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IKEA Wood Counters: 3 Years Later

January 8, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 37 Comments

Many people are surprised to hear that our beautiful wood counters are actually from IKEA. Here’s an update on how our IKEA wood counters are holding up three years after we installed them. One of the best decisions we’ve made in our home’s renovations so far has been installing IKEA wood counters in our kitchen. […]

Filed Under: DIY and Renovating, Easy-Peasy Decorating, Uncategorized

How to Keep Your Home From Being Taken Over by Pet Fur!

January 7, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 37 Comments

Attention all animal lovers!  We know you’ll never get tired of the cute, cuddly companionship of your pets but you could definitely do without the mess of fur throughout your home.  We have the solution: Our guide to keeping your home from being taken over by pet fur. Pets are amazing aren’t they? They’re cute, […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Uncategorized

Cleaning Your Farmhouse

January 6, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 5 Comments

Cleaning your farmhouse might turn out to be a little different in some ways than cleaning a house in the city. Here are some of the things I’ve noticed over the years that you’ll need to learn to clean really well if you want to live in an old farmhouse! Old houses can be a […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Uncategorized

How to Remove Rust Stains from Knives: The quick and natural way!

January 5, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 25 Comments

Rust stains on your knives can be a fact of life when you’re too busy to do anything more than quickly rush them through the dishwasher.  Fortunately, you don’t have to put up with this any longer with our quick trick to remove rust stains from knives, naturally! Rust stains. They happen. I used to […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips

Keep Your Faucets Shiny With This Little Trick!

January 4, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 181 Comments

Do you ever see a wonderfully shiny chrome faucet and wonder “who has the time to constantly shine that up?”  If you have -or even if you haven’t but still appreciate a good shine- you need to try this handy little trick that will keep your faucets shiny for longer.  It’s so easy you won’t […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Reader Favorites, Uncategorized

How to Clean Pet Beds Naturally!

January 2, 2019 by Courtenay Hartford 15 Comments

We all love our furry, four-legged family members and we do whatever it takes to make them happy and comfortable.  One of the things they need is a clean & cozy spot to rest and relax.  Here’s a quick, easy way to clean pet beds naturally that the whole family will love. If you have […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Natural Solutions

Cleaning Tasks That You’re Doing too Often

December 30, 2018 by Courtenay Hartford 2 Comments

We often see lists talking about things that we might be forgetting to clean as often as we should, but there are some cases where the opposite is true. I thought it might be a welcome change to point out a few things that you can probably take a break from cleaning once in awhile. […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Uncategorized

How to Deep Clean Your Home in Six Minutes a Day

December 29, 2018 by Courtenay Hartford 10 Comments

The clever way to deep clean your home! Get a sparkly clean home in just 6 minutes a day and never lose an entire week to cleaning your home again! You know what I love even more than a home that looks clean all the time? A home that actually is clean all the time! […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Uncategorized

2018 Home Goals Year in Review

December 27, 2018 by Courtenay Hartford 2 Comments

In today’s post I’m going to talk about what some of our home goals were for our home upgrades in 2018 and report back on how we did! When I look around our house, I often see SO many projects that are still left to be done and so many different ideas that we haven’t […]

Filed Under: DIY and Renovating, Uncategorized

How to Clean Window Blinds

December 26, 2018 by Courtenay Hartford 5 Comments

Here’s the simple, straightforward way to clean window blinds so you can get that dusty mess under control once and for all! Have you ever noticed how many contraptions and gizmos there are out there to “help” you clean window blinds? It’s true that blinds can be a dusty mess and most of us procrastinate […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Uncategorized

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