Author: Marni Jameson
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Walking the rightsizing walk: Yikes! Our house sold. | At Home
I should know by now, if you venture into an exploratory hypothetical conversation with a real estate broker, you might as well start packing. One casual conversation with a broker friend started the house hurricane. My neighbor had just sold his house for a tidy sum. That got me running the numbers on the Happier…
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At home: Keeping the past present — but not too much of It
Over the years, I have earned the reputation as the stuff police. I am forever nagging you to purge, declutter, toss, donate, edit, dump, oust, clear, lighten up and let go. But today, sit down: I am going to sentimentally suggest that some old things you should keep. I know. Grab the smelling salts. I…
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At home: Open kitchen shelves might look great, but are they for you?
I know it’s tempting. You see those clean, uncluttered open shelves in kitchens, with their matching ceramic dishes, beautifully staged glassware, lots of negative space, and you think, “Why not? If my kitchen had open shelving, my belongings would look great, too! Plus, everything would be so easy to reach.” Think again. Kitchen cabinets come…
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At Home: Busting 10 reasons we cling to stuff we don’t need
The start of a new year, as we come off a season of over consumption, is the ideal time to harness those feelings of guilty excess and summon the resolve to lighten up. If we are ever going to cut through the clutter that has accumulated in our closets, drawers, cupboards and garages, this is…
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At Home: Seven steps to styling your bed like a pro
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started…
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At Home: Readers weigh in on 20 years of columns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thanks to all who sent in congratulatory notes after my column from a few weeks ago announcing my 20th anniversary of writing this weekly missive. I almost let the milestone pass without mention, but then I thought, heck, if I don’t give a shoutout, who…
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At Home: In ‘Authentic Interiors,’ author features rooms that tell stories
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I like interesting stories and I like interesting homes. I also like to believe I tell the former and have the latter. So, when the book “Authentic Interiors: Rooms That Tell Stories” hit my radar,…
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At Home: For podcaster, home is the open road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, while talking to the host of “The Midlife Makeover” podcast, who is interviewing me over Zoom about rightsizing, I notice that this host, Wendy Valentine, is recording from inside an RV trailer. Though she’s…
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At Home: How to let go of what we cherish
Today I am going to try to lead by example. That’s pretty funny as I am neither a leader nor a good example setter, but as the hero of this story, I believe I am both. The lesson deals with getting rid of a cherished home furnishing, one that you have a great fondness for,…