How to Fit a Home Office Into Any Corner, Any Room

I’ve been living in a renovation for the last two years, during which almost every room in our house has been overhauled. My husband Austin and I have been able to live through this, because A) we have amazing family members who have selflessly lent us…

I’ve been living in a renovation for the last two years, during which almost every room in our house has been overhauled. My husband Austin and I have been able to live through this, because A) we have amazing family members who have selflessly lent us their time and talents and B) because we work from home.

While our home renovation ambitions have absolutely benefitted from our flexible work schedules, I can’t say that our renovation has necessarily helped Austin or I get work done. Not surprisingly, It can be distracting to sit down and attempt to get anything done when the doorways are covered in plastic or you have no idea where the documents you need are piled. Since moving in, I can list five different spots I’ve considered my “office” and I’m about to move my work zone yet again.

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These Do-It-All Glasses Take Up Half the Space

Close your eyes and picture your drinkware cabinet. What do you see? Teetering juice cups? Clunky mason jars? Branded pint glasses vying for the same space as 15+ sentimental mugs?

We know the feeling, which is why we’re over the moon to introduce our…

Close your eyes and picture your drinkware cabinet. What do you see? Teetering juice cups? Clunky mason jars? Branded pint glasses vying for the same space as 15+ sentimental mugs?

We know the feeling, which is why we’re over the moon to introduce our new Five Two glasses. They're here and they're on a mission to save space in cupboards the world over.

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I Thought I Had My Closet Figured Out—Then I Met These Hangers

I’m a pretty organized person. My overflow beauty products are categorized into baskets, the top drawer of my dresser is devoted to trinket dishes of jewelry, my socks are all paired up, and my shoes have specific slots on the shoe rack. My friends and…

I’m a pretty organized person. My overflow beauty products are categorized into baskets, the top drawer of my dresser is devoted to trinket dishes of jewelry, my socks are all paired up, and my shoes have specific slots on the shoe rack. My friends and family might tell you I take it too far...but I just like things a very precise way.

Recently, I was given some new hangers to try. The brand, MAWA, I was told, has been on a mission to manufacture the world’s best clothes hanger since 1948. My first reaction was, “psh, I don’t need better hanging organization.” But even I am big enough to admit when I’m wrong.

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4 Ways to Put Your Towels on Display (Even in a Small Bathroom)

How do you typically store your bath towels? Personally, mine get folded up and shoved into our freestanding bathroom tower because my tiny bathroom doesn’t have a linen closet.

Despite my less-than-glamorous treatment of them, I actually love my bath…

How do you typically store your bath towels? Personally, mine get folded up and shoved into our freestanding bathroom tower because my tiny bathroom doesn’t have a linen closet.

Despite my less-than-glamorous treatment of them, I actually love my bath towels (they’re these amazing ones from Parachute Home, and I wish there was a way to incorporate the delicate blue linens into the decor of the bathroom. Space restrictions definitely pose a challenge, but it got me thinking—besides folding and stacking, what other ways are there to store towels, especially in a smaller bathroom?

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A Très Simple Decor Trick to Fake a Tidy Home

This Woven Moroccan Tray is a Food52 favorite. Click the image for more info.

Ok, I’m just gonna say it: I’m never gonna be a Marie Kondo. I’ve always loved a home fil…

This Woven Moroccan Tray is a Food52 favorite. Click the image for more info.

Ok, I’m just gonna say it: I’m never gonna be a Marie Kondo. I’ve always loved a home filled with tchotchkes and souvenirs and little items that have no purpose beyond being cute. I also have plenty of stuff that brings me no joy, but that I am forced to keep, like bills and receipts and instruction manuals. And ever since I've made my peace with that, I’ve found my own little way of creating order in my chaos—with the help of my many trays.

Yes, trays were designed for serving. But the tray is also a brilliant gathering tool for making a space appear more orderly than it is—especially when living in a small space, where it can quickly feel like items multiply faster than they should. Even though it is essentially just a small surface atop a larger surface, a tray magically makes messy items look purposeful and orderly. And in the case of prettier contents, puts them on beautiful display.

