A home that makes you feel good, shows off your personality and provides joy, isn't an indulgence, it is a form of self care. How we care for our homes often indicates how we’re caring for ourselves. When your spaces are well tended, they bring harmony and joy to your life. Creating a happier, and more harmonious home is our guiding principle at Home Space Harmony. Below are nine small ways to tap into your inner voice and bring joy into your space.

One of the biggest obstacles to staying organized is paper clutter. Although we live in a digital age, the amount of paper that enters our homes, from school work to junk mail, can be overwhelming. On top of that, many people save things that are supposedly “too important” to throw away or that they “may need” some day.

Ahh, the pantry! Having a dedicated place to store non-perishable food and kitchen overstock is an extremely helpful step towards a more harmonious kitchen. However, maintaining this space can be a huge challenge - take it from us! We have been knee deep in a lot of them lately and want to share our tips on how to keep the contents of your pantry tidy and organized.

We here at Home Space Harmony love wallpaper and all the excitement it brings into a space. It's a wonderful tool for adding color, texture, and pattern to empty walls that need a lift. But if you don’t want to commit to covering a whole room, there are many ways to use wallpaper to breathe life into a space.

To me the biggest compliment I receive when someone walks through my door is “your home feels so cozy”. Everyone wants to feel happy and relaxed in their space and having a cozy home where you can retreat to is one of the biggest elements in making you and your guests feel comfortable. But how do you create that warm, inviting feeling? Below are 15 small ways you can crush cozy in your home this winter.

If your goal for the new year is to get your home organized and refreshed, we are here to lend a hand. At Home Space Harmony we spend a lot of time sourcing organization and decor items from both big and small retailers. However, for ease of use and selection, Amazon can’t be beat!

Below is a curated list of items we’ve purchased from Amazon in 2021. We love all of these products and have used them in either our clients’ homes or our own homes.

It’s time to get festive! Light those pine-scented candles, deck the mantle with a pinecone garland and get out those reindeer dessert plates.

Is this the year you add a little refresh to your holiday decorating? Even if you are a traditionalist, we have some ways to shake it up and provide fun seasonal and festive touches to your home decor this holiday season.

Feeling a little anxious over how many emails are currently sitting in your inbox? You are most definitely not alone. Between work emails, Pottery Barn sale announcements, and Facebook notifications my inbox constantly fills up. Having a completely empty inbox isn’t realistic for most people but you should strive to have an inbox that feels manageable. Here are seven easy ways to take control of your email inbox.

It is perfectly ok to lose momentum with a decluttering project or be overwhelmed with sourcing new living room furniture. Are you ready to focus on getting your home in order or your space refreshed? Here are 18 of my favorite inspirational quotes from the world of design and organization. They will refresh your mind set and give you the kick start you need.

After spending a lot of time lately decluttering clients’ homes, we’ve decided to add another installment to our “Things You Think You Need But Don’t” series.

Do you still have that sorbet maker that Oprah recommended or that Star Wars waffle iron? Consider this inspiration for your decluttering jumping off point. We dare you to go ahead and donate, dump, shred or recycle any of the items below, which were found recently in our clients’ homes:

Do you have the right size rug for your space? A few inches can make all the difference between a rug pulling the room together or making it feel disjointed. One of the more common decorating dilemmas I hear from clients is choosing an appropriately sized rug.

Help is on the way! Below are some general rules of thumb for helping you determine the best rug size for your space. Of course these are just guidelines; do what works best for your situation and follow your gut.

Moving out of a home can be a daunting task. Whether you are upsizing, downsizing or cleaning out the estate of a loved one, this can be one of the more stressful events in your life. My biggest piece of advice is that your move will go much easier if you organize things BEFORE you move. Toss, recycle, or donate things you don’t need or want in your new space.

With that said, here are 9 hacks to make moving faster, easier and less stressful:

Designing a space can be fun and rewarding but also filled with anxiety and indecision. There are so many apps and programs that offer design inspiration, paint color guidance, renovation ideas and so much more.

Here are a few reasons why you would want to use some of our favorite (and they're free) design tools:

Studies have found that a cluttered space makes us feel overwhelmed and unable to focus. Physical clutter prevents us from using our space optimally while emotional clutter connects us to feelings of guilt. You can make clutter a thing of the past but it starts with recognizing what type of clutter personality you are and learning useful strategies to help deal with that clutter style.

Below are three common types of clutter personalities and some tips to help you organize your home better based on each one. A good rule of thumb is don’t let the meaningless get in the way of the meaningful.

Sometimes you need a little something to invigorate your space. In the past, we have talked about switching out pillows and artwork, adding a plant, painting a new wall color, and even restyling your bookcase. But today we focus on seven, maybe not so obvious, decorating swaps that will spruce up your space with minimal effort and cash.

Let me say this upfront, it’s okay to keep things that serve no practical purpose just because you like them. That said, if your home is cluttered with too much space-hogging stuff, it’s time to decide what stays and what goes. For instance, we have a stack of old, lumpy pillows and a stained comforter in our linen closet for “emergency” purposes. We rarely have overnight visitors, and even if we did, we should probably invest in new bedding for them anyways. I’m sure your local animal shelter would be happy to get those old pillows and comforters.

As a professional organizer and home stylist I can’t stress enough that you truly can’t do anything decoratively until you declutter your space. You can add beautiful things like decor and accessories but if you add them to a cluttered home they will never be able to shine. So to make your space more harmonious, declutter before you start decorating!

Once you have decluttered, where do you begin? Below are four steps to help you create a space you will love:

There are so many organizational products out there that claim to make your life easier and more organized. Putting clutter into containers doesn’t make the clutter go away, but I have found some storage solutions that will help tame the chaos in your space. Many will even inspire you to maintain an organized space.

Earlier this year I highlighted my 10 top all time favorite, tried and true organizational products. Below are these MVPs. To learn more about them, check out our Jan 2020 HSH Digest here.

Are you packing up a household or doing a major decluttering project and find you have a lot of stuff you no longer want or need? Sure there are a lot of general online resources like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or eBay where you can sell just about anything, but did you also know there are resale apps out there that allow you to reach a specific audience of buyers? There are great ways to sell your grandmother’s china, a child’s old violin and last season’s designer purse.

Check out these five apps that will help you sell a specific category of items to a specific group of buyers.