Home safety is something we sometimes take for granted, right? I mean, I lock my doors at night and keep the batteries in our smoke alarms, but I don't always think much more about it. We tend to worry a bit more about making sure our homes have a little wow factor, right? But the stuff that actually keeps your house from going up in flames or flooding the kitchen isn’t always obvious. It’s little ...
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Simple Ways to Make your Home Easier to Maintain
There's no way around it. One of the hardest things about having a home is maintaining it. There's always something to do. There's always something to fix. Things happen. Pipes burst. Toilets overflow. Kids take markers to freshly painted walls. Homeowners' to-do lists stay long. So, how can we make it a little easier to maintain our homes? Here are a few simple suggestions: Learn ...
3 Simple Ways to Have More Free Time At Home
It’s a modern mystery: with all of the helpful gadgets we have, we should have more free time than ever, yet actually, the opposite is true. Perhaps it’s because we have to spend more time driving to work than people did in the past, or perhaps it’s because smartphones have led to an always-on culture that can make you feel like you’re kind of at work even when you’re out of the ...
Easy Ways to Add Personality to Your Home
Let me let you in on a little secret: you don't have to have a perfectly styled home for it to feel good. What’s important is that it is a reflection of you. Adding in the right details and a touch of personality can make it lovely and comfortable, and you don't even have to totally redecorate. Here are a few easy ways to add personality to your home without a lot of ...