Our (New-ish) Super Fast, Super Useful Design Process (for N
photo by tessa neustadt for ehd | from: 1 bedroom 4 ways with the citizenry
You canât have âfast, cheap and goodâ in design. We all know that. A...
22-08-2019 21:31
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In Defense of the Comfy Sectional?A Friend’s Almost-Fi
My friends have cool houses and good taste. You may be thinking to yourself that this room looks familiar like, âit belongs in a house Iâve seen ...
21-08-2019 21:34
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All Our Favorite 2019 Decor Trends (& What We Think Wil
image source | design by jessica helgerson interior design
Trends, trends, trends. A term we love to hate but also canât wait to see what crazy idea...
20-08-2019 21:32
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19-08-2019 21:32
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Mountain House Reveal: How We Designed Our Super Kid-Friendl
FAMILY ROOM REVEAL TIME (i.e. the last space weâre revealing during mountain house âshark weekâ?master bedroom and bath are coming up the first...
18-08-2019 21:32
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Mountain House “Reveal”: The Dining Room Built-i
MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL, #6.
Alright, Iâm going to say this from the get-go: The dining room is less of an âafterâ because things are changing al...
17-08-2019 21:32
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Mountain House Reveal: The Upstairs Guest Bath That Use to B
MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL #5. Weâre in the home stretch now, having revealed the living room and entry, the downstairs guest bed and bath, the upstairs...
16-08-2019 21:32
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Mountain House Reveal: The Riskiest Bathroom I Designed?With
We are back with another reveal, this time the hall bath (here is the in-depth process post from last year if you need a recap). We have at times cal...
15-08-2019 21:33
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Mountain House Reveal: How I Transformed an Awkward Space In
MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL WEEK, DAY 3! (Quick catchup: So far, weâve revealed the living room and entry, as well as the downstairs guest bed and bath s...
14-08-2019 21:34
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Mountain House Reveal: Our Soft Yet Secretly Sultry Downstai
Welcome to the downstairs guest suite?one of two that my friends fight over, understandably. In not-so-shocking news, I like a calm bedroom and at th...
13-08-2019 21:32
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Mountain House Reveal: Our Light-Filled Neutral & Textu
ITâS MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL WEEK!!!!!!!! In case youâve missed the countdown to it on social media (we are treating it like âshark week,â for ...
12-08-2019 21:31
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The Link Up: The Pants 4 Of Us Bought This Week, The Hotel J
image via Architectural Digest | design by Elizabeth Roberts and Peter Marino
Happy Sunday, folks and welcome back to one of our favorite series: The ...
11-08-2019 21:33
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How Sara Saved Her Skin & (Finally) Cured Her Adult Acn
Weâre usually pretty into design over here at EHD, but one of our favorite non-design topics in the office" Skincare. Skin?we all have it, we all n...
10-08-2019 21:32
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Tadelakt is the (Super Durable) Bathroom Trend You Didn̵
image and design via blakes london
Imagine a world where you never again have to spend your Saturday mornings scrubbing the grime and mildew off of yo...
09-08-2019 21:33
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A Definitive List of the Only Baking Tools You Need (From Ou
Thereâs always room in my stomach for dessert. Food goes into your stomach, but dessert" Dessert goes into your heart.
The EHD team doesnât, in m...
08-08-2019 21:32
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Design Mistakes: The 3 Biggest Color Palette Missteps (&
image source via jungalow | design by Justina Blakeney
Why it works: Each color present here has an anchor, which really (if you havenât already gue...
07-08-2019 21:32
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Think Outside the Frame: Wall Hangings Are the Cure for Your
photo by tessa neustadt for ehd | from: saraâs living room reveal
As you may know, we have a real special place in our hearts for the âweirdâ or...
06-08-2019 21:41
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The New Dining Room Lighting Trend We’re VERY Into (Th
image via apartment 34 | design by tom mark henry
Hereâs a quick snapshot of how most âtrendâ conversations happen here at EHD:
Someone: âIâ...
05-08-2019 21:36
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The Link Up: An Exciting New Rug Collection From a Friend, B
image via this book (amongst so many other things, she is our resident chef/baker who routinely brings us homemade treats which WE LOVE). After trying...
04-08-2019 21:33
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My Fashion History + I Finally Found My Style + The Current
My genius team did it. Last night, they unintentionally did a âstyle diagnosticâ on ME. In an attempt to understand my fashion style better, I pi...
