Comments on: 10 Things in Your Home to Throw Away Now!

By: Shari Hiller

Shari Hiller — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:11:52 +0000

Michelle, isn’t it amazing what you see when you look at your things as an outsider?! You know, the same thing happened to me recently while trying to sell my house. I don’t care how talented you are at design, there are going to be areas that you are just not happy with…hmm, showing tomorrow, maybe I’ll declutter tonight!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:25:28 +0000

When we were selling our first home, I took pictures of the interior thinking that my home had never looked better. Boy, was I shocked when I actually looked at those pictures! While I thought I had staged the home nicely, the pictures told me another story: my home was cluttered, dated, and just plain BLAH. Using those pictures as inspiration to make a change, I decluttered our home and updated some of the accessories with purchases I knew I would want in my new home. My home sold within days after I made the change! Just like Shari looks at her house as a potential buyer seeing it for the first time, I look at my home through pictures to give me a different perspective.

By: Shari Hiller

Shari Hiller — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:41:27 +0000

Ane! I LOVE your suggestion. I want to add it to the article and credit you! Thank you for the in depth explanation!

By: Ane

Ane — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:26:47 +0000

Old mini blinds. I think most people forget they have them up, especially if they are behind sheers or curtains. Whether plastic or metal they collect dust like a magnet. The plastic ones chip and break on the ends and the metal ones warp and bend….especially if you have kids or cats.

Wooden slat blinds just look better, I think. If they are out of budget you can buy faux wood, I have Better Homes and Gardens brand from Walmart (the online reviews are almost all five stars) that are 2″ wide and room darken. They were only $24 for a 31×64 size (the normal size of most windows, I think) and hang inside the frame. Like other blinds they can be shortened easily—just remove the buttons on the bottom, untie the knots, remove the slats to the length you want, re-tie and replace the buttons.

Thanks for the article!

–Ane

By: Shari Hiller

Shari Hiller — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:27:18 +0000

Karen, thank you for the nice comment and for taking the time to do so!

By: Karen Peiffer

Karen Peiffer — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:30:43 +0000

I love our idea about changing the towels to similar tones rather than trying to match new towels to old. They ARE more interesting that way and this is something I never would have thought of.