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Displaying Kids’ Artwork: How to Minimize Clutter
You all know I’m pretty crazy about containing clutter. My physical space impacts my psychological space so much. That’s why I loved reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Even though I didn’t agree with All.The.Things in that book, I did love the idea of everything having a place and making it a habit to regularly purge the things you don’t love. Enter children’s artwork. Displaying kids’ artwork is such a challenge! I love that my children want to produce and display art, and yet it’s hard to find space for it in a place that still contributes to an overall feeling of calm around our house.
My … Read More
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Purging Your House from Top to Bottom (and Left to Right)
It’s that time of year when I have high levels of motivation to purge and organize our house. This year was even more motivating because I had a full two weeks at home (instead of traveling somewhere for Christmas like we normally do).
I started by moving the boys into the same bedroom, so we could have a guest room/office. I finally realized that even if their sleep goes badly, I could move one of them back into the guest room just to sleep (without it turning back into a child’s bedroom).
Matt and I decided to empty the room out entirely. Yes, entirely! Well, we did it in stages. … Read More
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DIY: Oversized Desk
Matt and I have finally consolidated Henry and Tate into one room (more about that on another day). It now means we have a bonafide office and guest room!
We wanted an extra long desk to accommodate both of us. Here’s how we did it:We ordered:- three of these for the ends and middle of our table
- the 98″ version of this countertop
- two of these chairs
It actually worked out! Yes, I say that with a bit of surprise. We had trouble finding examples of this on Pinterest. I was looking for a step-by-step of which countertop to buy and which filing cabinets to use. I can usually … Read More