03-08-2019 21:33
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The Coffee & Accent Tables That Will Save Your (Boring)
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | from: reveal: a budget rental-friendly living and dining room (with 80% thrifted finds)
I am not traditionally ...
02-08-2019 21:35
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What It REALLY Costs to Buy an Income Property in LA (&
Hi all. I feel like I need to formally introduce myself. My name is Emily Bowser, henceforth called ?Bowser? as to not confuse anyone! I am a stylist...
01-08-2019 21:33
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Our Favorite Pottery Resources
photo by tessa neustadt for EHD | from: good housekeeping home tour
There is no shame in my pottery (or ceramic) hoarding game. Itâs 3-dimensional a...
31-07-2019 21:34
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Tour a Stylist’s Mid-Century-Meets-Traditional “
Itâs been a while since we shared a guest house tour around these parts, but weâre back in action today with Lea Johnsonâs beautiful Minneapoli...
30-07-2019 21:40
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Mountain House Monday: 5 Things We Didn’t Know We Need
Katie (my wife), is halfway through earning a masters degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, and shockingly has yet to take a class on the âtrauma of...
29-07-2019 21:35
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The Link Up: How Arlyn Stops Thigh Rub, Sara’s New Hai
image via all sorts of | design by amber interiors
We hope you all were into yesterdayâs team shorts review post. If you missed it, head here to che...
28-07-2019 21:35
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This One Pair of Shorts Worked on All of Our Bodies (+ All t
Five EHD women, not a single one in shorts?yet. But fear not, because this post IS about shorts as the headline suggests. Emily is basically the cut-...
27-07-2019 21:32
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50+ Nearly Free Ideas For How To Entertain Your Kids (&
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | from: mountain house: the kidâs room reveal
*Editorâs Note: We published this post last year from all of YO...
26-07-2019 21:39
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How Colors Can Affect The Way You Feel at Home
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | arlynâs moody dining room reveal
Hey guys, I?m back with the very beginning stages of my MOTO (aka âMakeove...
25-07-2019 21:33
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What Everyday Kitchen Essentials to Buy (or Not Buy) From So
photo by zeke ruelas for ehd | from: modern deco kitchen reveal
As a 34-year-old âelder millennial,â it strangely feels like Iâm one of the only...
24-07-2019 21:32
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We’re Designing Our “Dream” Dorm Rooms If
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for EHD | from: my dream dorm
Let me paint you a picture of yesteryear. Itâs 2006 when I was a young, naive 18-year-old...
23-07-2019 21:32
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Why Designers Hate Most Medicine Cabinets (+ Some Genius Alt
Like most cultural and political debates in our country, that of choosing whether to have a medicine cabinet or not reigns both controversial and con...
22-07-2019 21:32
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The Link Up: Emily’s New Favorite Running Shoes, VERY
image via the design files | styled by annie portelli
Ok, so no new team members to introduce this week but lots of quality recommendations. Letâs g...
21-07-2019 21:31
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A Fashion Review: New Clothing on My Body and How I Like The
This fashion post will be a bit different than my usual ones. Itâs more of an unboxing situation and full of show and tells and with the big debate...
20-07-2019 21:32
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Do You Need A New Podcast Rec"" We’ve Got Yo
I was a very early podcast adopter (before anyone really uttered the word podcast). All through my 20s in New York I listened to âThis American Lif...
19-07-2019 21:32
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The Post Sara Wishes She’d Read Before Buying Her Firs
Hi everyone, itâs Sara Tramp here, EHDâs head of production and in-house photographer. A lot of you might already know me, but what you might not...
18-07-2019 21:32
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How I Overcame My (Design) Imposter Syndrome (+ 9 Things a Y
When I first started working at EHD, I knew nothing about design. I found myself here after applying for a temp data entry position that promised 1-2...
17-07-2019 21:35
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Stop Boring Sofa Syndrome: 62 Non-Basic Picks to Wake Up You
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | from: 7 fool-proof ways to design a home you truly love
Warning, hyperbole ahead: There are two types of people...
16-07-2019 21:34
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The Messy Process – How I Chose ALL The Lights For The
This post about the mountain house lighting is going to leave you with three feelings â
1. âYay I got a sneak peek with lots of inside informatio...
