.”

Byer is a big fan of using Pinterest to get all her style inspiration, but she cautions people about going all in right away. Instead, she recommends changing singular pieces like a rug or a light fixture first until you’ve got a better feel for what works for you. She also loves using larger marketplace sites, like Wayfair, to look for everything she needs in one place.

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Leaning Into Your Favorite Colors and Patterns

If you don’t have a favorite color, you should probably figure that out ASAP, because decorating with your favorite hue is key for achieving a maximalist home that you won’t get tired of. Purple is Byer’s color of choice, and she’s incorporated it everywhere in her home.

From a purple bathroom to a purple office, Byer went big on incorporating the shade in her home, but she also incorporated it in small ways too like in her area rug.

Giving Rooms Their Own Flair

Byer is known for her deep love of wallpaper, and she ensured each room in her home could stand out by decorating the walls with a different pattern (and sometimes even more than one pattern per room).

“It can’t all be the same,” Byer says. “You can’t have every wallpaper be a floral.”

Her bathroom has parrot wallpaper, her dining room’s wallpaper is leopard print, her kitchen has wallpaper on the ceiling, and her home office has two different wallpapers. Depending on the room, she’ll use wallpaper to turn one wall into an accent or completely go all-out.

Displaying Sentimental Items, No Matter What Anyone Thinks

For many, a maximalist home may feel like a hodgepodge of clutter-causing decor—but Byer doesn’t shy away from displaying things that speak to who she is, sentimental and otherwise.

“I don’t know how to not be me,” she says.

From a toy Suzuki Jiminy (Byer’s favorite model) gifted by her sister to a family of brass giraffes, Byer gives all her tchotchkes the spotlight they deserve.

Asking For Help With Larger Tasks

Sometimes decorating in a maximalist style can feel overwhelming, especially if you know what you want but don’t know how to achieve it.

Byer is a wallpaper queen—but not when it comes to hanging it up in her own home. She had a clear vision in mind, though, about which wallpapers she wanted in each room. Instead of struggling to wallpaper each room (because, let’s be honest, we’ve all had a failed DIY project before), Byer got help installing them to ensure her vision could come to life.

Even for her purple-drenched bathroom, Byer had a clear vision.

“I knew I wanted it to be a purple 1920s/1930s-style bathroom with four-by-fours, hexagons, and borders on the floor.”

She reached out to a local tile maker in Los Angeles to get the job done, and couldn’t be happier with the finished product.