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The year my sister moved abroad and my parents decided to spend Thanksgiving at a resort, it was just the four of us at home
Every year I tell myself I will make the Thanksgiving centerpiece the weekend before, and every year I am still staring at a bare table
Pick the colour scheme before you buy a single thing for Thanksgiving, and the rest of the table almost decorates itself. Pick it afterwards —
Somewhere along the way, Thanksgiving got a reputation for needing a special set of dishes. The glossy photos show matching china, chargers, and glasses that
Thanksgiving dinner already costs enough. Between the turkey, the sides, and the extra chairs you borrowed from a neighbour, the last thing anyone needs is
The morning after Halloween always catches me a little off guard. The candy bowl is half empty, there is fake cobweb stuck to a doorframe
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I’m the founder and editor of Modern Nest Life. I started this site after years of friends asking me to come look at their apartments, pick paint colors, and figure out why their living rooms felt ‘off.’ Now I write it all down — practical, specific decorating advice for people with real homes and real budgets.
My rule is simple: if I wouldn’t recommend it to a friend standing in my own living room, it doesn’t go on the site.
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