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March 2020 Favorites
It’s weird to talk about what I loved this month when this month has been the absolute worst. It’s like every month of 2020 is competing to be the worst. I’m thankful that I’m still healthy as are my friends and family (knock on wood) but we can all agree it’s a very weird, isolating, scary time right now. We’re all stuck inside our homes and only going out for necessities. I spend my days working from home – teaching virtually through Zoom – and if it’s a nice day I’ll go for a walk to get some fresh air and exercise after my work day. Unsurprisingly I only have…
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Sprucing Up Your Exterior Like A Boss
https://unsplash.com/photos/Al9Cl-b7EFU When it comes to our homes, we all want to be in and around the loveliest possible environment. We do all we can to make the place function perfectly, and for it to look as beautiful as possible. A lot of attention gets placed on the inside – and rightly so as it’s where we’re stationed for the majority of our lives – but it’s not ALL about the interior. The outside needs some love, too, remember. People’s first impressions count for a lot, and they’re not going to be looking at the interior when they first pull up on the driveway! The exterior also needs to be looked…
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Ways To Protect Your Home From Heavy Rain
(Pixabay CC0) You’ve heard the saying: It never rains, but it pours! And that saying can be true to so many of us, not only when discussing the various challenges we face in life, but with the actual weather too! Particularly when that rain is heavy, we can experience water damage in our homes, and that can lead to financial losses and practical difficulties. Oh, and we can get more than a little wet in the process too! So, in a follow on to our article on preparing your home for the worst of weather, here are some tips to help you protect your home from the consequences of heavy…
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Money Well Spent: Splurges to Make Your Life Easier
If you’re a busy, hard-working professional, or just an adult with not enough time on your hands, you know that sometimes you just have to spend a little extra money on things that others might call extravagant or unnecessary. When you’re working in a high-stakes environment you don’t always have the time to look after those everyday things that others do as a matter of course. Photo Credit: Tembela Bohle There’s nothing at all wrong with spending a little money on the things that help make your life easier. We all have our “self-care” splurges, whether that’s the occasional shopping trip, the fancy white chocolate mocha we get every Tuesday,…
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Easy Upgrades To Make To Your Home
https://pixabay.com/photos/interior-living-room-furniture-2685521/ If you have grown a bit tired with your surroundings, there are a number of different things that you can do to make your home look more beautiful without spending a lot of money. Read on to discover some easy yet effective home upgrades. Upgrade the windows One part of the home that is overlooked a lot is the window area. This does not mean that you need to spend a fortune on new windows. However, you can upgrade your room by investing in window treatments. Window treatments can work wonders because they enable you to make it appear like you have brand new windows installed. You can…
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Geometric Shelf Bookcase
This post has been a long time coming. I bought this bookcase and had it delivered back in January, but it’s taken me a while to get it looking the way I want. I’m probably still not done messing with it, but it’s “done” enough that I can finally share! So I knew I needed a bookcase in my living room for various items – vases, extra candles, a few dvds, and books. I have a lot of books – a lot of which I have left at my parents’ house – but I’m constantly getting more books. Whether I’m being gifted them for review purposes or buying them myself,…
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4 Ways To Add Value to Your Garden
When selling your property, you want every part of the house to be looking its best. A lick of paint here, a new carpet there, perhaps a new kitchen or bathroom – all these details add real value to your property. But we often neglect the part of the home that gives potential buyers their first impression: the garden. Not only does a beautiful, well-kept garden imply a cared-for property, it also opens the buyer’s imagination to afternoons spent in the sun, kids playing on the grass, BBQs with friends, and home-grown vegetables. The garden is a big part of the lifestyle the property is advertising, and so should be…
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February 2020 Favorites
I saw a meme somewhere yesterday that said something like January was 48 years long and February was 2 seconds and I think it’s so true! January felt like it dragged on and on and I always think the months go by in the blink of an eye so January was strange for sure. I can’t believe February is about to be over and it normally would be except for the fact that it’s a leap year! So let’s get in to my February favorites! First up, my Barefoot Dreams CozyChic Throw. I have been talking about this for a month. It’s my first Barefoot Dreams piece and I’m in love. I…
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The Best Ways To Put Money Back Into Your Home
Putting money back into your home is essential if you have any view of selling it in the future. What many homeowners fail to realise is that they’re sat on a goldmine in terms of money. It’s so easy to make money back off the home that you brought because of the contact changes in house prices. However, you can make even more money back from your home if you know what you’re doing. All you have to do is make small improvements and you could be adding the value you need to sell and get a better home. That’s how so many people walk through their property ladder life.…
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Fun Garden Upgrades For Summer
Image The garden is as much of a room in the house as every other room, but it is often overlooked on a design front. If you want a new home project to complete during the spring, some garden upgrades wouldn’t go amiss and they could really liven up the space for you. Today we are going to take a look at some of the most fun garden upgrades you can perform to make the space beautiful and a fun place to be during those summer months. Upgrade the patio The first thing you can do to make the garden feel brand new is install a new patio. Whether…
