The holidays are finally here! Is your home ready to play host for your friends and family? The joy of the holidays is having friends and family pop over for a visit or even stay for a few days. To insure that your guests enjoy their visit and prevent yourself from having a clutter panic (pushing piles into closets and shutting the door), move through your home like a guest would and declutter these popular zones… Front Door: ... 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 >>
Gentry’s A List!
I was recently interviewed by Gentry Magazine for what I thought would be a small profile about me as a small business owner but after publication I found out that I made it on the A List which is so exciting! Much of my interview ended up in the feature but just in case you are digging for more information on how I got started in this business read more from the Q & A below... Tell us a bit about your own personal ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Master Bedroom
Next up on our home tour is our master bedroom. It's just off the bathroom (well, everything is just off the bathroom when you live in 900 square feet) and with the changes we made during the remodel it feels like a retreat. Originally this space was two separate bedrooms but we opted to remove a wall to create a livable room and carve out space for a walk-in closet. In many parts of the country it would be silly to remove a ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Bathroom Transformation
Next up on our home tour is our bathroom which is tiny so it will be a quick tour! We have a single bathroom and while it was an adjustment from our three bathroom rental, we have survived. We weighed the options of adding on a second bathroom but it wasn't worth it with our timeline and budget. After all of the numbers weighed in (carrying costs, additional rental costs, and construction costs) it would've only made sense to ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Living Room Transformation
Thank you all for the wonderful comments and questions on my last post featuring our kitchen remodel! You all seem to be loving the accent tile wall, banquette, and dutch door just as much as I do! Today's blog post features the changes we made to our living room, which is now open to the kitchen with the previous kitchen walls removed. Just to give you a frame of reference, here is the architectural plan we submitted for ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Kitchen Transformation
Our remodel was officially completed just over two months ago giving us the opportunity to move in just a few days before Christmas. I've shared updates of the process on the blog and through Instagram along the way. Thank you all for following along and cheering us on! Buying a home in this marketplace can be frustrating so having the opportunity to buy a home and remodel it from head to toe within a 6 month timeframe is still ... Keep Reading >>
7 Minutes…7 Pins: Green Edition
Welcome back for another edition of 7 minutes...7 pins! I am Ashlie--Amanda's older sister. I love browsing Pinterest for new and fun ideas. I help my sister manage her Kuzak Closet Pinterest Boards--are you a follower? Because March is here I was on the lookout for all things green! I live in Michigan where there is nothing green in sight yet. Come on spring! I love this first pin because my girls and their Bop (grandpa) love ... Keep Reading >>