How to Eat Out at Home: Your Perfect Backyard Dining Space By Suzie Wilson Backyard Dining There’s a difference between grilling out and turning your backyard into a functional kitchen and dining space. If you’re aiming for the latter, DIY projects can transform your outdoor space into a spot you’ll want to spend every season (not just the summer quarantine). Here’s how to create the...
The Right Way To Mix Wood Furniture and Finishes: 6 Tips From Design Experts By Whitney Coy | Jul 17, 202Remember the days of rooms filled with matching wood tones—everything purchased from a matching set and displayed exactly as they were arranged in the furniture showroom? Thankfully, those days are long gone. The trend these days is more eclectic, and filling your rooms with a mix of wood...
5 Blissful Backyard Decor Ideas From Instagram That Prove Summer Is Not Canceled By Larissa Runkle | Jul 17, 202Just because most of 2020 was canceled doesn't mean those wonderfully lazy days in your own backyard are, too. In fact, with summer concerts and vacations and festivals off the calendar, that's all the more reason to spend the time (and the money you would have paid for those...
Your Credit Score Matters Taking good care of your credit score starts with making wise credit decisions and developing healthy credit habits: pay your bills on time, don't max out your credit cards, work with lenders to avoid delinquencies and collections, and don't apply for multiple loans and credit cards at the same time. Good credit can make it easier to get what you want-be it a new house, car,...
By Larissa Runkle | Jun 25, 2020 With vacations put on hold and COVID-19 cases continuing to rise even as many states work to slowly reopen, it’s safe to say that many of us will be spending more time than usual at home this summer. And that means using more electricity and water than normal. That's why we asked the energy experts to share the most costly mistakes that lead to sticker shock with...
By Larissa Runkle | Jun 26, 2020 OK, we'll admit that summer 2020 has been a bit of a buzzkill so far: Between derailed travel plans and being forced to spend more time stuck inside (for the fourth month in a row, and counting), it's not exactly the new decade we all dreamed of.But we're glass-half-full kind of people. And the silver lining of all this time at home means more time to decorate...