To choose paint colors for your home: start with the undertones of your largest fixed pieces (floor, sofa, or cabinetry), test sample swatches directly on your walls in multiple lighting conditions, and use the 60-30-10 color rule for a balanced palette. Always choose your finish based on the room’s function – matte for bedrooms, eggshell…
To decorate a living room on a budget: start by rearranging what you already own (free), then add a fresh coat of paint ($30–$60), anchor the seating area with a properly sized rug, layer in warm lighting with floor and table lamps, and refresh your sofa with new pillow covers. Shop secondhand for large pieces…
Today we are going to finish off our photo organization by organizing our printed photos. Hopefully, today’s challenge is easier for you than yesterdays. But if you have boxes full of printed photos, just take your time. My printed photo organization process is very much like my digital photo organization process. I like to start…
Today we are going to organize our digital photos. Be prepared, this is a process. But I PROMISE, it is worth it! We aren’t going to print them all or order our photo books. We are just going to get them ready for when we do want to order them or print them. I am…
Today we get to tackle our paperwork organization! Are you excited? I think a lot of people hold on to paperwork because they aren’t sure what to throw and what to keep. And I think we just get overwhelmed by the buildup. We throw it all in a box and just ignore it. Then the…
Today we are tackling our storage closet organization. Remember the storage closet I mentioned last week while organizing our board games? Today it’s time to take the next step! And it’s a much bigger one. I’m assuming I am not the only one with some sort of catch all room, closet, etc. Every house I…
Every move we have made in the past twenty years, has come with one box that reads “babe, don’t open.” This my friends, is the various electronic cords. While these boxes have gotten smaller and smaller over the years, these cords are still my nemesis. Today, we are going to organize our electronic cords. The…
Today we are going to organize our board games. I have this closet, in our upstairs hallway, that I am dreading going through. Board games are stored in there, so I figured I’d start here and work one project at a time. I love organization, but I do get overwhelmed when I look at the…
I have needed to organize my jewelry for the last four and a half months. No joke. I had a really great system when we lived in North Carolina, and I had a decent master bedroom closet. But when we moved to Belgium and I had no closet, I left my makeup in a bin,…
For today’s challenge, we are going to tackle book organization. We are going to look at three common ways people organize their books. Additionally, we will be going through all of our books! Before you start pulling books off of your shelves, let’s look at some options for organization. I like to have a plan…