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Breakfast Nook Upgrade with Rooms To Go

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020Leave a Comment

Special thanks to Rooms To Go for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own. When you become a parent, you get all kinds of unsolicited “warnings”. Say goodbye to sleep! Your kid will only eat chicken nuggets from now on! Potty training is harder than you think! But no one warns you that your living space will no longer be your own. From the moment we brought my daughter home from the hospital four years ago, she has been the head of our roost. It didn’t matter how much I resisted, toys infiltrated and slowly overtook my house like …

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Fancy Getting Into Real Estate? Here Are 3 Things To Consider

by Contributing Writerupdated on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020Leave a Comment

Photo by Mark McCammon from Pexels So you’re a homeowner, you’ve made it this far, put your own personal stamp on your place and are quietly pleased with all that you have achieved, but what next? Well, one option capturing the imagination of many is to get into real estate, either buying-to-sell or buying-to-let. Buying-to-sell and buying-to-let both have their positives and negatives but one thing they both have in common is that they can reap big financial benefits for those willing to make the investment. Buy-to-let properties, for example, can be paying their own mortgages off whilst also making their owners a …

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Ultimate Holiday Gift: LG Dishwasher with QuadWash & TrueSteam

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on December 4, 2019December 4, 201920 Comments

Thank you LG for sponsoring this post. Before I had a family, I envisioned leisurely holidays sitting by the fire, drinking hot cocoa and reminiscing about the good times. Now that I have a family of my own, the reality is quite a different picture… 99% of my holidays are spent doing the dishes! By the time I have washed and dried the festive lunch plates, it’s time to whip out utensils for the night’s holiday dinner. The cycle never ends! That is until a hero recently waltzed into my life, like a very clean, well-behaved bull in a spotless …

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Early Black Friday Steal: Columbia Bedding at Kohl’s

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s, but all opinions are entirely my own. The turkey has not even been taken out to thaw yet, but you are already in full holiday shopping mode. Same, friend, same. By this time of November, I am usually completely done with all my Christmas shopping. But I still have one person left on the list to buy for… the ever elusive husband species. He’s quiet, he’s discerning, and he insists that he does not need anything. Ugh! Why do they always do that?! Luckily for me, Black Friday has come early to Kohl’s and …

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Holiday Multitasking & Unique Gifts with Office Depot Pack & Ship

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on November 19, 2019November 12, 20196 Comments

Office Depot sponsored this post, but all opinions are my own. As a small business owner and mom to a preschooler, the holiday season is nothing short of a master class in multitasking. From finalizing client orders for the year’s end to shipping gifts to out-of-state relatives, I make a game of finding the fastest and most efficient way of getting everything checked off my list. So you can imagine my excitement to find out that my favorite business hub, Office Depot, not only carries everything I need to run my small business, they also have a pack & ship …

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Home & Design: Crystal Chandelier Fan

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on November 2, 2019November 2, 20198 Comments

As a first-time homeowner, I have a lot of interior design dreams. Replace the carpet with hardwood floor! Gut the guest bathroom and reconfigure the layout! Enclose the patio with in a French greenhouse design! So many dreams, so little money. So instead, I am focusing on the smallest changes with the most impact. And one small change that can completely transform a room is the lighting. With the help of my lovely friends at Parrot Uncle, I am adding a bit of icing on top of my master bedroom cake with their gorgeous Crystal Chandelier Ceiling Fan. Like any …

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Interview with a Designer: Modern New England Cottage

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

Guest Contributor: Photographer Heidi Kirn Photographer Heidi Kirn breaks down the design details during her interview with this beautiful home’s interior designer… Q: How would you describe the vibe of the space? A: Traditional New England Cottage with a splash of modern industrial glam. Q: What was your inspiration for this room? A: We drew our inspiration for the look and feel of this renovation from the existing coziness of the original cottage. In integrating these new rooms it was important that they felt as if they had always existed—while adding modernity, flow, light and space …

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Holiday Gift Pick: Honey Dew Towels

by Sam Temsah-Deniskinupdated on September 29, 2019September 29, 20198 Comments

With the coming of fall, I am officially kicking off my Holiday Gift Pick lists! Wahoo! Over the course of the next two months, I will be giving you exclusive looks at some of the best gifts for the holiday season. So let’s get started! Today, I have got one for the parents out there… the adorably cheeky hand towels by Honey Dew Gifts! If you have children, then you know that it is a battle to get your kids to wash their hands. It is an eternal struggle that has withstood the test of time. Kids just do not …