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Meg & Steve’s Urban Nest

Name: Meg and Steve Gardner Location: Toronto, Canada Size: 1650 square feet + basement Years lived in: 10.5 years; owned Meg and Steve bought their first house in 2003. Ten years and three kids later, it was time to give the family home a facelift.

Justice Darragh

Nov 11, 2013

The One Thing Your Holiday Houseguests Won’t Tell You

I’ve been a houseguest before, and there are plenty of things I have wanted to ask of my host that went unspoken in the spirit of gratefulness and generally trying not to be a pain in the chateau. I do want to get invited back, after all. But I’ve also been on the other side of the coin, and I know that any generous host wants their visitors to be happy and comfortable. Here’s the most important thing your guests won’t tell you. Your home is too cold, or maybe too hot.

Taryn Williford

Nov 11, 2013

Before & After: This Armoire Gets a Major Makeunder

When Paul and Erin found this antique armoire on Craigslist, they knew they had to save it from its current state of Shabby Chic hell. And rescue it they did. From Paul: Shabby Chic is all the rage, take a beautiful piece of antique furniture and slather it in latex paint, then rub some of that paint off to make it look antique. In other words, take something that looks like an antique, cover up all the real signs of age and then make it artificially look antique. Still not make sense?

Jennifer Hunter

Nov 11, 2013

How I Set a Swanky Thanksgiving Table: And 5 Tips for Decorating on a Budget

(Image credit: Rachel Joy Barehl) From The Kitchn → How I Set a Swanky Thanksgiving Table: And 5 Tips for Decorating on a Budget

Jennifer Hunter

Nov 11, 2013