Summer’s finally here! The longer days, the quality of light and the warmer temps inspire change. Just like we change out our sweaters and boots for tee shirts and sandals, we also feel the urge to lighten up our home. Whether the focus is enjoying your time outdoors or bringing the outside in, AHRN.com offers ideas […]
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Decorating Your Rental to Make it Home
Renting a property can be an exciting new step in your life but you may not be sure how to approach decorating a home that is temporary. Your new place should reflect who you are and make you feel at home. Here are some tips to keep in mind when trying to decorate your rental: […]
Planning Your 4th of July Picnic
Hot dogs, burgers, potato salad, chips, watermelon and pie are staples of any 4th of July picnic, and AHRN.com has some great recipe twists along with ideas to jazz up your décor. The Fourth of July conjurs up traditions that bring us all together as we take time off to enjoy: our flag, a home town parade, […]
Where To Look For Base Housing Inspiration
Whether you are looking forward to decorating a new home after your PCS or refreshing your current one, a little inspiration can help get the process started! We’ve brought you some of our favorite places for home decor and DIY inspiration! When you decorate a new home every 2-3 years, often with furniture that doesn’t […]
How to Downsize to a Smaller Home When You PCS
Along with the fun of exploring a new community, your next PCS comes with it’s own challenges – like downsizing to a smaller home. Whether you are watching the budget, moving on base or heading to a more urban area like the DC Metro area, a smaller home can be a squeeze for your furniture […]
Choosing Flexible Furniture That Lasts Through Your PCS
Each time you move, you play a new game of furniture Tetris – fitting each of your pieces into a new and uniquely challenging space. We enlisted interior designer Brianna Beninati, owner of Based In Design, to help you identify furniture that will last through multiple moves! That dreaded awkward layout… you know the one… that […]
DIY Gifts You Still Have Time To Make
Making gifts is fun to do, means a lot to the receiver, and it’s great for your budget. What’s not to love? The only thing you need is a little time. And this being early in December, you’ve still got it! Avoid wading through ideas by the hundreds on Pinterest and craft blogs — AHRN.com got a jump on […]
Holiday Decoration Safety
Every year, the joy of the holidays is disturbed by fires, accidents and injuries. Keep the cheer in your home by following these simple holiday decoration safety tips. During the holidays, we fill our homes with additional objects and lights. While these decorations add to the feel of the season, they also introduce potential additional […]
DIY Your Thanksgiving Decor
In contrast to Spring when all blooms fresh and green and bursting with color, during Fall we get to see that beauty anew as it comes full circle. Holidays help us bring the outdoors inside when the weather and the light changes. Fall is the time of harvest, of reaping the reward of the entire […]
Easy Halloween Decor For Around Your Home
More and more, folks have begun to decorate for Halloween with as much zeal as some do for Christmas (and you know who you are). Bah humbug to those who see it as commercialism; it’s celebrating the passing of time, starting new traditions and making the most of one of nature’s prettiest months. And oh […]