Life Goals : Are you living your Perfect Life?
By really digging deep and figuring out what you want in life, you’ll be able to create the home and life that makes you successful.
Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Book Review of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Decluttering at the Speed of Life Book Review
Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff by Dana K White, 2018 This is a book that is more a personal account of accumulating rather than just a book on de-cluttering. It’s not a book on organizing per se, it’s a reflection on why we accumulate. Dana has lists of…
The Clutter Connection Book Review
The Clutter Connection: How Your Personality Type Determines Why You Organize the Way You Do: (Clutterbug Book) by Cassandra Aarssen. 2019 This book was an interesting read. Cassandra Aarseen asserts that everyone has a personality type that determines the way in which we organize. Visual/Hidden Organization Detail or Big Picture Systems Cas states that there…
Joy at Work Book Review
The book focused on examining how we work and evaluating the tasks and items we surround ourselves with to see if they spark joy.
There were five ideas from Joy at Work that provided me with AHA moments. Some were obvious and are covered in many organizing books but a few were new. It’s making me reflect and think about work differently.
Death Plan: Creating a plan for when you die
It’s true. It’s sad. We all die. Have you made a plan to ensure that your loved ones are able to easily wrap up your estate and give you the final send off you want?
Renovation Tips for Basements
Renovation Tips for Basements There are a few key renovation tips or items to consider when finishing or renovating a basement. When I’m working with a client to design a basement I first ask them about their needs. It’s crucial not to skip this first step as it’s key to ensuring that the space works…
Basement Renovation Provides Country in the City Basement
This basement was unfinished and cold! Completing a basement renovation added usable square footage and helped this home sell quickly. We designed the floor plan as one open space, providing for versatility for future owners. Major renovations were done to maximize the home sale, including finishing this basement. A simple floorplan helped with our client’s…
Kitchen Makeover for a Busy Cook
This beloved cook needed a kitchen makeover badly! People called this cook from all over the world to get advice on just which herb or spice or combination of ingredients would work for a special dish. Her reputation was as large as her heart, and her talent with combining spices legendary. Kitchen Makeover However, it’s…
Lifestyle: Living Large in a Condo
Living your best life in your condo. There are some wonderful reasons to live in a condo – the amenities, lack of maintenance, no need to shovel snow!
However, there are some downsides and many of them revolve around living in a smaller space. It’s my hope that this will give you some ideas to get a start on creating or updating the home you want into the home that supports your needs and helps you live a more fulfilled life.
Basement finished for a movie lover
Finished basement – list of wants & must have’s This project was a finished basement for a movie lover. The basement of this townhouse was unfinished and cold. It was spacious enough and the client knew exactly what he wanted – a cozy space to watch movies, room for a wine collection, bar fridge, space…