Whether you’re fully committed to the KonMari method, or your journey to decluttering is still beginning, many of us struggle to keep one area of our lives calm, clear, and organized: our paperwork. And while it can be tempting to shove every piece of paper you receive into a drawer and forget about it until…

From French linen to organic cotton, there seems to be no end to the natural sources that can be woven into beautiful bed linen. Now, there’s a new contender in the bedding industry: eucalyptus. In response to consumer demand, sustainability is becoming an integral part of the design process for many product manufacturers. Because eucalyptus…

Indoor plants add warmth, color, and life to our homes. Where space is tight look for hanging plants to spill over the edge of shelves, benches, or even drip from hanging baskets suspended from the ceiling. The only requirement for good growth for most indoor plants is that the plant receives bright light for most of the day but is…

When was the last time you felt joy? Was it while walking down a street filled with fragrant flowers in bloom, or maybe when a rainbow beamed across the sky? It could have been when the sunlight streamed into your bedroom one morning, or when you glanced at a special piece of art or a…

It’d be nice to be someone who can’t get enough of the deep clean, who lives for scrubbing floors and dusting nooks and crannies and deep-vacuuming carpets. But let’s face it: it’s much easier (and less time-consuming) to be a person who just tidies up a little every single day. And you know what? The…

For many of us, the weekend is when we get the majority of our tidying done. I don’t know about you, but the bathroom is one of my least favorite rooms in the house to clean. The smell of chemicals from cleaning products gets to me and knowing that they’re toxic for your health is…

Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to sell your old, unwanted stuff. Remember the days when you used to have to set up a garage sale, lugging all your old clothes and other junk onto the lawn, then sitting there all day while you barely made a sale? It might’ve been a little fun,…

Although indoor plants do a great job at purifying the air in your home, if you have pets, those plants could potentially do more harm than good. There are an astounding number of plants, both indoor and outdoor, that are poisonous to your pets. Although some are more harmful than others, it’s important to be…

We write about products we think our readers will like. If you buy them, we get a small share of the revenue from the supplier. Most of us think of winter as the time when all the beautiful flowers and plants we’ve added to our garden disappear and we’re stuck with the bleak absence of…