A professional organizers' secret to successful transformations is the ability to work with vertical space for storage. Maximizing kitchen storage, especially in a New York City apartment is a game changer. Not only will proper knife storage and thinking vertically save you space but it can also help your knives and kitchen tools stay sharper ... read more
At first I was going to post this “Saturday at the Farmer’s Market” shot to stories but the longer I looked at it, the more I realized how much it spoke to me as a professional organizer. Each vegetable is separated and stored in a container. They’re separated by color however the “likes” are together. They’re clearly labelled so you know what is ... read more
Start with Your Mailbox to Tackle Paper Clutter Americans get so much mail these days! We're constantly being bombarded with marketing mail and paper bills. Here's a few quick steps, you can easily minimize your mailbox paper clutter around your home. Firstly, open all the mail at your mailbox before getting to your home. Next, place a ... read more
I haven't been feeling inspired lately. Perhaps it the overwhelming task of maintaining a strong & interactive social media campaign which I am not #winning lately either. So after a few hours of tooling around north Williamsburg with my friend who is in dire need of pulling her apartment together, the creativity started to slither its way ... read more
Years ago one of my bffs thought we should open a store together - we have similar sensibilities, style and both are entrepreneurial. Owning a store is not playing store however, my real fear is that I wouldn't be able to create an interesting & dynamic space. The kind that not only entices you to buy, but never leave. This fear is a tad ... read more
Source: budgetwisehome.com via Meredith on Pinterest I'm moderately obsessed with the idea of dividing up a pastel colored map and framing the individual sections in inexpensive frames - of course in the same color and hanging in the accurate order. I'm currently trying to strong arm a client into this idea for his guest room with a New York City ... read more
Do you have a co-worker, colleague, business constituent or perhaps career mentor who has the ability to make even the most challenging obstacles look effortless? That everything this person handles leaves you inspired, gob-smacked and a smidge envious. That this person’s obvious talent makes you want to pull a Malkovich just to see the world ... read more
I haven’t been on the Bat Mitzvah circuit for close to 2 decades, so when the elaborate and (tastefully) embellished invitation arrived, I knew that this sacred Jewish rite of passage was in for a well-deserved makeover. The hostess of this Hebrew hootenanny was my best friend from high school with whom I shared a less pious, albeit equally ... read more
My first formal introduction to the absurdly talented Adam Wallacavage was on an incredibly humid July afternoon 5 years ago. He was signing copies of his photography book, Monster Size Monsters at the Jonathan Levine Gallery where my dog had been scheduled to ‘take down’ an art installation that was comprised of Mylar balloons to be later posted ... read more
A few months ago I had posted a photojeanie blog about a unique and innovated photo collage created for my mother who had celebrated a monumental birthday. Well, my father had one as well – in the same week turning the same age. As much as Daddy enjoys a cup of tea, I couldn’t present him with a visual time capsule set in porcelain. He needed ... read more
