Dogs and Design Rule the Roost in This Charming Iowa Home
Name: Kelly and Nick Location: Iowa City, Iowa The basics: 14 months, rented — 798 square feet Kelly, a speech pathologist and interior designer, and her husband Nick left the South for the Midwest and landed in this charming 1940s home. With Kelly’s eye for design they turned the space into a welcoming haven for two-legged and four-legged guests alike.
Sep 9, 2017
This Smart Trailer Unfolds Into a Two-Bedroom Tiny House
The love child of the glamping, tiny home, and hacker movements, this French high-tech trailer takes camping light years into the future with the help of its self-sufficient green innovations. Recently unveiled at the German trade show Dusseldorf Caravan Salon, the sCarabane from Green Cat Technologies basically looks like a horse trailer from the outside, but unfolds to reveal a completely off-the-grid mobile tiny home powered by wind and solar clean energy.
Sep 9, 2017
The Life-Changing Magic of a Well-Stocked Emergency Fund
Emergency situations can really throw you—and your wallet—for a loop. Whether you’re hurt, you’ve lost your job or your car goes kaput, having a stash of do-not-touch money can keep a bad situation from getting worse. Here are some of the immeasurable benefits of keeping an emergency fund. They all add up to one thing: Irreplaceable peace of mind. As of July 2015, eight of every 10 Americans were in debt.
Sep 9, 2017
Jet.com Is Having a Huge Warehouse Sale
There’s room in our hearts (and carts) for both Amazon and Jet.com—the startup competitor to the online retail giant that was acquired by Walmart last year. If you’ve never browsed Jet, today would be a good day to start, because they’re having a huge warehouse sale on tons of categories for your home. The best news: all valid items are an extra 30 percent off, making their prices shockingly low.
Sep 9, 2017
Before & After: A “Run-Down” Toronto Condo Gets a New Look
Like so many buyers in a hot (and therefore insanely competitive) housing market, Hardik had to buy a less-than-perfect place and make some smart and creative changes in order to create an ideal home. The star of this particular update is the new floor. Taking out the dingy wall-to-wall carpeting created a much sleeker and current-looking canvas on which Hardik added understated furniture and plenty of art to create a chic urban space.
Sep 9, 2017
Try These Furniture Pieces in the Bathroom for More Storage
Carving out extra storage space in your home can definitely be tricky, but coming up with ways to create more storage in a bathroom can be downright difficult. Bringing furniture into an already small bathroom might seem counterproductive, in reality, there are several surprisingly storage-savvy furnishings worth making room for. From bar carts to bookcases, here are seven snazzy furniture pieces that make magnificent bathroom storage hubs.
Sep 9, 2017
Big News: Target Just Announced That They’re Slashing Prices
Big news, bullseye fans: Your Target run is about to cost less. The Minnesota-based retailer announced this week that they will be slashing prices on thousands of items, from cereal and paper towels to baby formula, razors, bath tissue and more. There is a catch, though—more everyday low prices will mean fewer sales overall.
Sep 9, 2017