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20 More Ways to Be Happy at Home

Last week I posted 10 Ways to be Happy at Home and asked you what you'd add to my list. Here are 20 of the responses I received that I thought were too good not to share! Bring spring bulbs inside your home--they're like happy little ... Keep Reading

10 Ways to be Happy at Home

"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends." -Samuel Johnson It's easy to feel dissatisfied with our homes, isn't it? To concentrate on their flaws and fantasize about ... Keep Reading

Creating Tablescapes

Have you ever been stumped when it came to decorating a side table or dresser? I have! So when the Nester over at Nesting Place talked about a tablescape tutorial she read in The Home Book, I took notes. According to designer David ... Keep Reading

Looking Outside the Stainless-Steel Box

My poor fridge is on the fritz. It's making gasping-for-breath noises, so we know it's not long for this world. I've been shopping for a new one with the realization that I may need to replace the rest of my appliances, as well, and ... Keep Reading

Home-a-Rama House #5: Nantucket-Style Living

This is the final day of our week-long series featuring homes from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama. This 6 bedroom, 8,000 square foot home, which has a stained-cedar shake exterior with stone and white trim, was built by Executive Homes of ... Keep Reading