PANTRY PRIDE

The refrigerator, the pantry, the medicine cabinet. Oof! Keeping on top of them isn’t always a priority. But a new season begets new opportunities to, quite literally, clean house. These three oftenneglected areas of our homes aren’t always visible to visitors or people who don’t frequently access them, so maybe we don’t put their organization at the top of our priority list. But ignoring their grooming them can lead to frustration, anxiety, or worse… illness. Burtt recommends going through your home to check expiration dates on items such as medications, refrigerated food (especially condiments like sauces and dressings, which can sit unused for months) as well as pantry items like canned and packaged foods, and even spices. Many of these items last for years, but many lose their quality, or worse, can make you sick, when they expire. And while that jar of thyme that expired three years ago may not give you stomach issues, it's not going to make the grade in your Ina Garten recipes.

Style In Threes

Interior stylist Tricia Cromwell of Trust in Tricia Services loves to update interiors according to the season. “I personally like to create vignettes, which are just small areas of bookcase or tabletop decor. You want to cluster three small objects,” she explains, “in varying heights and shapes. Think a short stack of books, a vase of flowers, and a candle inside a circle tray.” Keep choices seasonal or by color theme, she says, to create an inspiring focal point in the room.

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