Thank you for all of your questions and kind comments on our home remodel process! Today's post is the final post detailing what we've done with our Los Altos fixer upper and I'd like to think that I've saved the best for last. When we made the decision not to add additional square feet to our home we knew we could make up for it by adding square footage to our exterior spaces. Our goals were to spruce up the exterior laundry ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Exterior Curb Appeal
The transformation is officially complete on our Los Altos fixer upper! We spent all of our free time from January through September last year updating the exterior with the help of wonderful vendors like Sierra Lumber, ELS Home Builders, Atlas Pavers, and the Kuzak's Closet crew. The house received a full face lift with new windows and doors, a bright new paint color, a paver porch and driveway, a new Trex deck, turf yard, ... Keep Reading >>
Estate Highlights from Q4
As is typical in the fourth quarter, the Kuzak's Closet team focus shifted heavily to residential organizing services due to the back-to-school and holiday demand. While our organizing schedule was packed, the estate calendar was also packed with everything from estate liquidations, complex private liquidations, and an estate sales. My tag line on Instagram at the end of each estate project is "another empty estate" and for these ... Keep Reading >>
Estate Highlights from Q3
The third quarter of 2018 did not disappoint with our estate organizing calendar packing in 30 projects. The summer heat didn't slow us down and with the current political and economic market local families and real estate agents wanted a broom swept and empty estate ASAP. We kicked off July with a fun "Summertime Splash" estate sale in Atherton and it was a hit! The estate was filled with beautiful home decor, an amazing ... Keep Reading >>
Magnolia Table, Silos Baking Co., Magnolia Market, and More!
Waco was just the boost I needed to get re-inspired and energized about all things organization, design, and vintage. I'm still a little sad our trip is over. I've had so many wonderful conversations with so many of you about the trip and I hope you enjoyed it vicariously (through my first blog post about getting there, Waco or BUST, and my second blog post touring The Hillcrest Estate where we stayed) and maybe encouraged you to ... Keep Reading >>
Inside The Hillcrest Estate
Having the opportunity to spend two nights at the Hillcrest Estate, one of Chip and Joanna's vacation rentals in Waco Texas was one for the record books. As I mentioned in my last blog post, Waco or BUST!, I have been regularly checking their Magnolia Stay page thanks to my Google Calendar reminders with no luck for the last year or so. So when 2 nights in August of 2018 opened up I impulsively clicked BOOK NOW one late Wednesday ... Keep Reading >>
Waco or Bust! My Fixer Upper Adventure!
I can't stop talking about Waco Texas! Yep, not a sentence many people have uttered, that is until Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV's Fixer Upper made it a destination for over 30,000 visitors per day. Honest fact, 30,000 people visit Waco each and every day to get a glimpse of the Silos and shop at Magnolia and I was one of them, dragging my mom and sisters along with me! Waco is located in the middle of Austin and Dallas (90 ... Keep Reading >>
7 Minutes…7 Pins
Hi-I'm Ashlie, Amanda's older sister and I am back for another edition of 7 minutes...7 pins. I invite you to sit down and grab a cup of coffee or ice tea and follow my clicks as I share what caught my eye on Pinterest. We've had a major heatwave in Michigan over the last couple of weeks. I am all about grilling out and keeping my kitchen cool. This grilled chicken marinade was a hit. Grill up some extra to add to salads ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Master Closet
Hello friends! My apologies for the delay in sharing the latest blog post from our Los Altos home remodel with you! I've been too busy organizing client closets to find time write about my own! When it comes to living in a small space and downsizing, my organizing philosophy is to compartmentalize the home into zones and carve out a home for items related to each zone. For example, our bedroom closet is the only closet that ... Keep Reading >>