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<\/p>\nDisclaimer: we actually can live without these things, but the title makes it all sound funner. \u00a0This is dedicated to the unsung heroes in our home, the little things that make the day-to-day easier and aren’t regularly talked about or get any\u00a0time\u00a0in the spotlight, until today. \u00a0I easily could have shared more, but here are the first five functionally important items that came to mind.<\/p>\n
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TABLE COASTER<\/a><\/strong> MAGNETIC KNIFE BAR<\/a>\u00a0+ KNIVES (let’s consider this all as one item)<\/strong> We discovered that we only really need three knives- a paring knife<\/a>, santoku knife<\/a>, and\u00a0chef’s knife<\/a>. We got this\u00a0sharpening steel<\/a> for regular knife honing, but we also take the knives to our knife guy for sharpening when needed. \u00a0The first knife we took in was the chef’s knife and he\u00a0raved so much on the quality\/value of it that O is convinced on\u00a0being loyal to Victorinox knives forever. \u00a0I don’t know much about all the different knives out there, but so far these have been awesome. \u00a0Thinking if we do add another one, it’ll be a boning knife.<\/p>\n SHOE HORN<\/a><\/strong> WIRELESS BLUETOOTH SPEAKER<\/a><\/strong> MINI DUSTPAN<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n Got any of the same favs? \u00a0Care to share what you can’t (though actually can) live without in your home?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Disclaimer: we actually can live without these things, but the title makes it all sound funner. \u00a0This is dedicated to the unsung heroes in our home, the little things that make the day-to-day easier and aren’t regularly talked about or get any\u00a0time\u00a0in the spotlight, until today. \u00a0I easily could have shared more, but here are … Continue reading “5 Things in Our Home We Can’t Live Without”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[524],"tags":[168,58,440,357],"class_list":["post-15670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-apartment","tag-accessories","tag-decor","tag-function","tag-home"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15670"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15725,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670\/revisions\/15725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt’s technically called a placemat, but I came across it at a local shop and dubbed it a table coaster at first sight because that’s just what I needed it for. \u00a0While I love our marble coffee table, it’s a bit\u00a0stressful to maintain because any spill or moisture will stain it. \u00a0I still should clean it\u00a0and get it sealed (or care less that this is just what happens with marble) but so far this table coaster has been a really convenient addition. \u00a0I’ll either use it as a communal landing pad for cups instead of spreading out individual coasters or use it to corral other objects on the table. \u00a0We also eat here frequently as we shouldn’t and use the coaster all the time for bowls and glasses when we’re not holding them in our laps. \u00a0It’s only a matter of time before we have a big spill ha, but cheers to a table coaster encouraging us to enjoy our intimate comfy dinners here while we can.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kitchen-knives.jpg\")
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\nWe moved into this apartment together with each of our own poor quality sets of knives in knife blocks that we inherited from old roommates. \u00a0These posed two main issues: 1) they were completely dull and at the point of no return, rusted over with the handles falling apart and 2) the knife blocks took up a lot of\u00a0our very limited counter space. \u00a0We tossed them, invested in a few good knives to last us for years to come, and keep them hanging up on this\u00a0magnetic knife bar<\/a>. \u00a0I’m not being dramatic- it was life changing. \u00a0Cutting tomatoes or chicken was no longer an ordeal, and the freed up counter space + ease of putting knives away helped everything in the kitchen run more smoothly. \u00a0MAJOR. \u00a0The plus with this knife bar is that we could attach it to the backsplash with non-damaging adhesives, which is\u00a0our only option as renters since we can’t drill holes through that stone.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entryway-console.jpg\")
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\nDo you use a shoe horn?? \u00a0It’s the smallest detail that makes a big impact on getting\u00a0the day started on the right foot, sort of literally too. \u00a0Never again will I smash my fingers while\u00a0trying to keep the backs of my shoes from getting squashed down by my heels as I try to put them on in frustration. \u00a0And now that we have a stool at our entryway, it’s all one functional flow as I sit down, reach for the shoe horn and slide\u00a0my shoes on in complete comfort. \u00a0I’m considering getting a second one because O takes this one with him when he travels for work and it is sorely missed every time. \u00a0PS. I tied suede lace around the end so that we can hang it from the coat rack, too.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bluetooth-speaker.jpg\")
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\nWe use this compact and very convenient speaker\u00a0EVERY\u00a0day we’re at home, syncing our phones or laptops to play music and podcasts on it mainly in the kitchen while we cook dinner. \u00a0A lot of times we’ll take it into the bedroom when we’re folding laundry for days or if I’m doing work in there. \u00a0Being able to move it around cord-free and get really good sound out of it simply makes home more enjoyable, especially while we’re doing chores.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/shelves-3.jpg\")
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\nTiny messes happen more on a daily basis than big ones, where lugging over a broom or larger dustpan feels like overkill and simply makes me feel lazy about it. \u00a0I reach for this mini dustpan so often for the crumbs, fall-out from flowers, dust bunnies, small craft scraps, dropped pine needles from our mini Christmas tree back in December, all those kinds of small jobs. \u00a0It’s the perfect size\u00a0and I appreciate that it can stand upright on its own or has the option of being hung up. \u00a0Another important detail is that the dustpan is thinner at the front edge which makes it much easier to sweep things in- not all cute dustpans do this!<\/p>\n