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Decluttering Closets & Cabinets – Ebook & Bundle Sale

DIY & Crafts

It’s an exciting day around here if you’re committed to decluttering your home this year. I wrote an eBook called Decluttering Closet and Cabinets to help you tidy up everything hiding behind the closed doors in your home. Those spaces are the KEY to keeping everything else decluttered. Generally, we don’t let things pile up because we’re lazy. It’s because…
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Top of wood nightstand with marble tray and black letter board.

New Year’s Letter Board Quotes

DIY & Crafts

The start of a New Year is my favorite time to reset and get inspired in both business and everyday life. This year, I’m using my message board collection to put a mix of inspirational and funny quotes around the house. They’ll help remind me to stay motivated to achieve my goals. Today, I’m sharing my best New Year’s letter…
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How to Store Candles

Organizing

Candle storage has always been a bit of a problem in our homes. They’re usually round, often breakable, and come in a wide range of sizes from tiny tealights to big tapers. Each of those characteristics presents a different storage challenge. For years, candles have been haphazardly placed all around the house wherever they would fit on a shelf or…
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white coasters with buffalo check tree and ornament on granite kitchen counter

Buffalo Check Christmas Decor – Infusible Ink Coaster

Cricut Tutorials· DIY & Crafts

Last year, I purchased some fun materials to make several buffalo check Christmas decor projects. I got busy and only finished one of them, which worked out well because I started this Christmas season with supplies on hand and more time at home. I finally had the perfect opportunity to use the Infusible Ink coasters and buffalo check Infusible Ink…
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White cabinet full of cooking items like spices, oils, and vinegars

How to Stock a Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer with a Pantry Staples List

Food & Drink· Organizing

This comprehensive pantry staples list will help you stock the pantry, refrigerator and freezer.

White laundry room - cabinets, counter & subway tile

How to Get Motivated to Clean

Cleaning

There’s no question that 2020 has been a difficult year. It’s solidified my core belief that your home should be a place that recharges you in every way. That means the decor should reflect your own unique style and the organization should make your life easier. But general tidiness has to come first. Clutter can counteract every dollar you spend…
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7 Common Home Organizing Mistakes

Organizing

As I’ve organized each room of the house, I’ve noticed certain characteristics of the containers and products that really work long-term compared to others the let us slip back into clutter. I now think through each of these previous mistakes before making any purchases so I can get it right the first time. Organizing Mistake 1: Shopping before Measuring It’s…
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Welcome!

In 2013, Melissa started Polished Habitat to share her skill of mixing decor & organization to add style & function to everyday life at home.

Her work has been featured in print in Better Homes & Gardens and Room to Create Magazine, and online by HGTV, House Beautiful, Buzzfeed, & more.

In 2018 &  2019, Melissa was named as a Style Maker by Better Homes & Gardens. In 2019, she was also short-listed by the Amara Blog Awards for Interior Styling, International Division.

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Email: Melissa @ PolishedHabitat.com

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