Make your Home Sparkle Like the 4th of July
By: Megan Nelson, Owner + Designer, Nest with the Nelsons
Happy Independence Day! We hope you and your family are having a wonderful time celebrating in red, white, blue today. It is such a fun time, and we love getting festive and going all out during our neighborhood 4th of July parade. Bring on the patriotic anthems, grilling out, and all the bomb pops we can get our hands on.
In honor of this special day, we’re bringing you 5 dazzling tips on how to make your home sparkle just like those stunning firework displays today. So, let the show begin!
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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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