The $25 Splurge That Makes My Kitchen a Cleaner and Happier Place — Shopping

Washing dishes is a necessity, but I've learned through both personal experience and feedback from our readers that making a few little tweaks to the chore — pouring a glass of wine, listening to a podcast, using a dish soap that you love — can transform the experience into one that's relaxing and even pleasant.

Beyond that, I believe in the often-paraphrased William Morris quote about everything in your home being useful or beautiful. And as a long-time apartment-dweller, I will say that ideally most of the things in my home are both useful and beautiful — because when you're low on space, you don't have room for something that's not helpful and you don't want to look at something that's not your style all the time.

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