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‘Knolling’ Is ‘Kondoing’ for Maximalists
It has been 12 years since Japanese organising consultant Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” was first published, and four years since her Netflix show “Tidying Up” made her a household name — and, controversially, a verb. And for a time, her KonMari method was largely viewed as the one and only…
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Do This Instead of Keeping Your Phone Out of Your Bedroom at Night
Keep your phone out of your bedroom: That’s standard advice for good sleep hygiene, and I’ve never been able to do it. For one thing, it seems silly to go buy a standalone alarm clock when I’ve got a perfectly good one on my phone — and it’s more customisable, anyway. For another, where the…
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You Can Use Oven Cleaner to Strip Wood Furniture
TikTok and Instagram are awash with accounts featuring DIY and furniture flipping instructional videos that make refinishing thrift store finds into expensive-looking pieces look quick and easy. (Of course, when you edit four hours of paint-stripping and sanding down to two seconds, you can make any project seem quick and easy.)
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How to Stain Your Boring Concrete Patio
If your patio is looking the worse for wear, or if you just want a new look, you can stain concrete floors to give them new life. Using stain on concrete has the added bonus of allowing the surface to breathe, preventing moisture buildup that can cause cracking and other damage, while still freshening it…