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If you’re feeling the urge to purge unwanted items from your home, you’re not alone. Marie Kondo and her specific tips on decluttering have taken the world by storm while making the task of tidying feel easy. Want to get started? Here are 20 tried and true tips to help kick-start your cleaning and clearingContinue reading 20 Surprising Tips on Tidying Up Your House
Thrift stores can be a wonderful mishmash of trash and treasure. But all thrift shoppers have their own “Moby Dick”-style white whales, the items for which they are always hunting. Maybe it’s first-edition books by a favorite childhood author. Or, missing pieces from Grandma’s discontinued china pattern. We’ve all heard stories of someone uncovering aContinue reading Hunt Down and Cash in on These 16 Thrift Store Treasures
The late comedian George Carlin famously talked about “stuff” in what became one of his most epic stand-ups: “This is my stuff, that’s your stuff… That’s all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That’s all your house is a place to keep your stuff.” As we all know, stuff becomes aContinue reading 15 Smart Ways to Organize Every Room of Your Home
Living large is officially a thing of the past. Settling in a tiny house is more than just a trend-it’s a lifestyle choice that people all over the country are happily taking up. Although many structures can measure less than 300 feet, with ideas this stylish and innovative, small-sized homes are anything but a sacrifice.Continue reading Tiny Houses That Will Convince You to Downsize
Raise your hand if you find keeping your home clean totally daunting. Or if you stumble upon dust, rust, or dirt in spots you totally forget about too often for comfort. We get it. Which is why we created this super handy checklist with the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab to help you stay onContinue reading This Is How Often You Need to Clean Everything, According to Experts
Spring cleaning isn’t some bygone American tradition. More than three-quarters of Americans do some spring cleaning every year, according to an industry survey, though only about 26 percent of those respondents do a deep cleaning. But how did this all start, and why do we still do all this cleaning today? We took a lookContinue reading How Spring Cleaning Has Changed Over the Years
Thrift stores can be a gold mine when it comes to finding particular accessories and necessities that will kick your home decorating skills up a notch – and all without breaking the bank. The key is knowing how to incorporate and repurpose these thrifty finds into your existing designs. Get inspired with these supremely simpleContinue reading 15 Clever Thrift Store Hacks to Achieve Easy and Affordable Home Upgrades
Any time you find yourself wishing your home was just 20 feet bigger, turn to the tiny houses of Instagram. These spaces only have a few hundred square feet to work with, yet they’re full of inspiring design ideas. Incorporate a few of these creative ideas into your own home to make your space notContinue reading Space-Saving Decor Ideas to Borrow from Inspiring Tiny Homes
According to FBI figures, approximately 1.4 million burglaries take place in the United States each year. However, while many assume burglary to be merely a crime of opportunity—and one committed by masked strangers under the cover of darkness—that’s rarely the truth. In many cases, it’s what burglars have already gleaned about you and your propertyContinue reading 20 Secrets Burglars Already Know About Your Home