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How to Turn Any Room in Your House Into a Panic Room
It’s well-established that the best way to survive disasters and emergencies is to have a plan for dealing with them—yet most of us don’t. Mitigating the harm from events like home invasions or natural disasters like a tornado or hurricane starts with having a plan. This usually involves knowing your escape routes and having a…
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Five Cheap Ways to Make Your House Look More Expensive
Turning your house into the home of your dreams can be expensive and time-consuming, especially if your goals include changing the way it looks from the outside. If a full-on exterior remodel is still years away — or not in the cards at all — here are a few easy ways to make your house…
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Why You Should Stop Using the Phrase ‘Master Bedroom’
1Fans of TV shows featuring house-hunting, flipping, flopping, or home improvement may have noticed a new term popping up in more recent episodes: “primary bedroom.” It’s also slowly becoming the norm in real estate descriptions, and even if the term is unfamiliar at first, context clues will tell you that “primary bedroom” can — and,…
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Yes, You Can Remove Your Own IUD, But You Probably Shouldn’t
With the news that Britney Spears’s conservatorship team refused to allow her to get her IUD removed, several people have pointed out that it’s possible to remove your own IUD — you just grab the strings and pull. If this sounds like a tempting option for the rest of us, you should know that doctors…