Even holiday decorations aren’t immune to seasonal trends and viral fads. If you spend just a few minutes on the holiday decorating side of social media, you are bound to see asymmetrical cedar garlands and velvet bows everywhere this year. 

In honor of the upcoming holiday, we are highlighting a few of our favorite popular seasonal decorations that are trending right now. Just a word of caution though holiday decorating trends come and go, so invest in pieces you love and they will never go out of style. 

Many homeowners have it in their minds that every piece of metal in a home should match. I'm here to tell you the days of having to match all the fixtures in a bathroom or kitchen are over.

As the air becomes a little brisker this month, it is time to cozy up with fall decor. Tailoring some of your decor to the season is a fun way to switch things up and experiment with new color palettes. Fall is all about warm, earthy hues like olive green, rust, gold, and deep browns. It’s about incorporating what is outside your door like branches, stems, acorns and pumpkins to your indoor spaces.

Are there areas of your home that just don’t feel organized and you don’t know why? You don’t have to have a spotless or picture perfect home, but there may be things you are doing that make your home look unpolished and messier than it could be. Have no fear, today we highlight 6 things that may be causing your problems and what you can do to fix it.

As a home organizer I often get asked which items can be safely tossed in the trash. Most everyday items can be considered normal household waste. However, it’s important to know which common household items can’t be disposed of in the regular trash, whether due to specific regulations or just concerns about environmental impact.

I have to admit I love my job. Every day I get to work with different people facing a variety of challenges, big and small. Each space I work in presents a different challenge, but in my eyes they have some basic things in common. Making sure a space functionally works for them is always my primary focus when a client needs organization help. When asked to design, I look to understand and showcase their own personal style. Great results can often be achieved by simply refreshing or restyling the elements that no longer speak to them.

Wondering how high to hang that dining room chandelier or how far your coffee table should be from your sofa? I frequently see people make the same mistakes, like too small area rugs or low hanging artwork. When decorating a room, it is important to understand the rule of spacing and proportion.

I see it all the time. Parents I work with spend so many hours tidying up, only for spaces to be turned upside down in minutes by their children. I often get asked, how do you conquer kid clutter? How do you get kids to help keep a home organized? Here are some things I have learned to make organization with kids a more enjoyable process, with everyone in the family pitching in to help.

Curtains help lend privacy and warmth, reduce noise, control light and add texture and color to any room. They instantly make a room look more pulled together. However, finding the right curtains and hanging them can be a tricky business. After advising clients for many years on window treatments, here are a five tricks and tips I would like to share.

As a professional organizer, home stylist AND a person who has worked in many homes, I would love to share what I immediately question as I walk into a space:

“Get organized” is one of the more common New Year’s resolutions. But like diets, it is often one quickly abandoned. To build better habits so you can stick to that goal, we would like to share 13 easy and affordable ways to keep your home organized in 2024.

At the end of every year we like to highlight tried and true organizational products that are practical and thoughtfully designed. We source so many products it’s hard to choose. 

This year we want to instead focus on home decor, bedding and accessories that we have purchased and highly recommend. Up first, we have seven workhorse Amazon items that deliver a lot of bang for the buck. Our next group highlights seven larger home decor items we purchased for the first time this year that made quite the impact with our clients.

Decorating for Christmas doesn’t have to be overwhelming or take hours. We have 9 easy ways to add some festive touches to your home this holiday season.

Making a home look expensive primarily comes down to the materials you use and how you dress your space.  But you don’t have to spend tons of money to make the inside of your home look more expensive. Here are some tips to help you nail affordable luxury.

Our motto at Home Space Harmony is: spaces that are well tended, both through design and organization principles, bring harmony and joy into your life. 

Our home should be our sanctuary; a place where you feel at peace and in total balance. Creating a happier home environment is essential for our overall well being and mental health. Below we give you 12 simple mood boosting tips to feel happier in your home.

If there is one space that needs clever storage ideas, it is the dorm room. Dorm rooms are hard working multi-taskers that function as a place to sleep, study, and hangout with friends. But they aren’t known for being spacious or particularly orderly. Below are 5 creative ways to make the most of these small, hard working spaces, along with some genius products we have seen in action.

Ask yourself this: will keeping this item help me achieve a sense of calm and peace in my environment or will it contribute to a sense of clutter and disorganization? When embarking on a decluttering project, it's important to ask yourself some thoughtful questions to guide your decision-making process. By asking the questions below, you can evaluate each item's value and make more intentional decisions about what to keep, donate, sell, or discard during your clutter cleanse.

