Living La Vida Vintage – The Joys of Living in the Past
I have 8 vintage phones in my 500-square-foot apartment. There’s an extension for practically every member of the King Family.
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Basic Principles
What Is Gracious Living?
If you look at the logo for this site, you’ll see under it, the phrase “Ideas for Gracious Living.” Since
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5 Basic Principles of Organization
Organization is all about logic. “A place for everything and everything in its place” is a nice mantra, but if
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Emotional Clutter – or – You’ll Have to Tear it From My Cold Dead Hands
Emotional Clutter We’ve all been there – standing amidst a sea of our belongings trying to decide whether to keep
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5 Reasons Your Home is a Mess (And 5 Things You Can Do About It)
Home Organization is the Key to Peace of Mind You move in, you unpack and you start living there, right?
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Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Knot – How to Fold and Hang Trousers
Today, we’re tackling a basic subject. But it’s one that, from the rumpled look of so many, is surprisingly unheeded
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Desk Set – Home Office Organization and Optimization
Make the Most of Your Drawers A few weeks ago I showed you my new office space. This week I’m
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Neat and Nifty – Ironing Fringe
This week we have another tip for those of you that are particularly anal retentive. I’m showing you the finer points
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Out, Out Damn Spot – The Fine Art of Oven Cleaning
Those of us who aren’t proactive with oven cleaning (and you know who you are) eventually find that the task
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Drown the Dirt Doldrums – Lick Limescale Where it Lives
Limescale is a Liability Dingy glassware, dull aluminum, scummy bathtubs… These things are homemaking nightmares that can depress even the
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