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Get Lit: Check Out These Amazingly Simple and Whimsical DIY Menorahs
I can still remember the Kindergarten tradition of making homemade menorahs at my Jewish day school like it was yesterday. Take a sawed-off 2×4, glue 10 small square tiles atop it, in a line (two at the center for the tallest candle), then place 9 screw nuts in a row, one on top of each tile. I’m pretty sure my parents even still have mine — somewhere. With Hanukkah mere hours away now, you may find yourself in need of a last minute menorah.
Marni Epstein-Mervis
Dec 12, 2017
A Small Boston Studio Apartment’s Got Great Bones
“In the past, I’ve lived in one-bedroom apartments, so I was a bit nervous about how to set up a studio so that it felt more like a home and less like one giant bedroom,” writes Maeve Stier, the Boston-based blogger behind Chic Now.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 12, 2017
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The Best Messy Recipes (And How to Clean Up After Them)
Cooking is all about digging in and getting your hands dirty. Some ingredients in particular (often the best) are particularly good for dirty hands. Chocolate, tomatoes, and red wine are hazards to be sure, but what are you gonna do? Not eat them? Here are five of our most delicious messy recipes, and a few tips for cleaning up after them so you can eat with abandon. This soup is comfort food at its best — rich, creamy, and the perfect deep red-orange.
Creative Studio
Dec 12, 2017
Why You Should Keep a Dry Erase Marker in Every Room of the House
Your most on-top-of-it friends? I’ll let you in on their secret for staying organized: Write everything down. Your brain has to do a lot of day-to-day hustling, so anything that you can clear out of it and get onto paper is something you’re sure to remember when needed. But the thing is, you don’t need paper at all. Dry erase markers can do a lot of heavy lifting around your home.
Taryn Williford
Dec 12, 2017
4 Things in Your Kitchen You Should Never Clean with Baking Soda
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Apartment Therapy
Dec 12, 2017
The Affordable Holiday Decor That Makes My Costco Membership Worth It
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The Kitchn
Dec 12, 2017
19 of the Cutest Tiny Homes, RVs, Vans, Airstreams & More
Mortgages, bills, work stress, soccer games, the nightly news — is it any wonder that many of us feel a deep yearning to get away from it all? To pack just the essentials? To simplify our lives? To have the time — and freedom — to explore the world?
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 12, 2017
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Travel Happier: 10 Carry-On Essentials
Travel Happier: 10 Carry-On Essentials
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First Impressions: Weighted Blanket
First Impressions: Weighted Blanket
Dec 12, 2017