16 places to find cheaper furniture (other than at Ikea)
Whether you’re just starting out in furnishing a new apartment or just don’t want to spend a ton on furniture, you probably plan to hit up your nearest Ikea. But as you graduate to midrange furniture pricing, there are actually a lot of options. Here are a few places to find cheaper furniture stores and home decor haunts that are both big names and smaller, more niche boutiques.
Steal this resolution: one box in, one box out
For the new year, I’m trying this new idea. Any packaging that enters my home must now be filled up with old stuff, and given away.
How to fix your bed to be quieter
One of our most popular posts of all time is this one about bedframes that are quiet… but now we’ve got some great DIY ideas for how to make your existing bedframe be quieter…
6 of our favorite organization tools you can buy online
We rounded up a few of our favorite new ways to organize all our stuff, and it can all be purchased online. From headphone hangers (get them off the floor!) to tiny space savers all around your house, these organizational wonders get the job done.
Here’s how to save money by making your own vinegar cleaning spray
If you’re going greener with your home cleaning, you’ve probably wondered about using white vinegar as a replacement for commercial cleaning sprays. You’ll also save a ton of money since water + vinegar is CHEAP. Here’s how to mix up your own vinegar cleaning spray at home that actually smells nice…
Here’s the easiest way to de-stem strawberries
If you’re a strawberry lover like I am, you might be used to chopping off the stem of the strawberry before making it into your oatmeal topping, smoothie ingredient, or shortcake deliciousness. But with that technique, you’re sending a lot of the yummy fruit into the garbage or compost. Here’s a trick I learned to save as much strawberry guts as possible…
23 fun & useful dorm decor items to max out your space
If you’re starting to think about heading back to college in a month or so, you might be researching how to maximize the teeny tiny space that is your (likely shared) dorm room. I found some super kicky and useful dorm decor to get your brainstorming into high gear, including a few more fun items.
Woodgrain housewares to give your place that Midcentury feel
Offbeat home decor may have new trends coming and going, but woodgrain details always come back strong. I scrounged up some new faves for woodgrain on both expected AND unexpected items in your house. Think wallets, glasses, fans, gaming controllers, and some contact paper to cover anything left over in your house.
Let’s get to shopping for mid-century-inspired woody goodness…