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Get Creative with Gift Wrapping

Rethink how you decorate your gifts this year. Wrap boxes in old newspapers for a vintage look, or use kraft paper and draw your own designs. Craft DIY gift tags and bows to top off the presents.

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Transform a Glass Cabinet

Even if you don’t have a designated pantry closet or room, you can still keep all of your non-perishable goods neat and tidy. Just stick everything in baskets and jars, and place them in a glass cabinet. An added bonus: … Continue reading

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Gift Wrap

When you’re in the throes of the holiday rush, buying gifts can feel like a practical task — so much so that you forget that gift-giving is ultimately a symbolic ritual, meant to express appreciation for others. And wrapping them? … Continue reading

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The Wrapping Paper

“I like to use newspaper because it reminds me of being back home. How we used the comics, when they were in color. And I make my own bows sometimes too.”

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In a small space, do you really need a dining table?

Yes, you need a dining table Have a place to put items. For Tiffany Piotrowski of Tiffany Leigh Design, “a dining table is necessary no matter your space.” The Barrie, Ontario, designer says: “It’s a surface to put out drinks and a charcuterie … Continue reading

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