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It’s one of the first pieces of advice I give in my next book – IF YOU CAN, PLEASE LIVE IN A HOUSE BEFORE YOU RENOVATE. You need to experience it, have a few months of “day in a life” so you aren’t trying to guess your future behaviors. But we wanted to stay in this fully done mountain house while we renovate and since school was kinda “out” this year anyway it felt like the best thing to do for our family (and admittedly it’s way more fun living here in the mountains during a pandemic than a city...

s April showers are on the way and we've found nine umbrellas to keep you dry and stylish this spring. We have been talking a lot about stylish raincoats and boots, but one rain accessory that we haven't talked about yet is the one that offers us the most coverage. I've had many umbrellas in my day - most have been a quick on the fly purchase due to a downfall and I've gotten to the point where I want something that is more high-quality (and of course stylish). Here are some find that are helping me make up my...

s As a professional working makeup artist who’s specialized in women over the age of 50, I can honestly say that one of the most important things we can do to go from good to gorgeous is to wear makeup colors that will make our skin look radiant and wear eyeshadow colors that will make our eyes pop. A few years ago, I was teaching a makeup techniques class for those of us over 50. A woman came up to me and whispered, “I hope you’ll talk about wearing the right colors because everyone around here wears beige.” And quite...

s “Growing up in Fort Worth, my mother would slam on the brakes at the sight of every estate sale,” Michael Govea tells me of the genesis of his vintage expertise. “As a bratty teen I would protest, but little did I know that it will teach me the value of quality and the beauty of a bargain.” It’s been over a decade since I first met Govea in New York, where he spent years as a buyer for brands like Ralph Lauren. Now, he credits the house for cultivating his interest in home design after being surrounded by “heavily...

A few basic tools, a creative mind and some free time is all you need. The incredible versatility of wood pallets allows you to repurpose them into just about anything.   That means you can build furniture, accessories, and a lot of other useful things for close to nothing since you can practically get the pallets for free (or at a very cheap price). Check out these projects if you don’t believe us. Cheap and Free Pallet Furniture Projects to Transform Your Home and Garden 1. DIY Planter Box You can use pallets to make all sorts of useful things...