Organizing Your Home

Basement DeClutter: The How and the Why

At the foot of a park in my neighborhood, there’s an old post office, built in 1835. Early this summer, on one of my morning walks with the dog, I noticed several workmen at the site. At first, I thought they were going to tear it down. But I should have known better because in…

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Transform Your Bathroom: From Stuffed to Spa-Like

We recently went through a bathroom renovation.  When we moved into the house, we inherited a train-wreck of a bathroom, with a horrendous shade of dark blue paint on the walls, the cabinet, even the door. I’m thrilled with the updated bathroom. Whether your bathroom is updated or not, keeping it organized is the key.…

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It’s All Rock n’ Roll to Me

It’s been a fun and relaxing summer for me, with lots of travel across the US for pleasure. Often when I’m away from my regular routine and familiar surroundings, I experience moments where my perspective shifts and my mind expands. This time was no exception. I just recently returned from Cleveland, Ohio where I had…

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Tips to Organize Any Closet: Size Doesn’t Matter

With the nicer weather comes ‘spring fever’ and I am certainly not immune to it. Hubby and I spent a couple of hours last weekend decluttering the walk in closet that we share, in preparation for a move. I mentioned this to one of my Facebook fans and she admitted that she thought my home…

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Getting Organized in the Laundry Room

Do you dread doing laundry? Are the piles growing out of control? Putting it off won’t make it go away. Let’s face it – dirty laundry is a fact of life. But doing laundry becomes less of a chore when you have an efficient, pleasing room to do it in. If you want to create…

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