Tag: home decor
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At Home: Busting 10 reasons we cling to stuff we don’t need
The start of a new year, as we come off a season of over consumption, is the ideal time to harness those feelings of guilty excess and summon the resolve to lighten up. If we are ever going to cut through the clutter that has accumulated in our closets, drawers, cupboards and garages, this is…
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At Home: Lessons learned from 2024
As we close the calendar on 2024, we come to my year-end ritual, the one where we look back at the past 50 columns, at the trials, tribulations, tips and takeaways, and pull one bit of advice from each month that’s noteworthy. In JANUARY, the month we’re supposed to take a wide-eyed inventory of our…
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At Home: Hang up your pride and let the pros hang the holiday lights
One of my core beliefs is that you can learn everything you need to know about a man by the way he handles a string of Christmas lights. When confronted with tangled cords, burned-out bulbs and hanging hassles, does he joyfully whistle “Deck the Halls,” or does he get red-faced, start swearing, and send the…
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At Home: Odors be gone! Air purifiers help clear the air
Until recently, I was blissfully breathing, unaware of the microscopic particles — the dust mites, dander, pollen, mold, viruses, pet smells, germs, cooking odors, twelfth-hand smoke and who knows what else — lurking under my nose. Then, as I was researching last week’s column, in which I dusted up a fuss about pet fur and…
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At Home: Seven steps to styling your bed like a pro
Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a spare, streamlined minimalist bed, with their lean lines, trim pillows and stingy covers? Whenever I see beds like these in…
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At Home: Seven steps to styling your bed like a pro
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started almost 10 years ago, doubles. “The pre-holiday cleaning overdrive is real,” said Knoll, whose company services about 600 homes a…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started…
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At Home: Down bedding is a shifty business
My friend Bud, who lives in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently texted me with a baffling problem. Literally, he was baffled by the lousy baffling in several down comforters he’d purchased. Bud knows inferior bedding is a topic I do not take lying down, so he…
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At Home: Quietly accessible furniture aids aging in place with safety and style
Knees get cranky, backs get stiff, balance isn’t what it used to be. Age isn’t easy on us. But the right furniture can make it easier. And, finally, one major furniture retailer is leaning into that with a line of “quietly accessible” furniture that looks like it belongs in a home, not a rehab center.…