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Grace Shu

    How To…Get Rid of Bleach Stains in the Bathroom
    Bleach stains…sounds contradictory, doesn’t it? Well, a few days ago, in an effort to unclog our drain, we followed the advice of one of our friends and poured bleach down the drain. And man, we learned our lesson: Don’t. Do. That. EVER! Even after we rinsed the tub, the next morning we found nasty bleach stains around the tub. After two hours of scrubbing to no avail, we went online to hunt for some kind of remedy… After some research, we tested out a few solutions: 1.
    Grace Shu
    May 10, 2019
    LA House Tour: Laura and Jason’s Comfortable, Colorful Casa
    Name:Laura Stang-O’Dell, creator and head designer of Porridge; Jason O’Dell, photographer; and Hazel, awesome dogLocation: Los FelizSize: 1600 sq/ftYears lived in: 2 Years, own >> you can put that as our most embarrassing element...> should put it on something higher jason said actually gets fed sometimes.> Remember when we introduced you to Porridge Home a few weeks back? We promised you a house tour.
    Grace Shu
    Apr 14, 2019
    LA House Tour: Lynn and Leif’s Paris Hotel Home
    Remember when we blogged about Paris Hotel Boutique a few weeks ago? And we begged Lynn to let us do a house tour? Well she graciously agreed, and here’s her beautiful home! Name: Lynn Goldfinger-Abram & Leif Abram Location: San Francisco, CA Size: 1550 sq ft. Years lived in: 10 Our style: Hollywood Glamour meets Paris Hotel with a modern twist!
    Grace Shu
    Apr 14, 2019
    Grace and Collin’s Coastal Cottage
    Name: Grace, blogger of Grace Happens and Collin SorensenLocation: San Diego, CaliforniaSize: 1,200sq ftYears Lived In: 2.5 months All month long, we’ve been sharing Home Hacks from small projects like caring for teak furniture and dealing with stripped screws to bigger challenges, like how to cover up an ugly AC unit. But how’s this for the ultimate Home Hack?
    Grace Shu
    Apr 7, 2019
    Top 10 Gifts To Bring to a Summer BBQ
    This past weekend, we hosted a barbecue/ping pong tournament at our home to celebrate a birthday in addition to Memorial Day. None of our guests showed up empty-handed either–we have enough beer, booze, and chips for the next barbecue! However, one couple brought over a gift bag full of fun and functional things that we could definitely use over and over again for future summer parties which inspired us to create our own shortlist of barbecue-themed gifts…1.
    Grace Shu
    May 26, 2009