Each year, I prioritize the improvements I want to make to our home. At the top of the list this year was switching to smart Alexa-compatible thermostats. I also wanted to update the short downstairs hallway, which you can see toward the bottom of this post. When the house was built, it didn’t even come with programmable thermostats, so we…
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Buying multi-purpose decor is a great way to save storage space and cash. You’ll be able to move the item around your home to get fresh looks for FREE after the original purpose. I still make some purchases with specific rooms in mind, but the decision to buy is much easier when I can visualize the item in more than…
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When the kitchen is cluttered or disorganized, I never want to cook. Here’s how I fixed it! When we moved into this house five years ago, I tried to plan out the best use of each kitchen cabinet. I got a few of them right, but not all. Since I’m all about efficiency and organization, it seemed nuts that I…
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Spring Decluttering Task List Ah, the longer days are getting longer, our temperatures are slowly rising, and I’m getting anxious to start some spring cleaning. Which is big since I’m NOT a fan of cleaning. 🙂 I am a fan of organizing, but as we talked about in January, decluttering should happen BEFORE organizing. The same thing applies here. Actual…
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Welcome to the Polished Habitat Decorating Method series! Today we’re going over the second step of decorating – finding our style direction for the room! If you haven’t read Step 1 yet, you need to go back and start there. Without that piece, this step won’t be nearly as impactful. And if you’ve already read it and completed your worksheet,…
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Beautiful light switches and outlets can be the finishing touch your home needs! The Legrand adorne® collection brings both style and function to our home with everything from basic switches and pop out outlets to Alexa integration. You know how the perfect statement jewelry can take your outfit from okay to fabulous? I found the equivalent accessory that took our house…
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I think rugs are my favorite way to quickly transform the look and feel of a room in a major way. They’re also one of my favorite ways to give a room a more polished or finished feel, which I showed back in this post about our living room. The dark side is that it’s hard to make a room feel…
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