But something I learned this week. Which is always a good thing I believe, especially if it can help make life a little bit easier.
I recently bought Q-tips, nothing special really, but it came with a little jar of vaseline (again nothing special) but it had a little list called "Beauty Essential...two classic vanity essentials come together in these surprising beauty secrets"
This is what it says:
Luscious Lips...blend creamy lipstick with vaseline using a q-tip for a soft sheer look.
Bombshell Brows...use a q-tip dipped in vaseline to smooth and straighten brows.
No-time Nail fix...give cuticles a quick fix of moisture using a q-tip dipped in vaseline and softly work into the cuticles.
Love those Lashes...a touch of vaseline to your lashes using a q-tip and then use a lash curler.
Dye Defender...before coloring your hair, use a q-tip dipped in vaseline and apply around your hairline to keep the dye from staining your forehead.
I hope these tips help make your day a little brighter thanks to Q-tips and Vaseline.
Donna
http://www.qtips.com/all_beauty_tips.php
http://www.vaseline.ca/en/
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Correction to last post...
I apologise, I did not properly give direct quote submission to the appropriate authors...
Peter Walsh@ http://www.peterwalshdesign.com/
Lorie Marrero, author of Clutter Diet
Peter Walsh@ http://www.peterwalshdesign.com/
Lorie Marrero, author of Clutter Diet
January clear-out...
By now I am going to assume you have put your Christmas decor away or at least in the boxes ready to be put away? maybe?
If you need ideas for organizing your Christmas decor please call or email me as I have ideas for you ( wellstatedstaging@gmail.com or 778.888.9245)
Ok so lets get onto the January clean-out or as I like to say out with OLD and in with the NEW...
I was surfing the web recently and came across some great ideas for purging your clothes, and this could also work for toys and games, kids stuff etc. I thought it was such a great idea that I am going to implement this in the kids rooms and in mine.
This comes from Peter Walsh who is an organizing expert and writer, he has some really wonderful ideas that I know we can all use, but this one I really like:
If you need ideas for organizing your Christmas decor please call or email me as I have ideas for you ( wellstatedstaging@gmail.com or 778.888.9245)
Ok so lets get onto the January clean-out or as I like to say out with OLD and in with the NEW...
I was surfing the web recently and came across some great ideas for purging your clothes, and this could also work for toys and games, kids stuff etc. I thought it was such a great idea that I am going to implement this in the kids rooms and in mine.
This comes from Peter Walsh who is an organizing expert and writer, he has some really wonderful ideas that I know we can all use, but this one I really like:
Keep a donation hamper in your closet. Every two weeks select an item of clothing you haven't worn in the past six months and throw it in. When the hamper is full, take it to a local charitable organization.
This next idea comes from Lorie Marrero, author of Clutter Diet. This is something I have started doing but somehow got overwhelmed with them all and had grand ideas of trying new recipes and it basically it just did not happen. So I am going to work on completing this task:
Have a pile of cookbooks gathering dust? Scan and print the one or two recipes you use the most often, then donate the book. Same goes for recipes in magazines. Tear out the relevant pages, then recycle the rest. Put the pages into clear plastic pockets in a three-ring binder. You've just made yourself a customized cookbook with plenty of room to grow.
These are 2 wonderful ideas that can be easily done either in an evening or over the weekend...don't let the clutter distract or discourage you. We all have clutter in our homes, it is how we handle that clutter that matters.
Have fun...
These are 2 wonderful ideas that can be easily done either in an evening or over the weekend...don't let the clutter distract or discourage you. We all have clutter in our homes, it is how we handle that clutter that matters.
Have fun...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Handy ideas for the Holidays...
I am always looking for new ways to help organize or multitask or even just to make my job as a mom to go smoothly. So when I received an email today I knew this would help with a few things, maybe not holiday related but something I can place in my "files" and remember for another day.
I hope you find these helpful...
hull strawberries easily using a straw.
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).
Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. martha stewart
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.
Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily – who knew?!
Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.
Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.
Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door
A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!
A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.
Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.
Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and easier for kids to eat.
Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream. http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Sugar-Cookie-Bowls
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.
http://www.marthastewart.com/
http://www.wilton.com/
http://www.realsimple.com/
http://www.stephmodo.com/
Enjoy and be blessed
I hope you find these helpful...
hull strawberries easily using a straw.
