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20 Thrifty Kitchen Hacks

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3-Ingredient DIY Ant Spray

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Family’s Carbon Footprint

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Why Making Kids Clean their Own Room Matters

A quick & easy Easter Egg Wreath that anyone can make! Add a festive touch to your front doors in minutes with two different versions of this Easter craft.

Easter Egg Wreath – 2 Cute & Easy Designs

Our easy DIY Carpet Deodorizer will make your home smell amazing, just like a fresh apple pie! This natural carpet deodorizer powder is easy to make, works on tough odors, and is safe to use in a home with kids and pets.

DIY Carpet Deodorizer {Apple Pie Scented}

Should you flush the toilet with the lid closed? What research says about the so-called toilet plume and if it's actually something to worry about.

Toilet Plume: What Happens if You DON’T Close the Lid while Flushing

Why we moms need to stop obsessing over whether or not our house is messy and what to do instead.

Our house isn’t messy — it’s lived in.

Add some personality to your kitchen and bath with this collection of ridiculously cute knitting projects!

22 Ridiculously Cute Knitting Projects for Your Kitchen & Bath

Stop devoting all your home's closet space to ornaments and lights! These brilliantly simple Christmas decoration storage hacks will free up so much space and make life easier!

The 7 BEST Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks

This gorgeous Vintage Wagon Garden Planter is an easy DIY home container gardening idea you can put together in 30 minutes or less — no tools required!

Create a Vintage Wagon Garden Planter in 30 Minutes

Is tap water REALLY safe to drink? A breakdown of the most common impurities in drinking water, plus how to find out what's coming out of YOUR faucet.

Do You Know What’s in Your Tap Water?

A home mosquito trap that works, plus ways to protect your family from mosquito-borne diseases without chemical insecticides.

Home Mosquito Trap – Protect Your Family without Poison

Make a total transformation in hours with this easy bathroom update featuring a painted accent wall and clever storage ideas.

Beautiful Bathroom Update — in a Day

Does your washing machine clean itself? Does cold water clean as well as hot? 5 Laundry Myths BUSTED & the laundry products that will save you time & money!

The Laundry Products that Will Make Your Life Easier