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Vintage Halloween Is Back: Get the Look Without Raiding an Antique Store or Paying Antique Prices

There’s something about old-school Halloween decorations that modern Halloween decor just doesn’t quite get. Give me slightly goofy jack-o’-lantern faces, black cats with arched backs, paper decorations, honeycomb pumpkins, witches on broomsticks, and decorations that look like they’ve been pulled out of somebody’s grandmother’s attic. The problem is that actual vintage Halloween decorations have become […]

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A Warmer House Without a Cart Full of Winter Gadgets

Start with the cold spot you can actually explain. A chilly room makes a convincing case for buying things. Something heated. Something insulated. Something with “arctic” in the product name. Before adding to the cart, spend a few minutes figuring out why the room feels uncomfortable. A draft around a window, a blocked heating outlet, […]

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Smoke and CO Detectors for the Rest of Us

Smoke alarms are not exactly glamorous home purchases, but they are the kind that matter. As a firefighter’s wife and dog mom to three fur babies, I probably think about home safety more than the average person, especially when nobody is home to notice that something is wrong. My husband and I personally prefer battery-operated […]

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Hosting Season: What’s Actually Worth Making Room For?

Have people over without acquiring a second household’s worth of serving dishes. Hosting advice can make a casual dinner sound like a facilities-management problem. Suddenly you need coordinated dishes, a beverage station, seasonal linens, and a special container for something that already came in a container. Take a quick walk through the visit instead. Where […]

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Your house doesn't need a fall makeover. It probably needs a filter change and someone to figure out where that draft is coming from.

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Joseph Joseph Nest Lock Food Storage Container Set

Nesting containers and lids that clip together make the empty-container cabinet less annoying.

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Govee Bluetooth Indoor Thermometer Hygrometer

Temperature and humidity readings for the rooms where guessing is not especially helpful.

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First Alert 10-Year Backup Hardwired Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm

A strong all-in-one choice when your home is wired and one alarm doing two jobs sounds ideal.

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Vintage Halloween Is Back: Get the Look Without Raiding an Antique Store or Paying Antique Prices

A Warmer House Without a Cart Full of Winter Gadgets

Smoke and CO Detectors for the Rest of Us

Hosting Season: What’s Actually Worth Making Room For?

Before Winter

Stuff that earns its keep.

Joseph Joseph Nest Lock Food Storage Container Set

Govee Bluetooth Indoor Thermometer Hygrometer

First Alert 10-Year Backup Hardwired Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm

A quick, useful fix is on the way.

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Clean Easier

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Prevent the Headache

Lower the Bill

Vintage Halloween Is Back: Get the Look Without Raiding an Antique Store or Paying Antique Prices

A Warmer House Without a Cart Full of Winter Gadgets

Smoke and CO Detectors for the Rest of Us

Hosting Season: What’s Actually Worth Making Room For?

Before Winter

Joseph Joseph Nest Lock Food Storage Container Set

Govee Bluetooth Indoor Thermometer Hygrometer

First Alert 10-Year Backup Hardwired Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm

A quick, useful fix is on the way.

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