Deborah

Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications. She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificates in Natural Health and Herbology from accredited programs. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening. Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home." Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run. Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.

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5 Around the Home Mistakes You’re Probably Making

Building the perfect home environment for your family is a priority for everyone. Unfortunately, knowing how to make it happen can be a little challenging. If you’re like the average homeowner, it’s likely that you’re making some very basic home mistakes. On a brighter note, though, they are very easily rectified.  

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Cream carpeting. While it goes with everything, it is rather ho-hum. Here are three flooring alternatives that can add pizzazz.

Keep Your Chickens Safe from Winter Predators

For those bird lovers who own chickens, keeping the predators away from your chicken flock is an issue all year round but the threat is a whole lot worse in the winter due to the lack of food for predators during the colder months.

3 Things That Make DIY Projects Harder Than They Need To Be

Anybody that has ever done work on their home knows that there are always things that can go wrong. It’s important that you plan everything properly but regardless of how thorough you are before you get started, you’ll probably run into some hurdles along the way. Here are 3 things that make your DIY projects harder than they need to be.

How Your Home Space Can Affect Your Mental Health

Let us start this article with a disclaimer. In no way is our advice supposed to replace the essential guidance of a medical or mental health professional, and this is not a means to help you with issues that might be very pressing.

3 Creative Alternative Uses for Your Conservatory

With a growing brood, you might be considering moving to a bigger pad. However, you might already have all the space you need, if only you used it a little more effectively. If your conservatory has turned into little more than a dumping ground or an alternative way of entering the home should your kids be mucky after soccer, then you need to rethink its use.
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