Happy Friday friends! I was hoping to have a new organizing post for under the kitchen sink today, but holy cow, the plumbing under our island-based sink was fighting me at every turn. I THINK I’ve finally got a perfect solution, so look for that Monday. Instead, I wanted to share a quick announcement you may have seen on Facebook…
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Free Valentine-Inspired Art {Budget Decorating}
I’m not a big fan of spending much cash on decor that will only be around the house for a couple weeks. Well, other than Christmas. Christmas can take my money. The dilemma is that by the end of January, I’m ready to start adding some spring colors, even though it’s still very winter. I figured out that adding pink…
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Quick Time Management Hack
As much as I love a big comprehensive to do list, I know they can leave me feeling a bit disappointed at the end of the day when there is SO MUCH LEFT. Another downside is that I’m pretty good at attacking a zillion little things from the list and at the end of the day realizing I didn’t make…
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Guest Bathroom Part 2 – It’s Organized!
Hooray! After 5 years of bad beige and dysfunction, our guest bathroom is looking so much better. Even more exciting, guests will finally have everything they need in one spot. No more having to remember to grab a towel from the linen closet or using the shower curtain rod as a towel bar. Last week, I showed phase 1 of…
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Guest Bathroom Refresh Part 1 – Paint, Lighting & Decor
We’re venturing upstairs today on the blog, and you’re about to see why that doesn’t happen very often. When we built the house, it was an easy call to go 100% builder basic upstairs. That left all of the money we set aside for upgrades to be spent on higher impact things downstairs like the wood floors. I’d still recommend…
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Master Bathroom Planning
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kohler. All opinions are 100% mine. The phrase ‘one thing leads to another’ is a pretty good explanation of my design process. In the bedroom, the room started with one art print and evolved from there. For the attached master bath, I’ve struggled to come up with an inspiration…
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Organizing Myths: Are they Holding You Back?
As I was thinking about all the organizing I would do for the new year, I remembered a document I put together in early 2015 that went only to email subscribers. I think it’s time we set it free for everyone! If you saw the original version, I’d still encourage you to scan through as a refresher. I’ve added some things…
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