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  • Apartment Design Inspiration | Single Girl at Home

    Apartment Design Inspiration | Single Girl at Home

    Jen Shares How She Turned Her New House into a Home

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    Last month my boyfriend and I made the big decision to move in together. We weighed the pros and cons of living with one another and in the end, felt that it was the right step for our relationship. Once we had made our decision, we turned our attention toward finding the perfect place. In LA finding a home that fits your budget, is in the location you want, and is some place you actually like is a tall order. We were fortunate to find a place that checked all the boxes- an idyllic home nestled just steps from the sand in Venice Beach.

    Two big decisions down, one to go–how to decorate our new home. Since this was the first time we were living together we needed to find a way to design our space in a way that we both found suitable. That meant no dark leather bachelor pad as he would have it nor a pretty pink palace as my old place had been done up.

    Here I’m sharing the process we went through to turn our house into a home we both love–not too manly, not too girly, just right.

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  • Increase Your Happiness and Productivity with These 5 Design Tips

    Increase Your Happiness and Productivity with These 5 Design Tips

    Alexandra’s Tips for Creating a Space that Increases Your Happiness & Productivity

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    By: Alexandra Muller
     

    I’m a big fan of overall wellness (and Beyonce) and I’m a firm believer that an individual’s environment can greatly affect her happiness and level of productivity. I’m pretty certain this goes for everyone –the happier we are the more productive we are. Yes? Yes. I’m here to take you on my journey of moving out into the big bad world on my own and to share with you the decisions behind my interior designs. Read on for my top 5 tips for designing your space in a way that will boost your happiness and productivity.

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  • Single Girl’s Guide to Spring Flower Arrangements

    Single Girl’s Guide to Spring Flower Arrangements

    Sara Bodle Picks the Best Spring Flower Arrangements for our Homes

    Spring Flower Arrangements
    What better way to celebrate the season than to fill your home with the bright colors of Spring’s best blossoms. A simple bouquet of fresh flowers can do wonders to brighten a room and lift your mood. It’s one of my favorite tricks for giving my living space an instant and easy boost of good energy.

    To find out more about what we should look for when shopping for fresh flowers this season, I turned to our interior design expert and regular  Single Diaries’  contributor Sara Bodle. We already know this girl’s got an eye for decorating on a budget so I knew she’d be the perfect person to turn to for advice on buying the best buds without breaking the bank.

    Read on for her top tips for creating the best Spring flower arrangements for your home.

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  • 6 Easy Tricks for an Organized Closet

    6 Easy Tricks for an Organized Closet

    Sara Bodle Shares Her Top Tips for Getting an Organized Closet

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    Here we go.  The sun is setting later, the snow is melting (hopefully for good) and we are ready to bring out the short shorts and crop tops in celebration of warmer weather.  Before we can get that far, it is time for another big holiday: the annual “spring cleaning” of our closets.  This year let’s make it fun, easy and most of all budget-friendly.  Because come on, we don’t want to spend our money on the closet, but on the goods inside. Read on for 6 of my favorite tips for getting your closet organized.

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  • Thanksgiving Decor Roundup

    Thanksgiving Decor Roundup

    Your Go-to Guide to Get Your Home Thanksgiving Ready

    We’re very excited to host our very first Single Diaries Friendsgiving this weekend. Not only will we celebrate Thanksgiving but we will also be commemorating The Single Diaries three-month anniversary. (Yay!) We couldn’t imagine a better way to honor the milestone than to bring together and thank many of the friends who have helped the site get off the ground.

    The festive soiree will be hosted at my new apartment, a two-story townhouse with a large open living room area perfect for gathering a crowd. The only thing needed to turn the space into a haven of hospitality is a few decorative touches.

    In hunt of some festive flare, I dug around to find my favorite Thanksgiving decorations and easy DIY crafts that I can easily pull together this week. If you’re hosting your own Friendsgiving event or simply looking to add some Autumn accessories to your space, you’ll find some good use for this Thanksgiving decor roundup!

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