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Want to Get $200 Just By Watching Your Favorite Disney+ Movie During Quarantine? Here’s How
Reviews.org is re-launching the Disney+ dream job promotion, giving 10 random applicants the chance at $200 and a year-long subscription to Disney+, all for reviewing their favorite movie.
Apr 4, 2020
11 Feel-Good Movies to Watch on Disney+
If you’re looking for feel-good Disney movies to watch while social distancing, we’ve got you covered.
Apr 3, 2020
You Can Watch Virtual Performances From the Sydney Opera House for Free
Tune in every night for the best in arts, culture, and entertainment.
Apr 3, 2020
6 Places Where You Can Find Free Online Courses
Whether you’re looking to boost your employability or learn something new just for fun, here are six great free education sites that will get you up to speed with whatever topic interests you most.
Apr 3, 2020
9 Things Smart Shoppers Ask Themselves Before They Buy Furniture
Don't pull out your wallet just yet.
Apr 2, 2020
6 Remote Job Boards to Check Out if Working From Home Is Your Long-Term Goal
Check out these sites if you want to work from home permanently.
Apr 2, 2020
Get Your Pals Together And Play Card Against Humanity—Virtually
A website called PlayingCards.io currently offers their version of the hilarious card game.
Apr 1, 2020
The Best Home Items To Use When You Don’t Have Workout Equipment, According to Fitness Experts
No fitness equipment? No problem.
Apr 1, 2020
Your Kids Can Take Virtual Art Classes That Require Minimal Supplies
The 30-minute classes are on Facebook live.
Apr 1, 2020
This $15 Journal Helps Me Feel Less Anxious Before I Go to Bed
It helps me be more intentional for tomorrow, too.
Apr 1, 2020
7 Habits You Need to Start (Right Now) If You Suspect Someone in Your Home Is Sick
Here are seven steps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends if you’re living in the same home as a sick person.
Mar 31, 2020
5 Tiny Tweaks to Make Before Calling Into a Zoom Meeting
Here's how to virtually look your best.
Mar 30, 2020
This Tiny House in Canada Takes Inspiration from A-Frame Cabins
It's a reinterpretation of the popular architectural style in North America.
Mar 30, 2020
7 Virtual Volunteer Opportunities Where You Can Make a Difference Without Leaving the House
You can give back, even while stuck at home.
Mar 30, 2020
Mask Your Clutter With These Zoom Backgrounds Inspired by Iconic TV Show Interiors
Take your next meeting from Seinfeld's living room.
Mar 30, 2020
Miss Your Pals? Now You Can Send Your Friends Virtual Puppies
Your friends’ inboxes are about to get a whole lot happier.
Mar 27, 2020
Take a Virtual Tour of the Winchester Mystery House, Sans Ghosts
Ghost sightings (thankfully) not included.
Mar 29, 2020
Bring Virtual Animals into Your Home With This Google Feature
You may not be able to go to the zoo right now, but you can bring a (virtual) penguin into your living room.
Mar 29, 2020
Write Collaborative Poems With Strangers Through the Global Haiku Project
"oh little virus / you've forced us to stay inside / let's dance without pants"
Mar 28, 2020
Here’s How To Exercise Your Dog Indoors, According To a Professional Trainer
Keep your dog happy and healthy, without leaving the house.
Mar 27, 2020
Our Favorite Amazon Alternatives You Can Shop From Right Now
With Amazon shipping experiencing major delays, here's where to shop instead.
Mar 26, 2020
A Dog Made a Snack Run and Other Ways Pet Owners Are Getting Creative While Quarantined
Pet owners are getting creative during this uncertain time.
Mar 26, 2020
There’s a Livestream of the Aurora Borealis—Here’s How to Watch
Here's how you can watch the nature phenomenon from your couch.
Mar 25, 2020
People Are Recreating Disney Rides In Their Homes, No Fast Passes Necessary
“There is never a line for Frozen Ever After at homemade EPCOT.”