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).
Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. martha stewart
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.
Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily – who knew?!
Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.
Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.
Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door
A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!
A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.
Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.
Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and easier for kids to eat.
Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream. http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Sugar-Cookie-Bowls
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.
http://www.marthastewart.com/
http://www.wilton.com/
http://www.realsimple.com/
http://www.stephmodo.com/
Enjoy and be blessed
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Getting ready for the holiday season
No way do we need stress at this time of year...fast and easy and fun is what I want. Here are some tips to getting ready for the holiday season, courtesy of
1st Week of December
•Finalize gift list.
•Buy wrapping paper, ribbon, tape, gift tags and all other gift-wrapping essentials.
•Start shopping. Be sure to place all online orders this week to guarantee gifts arrive in time.
Tip: For less stress later, wrap gifts as you buy them. Just be sure to finish each with a gift tag so Grandma doesn’t accidentally open your youngster’s new toy.
•Shop for handmade holiday gift supplies.
•Take an inventory of dishes and decorations, testing lights and tossing anything that’s broken.
•Buy replacement platters, strands of indoor and outdoor lights, decorations, etc.
•Buy or make greeting cards (don’t forget to pick up extra stamps!). By the end of the week, have all cards written and envelopes addressed.
•Finalize your holiday meal menu and write a detailed shopping list.
•Order turkey or ham, if serving.
•Send holiday party invites. While you’re at it, go ahead and send the invitations for your New Year’s celebration. Calendars fill up quick this time of year—your guests will appreciate the advance notice.
Tip: This season’s all about peace, joy and casual gatherings, so it’s okay to send email invitations instead of formal paper ones. Just be sure to call and extend the invitation to family and friends outside the digital world.
2nd Week of December
•Mail greeting cards.
•Shop for non-perishable items, from canned goods to flour, sugar and spices.
•Buy live decorations, such as sprigs of evergreen.
•Decorate your holiday home.
•Clean your home, especially high-traffic areas—bathrooms, entryway and kitchen.
•Buy batteries for electronic gifts like alarm clocks and toys.
•Double check that your camera or video recorder is in working order.
•Start making cookie dough.
3rd Week in December
•Clean your home, especially high-traffic areas—bathrooms, entryway and kitchen.
•Buy batteries for electronic gifts like alarm clocks and toys.
•Double check that your camera or video recorder is in working order.
•Start making cookie dough.
Tip: Most cookie dough can be made ahead of time and baked later. Tightly wrap rolls of sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap, chill in the refrigerator, then freeze. For drop cookies, freeze them on a baking sheet, then transfer to freezer bags. Thaw both for 30 minutes before baking.
4th Week of December
•Bake and package cookies.
•Shop for fresh items like flowers and produce.
•Wash your special occasion dinnerware.
•Preset your holiday table. Label platters and bowls with the names of the dishes to be served on them.
•Charge camera and/or video recorder.
•Take photo albums and scrapbooks out of storage and ready them for post-meal reminiscing.
•Finish last-minute wrapping.
•Cook.
•Freshen your home before guests arrive.
•Clean before, during and after your party.
•Rejoice with the ones you love.
5th Week of December
•Take down holiday decorations.
•Organize decorations and wrapping supplies.
•Decorate for your New Year's party.
•Plan your New Year’s menu. Keep it simple with bite-sized snacks, like crostinis and French macaroons.
•Cook.
•Ring in the New Year with your nearest and dearest.
Enjoy and be blessed
1st Week of December
•Finalize gift list.
•Buy wrapping paper, ribbon, tape, gift tags and all other gift-wrapping essentials.
•Start shopping. Be sure to place all online orders this week to guarantee gifts arrive in time.
Tip: For less stress later, wrap gifts as you buy them. Just be sure to finish each with a gift tag so Grandma doesn’t accidentally open your youngster’s new toy.
•Shop for handmade holiday gift supplies.
•Take an inventory of dishes and decorations, testing lights and tossing anything that’s broken.
•Buy replacement platters, strands of indoor and outdoor lights, decorations, etc.
