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Holiday Decorating Trends 2024

Holiday Decorating Trends 2024

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. 

Fall Decor Roundup

Fall Decor Roundup

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.

Can I Put This In the Trash?

Can I Put This In the Trash?

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.

Yes, We Do That!

Yes, We Do That!

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.

Kid friendly organization

Kid friendly organization

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.

411 on Curtains

411 on Curtains

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.

Some of our favorite things: 2023 version

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.

Feel happier in your home

Feel happier in your home

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.

Dorm room space hacks

Dorm room space hacks

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.

Ready for a clutter cleanse?

Ready for a clutter cleanse?

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.