15-07-2019 21:34
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The Link Up: Em’s Favorite New Tray, Womens Shorts Tha
image via architectural digest
Guess what"" We have two MORE new team members that joined our team this past Monday. We have been looking for a long t...
14-07-2019 21:33
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Active & Modest Swimsuits That Make Me Feel Good (Plus,
While on vacation up at the mountain house, we were at the lake all the time so wearing swimsuits was pretty much an everyday occurrence. The thing w...
13-07-2019 21:33
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We Had No Idea We Were Painting Furniture All Wrong
photo by geneieve garruppo | from: a 120-year-old barn makeover
Weâre BIG proponents around here of rehabbing, reusing and breathing new life into o...
12-07-2019 21:33
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If You Think Your Rental Bathroom is Beyond Help, This Post
Photo by Tessa Neustadt for EHD | From: Brady Gives A Refresh To His Vintage Bathroom
We thought it about time to do some good olâ fashion budget co...
11-07-2019 21:33
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Are Mosaics the New Terrazzo"
image via cle tile
Mosaics donât typically elicit very positive vibes for me. I think of either the historical eclectic charms of The Mosaic Man li...
10-07-2019 21:34
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Why You Should Be Using Armoires in Every Room (+ All the Be
photo by tessa neustadt | from: staging my dream parisian hotel suite with sothebyâs
A couple of weeks ago, as I was salivating over Corbett?s bedro...
09-07-2019 21:33
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08-07-2019 21:33
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The Link Up: Summer Hair Accessories, Heavenly House Tours &
image via domino | design by anne sage and caroline lee
We know that it sounds like every week is a big week but this week it REALLY was but for a rea...
07-07-2019 21:32
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45 Summer Dresses (Organized By the Kind of Bra You’d
The women of EHD have no problem talking about boobs and our bodies freely at work, especially when important research for a blog post is at stake. F...
06-07-2019 21:34
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Finally A DIY Anyone With A Paint Brush Can Do: A Series Of
image via yellowtrace | design by ester bruzkus
While I am currently a white-wall loving female, there was a time long long ago where my teeny tiny, z...
05-07-2019 21:32
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All the Best 4th of July Sales For Your Home & Body
photo by jason frank rothenberg for rachel ray every day
We are not sure when American holidays became synonymous with retail sales, but we are not co...
03-07-2019 21:34
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12 DIY Headboards That Everyone Will Think You Actually Boug
Happy Tuesday of a (hopefully) short holiday week! Contributing writer Laurren here. Today, I want to talk about my first and longest-running Pintere...
02-07-2019 21:33
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01-07-2019 21:33
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The Link Up: The Summer Bag Emily is SO Excited About (+9 Ot
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Reunited and it feels so good! Our little EHD fam is finally all back together. We know vacations are âimportantâ for mental health ...
30-06-2019 21:33
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Because You Asked: My Favorite Workout Clothes, Sneakers �
photo by eronica crawford for ehd
Itâs about that time where I start to think about implementing more exercise in my life. Iâm TERRIBLE at pushing...
29-06-2019 21:32
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“What’s Good"”: A Local’s Guide
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If any of you read my MOTO intro, you know I have a deep love affair with New York City (as do many of the other team members). The cultu...
28-06-2019 21:33
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Countertops 101: All the Details on Marble, Quartz, Quartzit
Hi everyone, itâs Grace, Social Media Manager for EHD and trained interior designer. You havenât seen my name around these parts much, but Iâm ...
27-06-2019 21:32
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In Our Book: 78 of Our Favorite Bookcases (All Sizes &
photo by tessa neustadt
When I was in college and family members would ask what I was planning on doing with my life (as family members do), I would p...
26-06-2019 21:32
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New Reveal: This Organic, Punchy Bedroom Might Be Our New Fa
Weâve styled a lot of bedrooms around these parts but this one right here might be our new favorite. I meanâŠjust look at those vintage tree canva...
25-06-2019 21:43
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8 House Tours Worth Taking a Break From Work to See (Because
For anyone who came for a mountain house Monday post, weâre sorry to disappoint. Wrapping up the shoot last week meant we needed to pause and take ...
24-06-2019 21:34
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The Link Up: A Vintage-Lover’s Go-To Resource + 10 Mor
image via the design files | design by gratton design
The mountain house shoot is A WRAP (well, the shoot for the magazine, weâll be going back to g...