•Buy or make greeting cards (don’t forget to pick up extra stamps!). By the end of the week, have all cards written and envelopes addressed.
•Finalize your holiday meal menu and write a detailed shopping list.
•Order turkey or ham, if serving.
•Send holiday party invites. While you’re at it, go ahead and send the invitations for your New Year’s celebration. Calendars fill up quick this time of year—your guests will appreciate the advance notice.
Tip: This season’s all about peace, joy and casual gatherings, so it’s okay to send email invitations instead of formal paper ones. Just be sure to call and extend the invitation to family and friends outside the digital world.
2nd Week of December
•Mail greeting cards.
•Shop for non-perishable items, from canned goods to flour, sugar and spices.
•Buy live decorations, such as sprigs of evergreen.
•Decorate your holiday home.
•Clean your home, especially high-traffic areas—bathrooms, entryway and kitchen.
•Buy batteries for electronic gifts like alarm clocks and toys.
•Double check that your camera or video recorder is in working order.
•Start making cookie dough.
3rd Week in December
•Clean your home, especially high-traffic areas—bathrooms, entryway and kitchen.
•Buy batteries for electronic gifts like alarm clocks and toys.
•Double check that your camera or video recorder is in working order.
•Start making cookie dough.
Tip: Most cookie dough can be made ahead of time and baked later. Tightly wrap rolls of sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap, chill in the refrigerator, then freeze. For drop cookies, freeze them on a baking sheet, then transfer to freezer bags. Thaw both for 30 minutes before baking.
4th Week of December
•Bake and package cookies.
•Shop for fresh items like flowers and produce.
•Wash your special occasion dinnerware.
•Preset your holiday table. Label platters and bowls with the names of the dishes to be served on them.
•Charge camera and/or video recorder.
•Take photo albums and scrapbooks out of storage and ready them for post-meal reminiscing.
•Finish last-minute wrapping.
•Cook.
•Freshen your home before guests arrive.
•Clean before, during and after your party.
•Rejoice with the ones you love.
5th Week of December
•Take down holiday decorations.
•Organize decorations and wrapping supplies.
•Decorate for your New Year's party.
•Plan your New Year’s menu. Keep it simple with bite-sized snacks, like crostinis and French macaroons.
•Cook.
•Ring in the New Year with your nearest and dearest.
Enjoy and be blessed
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Whoa hold the phone...
has it been so long since I posted? Time flies when you are raising a family.
It is nearing the Christmas season, yes I said it "CHRISTMAS" Crazy talk? not really...now is the time that well I am hoping your Halloween decor is down and you have disposed of your rotting pumpkins, hung up the costumes ready for next years designs and put your scarecrows away and the candy is gone, well maybe the candy is gone.
Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, mainly it is the decorating and the anticipation that I love.
I am thankful for a husband who is good at putting things away and getting things done early so that I don't have to be ready with the phone to call 911 when he falls off the ladder putting lights up on a dark and rainy evening cause it is December 1st the next day. The lights are up on the trees out front and the house is lighted, even lights up in the backyard along the fence is done. I deal with the other stuff of decorating, with an occasional comment from him asking if he can put the bins away yet.
Have you got boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations that are either never used or broken or just plain ugly (oops did I say that out loud...) As you pull out your lovely decorations, go through them and trash, recycle or donate the ones that are not being used. Someones trash is someone else's treasure, a friend of mine enjoys her trips to the 2nd hand store to find new and unsual items (you should see her corning ware collectioin....amazing)
So you have now trashed and recyled and donated the decorations, now what? How are you decorationg this year? same as always? whatever the kids want to do? or you have a grand master plan?
I choose to look on the Better Homes and Gardens site ( http://www.bhg.com/ ) for ideas and see what is new and exciting. Adapting ideas to fit my home and the style or look I am looking for...
Most of all I like to enjoy the process of decorating for the holidays and that is what is important.
Enjoy and be blessed.
It is nearing the Christmas season, yes I said it "CHRISTMAS" Crazy talk? not really...now is the time that well I am hoping your Halloween decor is down and you have disposed of your rotting pumpkins, hung up the costumes ready for next years designs and put your scarecrows away and the candy is gone, well maybe the candy is gone.
Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, mainly it is the decorating and the anticipation that I love.
I am thankful for a husband who is good at putting things away and getting things done early so that I don't have to be ready with the phone to call 911 when he falls off the ladder putting lights up on a dark and rainy evening cause it is December 1st the next day. The lights are up on the trees out front and the house is lighted, even lights up in the backyard along the fence is done. I deal with the other stuff of decorating, with an occasional comment from him asking if he can put the bins away yet.
Have you got boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations that are either never used or broken or just plain ugly (oops did I say that out loud...) As you pull out your lovely decorations, go through them and trash, recycle or donate the ones that are not being used. Someones trash is someone else's treasure, a friend of mine enjoys her trips to the 2nd hand store to find new and unsual items (you should see her corning ware collectioin....amazing)
So you have now trashed and recyled and donated the decorations, now what? How are you decorationg this year? same as always? whatever the kids want to do? or you have a grand master plan?
I choose to look on the Better Homes and Gardens site ( http://www.bhg.com/ ) for ideas and see what is new and exciting. Adapting ideas to fit my home and the style or look I am looking for...
Most of all I like to enjoy the process of decorating for the holidays and that is what is important.
Enjoy and be blessed.
Friday, April 1, 2011
A new month....
...with new possibilities on the horizon. I am so excited for today, I am going to to Fluff rentals in Vancouver to price out their staging items.
This will be my first trip to Fluff and as business owner and with a job in mind. I am pricing out rentals for a potential client, with the prospect of working with this client some more.
With my camera ready and my notebook and pen, and a starbucks coffee, I am ready for my big adventure downtown. Yes I will be taking pictures and posting them later.
Enjoy your day, watch out for those april fool's jokes.
Donna
http://www.rentfluff.com/
http://www.starbucks.ca/en-ca/
This will be my first trip to Fluff and as business owner and with a job in mind. I am pricing out rentals for a potential client, with the prospect of working with this client some more.
I am very excited.
With my camera ready and my notebook and pen, and a starbucks coffee, I am ready for my big adventure downtown. Yes I will be taking pictures and posting them later.
Enjoy your day, watch out for those april fool's jokes.
Donna
http://www.rentfluff.com/
http://www.starbucks.ca/en-ca/
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Facebook...
are you an avid facebook fan? I am, I call it my time waster...however that being said, there is a positive spin that can come from facebook NEW CLIENTS
Yes thats right, I have a facebook page dedicated to Well Stated staging and re-design...follow the link and add me as a favorite.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Well-Stated-Staging-and-Organization/107920975917336
I hope the link works.
Enjoy
Yes thats right, I have a facebook page dedicated to Well Stated staging and re-design...follow the link and add me as a favorite.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Well-Stated-Staging-and-Organization/107920975917336
I hope the link works.
Enjoy
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Spring is in the air...
I heard on the news this morning that the famous groundhogs, Shubenacadie Sam and Punxsutawney Phil, did not see their shadows this morning which tells us we will have an early spring. Tell me your thoughts on this folk lore.
With spring comes spring cleaning, the dreaded time when we all feel the need to purge and cleanse our homes. However, if you make this a fun family event (I know I am pushing the limit on the "fun") but it can be fun. Go through the boxes you have pushed aside and decide how important those boxed items are.
What I like to do with some things that I want but don't really want to keep, is take a photo and put it in a scrapbook. For those scrapbookers out there, you could create a themed album titled "memories" or "boxed but not forgotten"
Take it one box at a time, one drawer at a time, one room at a time. Don't overload yourself too quickly because you will become frustrated and want to give up.
For more tips check back often, as I will be doing my spring cleaning with you.
To organization...
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110201-groundhog-day-2011-punxsutawney-phil-weeks-winter-us-weather-anniversary/ )
With spring comes spring cleaning, the dreaded time when we all feel the need to purge and cleanse our homes. However, if you make this a fun family event (I know I am pushing the limit on the "fun") but it can be fun. Go through the boxes you have pushed aside and decide how important those boxed items are.
What I like to do with some things that I want but don't really want to keep, is take a photo and put it in a scrapbook. For those scrapbookers out there, you could create a themed album titled "memories" or "boxed but not forgotten"
Take it one box at a time, one drawer at a time, one room at a time. Don't overload yourself too quickly because you will become frustrated and want to give up.
