Creating a Stress-Free Home in 4 Easy Steps
By: Alicia Hall, Strategic Communications Intern for Nest with the Nelsons
When you need life demands to be put on pause, a stress-free home can be your saving grace. Maintaining a balance of calm and productivity to your daily routine will give you the chance to rise to any occasion. It all starts with your environment! Your home should be as comfortable as a faux fur rug and a silk sheet with a thread count of over 1,000. So, what are you waiting for? Everyone deserves a space to decompress and simply live in! The perfect stress-free home will help you recharge for upcoming events and give you an escape when it’s time to rest. With a little bit of self-care, you can achieve the comfort of dreams when asleep. Treat your home like a faraway getaway, so you know exactly what to look for the next time you book your dream destination!
Summer Slow Down Calls for Top Home Essentials
By: Megan Nelson, Owner + Founder, Nest with the Nelsons
Summer is a great time to slow down, enjoy the sunshine, and spend plenty of quality time with family and friends near the water. Drinks are always welcome, too!
In these moments, our routines, our lives, and our homes also go through changes. Even though we’re nearly mid-way through summer vacation at home with the kids, we are still very much tweaking our summer routine. We’re on a mission to strike just the right balance of fun, adventure, and intrigue. This is true of our homes, too. As our routines change, so do the way we use different spaces of our homes.
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6 Places You Should Declutter Daily
By: Alicia Hall, Strategic Communications Intern for Nest with the Nelsons
Holding off until mess piles up can be physically demanding! Not only is it a drag when cleaning day comes along, but constantly being around mess is stressful. Cortisol, the hormone responsible for stress, can quickly rise when clutter accumulates. Decluttering daily is so important to maintain a stress-free lifestyle by restraining the chaos and keeping life in order. Remember, open, blank space is beautiful! It makes a space functional, organized, and aesthetically pleasing. Clearing smaller messes will make large differences because a mess that goes on for weeks will only become more daunting. Stick around to learn which spaces can reap big benefits from daily decluttering.
Major Home Updates on a Budget
By: Alicia Hall, Strategic Communications Intern for Nest with the Nelsons
A beautiful home doesn't need to cost more than you can afford! A few simple updates can transform your home into a more beautiful and desirable living space. Designing with intention is the number one rule to achieving your dream design! All you need is a little bit of effort, patience, inspiration, and eye for detail to work on a budget. Designing around a theme with a focus on colors, texture, and focal points will help you elevate the overall aesthetic of your home. Stick around to learn about some quick and easy home updates for your dream design!
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How to Organize Your Kitchen Pantry
By: Alicia Hall, Strategic Communications Intern for Nest with the Nelsons
Are you constantly coming back to a tornado of kitchen essentials? If so, it’s time to treat yourself to an organized array of pantry items! There’s nothing better than enjoying a day with organized stock. If you’re hungry, you shouldn’t have to hangrily dig for necessities to later realize you can’t find your favorite snack. You deserve to cook with all your favorite items in a heartbeat! Whether it's a sweet jar of pickles or ingredients that make a sweet and savory treat, this article will help you sort out your favorite goodies in no time. Stick around to learn helpful tips to organize your pantry from the process of discarding items, keeping essentials easily-accessible, to advice for an aesthetically beautiful kitchen!
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