Aglaonema Care Guide: Grow and Maintain Chinese Evergreen

[ad_1] Aglaonema, commonly known as the Chinese Evergreen, is a resilient, low-maintenance houseplant that adapts well to a variety of indoor light conditions—even a darker corner of a bedroom. With…

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Set Up a Dedicated Mail and Homework Station

[ad_1] When Lee sent over her Design Dilemma after pictures, we were eager to share them. Many readers love seeing how mood boards translate into real rooms, and this transformation…

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Plan Your Office Makeover: Step-by-Step Checklist

[ad_1] Two quick notes to start: We updated yesterday’s door-painting post with wider exterior shots for everyone who asked, and we also tweaked our header. Sherry still owes you a…

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Tour a Modern New Construction Home in Richmond, VA

[ad_1] John’s sister Emily has been busy since our last post about helping her move into the new house she and her husband Todd designed. In just a month they’ve…

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How to Install Uplighting for Your Home

[ad_1] This was a summer project we kept meaning to share on Instagram, but it deserved more than a single shot—so here’s the full story, as promised in our recent…

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House Crashing: Luxe and Lovely, Part 2

[ad_1] A Stunning Cherry Blossom Mural Transforms an Entryway Do you remember Stacie? She lives downtown in a beautiful home we had the pleasure of helping decorate. We’ve featured several…

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Special Delivery: Schedule Same-Day Courier Pickup & Track

[ad_1] The cabinets arrived yesterday, and it felt like a small celebration finally took place. After weeks of planning and coordinating deliveries, seeing the Kraftmaid 18-wheeler pull up outside was…

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How to Clean an Oil-Clogged Lawn Mower Air Filter

[ad_1] Last week our lawn had started to look like a neighborhood eyesore. I had a perfectly valid reason—newborn duties had kept me busy—but that didn’t stop me from feeling…

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Are You Overspending on Your Home? Key Signs to Watch

[ad_1] Q: Do you ever worry you might be pricing your house out of the neighborhood? There are so many things I’d love to do to our quaint little house,…

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Better Housing Coalition in Richmond, Virginia

[ad_1] A couple of weeks ago, Sherry and I spent an afternoon walking through some of Richmond’s most overlooked neighborhoods while house hunting. We weren’t searching for a renovation project…

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Heart Pine Floor Refinishing: Before and After Results

[ad_1] You might think I’m being dramatic. Me? Dramatic? Yes. But this time, I’m not exaggerating. Our freshly refinished heart pine floors have completely changed how finished the house feels….

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Repurpose an Old Hollow Core Door into a Modern Desk

[ad_1] One of the biggest questions when we decided to add an office function to our guest bedroom was: where does the desk go? Correction: since there are two of…

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Puppy Love: How to Bond with Your New Dog

[ad_1] My Surprise Concrete Greyhound: A Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt This morning John left for work with a playful hint: he had hidden “a little something” around the house and…

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Get More Done with Pop: Free Productivity Toolkit

[ad_1] If the movie Office Space captures the soul of the typical cubicle life, Poppin offers the cheerful opposite: a bright, modern take on everyday office supplies and workspace design….

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Take a Number: How Queue Ticket Systems Work

[ad_1] As we celebrate our two-year blogiversary, we wanted to share the numbers that tell the story of this wild, rewarding ride. These statistics capture the late nights, tiny victories,…

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