Building Shelves And A Floating Desk For An Office Nook
I know, I know – the idea of adding a little DIY office area at a vacation home seems borderline ridiculous, but back when we were debating…
Cleaning, Organizing, & Eco Ideas and Projects
Great tips and tricks for getting organized at home, and cleaning your house in an easier (and faster) way! Also includes recipes for homemade eco cleaning products and our cleaning schedule for getting it all done!
DIYing A Long Hook Rail For Your Mudroom
Warning: the following project may contain subject matter that is remarkably easy to do, but highly satisfying. Reader discretion is advise…
Staging Tips For Selling (Or Just Simplifying!) Your House
How should I stage my house to sell? Should I take down all of my family photos? I’m not selling but I want my house to look good for compa…
How To Make A DIY Compost Bin
We’re trying our hand at composting. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to creating your own backyard composting bin for less than $10.
The Best Green Household Cleaners And Personal Care Products
Since sharing this round-up back in 2009 and this one from 2012, we’ve been getting quite a few requests for an updated breakdown of the ho…
Homework Room Makeover
Remember how I’m slowly slinking around my BFF’s house and eating all of the food in her fridge making over rooms for her? (You’ve seen her…
How To Pressure Wash Your Outdoor Cushions
Despite having a blast with the pressure washer we rented a few years ago, we’d always been hesitant to bite the bullet and purchase one. P…
How To Fix A Rocking Toilet
The toilet in our hall bathroom has rocked a little bit from the day we moved in (the inspector even noted it on our little home inspection…
Kitchen Organizing Tips
The kitchen post train is pulling into the station once again, this time with a look behind the scenes doors & drawers to show you what we …
Organizing Our Home Office
As promised, we’re back with the details of how we organized the six new shelves and eight new drawers in our office, along with the drawer…
Adding Fjalkinge Bookshelves To Our Home Office
I’m The Fjalkinge Of The World! Our office has made perhaps its most significant functional improvement since we started talking about it b…
How To Make A Magnet Board
Let me tell you a tale of a girl who used to be organized, oh…. about four years ago. Since the kid came along, well, it has been a slipper…