Organize and Thrive: The Just Organized by Taya Blog
How to Keep Your Home Organized After Your Houston Home Organizer Leaves
You decided to have a Houston home organizer come in and help you declutter and organize your space (or are considering doing so soon.) Or maybe, as a matter of preference, you are making use of a virtual service due to the current pandemic. Great move whichever...
Remote Learning Home Organization – Special Offer for Overwhelmed Parents!
Recently I offered some tips and advice to parents on the basics of organizing their homes for what is likely to be at least several months of homeschooling, at least on a part-time basis. After that post was published, and seeing how well parents reacted to it, I...
Fire Pit Cookery for Great Summer Eats in Your Outdoor Living Space
A fire pit of any kind makes a wonderful addition to any outdoor living space. Not only does its warmth extend the useful life of the space but the flames add a visual appeal that make the area look and feel more like a real living room, especially if you are gathered...
Home Decorating Tweaks to Prettify Your Patio
A patio is just a base, and it is up to you to decorate it as you see fit to transform it from a functional but slightly plain outdoor living space into something truly spectacular.
Home and Life Organization in a Post COVID-19 World
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the restrictions that have come along with it - have touched, and changed, almost every aspect of our lives. Lockdowns are easing but there are new 'rules' for going out, and new 'rules' for staying safe, some of which can be both confusing...
How To Create an Effective Remote Learning Space
The summer is flying by, but one thing that no-one is sure of right now, especially in Texas, is whether kids are going back to school in September, or if they will still be learning remotely. It seems increasing likely that, at the very least, for most schoolchildren...
Bathroom Organization and Storage Tips for Every Home
Although the kitchen is perhaps just as busy, the bathroom in any home is one of the busiest spots in the house. It's where we bathe, get beautiful (which usually involves a lot of stuff) and basically prepare to meet our day in great shape (or end it hygienically)...
Houston Home Design Ideas: Walk-In Closets
If you ever watch any of those 'at home with celebrities' type shows on TV, you'll know that at least half of them have these huge walk-in closets in their homes that not only look cool but decadent as well. Then you switch off the TV and look at your own closet. A...
Understanding the Color Wheel For Home Decor
Color is hugely important in every aspect of home decorating and home staging. As such it is something that I work with every day. What many people don’t realize though is that getting home decor colors right is about more than what ‘looks pretty’. It’s as much of a...
How to Stage an Older Home for Sale
Selling a house these days is no easy task. It can be harder if the house you’re selling is an older or even historic one. Sure, older homes have distinctive appeal, but they often only attract certain buyers. If you want to attract more buyers, you need to stage your...
Creating an Outdoor Shabby Chic Room
Shabby chic has been a popular style of home decor since the mid Nineteen Eighties. Over thirty years later, it is still as popular as ever, but the look does not have to be limited to the interior of your home. In addition, in some homes shabby chic just does not...
A Professional Organizer’s Favorite Life Organization Apps Revealed
In my professional life, I help people organize more than just their homes, I help them learn to better organize their lives as well, as the two concepts really do go together. And, like so many other things in life these days, I'm finding that there are an increasing...
A Different Kind of Country Decor – Swedish Country Home Decor
Part of the fun - and sometimes the frustration too - of changing your home decor scheme is figuring out a decor style you want to at least loosely follow. Country style interiors have been popular for decades, but sometimes all that rustic, darker decor is just too...
Top Tips For Organizing Kids Craft Supplies
With schools out - albeit prematurely due to the COVID-19 related restrictions we have all been placed under - the task of keeping kids amused and yet still engaged in productive activities has become a priority a little earlier in the year than it might usually do....
D.I.Y Natural Air Fresheners For a Better Smelling Home
Everyone likes to keep their home smelling as fresh and as pleasant as possible. Just one look at the housewares aisle at your local grocery store will tell you that. There you will find all kinds of different products designed to make your home smell fresher. Sprays,...
