I have always loved walking around Ikea looking at the kitchen section. Strangely, my favorite part is the Ikea pantry area—looking at all those pantry cabinets and storage is so much fun to me…nerd alert. 🙂 When it was time for us to put our own freestanding pantry in, we turned to Ikea. Rather than…
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IKEA Hack: Wicker Basket 3 Ways for Cute Storage
One thing I’m always looking for is more storage. Not only does storage need to be functional, it needs to have form—i.e. be pretty and work with our decor! That’s why I’m always picking up wicker baskets – they are the perfect way to add storage to your house! Need cute toy storage? Shove toys in…
My 2016 Planner
When I was a kid, my favorite time of year was the last few weeks of summer. Want to guess why? I was completely smitten with shopping for back to school supplies. Just ask my mom! My dream as a kid? To own my own stationary and craft store. Little has changed for me, my…
How to Delete All Your E-mails in Under 30 Minutes
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #UnrollMeNow #CollectiveBias You guys. I have the coolest thing ever to share! I’m super excited because I’m assuming at least half of you type B-ish people like myself are secretly suffering from inbox embarrassment. Yes, I too once had 70,000 unread…
Trendspotting: the Planner Craze
via Cute day planners are everywhere. Have you all noticed? While the past decade or so has been a push to go from paper to digital, the rise of the paper planner is a welcome trend to old-school paper lovers like me. These aren’t your typical planners though! These planners are chic and full of…
How to Stage a House to Sell
Thank you guys so, so much for your kind words on our big moving announcement. We are so excited (and very tired!). Like I mentioned, our house had multiple offers the first day we listed! I know that was a combination of things—great market and agent, excellent interior design, etc, but Scott and I also attribute…
Cleaning the Garage
I’ve got a confession to make. A few weeks ago, for the first time in five years (and two houses) I parked in my garage for the first time. Yup! That’s true. We’ve had two houses, both with two-car garages and we have never parked inside either. Why? A picture speaks a thousand words…and I…
How to Organize Craft Supplies
Even though I have the coolest studio room/library all to myself, there are times when I need my art supplies to be a little bit more portable. Whether I want to be hanging out with Scott in the living room or if I am meeting up friends for a fun art party, I’ve finally found a great…
Cedar Closet Makeover
Lately we’ve been finding moths in our house a few times a week. Not swarms of them, or anything giant and scary, but we will be watching television, or lying in bed reading and all of a sudden a tiny gray-winged insect will appear. I’m still not sure where they are coming from, but I…
5 Ways to Get (& Keep) a Clean House Forever
I think there’s a false impression out there that our house is always pristine and perfect and clean, and that I love to spend hours dusting, organizing and folding laundry. I’ll tell you all a little secret—I hate cleaning just as much as most of you do. Sure, there’s something strangely satisfying about a clean…
Adding Open Shelving in the Pantry
You all remember those pantry inspiration pictures I showed you all a few weeks ago? As I was studying the common elements between those photos and assessing our true needs for that area to function, I was really excited to see the capability for open shelving. I have spent so much time pouring over glossy…
Open Storage in the Pantry
When I was a kid one of my favorite chores was organizing and cleaning my parents’ pantry. They had this lovely 8′ x 4′ or so walk in pantry and I found such joy in pulling over a step stool, pulling everything out onto the dining table, and carefully putting it all back in. There…
