The holidays are here, and if the more traditional combos of red and green or blue and silver aren't your ideal color schemes, you can still add some festivity to your decor by taking it in a more neutral, simple-chic direction. One way to do that is with strands of simple white lights. If you still want a bit of color, natural elements like greenery and branches are the perfect complement to twinkling lights.
Ever since Marie Kondo's Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up was published in 2014, her KonMari method has sparked joy with countless millions all over the world. It's been such a phenomenon, it's even been turned into a graphic novel. Now, the decluttering doyenne is teaching Katie Couric how to organize her closet.
Have someone in your life who seems to already have everything? Or perhaps they're the type of person who you deem hard to impress (because likely, they'd never admit to that moniker)? From Airbnb gift cards and vintage-inspired tech to social media-friendly photobooks and beyond, you can't go wrong with anything on this roundup of gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for friend/family member/boss in your life.
While it might not be as nightmarish as Toronto just yet, the real estate market in and around San Francisco has been getting worse for years. Here's what homes are really selling for:
When you're living in a small space, every detail counts. But sometimes those little things — the things that elevate a place from not quite right to effortlessly chic — can be hard to identify. Our first bit of advice? Swap your freestanding bookshelves for wall-mounted shelving.
A tiny bedroom can be nice and cozy, but it can also be a bit of a storage nightmare. How do you squeeze everything you need into a room that's barely big enough for a bed? Originating as it did in Europe, where tiny apartments abound, IKEA knows a few things about small bedrooms. Here are 10 IKEA picks for your tiny sleeping space—some specifically designed to solve small-bedroom woes, and others that just happen to be perfect for smaller spaces.
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The issue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their about-to-be-zero capital buffers has fallen off the radar in recent months, but apparently there is some movement behind the scenes. A little background: The GSEs were put into conservatorship in 2008 after each lost substantial amounts of money as loans defaulted. The two were given access to massive lines of credit at the Treasury Department, drew down around half of it, and have paid back more than they borrowed in the form of dividends (which have been rolling in by the billions of dollars since 2012). The agencies had been allowed to keep some capital in reserve in case they had an unprofitable quarter--a "capital buffer." Under a revised stock purchase agreement negotiated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Treasury, that...(read more)