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How to Undeck the Halls (Because It’s Almost Time)

Putting up holiday decorations can bring such joy that there are whole songs about it. But taking them down? All you’re likely to hear about that is a symphony of groans. When decking the halls has come to an end and good cheer is in short supply, the …

Putting up holiday decorations can bring such joy that there are whole songs about it. But taking them down? All you’re likely to hear about that is a symphony of groans. When decking the halls has come to an end and good cheer is in short supply, the thought of packing decorations away efficiently is about as appealing as a fifth slice of fruitcake. That’s why it’s far more common to throw everything haphazardly into boxes and get on with a new year.

But why not make this season close on a high note? Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, co-founders of The Home Edit, think that creating an orderly storage system can be a satisfying holiday tradition as well—as long as you have a plan. And while they’re best known for streamlining everyday spaces for their eponymous blog and upcoming Netflix series, their general principles still apply to scenes of a winter wonderland. Read on to get their tips for organizing and storing holiday decorations, so that you can get as much joy out of this process as possible (it is possible).

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7 Reasons to KonMari the Heck Out of Your Home This Holiday

It’s been almost a year since Tidying Up with Marie Kondo exploded into our living room. The Netflix show, in which the queen of decluttering uses her signature method to help families pare down their homes (and lives), suddenly became what everyone wa…

It’s been almost a year since Tidying Up with Marie Kondo exploded into our living room. The Netflix show, in which the queen of decluttering uses her signature method to help families pare down their homes (and lives), suddenly became what everyone was talking about. Between the eight television episodes and Kondo’s bestselling books, the KonMari Method managed to turn even the messiest folks into decluttering evangelists.

But if you’ve never given KonMari a whirl, or you’ve just accumulated some joyless items since the last time you simplified, the holidays are actually the perfect time to try a seasonal cleanse. The way I think of it, you’re likely going up to the attic or out into the garage to retrieve boxes of ornaments, decorations, and other komono (Japanese for small, miscellaneous items) anyway, so you might as well sort through those and the rest of your packed away items while you’re there.

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The T-Shirt Folding Trick You’ll Wish You’d Met Sooner

The newest viral video we can’t stop watching revolves around a rather unlikely subject: a man folding shirts. It sounds, I know, boring (and it otherwise would be), but there’s something about the way Australian comedian Christian Hull approaches the …

The newest viral video we can’t stop watching revolves around a rather unlikely subject: a man folding shirts. It sounds, I know, boring (and it otherwise would be), but there’s something about the way Australian comedian Christian Hull approaches the rather mundane chore that has us watching on repeat.

If Marie Kondo brought joy to the art of tidying up, then Hull is bringing pure, unadulterated exhilaration to the equation. Check out the TikTok video he posted to Twitter here:

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This Is the Smartest IKEA Purchase I’ve Ever Made

You know the feeling of standing in the middle of a brand new apartment surrounded by a Tetris-like pile of boxes and bags, and experiencing complete and utter paralysis? You know you should really start unpacking, finding places for things, getting or…

You know the feeling of standing in the middle of a brand new apartment surrounded by a Tetris-like pile of boxes and bags, and experiencing complete and utter paralysis? You know you should really start unpacking, finding places for things, getting organized...instead, you’re staring vacantly into air.

I precisely recall one such moment a couple of years ago. My husband and I had just moved into our Brooklyn one-bedroom. I had also recently moved 7,786 miles from Bombay to Brooklyn, and the furniture we'd eventually have was on a ship dawdling somewhere along the Suez Canal. What we did have, however, were exploding boxes of personal belongings and random odds and ends—and nowhere to put them.

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13 Things to Toss If You’re Moving

There are many silver linings to moving. It’s a fresh start, a chance to redefine a routine, and sometimes, a shot at more space. But who can recognize these impending upsides when boxes are half-full and possessions have exploded everywhere?

That’d b…

There are many silver linings to moving. It’s a fresh start, a chance to redefine a routine, and sometimes, a shot at more space. But who can recognize these impending upsides when boxes are half-full and possessions have exploded everywhere?

That’d be Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, co-founders of The Home Edit.

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