23-06-2019 21:33
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Take 2: How the Goop Wellness Summit Helped Me to Assess Mys
Turns out being a privileged white woman critiquing or defending a brand who?s demographic is other privileged white women is a lose lose.
Or perhaps...
22-06-2019 21:33
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GOOP…Stay Tuned
Hey all,
If you are coming for the âAll my thoughts and feelings about Goop after going to the wellness summitâ post, Iâve temporarily taken it...
21-06-2019 21:32
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Consider This: The Design Workhorse No One Talks About (That
image via architectural digest | design by thom felicia
Hi, everyone! Contributing writer Laurren here. Today, we?ve got a little something different ...
20-06-2019 21:34
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This Is For Anyone Who Has Ever Suffered From “Trend&#
photo by tessa neustadt for ehd | from: bradyâs bedroom makeover with parachute
This is not the first time in my writing history where I talked abou...
19-06-2019 21:33
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The Most Comprehensive Wallpaper Resource Roundup (Probably
Wallpaper can be daunting to shop for, commit to and hang. But when you do it correctly, it really MAKES a room. We promise. In case you missed our p...
18-06-2019 21:34
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The First Mountain House Bathroom Reveal: Our “Quiet D
Here we go, let the mountain house reveals proceed, starting back up with the powder bath. We started with the kitchen, then the kidsâ room and now...
17-06-2019 21:34
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16-06-2019 21:32
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Come Virtually Shopping With Us: 5 Body Types, 25 Swimsuit P
Letâs be real: Swimsuit shopping is tough. Not only is it hard because everyoneâs body is different, but there are SO many brands out there, and ...
15-06-2019 21:34
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#ShowEmYourDIY: 10 Totally DIY Ideas to Transform Your Sad B
Welcome to another edition of #ShowEmYourDIY. The feeling about these seem to be mutual: we love seeing/showing off all of our readersâ amazing wor...
14-06-2019 21:32
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“Revenge Body For the Home”: The Juicy Backstory
A question Iâve been getting quite a bit since my HGTV show Unspouse My House was announced is, âHow did this come about"â So I thought Iâd t...
13-06-2019 21:33
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When You Need More Storage But Your Closets Aren’t Get
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | from: jessâ small space living room makeover
I donât think there has ever been a time in my life where I th...
12-06-2019 21:33
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Is This the Next Big Color Trend" (+ 7 Ways to Use It a
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This is one of those photos I mindlessly bookmarked in my Instagram account, forgot about, then re-fell in love with when I went back to ...
11-06-2019 21:36
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Mountain House Monday: The Last-Minute Changes I Want to Mak
To make a fashion analogy, when we shoot my house, itâs typically dressed more to host an Oscar viewing party, but when being shot and featured in ...
10-06-2019 21:36
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The Link Up: We’re Hiring (!!), the Perfect $30 Summer
image source | design by jessica helgerson interior design
Another big week with an all too short weekend. The final prep for the mountain house befor...
09-06-2019 21:35
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Velinda and Katie’s Love-Filled Backyard Wedding + The
Today, my wife and I have been married for a year. So, we?re marriage experts obviouslyâŠno. But the EHD team was impressed by the fact we had a 70-...
08-06-2019 21:32
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The 7 Things You Need to Know Before You Try to Hang That Ga
Right around the time that we decided to work with Pen + Napkin on a new Feel Good Flash Makeover, this time for a very deserving family of soon-to-b...
07-06-2019 21:35
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New Reveal: A Colorful, Happy Home Makeover For An Incredibl
Itâs time for another Feel Good Flash Makeover. Every one of these will be different, obviously, but this one was extra unique because the single m...
06-06-2019 21:34
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12 Bold Blue and Green Paint Colors We’ve Tested (
While weâre not saying that Instagram is a tell-all for all lifeâs truths (ha, the opposite, really), what it DOES tell us is what you guys respo...
05-06-2019 21:40
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3 Styles, $100 Budget: How to Style Your Coffee Table Like a
Welcome to a brand new series that we are VERY excited to share with youâŠThe EHD Team Budget Challenge. This idea was really born from all of you. ...
04-06-2019 21:33
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The FINAL I Design, You Decide: Pick a Theme For the Kids At
Well, itâs come to this: the final âI Design, YOU Decideâ of the mountain house, play attic edition. In case you are like âwhat is she talkin...
