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How to Plan a Weekend Getaway That Feels Like a Vacation

Travel

While I’m normally writing about turning your home into a haven that recharges you, I also firmly believe in the power of vacation. Experiencing new places can help us grow and recharge our creativity. You don’t even need a big budget! With some careful planning, a quick weekend getaway can leave you refreshed and ready to tackle daily life with…
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Organized Homework Station {Tips for Elementary, Middle School, & High School Homework Stations!)

Polished Habitat Team

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  No, Not Christmas, Back To School!  My girls will be heading back in just a couple weeks and we’ve started working on morning and evening routines. I love reviewing and updating how we keep everything organized for school each August. One important system that I decided to create for the girls this year was a…
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Creating A Simple Coffee Bar for Mom’s House {$100 Makeover}

DIY & Crafts

This post was created in partnership with Hobby Lobby. The opinions and text are all mine. We’ve talked before about how impactful small, affordable makeovers can be. The results still shock me every time, and today’s post is another great example! My mom has been waiting to find the perfect new storage console and table for her kitchen nook for…
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If you feel like the inside of your car is always a mess, you need these tips!

How To Keep The Inside of Your Car {relatively} Clean Year-Round

Polished Habitat Team· Uncategorized

Our family is gearing up for fall. There’s much to be done, many meetings to attend and seemingly endless items on my list. I’m sure you can all relate! Doing a deeper cleaning of the car is one of the tasks I tackle at the start of each season. I used to dread it, but found an efficient routine that…
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How to Pick Wallpaper - 6 Things to Consider Before Picking Wallpaper

How to Pick Out Wallpaper {Tamara’s Bathroom Reveal}

DIY & Crafts· Polished Habitat Team

I have a love/hate relationship with wallpaper. My husband and I spent days steaming, scraping, peeling, and painting over wallpaper borders in EVERY room of our first condo. Needless to say I got a lot of pushback when I told him I wanted to wallpaper a room in our house. Although it’s not permanent, the cost factor makes you really…
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Junk Drawer Organization

How to Organize the Kitchen Junk Drawer

Polished Habitat Team

Happy Wednesday! Let’s talk drawer organization and not just any drawer. Let’s talk about the dreaded junk drawer. I know the first thing you are probably thinking is since it’s the “junk drawer”, why would you organize it? Great question. A junk drawer is technically not a “junk” drawer. Usually, the junk drawer is a place where a lot of…
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Game Room Decorating - Music Theme & Pool Table

Game Room Makeover – Phase 1 is Complete!

DIY & Crafts· Space Reveals

If you’re a newsletter subscriber, you got a sneak peek of the game room and story last week. But, I’ve already made changes! I also mentioned that Cost Plus World Market was opening in Tulsa last week, and I kid you not, I’ve been there 3 times already. Technically,  I was helping with a blogger event the first time, then…
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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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