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I'm taking the 40 Bags in 40 Days challenge this year. Click to read WHY!

Declutter Challenge {Favorite Things 2-16-15}

Loving Life

I think it’s pretty well documented that I love spaces that are organized, labeled, and perfect. You could even say that they are my favorite things. But, our house still needs tons of work before every room, closet, and drawer are organized. In fact, some of them have reached the extreme clutter stage. Based on that, I’ve decided to join the…
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Budget Bathroom Makeover

Budget Bathroom Makeover Before & After {Our Old House}

House & Home

When I was trying to find the perfect Maddie picture for my silhouette art, I stumbled across photos of our last house. I thought you guys might have fun checking out our 70’s ranch! We bought it from a very nice senior couple that had taken meticulous care of it. BUT, they were about 50 years older than us. Our…
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Paint a Silhouette of YOUR dog - without pulling your hair out like I did!

How to Make a Pet Silhouette {And How NOT to}

DIY & Crafts

Please tell me that I’m not the only one that has had a project go wrong in a hurry? Last week, I decided to try out some Silhouette Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets that I’ve had laying around since last year. I wanted to cut out a silhouette of our dog Maddie for a 12×12 canvas and then fill her silhouette with…
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Inspirations for Finance, Business & Life {Favorite Things 2-9-15}

Loving Life

Over the past several years, I’ve come up with a list of online personalities who provide consistently good advice about different areas of life. As someone who admittedly is extremely self-driven (AKA stubborn about listening to others), it’s been great to have this group of reliable good advice-givers to turn to when I’m ready for a little external motivation. For Personal Finance…
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How I FINALLY got rid of my hard water stains

How to Clean Shower Doors With Hard Water Stains

Cleaning

Tired of the hard water stains covering our glass shower doors, we finally figured out how to get them clean in an afternoon with no chemicals! Let’s just mark this down as my most embarrassing post to date. I’m going to show you our nasty shower glass doors that I COULD NOT get clean, no matter what I tried. We’re…
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Stuck doing the same old thing all the time? Create new memories with these fun date ideas!

5 Unique Valentine’s Date Ideas

Loving Life

Do you already have special plans in February to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Before you decide to just go to your same favorite restaurant for dinner, consider some of these date ideas that will create lasting memories! 1. Visit a Museum I’m sure some of you are thinking that your spouse is NOT into strolling through an art museum. BUT, a…
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Etsy Launch Day!!!

Loving Life

Happy Friday! It’s a crazy exciting day for me. After receiving so many requests for the labels I used in the Pantry Makeover, I decided to officially open an Etsy shop to sell them, along with a few other fun items. I’d LOVE you to head over and check out the shop here and “favorite” it! If you follow me…
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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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