5 Simple Ways to Update Your Home That Will Add Value
How long is your home’s to-do list? Take a moment and think about how many tasks around the house you’ve been putting off. Perhaps a bathroom coated with chipped paint or an outdated carpet has been lurking in the back of your mind. Or, maybe your home requires more serious home renovations like replacing a […]
7 Easy Habits to Keep Your Home (Almost) Germ-Free
While most of us have never dealt with a global pandemic before, we are all widely experienced at cleaning our own homes. It’s not just about using disinfecting cleaners—though it is definitely important to use these regularly to sanitize surfaces. We’re talking about simple things you can do to keep germs from entering and proliferating […]
Quick and Easy House Projects To Do During Quarantine
With the current “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order extended to May 4 in Washington State, professional organizing services (along with many other services) have been temporarily halted. While we can’t come to your home and help you organize right now, we can still give you some quick and simple tips on cleaning, decluttering, and organizing! Think […]
How to Work From Home Efficiently (And Not Drive Your Partner Crazy!)
The Greater Seattle area is currently dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, and many companies are requiring or requesting that their employees work from home for the foreseeable future. This is new territory for many households. Can one be productive Working From Home (WFH)? Can one or two people be WFH and not drive each other […]
Creating Your Very Own Real World She Shed
She shed sea shells by the seashore. That’s what she shed. Wait…what?! The whole “she shed” concept came about several years ago as the woman’s equivalent of the man cave: a personal sanctuary to recharge, relax, and de-stress. Doesn’t that sound divine? Search Pinterest for “she shed,” however, and the photos can overwhelm one with […]
Easy Tips to Keep Your Entryway Dry and Tidy During This Wet Winter
Your entry need not look like a post-deluge mess! These quick and easy tips will keep your entryway dry and tidy: Mats on both sides of the door to help floors stay dry and mud-free Boot trays to keep those galoshes from cluttering up and dirtying the entry Small racks or hooks for keys, umbrellas, and […]
Denise’s Top 5 Quick Bedroom Updates That Will Please You to No End
These quick little changes may make a world of difference to your tired bedroom! Make your bed everyday. Freshen your comforter and duvet, and use matching sheets. I will admit, I love nice sheets. If your pillows are stained, those may need to be replaced as well. Add some family photos that will make you smile. […]
Why You Aren’t In Love With Your Bedroom…And How To Fix It
If you think of your bedroom as the room you merely sleep in, we’d like to change your philosophy on this. Your bedroom is definitely your shut-eye space, but it could be so much more—your personal sanctuary, romantic hideaway, self-care she-shed, or zen retreat. It should be a place you can feel calm, peaceful, and […]
Why Resolutions Fail…And How to Succeed Instead
January has flown by, and like 80% of those who made New Year’s Resolutions, you may be staring disappointment head-on by the time you get to mid-February. Why are resolutions so hard to keep for the majority of people? Some have even gone the opposite direction and just plain refuse to make resolutions at all, […]
How to Make Self-Care A Priority
There was a time when the metaphor for self-care was, “Put your oxygen mask on first, before you help others,” like the flight attendant instructs on the airplane during take-off. But self-care isn’t something you should wait to do until it’s already emergency-level. It’s what you should do regularly so that you don’t reach that […]