How To Update Your Family Living Room

How To Update Your Family Living Room

Your family living room might be one of the most used in the house, and it might have to be practical and functional, but there’s no reason why it can’t be stylish too. Here are a few updates that you can easily do without having a complete overhaul [...]

The Best Room in the House is… Outdoors!

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I am so glad the weather is finally cooperating so we can sit outside and enjoy the cool evenings! I have recently built new outdoor furniture and created a “room” in the backyard just for such evenings [...]

How to Create a Boutique Style Bedroom

How to Create a Boutique Style Bedroom 

Creating a chic and sophisticated room needn’t be stressful. If you love the luxury that a five star boutique hotel offers and want to create the same feel in your own home, here are a few tips to creating a boutique style bedroom.

Minimalist Decor

The first [...]

CB2 and Novogratz Brasil Getaway {#CB2NovogratzBrasilSweepstakes}

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CB2 has partnered with husband-and-wife design team Robert and Cortney Novogratz on their latest collection, inspired by the Novogratz home in Brazil. Pops of color with warm wood are featured (one of my favorite combos) with a range [...]

How to Save by Using LED Lights

How to Save by Using LED Lights

Using energy saving lights should be a no-brainer by now. If you love the environment and your purse being a little fuller, then you probably already have energy saving bulbs in your main light switches, but what about those halogen bulbs?

Typically, lighting accounts for 8% of the [...]

A Special Gift Idea for Mom – Happy Mother’s Day!

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Today is Mother’s Day. Hopefully you didn’t forget to show Mom how loved and appreciated she truly is but if you did, I’ve got you covered! Don’t settle for a boquet that won’t last through the day or [...]

Why It Is Important to Change the Filter in Your Furnace System

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When Matt and I started remodeling the Rebel house, we noticed two cold air returns. A cold air return is the ductwork that carries room temperature air back to the furnace for reheating. The filter in the cold air return is used to trap any dust or debris in the air to keep the system [...]

Hearing Protection and the new Rod Stewart Album

I am going to confess something to you… I do not wear hearing protection like I should. Yep, its true. I even have a pair of super-cool hearing protection headphones I can connect to my iPod so I can rock out while protecting myself. I really, really need to be utilizing those headphones but I [...]

How to Make a Planter Using an Old Wooden Chair

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Hooray! The weather has finally straightened out a bit and it is time to work on the yard! I want to incorporate more flowers and plants in the yard but get bored with plain old planters. Today, I’ll [...]

How to Replace a Screen in a Window or Door

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Every year, I have to replace the screen in the storm door thanks to our cats… By the time cooler weather rolls around, the screen is usually torn to shreds.

Well, now that warmer weather has arrived and it is time to keep the door open, I have once again replaced the screen but with [...]