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Not a Fan? Seven Ceiling Fan Options For All You Haters

By Bethany Erickson / June 30, 2019 /

It all started when a friend posted on Facebook, asking if she’d be crazy to remove the ceiling fans from her home right now. “Um, yes, this is Texas and it is summer,” was pretty much the universal response. But this got us thinking — what if you really hate fans? And how many people out…

Questionable Choices Plus CandysDirt Staff Equals This Wednesday WTF

By Bethany Erickson / January 30, 2019 /

It started with one photo of questionable design acumen showing up in my Facebook feed. Of course, I had to show it to my coworkers, I mean, have you been here before? Getting my coworkers to react to the things I find while looking for the Wednesday WTF is like 22.3 percent of the fun…

Best of Friday Question: Who Can We Blame for the Carpet in the Bathroom Trend?

By Bethany Erickson / December 28, 2018 /

[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2019! Cheers, from Candy and the entire…

From Facebook: The Technology That Keeps Us Productive

By Bethany Erickson / September 29, 2018 /

Technology can be a giant pain in the butt, but it can also keep us remarkably productive. It’s also pretty amazing that what we have now often wasn’t available 10 years ago, even, but there is an entire generation that has never known that you couldn’t always carry your computer in your back pocket. Just…

From Facebook: Why You’re Probably Doing Your Home Cooling All Wrong

By Bethany Erickson / September 1, 2018 /

After last week’s lengthy look at what buyers and sellers should know about the home buying process, we thought we’d take a look at something that seems to be the genesis of many a family argument — home cooling. In the summer, especially in Texas, it seems like the AC is switched on by mid-May…