And I'm back with another month dedicated to the kitchen! The kitchen is absolutely the hardest working room in the house, and at 35 years old, it needs regular maintenance. This is the time of year when we have people over, make lots of food, and want our kitchen to look and function at its best! ` As a reminder, here is my process for assessing each space: Clear, clean and repair. Identify any materials needed in advance to make this possible. Assess how we use the space f

For part two of our family room tidy, we have just a few improvements to make . Again, it's a room that works really well for us, so it doesn't need a lot of updating. In terms of improvements (Step 2,) we needed a fresh new lampshade to replace a dingy one on the table lamp. A few of our pillows have seen better days, so I'm grabbing a few new down inserts from Ikea. I replaced all the batteries in the faux candles in this room, and they all pop on around 5:30 now. It provi

Now for the second most frequented room in our home--the family room. This is where we watch TV, have family movie night, play board...

Now that I've dusted every surface and steam cleaned the carpets, I'm ready to move on to step two of the Master Bedroom updates for...

Everyone's lowest priority room in the house...the Master Bedroom. Even though we spend about eight hours a day in this space, most of it...

For our laundry room's second phase, I hit my stride and the fun stuff! In assessing how we use the space to make improvements, I finally...

I actually had a different room initially set for August, but back to school got me rethinking things! Thus, my Clear, Clean and Repair...

In the second portion of my home office tidy, I need to address steps two and three of the space. It's a newer space in our house, so...

To kick off the second half of the year, I'm starting with my home office. I'm starting, as always, with the first of the three steps...

Last week, I covered the cleaning and clearing in one of the kid's bedrooms . I dusted, spackled, sanded and cleared out old books and...

My youngest has not had much of a bedroom update since moving out of a crib. It's about time. This is my kid who will benefit from a...

Earlier this month, I covered the clearing, cleaning and repairs for our back patio . That post  was on the first of my three-step...

Earlier this month, I tackled the first step in the fourth month of my full-house sprucing with the clearing, cleaning and repair of our...

Onto month four of 12 Months of Tidy! In a seasonally appropriate choice, I'll be tackling the front porch and entry. It's another area...

Earlier this month, I covered the clearing, cleaning and repairs for our kitchen and main floor bathroom . That post  was on the first of...

It's month three of my 12 Months of Tidy! After a small space last month, I'm taking on our kitchen and adjoining bathroom. This space...

Earlier this month, I shared how I was updating and maximizing our guest/kids bat hroom. T hat post was on the first of my three-step...

If you're following along with my 2025 project, 12 Months of Tidy, I'm diving quickly into month two! Last month was probably the biggest...

Continuing my 12 Months of Tidy project, I'm back with the second and final update on our basement. As I mentioned in my earlier post ,...

Since I posted my plan for a slow, steady 12 months of tidy, I've made some progress on my first space, our large semi-finished basement....