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    For You: Weekend Decorating Challenge

    I have a budget-friendly decorating challenge for you to do this weekend. It is not difficult. In fact, you may enjoy doing it since it doesn’t have any calories, won’t cost you a dime and you can do it without the need to leave your house to complete it. Best of all, doing this challenge […] More

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    A Special Day for Organizing Your Desk

    Every year around this time, the first thing I like to do once I get back to my daily routine is organize my desk. Actually two desks. One is in my studioffice where I take care of all things for the blog. The other is in my kitchen and I call it my kitchen desk. […] More

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    Cheap, But Decorative Storage Baskets

    My fall nesting self is starting to surface. You know when you want to get everything in the house decluttered after the summer and ready to go for enjoying the cooler months of the year inside the house. I call this process “upping the comfy-cozy factor” of the house. Organizing our homes is never once […] More

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    How to Make a Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

    Would you like a large wall memo board or bulletin board for your home or office to help you stay organized? Or do you need a family command center and a place to display kid’s artwork, but can’t find the bulletin board size to fit your wall space? Then you will love this project where […] More

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    A Peek Into My Party Closet

    After my post on how I planned to entertain outside for the Fourth of July, a few readers asked me to please show what is in my “Party Closet”. Never heard of a party closet? It is a must if you host family, friends and others in your home. It is my #1 tip that […] More

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    Organizing a Room I Have Never Shown You

    I have a room, well actually a space in my house that I have never shared with you before. It is a space that I am thankful to have, but it is not pretty. In fact, this space is pretty ugly…it is brown and has no windows… YUCK!… not the kind of space I could […] More

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    A Peek Inside My Kitchen Cabinets

    How-to tip to organize pots and pans so they don’t get scratched in your kitchen cabinets. Like many of you at this time of year, I have been purging items I no longer need and organizing areas around my home.  January it seems is the perfect time to do this since most of us our […] More

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    Small Pantry Closet Makeover

    Before and after small pantry closet makeover. How to make a small closet into a functioning pantry on a budget and basic DIY skills.  I finally am going to show you how I made over the small pantry closet right off my kitchen.  In my previous house I had a large double door pantry that […] More