FTC-compliant affiliate disclosure
A handful of posts on A Casa Decor include affiliate links. If you follow one of those links and end up buying something, the retailer hands me a small commission at no extra cost to you. You pay exactly what you'd pay walking in through the retailer's own front door.
It's the same setup nearly every editorial site that points readers toward products relies on. I spell it out here because the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asks me to, and honestly, because you deserve to know.
Affiliate networks we participate in
- Amazon Associates program
- Wayfair affiliate program
- Pottery Barn / West Elm / Williams-Sonoma affiliate program (through Rakuten)
- Brooklinen affiliate program
- Society6 affiliate program
- The Sill affiliate program
- The ShareASale and Awin networks, which cover a range of retailers
For one of those programs, the FTC asks me to state it plainly: as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
How a product gets included in a post
Editorial comes first; the commission is an afterthought. A product earns a spot in a post because it suits the room, lands at the right price, and looks the part — not because it pays the fattest commission. Here's how I work:
- I write each post around an actual room, a real budget, or a problem readers keep running into.
- I match products from a curated bank I keep on hand. Every item earned its place on merit — its look, how it's built, what reviewers say, and how forgiving the return policy is.
- I pair the bank to a post by topic and category. A bigger commission is never the deciding factor.
- I shoot my own photos when I can. When a retailer's image appears instead, it runs under that affiliate program's terms.
Display advertising (Google AdSense)
After approval, I plan to show Google AdSense display ads on post pages. You will not see ads on:
- This page
- About
- Contact
- Privacy Policy
- Terms
Google places those ads on its own, drawing on each visitor's interests. I never see, review, or choose the particular ads that land in front of you. If you'd rather not get personalized ads, use the consent banner that pops up on your first visit, or head to Google Ads Settings.
What I will not do
- I won't hand out a glowing review because someone sent me a product, paid me, or offered a juicier commission.
- I won't dress up a paid post as plain editorial — if I ever take on sponsored work, it'll carry a "Sponsored" label right at the top.
- I won't tuck affiliate links into About, Contact, Privacy, Terms, or this page.
- I won't click my own ads, and please don't click them to do me a favor — it breaks AdSense policy and could cost me the account.
How to support the site honestly
Want to back the work without spending a dime? Read the posts, pass them along to friends, and subscribe to the newsletter. And if you were going to buy a product I recommended anyway, going through one of my affiliate links costs you nothing and shows me what's actually helping.
Questions
Something still fuzzy? Drop me a line.