Category Archives: Home & Garden

Organized table with books and other decor

Easy Organizing

4 FUNCTIONAL & FREE OF CLUTTER HOME PROJECTS Our home is our oasis and personal space, where we love to show off our style, tastes and even family history. It’s our opportunity to create a place that exudes comfort and love, and one that displays our unique personalities and irreplaceable memorabilia. You want there to […]

Mudroom Magic

Ideas for Hanging Coats and Storing Backpacks A row of hooks doesn’t have to be adjacent to a door, although it’s certainly helpful. Any small expanse of wall space near the door can work—perhaps in a nearby stairwell? Hanging hooks at a variety of heights can make the most of the space while also ensuring […]

Organized Chaos: Ordering the Command Center of the Home

HOW TO CREATE A FAMILY COMMAND CENTER AND KEEP YOUR HOME ORGANIZED I once read that a messy desk indicates a chaotic life. I would quote the likely well-organized author, but I don’t know what book I read those wise words in or where that life-changing book went. I read it in college, when staying […]

Gardening with Kids

HOW GARDENING WITH KIDS CAN BRING FULFILLMENT From increasing outdoor time together, adding exercise, incorporating lessons in patience, teaching science and more, there are a number of good reasons and benefits to engaging your children in gardening. And who knows, maybe growing their own foods will also entice your little ones to try something new […]

5 Projects to Do with Dried Flowers

We hope the energy of spring will flood your home with these fresh family projects. Take a photo and post it on Instagram with the hashtag #myprojectwithCharlottesvilleFamily to let us know how you stopped and smelt, and air dried or pressed, the flowers of spring. VIRGINIA SYER, a fourth year student at the University of […]