I have kitchen envy. I live in a 1960's ranch home. It's solid, brick construction in a rectangle. I love our house but the kitchen is something I would love to change. We have old cabinets that were built here in the house and therefore can't be simply reconfigured. They have been painted and updated with new knobs but that's about all. They are all one solid piece on each wall. We have a soffit at the top of the cabinets that I always view as wasted space. We ...continue reading
24 Feb | 2012
Five on Friday – Five Minute Projects
February 24, 2012 By
I decided today deserved a five on friday post. Today's post is going to be five short five minute projects you can do this weekend to organize your home! Sometimes it's those 5 minute projects that really motivate you to get started on something bigger! Set your timer...see if you can get it done in just five minutes. The key is to not get distracted by something else and to not linger over the project at hand. None of these are meant to be super emotionally ...continue reading
26 Jan | 2012
Containers In The Kitchen
January 26, 2012 By
I helped a client organize part of her kitchen yesterday and found myself explaining several set ups I have in my kitchen. I thought it would be interesting for you all to see how I have somet things contained and organized in the kitchen. I have a medium sized kitchen. It was built in 1963 and if I could redo all the cabinetry then it would probably double the space in the kitchen. The current shelves are not adjustable and therefore there is much wasted space. ...continue reading
27 Jul | 2011
Do It With Me: Refrigerators
July 27, 2011 By
I was going to do a wonderful before and after of my fridge before grocery shopping day....above. Yes...it really is THAT empty. And then I was going to photograph my fridge after I did all our grocery shopping. But, today while I was at my local kroger...which a friend affectionally calls "broken kroger"...the POWER WENT OUT. I was a third of my way through the store and then it's dark inside kroger and they requested that everyone move to the front of the store to ...continue reading