We spend a good amount of time focusing on indoor spaces, but let’s not forget to give our outside spaces a little love too. Now that the weather is nice, it is time to spruce up your outdoor space for summer gatherings.  Here are five ideas to help you get started.

Organizing habits are the key to maintaining a sense of order and calm in your home. Over the years we have shared our favorite organizing habits including, “don’t put it down, put it away”, “touch things only once”, “have a spot for everything” and “push things to their final destination.“

While spring cleaning often focuses on an indoor refresh, it is a perfect time to freshen up your porch and entryway to create a wonderful first impression for visitors. Here are five ways to provide an inviting haven right outside your front door. 

A clean and organized closet can give you peace of mind and save you money. That’s the goal, but the reality is that a lot of closets are hot messes, cluttered with clothing and items that are no longer worn or loved.  Simplify your life with these five closet storage solutions that restore order, and add a touch of luxury to the space.

At Home Space Harmony we say “you do you”. Surround yourself with items that make you smile, whether or not they are considered popular. With that said, it is always fun to see what design trends will be hot in the upcoming year, and there is something for everyone when it comes to decor trends in 2023. Below are five design trends we can wholeheartedly get behind.

An organized life is second nature for some people. Even if you don’t come by this naturally, it is something you can achieve by practicing good organization habits on a regular basis.

Organized people tend to be less stressed and more efficient in how they live their day to day life. They keep things where they belong instead of running around the house looking for things. So if you want to know how to stay organized, here are five habits that highly organized people use to maintain their spaces. Adopt them, put in the work, and I promise you will see results. 

At Home Space Harmony we spend a lot of time sourcing organization products for our clients’ homes. We look for practical, thoughtfully designed products that fit the majority of our clients’ needs. In the past we have highlighted our tried and true organizational products here and here. For this month’s blog, we focus on seven smart and truly helpful organization items that impressed us this year.

There are always new items and ways to translate Christmas when we decorate. For inspiration, here are three holiday decor trends for 2022 and some examples of items that are hot right now on social media.

Before the holidays are upon us, now is the perfect time to set aside a few hours to declutter your home. Take a few minutes to get rid of things that haven’t been touched since last spring and make room for new items that will likely make their way into your space during the upcoming season.

Fall is here and I just love the warmth and coziness this time of year brings to our home. There are so many creative ways to embrace the season and transition your space from summer to fall. Here are seven ideas to inspire you to bring in that touch of autumn.

Garages can become a dumping ground that present a unique challenge. How do you store items as diverse as power tools, beach chairs, lacrosse sticks, weed whackers, bubble toys, lawn supplies and car fluids all in one place?

When you walk into a well-designed room, you know it. Everything feels cohesive and pulled together. Here are six design principles that you can use in your own home to get that look.

A home that makes you feel good, shows off your personality and provides joy, isn't an indulgence, it is a form of self care. How we care for our homes often indicates how we’re caring for ourselves. When your spaces are well tended, they bring harmony and joy to your life. Creating a happier, and more harmonious home is our guiding principle at Home Space Harmony. Below are nine small ways to tap into your inner voice and bring joy into your space.

It’s time to get festive! Light those pine-scented candles, deck the mantle with a pinecone garland and get out those reindeer dessert plates.

Is this the year you add a little refresh to your holiday decorating? Even if you are a traditionalist, we have some ways to shake it up and provide fun seasonal and festive touches to your home decor this holiday season.

Feeling a little anxious over how many emails are currently sitting in your inbox? You are most definitely not alone. Between work emails, Pottery Barn sale announcements, and Facebook notifications my inbox constantly fills up. Having a completely empty inbox isn’t realistic for most people but you should strive to have an inbox that feels manageable. Here are seven easy ways to take control of your email inbox.

It is perfectly ok to lose momentum with a decluttering project or be overwhelmed with sourcing new living room furniture. Are you ready to focus on getting your home in order or your space refreshed? Here are 18 of my favorite inspirational quotes from the world of design and organization. They will refresh your mind set and give you the kick start you need.

After spending a lot of time lately decluttering clients’ homes, we’ve decided to add another installment to our “Things You Think You Need But Don’t” series.

Do you still have that sorbet maker that Oprah recommended or that Star Wars waffle iron? Consider this inspiration for your decluttering jumping off point. We dare you to go ahead and donate, dump, shred or recycle any of the items below, which were found recently in our clients’ homes:

Do you have the right size rug for your space? A few inches can make all the difference between a rug pulling the room together or making it feel disjointed. One of the more common decorating dilemmas I hear from clients is choosing an appropriately sized rug.