For more tips check back often, as I will be doing my spring cleaning with you.
To organization...
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110201-groundhog-day-2011-punxsutawney-phil-weeks-winter-us-weather-anniversary/ )
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Happy New Year
The Holiday season is over again, by now most of you are thinking about packing away the Christmas decorations and setting your rooms back to "normal". Or you have done it already or you are procrastinating at the thought of having to organize your stuff.
It is not that bad, really...it just takes a little bit of time and thought. I have large rubbermaid bins which are labelled with what and where. One box, for example, is just for the decorations, lights, extension cords etc for the Christmas tree. I do this especially because I do not need that box until we get our tree, where the other boxes have already been down and opened to decorate the rest of the house.
It is not hard to arrange, but it can take some time.
I urge you to take the time, but if you need help then please call for help.
I wish you a wonderful new year full of organizing and peace.
Donna
It is not that bad, really...it just takes a little bit of time and thought. I have large rubbermaid bins which are labelled with what and where. One box, for example, is just for the decorations, lights, extension cords etc for the Christmas tree. I do this especially because I do not need that box until we get our tree, where the other boxes have already been down and opened to decorate the rest of the house.
It is not hard to arrange, but it can take some time.
I urge you to take the time, but if you need help then please call for help.
I wish you a wonderful new year full of organizing and peace.
Donna
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Christmas visitors
Do you have family coming to visit for the holidays? Hosting a holiday party?
With so much to get ready for sometimes we feel rushed and out of control when it comes to preparing for our guests. But it does not have to be that way.
Here are a couple of tips to help during the holidays:
1. crockpot recipes are fabulous for easy dinners, pop in all the ingredients in the morning and dinner is ready when you are.
2. frozen entrees work too, go to M&M's ( http://www.mmmeatshops.com/ )
3. bake sales, cookie exchanges and the bakery for various fresh ideas
4. fluff up the pillows before you go to work
5. light candles and put on the fireplace
But most of all enjoy the holiday season, it does not have to be designer perfect.
Happy Holidays from
Well Stated Staging
With so much to get ready for sometimes we feel rushed and out of control when it comes to preparing for our guests. But it does not have to be that way.
Here are a couple of tips to help during the holidays:
1. crockpot recipes are fabulous for easy dinners, pop in all the ingredients in the morning and dinner is ready when you are.
2. frozen entrees work too, go to M&M's ( http://www.mmmeatshops.com/ )
3. bake sales, cookie exchanges and the bakery for various fresh ideas
4. fluff up the pillows before you go to work
5. light candles and put on the fireplace
But most of all enjoy the holiday season, it does not have to be designer perfect.
Happy Holidays from
Well Stated Staging
Monday, December 6, 2010
Simple ideas to decorate your home for the holidays
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Christmas is in the air...
are you ready for the Christmas season? Do you have more decorations than you know what to do with? Do you have a plan for where you want to place that special antique snowman or do you just put where ever? And what do you do with the rest of your things while Christmas is on display?
I have a few tips to help you decide:
Tip #1
Make up a plan, even if it is in your mind or a picture, I like to use ideas from http://www.bhg.com/
Tip #2
Bring out all your decorations and ornaments, do you have a collection of items? I personally love snowmen, put your collections together.
Tip #3
I like simple or as my motto is "less is more"...whatever your style is have an ongoing theme or flow.
Tip #4
Use lots of lights and garland, I love sitting in the evening with my mini lights on and quiet music in the background, very relaxing.
Tip #5
Decorate all over the house, even if it is only a hint of something.
Tip #6
Have fun with decorating, turn the Christmas music on get into the spirit of the season.
Tip #7
Put the day to day collections away and enjoy the Christmas season, it is too short to not enjoy.
Tip #8
Create new memories by crafting new decorations, even as simple as paper snowflakes hanging on the window or a paper village I am coloring today with my kids. http://www.parents.com/holiday/christmas/printables
However you choose to decorate your home for Christmas, make it special for your family.
