Backyarding — the trend to use the backyard for everything from tele-working to working out to relaxing — has a different purpose for each person. Identifying your backyard’s role in your family’s health and happiness is key to cultivating a purposeful outdoor space customized to your needs. Here are just a few of the backyarding personality [...]
When you breathe a sigh of relief after giving your home its annual thorough cleaning, you may be breathing in more dust, dirt, and pollution than you realize—unless you’ve also gotten the HVAC system cleaned. A Hidden Problem Through normal living, people generate a great deal of contaminants, such as dander, dust, and chemicals. These get [...]
A mattress is one of the most important purchases you’ll ever make—after all, you spend approximately a third of your life in bed. Although the number of choices can feel overwhelming, you don’t have to lose sleep over it if you heed these hints: Size matters. If you’re sharing a bed, you should buy at least a [...]
An increasing number of families are finding how much fun it can be to cook and eat at home—but an easy-to-clean-and-work-in kitchen can make a big difference. Here are five ideas on how to have one that can help you save time, effort, and expensive cleaning supplies. Be clever about cabinetry: Choose simple, flat door cabinets [...]
The next time you look around your home, or that of your aging relatives, you may be astonished how much “stuff” accumulates over the years. Are there things — and the stories they tell — you want to save to pass down to the next generation? Is your will or estate plan on hold because you [...]
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