We’ve talked before about decluttering clothes, but I never covered how to clean your dresser and keep it organized. The state of my own clothing storage has been deteriorating for some time, so it was the perfect chance to highlight my favorite drawer organizing ideas for you! With my focus on being AHEAD this year, I needed to tackle a recurring…
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As I instinctively opened the door under our kitchen sink today to toss a dirty towel into the designated dirty towel bucket, I was SO grateful that cabinet got organized this year. It also made me think about all the spaces in the house that are now working for us after receiving a little attention. I originally wrote this post…
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Using vertical space is one of my favorite home organization hacks. You can add storage to small unused areas. Once I realized that the backs of cabinet doors were basically wasted organizing potential, I was pretty excited by the possibilities. Most of these projects can be done in just a few minutes in rental-friendly ways! Kitchen Organizing Ideas How to Store…
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As each year comes to a close, I think it’s important to pause and reflect on what went well before we jump into setting resolutions and goals for the next. Part of that process for Polished Habitat is looking back on which topics really resonated with readers. Since I was researching them anyways, I thought I’d pull together a quick…
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While I may have grown up in the age of painfully slow dial-up speed internet, my daily life now relies on a fast Wi-Fi signal at home. I need it for every aspect of Polished Habitat, plus it provides entertainment since we don’t have traditional cable and is required for all the smart home features we’ve added over the last year….
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Earlier this year, I wrote a post about my favorite inexpensive storage and organizing bins – cheap photo boxes. As I came up with 11 ways to use them year-round, I started thinking that they’d be ideal for Christmas storage as well. They’re often on sale for either 4, 5, or 6 boxes for $10 at Michael’s…meaning the price ranges…
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Who has overnight guests around the holidays? We’ve talked before about a few things to do to make them more comfortable, but what about those real-life essentials that need to be done in the 48 hours before they arrive? I find that of all meals, breakfast routines are a bit more sacred for people. And by breakfast, I mostly mean…
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