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Smitten With: Master Bedroom Inspiration

DIY & Crafts

In less than two weeks, we’re starting a total overhaul of our master bedroom. Right now, it’s super generic, and frankly, quite a mess. It’s become a gathering spot for extra furniture and still has an empty wardrobe rack from the closet makeover. And whoever said clutter attracts clutter was SO right! As I’m working on the plans for our room (which I’ll…
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Spring is in the Air AND in My Dining Room

DIY & Crafts

Have you ever struggled to incorporate fun seasonal touches into your overall decor style? I love freshening up the house for spring, but in the past I’ve made some impulse decisions that left me with items that were cute and fun for spring, but didn’t feel like me after the first week.  As I work to give the house a…
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Mirrored Nightstands – 10 Cheap Options

DIY & Crafts

Mirrored nightstands can be pricey, but they don’t have to be! I scoured my favorite stores to find 10 cheap nightstand options for you. We’ve got a bedroom makeover on the horizon, and I’m in that horrible phase of budgeting. It’s the real-life dirty work between coming up with all kinds of pretty plans, the reality of what we can afford, and…
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Marble Storage Box – A Chic & Easy Organizing DIY

DIY & Crafts· Organizing

Move over gold spray paint, you’ve got a new competitor for my attention! I’ve seen some crazy-good furniture makeovers done with marble contact paper online, but I admit wondering how good they really look in person. I wanted to try it out myself! When I realized the marble contact paper (aka adhesive film) was surprisingly affordable, two rolls jumped right into my Amazon…
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What Do You Do With A Tart Pan & A Record?

DIY & Crafts

Last month, Rust-Oleum challenged me to take $10 to the thrift store and find an item to makeover into something new. Five other bloggers received the same challenge, and all our projects are being uploaded to Rust-Oleum’s Creator’s Studio today so people can vote on them. AND the winning project will be shipped off to one of the voters. I thought…
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Smitten Saturday

Smitten With: The Basic Tools I Can’t DIY Without (And One I Wouldn’t Miss)

Loving Life

  How many times have you bought something that you thought would be useful, but instead it turned into clutter? I’m SO guilty of getting super-excited about random new products (I’m looking at you, Toss & Chop). On the other hand, there are some basic items that never fail me. You could even say I was smitten with them!   As a…
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Use these clever organizing ideas to create a function closet that transitions from baby to toddler to kiddo.

Reach In Closet Organization for Kids

Organizing

Have you got a baby or kiddo with an out of control closet? I recently had the chance to organize a baby’s closet, and had fun thinking of affordable ways to add flexible storage that will grow right along with baby. I shared the before photos and my plan a few weeks ago, but here’s a quick recap if you…
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Welcome!

In 2013, Melissa started Polished Habitat to share her skill of mixing decor & organization to add style & function to everyday life at home.

Her work has been featured in print in Better Homes & Gardens and Room to Create Magazine, and online by HGTV, House Beautiful, Buzzfeed, & more.

In 2018 &  2019, Melissa was named as a Style Maker by Better Homes & Gardens. In 2019, she was also short-listed by the Amara Blog Awards for Interior Styling, International Division.

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