The Art of Home Blog

Jazmine Wyland has been making a home with her husband, Matthew, for two years, and recently, they've added a 17 year old foster son to their family. Jazmine shares her journey of the past 10 years beginning when she left home to live in her pastor’s basement apartment, learning so much about homemaking from the example of her pastor's wife, through becoming a newlywed with BIG expectations and idealized visions of home that were immediately challenged by the reality and un

Though being single in her 40s is not what she expected, Brittany Shepard has learned to see the unique value and beauty of the life God has given her right now.  She is, by nature, a storyteller and story keeper. She loves filling her home with family heirlooms and vintage treasures, so much so that her passion has grown into a flourishing side business called The Sentimental Decorator.  Whether she’s gathering women around the shared love of story-keeping or gathering famil

with special guest, Jessica Fisher Spring has sprung with new life, new growth and a new kind of podcast episode on The Art of Home. Today, I am bringing you the first seasonal ramble with myself and Jessica Fisher.  We kick off this relaxed, mostly unscripted, conversation with some spring-related icebreaker questions, then we chat books and simple seasonal cooking (including lunch prep, yogurt, homemade roast beef, flavored syrups and more).  We cover what we are watching,

Transcript and Show Notes for Monday Motivation #54 Listen to Monday Motivation 54 JUMP TO RESOURCE LINKS Why Top Down Cleaning is Best Whether you are spring cleaning or weekly cleaning, it’s always best to take a top down approach. Cleaning surfaces in the room from top to bottom works with gravity, in that dirt and dust will always fall downward -eventually-when disturbed. If you start by cleaning mid-level surfaces, like a coffee table, for example, but then realize you n

click to Listen to Carrie's Story of Home Carrie Sullivan has been keeping a home for over 20 years through changing seasons of motherhood, working outside the home, full-time homemaking, grief and growing faith. Now, in her 50’s, with kids nearing launch-time, Carrie has come to view homemaking as a meaningful vocation and true calling from God. We cover all the usual territory of homemaking strengths, weaknesses, expectations, hospitality, and more. And as a little bonus, I

Jump to Favorite Tools Essential cleaning tool #1, Brooms and Brushes Brooms are likely one of the first cleaning tools. They made their appearance in households as early as 4000 BC when ancient Mesopotamians would bind together twigs and spices for a handheld sweeping tool. The Shakers are credited with inventing the flat broom in the late 1700’s and by the mid-1800s brooms were being made in factories then sold door-to-door to homemakers eager to use this helpful tool in th