Dresser drawers get treated pretty poorly. Things are shoved in, forced to comply to the given space and things often disappear never to be heard from again. OK maybe I'm being a bit dramatic but for the most part we just don't have our drawers looking great and functioning to their greatest potential. I thought I would offer up a few solutions for how to make your drawers a little more Neat & Pretty. These are some simple solutions that won't break the bank and you … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Emotions In The Trenches
I'm so excited to share a guest post with you today. I thought this would be a perfect follow up to my last post about my sister. I had the opportunity to help my sister with her closet. She'll share all the gory details below but I was so very proud of her hard work. She was prepared for the task at hand and she really was a great student. She kept working hard until we were completely finished and she has a lovely closet as a reward. She also happens to be a … [Read more...]
Let It Go
Today is a great day. You have just decluttered your home. Or maybe you purged your closet and really only kept the things you love. Maybe you decided to thin out the piles of children's toys. That is awesome! Give yourself a pat on the back. You have done a great thing. You are moving forward with making your life more peaceful and less cluttered. But wait! You now have a pile of perfectly good tchotchkes, clothes or toys. These things are worth REAL MONEY. … [Read more...]
Let’s Get Vertical
I talk with all of my clients about using the vertical space in our homes and offices. So often I see people using their closets to the max or using the floor space but I see vertical space being unused. It's so valuable and can be so useful in your home. I'll show you a few places in myhome where I am using vertical space. Off of my kitchen I have an area where we have some bins for storing headphones and chargers (and the top one has candy...shhh). The … [Read more...]
Office and Laundry Room Update
Back in August we decided to update our laundry room/storage area and turn it into a functional office space for the Mister and a much more comfortable laundry room for myself. This area is accessed by going out of our house into our carport and then there is a little room off the carport. It's been cold and ugly and dirty...not exactly the place you'd like to be doing laundry or working, right? Here is a little reminder of what we did to the room in August. And here … [Read more...]