Tag: Marni Jameson
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At Home: Lessons learned from 2023, Part 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of my favorite year-end rituals is to look back at the 50 columns I’ve managed to eke out, and survey how much we’ve gone through together and how much I’ve learned. Then, to recap,…
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At Home: Don’t decorate your vacation rental like your home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The place came fully furnished. That’s the good news and the bad news. While I don’t strongly dislike furnishings in the beach rental property my husband and I just bought, which is instantly livable and…
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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: When sending a child off to college means gaining a bedroom
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every year, the migration happens. Flocks of kids leave home for college. In the U.S., more than 40% of new college students move away from home. And you know what that means? Their parents gain…
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10 hostess hacks to make your food look better than it is
I’m not a cook. I do, however, love to entertain. Because having guests to my home typically involves feeding them, I try to compensate for my lack of culinary skills with stylish presentation. With a few hostess hacks, I can elevate the most humdrum potato salad from the grocery store deli, chicken wings from the…
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At Home: 10 tips to iron like a pro
My mother knew how to iron. I should have paid more attention. I remember her standing over the ironing board, forming crisp fresh-smelling stacks of linens. I did not take further note because, back then, women’s lib was the rage, and I cottoned to the idea that ironing was a domestic detail I would have…
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At Home: 21 reasons to love being home
I owe my home an apology. I have been taking her for granted. Though she never fails to be there for me, I have not been there for her. Of the past 30 nights, I have spent only five at home. I have been traveling for vacation, for work, and to help an adult child…
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At Home: For whiter whites, try these tips from a stain pro
A Matterhorn-like mountain of household linens glided through the house as if moving under its own volition. The dogs watched warily. My husband stepped back yielding, giving the hulking mass the clearance it commanded. From deep inside the mound, a voice (mine) said, “I’m making our whites whiter.” At Home: Does your home say welcome?…
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At Home: Want more curb appeal? A lot hinges on your door
Shopping for a home is a lot like online dating. So much rides on that first photo. Whether you’re looking for a potential house or a potential partner, a prospect’s “curb appeal” often determines whether you cross the figurative threshold or swipe left. I mean, the guy could be the nicest fellow in North America,…