I have a few tips to help you decide:
Tip #1
Make up a plan, even if it is in your mind or a picture, I like to use ideas from http://www.bhg.com/
Tip #2
Bring out all your decorations and ornaments, do you have a collection of items? I personally love snowmen, put your collections together.
Tip #3
I like simple or as my motto is "less is more"...whatever your style is have an ongoing theme or flow.
Tip #4
Use lots of lights and garland, I love sitting in the evening with my mini lights on and quiet music in the background, very relaxing.
Tip #5
Decorate all over the house, even if it is only a hint of something.
Tip #6
Have fun with decorating, turn the Christmas music on get into the spirit of the season.
Tip #7
Put the day to day collections away and enjoy the Christmas season, it is too short to not enjoy.
Tip #8
Create new memories by crafting new decorations, even as simple as paper snowflakes hanging on the window or a paper village I am coloring today with my kids. http://www.parents.com/holiday/christmas/printables
However you choose to decorate your home for Christmas, make it special for your family.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
My business is now OFFICIAL...
My name is reserved and I have a license to do business...I am Well Stated Staging and Re-Design with organizing as my speciality.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Open for business...
Step by step I am making my dreams come true, little by little I know I can do it.
As I prepare my business for my wonderful clients, I am amazed at how much you must do to get a home business up and running. So many things to learn...slowly I am understanding and slowly organizing the "business" part. I have the ideas and now to put them into action.
Are you ready?
As I prepare my business for my wonderful clients, I am amazed at how much you must do to get a home business up and running. So many things to learn...slowly I am understanding and slowly organizing the "business" part. I have the ideas and now to put them into action.
Are you ready?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
It is official...
I have the knowledge and the certificate to show you what I can do to provide you with a Well Stated home.
A recent graduate of the PRES Staging program, thank you Dana, I am ready to open my business officially. I have a lot to do to get ready but I am working on it slowly and with great thought to provide you with information and re-design ideas for your home.
I will work with you one on one in a relaxed way, let me show you what I can do for your home.
A recent graduate of the PRES Staging program, thank you Dana, I am ready to open my business officially. I have a lot to do to get ready but I am working on it slowly and with great thought to provide you with information and re-design ideas for your home.
I will work with you one on one in a relaxed way, let me show you what I can do for your home.
Monday, May 3, 2010
I got stuck...
I was planning on talking about how to organize your linen closet, but ended up getting sidetracked and quite honestly could not get my words to print the right way. Or the way I could see it in my head but could not find the words I was looking for.
So instead I am asking YOU, how do you clean and organize your linen closet? Mine is quite small, more high than wide and I find it difficult to keep neat and orderly. So how do you organize your linen closet, no matter how high or wide HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE A LINEN CLOSET?
So instead I am asking YOU, how do you clean and organize your linen closet? Mine is quite small, more high than wide and I find it difficult to keep neat and orderly. So how do you organize your linen closet, no matter how high or wide HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE A LINEN CLOSET?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The guest bedroom..
if you are fortunate enough to have a spare room for guests it can sometimes become the dumping ground for the other stuff that you are not sure where to put so you put it there for now until you figure out what to do with it all. But then you have guests visit and all of a sudden you have to migrate those items somewhere else and oh my goodness now what?
For those of you that have that problem, me too, it can easily be solved you just need to have patience. If you do not have a spare room then hey no problems at all right?
We decided when we developed the basement that we wanted a spare room to be devoted only to our guests, as both our families live back in Alberta and obviously when they visit they need a place to stay. Although sometimes not having the space could be a blessing in disquise, especially if they can outstay their welcome. But I am sure you have never had that problem, nor have I of course (hee hee) but it could happen right?
Okay, the spare room...you need a bed, a night stand with a light and possibly a clock and perhaps a dresser. Not much else really, unless it is also your place to perhaps keep your office or your craft room or even the toy room. Unless you have guests consistently you can repurpose that "guest bedroom" into something you can use on a regular basis.
My spare room has a queen size bed with 2 night tables and a dresser PLUS my scrapbooking items. As a side note, I orginally had my main floor office as my scrapping space but I felt like it always had to be neat and tidy and if you are a scrapbooker you know that is not always possible. So I moved it downstairs to the extra room/weight room as I finally convinced my husband to sell his weight contraption as he never uses it. Tahdah, my own scrapbooking room...but then we decided to take in an international student so therefore I lost my scrapbooking room. Hence why it is now stored in the guest bedroom.
