Welcome to our front door! Notice the volcanic rock left showing around the doors and the windows. Our now-85-year-old landlady told us this whole building we're now living in) used to be used for storing food. She was born here (and has been so lovely, speaking a mix of English and Portuguese with me so that between the two of us, we always get there! :) ). Her grandfather bought the property originally, so it…
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Looking for how to get a hidden hamper? Then you're a smart cookie--and you're in the right place! We're sharing why we think everyone should have a hidden laundry hamper, as well as how we created our own design in our closet! (We'll also share the second kind of pull out laundry hamper we have, and address whether a pull out or tilt out laundry hamper is best!) So if you just met me, you…
What do you do with your old furniture? Us? Ours is here in this family room. Can you tell?? coffee table | frames | basket | seagrass rug | similar lamp | similar side tables | similar chair | couch | pillow | yucca | philodendron Yes indeedy. 3 out of the 4 main pieces of furniture in this photo are 15-20 years old. (Try spotting them!) 5 STRATEGIES FOR USING OLDER FURNITURE IN YOUR…
Wondering about the best plate storage—and whether you should store your plates in drawers or in cabinets? We're sharing 5 brilliant reasons to avoid storing your plates in upper cabinets! Growing up, everyone I knew stored plates in their upper cabinets. No one seemed to think twice about it; that's just the way it was done. Tradition does that. People learn how to do something without asking "Why?"...and on and on it goes! However, when…
How did we get our drawer organizers to fit so perfectly? Easy! We made our DIY drawer dividers out of wood and are sharing the smart n' easy plans with you here! Who doesn't love good drawer organization, I want to know? :) Clearly millions agree, because the number of pre-made drawer organizers available out there is countless, right? Just Google "DIY drawer dividers" and you'll find thousands of pre-made drawer dividers, ranging from "adjustable"…
A Semi-serious Manifesto Against the Shelf Styling Movement! Will the gates of my home be stormed by Open Shelf-loving villagers with torches and pitchforks? Maybe! But it's a risk I'm willing to take.😎 I've wanted to write this post for a long time. Mostly because I had the title "Open Shelving Is Of The Devil" pop into my head months ago—and it makes me laugh to myself every time. (And when something still makes me…
Our first post about this can be found here. Did you know that one of the top 3 reasons we started this blog and business was because our dream was to one day be able to work from anywhere in the world?! 🌍💻 And while it didn't necessarily happen quite the way we imagined it would (our imaginations were already hazy around it because when you have what feels like a Big Giant Crazy Dream,…
Looking for how to get rid of mold in your washer, clothes, or laundry machines? We're sharing how we've prevented mold 100% in our machines and clothing for nearly 8 years now! Mold in washing machine: a nightmare! I confess, I have to imagine it's a nightmare. I have a 100% success rate with zero mold in my laundry machines. Yes, we've never, ever had a mold issue! And we have front loaders! Funnily enough,…
Based on whether you just discovered us, or whether you've followed us for years, or whether you've known us in-person for decades, your level of shock will differ. This has been a dream of ours for years, but we never saw how we could make it happen realistically. Then one day, we realized we could almost make it happen. All we had to do was be brave and pull the trigger. So here we are...…
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