It’s time for the big reveal of the second of Kelly Cottage’s 2021 series of extreme(-ly low-budget) makeovers: the laundry room redo!
TD TAH-DAH #2: The BIG Tiny Laundry Room Redo Reveal
Homekeeping
Laundry Room Functional and Aesthetic Redo ON A BUDGET–Part 1
Welcome to the second TD redo, that is not quite to the “tah-dah” stage. All my to-do’s are not yet “to-done,” so you’re getting a progress report of the Laundry room redo, along with pictures. And hopefully some special encouragement and takeaways (if you’d like to make your laundry room (or ANY room) more functional–even if you don’t want to dive in to an involved project!
Rather than work crazy long hours into the weekend (and probably STILL have to cut corners) just to get things photo-ready, especially THIS weekend, I’m going to break it up into a two-parter. And hopefully address MOST of the rest of the punch list in time for next week’s post.
Continue readingWant to be Oily? Essential Oils: A BASIC Beginner’s Guide
Most everyone who knows me knows I’m a little oily. No, not greasy… ESSENTIAL-oily—meaning I love me some essential oils. I’m an “investigator” by nature, so when I first stumbled onto people touting the myriad benefits of essential oils (at a homeschool conference, no doubt), I began doing my own research. I wish then I’d had a trusted friend to answer all my questions. OR a basic beginner’s guide…
TD’s Tah-Dah #1: The Back Foyer Redo
Yep that’s right. TD’s “Tah-Dah” #1–the big reveal of the back foyer redo–is finally happening, even though I think I could have used two months–on the tiniest room in my whole house!!
“Extreme” Home Makeover Plans for 2021
Do you love a good make-over like I do?? I love all kinds, but especially home transformations. I plan to use my love of all things makeover to inspire myself to show some love mostly to the interior of my home this year, since I haven’t done so in a minute (that means YEARS!!).
I’m starting this month, since I’ve used January to try to pick myself up and dust myself off from 2020, as well as to PLAN! So let’s think of this as the Extreme Home Makeover: Low Budget Edition. Imagine if Ty Pennington were working alone and only with the money in his pocket… one room at a time, and he didn’t have any serious carpentry skills…
Continue readingA Place for Everything–Even Christmas Cards!
Theme song for this post: “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” –Bernstein/Sondheim
Do you have a designated landing place for Christmas cards as you receive them? Or do they take up residence on any nearby flat surface? Do you have an easy way to display them?
I’m going to share a super-simple tip for those of you who like me from time to time forget the number one rule of organizing: A place for everything and everything in its place. Why do we ever forget it? The most wonderful busy time of year, coupled with stressors like… well, 2020. I’ll just leave it at that.
Want Better Coffee? Try the Pour-Over Method
Do you ever wonder if there is a better way to brew your coffee? Have you ever had a pour-over coffee? Have you ever considered using such a pared-down method at home?
I know, I ask a lot of questions, but this is important! It could affect how your whole DAY begins!!
After experiencing a growing dissatisfaction with each successive coffee-maker I’ve owned over the years, and being unwilling to go the pod route (so much waste!), I went in search of a new groove for my morning routine.
Continue readingWhy Try a Trello Digital Christmas List?
Why should you try a Trello digital Christmas list? What even is a Trello digital Christmas list?? Read on to find out…
Because your gift, your gift is on my list…
It’s beginning to look a lot like the time of year to write out the Christmas list. (Need some gift ideas? Click here) And here’s the difficult decision you must tackle before even getting started:
To be (digital) or not to be?
To go digital or go analog? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to return to the tactile tradition of paper and pencil or rather to succumb to the seduction of electronic apps and in so doing to end ongoing disorganization…
Continue readingA Few of My Favorite Things
Whoa, y’all! Anybody else surprised that it’s suddenly mid-October already?? My husband keeps teasing me by telling me exactly how many days left until Christmas, because just like the rest of the world, we’re walking around a little shell-shocked over the roller coaster that has been 2020.
So instead of spending time analyzing what happened to March through September (!), I’m just going to dive into something fun (or at least it should be!) for a change.
Here goes: How do you tackle approach the gargantuan task joy of Christmas shopping?
How To Know If You Have STUFFITIS And What To Do About It
“Let It Go…“
We all have stuff. We Americans are notorious for having more stuff than pretty much everyone else in the world. I was recently in a conversation in which the term “stuffitis” came up. While it may sound like a silly, made-up word, I knew exactly what we were talking about. But how do you know for sure if you have it and what to do about it?
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