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Refreshing Cherry Lemonade

Fresh cherries muddled in sweet and tart lemonade. This seasonal cherry lemonade is delicious and perfect for the warm summer. Hi! It’s Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower. This month I’m back with a refreshing recipe that I hope you’ll love as much as I do. It’s June! Which means summer is finally here. Woohoo! Do you have any exciting plans this summer? Will you be going on vacation to some exotic country? Or will you be exploring your city like a tourist? Maybe take a local food tour and tastings? My family and I are planning a two day… Read More

How to Get Ink out of a Microfiber Couch

While I dream of someday having beautiful leather furniture, my reality with three little mess makers is microfiber! But, I am A-ok with that for right now. Microfiber couches are inexpensive and easy to clean! I take the cushion covers off all the time and throw them in the wash! I also regularly spot clean the couches, like when one of the kids (ahem..the 2 year old) writes on them with a pen! Luckily I’ve got a nifty little trick, which I’ve used countless times, for how to get ink out of a microfiber couch. I trust it so much that I… Read More

Office Makeover Reveal!

Remember WAY back in January when I started my office makeover by redoing the built-ins? And then back in March when I showed you the bling I’d added to the office? Well now that it’s almost JUNE, I’m finally ready to show you my whole office reveal! To be honest I’ve been almost done for months but I had one last project lurking over my head and I finally finished it last week while Matt was out of town. Months ago I saw this beautiful chalkboard on Pinterest and wanted to make one for my office. I’ll share the tutorial… Read More

Tips for Organizing Pots and Pans

Hi, Susan here from Organized 31. We’ve just completed a kitchen renovation in our house so I have organizing the kitchen on the brain. I thought I’d share some tips I used in planning and organizing pots and pans in our new kitchen. Every house is different and every family’s needs are different, but these are tips that have worked for us and may help you discover what will work for you. With over 20 military moves under my belt, I’ve seen quite a few kitchens in my time. I learned (over and over and over again) what did not work… Read More

Quick and Easy Honey BBQ Vegetable Skewers

Vegetable skewers roasted in the oven and glazed with honey barbeque sauce. These Honey BBQ Vegetable Skewers are perfect for Memorial Day weekend. Hi again! This is Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower, and this month I’m back to share with you a recipe that’s perfect for serving during Memorial Day weekend. If your menu plans aren’t set yet, you should definitely consider putting these easy to make skewers on it. I know not everyone has a grill. If you live in a big city like I do, sometimes there’s just not enough space for an outdoor grill, even though… Read More

How to Fold and Hang a Sweater

Hi there, it’s Kim from A Real-Life Housewife! Since the weather is warming up and you may be folding and storing your sweaters for the Spring and Summer, I thought it would be a great time to show you just how to do that! In this tutorial, I fold and hang my cardigan, but you can use this very same method and skip the hanger if you’ll be boxing them up for a few months. I personally just leave them hanging in my closet all year round so it’s really important that they are folded, not hung up, to avoid… Read More

Kids Closet Organization {REVEAL!}

This closet makeover is sponsored by EasyClosets but, as always, all opinions are my own. Are you as excited as I am to see Malea’s new organized closet!? I’m SO excited because this has been a long time coming. Remember how ugly and impracticable it was before with the clothing rods too tall for her to reach? Well not anymore! After designing the perfect closet for this space and installing it, it’s now beautiful AND totally functional! Isn’t it dreamy? One of the big problems with the old closet was that there wasn’t anywhere to put her toys. I had… Read More

How to Create an Organized Kids Closet

This post is sponsored by EasyClosets but, as always, all opinions are my own. I am so excited about this project. When we moved out of our old house one of the things I was saddest about leaving behind Malea’s organized closet. We’ve made due the last year and a half but I finally got so fed up with her not being able to reach her clothes, and not having any toy storage, that I emailed EasyClosets and said “HELP”!!! I went on their website and created the perfect closet for Malea’s current closet space. Now that she’s older… Read More