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Decorative garden flags are a fun and colorful way to decorate your outdoor spaces. They add a pop of color and show off the home owner’s personality and interests. You can find thousands of different styles and colors available out in the retail marketplace. Every …
My 7 year old son has a ton of Nerf guns, footballs, and other toys. The Nerf guns shoot foam bullets or darts. Those pieces get all over my house and backyard. He’s always losing them and I’m always the one finding them and picking …
Decorative House Flags are a nice way to add color and decor to your front and back yards. I like to change mine out as the seasons and holidays change throughout the year. If I had to guess, I would estimate that we own at least a dozen decorative house flags.
Over the years I’ve learned how to properly wash and store them. Today I thought I would share some of my tips with all of you.
Washing
Method 1: The majority of the time I spray them down with a garden house while hanging and a tad of non-toxic liquid dish soap. Spray the flag with the garden hose. In a spray bottle filled with water and 1 teaspon of liquid dish soap…spray it on the flag. Then rinse clean with the garden hose. Let hang for several hours to air dry. Then take it down to be put away.
Method 2: You can hand wash them in a bath tub with warm soapy water. Rinse with clean water. Hang outside to air dry.
Method 3: Place the flag into a lingerie laundry bag or old pillowcase tied shut. Place into the washing machine set on cold water and the delicate cycle. Use a mild delicate laundry detergent and launder. Remove from the washing machine promptly and hang-up to air dry.
Storing
Method 1: At the Dollar Tree I purchased a package of hair ties. You can use rubberbands but I prefer using hair ties. Roll up the decorative house flag like a poster and then secure it shut with a hair tie. Store them in a storage container made for rolled gift wrap (wrapping paper).
Method 2: Fold the flags down and store flat in a storage container.
Method 3: Got an old closet in your attic or dry basement? If so, you can use clothespins to clip each flag onto a hanger and then hang them up on a closet rod.
Extra Care
To keep your decorative flags looking nice year after year you want to take the time to spray them with a Scotchgard fabric protector. The one that I use protects them from the weather elements (rain and snow) and also protects them from sun fade. It’s worth the extra step! I do this step EVERY TIME I hang one up to be displayed at the beginning of the season.
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This year we’re on a mission to downsize and re-organize everything in our home. As we age we need things to be clean, neat and in their place. We don’t have the time to run around looking for things nor do we want to clean …
There are many different ways that you can decorate your home to make it more personal and inviting. One way to do this is to add some home decor items that reflect your own style and personality. This could include things like wall art, throw …
For the past 4 months I’ve been on a mission to get things cleaned out, organized and downsized throughout our home. We’re older now and empty nesters. Just the two of us, so we don’t need all of these things that we’ve been holding onto for years. By cleaning things out…we’ll be saving a lot of time and regaining a lot of space!
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To get started I spent time walking through every room in our home and making a detailed list of things that needed to get done. I didn’t set an exact time table as our schedule is always changing. Furthermore, I was in no hurry to get it all done within a month. If you need supplies for a particular project you’ll want to pick them up ahead of time.
I started off with reorganizing and downsizing one of the small linen closets in our home. That project took me about 4 hours from start to finish. I then moved onto the large first-aid medicine cabinet in our kitchen. That project took me less time but I did have to pre-plan by going out to buy removable shelving that I placed inside the cabinet. You can read about both projects on the blog.
Last month I tackled the medicine cabinet in our master bathroom. It ONLY holds a few medications, things we might need in the middle of the night and don’t want to trek out to the kitchen to get it. The majority of items in our master bathroom medicine cabinet are personal care items and make-up.
You will want to give the cabinet a good overall cleaning. I used a non-toxic, all-purpose cleaner and a cotton cloth to clean it out. I used a cotton towel to dry everything as I didn’t want warping or streaks. Make sure you wipe down the back, sides, the shelves, etc. CLEAN IT GOOD!
To get it a little organized and to save space I purchased a few clear acrylic medicine cabinet organizers from Amazon. You’ll see them in my photograph. They have magnets on the back. My cabinet is NOT metal, so I had to get creative. I purchased commerical-grade magnets (small in size) from Amazon and then glued those with E6000 Adhesive Glue inside my cabinet where I wanted to place the organizers. I left it dry overnight.
Go through everything and toss out the items that are old and/or have expired dates on them. If you need to replace those items, make a list so that you can pick them up the next time you’re out. I got rid of half of the items that I used to have in our cabinet! Yup, the mission is to clean, organized and downsize!
When I put things back in I organized “like items” together. The few medications went on the top shelf, with personal care items and cosmetics on the bottle shelf. I then used my plastic organizers to hold additional items like travel-size toothpaste, nail clippers, tweezers, mini perfume vials, mascara, eyeliner sticks, make-up brushes, etc.
What’s really nice is that now when I open my cabinet I can clearly see everything and find it quickly. Everything neat and organized. All of the old stuff is gone and I gained back some valuable space. If a guest gets nosy and opens up the cabinet while visiting my home, I won’t be embarrassed by what they see inside. Yeah, people are nosy!
It feels really good to be tackling all of these projects around the home. To keep myself motivated I take my time and work at my own pace. I don’t want to rush and get burned out. I remind myself that hubby and I are older and by cleaning things up and downsizing it will make our lives easier. That’s the goal.
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For the past 2 months I’ve been on a mission of cleaning things out, re-organizing, and downsizing the items that we have. We’re empty nesters and it’s time to get things in order and make our lives easier. Every month I’ve been tackling a new …
We’re empty nesters and have been working on cleaning things out, re-organizing our items, and downsizing everything that we can. Now that we’re both older, we’re looking to make our lives easier. Less clutter means less deep cleaning. The first project that I tackled was …