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Finding Flatware That’s a Cut Above ― Part One

Now here’s something to chew on. What common household item do you hold and put it in your mouth 50 times a day? That’s more than your...

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10 Household Items You Probably Shouldn’t Buy Online

I got spoiled during the pandemic. Yes, I know, we all had much to complain about ─ the cabin fever, the groundhog’s day existence, the...

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Want to Turn Clutter to Cash? Selling Stuff Just Got Easier

Decluttering should be its own reward. Letting go leads to that lovely feeling of lightness. Those open shelves, that organized closet,...

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Matters of Scale: Designers Offer Tips to Get It Right

I knew when we bought the Happier Yellow House that the outdoor carriage lamps flanking the garage would need to go, and the sooner the...

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A Home on The Water, or the Next Best Thing

I’ve always wanted a house on the water. I don’t have one. Twenty years ago, I had a house in California with a pool. More recently,...

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Home Worth More? You’re Probably Underinsured — 13 Ways to Save

The good news is your home has never been worth more. That takes some of the sting out of the fact that the stock market is down, and...

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Motherly Advice on Life and Home You Didn’t Ask For

Don’t talk with your mouth full. Stand up to shake hands. You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. One benefit of being...

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Put Down the Drill and No One Gets Hurt

I used to think there was nothing sexier than seeing my husband walk through the house with a toolkit and ladder on his way to do a home...

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Celebrity “Fixer” Seeks Help to Downsize and Fix Up a Fixer

Before COVID hit, Howard Bragman had two houses and a spouse. Today the celebrity crisis manager, known for cleaning up some of...

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Property Brothers’ New Furniture Reveals Twins’ Differences

Half the fun of watching “Property Brothers” — the HGTV reality series where identical twins Drew and Jonathan Scott convince homebuyers...