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Entryways can be a bit of a forgotten area when it comes to decorating, but it’s the first impression that visitors get of your home, so it’s worth the time to make sure it feels welcoming (and cohesive) with the rest of your home design. And when you add some sneaky (and stylish!) organizational elements to the area, it becomes a highly functional space as well rather than just a pass through. When we moved into this house last fall, the entryway had a tile floor that was breaking away from the underfloor beneath it, a bifold closet door that...

Sew an organizer covered with pockets that you can hang in your closet! This free closet organizer sewing pattern is perfect for your sewing and craft supplies, fashion accessories, bathroom necessities, gift wrappings, and more. There are pockets on both sides plus a big interior pocket so every bit of space is used. I’ll show you easy step by step instructions for sewing this organizer and putting it to use in your home. Get sew organized today. This blog post has been converted to an optional PDF that’s optimized for printing. Find it here. The Closet Organizer Tutorial is included...

This tender, celebratory loaf of apple butter and date challah is the perfect way to showcase homemade preserves and California Dates. I have always loved the idea of a filled or stuffed challah, but until recently, I’d never made one. I’d gotten it into my head that it would be a hard thing to execute and that it might be beyond my skills. But when the folks from California Dates got in touch and asked if I had any new ideas for them, I suggested a loaf of challah filled with apple date butter and bits of whole dates. They...

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  By Bryan Wish . . Jen Marr spent 5 years in crisis response, working with communities and individuals that experienced great tragedies. During this time, a realization dawned on her: very few people are skilled in comforting others. She founded Inspiring Comfort, an organization dedicated to cultivating human care and connection by establishing comfort as a teachable skill. Founded on the belief that today’s isolated, socially disconnected, and a hurting world causes more harm than good, Inspiring Comfort encourages us to do a better job of caring for one another. Jen and Inspiring Comfort have helped thousands build a...