Welcome to the 30 Days to Less of a Hot Mess Challenge! We’re decluttering, reorganizing and taking a breath of fresh air to create a home we love. If this is your first time at the challenge, you may want to start here at the beginning. ************************************************************** Here’s a little something about me: I’m obsessed with binders. I…
Set down the stress and overwhelm this holiday season with our printable Holiday Planner! It’s perfect for getting all of the holiday details out of your brain and on paper. In one location! Don’t you feel the stress disappear just thinking about it? This holiday planner is not just a collection of papers that will…
These home office decoration ideas will have you itching to turn your spare room into a chic, stylish place to get away and do a bit of work (or play!). Every home has a few spaces where design can be a challenge. In my experience, the home office is near the top of that list…
Learning how to decorate a living room can radically change the entire feel of your home. From working with what you already own to carefully selecting art to hang on the walls, this quick guide will show you exactly how to decorate a living room—the easy way! If I had to choose a room that…
Welcome to the 30 Days to Less of a Hot Mess Challenge! We’re decluttering, reorganizing and taking a breath of fresh air to create a home we love. If this is your first time at the challenge, you may want to start here at the beginning. ************************************************************** How to Organize Your Day I’m not going to lie…
Learn my no-fail kitchen counter decor formula, PLUS the 10+ items to create functional beauty and make your kitchen feel magazine-worthy! Ever since I finished my kitchen makeover and shared 7 Ways to Refresh a Kitchen, I’ve been tweaking my kitchen counters. I’m always tweaking every room, but I felt like my kitchen was missing…
A whole house color scheme sets the backdrop for your home, which takes the guess work out of decorating. Learn how to create your own whole home color palette with this step-by-step guide based on color theory and real-life examples. You will save money, time and sanity when you use this process to make decorating choices!…
Trying to get your entire family organized? These family command centers are easy to keep organized and will work for any family! Having a family command center is a great way for families to get on the same page regarding family schedules and other family-related tasks. It’s a place where you would keep a family…
Learn how to make a space look beautiful and function for your family with these tips for how to start a room makeover! I know what it feels like to stare at a blank slate of a room and not know where to start. It can be daunting to transform a room into a beautiful,…
Traditional Christmas colors and even a little pop of pink give this home a classic holiday vibe! See my 2021 Christmas decorating plans in the living room, bedroom, dining room and the rest of the house. Last year was our first real Christmas in our home, and I was overwhelmed with where to start. So,…
Even in the digital age, children’s art, mementos, and paperwork can easily overtake even the most organized of homes. These tips, tricks, and organizing solutions for kids art storage will help you keep the memories, minus the mountain of paper. Well, it’s official—school is back in session! And with it comes all the papers. While…
Adding a stair runner to our wooden stairs adds texture, style, comfort and safety to our home. We love how it makes the stairs quieter as well! If you follow me on Instagram, you saw me go round and round about this seemingly simple update to our home. Ha! But I’m happy to say that…
Blue and green plaids with pops of red in the living room give a classic Christmas vibe! See my 2020 Christmas decorating plans in the living room and the rest of the house. I’ve never planned out my Christmas decorating plans other than sketching them on a piece of paper in my Holiday Planner, but…
Finding your decorating style can feel overwhelming and hard to pinpoint. But with these 6 easy steps, you’ll be decorating with confidence in no time! Does the search for defining your decorating style seem to leave you with more questions than answers? Do you find yourself surrounded by stuff you once loved and don’t anymore?…
Do you need to find more space in your home? Utilize the vertical space in your closets by learning how to build closet shelves! I have been dreaming of this project since before we bought our house. See, in all of our closets, except for our master closet, we have a single wire shelf and…
Find some great small businesses to support on shop small Saturday! As a small business owner myself, I love to support other small businesses. I want to be the person that encourages small businesses, not only with my money but with my influence. I truly believe they are the heart and soul of our communities…
Using the Simplified Planner for 6+ years has been a game changer! From meal planning to staying on top of my schedule, it keeps everything all in one place. I’m obsessed with it! Let me show you why. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my full disclosure policy. I am a pen…
Are you struggling to find balance and keep everything juggling in the air this school year? I’ve gathered some important organizational back-to-school tips for parents (to keep you sane)! It’s back-to-school season and it feels like a new beginning full of sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks. But if you’re not strategic, it can feel a…
The distressed vintage rug look is popular right now, but I believe, in my humble non-professional designer opinion, that they have a classic look and will be a timeless piece for years to come! I’ve rounded up some of my favorite distressed blue vintage rugs at the end of the post. Bonus: they are all…
Use these paint storage ideas to keep your leftover paint organized and easy to re-use when you need to do touch ups! Y’all. This project has been on my radar for years now. I knew that organizing my paint and storing it in a better way would help me out a ton, but it just…
Grab a free organization checklist to keep you on tack when you feel overwhelmed! It’s been 25 days of decluttering and organizing, and I don’t know about you, but I still look around and see a huge hill left to climb. The truth is, I am not going to declutter my home in a month….
Learn 3 tips to organizing a room with too much stuff when you think you love it all! I thought we could take a day and respond to a reader’s legitimate question. At the crux of it, I’m hearing her ask: “How Can I be Organized (and Not a Hoarder) When I Love Too Much…
Learn how to stay on top of the dreaded dinner-time blues with easy meal planning tips! Ahhh, the dreaded meal planning. Well, let’s just say that I used to dread it a whole lot more than I do now! The once hated task that at one point had me planning a whole month in advance…
Welcome to Day 9 of the 30 Days to Less of a Hot Mess Challenge! We’re decluttering, reorganizing and taking a breath of fresh air to create a home we love. If this is your first time at the challenge, you may want to start here at the beginning. Affiliate links used for your convenience. This post contains affiliate…
A clean home is essential for a productive household. Having an organized house cleaning schedule will help you complete your cleaning tasks on time, every time. It’s time for the truth bomb. I despise cleaning. Seriously, it’s at the bottom of the “things Laura’s wants to do” list. So, for me, I try to keep things…
We’re going to take the new year by force with a “Less of a Hot Mess” Challenge! We’re going to walk though the ins and outs of decluttering and having a functional home. I’m so excited because I am not naturally organized, but I’ve learned to have routines and structure in my life. These next…
Hey friends! How’s it going with the organizing and decluttering? I know we all hit it hard at the beginning of the year by walking around the house with our trash bags, throwing away anything that’s not nailed down and such. But let’s face it, we usually taper out by the time February 1 rolls…
If you are just now tuning in, you’ll want to go back and read my initial thoughts on the KonMari Method and Decluttering My Closet. And now that you’re caught up, I’ll share a brief background (for those who didn’t go back and read 🙂 ). I’m decluttering my house over the course of the…
Hello Dolly Bars are a quick and easy dessert, but also can be called a Magic Bar or a 7 Layer Bar. Whatever you call it, the soft, delicious graham cracker crust, rich chocolate and crunchy coconut drizzled with sweetened condensed milk is so scrumptious that you’ll be making them for every occasion! I’ve made…