4 Easy DIY Lap Desk Designs for Your “Moveable” Home Office

4 Easy DIY Lap Desk Designs for Your "Moveable" Home Office
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Whether your home office is at the kitchen table or you’ve got an entire room set aside for your office space, sometimes it’s nice to relax on the couch or in your bed while working on your computer.

While there are any number of lap desks on the market, creating your own lap desk is inexpensive and easy, and it allows you to customize it to suite both your tastes and your needs.

Check out these clever lap desk ideas to help inspire your own DIY lap desk creation.:

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Mother-in-Law Suite: Features You’ll Want to Have in Yours

A growing number of people are looking for options for their aging parents that don’t involve the often problematic nursing home setting.

And one of the possibilities that many are considering is a mother-in-law suite. Also known as in-law suite, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or granny flat, this is a separate living space that offers residents some form of autonomy while allowing caregivers close proximity if needed.

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10 Home Game Room Ideas You’ll Love

10 Home Game Room Ideas You'll Love
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Want your home to be the neighborhood teenage hangout (so you can keep tabs on yours)?

Or maybe you’d love a quick game of darts after a hard day…whatever the reason, home game rooms are fun…and you could even say practical because they provide a great way to relax!

Check out these 10 game room designs. Let them inspire you to create your own fun space!

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5 Home Features to Check After a Heavy Storm

5 Home Features to Check After a Heavy Storm

Every year, the United States experiences approximately 100,000 thunderstorms, and 10,000 are labeled as severe. Heavy storms are a part of life, and the best thing you can do as a homeowner is to be prepared. Follow a simple checklist of items to examine after extreme weather occurs in your area. This will allow you to quickly discover damage, file insurance claims and solve problems before they become more complicated or expensive.

Keep reading to learn about the five home features you should check once the sky clears.

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5 Things You Can Do To Improve The Air Quality of Your Home

While we may have no control over the air quality outside of our homes inside it’s a different story.

You might be surprised to know that the air inside our homes and other buildings we may frequent can be more polluted than the air outside.

Materials such as off-gassing from carpet cleaners, fire retardants, formaldehyde and even lead and house dust can have an impact on the air we breathe while we’re sleeping or just moving about our homes.

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