Embrace green cabinets in your home. Dark green, olive, sage, and kelly green cabinets have been popping up in kitchens, laundry rooms, bathrooms, and more! The Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Country Living claims that “green is the new neutral.” They must have consulted me (yeah, right) because I’ve been saying that for years! Still, I chose …
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How to transform a basic metal file cabinet with a faux zinc finish. Makeover a file cabinet with an industrial style finish. Disclosure: Supplies for this project were provided by DecoArt. All opinions are mine alone. It’s the fourth edition of the Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge for 2017. As a quick reminder, we each take …
It’s been about 6 months since I shared our renovation plans for 2016… and, well, things have changed. I’ve been quiet around here, only posting a couple of times in the last few weeks. Some of that is due to a more, relaxed summer schedule; but mostly it’s because we are selling our home. Yep, …
Well, I know it’s mid-January; but I’ve had some time to think through what is on our to-do list for 2016. Here’s a peak at what to expect this year… #1 Guest Bath This space got put on-hold after Thanksgiving {life was busy}, and we’ve started back at it this week. The big projects are …
Rugs can be so expensive! Last month I shared with you the first phase in setting up our new home office; a coat of paint for the desks and an organized workspace. The tiled floor can be chilly on our feet, so we placed a couple of mis-matched rugs at each worktable. My hope was …
We did it! Eight full weeks of organizing our homes. I loved this series. It has really helped me get our home organized in smart, effective ways. So, to wrap it all up, we’ve written this gigantic post with all of the organizing solutions we’ve shared over the last 8 weeks and links to every.single.post. …
One of the things I dreaded about moving from our old home was losing all of the organizational systems we had set up there. Obviously, some of those systems would transfer over to our new house; but not all. Many of those systems were based on the layout of our home, the size of a …
Welcome to our very last week of the 8-Week Organizing Challenge! As Lora mentioned yesterday, our topic for the last week is organizing mail and paper clutter. Today I’m going to share with you some ideas for ways that you can organize all those magazines, bills, and important papers that come into your home. First …
Did you work on an office space or desk last week? I worked on our home office over the weekend and am so pleased with the progress! I hope you are finding this series helpful — I know I am. If it weren’t for this challenge I might be getting distracted by removing wallpaper and …
How are your office organization projects going? If you need some inspiration, check out Lora’s post about 10 ideas to organize a desktop or office. Early last year, I shared some information on my office (go here to see that post) so today, I’m going to do a re-cap and share some other projects I’ve …
It’s Week #2 of the Organizing Challenge and we’re focusing on office spaces and desks. This might be your home office, your desk at work, a workspace in the kitchen, a craft room, or just where you file papers. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this space over the next week. Last week …
Working as an event planner, I have multiple events going on each month so I must be organized in order to make the events successful. To bring in both color and organization to my office, I created a bright fabric covered cork board. This project was so much fun to complete! It cost less than …
In February, while Lora and I were completing the YHL Thrift Store challenge, I found these cute jars with adorable aqua colored lids. I knew the color would be perfect for my home so I picked them up with plans to spruce them up! I decided I would add knobs to the tops of the lids …
I previously wrote a post on decorating goals back in January, you can check it out here. Today, I am going to give an update on how my office/craft room area is coming along. Crossed off on the list below are the items that I have completed so far and what items I still want …
I love chalkboards so naturally these adorable chalkboard jars at Anthropologie caught my eye. I’ve been working on my office area recently and I thought these jars would be great to hold paper clips and other small office supplies. You could definitely also use these in the kitchen for spices or in kids rooms to …