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How to Prepare For a Home Inspection | Angi

When you’re selling your home, you’ll need to have a home inspection—sometimes even more than one—before everyone can sign on the dotted line. Whether you, as the seller, pay for a home inspection pre-listing or the buyer does as part of the sale conditions, you want your home to be ready to inspect and look its best. Use our tips to prepare for a home inspection and minimize the issues a local home inspector will find.While the inspector won’t be rating your level of cleanliness, a messy or dir...
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Open Floor Plan vs. Closed: Which Is Right for You? | Angi

Which floor plan is right for you depends on your personal style and how you want to use your home. Take a look at how each floor plan measures up in the following categories.Open and closed floor plans appeal to different homeowners. Each has a distinct aesthetic feel, and while some homeowners may prefer the light, airy, open look of an open floor plan, others will opt for separate rooms, each with its own decor and feel.Open floor plans are great for facilitating family living since multiple...
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Stress Awareness Month: Our top tips for reducing stress

April is Stress Awareness Month, and just like so many others, you’re probably already all too aware of your stress. What you might not be aware of, however, are all the ways that stress can affect your life. From poor sleep to problems with cognitive function, stress can really take its toll. This Stress Awareness Month, we’ve put together some of our top tips for reducing stress, so that you can take steps toward improving your stress levels.
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The 12 Best Pocket Door Alternatives to Suit Your Home

Pocket doors are a popular choice for small spaces, particularly as interior doors, since they don’t need space to swing into or out of a room. If you’re looking for door options and space is limited, you may want to explore some pocket door alternatives, since pocket doors aren’t always the best fit for every space. Some people find that pocket doors are hard to maintain, may not fit a specific space, or just aren’t the look they’re going for. These 12 pocket door alternatives will give you ple
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Fall Skincare Routine

As fall settles in and the days get shorter and chillier, it’s no wonder we all want to lean into what makes us feel cozy and comfortable. Oversized sweaters, hot apple cider, and other comforts of the season all help you feel nurtured and snug as the leaves and the temperature are both falling. But did you know that your skincare routine also needs extra nurturing in the fall? Between time outside picking pumpkins and relaxing on hayrides and time indoors with the heat on to chase away the chil
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How to Install Landscape Timbers to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal

If you’re looking for a polished, professional look to update your plant beds and walkways, learning how to install landscape timbers can bring your landscaping to the next level. These lengths of wood are made for various landscaping uses, and installing them can be a rewarding DIY project to beautify your yard. You can use landscape timbers to edge flower beds, create new garden beds, or edge driveways and walkways, boosting your home’s curb appeal. Use our easy guide to tackle this DIY projec
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The Stress and Sleep Connection: How CBD Can Help

These days, so many of us are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress as well as getting too little or poor quality sleep. Did you know that stress and sleep are highly interconnected? Find out how to break the stress/poor sleep cycle and where CBD can step in!

The Connection Between Stress and Sleep

If you get in bed every night only to lie awake, unable to relax due to the stress of the day, you’re not alone. The CDC estimates that one in three Americans regularly gets less than the reco