How to Make Your Bed Feel Like a Luxury Hotel

I’ve always been a sucker for hotel bedding. In fact, getting to dive into crispy white hotel sheets is one of my favorite things about traveling. And while that may sound a bit silly, I’m not alone: just type “hotel bedding at home” into a search engine!

I wanted to bring the 5-star luxury hotel look and feel to my bed linens. Keep reading to see how I made it happen!

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How to Keep a Clean Home with Pets: house cleaning hacks every dog mom should know!

For most dog moms, keeping a clean house with pets is a challenge we’d begrudgingly file under “difficult but doable.” (…though if you’ve ever had to scrub doggy diarrhea out of carpet, “doable” probably feels like a generous choice of words).

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A New Place to Call Home

Surprise! I’m not an accidental suburbanite anymore. Now that the dust has settled and the boxes have been unpacked (most of them, anyways), I’m sharing a peek inside my new home!

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Removing a Pocket Door & Partition Wall

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Alternative title: How NOT to Remove a Pocket Door & Partition Wall

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Review: Unboxing Craft Beer Club

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Craft Beer Club delivers a monthly crate of craft brews from indie labels across the country. To help us kick off our Oktoberfest festivities (AKA: our two-month-long beer binge), the kind folks behind this subscription service let us sample a box of their finest brews. Now that the beer buzz has subsided, I’m sharing my thoughts.

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Small Business Spotlight + Giveaway: Salt Wood Co.

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Photography by Patrick Brickman (@pjbrick7) for Charleston Home + Design Magazine (@chdmag)

Based out of Charleston, South Carolina, Salt Wood Co. specializes in giving reclaimed barn wood a second life with beautifully handcrafted furniture and sliding doors.

Keep reading to take a trip behind the scenes and into the workshop with founder Vann Cochran, PLUS enter for a chance to win a piece of Salt Wood Co. furniture for your home!

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Staying Organized with Day Designer

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Working from home is a dream come true… but staying organized can feel more like a nightmare at times. Here’s how Day Designer is helping me stay on top of work, life, and everything in between.

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Recipe: Tomato-Free Pizza & Pasta Sauce

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Whether you’ve got a nasty nightshade intolerance, or you’re just trying to stick to an AIP / Paleo / Whole 30 / Super-Complicated-and-Difficult-to-Follow meal plan, there are a lot of reasons why you might ditch the tomatoes in your diet. Whatever your reason for ditching the ‘maters, this “Nomato Sauce” is an absolute staple for creating pasta and pizza dishes!

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7 Ways to Save on a Kitchen Renovation

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We towed the fine line between building the kitchen of our dreams and avoiding the price tag of our nightmares. Now I’m sharing seven ways we saved, and how we managed to stay right on budget.
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Cozy Candle Fireplace

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Forget expensive gas inserts.. instead, we opted for a cozy (and budget-friendly) approach to lighting up our fireplace: white rocks and candles!

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