Around this time of year, it seems all my clients (and me!) start dreaming about having a bonafide mud room. Not the row of hooks with which they're making do, nor the coat closet, nor even the average entryway. No, they (especially those with small humans) yearn for a whole space dedicated to supporting dirty, wet outside paraphernalia: cleats and boots and shoes and umbrellas and coats on coats on coats. And don't forget the bags. ...

When the Jojotastic-est of them all asks you to put together houseguest tips, you click to open Word and get to key-striking. When she asks you to help her assemble a little houseguest kit you brush your hair and get to stepping. Thus it was that these reminders (down yonder) and that delightfully charming houseguest kit (over at Hotel Jojo) came to be. 1. Motivation Carries An Overnight Bag Having and maintaining an edited, organized ...

I'm chalking it up to all the root veggies we've been sawing through: the subject of knives keeps coming up. After a storage unit clean-out had to stop for the day, my client makes a last-dash grab for the knife sharpener, the one she knows her hubby will be happy to have back. Sure enough, that sharpener is the first thing he spots and he is nothing less than overjoyed to see it. The next ...

People are always saying to me, "I have to keep that." "Oh that? My mom brought this back for me from Argentina, so I have to keep it." "This was my grandmother's, so I have to keep it." "My husband gave this to me on our anniversary and I kind of hate it but I have to keep it."   "You do?" I'll ask. "You have to? How's that work?" "I mean, you know how ...

If we could build the perfect room from scratch, what would it look like? What features would it contain? Let’s have ourselves a little daydream… I had seen the picture below floating around the interwebs before, of course, but it wasn't until I melted my toilet this past weekend that I discovered a newfound appreciation for it. I had decided to use my curling wand for the third time this year, was what happened. Not ...