Help is on the way! Below are some general rules of thumb for helping you determine the best rug size for your space. Of course these are just guidelines; do what works best for your situation and follow your gut.

Moving out of a home can be a daunting task. Whether you are upsizing, downsizing or cleaning out the estate of a loved one, this can be one of the more stressful events in your life. My biggest piece of advice is that your move will go much easier if you organize things BEFORE you move. Toss, recycle, or donate things you don’t need or want in your new space.

With that said, here are 9 hacks to make moving faster, easier and less stressful:

Designing a space can be fun and rewarding but also filled with anxiety and indecision. There are so many apps and programs that offer design inspiration, paint color guidance, renovation ideas and so much more.

Here are a few reasons why you would want to use some of our favorite (and they're free) design tools:

Studies have found that a cluttered space makes us feel overwhelmed and unable to focus. Physical clutter prevents us from using our space optimally while emotional clutter connects us to feelings of guilt. You can make clutter a thing of the past but it starts with recognizing what type of clutter personality you are and learning useful strategies to help deal with that clutter style.

Below are three common types of clutter personalities and some tips to help you organize your home better based on each one. A good rule of thumb is don’t let the meaningless get in the way of the meaningful.

Sometimes you need a little something to invigorate your space. In the past, we have talked about switching out pillows and artwork, adding a plant, painting a new wall color, and even restyling your bookcase. But today we focus on seven, maybe not so obvious, decorating swaps that will spruce up your space with minimal effort and cash.

Let me say this upfront, it’s okay to keep things that serve no practical purpose just because you like them. That said, if your home is cluttered with too much space-hogging stuff, it’s time to decide what stays and what goes. For instance, we have a stack of old, lumpy pillows and a stained comforter in our linen closet for “emergency” purposes. We rarely have overnight visitors, and even if we did, we should probably invest in new bedding for them anyways. I’m sure your local animal shelter would be happy to get those old pillows and comforters.

As a professional organizer and home stylist I can’t stress enough that you truly can’t do anything decoratively until you declutter your space. You can add beautiful things like decor and accessories but if you add them to a cluttered home they will never be able to shine. So to make your space more harmonious, declutter before you start decorating!

Once you have decluttered, where do you begin? Below are four steps to help you create a space you will love:

There are so many organizational products out there that claim to make your life easier and more organized. Putting clutter into containers doesn’t make the clutter go away, but I have found some storage solutions that will help tame the chaos in your space. Many will even inspire you to maintain an organized space.

Earlier this year I highlighted my 10 top all time favorite, tried and true organizational products. Below are these MVPs. To learn more about them, check out our Jan 2020 HSH Digest here.

Are you packing up a household or doing a major decluttering project and find you have a lot of stuff you no longer want or need? Sure there are a lot of general online resources like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or eBay where you can sell just about anything, but did you also know there are resale apps out there that allow you to reach a specific audience of buyers? There are great ways to sell your grandmother’s china, a child’s old violin and last season’s designer purse.

Check out these five apps that will help you sell a specific category of items to a specific group of buyers.

Giving your home a fresh coat of paint can help make the place feel brand new or completely different. Though painting seems easy enough, there are quite a few things to consider before starting the painting process. Here are 5 things we recommend you know before you paint.

Back to school season is looking a whole lot different this year. Thanks to the pandemic, the process of going back to school is likely filled with additional challenges and stresses. Whether your child is doing a hybrid option or full time remote learning, here are some back to school organization ideas that will help keep your home organized and running smoothly.

Bookshelves are a huge focal point in a room. They marry storage with style. However, they can quickly turn into a cluttered mess if you just randomly throw in things. There is an art to creating a perfectly styled bookshelf, and we have some simple pointers to help you up your bookshelf styling game:

Organizing, decluttering, and cleaning out is hard. It can be emotional and stressful, even for us professional organizers. Learning to get rid of stuff comes down to examining why you feel the need to hold on to it. We hold on to things for different reasons, but it’s rarely because we truly need them. It may be the emotional attachment to your older children’s toddler clothes or the guilt of throwing away that sweater your friend got you that you never really liked anyways. Here are some of the most common reasons why people have such a hard time letting go of excess clutter and some ways to finally purge yourself of all that stuff weighing you down.

