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Blog we love
WHO SHE IS Julie Blanner draws on her event planning background to share entertaining tips on her blog, Coordinately Yours. Her simple DIYs and stress-free tutorials are small projects that have big impact when you're entertaining or just wanting to add a fresh touch to your home.
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JOIN THE CLUB
Spice things up at your next girlfriend get-together: Host a cooking club! Have each guest bring a recipe from her favorite cookbook and swap to add to your repertoire.
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NEW ORLEANS LA
New and renewed trends emerging from this historic city put stylish living front and center.
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Young love
This first-time homeowner knows how to make a lasting impression. Filled with plucky colors and rehabbed vintage furniture, her Dallas home oozes youthful comfort and affordable style.
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Daffodil Yellow
This happy hue is a sure mood booster-- but it's tricky to get right. Copy Mother Nature, and you'll be golden.
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First Impression
What better place for a fresh start than your front door? Give your entryway a warm welcome with a few easy updates.
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10 things to love Comfort Zone
A cooking space, yes. But the renovated kitchen in this home also invites lounging around.
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Nature springs eternal
Naturalizing bulbs are self-propagating beauties, expanding their color and cheer in the garden every spring.
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Seize the day
Want to breathe new life into tired rooms? This homeowner believes there's no time like the present.
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Coming home again
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy generated a Hudson River surge that briefly but violently tore through Evette Rios' childhood home-- a ground-floor apartment on Manhattan's western edge. It upended all her parents' possessions and left a polluted mess behind. Evette, an interior designer and host of Recipe Rehab on CBS, set out to revamp the space into something her parents could call home again-- for years to come.
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Spot Treat
A laundry room loads up on style and storage, thanks to an impressive facelift that cost just $500.
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The good kid project Compassion
Teaching children to consider and appreciate how someone else might feel helps them grow into kind, thoughtful-- and happy-- adults.
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