Part of my overall organizing philosophy is that home organization is an evolving process. Each year, I step back to reevaluate what’s working for us and what isn’t. We’ve slowly been improving the organization in our kitchen and pantry each year. I love the new changes we made this weekend! I had some goals/problem areas that I wanted to make…
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It’s time for round 2 in the Fall Clean Up series! Round 1 was the list of 10 spots in the house to purge every fall. Today digs deeper into organizing five areas as we start to prepare for cooler weather and busier schedules. Fall Kitchen Organization The decluttering step last week should have cleared out everything that was expired, so now…
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Color is a fabulous, but fickle concept when it comes to our home decor. Whether you love a soft palette of layered neutrals or bright, saturated accents, there are some important things to consider before picking up another paintbrush, adding a new piece of art, or replacing a light bulb. Even though it seems like a simple question, I get…
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Adding a fall clean up routine to your year is a great way to get the house ready for the holidays with less stress! Spring cleaning gets all the attention, but I don’t know anyone that has time to declutter, organize, and deep clean their entire home each spring. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that…
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If you struggle with a countertop or table being overrun with paper and mail clutter, this is a must-read! Our kitchen island is the heart of our house – for family to gather and for STUFF to gather. It’s also one of the key spots that I have to keep clear to avoid a volcano of messiness from oozing out…
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For the past two years, my office has been holding onto a big secret. Back then, we updated it during a 5-week design challenge. It looked AMAZING. All the design choices considered function and storage, which people oohed and ahhed over… …but the time crunch meant I never put a good organizing system in place for that storage. Like…
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We recently visited Carmel-by-the-Sea for the first time, and it took me about 15 seconds to fall in love and wonder if I should start buying lottery tickets so I can buy a second home there. Our trip was a vacation, so I didn’t arrive planning to write a post about it. It was supposed to be time away from…
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