I’ve done numerous cleaning posts over the years, and the one thing that always stays constant is my simple cleaning chart. I learned the basics of this years ago from a friend, and then adapted it to fit what I needed in my home. It has been my saving grace with 4 kids at home, and I’ve tweaked it a few times as my kids have grown. Luckily, they get to help with a majority if it now, but even if you’re a young mom doing it on your own, this will make your life SO much easier.

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We usually put our tree up in our living room, but this year I felt like mixing it up! We moved some furniture around and put the tree up in our front room window. I love how it looks from the street! Don’t you love seeing neighbors’ trees all lit up in their windows?!

Here are my steps for decorating a pre-lit tree:

1. Cotton tassels – I use about a yard per foot of tree!

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Asymmetrical Garland DIY

Longspeak Print // Tranquility Print // Rug // Curtains // Rattan Floor Lamp

Sofa (similar) // Coffee Table // Pink Velvet Pillow // Kilim Lumbar (similar) // Chandelier (similar)

This year we decked out an entire house for our Juniper Print Shop Holiday Shoot. It was so fun to transform this home into a festive space and we have received so many questions on sourcing since we started sharing these images!

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I really love our apartment. We waffled so much on where to live – uptown? downtown? Brooklyn? Westchester? In a (very literal) last minute turn of events, we signed a lease on a loft downtown and now it’s hard to picture us anywhere else. Well, at least for the next year or two! ;)

CONS:
– One bathroom, though that’s pretty standard here, and it’s really only an issue when we have guests
– We had to build walls to make the bedrooms and my office.

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