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    15 Real Tips We Learned From The Great British Bake Off

    Quick game of trivia: In the past two years, what was the most-watched television program in the U.K.? โ€œI am NOT a great baker,โ€ said Director of Events Francesca Andreani, โ€œand watching this show has actually taught me a ton.

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    How a Forgotten Piece of Furniture Found a Second Life

    Related:ย Our Favorite Pieces of Wall Art Arenโ€™t All Paintings This is why, despite the peeling squares of linoleum and mustard-yellow laminate countertops in our kitchen, the main floor bathroom was the first room in our house to get a full makeover. As was the case with opening up our floor plan, the goal in redoing this bathroom was to do as much as we could ourselves and keep the price tag reasonable. Not my bathroom, though I would happily take it.

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    6 Ways to Tell if a Kitchen Knife is Worth the Splurge

    There are several unspoken rules in the Food52 office: A batch of Chemex coffee is meant to be shared, when pie is served in the team kitchen you have to act quickly if you want a slice, and when Josh Cohen, our Test Kitchen Chef, pulls out a Harry Potter metaphor, whatever heโ€™s talking about is going to be good. Related:ย How a Forgotten Piece of Furniture Found a Second Life (Photo: Bobbi Lin/Food52) โ€œYou know in Harry Potter,โ€ he told me while preparing food for an event in the office, holdin

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    Our Favorite Pieces of Wall Art Aren't All Paintings

    Weโ€™ve already told you that you shouldnโ€™t limit your wall art to stuff in frames. Utilizing wall space is a smart solution for trinkets you pick up while traveling, knickknacks that you donโ€™t have shelf space for, and even larger items, like your favorite throws when you arenโ€™t cuddled up in them. Related:ย Why the Best Wall Art Isnโ€™t Art at All For added inspiration, hereโ€™s some of the non-art wall art found in the homes of our editorsโ€”everything from a racquetโ€‹ and plates to cookie molds and mu

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    4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a New Piece of Art

    If you own more than one piece of art, you are an art collector. You are an art collector and itโ€™s helpful to start thinking of yourself as such. Related:ย 3 Ways to Frame Art That Are Actually Affordable As an interior designer, I find that art selection is one of the top anxiety-producing steps in many peopleโ€™s quest for a dream home. Thinking of it in terms of your personal collection will shift the mindset from โ€œhow do I fill this empty space?โ€ to โ€œhow does this piece relate to me, my home

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    How to Bring Happy Hour Home

    Happy Hourโ€”that glorious window of time when beers are $2, oysters on the half-shell sell for a dollar a piece, and cocktails are affordableโ€”is the light at the end of a stressful work day, where that tense meeting and botched presentation are forgotten in favor of good beer and better company. Instead of rushing to the bar at 6:59 P.M. in the hopes the bartender will still charge you half-price, invite over a few pals, set up a dart board, and bring the bar home.ย Hereโ€™s how to bring Happy Hour

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    How to Open Up a Room Without Tearing Down a Wall

    Before: Our completely separated living room and dining rooms (and vivid paint selections from the prior owners). You can create smaller openings to get some of the benefits, while still maintaining more of a distinction between the rooms.