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Alison Deyette

Summer Entertaining and DIY

The best parties are those that have the three G’s: good food, good music and good lighting. And of course, a good guest list. I decided to turn to my favorite DIY projects into a sensational party setting that would wow my guests. Invite Skip the Evite—the best impression for

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Expert QA: How Often Should I Repaint My Home?

By Jason Carpenter for The Workbench Life Depending on where you live and what climate you live in — not to mention the material from which your home’s exterior is crafted — the time in between exterior home paintings can vary widely. Paint — when it is applied to your

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Etsy Made Easy

By Hope Lum – What would Easter be without baskets overflowing with candy treats such as chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps and jellybeans? This Easter, let’s shake up our Easter baskets with treats that are a little more long-lasting, like a handmade item from Etsy. Etsy is a great place to find

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Make a Small Room Seem Bigger

By Natalia Macrynikola for Ideas That Spark Two things mark your first year of living in New York City as a recent grad: The nervous energy that keeps you up at night, and your tiny first apartment. This miniscule apartment, often shared with strangers, is a rite of passage: Every

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5 Ways a Tablet or iPad Can Help Your DIY Project

The Workbench Life: Baby Blogs By Nate Edwards for The Workbench Life Everyone is familiar with the ability iPads and other tablets have to amuse us. I don’t blame you if you believe that a device with Facebook, YouTube and Angry Birds is nothing more than a productivity killer. But

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In Need of an Updated Look – Consider New Blinds

When it comes to modern window treatments, blinds are a great option. Not only do blinds do a good job of blocking out light and sound, they offer a easy way to create privacy. Today, blinds come in a wide variety of colors, finishes, materials, and styles, so they’re a great way

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How to Match Your New Sofa to Your Living Room

By Nick Gibson – Choosing the perfect sofa for your living room is almost as difficult as picking the perfect shoes for your favourite outfit. With so many choices available, choosing a combination of sofa, floor, walls and furniture isn’t always simple. Luckily, there are four simple tactics that you

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A Better Home Office on a Budget

By James Harrison – If you, like many modern ladies, have shunned the nine to five grind in favor of a more flexible working from home lifestyle, chances are you’re enjoying the freedom this gives you to spend time with your family. However, working from home is not without its

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Amy Moore

Rethink Pink

By Amy Moore – According to leading experts, pink has healing properties specifically dealing with grief and sadness. It can restore youthfulness and help bring you in contact with your feelings.  A person with an aversion to pink may have challenges with expressing their softness or feminine side. Pink is

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Discovering the Inspired You

By Marian Parsons – Perhaps you’re in that place, that same wallowing-in-self-pity place I was in a few years ago, or you’re just churning through the daily routine of your life. You might be able to concede that you could have untapped creative talents or possibly some mad furniture refinishing

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Holiday Decorating on a Budget

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly – ’Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly — and icicle lights, inflatable Santas, tons of ornaments and other trimmings. In these money-tight times, decorating can put a real strain on your

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Vicki Norris

Re-envision

By Vicki Norris – The Norris household at Dream Acres is being re-envisioned. We’re starting with the downstairs. The carpet was twenty years old; it had to go. There wasn’t a budget for the wide plank reclaimed barn wood floors of my dreams (sigh), so we settled for painted subflooring.

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Is Your Bedroom Decor Keeping You up?

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly Mortgage payments, gloomy headlines, critical bosses: It’s no wonder you’re sometimes too wound up to sleep! But having bedroom decor that invites relaxation can make all the difference. “After a day in your busy life, you

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Tracey Leber

Lunch With a Friend

By Tracey Leber- Life seems to always be so busy, with places to go and endless things “to do,” so when I set a date to have a friend over for lunch, I like to make an extra effort to create a special little space for us to catch up

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Jane Heacock

Stress Free Home Entertaining

By Jane Heacock – Some people are born great organizers others are not. Holiday entertaining, birthday celebrations and dinner parties can be stress free with a little bit of planning. Recently I organized a 60th birthday party. The planning of this party was put together in just four weeks. Here

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Karen Olsen

Blue Plate Special- Using Plates as Wall Décor!

By Karen Olsen – Do you have pretty plates you love that just sit in a cabinet waiting for a special occasion? The easiest and least expensive way to jazz up your décor is to use things you already have. Just check out some of these knock-your-socks-off plate ideas. Plates

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