When I first moved into my current home, my kitchen felt… lacking. The frame of my kitchen had good bones—a nice set of wood floors and lots of natural light—but absolutely no place to store anything at all. My counter was full of pantry items, coffee mugs, and random kitchen gadgets. This was the moment…
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How to Style a Kitchen Hutch: Shelving, Bins, and Glassware
You know that adorable kitchen corner you always notice in magazines – a hutch, beautifully styled with stacked dishes or baskets that seem to be made for this space? That’s the beauty of a well-styled hutch! It can be functional, but it also tells the story of your home. Perhaps your favorite mugs, your great…
10 Time-Saving Tools for Painting Kitchen Cabinets
I’ll be real with you: A kitchen cabinet paint job can sound like an easy-do at first, but you’re five hours into it with primer covering your body wondering why you thought that was a good idea. Trust me—I’ve been there. The prep, the sanding, the multiple coats, and the amount of time they will…
How to Style Floating Wood Shelves in a Farmhouse Kitchen
It’s no wonder why farmhouse kitchens dominate Pinterest and Sunday scrolling—the aesthetic feels warm, functional, and, most importantly, completely lived in. With open shelving especially, the shelves become little narratives of our everyday lives: the coffee mugs you reach for each morning, the beautiful mixing bowl you actually use, and the pitcher you obtained from…
How to Control Odor in Your Kitchen Trash Can
It’s difficult to enjoy cooking when the odor from the garbage can continues to invade your kitchen. You might have cleaned your countertops, lit a candle, or opened a window, but whenever you find yourself passing the garbage can, you almost certainly catch a faint (or likely not-so-faint) whiff of rotten food somewhere in your…
How to Clean and Disinfect a Kitchen Trash Can the Right Way
Let’s face it – cleaning your kitchen trash can is one of the least glamorous chores to do. If you’re like me, you do your best to keep the trash can cleaned until that horrible smell greets you the minute you walk into your kitchen. Once it wafts past your nose, you start wondering, “What…
10 Slim Kitchen Trash Cans Perfect for Small Spaces
If you have ever struggled with finding a spot for your trash can in a narrow kitchen, you know the daily aggravation that weighs on you. You work to keep things sleek and uncluttered, but that one giant bin seems to take up every inch of available floor space. When my husband and I downsized…
How to Choose the Best Kitchen Trash Can for Your Space
Let’s face it — nothing can change the flow of your kitchen as fast as choosing the perfect trash can. A trash can is one of those products that doesn’t feel important until it’s too small, smells horrible, or falls over every time you try to throw something away. When I first transitioned to a…