Mar 25, 2020
Here’s How to Work From Home with Your Partner, Kids, Roommate, or Parents
Regardless of the household dynamic, one thing is for certain: working from home together isn't always easy.
Mar 25, 2020
Amazon is Hiring Over 1,000 Full Time Work From Home Jobs Right Now
The positions span departments such as software development, art direction, marketing, editorial, web services, and transportation logistics.
Mar 24, 2020
4 Reasons Why You Should Keep Your Daily Routines When Working From Home
It could help your productivity, among other things.
Mar 24, 2020
Marie Kondo’s New Netflix Show Will Tidy Your Whole Town
Here's what we know so far.
Mar 24, 2020
4 Simple Habits of People Who Always Go to Bed on Time
Sleep procrastination is a real thing. Here's how to stop.
Mar 24, 2020
Want to Learn Interior Design? Kelly Wearstler Is Teaching a Masterclass
Time to learn a new skill.
Mar 23, 2020
10 At-Home Spa & Beauty Products for When You Can’t Leave the House
In case you're missing those regular salon trips.
Mar 23, 2020
10 Dog Products That Make Pet Parenting a Breeze
Here's what dog owners REALLY need.
Mar 23, 2020
Feeling Stressed? These Meditation Apps Are Free Right Now
Om-mazing.
Mar 22, 2020
How to Sleep in the Midst of a Global Pandemic
If you feel like you're sleeping worse than ever, you're not alone.
Mar 22, 2020
30 (Mostly Free) Things to Do When You’re Bored at Home
Before you let your lethargy get the best of you, remember that boredom is a choice, not a sentence.
Mar 20, 2020
Here Are the Aquariums and Zoos Sharing Live Videos of Animals, Because We All Need This Right Now
Sometimes there’s no better relief than watching a cute animal at play.
Mar 20, 2020
These Films Will Be Released Early So You Can Rent Them While Quarantined
Even though you’re stuck inside, you can still check out the new movies you’ve been dying to see—in the comfort of your own home, no less.
Mar 20, 2020
12 Apps That Help You Stay Connected While Social Distancing
Here's how to keep in touch.
Mar 20, 2020
This Cat Tree Looks Like Actual Tree, So You Can Bring Nature Indoors
You can even add autumn leaves.
Mar 20, 2020
“Dogs Working From Home” Is The Instagram Account We Can All Relate To Right Now
As many of us are only finding out now, working from home isn’t easy. Some might say it’s even ruff.
Mar 20, 2020
We Ordered a Bunch of Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Trees & This One Is the Best
It's OK to fake it once in a while.
Mar 19, 2020
What’s New and What’s Leaving Netflix in April 2020
Just a guess, but you might be watching more Netflix than usual these days. If your queue is starting to look a little stale, there's some new content hitting the streaming platform starting in April.
Mar 19, 2020
Check Out These Netflix Comedies, Because We’re All In Need Of A Good Laugh
If you’re looking for feel-good, laugh-worthy Netflix movies to watch while social distancing, we’ve got you covered.
Mar 18, 2020
Do I Really Need 8 Hours Of Sleep Every Night? And 10 Other Things We’re Told Are Mandatory
Here’s what you need to know to rest easy.
Mar 18, 2020
You Can Now Virtually Tour These U.S. National Parks From Wherever You Are
From the kayaking through icebergs in Alaska to diving through shipwrecks in Florida, adventure virtually awaits.
Mar 18, 2020
The Free “Video Voicemail” App That Helps Me Stay in Touch With My Long-Distance Best Friend
Marco Polo has given me a way to hold special people close in my life regardless of our physical distance.
Mar 18, 2020
Saturday Assignment: Remove Household Rust With These 5 Natural Remedies
Rust is a quiet, subtle things that sneaks up on your pans, pots, servingware and even some furniture. The weekend’s a perfect time to rid your metal of this pesky unsightly element. And guess what? There are five eco-friendly ways to remove rust, most of which came from you, our readers! Rust comes in many different forms, but the most common in households is rust from iron oxides, where metal is exposed to water or air moisture and becomes oxygenated.
