Kitchens are the heart of our home. We gather, connect and entertain here. Big or small kitchen, getting and staying organized is important for all of us. You might have a small pantry, narrow drawers, lack storage or have a lot of dishes. There is a lot to store including small appliances, dinnerware, cookware, “tupperware” and serving pieces. There are also those tricky items like cuttings board, and baking sheets that need to be stored. Keeping your kitchen items accessible and organized makes it easy to make meals and spend time together. These strategies are smart ways to make this space more user friendly. Declutter your counter tops Exactly what is stacking up on your counter tops? Likely...
Having people over for dinner, board game night, or watching a sports match is one of the most fun things in the world. We love entertaining guests and making them feel right at home. After all, making someone happy makes us feel happy, too. However, the sad truth is that not everyone is worthy of this sort of attention and kindness. Some guests act as though they’ve just stepped out of a portal from the Rudeness Dimension.Disrespectful, impolite, and jaw-droppingly unpleasant, these guests are a host’s worst nightmare. The people of Reddit have opened up about the (dis)pleasure of hosting some of the worst guests ever. Ever! They were very candid about the downright weird and insulting things these folks...
We recently worked with Meredith of the Westport, CT-based organizing service House of Prim to organize kitchen drawers (and our pantry, coming next week!) and I’m excited to share the before and afters with you today! It was such an eye-opening experience for me to work with a professional organizer for the first time — I’m always drawn to organizing content online and love the idea of living with super streamlined systems, but I find the process of creating them myself pretty daunting and the results have rarely been very appealing or, more importantly, very lasting. Having two objective people come evaluate our kitchen storage capabilities and take out literally every single pot, pan, and utensil before creating new systems to...
Some of the habits that people currently have might be childhood coping mechanisms that they picked up as ways to survive. They might have lived in a toxic family environment and faced neglect or abuse. They might have had to deal with constant fear, stress, and anxiety. And it only occurred to them way later, when they grew up, that the habits they grew to rely upon aren’t ‘normal’ at all.Reddit users revealed the childhood coping methods that they unknowingly developed in an incredibly honest and impactful thread. They wrote about being hyper-aware of people’s microexpressions, shutting down their emotions, and creating imaginative scenarios to make their situations more tolerable. Scroll down for the most powerful things you will likely...
Art… One of the best ways to express your personal style, and one of the easiest ways to instantly change the look and feel of a room. This week I switched out some artwork in the living and dining room to add a touch of spring, and I LOVE the piece I hung above our dining table. It reminds me of an old English cottage, and I like that it gives the feeling of spring with the garden and greenery without being overly floral and pastel. I wanted to help bring some seasonal art into your home as well, and I’ve gathered over three dozen spring-inspired art prints that I think you’re going to absolutely adore… But first, here’s an up...
