If having a less cluttered and more manageable home are among your to-do’s this year, here are some easy-to-keep resolutions guaranteed to have lasting impact on your living space.Don’t put it down, put it away. The easiest way to control...
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Early this month Francie and her husband Marc moved from their 4,000 sq. ft home in San Francisco, where they had lived for 42 years, to a 988 sq. ft. apartment in an assisted living community in San Mateo. Here’s what Francie had to say about...
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Moving can be a daunting and stressful experience whether you’re relocating across town or across the country.
Packing up your entire life, coordinating logistics, and ensuring a smooth transition to your new home can easily become...
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Getting a house organized so you can find what you need it can seem like a never-ending chore.
It doesn’t have to be.
With these simple organizing principles, you can get on top of your stuff before it starts falling on top of you.
Start...
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If your adult children moved out of your house years ago, but their stuff never did, you may decide that it's time for that stuff to go.
In addition to freeing up space for you, saying goodbye to your kids' things can have other...
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Want to know how you can free up a huge amount of space in your drawers, closets, and garage without a lot of time or energy? Let go of your empty boxes.
You may think there are all sorts of reasons for holding on to your carboard containers....
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Bringing stuff into your house is easy.
Letting go of it is a lot harder.
As they say with holes, the easiest way to get out of a hole is to stop digging one.
And the easiest way to declutter your home is to stop stuffing it.Think...
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After years of promoting the life-changing magic of tidying up, the world’s foremost decluttering guru, Marie Kondo, recently admitted that she is no longer keeping so tidy. You may be tempted to point to Marie’s example as evidence of why...
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If you’re downsizing and moving from a larger home to a smaller one, you may worry that your new home will feel cramped. But with a few mindful choices, you can make your new home feel just as comfortable as your former one. Here's...
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