03-06-2019 21:35
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The Link Up: The Perfect $8 T-Shirt, A VERY Useful App and A
image source | design by rodman primack
Well, itâs not a three day weekend again but at least we have our Link Up for you to indulge in. This coming...
02-06-2019 21:34
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Our 15 Absolute Holy Grail Makeup & Skincare Products (
Saturday is normally fashion day around here (unless we have something special up our sleeves) but Em shared a big styled-out post earlier this week,...
01-06-2019 21:33
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31-05-2019 21:34
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The ’80s/’90s Revival Trend That Surprised Even
image source | design by folk architecture
I felt it coming. I saw the rumblings in the zeitgeist, especially in fashion. Intellectually, I knew it wo...
30-05-2019 21:34
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The Easiest Renter Hack: 60 (Budget-Friendly) Cabinet Hardwa
photo by sara ligorria-tramp for ehd | from: velindaâs tiny kitchen reveal
Every article Iâve probably ever read or written about rental hacks to ...
29-05-2019 21:37
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5 Fun & Unexpected Summer Office Outfits (Surprise It&#
Iâve changed. Itâs a summer fashion post, where I embrace the colors orange (!) and brown (!!), with white pumps and only one piece of chambray (...
28-05-2019 21:34
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The Link Up: Our Summer Perfume, A Transformative Podcast +
image source | design by alwill interiors
Fewer things feel more exciting than knowing you donât have to go to work on Monday. Sunday Scaries be GON...
26-05-2019 21:33
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29 Memorial Day Sales You Won’t Want To Miss + Our Pic
photo by sara ligorria-tramop for EHD | from: 5 backyard ideas & hacks thatâll instantly add style (& save you money)
Happy Saturday, lovely readers...
25-05-2019 21:33
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12 DIY Reader Bathroom Renovations (Full of Budget-Friendly
design by sarah gibson
You donât have to do a gut job and start from scratch to make your bathroom feel new. But per your request and our love for s...
24-05-2019 21:33
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Arlyn’s Moody Dining Room Reveal Is All About the Insa
Welcome back to Day 3 of Arlyn Takes Over the Blog With Her MOTO. Last day, promise. You can have Emily back right after Iâm done parading my dinin...
23-05-2019 21:32
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Reveal: Arlyn’s Bright & Happy Rental Living Room
Itâs here! The day has finally arrived that I get to show you my home, which by the way is like reading your teenage diary in a crowded room of oth...
22-05-2019 21:34
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Introducing…Arlyn’s Living & Dining Room Ma
I can remember mine and my husband Charlesâ faces when we first walked into this apartment. We had spent the last few weekends apartment hunting on...
21-05-2019 21:34
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Mountain House Monday: I’ve Got Some Furniture Updates
We are one month out from the big magazine shoot and all of a sudden we have some major changes we are dealing with. Itâs not that I wasnât happy...
20-05-2019 21:34
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19-05-2019 21:33
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What I Wore This Week, Atlanta Edition
I am going to keep this one short and sweet, because I traveled both last week and this week to Atlanta so time was a little tight to pull off a new ...
18-05-2019 21:34
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Reveal: A Budget and Rental-Friendly Living and Dining Room
Oh, I do love a reveal day. My childhood love of show-and-tell has turned into a real career obsession. I am so excited to show you the living room w...
17-05-2019 21:33
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Intro: We Finally Did a Showhouse (+ A Pretty Epic DIY Sofa
One of our top requested subjects is lease or renter ideas, i.e. how do you make a home feel like yours even when it may not be, without putting real...
16-05-2019 21:36
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The Ultimate Budget Home: Rugs & Lighting Under $200, A
photo by tessa neustadt | from: sylviaâs living room surprise makeover
Moving into my first adult lady apartment all on my own was one of the most e...
15-05-2019 21:35
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The Ethically Made Shoe Brand My Feet Will Be Living In This
There are few brands that I donât have to think about, that I just know I like, and I tend to like all of their product. Nisolo is one of them. We ...
14-05-2019 21:36
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Mountain House Monday: The Exterior Update and Plan (or Lack
In some not so shocking news, the renovation of the mountain house went over budgetâŠby like five times. Someday, Iâll be ready to talk about it, ...
13-05-2019 21:37
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