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Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide
For my stocking stuffer gift guide, I wanted to think of items that would actually fit in a stocking. I see so many stocking stuffer gift ideas that float around the internet where I’m like what size stocking do you have? I mean, when I was younger my parents would put little gifts inside my stocking (hence stocking stuffers) and a few gifts below the stocking on the fireplace as well as presents under the tree. But presents under the stockings are presents, not stocking stuffers! So that’s why I wanted to keep my ideas for you guys items that would actually fit in a stocking. My stocking holder is the…
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Cozy Gift Guide
I am all about being cozy. As much as I like going out adventuring and doing things, I also love staying home, being on the couch with a blanket, and watching a movie. So it was a no brainer for me to put together a cozy gift guide. Sweatshirt: Pink Lily Boutique (here) | Blanket: Abercrombie & Fitch (here) | Mug: Anthropologie Is there anything better than being cozied up under a plaid sherpa blanket with a hot drink, in comfy clothes, in front of the Christmas tree? I think not! I love my new Christmas sweatshirt – the Christmas tree in the red truck is so classic. My plaid…
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3 Ways To Improve Your Home This Winter
When winter rolls around we all tend to all want to batten down the hatches and hibernate for a few months. We spend a lot more time inside our homes than we normally do as our gardens become out of bounds and we rush home on those darker evenings. As such, it is an ideal time to spend a little time getting various jobs done around your home, which is why today we are sharing with you 3 ways to improve your home this winter. Image Pixabay – Pixabay License Make sure that your home is insulated properly This one will make such a difference to you, both in…
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Pulling Your Home Out Of Negative Equity
Image Credit Pixabay.com License CC0 Moving to a new home can be a complex and stressful scenario to find yourself in. Sometimes though it is a choice that we make ourselves. And, when it comes to moving to a bigger and better home, it can be quite exciting. If you are about to climb up another step on the property ladder, you will need to consider how much your current house is worth. When you bought it, the housing market may have been a different place to the way it is today. And, as such, the value of the property could have moved in either direction. If it is worth…
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Nutcracker Christmas Mugs
One day I hope to be able to buy more from Anthropologie than mugs, but for now mugs it is! I’ve gotten a few mugs in the past year and I love them all. My newest ones are from this year’s Christmas collection – more specifically from the Nutcracker collection. Of course, I couldn’t choose just one so I had to get all 3 while they were on sale! They were all too pretty to choose just one! I love the detail in each one. The Christmas trees and house, the Nutcracker characters like Clara, Drosselmeyer, the toy soldiers, Sugarplum Fairy, Mouse King, etc – so cute! The next thing…
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4 Ways To Use Renewable Energy To Power Your Home
Image Credit: Pexels, Free to Use Licence. Not so long ago the thought of producing your own energy to power your home seemed like something that you’d only see in very remote, reclusive communities without access to the national grid and yet now with the advancements of technology it’s not only possible but commonplace with more and more people choosing to invest in renewable energy, saving themselves money and reducing their carbon footprint. If renewable power alternatives are something that you may be interested in exploring then here are just 4 of the ways in which you could power your home. Roof-mounted solar panels 10 years ago it was rare…
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Quick Home Management Tips To Save Your Sanity
There are millions of resources that share information about decorating and organizing our homes. But making our homes tidy and well decorated is excellent but not the end of it. At the end of a busy week, having to clean the whole house, and tidy up everybody’s mess so that the pest authority don’t turn up, isn’t exactly what you want to be doing with your time, but how exactly do we keep our houses clean, tidy and stress-free? Here are some tips on home management that should hopefully help you reach that goal. Photo by iAlicante Mediterranean Homes on Unsplash Laundry daily Quite often, people will leave the laundry…
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How To Stop Drafts In Your Home This Winter
Image Credit: Pexels. Free to Use Licence. There’s nothing more annoying than being snuggled up in your home on a cold, windy day and feeling a terrible draft entering your space. Drafts enter homes through windows, doors, fireplaces and even electrical vents and can make your home feel much colder than it is, giving you the shivers and causing you to crank up your heating. With the potential energy savings from reducing drafts ranging from 5% to 30%, a year a drafty home is definitely something you should consider seeing to. So here’s how to beat them before winter truly sets in. Check your windows Your windows are perhaps…
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4 Things That’ll Compromise Your Home’s Quality
Is there anything better than owning your own home? Not in our book. It’s your chance to put down roots, create a home in your image, and to have a peaceful and restful retreat from the mania of the outside world. But of course, just because it’s possible that your home will be all of these things, it’s not going to just happen naturally. You need to make it happen. And part of that will be working hard to avoid those aspects that will compromise the quality of your home. Below, we take a look at some of the most common quality-busting things that homeowners face. Pexels – CC0 Licence…
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4 Easy Ways To Create A Rustic Look For Your Living Room
Pexels So what exactly can we define as a rustic look? In an interior design sense, a rustic look is intended to have a charming and natural quality to it; often relying on rough textures and a deliberately unfinished quality. A rustic design will use old wood, natural colours, beautifully messy textures and vintage feels. Such a design often relies upon giving already functional objects different uses. (Vases made out of vintage wine bottles for instance)! If you’re looking for some easy ways to create a rustic vibe in your living room, read on! Pexels Exposed brick Exposed brick is a gorgeously rustic look for any living room space.…
