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Home, Garden & Decor (10 posts found)
Simple Checklist for Hosts and Guests!
With the holidays quickly approaching, you will most likely be invited to a number of parties. Or, you may even host your own. Either way, there are some simple ways to prepare to ensure you don’t commit any guest or host faux-pas – and still enjoy yourself! W...
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When Adult Kids Come Home for the Holidays
Thanksgiving dinner. A white Christmas. Fun and festive New Year’s Eve parties. The holidays call for celebration, and one of the biggest reasons to celebrate is you get to spend time with family. Although everyone isn’t able to be with family for the holidays...
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Oh, Those Holiday Letters!
Each year at this time, holiday cards abound, and many include annual holiday letters. Love them or hate them, everyone has an opinion about these innocent vignettes of the year’s happenings. I confess to the practice of including a letter in our holiday cards...
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Easy Tips to Create a Cozy Home this Fall
Fall is the perfect season to nestle indoors in your humble abode. Whilst the change in weather approaches, you’ll want to hunker down and spend those cooler evenings cuddled up on the sofa watching the return of all your favorite fall dramas. Because you’ll b...
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Order in the House
Earlier this year, I went home for a little vacation. I expected to relax, go horseback riding, eat more beef than I do at home and…I did. What I did not anticipate, however, was that I would also oversee organizing my past. My parents had decided to sell the ...
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Kitchen Gadgets That Will Change Your Life
Gadgets. Some have only one function, while others claim to perform a staggering number of kitchen tasks. What they all have in common is the way they end up at the back of the utensil drawer.
We’ve discovered a few that will change the way you view gadget...
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Home Renovation Ideas & Mistakes to Avoid
Looking for small ways to change up your home? It’s amazing how switching the floor and painting the walls can change its entire look and feel. We recently updated both due to damage caused by a water leak, and my kids stated very emphatically that our house f...
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30 Shades of Gray
Decorating a home can be daunting. Whether you’ve just purchased your first house or downsized after your kids left for college, or perhaps you’re finally ready to turn your home into the “grownup” domicile you’ve always wanted, the overwhelming number of pain...
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Outdoor Living at Home
The weather is nice and this is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors. Creating a permanent living space outdoors is the best way to turn your backyard into an extension of your home. The easiest way to do this is by approaching the design of your backyard as...
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