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How to Create a Luxe for Less Christmas Table - 6 Money-saving tips for a beautiful holiday table!

How to Set a Luxe for Less Christmas Table

Polished Habitat Team

Well, hello there! It has been a few months since I’ve been over here hanging out with all of you, so I’m thrilled to be back today sharing a peek at my Christmas Table and dishing on all of the ways I was able to pull it together so inexpensively! I’m going to outline my money-saving tips for How to…
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How to Create Cohesion with a Whole House Color Palette

DIY & Crafts

Hello fabulous Polished Habitat readers! I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving – it’s truly my favorite holiday of the year. Yummy food, warm bellies, and enjoying a day with family and friends celebrating all that we are thankful for without the pressure of gifts. Doesn’t get any better than that! It seems like the blog world has been going…
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Amazon Echo Tips – 8 Ways We Use Alexa To Make Life Easier

Organizing

A year after getting our first Echo, I’ve compiled my favorite tips for using Alexa to make your life a bit easier and even more organized. I spent a good 6 months lusting after an Amazon Echo last year, all the while worrying that my desire was more of the middle school crush variety that would disappear once I had…
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Simple Steps to Create an Organized Space

Organizing

I’ve said before that as much as I LOVE a clean, organized home, my natural instinct is, unfortunately, to be messy. Over the years, I’ve learned that following a specific process each time I tackle an area to organize is key. When I skip any of the steps, things just don’t stay organized as long. I broke the process out…
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Storage an issue at your house? You can still have cute holiday decor with this simple no-storage needed seasonal decorating idea! It's perfect for rentals too!

Seasonal Decorating Hack {Renter-Friendly, Budget-Friendly, & Time-Friendly}

DIY & Crafts· Polished Habitat Team

Renter Friendly Holiday Decorating – Saves Storage Space   Hi there!  It’s so good to be back with Melissa and you today.  Can you believe the holidays are already sneaking up on us?  I’m really excited to share a renter and small space friendly decorating hack that will help make decorating for the holidays less stressful by saving storage for…
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How to Change a Vacuum Filter

5 Household Maintenance Tasks You Should Be Doing Every Time Change

Cleaning

If you’re anything like me, you might need reminders to make sure regular household maintenance tasks don’t get skipped. Since many of these items will help keep your family safe and/or save money long-term, it’s extra important that we don’t ignore them. Thankfully, in most of the United States, we’ve got built-in triggers twice a year – the beginning and…
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Quick Tips for Linen Closet Organization

Linen Closet Organization {Affordable & Sustainable Tips}

DIY & Crafts

Is your linen closet in desperate need of organization? Implement Nicole’s tips to get a Pinterest-worthy organized linen closet of your own! Today, I wanted to share with you a few ways I keep our linen closet nice, organized and smelling great. Baskets I would say that every closet in our home has some type of basket in it. Baskets…
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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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