Way back in the summer of 2014, I didn't write a post about Melanie Turner Interiors, by which I mean I wrote a post that was essentially an apology for not being able to write a proper post due to the fact that I was sleep-blogging. Nearly four years later, and it seems everything has changed and nothing has changed. Melanie Turner has added impressive and striking work to her innovative genre-bending portfolio. I am ...

I've decided to start the blog-year out by focusing on the most generalized organizational needs. Last week we had pull-out storage options, which are ostensibly beneficial and viable in most spaces. The week before that, we talked about the top 6 essentials every organized home needs (even though presumptuous posts are The Worst. Today, I'm bringing it back to the good old garment rack. Throughout the many homes I've had the privilege of Simplifying, garment ...

Last week, I was honored to speak on a panel of all female entrepreneurs for a sold out event at Lululemon. We talked about how we got started, the best advice we'd received, lessons we've learned over the years, and so on. It was fun and inspiring, and my fellow panelists had kick-ass answers that I loved listening to. The talk was followed by a brief Q & A session, during which a woman in ...

What I try most to NOT do is, in any way, encourage or enable the amassing or retaining of clutter. But as with all things, one must reach a point of compromise, and as it concerns ribbon scraps, such a compromise is needed. Given the overwhelming quantities of ribbon scraps so many of you are in possession of, I am painfully aware that any solutions I offer on the matter may merely add fuel to the ...

There's a time for daydreaming and a time for mainstreaming. We all love to do the former by ogling images of beautifully customized spaces, wherein things like pull-outs are integrated into the design, rather than added as afterthoughts. The reality is that not all of us are in the midst of a remodel, and therefore capable of instructing a contractor to incorporate entities that increase storage functionality. But when it comes to pull-out/roll-out options, it ...