Mar 18, 2020
Here’s How to Watch John Legend’s Free Concert From Home
Legend and other artists are performing for free.
Mar 17, 2020
I Tried 5 Home Office Tips To Make Me More Productive—and Here’s What Worked
Most of them are tiny changes that cost no money at all, and all of them helped me feel more productive, settled, and happy with my at-home work environment.
Mar 17, 2020
A Special Letter from the Editor: What Home Means Now
At Apartment Therapy, our mission has always been to help people create safe, comfortable, and supportive homes. But that message has felt especially relevant in the past week, as the COVID-19 outbreaks have upended our habits and rhythms. There are so many uncertainties right now, but there’s one thing we know for sure: home is more important than ever.
Mar 15, 2020
All the Books the Apartment Therapy Team is Reading While We’re Staying Home
Time to finish all those books on your nightstand.
Mar 13, 2020
Day 1: Complete the Style Cure Interview
Day 1: Thursday, August 1 Assignment: Complete the Style Cure interview Welcome to the start of the Style Cure! This is the first day of our inaugural month-long group decorating project. Step-by-step, day-by-day, we’ll work together to makeover a room in each of our homes. Whether you choose your living room, bedroom, kitchen, entryway or bath, by the end of the month it will have a fresh, renewed look for you to show off and enjoy.
Mar 12, 2020
Resources & Recommendations: Setting Up Your Own Backyard Cinema
Is there any finer excuse to have friends over than dining together al fresco under the stars? Yes…sending out invites for dinner and a movie, screened in your very own backyard (tip: match the movie to the meal)!
Mar 11, 2020
Party City Will Close 45 Stores This Year, so Stock Up for Your Summer BBQs Now
It appears that the balloon bubble is indeed popping.
Mar 11, 2020
5 Apartment Therapy Tips I Use All the Time (and 5 I’ve Had Bookmarked for Years That I’m Just Never Going to Do)
I’m in my fourth year of writing for Apartment Therapy, and I’ve been an Apartment Therapy/The Kitchn reader for even longer. Like all of you longtime folks, I’ve definitely found many tips from our sites that have changed the way I operate, while others that I was so gung-ho on—projects and tips that I was sure I’d get right to work on—have been languishing on the island of I’m-never-going-to-actually-do-this for years.
Mar 11, 2020
Budget Basics: 10 Beautiful Champagne Flutes Under $10
If you are the sort of person who aspires to own a large number of champagne flutes, you are probably also the sort of person who enjoys entertaining at home. In that case, you’ll understand that the best glassware is the kind you don’t need to worry about: The kind where, if a friend who has enjoyed a little too much bubbly knocks one off the table, you can just clean it up and good-naturedly assure them it’s not a big deal.
Mar 11, 2020
RIP Karlstad… Now What?
Q: Hi there, my husband and I were looking for a new couch; after months of scouring the Internet, reading reviews, etc., we settled on the Ikea Karlstad. Turns out it’s being discontinued! I’m really surprised since it’s a bestseller and favorite. Can you point us toward a sectional that is similar? Thanks! -Sent by Eileenteg Editor: Oh, man, what a blow for the affordable-sofa-buying public! I hope IKEA has something even better (and cheaper? and higher-quality?
Mar 11, 2020
What To Do on Thanksgiving Day (Besides Eat & Watch Football)
I’ve been known to splay out on the sofa on Thanksgiving Day in my unbuttoned jeans, with a glass of wine in one hand and a plate of food in the other. Guilty as charged. But if you’ve got an acute case of cabin fever, or are itching to do something more productive, there’s much to offer beyond football.
Mar 11, 2020
Clothes Versus Closet: Does Your Home Dictate the Size of Your Wardrobe?
