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Buffet Table Styling: 14 Fancy Serveware Items for a Stylish Display
What To Put In A Guest Room (10 Must-Haves)

What To Put In A Guest Room (10 Must-Haves)

If you’re over 25, gone are the days when you could throw a blanket and pillow at your friend and they’ll happily crash on your sofa.  Once you reach full-blown adulthood, a little hospitality and a lot of privacy are the order of the day.However, creating that sense of privacy and ...

How To Get Rid of Unwelcome House Guests

How To Get Rid of Unwelcome House Guests

At some point or another, you will have to deal with unwelcome house guests.  Whether it’s someone who has shown up unannounced or a guest who just won’t leave.  It happens to all of us.Here’s what to do if you find yourself in this precarious situation.Get On the Same PageIf ...

No Guest Room Solutions (4 Ways To Make It Work)

No Guest Room Solutions (4 Ways To Make It Work)

Hosting overnight guests without a guest bedroom doesn’t have to be as bad as you imagine.  There are several viable no guest room solutions including converting a room, doing a day to night switch, the bedroom shuffle, or an Airbnb staycation.The best choice for you depends heavily on your own ...

Why Is Having Overnight Guests So Stressful?

Why Is Having Overnight Guests So Stressful?

For years I’ve wrestled with the question, why is having overnight guests so stressful?  I love hosting folks at my home, but overnight guests are a different thing altogether.I get anxious, there’s suddenly not enough time to do anything, and there are lots of last-minute grocery runs.We’ve all been there. ...

8 Tips for Outdoor Entertaining In The Fall

8 Tips for Outdoor Entertaining In The Fall

Outdoor entertaining in the fall is one of the best times to flex your hostess skills.Fall is the perfect time of year to gather people together outside.  Especially for someone with little to no experience with outdoor entertaining. There’s a cool, crisp air that rarely requires more than a jacket or ...

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