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Marni Jameson
Jun 13, 2022
Matters of Scale: Designers Offer Tips to Get It Right
I knew when we bought the Happier Yellow House that the outdoor carriage lamps flanking the garage would need to go, and the sooner the...
Marni Jameson
Jun 6, 2022
A Home on The Water, or the Next Best Thing
I’ve always wanted a house on the water. I don’t have one. Twenty years ago, I had a house in California with a pool. More recently,...
Marni Jameson
May 30, 2022
Home Worth More? You’re Probably Underinsured — 13 Ways to Save
The good news is your home has never been worth more. That takes some of the sting out of the fact that the stock market is down, and...
Marni Jameson
May 23, 2022
Motherly Advice on Life and Home You Didn’t Ask For
Don’t talk with your mouth full. Stand up to shake hands. You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. One benefit of being...
Marni Jameson
May 16, 2022
Put Down the Drill and No One Gets Hurt
I used to think there was nothing sexier than seeing my husband walk through the house with a toolkit and ladder on his way to do a home...
Marni Jameson
May 9, 2022
Celebrity “Fixer” Seeks Help to Downsize and Fix Up a Fixer
Before COVID hit, Howard Bragman had two houses and a spouse. Today the celebrity crisis manager, known for cleaning up some of...
Marni Jameson
May 2, 2022
Property Brothers’ New Furniture Reveals Twins’ Differences
Half the fun of watching “Property Brothers” — the HGTV reality series where identical twins Drew and Jonathan Scott convince homebuyers...
Marni Jameson
Apr 25, 2022
Tackling Pet 'Fur'stration and More Tips for Living with Pets
“Would you please stop shedding?” I beg Luke, our 55-pound hound mix (Great Pyrenees, German Shepherd, Chow Chow, Bassett hound and a few...
Marni Jameson
Apr 18, 2022
Home Buying in a Sellers’ Market
I went house hunting last weekend. No, not for me. I tagged along with my daughter and her fiancé, who are moving from Texas to Colorado...
Marni Jameson
Apr 11, 2022
Handmade Quilts Soften Edges in High-Tech Homes
I don’t know about you, but my weekly screentime hours are embarrassingly excessive. The more attention I pay to my electronic devices,...
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