HertzHell: The #1 Scam to AVOID! (Hertz Car Rental Reviews)

This is our PSA to the world! 🤗 We hope to make this world a better place by saving YOU, dear readers, from having the hellish experience SO MANY PEOPLE have had! If you’re reading this and proceed with a Hertz car rental for yourself or your family, you have no excuse if it happens because you have now been officially notified!⚠️ We did attempt to contact Hertz a number of times and as mentioned…

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Sleep Better At Night: 3 Instant Ways To “Design” It Tonight!

I'm not just into living well in my home during the day; I'm also into how to sleep better at night! As I get older and fix more and more of my past health issues, I've grown to love reading about easy ways to help my quality of life. Some list things like vitamins or supplements to take, exercises or meditations you can do, but... ...getting a good night's sleep is on EVERY SINGLE LIST!…

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Moving Back to New Zealand for a Season!

A decade ago, we made the bittersweet decision to move away from our home and friends in New Zealand to live close to Jessica's beloved grandmother for the birth of our first child. (NZ had become our second home and we promised friends, "We'll be back!") After that grandma's death, we had our second daughter and finished the renovation of our home. Three years ago, we sold that big California house and signed a 1-year…

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Outdoor Furniture: 25+ Must-sees From Lounge Luxe to Budget-friendly!

Looking for the perfect patio furniture or other outdoor furniture for your backyard, front yard, side yard...you name it? You're in the right place! Not gonna lie: over the years, Matt and I have become Masters when it comes to designing outdoor spaces.🧠💪 (We get a large number of client Consultation Requests for backyards and outdoor spaces! It used to surprise me but when we recently saved another couple clients over $30,000, I get it!)…

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Luxury at Home: 10+ Tips for Making a Bedroom Feel Like A Hotel Getaway!

Today we're sharing more than a dozen of our favorite tips on how to make your bedroom (or even a guest bedroom!) look and feel like a luxurious, pampering hotel room getaway! Your vacation away may be over, but you can still make your bedroom into a hotel-feeling getaway to enjoy EVERY DAY!  How? We're sharing our 10+ favorite ideas (plus easy resources to make it happen) below! We'll also answer popular questions like: How…

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Make Life Easier: 21 Clever Kitchen Organization & Hidden Storage Ideas!

Today we're sharing the best 21 kitchen organization hacks, storage ideas, and extra tips on items every kitchen needs—and we've done every single one of these in our very own kitchen! So we can tell you all about our now-going-on 7 years of experience with each of these firsthand. Complete photos + details on each one below (along with a couple bonus ideas + a video at the end!). KITCHEN ORGANIZATION HACKS #21: Built-in Countertop…

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Dining Table Centerpiece: The 15+ Smartest, Simple Designs!

Looking for dining table centerpiece ideas? From simple daily tabletops to large celebratory or holiday-esque ideas, I'm sharing the most stylish options for you to aim for! Confession: I inwardly grown at 99.9% of the centerpiece ideas I see out there. (Really. Do an internet search for centerpiece ideas and dare yourself not to mentally yawn at the generic options you'll see at a glance. It takes too much time digging to find something halfway…

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Design Tip: What to Hang Over the Bed (or Not!)

Don't ask "What to hang over my bed?" Instead, you need to first... ...ask yourself, "Should I even hang something over my bed?"🤔 I have fabulous news for you! You do NOT always need to hang something on the blank wall area above your bed! :)  Money does not need to be spent here before you've really determined if it's really necessary for you and how you want to be your best self at home!😍…

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How to Save Money on Your Kitchen Remodel: 5+ Old vs New (Smarter) Ways!

Over the years, Matt and I have figured out some fa-fa-fantastic ways to save money on kitchen renovations, saving our clients (and us) TEN$ UPON TEN$ OF THOU$ANDS of dollars… …but first let’s talk about the 5 most “generic" and "usual” ways people say to save! These are the ideas we think most people know about already (thanks to home decor shows and mags), but we’ll mention this "usual advice" anyway before we get to…

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No Hardware: 10 Genius Pros + Cons of Kitchen Cabinets Without Handles!

Wondering if kitchen cabinets without handles or kitchen drawers without knobs is right for you? I'm giving you my professional "no hardware" perspective (plus some designs we've done for clients showing them--and you!--how many different design options you really have in a handleless kitchen)! A woman stared at me, speechless (and clearly confused) when I playfully suggested hardware was not required in her kitchen...and could even make her life easier! (She wasn't a client. This…

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