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DIY

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IKEA Hack: How to Stain Your Furniture for a Polished Look

Renters often turn to IKEA for smaller-scale furniture that won’t break the bank — which means IKEA shelves and desks are pretty much ubiquitous in apartments.…

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DIY

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How to Showcase Your Travels With a Cork Wall Map

We are beginning to get into a rhythm with summer, finally! For the most part, summer trips, camps and vacations have been planned. Everyone is talking…

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Apartment Tips

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6 Tips for Keeping Your Dorm Room Organized

There are many benefits to keeping your living space clean and organized. Being clutter-free means that there are fewer distractions and you can easily find your…

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Home Decor

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How to Decorate & Organize the Top of Your Fridge

The kitchen is easily the most-used room in the house. Our kitchen just so happens to be on the smaller side and isn’t packed full of…

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Off-Campus Living

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How to Stock Your Mini Fridge for College

A mini refrigerator is an important asset for every college student and more or less a necessity. A compact refrigerator in your dorm room will make…

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DIY

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How to Add a Splash of Color With Paint­-Dipped Baskets

I use baskets for so many things around my home. They are perfect for both organization and décor. However, if you ever tire of the same…

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DIY

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How to Make a Super Easy DIY Macrame Plant Hanger

A few years ago, I was reminiscing with a friend about how trends in decorating and crafts always seem to come around again. "I’m going to…

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DIY

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How to Make Your Very Own Citronella Candles

With summer here and the temperatures rising, the mosquitos are starting to make their dreaded appearance. Summer is a time for family fun, outdoor laughter, eating…

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Apartment Living

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How to Keep Your Cool In the Hottest Summer Months

July and August are the hottest months of the year — and for those renting a home without air conditioning, some of the worst. Even if…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Create a Tablescape that Feels Like Summer

I remember the early days of marriage when my husband and I lived in a teeny tiny apartment with our three cats. Why we thought we…

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DIY

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How to Make Simple Wall Art Using Real Flowers

I am probably one of the biggest advocates I know of for creating your own art around your home. It's considerably cheaper. You can use the colors…

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Apartment Living

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Living Back Home During the Summer – How to Survive

So now you are living back at home with your parents during the summer. How has that been going for you? Uh huh...that’s what we thought.…

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Home Decor

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How to Create a Bright, Light-Filled Space

One thing I think almost everyone craves for their place is creating a sense of openness and a light-filled space. Depending on the direction your windows…

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DIY

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How to Make Your Own Shibori Tablecloth for Summer

Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique that features intricate fabric manipulation before dyeing in indigo dye. American tie-dye can trace its roots back to ancient shibori…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Make the Perfect Summer Watermelon Sangria

Oh, summer, you have finally arrived! It’s time for outdoor entertaining at its finest! With the summer season comes the dreaded heat (and humidity down south),…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Create a Classy Lunch With Items From Around Your Apartment

My husband and I lived in a very tiny apartment in Washington, D.C., for eight years. We sacrificed space for location and loved living right in…

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Home Decor

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How to Add Some Summertime to Your Apartment Décor

I'm all about budget decorating and using my creativity to create a home I love. After the long winter months, I'm eager to throw open the…

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Home Decor

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How to Organize and Spruce Up Your Pantry

Shelley Smith from the House of Smiths talks about how she redid her pantry to make it into the Pretty Pantry that we all now know…

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Home Decor

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How to Create an Office Space in an Empty Corner

For most people, especially if you rent your living space, having a separate room for an office isn't an option. This can become quite frustrating, considering…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Create the Perfect Lemonade Stand for 4th of July

The 4th of July is all about celebrating with family and friends, and, because it occurs during one of the hottest months of the year, it's…

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Home Decor

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How to Choose the Right Rug for Your Space

Rugs! Whether you live in a small, medium or large space, rugs can play a large role in the flow and feel of a room. I…

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Home Decor

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How to Create the Perfect Outdoor Oasis for a Temporary Space

Now that spring has officially arrived and temperatures are (finally!) starting to warm up, it’s time to start fully enjoying the outside areas of your home.…

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DIY

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Board to Sleep: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Own DIY Headboard

Once upon a time, headboards were used to help keep sleepers isolated from the cold drafts which would seep in between the roof and walls of…

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Home Decor

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How to Add Metallic Accessories to Brighten Your Apartment

Did you know you can use metallic accessories to brighten your space? They will bounce light around your home and make your space feel brighter and…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Throw a Quick and Easy Healthy Smoothie Bar Party

Whether it's a birthday or simply a get together, an easy and fun way to celebrate time spent together is with a smoothie bar for you…

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Home Decor

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How to Choose Furniture You’ll Actually Use for Years to Come

In home design, trends come and go, and certain things pass out of style. But furniture is expensive, and few of us can afford to redecorate…

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Apartment Living

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Table for One! How to Eat Well While Living Alone

Living alone, especially after years of living with your parents and/or roommates, can be wonderful. In your own place, you can decorate, play music, have people…

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Apartment Living

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How to Go About Asking Parents for Money

Odds are, if you are currently in college, you may not be the richest person in the world. College and being broke go hand in hand.…

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DIY

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How to Easily Add Extra Clothing Storage in Your Apartment

Unless you build your own home, chances are pretty good that the storage space in your current living arrangement doesn't exactly fit your specific needs. And…

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Apartment Living

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5 Easy Ways to Present Cookies to New Neighbors

When you live in an apartment, you get to see a lot of your neighbors. It just sort of comes with the territory. After all, you’re…

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DIY

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How to Make Your Own All-Natural Sugar Scrub at Home

With just a few ingredients, you can make your own all-natural sugar scrub at home, and you can even change up this recipe with any essential…

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Apartment Living

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How to Create a Spa Day at Home With Lavender-Infused Oil

Homemade beauty products are increasing in popularity. More and more people are looking to use natural products in place of harsh chemicals, but store-bought organic products…

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Apartment Living

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How to Prep Your Resume for the Perfect Position

In today’s ever-changing job market, a mismatch of majors to career fields is not surprising. Far too often the field we imagined ourselves in changes as…

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Food and Entertaining

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How to Throw a Last Minute Mother's Day Brunch

What do mothers REALLY want for Mother’s Day? To spend time with you! That’s why throwing a brunch for you and mom is the perfect way…

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Apartment Living

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How to Make a Decorative Yet Functional Pet Feeding Station

If you’ve ever lived with pets in a small space, you know they require some space for feeding and storing all the supplies they require. Fortunately,…

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Apartment Living

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Surviving Senioritis

It’s the final weeks of your very last spring semester of college and graduation is right around the corner. You’ve made it! You’ve dedicated yourself and worked…

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DIY

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How to Reupholster an Ottoman for Your Small Space

In small apartments, every piece of furniture needs to serve more than one purpose, as space is at a premium. A great multitasking must-have is the…

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Apartment Living

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How to Plan Vacations on a Budget

There are a lot of perks to being in college, but being almost broke isn’t one of them. So if you are one of the many…

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DIY

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How to Decorate Your Easter Eggs with Confetti

Easter is nearly here and it’s time to start thinking about Easter dinner, Easter egg hunts, the Easter bunny and decorating Easter eggs. Decorating eggs is…

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Apartment Living

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How To Set Up a Temporary Mudroom

After a rough winter, I think most of us are excited to welcome in spring and its warmer weather. As the higher temps and sunshine melt…

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