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Entertaining Checklists & Tips

5 Tips for stress-free entertaining

If thoughts of guests arriving, pots simmering and cakes baking give you heart palpitations, then take a deep breath. Just keep...

Entertaining Menus & Recipes

Host an Oscars-caliber party: Tips from the Governors Ball event planner

Can you imagine a party that includes 4,000 small plates, 6,000 cocktail forks, 1,000 bottles of Moët & Chandon Champagne and 1,400...

Entertaining Checklists & Tips

Tips for serving food during the big game

If you are hosting friends and family on game day, try these nine easy tips to make preparing and serving food a snap. Keep the...

Decorating How-tos

How to make homemade holiday place settings

To make your holiday dinner parties festive from start to finish, be sure to set the stage with these easy homemade holiday place...

Organizing & Cleaning

4 Spaces to keep spotless when expecting visitors

When company's coming, you have a lot to do, between making trips to the store, preparing food and putting your house together. It...

Organizing & Cleaning

Detailing your house for company

You may not detail-clean your house when your best friend is dropping by for the weekend, but smudgy baseboards and other small...

Organizing & Cleaning

Real women speak: How I clean for company

For most of us, cleaning is not fun. And when company's coming, it can get stressful. The best way to cope is to clean at your own...

Party Planning

How to be the best hostess

Hosting an event – be it a backyard barbecue, holiday bash or cocktail soirée – takes effort. Not only are you part of the party,...

Entertaining

7 Summer party hostess gifts

Don’t you love the friend who has a knack for entertaining and invites you to so many of her summer parties, you never have to fuss...

Holidays & Seasons

How to host the ultimate summer patio party

There's nothing quite like sitting around with friends in your backyard, eating great food that’s been grilled to perfection and...

Entertaining

Ask the Hassle-Free Hostess

I’ve made just about every entertaining mistake in the book. But, with a little persistence, I’ve also pulled off some pretty darn...

Entertaining Checklists & Tips

Expert holiday entertaining tips: Stress less and cut costs

Want to approach your holiday gatherings like a pro? Be it your first time inviting holiday guests into your home or your annual...

Celebrations

Elegant holiday meal planning: Tips to create an eye-catching holiday feast

Looking to impress your holiday guests but not looking forward to spending a fortune on pricey holiday dinnerware and expensive...

Christmas Holiday Tips

Simple home entertaining tips to welcome holiday guests

The holiday guests are on their way! No time or budget to redecorate the guest bedroom? Not a problem. Here are a few easy home...

Entertaining Checklists & Tips

Easy Thanksgiving: Preparation, entertaining and cleanup tips

Thanksgiving Day should be fun for the hostess, too. Don't let the stress of entertaining put a damper on your holiday. Follow these...

Christmas Holiday Tips

10 Inspired holiday party ideas

Holiday hosting doesn’t have to mean a sit-down dinner and preparing a three course meal. Trust us, your guests will get enough of...

Wine & Drink Recipes

7 Tips for stocking your home bar – cheap!

Party season has officially arrived, bringing with it Monday Night Football games, just-because dinner parties, and holiday...

Wine & Cocktail Recipes

Delicious sangria recipes

What’s better than beer and wine at summertime party? Sangria! This light refreshing drink is a great alternative to the mundane and...

Decor & Themes

Throw a summer cowboy party

Try something different this summer and throw a cowboy-themed party. What could be better way to celebrate a summer birthday,...

Hostess Tips

22 Tips for entertaining in a small space

Is your small space keeping you from entertaining? Some would-be hostesses hesitate simply because they don’t have enough room. But...

Entertaining Menus & Recipes

How to plan a quick and easy party menu

Whether you have a group of friends unexpectedly dropping in or you simply want to throw a last-minute get-together, having an...