Author: Marni Jameson
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At Home: Good design keeps up with the times
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We are all a little house blind. That is, we put off seeing what needs refreshing, replacing, updating or upgrading for as long as we can. It’s self-protective. If we don’t see that the drapes…
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At Home: Tired of your cabinets? Here’s when to replace, reface or repaint
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When my husband and I bought a beach vacation condo last fall, we knew the place needed work. But because our goal was to rent it out to cover the carrying costs and occasionally enjoy…
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At Home: Advice to reader who cries ‘Help! I want my house back’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Occasionally, I get a call from a reader whose situation has all the markings of a class action suit — that is, one person acting on behalf of many (maybe you). Maureen Rabazinski’s email was…
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At Home: Shipping solution makes getting used furniture, heirlooms easier
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like many green, budget-minded consumers, Fayre Makeig furnishes her home only with secondhand furniture. “I can’t imagine buying a new piece of furniture,” said the wife and mother of two. “I wouldn’t want to pay…
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At Home: New kitchen offers cooks chance to reorganize
When most expectant parents would be nesting, my daughter and her husband tore out their kitchen. Sawdust swirled and workers buzzed while every dish, glass, pantry item, utensil, pot, pan, canned good and cooking appliance sat in the adjacent family room as if someone tossed in a grenade. So much for nesting. When Baby George,…
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At Home: In my family, pregnancy and home remodeling go together
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save She wouldn’t be my daughter if she weren’t undergoing a major home remodel in her third trimester of pregnancy. But here we were. I still remember being pregnant with her and standing in my torn-up…
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At Home: Who needs a home appraisal when we have Zillow? You do.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like many homeowners, my husband and I often play a game of what do you think our home is worth. My number is always higher. In matters financial, he plays it as safe as a blockhouse. The question is moot since we’re not selling, but…
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At Home: Can you fight city hall?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was dark out when my husband and I came home to find our house lit up like a movie set. Bright light beamed in from the street through every front window. I expected police…
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At Home: Furniture holding you back? Not anymore
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like many empty nesters, Lisa Everett and her husband looked up one day at their large, fully furnished home, where they’d raised their two sons and more than a few dogs, and decided they wanted…
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At Home: Minimalist shares seven ways to live with less
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How much is enough? In a world of hoarders and minimalists, where do you fall on the continuum, and where would you like to fall? I’ll tell you, if a hoarder is a 10 and a minimalist is a one, I’m a 3.5. I’d like…