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2023 marks the seventh year of me working in this industry so I think it’s fair to say that I’ve seen my share of furniture companies wonderfully evolve while still maintaining their style and ethos…and others, sadly not. Article is one that I am consistently impressed by and even more so recently. Y’all if you haven’t been on their site lately might I suggest you take a scroll. Every product still looks like a classic, is made with high-quality materials, oozes comfort, and is fairly priced… and to my complete delight, they are playing with even more fun shapes and pretty...

Kitchen Stuff Plus Canada has released its weekly Red  Hot Deals and they are super indeed! There are lots of great deals this week for only $10, that includes: Save 60% on Umbra Ply Toilet Paper Stand, 23” H, for $10 Save 50% on Harman Oval Metal Soap Pump, for $10 Save 50% on Deco Lite Outdoor Solar Powered LED Parasol, for $10 Save 50% on Deco Lite Outdoor Solar Powered LED Path Light, for $10 Save 50% on Deco Lite Focus Umbrella Pole Light, 8” Dia, for $10 Save 44% on Deco Lite Solar Bug Zapper Garden Stake, 16.5”...

Pub crawl! If ever a cruise line was made for bar hopping, it’s Virgin Voyages. Its identical “Lady Ships” were imagined as adult playgrounds, and when grownups are having fun, you know alcohol is often a part of the equation. (Not that it has to be.) Not all bars are created equal, though, and on a short four- or five-night sailing, you have to prioritize. So I vowed to discover which bars are the best on the ship — and which you can skip. From martinis to margaritas, I tried every bar on Scarlet Lady (the first of the line’s...

From a projector to an effective mosquito management system, here's what you’ll need for all activities al fresco. Welcome to Someone Buy This!, a monthly shopping column featuring the fun, the frivolous, and the practical from a very discerning shopper. We’ve finally reached that time of year where the ratio of time spent indoors to outdoors starts to even out (at least in places with seasons). It’s time to rinse off whatever slice of the outdoors you’re able to call your own and prepare it for drinks, lounging, or even a movie night. After tending to a little backyard in...

*Image via. My husband has been hardening off the seedlings he nurtured under grow lights in our basement, preparing them for transplantation in soil. The first few days, he’d place them outside under the shade of our covered patio each morning, bringing them in later in the day. Slowly, he increased the duration of these outdoor sessions from a few hours to an entire day, and then he began exposing them to direct sunlight, too. The idea is that you are acclimating the tender seedlings to the occasionally harsh conditions of the natural world, hence “hardening them off.” Awhile ago,...