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How to Spot High-Quality Vintage Furniture
Whether you’re shopping at a high-end antiques shop or the thrift store, if you’re buying a vintage piece of furniture, you want to make sure it’s a high-quality item. “Education…
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Why We Love Pocket Neighborhoods
Unlike America’s old neighborhoods, the structure of modern communities often isolates us from our neighbors. But many of us are drawn to communities where neighbors are impromptu babysitters who share…
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A Guide to Collecting Vintage Souvenir Pillows
It was the 1940s, and America’s servicemen and women were sent to serve their country in remote cities far from their homes and loved ones. Vintage souvenir pillows bearing the…
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Places to Visit: The Farmhouse Inn, Forestville, CA
Located in the Russian River Valley, between the Sonoma and Napa valleys, the Farmhouse Inn embodies California wine country’s spirit of leisure. And while it has an abundance of luxury…
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Why Clearing Your Clutter Matters to Your Health
Overstuffed closets, messy junk drawers and piles of paperwork? Create stress-free spaces with these insider tips. Clutter comes in all forms—garage sale bargains, family trinkets and treasures, overdue bills and…
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How to be a Good Host
It’s easy to overlook a guest bedroom—sometimes it ends up becoming more of a storage room over time. Designer Traci Zeller has transformed her share of neglected guest rooms, and…
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