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Best Vinyl Placemats for Indoors & Outdoors
Read more: Best Vinyl Placemats for Indoors & OutdoorsEasy-clean vinyl placemats have come a long way in terms of style in recent years. Nowadays, you’ll even find these eye-catching placemats adorning tables in upscale restaurants and hotels. Looking to perk up your tabletops…
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The 5 Best Hard Floor Mops for Quick & Effective Cleaning
Read more: The 5 Best Hard Floor Mops for Quick & Effective CleaningA pad-style hard floor mop makes it easy to get that satisfying squeaky-clean finish in just minutes. Here’s a quick look at the top pad mop sellers for [year] so you can see which best…
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Home Electrical Safety Tips: Simple Ways to Prevent Electric Shocks & Babyproof Your Outlets
Read more: Home Electrical Safety Tips: Simple Ways to Prevent Electric Shocks & Babyproof Your OutletsElectricity is a vital part of everyday life, from lighting our homes to powering essential devices. However, it also comes with risks if not managed properly. Understanding basic home electrical safety and babyproofing tips can…
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The Best Drinking Glasses For Everyday Use
Read more: The Best Drinking Glasses For Everyday UseIt’s a tall order to name the best drinking glasses sets out of the thousands of options out there. Luckily, I spent nearly two decades as a drinkware buyer for a top tableware retailer, so…
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5 Easy Ways to Child Proof Blind Cords & Windowcoverings
Read more: 5 Easy Ways to Child Proof Blind Cords & WindowcoveringsModern products like cordless blinds deliver an array of stylish solutions without the worry of dangerous dangling blind cords. Or, you can easily childproof existing blinds and shades with inexpensive blind cord cleats, cord wraps, and breakaway tassels.
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Tritan Plastic Glasses: Shop These 10 Top-Rated Brands
Read more: Tritan Plastic Glasses: Shop These 10 Top-Rated BrandsTritan plastic glasses are the latest innovation in plastic drinkware, offering a perfect combination of clarity and elegance with superior durability and easy care. Along with being unbreakable, dishwasher-safe and available in a wide selection…
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Best Plastic Wine Glasses for Everyday Use
Read more: Best Plastic Wine Glasses for Everyday UseWith so many choices of plastic wine glasses, picking the best line can be hard, and believe me, I know! I’ve worked with restaurant-quality plastic glasses for over a decade and have tried and tested…
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The Ultimate Plastic Dinnerware Shopping Guide
Read more: The Ultimate Plastic Dinnerware Shopping GuideEvery year, a new round of plastic dinnerware and tableware sets hits the market. But to shop smart, you need to know which types of plastics are truly designed to hold up to daily use….
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Unbreakable Plastic Drinking Glasses: 5 Best Types to Buy
Read more: Unbreakable Plastic Drinking Glasses: 5 Best Types to BuyUnbreakable plastic glasses that truly live up to the name “unbreakable” are made from only three types of plastic – polycarbonate, Tritan, or polypropylene. Plastic glasses made from other types of plastic, like acrylic or…
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Ultimate Guide To The Best Plastic Dinnerware
Read more: Ultimate Guide To The Best Plastic DinnerwarePlastic tableware is an outdoor dining staple in most homes, and its popularity as everyday dinnerware is on the rise. Nowadays, plastic dishes come in a vast array of styles and colors, including dinnerware sets…
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Best Unbreakable Glassware for Home and Bar
Read more: Best Unbreakable Glassware for Home and BarVirtually unbreakable glassware is made in one of three ways: tempering, annealing, or infusion–which combines glass with a metal such as titanium at the molecular level. Each method produces extremely break-resistant glass drinking glasses. While…
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Our 6 Best Air Fryer Picks of the Year
Read more: Our 6 Best Air Fryer Picks of the YearAir fryers have revolutionized how we cook our favorite foods. From crispy French fries to delicious chicken wings, these innovative kitchen appliances offer a healthier, more convenient way to prepare meals at home. But with…
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3 Tips for Fitting Sofa Slipcovers with Loose Cushions
Read more: 3 Tips for Fitting Sofa Slipcovers with Loose CushionsFinding and fitting slipcovers for sofas with loose cushions or pillows on the back can be challenging, but we found an easy way to get it done. This simple method works with most standard slipcovers,…
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How To Make Microwave S’mores & Tabletop S’mores: Our Top S’mores Maker Picks
Read more: How To Make Microwave S’mores & Tabletop S’mores: Our Top S’mores Maker PicksJust when I thought it was safe to pull out my size 6 jeans, I find a microwave S’mores maker. S’mores, at home, without flaming marshmallows streaking through the air and landing on hapless siblings??? Happiness itself! If you have kids (or are still a kid yourself), and have a little extra storage space, it’s…
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5 Reasons to Switch to a Smart Door Lock
Read more: 5 Reasons to Switch to a Smart Door LockIf you still use a traditional key and lock system on your doors, it’s time to upgrade. Smart door locks offer many advantages over traditional counterparts, from convenience and peace of mind to increased security…
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Scare Up Some Fun With the Best Halloween Cake Pans
Read more: Scare Up Some Fun With the Best Halloween Cake PansNo fright-night get-together is complete without a spooktacular Halloween cake. Shopping for skull, ghost, or jack-o’ lantern-shaped cakes? How about a tasty 3D haunted mansion or frosting-oozing brains for your party centerpiece this year? These…
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5 Best Margarita Blenders
Read more: 5 Best Margarita BlendersThe best margarita blenders have powerful motors and strong blades that get the ice texture just right. You simply can’t have a great frozen margarita without perfect crushed ice! Here’s a quick look at 5 top-rated…
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Best Bundt Pans & Bundt Cake Keepers
Read more: Best Bundt Pans & Bundt Cake KeepersThe best bundt cake pans cook evenly, release cakes cleanly and keep the fine details intact. Bundt cake pans come — quite literally — in all shapes and sizes. You’ll find heavy cast aluminum and…
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Best Glass and Plastic Stemless Wine Glasses
Read more: Best Glass and Plastic Stemless Wine GlassesMulti-use stemless wine glasses are fast becoming a mainstay in homes, restaurants and bars. With the growing popularity of this drinkware shape, shoppers can now choose from a wide range of both glass and plastic…
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Best-Selling Bundt Cake Pans – Bundt You Want Me, Baby?
Read more: Best-Selling Bundt Cake Pans – Bundt You Want Me, Baby?Yes, it’s a shameful nod to an 80’s song, bundt I hope you will forgive me. That’s how much I love a good bundt cake pan! I simply love bundt cakes, and it’s no wonder….
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Fave! Michley Unbreakable Plastic Tumblers & Wine Glasses
Read more: Fave! Michley Unbreakable Plastic Tumblers & Wine GlassesThe Michley collection is one of my personal favorites. It’s crafted from restaurant-grade BPA-free Tritan plastic and made to withstand the bumps, bonks and splats of busy bars and restaurants. So it’s sure to meet the…
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Home Fire Prevention & Safety Tips
Read more: Home Fire Prevention & Safety TipsEach year, hundreds of thousands of household fires cause billions of dollars in damage to family homes. Damage occurs not only from flames but from smoke and the water used to extinguish fires. Even small fires can…
