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6 Tips for Understanding Regional Décor

It’s easy to fall in love on holidays. With décor, that is. Take that beachy Cape Cod cottage: muted blues and greys! Antique lobster traps! Nautical accents everywhere! Who could blame you for heading straight to the local boutiques and stocking up on charming seaside home décor items. Yet, that gorgeous […]

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6 All Natural Ways to Freshen Your Home with Fall Scents

Fall is here and you know what that means- warm fuzzy feelings, boots, colorful leaves and spicy autumn scents to make your home smell fantastic for the upcoming season. This year, avoid the toxic chemicals found in artificial scents and opt for an all natural approach. Here are 6 easy […]

Live in a Tourist Hub? 5 Ways to Survive Family Guests

Live in a Tourist Hub? 5 Ways to Survive Family Guests

If you live in a highly desirable area, you may be inundated with guests. Family and friends are always loved but sometimes surviving their visits can be tricky. Here are few tips to keep the peace, and make you the hostess with the most-est will minimal effort. Clean and Equip […]

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Benefits of Not Sleeping Alone

Sleeping with a partner can lead to a lot of headaches—with the passive aggressive kicking the and cover stealing to snores as loud as a freight train it’s amazing that some people ever sleep with a partner at all. It turns out, though, that there are some very good reasons […]

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10 Alternative Ways to Stay Warm this Winter

You cannot deny the brisk hours of the morning, the shortened sun at night; it’s easy to see that winter is coming. And for those of you that are frozen in terror for the next season to bring, why so concerned? There are numerous ways to stay warm this winter, […]

Prescription for a Better Home Mood: Paint Your Walls Happy

Prescription for a Better Home Mood: Paint Your Walls Happy

Walls painted in neutral colors are a favorite of house flippers. A neutral palette, after all, is reliable and flexible for home staging purposes. And it’s cheap to buy in bulk. But after awhile it’s a complete ho-hum bore to live with and can even have a negative impact on […]

Man Bags: Why We Don’t Carry a Purse

Man Bags: Why We Don’t Carry a Purse

Men. We have gym bags, duffle bags, shaving kits, and even fanny bags if need be to carry our stuff. The difference is we don’t feel the need to carry all that stuff around, all the time. Gym Bags I have a gym bag I use to carry my work-out […]

Hotel Items That You Can Have in Your Home

Hotel Items That You Can Have in Your Home

Have you ever left a hotel having slept so soundly that you wondered how in the heck you could get your hands on that pillow? Maybe you loved the nightstand lamp so much that you thought it would look nice next to your living room couch. Well, fear not—are ways […]

6 Multipurpose Tools for Your Kitchen

6 Multipurpose Tools for Your Kitchen

Life’s not easy for those of us with a big heart for cooking, but a small kitchen to work with. A stroll through the aisles of a kitchen goods store leaves us feeling down. So many magnificent tools—but so little cupboard space to store them in! If space is a […]

Fall Sleep Tips: How Season Changes Impact Sleep

Fall Sleep Tips: How Season Changes Impact Sleep

Fall season is here and what better time to snuggle up on the couch with a warm blanket and hot apple cider while admiring the foliage outdoors. The weather change also brings a sleep-altering season. See how the fall affects sleep so you can stay in-tune with your physiology. Longer Nights, […]