Your bedroom is supposed to be your safe place. Your sanctuary for calm. The place you go to relax and get a great night's sleep. But so many times, we let our bedrooms become far more than that, cluttered up with a piles of clothes, a library of books, a bunch of...
Moving interstate is always an overwhelming task. Even though it is exciting, fresh and an open door to wonderful opportunities and adventures ahead, there’s still some part of us that will always be doubtful of the timing of such a move. We may even feel quite...
There are many reasons why people decide to clean out their homes. But whatever your reason is, it's absolutely a worthwhile cause. With 2016 just around the corner, more stuff coming into your home this Christmas, and undoubtedly a few sluggish days around your home...
Here in South Florida, we're just getting our primary growing season going because the summer fight against the weeds is too much for many gardeners. But as fall approaches in many other parts of the world, gardeners are now asking themselves how they can get at least...
From time to time, I get interesting emails from readers like you. Sometimes they're about recipes found here on No Ordinary Homestead. And sometimes they're questions about getting a visa to live in Germany (which I really know very little about). And other times,...
Have you every done something in your home that you thought was fairly innocent and no big deal...and realized shortly thereafter that it would change the whole way you feel about your living space? That's exactly what happened to us a few months ago when we flipped...
Although we love many things about our condo here in SW Florida, (from the size to the awesome location to the pool which we have to ourselves almost all year long), one thing we don't always appreciate is a lack of natural light. It's a first floor unit with only a...
We have a dead corner in our bathroom that we've been wondering what to do with since we moved in. It's behind the big corner garden tub in our master bath which never really gets used. There's no natural light in our bathroom so real plants are out of the question...
So your family has decided to move. Congratulations! A move can be extremely exciting, and can serve as a fresh start for each and every member of your family. However, while relocating may be in your family's best interest, it can be difficult, especially for...
We’ve been back in Florida for nearly a year…and we’ve considered many things about where we want to live and in what sort of home. Southwest Florida is an interesting place, because you truly can find homes of all shapes and sizes, with no property to care for or...
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