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Holidays, Home Design

Creative Thanksgiving Table Settings

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for so many of us it marks the beginning of the most wonderful time of year: the holiday season! But if you鈥檙e hosting a Thanksgiving meal at your home, it can get easy to get caught up in wanting your table to be decorated as tastefully and beautifully as possible. 

Whether this is your first time hosting Thanksgiving dinner or your twentieth, you鈥檒l love to see some examples of beautiful table setting ideas. Here鈥檚 our guide to creating a great table setting this Thanksgiving holiday.

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Homeowners

Seven Qualities of a Good Neighbor

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If you want good neighbors, you鈥檒l first have to become one yourself. Master these seven techniques, and even you (yes, you!) can win the approval of your entire neighborhood.

1. Good neighbors bring cookies

Whether you鈥檙e new in town or haven鈥檛 kept in touch, a delivery of freshly baked goods is a perfect way to break the ice and let neighbors know that you鈥檙e thinking of them.

If cookies can keep Santa returning year after year with a bag full of loot, then surely they can train your neighbors to do your bidding. Consider the following scenario.

鈥淗oney, somebody鈥檚 robbing the neighbor鈥檚 house again.鈥�
鈥淲ait, Janet. The ones who brought cookies yesterday?鈥�
鈥淓xactly. This time I鈥檒l call the cops.鈥�

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DIY, Home Design

Home Design Trends for 2019

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New year, new look for your home! We’re looking at the most innovative home design trends for 2019 in order to show how simple it can be to incorporate them into your own space. Here are some of our favorite interior design trends and how you can breathe new life into your current spaces.

Bold and patterned back-splashes

While 2018 was a minimalist year for interior design, 2019 will signify a move toward more vibrant kitchen looks. Bold and patterned back-splashes can add some life back into your kitchen with bright colors and graphic tiles. Try using a cool blue, gray or even geometric-patterned tile in your kitchen.

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Tips for Organizing Your Holiday D茅cor

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With the holidays approaching, it鈥檚 important to ensure that your decorations don鈥檛 end up in a complete mess after the holiday season ends. Maybe you鈥檙e dreading decorating because you remember the stress of storing all of your decorations last year. Or maybe you just don鈥檛 know where to start. Whatever stage you鈥檙e at in the decorating process, here are some of our best tips for organizing your holiday decor this season and beyond. Continue reading →

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Six Ways to Keep Your Home Safe When Traveling for the Holidays

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With the holiday season approaching, it is highly important to not skimp on security. And if you鈥檙e planning on traveling during the holidays, you should feel some peace of mind knowing your home is safe while you鈥檙e away. Here are our top tips for keeping your home safe as you travel for the holiday season.

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Homeowners

DIY: Building Your Backyard Fire Pit

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Autumn is in full swing and there are so many incredible changes happening. The kids are back to school, football is on TV, the leaves are changing color and you get to enjoy the crisp, cool air of the season. With everyone鈥檚 schedule jam-packed, the weekends become more meaningful when the entire family can get together. With the great weather outside, you don鈥檛 want to get caught sitting on the couch. Why not spend a night with the family sitting by the fire? Don鈥檛 have a fire pit? Good thing they鈥檙e cheap and easy to build! Here鈥檚 how you can build one by yourself: Continue reading →

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New Data Finds Homeowners Struggle When Selling, Despite Hot Market

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Twelve days before Thanksgiving, Mark Meaney and his wife, Sue, decided to put their 109-year-old house on the market. They looked at comps of similar-sized homes near their St. Paul neighborhood, agreed on a price with their agent and waited anxiously for their first offer to roll in. Continue reading →