We all have clutter hotspots in our home - it's a fact of life really. Here are 13 of the most common clutter magnets that you may need to tackle - and some tips and inspiration for each one that are bound to have you clutter-free before you know it. So - let's get going, shall we!

This Sugar detox cookie recipe is absolutely a must try! Easy way to start your 21 Day Sugar Detox with these not sugar added and crunchy cookies.

My oldest son will be leaving home soon so he’s been going through his closet and donating a lot of stuff. I really wanted to remake something of his into somet…

Do you want to get rid of squash bugs? Here's what I've learned about how to kill squash bugs or at least control them!

Over the last few weeks, my hubby, Mike has been working away on a side project. He’s talked about doing this project since day one of moving in—scheming a bunch of ways to organize one of his spaces. That’s right, he wanted to refinish our garage. Although we have a house full of incomplete spaces at the moment, Mike said he really wanted to do this project while the weather was still nice outside. I should also probably mention that I truly believe my husband is borderline OCD. He seriously takes pride in things being cleaned and organized, hence why his man space needs to reflect the same! So of course, I couldn’t say no. As I’m sharing some of the before pictures of the space, I really didn’t think our garage was in bad shape to begin with. Sure our things were disorganized and unkept. I agree our floors were stained and our open framing is not the most attractive but I always just thought “ah, it’s a garage”. We mainly use our garage to store our vehicles and outdoor equipment. We tend to be minimal people so we don’t store or keep anything that we no longer need. And even with the stuff we do ...

I have been wanting to whitewash brick for a really long time. Problem is….I don’t have any brick at my house. But what I do have is an amazing client that said, “Can you whitewash my brick fireplace?” Ummmmm let me think about it….YEAH! UPDATE-I did a quick video in THIS POST. Click to watch and...

You can learn to sing better. I can still remember when I was 11 years old, living in the suburbs of Tasmania in Australia, and my dad suggested to me I take singing lessons. I had always just sung around the house, sung along to songs, and never thought about the fact I would ever need to be forma

I bought my home end of October and spent 4 months looking at this awful garden through winter. I just couldn't handle looking at it any longer, so I decided I…

When we started the kitchen remodel, my husband really wanted to do all new cabinets. I talked him out of it because the ones we have are functional, solid woo…

Creative writing prompts can be so fun and I love to incorporate writing prompts that engage creativity. I have a freebie for you that I use with my own students. The topic is: What would you do if you were the boss of your house? It sure is fun to see their responses! To grab ... Read More about Writing Freebie – If I Was the Boss of My House

A few of my tiles broke and I wanted to come up with an easy and affordable fix. I came up with this idea and I thought it worked out pretty well, check it out!…

Hey doodz, remember last year when we got our new fence installed? (Part 1, Part 2) Well today I wanted to share with you how it be lookin’ one year later. I’ve stained it since the last time we talked about it. I decided to go for a dark brown stain (semi-transparent chocolate by behr), and I really like it although staining was a total bear of a job. It took me 5 gallons of stain, many, many, M A N Y hours, and tons of slivers. It was worth it, although if I ever had to do it again I would seriously consider hiring it out. What can I tell you about staining; it’s a pain, it’s hard, and slats are dumb. I used a brush because I wanted the color to look variegated and dimensional, so some of the slats had 3 heavy coats of stain and others had 2 lighter coats – it all took a lot of time and effort but I’m really happy with how it all turned out. Just to give you some idea, I began this staining project last fall and finished it at the end of April. It was a big project and took an enormous amount of time – I better like it. To refresh your memory, we previously had a dated chain link fence with green plastic slats – not a pretty backdrop for the garden vibes we were going after. Last spring we had installed a horizontal cedar slatted fence. We had added a 4′ fence on one side of our yard, and a 6′ privacy fence on the other (can you tell which neighbor I don’t like?). We added gates to both sides of the house, and a big gate in the back opening up to a concrete slab on the side of our garage. Now that the fence is installed and stained we seriously love everything about the fence! I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Bros, I’m not gonna tip-toe around it, this is a sponsored post, and I’m proudly endorsing Fencein Deck, the company who built our fence. If you’re in the twin cities area and are looking to have a fence built, (custom or otherwise) please consider giving Dave a call (651-246-3176) or shoot him an e-mail, he is a good dude who has built a solid business (Fencein Deck) for himself here in […]

Mykonos is a famous and picturesque Greek Island! Discover here a list of 20 most instagrammable places in Mykonos with their exact location!

Existem muitas cores para quarto de casal, por isso é preciso pensar bem antes de escolher a cor certa que combine mais com os moradores.

Backyard Highland Games: I was recently tasked with coming up with a fun family activity that was different than what has been done before. This same time I was already working on some family history that involved the Scottish side of my family so I was reading histories an…

Do your kids want a tree house? No big trees in your yard? Try this alternative when your kids are little. Unfortunately, I don't have any large trees in my y…

Share Wildflower Ramblings! I don’t like having chemicals in the house. Before I was pregnant, while being pregnant, and now with kids. I wanted to make a homemade cleaner that was safe to inhale or (consume!), but would also do the job. When my son started to crawl and move around everywhere, I really wanted...

Ready to really elevate your room? This arch box molding will do just that. Follow this easy DIY tutorial to really make a wow statement.

For the longest time I’ve wanted a barn door in my house but I was only finding rustic barn doors or farmhouse style doors, which are beautiful, but are just no…

I created these lists to help my kids know exactly what I mean when I ask them to clean a room. They still don’t really want to do the chores, but the grumbling lessens when they can at least…

Readers in the U.S. await the fifth volume of My Struggle—but in Norway, Karl Ove Knausgaard has moved on. With the money from Struggle’s sales, he’s established his own publishing house, devoted to promoting new talent and translating books by writers like Ben Marcus and Donald Antrim into Norwegian. Since his announcement, in 2011, that […]

What is it with kids and tools? It seems like kids are just naturally drawn to investigating tools and what each one does. Of course, playing with real tools is the best. I do try to let my kids use real tools every now and again. The past few months we’ve managed to go to

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It’s Christmas time and the time I decorate my house with pretty, sometimes fragile items. We’ve also been baby proofing the house for a couple months now and I was lazy and didn’t want to really buy anything (or install really), so we did a few things everyone can do to make their house baby friendly! Can you believe they have professionals that will come

I have been on a mission to save some money, and what better way than to put it in my planner! At first I was going to have a planner strictly for budgeting, but I really do not want to handle that many planners. And it was pretty bare. So I am going to put these printables to good use inside a section of my pocket filofax, since I take it with me everywhere anyways.

Planning on having a Halloween party this year? These spooky Halloween haunted house ideas will set the stage for the best party ever.

Planning on having a Halloween party this year? These spooky Halloween haunted house ideas will set the stage for the best party ever.

How I created a Modern Black kids playhouse complete with modern house numbers, string lights and more

Looking for blue flowering perennials that are easy to grow? Try one these low maintenance plants that will beautify your garden.