an unconventional home
Our upstairs linen closet was where things went to die.
It was a huge space. But when you opened the closet, there was a 99 percent chance that you wouldn’t be able to find what you’d need. And a 1 percent chance it wasn’t there in the first place.
I had good intentions. It’s a big space with lots of potential. It was intended to organize towels, sheets, cleaning supplies, toilet paper and medicine. Instead, it was filled to the brim with things that didn’t have a home anywhere else.
With the holidays on the horizon, finishing the multipurpose room in the basement has been at the top of our priority list. It will be a great space for our family – and another spot I get to decorate. That means I’ve also been pulling together all my inspiration and ideas for a multipurpose room. […]
If your house feels out of control and full of clutter – you are not alone. If you feel totally overwhelmed by the daily maintenance of your household – you are not alone. But it really doesn’t have to be this way. I don’t expect you to spend a full day purging every single inch […]
What does creating a minimalist home mean to you? Maybe it doesn’t mean anything – because you believe there’s no way you could ever be a minimalist. Because, you have a lot of stuff. You like stuff. And you can’t pass up more stuff beckoning you from the endcap at Target. You even have a (*stage whisper*) junk drawer. Or, […]
Having a functioning home is about more than beautiful things. It’s about more than just cleaning or organizing. In truth, the first step is far more basic, way more important, and probably the most difficult. And it’s almost always the thing we skip over in the shadow of baskets and labels and fluffing pillows. It’s also about purging – […]
Decluttering can feel impossible, even with dedicated books and blogs and videos. Try a few of these realistic tips to downsize and declutter – helping you create a peaceful home. Have you ever felt like a slave to stuff? You work hard to buy all the things. Then you spend more time to care for all the things – arranging, cleaning, moving and […]
