Emily Blackwood
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emily Blackwood is a freelance home, lifestyle design, and wellness writer living in southern California. In her over 10 years as a writer and editor, she has been featured in publications such as San Diego Home and Gardens Lifestyle Magazine, La Jolla Village News, the Ormond Beach Observer, HuffPost, YourTango, and The Bolde. When she's not crafting prose or investigating a new piece, Emily can be found doing DIY projects in her 500-square foot cottage or relaxing on the beach with a good book. Learn more about her work by visiting her website.
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A good pair of slippers should offer more than just a cozy break from the dress shoes you wear to work or the sneakers you wear when you’re exercising or running errands. They're an essen...
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An oven mitt is a key item for the kitchen for tasks like pulling out a brownie pan from the oven, rearranging hot pots and pans on the stove, and using a thermometer to check the tempera...
If there's one kitchen item that gets almost daily use, it's the skillet. Skillets are shallow, flat pans with flared sides that are used for a variety of meal preparations. Most commonly...
Juicers are nifty kitchen tools used to extract the juice from fruits and vegetables. While a blender processes the entire piece of produce, fiber included, for a fairly thick beverage, a...
Supper has never been easier—or faster—since the rise of pressure cookers. By combining high-pressure steam and water, this nifty tool can cook up anything from mashed potatoes to chicken...
Sewing is a skill that takes time, patience, and dedication to master. When you're in a pinch and a thread and needle are not an option, fabric glue can solve your problems. Fabric glue i...
There are thousands of innovative kitchen tools and cooking contraptions on the market, but the one that really makes an impact is the chef knife. Having a professional-grade blade handy ...