In other words, does the size of your closet determine how many clothes you keep/buy/give away? Does a studio apartment mean having an ultra-efficient capsule wardrobe, or do you just store your sweaters in the oven? I lived in a studio apartment for years and years, and had a reasonable/small closet to work with. I stored my clothes, jackets, and shoes in the closet and my socks, underthings, and workout gear in bins on an overhead shelf.
Mar 11, 2020
Personal Challenges: 18 Fasts to Improve Your Health, Wealth & Outlook
Lent. No-shave November. By nature, people love to challenge themselves. Changing the routine for a short time gives us a temporary pass to explore another lifestyle — one without meat or with the addition of a lumberjack beard, perhaps. Breaks and fasts can definitely be fun, but they can also teach you a lot about yourself. With a definite expiration date looming on the horizon, people find more willpower to stick to a diet plan or household budget.
Mar 11, 2020
5 Simple Ways to Make Your Home a Haven
Lately my day job, combined with being almost seven months pregnant, is leaving me pretty tired by 5 p.m. I’ve been thinking more and more about what makes my home a comfortable place to be — something anyone can relate to. Here are some of our best tips for making your home a cozy place that you’re always happy to come home to. 1. Diversify lighting. I’m a proponent of having three points of light in a room.
Mar 11, 2020
10 Reasons Living with a Cat is the Very Best
I have, I think, always loved cats, but I didn’t know it until I had a boyfriend who was allergic, and I realized that if things worked out between us I would never be able to have a cat of my very own. I was surprised by how sad this made me, and surprised when we broke up, so I got a cat, and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Mar 11, 2020
What to Do During the Polar Vortex: A Domestic Choose Your Own Adventure
This week much of the US has dipped to subzero temps, and the attendant office and school closings find many of us at home, wrenched from our weekday routines, and stuck inside. Depending on your living situation and your job, this could mean a fun day at home or an exceptionally challenging work situation. Here are some different scenarios and how to make the most of them. If you are home alone and your office is closed for the day… Lucky you!
Mar 11, 2020
Idea Exchange: What’s Your Christmas Present Opening Tradition?
Growing up, I had a pretty well defined gift opening tradition: go see a movie Christmas Eve (to pass the time for my sister and I anxiously waiting for Christmas Day), then open one gift when we returned home that night. Then, Christmas morning, we’d wake up, sort our gifts, and then each take turns to open one gift at a time while the others watched.
Mar 11, 2020
Packing Checklist for a Perfect Road Trip
Road trips tend to be love ’em or leave ’em affairs, and personally, I fall into the “love” category. While I’ve enjoyed most of my excursions, I’ll be the first to admit that there has been a serious trial-and-error process with my packing lists. Inevitably, the trips for which I was better prepared were much more pleasurable than others, but it hasn’t always been easy to anticipate just what items I’ll need.
Mar 11, 2020
The Ultimate Guide to Making Any Rental More Energy Efficient
Think that because you don’t own, you have no control over your home’s energy use? Not true! Here’s our ultimate guide; full of links to quick, easy and yes, even inexpensive, ways to reduce your carbon footprint and lower your bills (your landlord will thank you!). Most of these changes are likely to pay for themselves in energy savings over the duration of your rental.
Mar 11, 2020
Roundup: Snazzy Alarm Clocks
Did any of your New Year’s resolutions involve waking up earlier? Working out more? Establishing a routine? Here are some fashionable modern and retro alarm clocks to help you get out of bed on time…or early, if you please!• Made of white ceramic and steel, this chic take on the classic alarm clock is thrust into modern times with its unexpected material.
Mar 11, 2020
10 (Non-Renovation) Renovation Ideas For Renters
If you’re a renter, then you’re probably thinking about taking a mental checkout from our October theme (Green Building and Renovating). I can’t renovate. I can’t even paint! you think. Don’t worry, my friend. We have solutions for you, too! We call it the non-renovation renovation— temporary yet effective ways to dramatically change your home without sacrificing your security deposit.
Mar 11, 2020