This post was sponsored by Expressions Vinyl. All ideas, content, and photographs are my own! Do you ever have irrational fears that hold you back from trying new projects? Despite my love of working with vinyl, I’ve been terrified to try layering it. But not any more! As with most fears, once I tried it, it wasn’t scary at all….
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Ok, how many of you are living with open wire shelving in closets, pantries, or laundry rooms? Do you struggle making the shelves look good and/or keeping them organized? Maybe you can relate to the email I received from a reader: I’m trying to come up with a solution for an unsightly area in my laundry room. Above the washer…
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Desk Organization Reveal!
I’ve got an organized desk and now I’m ready to be a focused, productivity machine in 2015! Toward the end of last year, my messy desk was starting to make me crazy. I decided to ask for three pretty magazine holders for Christmas to kick start my desk organization. Lucky for me, I DID receive them (thanks mom-in-law!) and I couldn’t…
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