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Before & After: Mudroom Hallway

This pass-through hallway initially started as nothing. But, as the kids started going to school and backpacks started accumulating all over the house, we knew we needed a better solution. We added a hook system which worked beautifully for nearly a decade. But, leave it to reels on Instagram, the tail end of a pandemic…

Organized Simplicity: How a Mindset Matters

Anybody else drowning in clutter? Do you have a closet or a junk drawer (or five) that need purging? Feel like you keep things for no real reason except you can’t part with them? Several years ago, I embarked on a 10-day whole house purge using the book by Tsh Oxenreider, Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-free…

Before & After: The Girls’ Bathroom

The last bathroom in the house that was still hanging out in the 1990s finally got a makeover. Praise. The. Lord. But let’s go back to what it looked like before we moved in, and then the first renovation. That first renovation included removing the linoleum and replacing with tile and then a fresh coat…

Magic Solution & the Cleanest Oven on the Block

A few years ago, I shared my best tips for cleaning your oven (without the self-clean button) and the recipe for my magic solution on Instagram. I even wrote about it in my book. It’s my most requested life hack. What does that say about me? Don’t answer that. Let’s chat ovens and why they…

Master Bath: The Design

Now, to the good stuff. The hardest part, for me, was choosing a tile and color scheme. You walk into the store *thinking* you know. Then you quickly realize it’s like Sonic and choosing a soft drink combination. There really are 300,000 different combinations. There are two really fun parts of this whole design and…