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Mamma Mia! Cher Lists Beverly Hills Home

Here we go again! Another celebrity has put one of their homes on the market and this time, it is the iconic Cher. The superstar singer/actress recently was promoting her role in the new film, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but in classic Cher fashion, she’s been busy multitasking. She is now selling her Beverly Hills compound for a cool $2.499 million. Compared to some celebrities, this is a steal in terms of price. The 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home is 3,089 square feet.

Ana Luisa Suarez

Aug 5, 2018

40+ Plants Fill This Couple’s 500-Square-Foot Studio

Name: Vanessa Combe, my partner Blake, and our cat Marlon Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Size: 500 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, renting Apartment hunting in Toronto is a miserable affair. The city gets more expensive every year and the lack of housing—especially affordable housing—means that everyone is fighting tooth and nail for a place to call home.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Aug 5, 2018

Think Your Landlord Is Trying to Get You to Move Out? Do This

Finding an apartment you absolutely adore and want to stay in is a rare and special thing in the rental market today. But, unfortunately, a renter’s desire to stay put isn’t always enough to make it a reality. “With increasing rents, building conversions (to condominium), building sales, and other reasons, landlords look to get tenants out of properties early,” says Mark Hakim, an attorney with SSRGA in New York City.

Chelsea Greenwood

Aug 5, 2018

These Minuscule Wingless Springtails are Easily Mistaken for Fleas

I’m not typically squeamish when it comes to bugs. Until they get inside my house where they don’t belong, that is. The creepiest are usually those teeny tiny ones—like springtails—that are so hard to see I start getting paranoid that they’re everywhere. Springtails are minuscule wingless bugs found all throughout North America that thrive in dark, damp places.

Rebecca Straus

Aug 5, 2018

5 Staging Moves Real Estate Agents Will Do to Every Home (No Matter How Pretty It Already Is)

Just as you might primp before a first date, it makes sense to glam up your home before introducing it to potential buyers.

Chelsea Greenwood

Aug 5, 2018

The Surprising Place You Don’t Even Need to Clean

Keeping the kitchen clean is hard work. Every single day, multiple times a day, you spill food across the floors and countertops. You chuck crusty dishes into the sink. You splatter sauce or grease. And the effort of keeping it all spic and span— all that wiping, sweeping, and scrubbing! — can get totally tedious day in and day out.

Ayn-Monique Klahre

Aug 5, 2018

7 Smart Ways You Can Repurpose a Hanging Closet Organizer to Tidy Up Any Mess

Okay, I admit it: I’d long written off hanging closet organizers as, well, passé. You know the ones—those lightweight foldable things that you used in your college dorm room for storing shoes and sweaters. But truth be told, once you think outside the box, you’ll discover that these inexpensive space savers are actually great for organizing all kinds of things throughout your home. Don’t believe us?

Caroline Biggs

Aug 5, 2018