simple home advice and actionable tips from your bossy big sister| Nesting Place
Are you sick of me writing about spring yet? I’m not and frankly, I’m surprised. It really is part of my job to get to talk about the change in seasons, but I admit – in the past, the change in seasons that I’ve probably cared the least about is winter into spring. Why? I have absolutely no idea because, this year, it feels like it’s giving me actual life. 🌷✨🌸🙌🏻🎀🏠🦢🌿 Which I think is the entire point of spring. This year, I feel like I’m truly experienci...| Nesting Place
There are still nine days before the first official day of spring, but I’ve already started spring-ifying and de-winterizing my house. One of the first things I did was move the coats from the metal hanging thing by the back door to the coat closet right around the corner. Here in NC, we’ll still grab a jacket, but I needed a visual sign of change and switching out coats for watering cans did the trick. Yep, I use my watering cans weekly no matter what the season, usually I keep them in...| Nesting Place
In last week’s email (sign up here to receive future emails) I shared this lamp hack. It’s probably my favorite hack ever and one I originally learned from Megan D. Miller (linked above) and then promptly copied. Twice. As you can also see above in the links. For the first half of my homemaking years, I didn’t realize the power of lamps. I thought an overhead light and a random lamp in a room was enough. I didn’t know how a lamp could add both style and a layer of the coziest light ev...| Nesting Place
I spent January, and part of February, Hushing my House and decluttering. Maybe you did too? If so, you were probably faced with the same dilemma I was: I want simplicity but I also want beautiful things!!! One way I’ve learned to cheat the system and get both–especially when it comes to styling my surfaces–is to focus on DUAL USE ACCESSORIES. When you’re styling your surfaces, you want pretty things of course, but if they also have a part time or full time job, that makes them more...| Nesting Place
Everyday, we’re slowly adding more stuff to our homes. There’s the functional pieces, like the sofa and the coasters, extra throw pillows and snuggly blankets, and the stuff of daily life: shoes, mail, mugs and dog beds. Over time, every room of the house is holding more stuff and we’re managing it whether we realize it or not. If everything that sits out in your home has a voice, what started as a pretty melody can turn into a screaming roar when left unchecked. You don’t want ...| Nesting Place
Limited Deal: This one sells out every year! This is the surprise favorite deal of the year, I’ve been sharing it for the past five years and I think it’s one of the best deals around. Seven customized bottles of wine for $45 SHIPPED! Get 6 bottles of Premium Wine + 1 Free bottle (in every shipment!) for a Year for just $45+ Free Shipping! So, that’s 7 bottles of premium wine for just $45 + Free shipping and last time it sold out fast. Chad and I have taken advantage of this deal a f...| Nesting Place
Are you in need of a gift for someone? You’re in the right place, I’ll be adding new guides and updating the current guides almost daily! I went absolutely overboard this year and, for the past week, I’ve been obsessed with creating new gift guides for you. When I stumbled out of my sticky, iced coffee filled stupor, I realized I now probably need glasses, but more importantly: I CREATED 20 gift guides!!! It only took me about 40-50 hours (according to my apps, this is the lowest week o...| Nesting Place
It took me almost 20 years and 12 houses before I believed in the power of a large rug. Before that I thought rugs were just decor or just something soft. If I thought my floors were pretty then I didn’t use a rug. Or, if my floors were already soft–with carpet I also saw no need for a rug. It literally felt like a waste to me. IF I did decide to add a rug, out of respect for our budget, I always bought the smallest rug I could. I didn’t realize what a disservice I was doing to our home...| Nesting Place
In my 30 years of decorating 15 different styles of houses, I’ve learned a lot by doing things WRONG. Bright side–I get to share what I learned with you so you can avoid making the same mistakes. 1. Painting your walls in the latest trend color Painting your walls in the latest trend color without a PLAN, is the problem, not the trendy color itself. I believe that any color can be timeless when done right. But trying to update a tired room with only paint will not give you the results y...| Nesting Place
Click the links below to check out all of my favorite Prime Big Deals happening today and tomorrow! I also went through all my curated Amazon departments and made a list of everything that was on sale: click here to see the full list. I receive a commission on products purchased, thanks!| Nesting Place
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