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Before and After: A Tiny Space Becomes the Perfect Power Room

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Owners of small homes, rejoice! This renovation proves that with some imagination and design skills (professional is best), you can maximize every square inch. Here, designer Marcie Reid transformed an underutilized corner of her living room into the perfect powder room. She packed both form and function into this tiny footprint, and thanks to clever design choices, you’d never know this bath wasn’t supposed to be there. These before and after pics will undoubtedly inspire you to rethink your space!

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A Modern Apartment with a Mix of African Accents

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A modern home with African accents

As someone who collects African-inspired art and textiles, I find this latest home tour particularly inspiring. Designer Sophie Ashby successfully blends modern and traditional with accents of Afro-themed prints, sculpture, and art. The balance is just right. Take the living room for example. An oversized print by Nigerian photographer Lakin Ogunbanwo hangs prominently atop a modern bookcase. Its well-edited shelves styled with accessories of all styles. I’ll undoubtedly incorporate some of Sophie’s tricks in my own home.

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A 1920s Home With Global Touches

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Interior design inspiration for your Philadelphia area home

“Clean and comfortable” is how I would describe this renovated, 1920s home. Though minimally accessorized, the design is far from austere. Well-chosen pieces — woven light pendants, assorted baskets, carved bowls — ooze warmth and give the home a global vibe. The design also incorporates natural tones to complement a dominant palette of white and gray. Overall, the home is a lesson in creating a comfortably modern interior within a century-old shell.

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Best of Smart Home at CES 2019

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Photo via Las Vegas Review-Journal

When it comes to experiencing and discovering the latest in consumer technology, CES is an event like no other. The world’s best and biggest companies come together in one place to show off their newest innovations. CES boasts 4,500 exhibiting companies, 2.9 million net square feet of space and over 188,000 attendees. Here’s the best of smart home that we saw.

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Enjoy this article courtesy of Blue Matter, a blog by Coldwell Banker. Dee Greene Hill is a licensed agent with Coldwell Banker Preferred.

Get Cookin’: Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman

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In HFD’s series Get Cookin’, we share highly-reviewed cookbooks by chefs you know and others you may not.

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Deb Perelman is a recipe blogger best known for simple and delicious. “I don’t do truffle oil, Himalayan pink salt at $10 per quarter-ounce or single-origin chocolate that can only be found through Posh Nosh-approved purveyors,” she writes on her popular blog, Smitten Kitchen. Deb affirms this philosophy in Smitten Kitchen Every Day, the second in her SK cookbook series.

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Celebrity Style: At Home with Shonda Rhimes

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At Home with Shonda Rhimes

We’re heading from Philadelphia to LA with a tour of TV producer Shonda Rhimes’ villa-inspired home. After falling in love with the home’s history, she enlisted designer Michael S. Smith to restore it to its past glory while adding warmth, function, and loads of natural light. Shonda became a fan of Smith after spying his work in the Obama White House. As she writes for Architectural Digest, “That ability to connect with whatever creates sparks in a person is part of what makes Michael such a gifted designer.”

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How to Sell a House with Tenants

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If you’re a landlord and are thinking about selling your property, this one is for you!

You have decided it’s time to sell your rental property. However, it’s still occupied, and your tenant’s lease hasn’t expired yet. Based on my extensive experience with selling rental properties in the Philadelphia metro area, my first suggestion is to wait until the tenant has moved out before listing. It makes it much easier to prepare the home for sale and eliminates any issues with showings.

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Give This Holiday and Make Your Home Clutter-Free

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‘Tis the season of gratitude, giving and of course: decorating, parties, feasts, shopping and more. But before you go down your merry, merry to do list, think about the needs of your community and all the stuff and clutter you don’t need around your home. Perhaps, you have clothing, furniture, kitchen items, or even food you have been meaning to clear out? The jolly news is charitable organizations make it even easier for you to donate your household items to assist those in need this time of year. You can make a difference, so everyone can have a joyful holiday. And, you get to rediscover the holiday joy you experienced as a child.

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Enjoy this article courtesy of Blue Matter, a blog by Coldwell Banker. Dee Greene Hill is a licensed agent with Coldwell Banker Preferred.