Micah Ryan Designs

Your Friend in Navigating the Art and Business of Event Planning and Interior Design

Welcome to my blog! Here, I share step-by-step guides, detailed product lists, and behind-the-scenes insights to help you recreate unforgettable events and stylish interiors with less guess work. Let’s turn your vision into reality—one event (or room makeover) at a time!

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Bachelorette Sleepover

This October I got to throw my first ever bachelorette party! I have thrown many lingerie showers in my time, but as bachelorette parties are typically thrown by the Maid of Honor, this was my first opportunity to host a classic bachelorette. I combined the lingerie shower into the bachelorette party as requested by my…
Bachelorette Jeopardy

Bachelorette Jeopardy is the perfect dose of fun for your bachelorette party. In this post I’ll detail how to make your own Bachelorette Jeopardy board, clues (I also supply a download of the clues/answers we used), and how to play. Board: How To Create For the board you will need to purchase a trifold poster…
DIY Bar Shelves

My vision for decorating my dining room always included a bar area, but it took some time for me to determine exactly how to execute it in the space. With an “open concept” house, I needed to make sure the colors and materials used in the dining room matched well with that used in the…
Book-Themed Dinner Party

In 2023 my small group of close friends (3 couples and our children) met a couple who would be living in our town temporarily as they were military and would depart after a 3 year stint. We instantly befriended them and they started joining our regular game nights and events. This was the year all…
Office Makeover

I work remote these days, but turn back time only 2 years and I was moving into a shared office with my co-worker. We had both been managers at our company for many years, and as sales managers our desks were out among our teams on the sales floor so we could listen, coach, and…
‘Once Upon a Time’

Last weekend I had the honor of hosting my little sister’s bridal shower. My sister loves all things fiction, vintage, and “cottage core”. She attends renaissance fairs and her favorite books are period romances. She also has a preference for colorful decor with “moody vibes”. I had no idea how I was going to marry…