If it fits in a jar, it sits in a jar. Invented in the 1800s, the Mason jar was designed to be the ideal step in food preservation. A thick glass body with an airtight metal lid, Mason jars could…
If it fits in a jar, it sits in a jar. Invented in the 1800s, the Mason jar was designed to be the ideal step in food preservation. A thick glass body with an airtight metal lid, Mason jars could…
A little ingenuity is all you need for a new look. If there’s one lesson I’ve taken well and truly to heart, it’s be careful what you stick to your walls. Like stickers, for instance. Never, ever put stickers on…
Who says pet beds can’t be chic? Obviously, your pet doesn’t especially care what their bed looks like. If they fit, they sit. Sometimes, they’ll sit even if they don’t fit. But hey, if they don’t care, then you have…
The Queer Eye design expert has some suggestions. For the obvious reason, large-scale home renovation projects are currently off the table. I know, I know, you wanted to make your living room look like Monica and Rachel’s apartment from Friends,…
Creativity in motion. For years now, Etsy has been the premier online home of hand-crafters, decor artists, sewing experts, and more. A friend of mine got a really cute hat with bear ears on it from Etsy once, and she…
If you’re going to be there a while, it should be comfy. Working from home sounds awesome until you actually have to start doing it. It’s at this point you realize that your home office is woefully under-equipped for daily…
You don’t need to change the whole room to change a room. As fun as completely redecorating your entire house is, sometimes you just don’t have the time, money, or both. It’s understandable; redecorating is a big undertaking. In those…
Make what you’ve got last. The idea of throwing away furniture has always seemed kind of wonky to me. I mean, obviously, you have to dump stuff sometimes if, I don’t know, it caught fire or the dog did his…
Brighter shades for brighter times. Spring is just about here. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and the sun is shining. It’s the time of year that makes you throw open the windows to let the fresh air and good…
Like living in a sun-swept canyon. If ever there were a style of decor that takes especially good taste to pull off, it’s the Southwestern look. When you do it right, you can create a bright, sunny home full of…
Just because you’re sweating in it doesn’t mean it can’t be tasteful. It’s cool having a gym to call your own. You can work out for as long as you want, play your favorite music, and there’s nobody there to…
They say everything in a home tells a story. One of the most uncomfortable things you can experience when you have guests over is a prolonged awkward silence. When you run out of things to talk about, everyone’s just going…
Good taste is immortal. Fads and trends are always coming and going; what’s popular now will be gauche in less than a year. It’s the nature of trend-based marketing, nothing wrong with it. But no matter how much the trendy…
You can get a first-class house without spending first-class money. Sometimes, you just don’t have the budget handy to completely re-do your house. It is a sizable undertaking after all, and sizable undertakings require sizable amounts of money. Luckily, as…
Ah, trendiness, you are a fickle thing… A wise person once said that fads are cyclical; what was trendy before becomes untrendy later, but then becomes trendy again in a few years. Maybe it’s a nostalgia thing. I don’t know,…
It’s a workspace but made to spark your creativity The number of people who are working from home is on the rise, and this trend won’t stop anytime soon. Due to all technology, people are easily connected, it creates no…
The ancient philosophy thinks your bathroom is costing you more than you’ll ever find out! When it comes to the ancient philosophy of Feng Shui, bathrooms have a terrible reputation. There are some small adjustments you can make to turn…