Back to the guest bedroom, as you do not really need a lot in that room it should be relatively easy to keep organized. I like to have the bed made and towels washed and ready for whenever family arrives. It saves the anxiety of having to do it when you find out family is coming to visit and you are busy with other things to get it done. This way if it is done already no problems.
In my guest bedroom, I also have quite a large closet which is great for storing extra items not needed on an everyday basis like my wedding dress and my husband's motorcycle gear. Right now it is also storing my scrapbook shelf, that room seems to always be a work in progress and since my husband does not like the way it is set up right now it is still in progress.
So what do you use your guest bedroom for, besides guest? A home office is a great idea, maybe not a bed but a pull-out couch or futon which allows for room to work. The closet could be outfitted with a shelving unit to store your office supplies and your guests clothes. If you have room for a dresser it too can be mulitpurposed, if your guests stay only a short while a dresser devoted to them is not entirely necessary as it probably remains empty when they are not there. However, you can store your towels and extra sheets and pillows in the dresser. Perhaps you create a small "welcome to our home" basket with a few essential items they may need.
However you use the spare room is up to you, but keeping it neat and organized is a great way to create a relaxed feel to the room and creates a space your guests can enjoy.
For those of you that have that problem, me too, it can easily be solved you just need to have patience. If you do not have a spare room then hey no problems at all right?
We decided when we developed the basement that we wanted a spare room to be devoted only to our guests, as both our families live back in Alberta and obviously when they visit they need a place to stay. Although sometimes not having the space could be a blessing in disquise, especially if they can outstay their welcome. But I am sure you have never had that problem, nor have I of course (hee hee) but it could happen right?
Okay, the spare room...you need a bed, a night stand with a light and possibly a clock and perhaps a dresser. Not much else really, unless it is also your place to perhaps keep your office or your craft room or even the toy room. Unless you have guests consistently you can repurpose that "guest bedroom" into something you can use on a regular basis.
My spare room has a queen size bed with 2 night tables and a dresser PLUS my scrapbooking items. As a side note, I orginally had my main floor office as my scrapping space but I felt like it always had to be neat and tidy and if you are a scrapbooker you know that is not always possible. So I moved it downstairs to the extra room/weight room as I finally convinced my husband to sell his weight contraption as he never uses it. Tahdah, my own scrapbooking room...but then we decided to take in an international student so therefore I lost my scrapbooking room. Hence why it is now stored in the guest bedroom.
Back to the guest bedroom, as you do not really need a lot in that room it should be relatively easy to keep organized. I like to have the bed made and towels washed and ready for whenever family arrives. It saves the anxiety of having to do it when you find out family is coming to visit and you are busy with other things to get it done. This way if it is done already no problems.
In my guest bedroom, I also have quite a large closet which is great for storing extra items not needed on an everyday basis like my wedding dress and my husband's motorcycle gear. Right now it is also storing my scrapbook shelf, that room seems to always be a work in progress and since my husband does not like the way it is set up right now it is still in progress.
So what do you use your guest bedroom for, besides guest? A home office is a great idea, maybe not a bed but a pull-out couch or futon which allows for room to work. The closet could be outfitted with a shelving unit to store your office supplies and your guests clothes. If you have room for a dresser it too can be mulitpurposed, if your guests stay only a short while a dresser devoted to them is not entirely necessary as it probably remains empty when they are not there. However, you can store your towels and extra sheets and pillows in the dresser. Perhaps you create a small "welcome to our home" basket with a few essential items they may need.
However you use the spare room is up to you, but keeping it neat and organized is a great way to create a relaxed feel to the room and creates a space your guests can enjoy.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The storage closet...
or as I like to call it "my junk room/freezer room". I attacked that room and boy do I like to collect things, I complain that my parents are pack rats but deep down I am too BUT I am okay with that as long as I can keep it under control.