Has anyone else been spending a lot of time looking critically at the inside of their homes over the past few months? Our walls have the power to speak volumes about our personalities. Decorated walls exude a lived-in look. Empty walls are a missed opportunity. Artwork is a fundamental aspect of your home, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are six creative ways to add a finishing touch to your walls:

A huge amount of information lives on our phones. Phones contain our lists, contacts and applications that help us get through our workday and personal lives. And things can get out of control pretty quickly.

Make it your mission to give your phone a spring cleanup. Here are five tips on how to make it less of a distraction, and more of a useful tool:

There is no doubt that we are all spending a lot more time looking at the same rooms every day as we shelter in place. Ready to make your home a little brighter and lighter as springtime approaches? There is a lot you can do to love the home you are in without spending a lot, or any, money. We are here to give you some decor and organizational tips on how to do that. Here are 7 inexpensive and free ways to reinvigorate your home for the upcoming season:

We are all spending more time at home than we are used to. As the turmoil and uncertainty of this virus surround us, we can use this as an opportunity to focus on creating harmony in our living space.

Our homes are our sanctuaries - even more now that we are stuck in them. It is during these times that we need to bring more peace and serenity to our home. We have little control over the outside world but we can control our space. Here are three areas of your home that are instrumental in creating a more nurturing nest. Take a few minutes to scan these areas with a critical eye.

Challenged by what to do with the 1000s of digital photos stored on various devices or the printed photos living in drawers and shoeboxes around your home? This is a task that is often reserved for “later”. But now is the time to get control of those photos and create a way to preserve them for the future.

Before you start it helps to have a “why.” Why are you organizing your photos? Do you want to create an annual family photo album? A collage of images for a milestone birthday? Preserve pictures for future generations?

Start with baby steps.

Our basements can become the dumping ground for all the junk and clutter we think we may need someday. It often is the catch-all spot to store items we just don’t know where to put.

If you are tired of venturing into your basement only to be faced with an overwhelming mess, Home Space Harmony is here to give you a roadmap. We have seen many of our clients struggle with how to organize their basement effectively.

So, get “organize the basement” off your forever to-do list with these three steps that will transform your basement into usable storage space.

There are so many organizational products out there that claim to make your life easier and more organized. I often get asked which ones are really worth the money. It is pretty hard to narrow it down to only ten favorites, but below are my top tried and true picks.

These storage solutions will not magically make you organized but they will help tame the chaos in your space - and make everything look better. I love all of the products listed below, and personally use them in my own home.

It’s a big job — transforming a house into a place you can call home.

Are you struggling with how to refresh your space, want some design inspiration but don't want to break the bank? Check out one of the hottest new design trends: E-Design.

Simply put, E-Design is an interior design service offered online. A stylist works in collaboration with the client to provide inspiration and expert sourcing in a cohesive room plan with shopping links. It is perfect for budget-conscious, do-it-yourself clients who don’t mind doing some of the work but just need some help with the vision.

What do you do with all the stuff that doesn’t spark joy? Resist tossing it in the garbage! There are dozens of options for discarding your piles of unwanted (“in good condition”) clutter that doesn’t involve adding more to the world’s trash. Here are some of our favorite tips for recycling that are not only better for the environment but may even help someone in need.

Often I see my clients get overwhelmed and try to do a marathon organizing session that ends in burnout. Choosing a project that is huge can be so intimidating. To stay motivated, break large projects into smaller, more manageable pieces. Instead of trying to do the entire kitchen at once, declutter the cabinet under the kitchen sink or prune your Tupperware stash.

That feeling of accomplishment and pride that comes with starting and completing an organized space is the secret to staying motivated! That little amount of time once a day (or once a week) organizing one small space will not only look better but you will now have made organizing a lifelong habit.

I love the comfort and flexibility of working from home. It allows me to throw in a load of laundry or get the crockpot started. Like many, I am at my most productive when my home office is organized.

I challenge you to set aside time and commit to organizing your home office space now! Here are 5 tips to help you get control of your office clutter:

Clutter comes in many forms. From expired coupons, dried up paint cans and old warranties, see how great it will feel when you purge these unneeded (and often energy-zapping) items from your life.

So go ahead and donate, dump, shred or recycle anything on this list below. I guarantee you won’t miss any of them. Personally, I am going right now up to my bathroom to toss out (almost) all of those little bottles of hotel shampoo and body wash.

We all have more stuff than we need. Even professional organizers find themselves getting overwhelmed and squeezed out by their possessions. At Home Space Harmony we can’t wait to share 5 tried and true tips for staying organized and not letting your stuff (paper, clothes, toys) take over.