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Tips to Control Cabinet Chaos

6 Tips to Control Cabinet Chaos – Pantry Edition

Organizing

“Surely you don’t have to post that picture!” – Mom I couldn’t think of a better way to start today’s post than mom’s reaction to the photo I sent her of the pantry cabinets earlier this week. You see, I had the best intentions of organizing them 18 months ago when I updated the pantry. Sadly, there was just not enough…
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When I had NO MONEY for new art, I went to the garage and experimented. I came up with a super simple tutorial you can customize to fit any style. I went for a chic black and gold look and love it!

Easy DIY Wall Art Project

DIY & Crafts

I had a major epiphany back in September. I was going through the house, gathering things for a garage sale when this realization happened. For the longest time, I’ve left things displayed that I don’t love. I thought that it was better to keep them until I found something better. But I was wrong! During the garage sale prep, I took…
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My favorite make-up organizer

Smitten With: This Makeup Organizer

Loving Life· Organizing

TOTALLY SMITTEN WITH: The acrylic makeup organizer that now lives on my closet vanity. I spotted it on Amazon during the One Room Challenge, but it didn’t make the budget cut. Then I realized it was something I could put on my Christmas list. My mom-in-law ordered it for me, and I was SO excited when I opened it. When I went to…
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14 Ways to Add Kitchen Storage with a Shoe Cabinet

14 Ways To Use an IKEA Shoe Cabinet For Extra Kitchen Storage

Organizing

If your kitchen cabinets are a mess, or you’ve ever wished you had more cabinet space, this IKEA shoe cabinet post is for you! I’m on a mission to organize all of our kitchen cabinets. And by organize, I mean starting over. I’m reconsidering everything and making sure all the kitchen items are in the cabinet that makes the most…
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Operation: Organization Giveaway Alert!

DIY & Crafts

Who wants to win some organizing goodies? I had the fun honor of writing a post for 11 Magnolia Lane’s Operation: Organization today, and their post includes TWO different organizing giveaways at the bottom. Since I wrote about our master closet, I debated whether it was wasting your time to write a post HERE about the post THERE when you’ve most…
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Introducing: Smitten Saturday!

Loving Life

What the heck is Smitten Saturday? Good question! Every week, I come across little things that I want to share with you guys. Stories, books, tips, tricks, etc that I think are really valuable or super fun. But, most of those things don’t seem like they need a full post of their own so they stay stuck in my head….
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Battery Storage – Why didn’t I do THIS years ago?

Fast Fix Friday· Organizing

Anyone ever notice that smoke detectors like to start beeping for a replacement battery around 3 AM? Or that your wireless mouse battery always dies right in the middle of the most important project of the year? Despite all the battery minor-emergencies that pop up in our lives, my prior battery storage solution was a lovely shoebox, stuffed in a…
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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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Email: Melissa @ PolishedHabitat.com

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