Are you lucky enough to have a storage room/closet to keep those items you just can't give away or the place you store gift bags and bows? Luckily when my husband developed our basement I specifically asked for a small room to keep the freezer and extra pantry items, and intially all our christmas supplies ( I will tell you all about my place for those items later)
Freezer... check
Extra pantry items... check
Gift bags and bows...um yes check
Now I wish that was the extent of it but no it is not, much to my darling husbands delight (insert sarcastic tone). I have 2 children who have taken numerous art classes and completed wonderful works of art in school and home, so what do I do with all this fabulous stuff? I have 2 boxes, one for each of them which holds the many items received and collected. But I cannot keep every piece of art and every sculpture and every bit of creativity in my home, it would literally fill my house up, so I have to purge.
Yes I do purge my children's art work and you should too. But here is the genius of it all, take a picture. Quite honestly it will last longer than the art work itself, especially if you are a scrapbooker like myself. Hey devote an entire album to your children's art work if you like, takes up less space than the boxes of art you will collect over the years.
Now I am not saying to garbage all their art and just have pictures, although the thought of it sounds kind of nice. But what I am saying is you do not have to keep it all, hold dear the ones that are extra special and pass on the rest to grandparents and aunts and uncles. What a great gift for the grandma who has everything but a framed copy of your daughter's lovely flower she painted. Or the clay caterpillar your son made at art class, wouldn't it look great on his uncle's shelf next to his picture? Great idea as my brother has a birthday coming up soon.
Take a photo of some of the precious items and place them in an album or frame, keep some things but toss the rest. No you do not need to keep your daughter's math work from grade 3, maybe the odd workbook, but will you look at it in 10 years and fondly remember fractions? Probably not.
What else do you use a storage closet for? That depends on your needs, I like my storage room as a place for those extra Costco items on sale or when Safeway has their toilet paper on sale or whatever. It is a place for my gift bags and the bin with extra toys and gifts for the unexpected occasion.
But remember, just because you have a storage room does not mean it is a junk room. It too can be a neat and orderly part of your home.
Are you lucky enough to have a storage room/closet to keep those items you just can't give away or the place you store gift bags and bows? Luckily when my husband developed our basement I specifically asked for a small room to keep the freezer and extra pantry items, and intially all our christmas supplies ( I will tell you all about my place for those items later)
Freezer... check
Extra pantry items... check
Gift bags and bows...um yes check
Now I wish that was the extent of it but no it is not, much to my darling husbands delight (insert sarcastic tone). I have 2 children who have taken numerous art classes and completed wonderful works of art in school and home, so what do I do with all this fabulous stuff? I have 2 boxes, one for each of them which holds the many items received and collected. But I cannot keep every piece of art and every sculpture and every bit of creativity in my home, it would literally fill my house up, so I have to purge.
Yes I do purge my children's art work and you should too. But here is the genius of it all, take a picture. Quite honestly it will last longer than the art work itself, especially if you are a scrapbooker like myself. Hey devote an entire album to your children's art work if you like, takes up less space than the boxes of art you will collect over the years.
Now I am not saying to garbage all their art and just have pictures, although the thought of it sounds kind of nice. But what I am saying is you do not have to keep it all, hold dear the ones that are extra special and pass on the rest to grandparents and aunts and uncles. What a great gift for the grandma who has everything but a framed copy of your daughter's lovely flower she painted. Or the clay caterpillar your son made at art class, wouldn't it look great on his uncle's shelf next to his picture? Great idea as my brother has a birthday coming up soon.
Take a photo of some of the precious items and place them in an album or frame, keep some things but toss the rest. No you do not need to keep your daughter's math work from grade 3, maybe the odd workbook, but will you look at it in 10 years and fondly remember fractions? Probably not.
What else do you use a storage closet for? That depends on your needs, I like my storage room as a place for those extra Costco items on sale or when Safeway has their toilet paper on sale or whatever. It is a place for my gift bags and the bin with extra toys and gifts for the unexpected occasion.
But remember, just because you have a storage room does not mean it is a junk room. It too can be a neat and orderly part of your home.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
My favorite place to visit...
is closer than you think.
Better Homes and Gardens on the web www.bhg.com is a wonderful place filled with so many ideas for storage and decorating (both inside and outside). Check them out.
Better Homes and Gardens on the web www.bhg.com is a wonderful place filled with so many ideas for storage and decorating (both inside and outside). Check them out.
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