We could say that this is about organizing your dining room, but most folks I know are one, ditching the formal dining room set up, and two, tend to have more than one meal area; for example – a kitchen bar and a table elsewhere.
No matter where you have your meals a common issue among dining spaces is their ability to clutter. These areas usually have a table – flat and perfect for setting stuff that really shouldn’t be there. In fact, I can see my dining room table from my desk right now, and here’s what’s on it:

A library …read more

The Hiro Dining Room set-up from Haiku Designs is simple, calming, and not cluttered at all. It still has character though; even though this is a showcase not a real home, you can see how it would work out. I’m not normally a dark wood fan, but this is so peaceful that I do like it. This showcase shows how you don’t need a lot to make a nice impact. Some cool lighting will do and you don’t need a bunch of knick knacks and wall art.

What do you think?

My kids are huge into crafts. Honestly, it’s exhausting sometimes but I am very thankful that they love to be creative.
My biggest headache in dealing with all their creativity has been storage. I’ve had those plastic containers with drawers, a bookshelf and most recently a white rolling cabinet. I just wasn’t pleased with any of them, mainly because they were an eye sore and hard for my kids to use.
I just bought this cube organizer from Target the other day. (Please ignore the ugly black cables that are peeking out. ”Buy cable organizer” is on my list of to-dos. …read more

I live in the Augusta, Georgia area and we woke up Sunday morning to the most refreshing temperatures. It was actually in the 70’s! We have had our doors open, letting that fresh air in ever since. I just hope it sticks around.
There are so many things that I love about fall: the food, the cooler weather, every one seems friendlier (why is that?), but probably my favorite thing about it is that I get to decorate with my most favorite colors: mustard yellow, burgandy, green and brown. I love those colors and you’ll found them throughout my home year …read more

How is the house selling going? Are you getting your house decluttered, staged and looking good? Here are some more home staging tips for you to consider for the family/living room and dining room:
Family/Living Room

Leave only 3 to 6 items on the mantel
Follow the 1 to 3 large scale decorative items per surface
Replace old outdated curtains with new ones or just leave windows with no coverings
Replace bent and broken blinds with new ones or just leave without blinds
Repaint or do any touch-ups on the walls
Don’t arrange all the furniture facing the tv, arrange in conversation groups
Arange furniture where it allows for …read more

Here are some of the greatest tips I have heard, read, or made up myself when it comes to organizing kids’ spaces. Sometimes it’s the simplest little tip that helps the most!

Put up a cork board in your kids’ rooms to display their artwork instead of letting it take over the refrigerator. Kids are proud of their work and should be able to display it. This way everyone is happy.
Have the whole family do a 5 minute quick clean every morning and night. This helps control clutter. Keeping a house looking neat should not take hours and hours. Preventive maintenance …read more

Before you even touch one item in the room you want to organize, you need to fill out an evaluation form. (This is all part of the planning stage.) This will really help you decide the purpose of the room and it will be easier to get rid of the items that are not helping you fulfill that purpose.
For example: Your bedroom is for sleeping, spending time with your spouse, relaxing with a good book, etc.; so does that piece of exercise equipment help you serve any of those purposes? If not, then move it to another room …read more

What will the primary use of this room be? (Casual dining with family? Formal dining with friends, family and/or business associates? Storage? Will this room double as a place for you to do work or your kids to do homework?)
How often will you use the dining area for dining? (Nightly, weekly, monthly, once a year, holidays?)
How often will the dining area be used for activities other than dining?
How many people will you typically need to accommodate?
What do you like least about your dining room?
What do you like most about your dining room?
Is there something you like about a friend’s …read more