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More Love Less Clutter: A Guide to Moving in Together

It’s sweetheart month and you’ve found the one! Sure there’s music, trumpets and fireworks, but mostly it’s just about finding that someone who you want to share your remote control. When you find that special someone that feels like home, moving in together is often the next step.

Moving in with your significant other is more than just moving in with a roommate, it’s about finding a balance and creating a home together.
So, how do you reduce the landmines scattered through the experience of moving in together?

Moving Stories: The Most Common Reasons We Move

For Actress & Fashion Blogger Grasie Mercedes and her husband, Family Guy Writer, TV & Radio Host, and former MTV VJ Damien Fahey, the owner of their building decided to sell the duplex they were renting. They had no choice but to move. Watch their moving story.


Remember your last moving day? Why did you move? The infographic below illustrates the leading reasons people move.

Tricks to Treat Yourself to a Renewed Home in 2017

Is your home fulfilling your 2017 lifestyle needs? Has your home been on the market for months and still not sold?

If you answer “Yes” to any of these questions, your home may be going through an identity crisis; it is not configured to best meet your current way of living – or to attract potential buyers. Your home needs a jump-start and a newly defined purpose.

5 Tips to Pack Away Holiday Dishes like a Pro

It is that wonderful time of year again, filled with cheer, parties, giving and decorating. However, there is one unspoken holiday fear that can add unwanted jingle – unwrapping your holiday dishware! We all know the feeling. Slowly untwisting the paper, hoping and praying as you unravel that at the end of the paper you will find your cherished holiday dishes whole. Did they make it through another year in storage? What did you find this year? Perfect holiday mugs, or one with a lost handle? Un-chipped red and green plates, or one that looks like Santa mistook it for a cookie? Packing dishes can be the trickiest part of storing holiday decor.

We don’t want broken dishes to ruin your festive mood, so the good news is that whatever you found this year, you get a do-over. Follow these 5 simple tips and your dishware unwrapping next season will be glue free and keep your holiday spirit in one piece!

The Guide to Giving: Give This Holiday & Your Gift is a Clutter Free Home

‘Tis the season of gratitude, giving and of course: decorating, parties, feasts, shopping and more. But before you go down your merry merry to do list, think about the needs of your community and all the stuff and clutter you don’t need around your home. Perhaps, you have clothing, furniture, kitchen items, or even food you have been meaning to clear out? The jolly news is charitable organizations open their doors this time of year and make it even easier for you to donate your household items to assist those in need. You can make a difference, so everyone can have a joyful holiday. And, you get to rediscover the holiday joy you experienced as a child.

How to Live in a Staged Home

First and foremost, you have to change your mindset; it is not “your home” anymore. Treat the house as if it were a five-star hotel; you need to maintain the staged look and keep everything spotless. You do not want it to appear that anyone is living in the home; there should be no dishes, family pictures, or piles of personal stuff visible. You want your potential buyers to easily envision themselves living in the home. The good news is that keeping your house like a five-star hotel will also enable you to treat yourself and your family to a mini-vacation – no cooking and lots of fun outings!

How to Live Big in a Dorm Room

Have you heard of the tiny house craze? It is the latest trend, people are living in small spaces, but “living big!” Living big means they are living more with less. Enjoying life with fewer things. So, why can’t we apply these trendy tips and tricks to dorm living? There is no reason at all!

Tips For Moving Abroad

Moving from the U.S. to another country? Fantastique! Magnífico! You are beginning a great adventure. But of course, first you need to get there with all of your belongings. Whether you are single, or moving a family and pets here are key factors and to-dos to manage when moving abroad.

Moving? Pack Your Garage In Five Steps

When it comes to packing up your home for a move, the garage is often the last room packed. Let’s face it, we put it off due to the sheer number of things piled up and the items in the garage are the most awkward things to pack. Garages are full of tools, landscaping equipment and things you don’t want to look at. Often, our garages have become the dumping ground of junk we don’t want in the house. But…there are so many advantages to making the garage the first room packed. With a little planning, packing up your garage will ease your mind and possibly fill your wallet! So, how do you tackle packing a garage?

Top 10 Damaged Items When Moving And How To Protect Them

Before you start to pack, make a game plan. Which of your items are fragile? What will you need to pack them? We’ve seen some folks pack themselves so, unfortunately, we know which household items are most likely to break and typically aren’t packed properly. Not surprisingly, we would say let the experts do the packing. However, for those “do-it-yourselfers,” we have compiled an old school David Letterman list of the “Top Ten Items Damaged When Moving.” It’s surprising what items make the list. Not only have we compiled the most breakable list, we’ve included tips on how to protect them properly so you can “break” this pattern