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Activists Make One Last Push To Restore Net Neutrality Via Congressional Review Act

December 10, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

Efforts to reverse the FCC’s historically unpopular attack on net neutrality using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) have been stuck in neutral for several months, but activists are backing one last push in a bid to get the uphill effort over the hump.

The CRA lets Congress reverse a regulatory action with a simple majority vote in the Senate and the House (which is how the GOP successfully killed broadband consumer privacy protections last year). And while the Senate voted 52 to 47 back in May to reverse the FCC’s attack on net neutrality, companion efforts to set up a similar vote in the House haven’t gained much traction as the clock continues to tick. A discharge petition needs 218 votes to even see floor time, and another 218 votes to pass the measure.

But the needed votes have lingered at around 172 for months, split (quite stupidly, given broad public support) along strict partisan lines.

Hoping to push the effort over the line and drum up the needed votes ahead of the December 10 CRA deadline, net neutrality activist groups like Fight for the Future are holding one last online protest on Thursday, November 29. This time around they’ve drummed up the support of numerous musicians and celebrities in the hope of getting the attention of a public that’s clearly weary of the entire debate:

“The effort is backed by musicians and celebrities like Hollywood star Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Hobbit, Lost), Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, and EDM star Bassnectar, along with startups and major web companies like online selling platform Etsy, delivery service Postmates, publishing platform Tumblr, Private Internet Access VPN, popular blog BoingBoing, domain registrar Namecheap, search engine StartPage, and speaker company Sonos.”

The problem, of course, is that all the public screaming in the world has yet to shift the thinking of well-lobbied net neutrality opponents in Congress, and adding Tom Morello or Sonos to the proceedings, while appreciated and notable, isn’t likely to move the needle much. Even if the vote succeeds, it still would have to avoid a veto by Trump. And while activists I’ve spoken to have argued that a House vote could appeal to Trump’s “populist” side and pressure him to let the restoration ride through, that’s simply not very likely.

That said, it was worth trying as a hail Mary pass anyway, and there’s absolute value in both naming and shaming corrupt lawmakers, something Fight For the Future has toyed with via crowdfunded billboards. There’s also value in keeping the issue in the public headspace ahead of next year’s Congressional battles. Still, users looking to this effort to actually restore the FCC’s rules should probably temper their enthusiasm. Our existing Congress has made its disdain for the public interest abundantly clear, and the real fight for net neutrality is next year.

The best chance at saving net neutrality rests with next year’s net neutrality court battle, the opening arguments for which begin next February. It’s there that a handful of companies like Mozilla, and 23 state attorneys general, will make their case that the FCC ignored the public and violated the Administrative Procedure Act in aggressively dismantling popular consumer protections, while basing their entire justification for the repeal on telecom industry lobbying bullshit.

Should the FCC lose that lawsuit, the agency’s 2015 rules would be restored — though Ajit Pai’s FCC isn’t likely to enforce them during his tenure (however long it lasts). Should the FCC and its ISP BFFs win that case, they still need to find a way to prevent a future FCC or Congress from passing net neutrality rules (or laws) with real teeth. That’s why companies like AT&T have been pushing loyal foot soldiers like Marsha Blackburn to table loophole-filled, fake net neutrality legislation with only one real purpose: preempting tougher state or federal rules.

But with a shifting Congressional makeup, and net neutrality supporters in Congress not eager to anger activists by signing garbage legislation, that gambit isn’t likely to succeed. The net result: like privacy, we’re going to need to have a real conversation about what a realnet neutrality law might look like. And it’s going to require a Sisyphean effort to prevent countless industries and their loyal political foot soldiers (with a vested interest in uneven playing fields and turf protection) from polluting the entire process.

While many are fatigued by the entire net neutrality fight, it’s worth remembering that net neutrality doesn’t just live or die based on the passage or restoration of rules or laws. It’s a never-ending fight that will continue for however long the broadband industry maintains a stranglehold on meaningful competition. Given telco upgrade apathy, 5G’s overhype as a competitive panacea, a growing cable monopoly over next-gen speeds, and Pai-era regulatory apathy, that’s a problem that’s not going away anytime soon.

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A Week In Seattle, WA, On A $58,000 Salary

December 9, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

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Today: a research coordinator working in medical research who makes $58,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on pho.

Occupation: Research CoordinatorIndustry: Medical ResearchAge: 26Location: Seattle, WASalary: $58,000Paycheck Amount (Monthly): $3,800 from my job, plus an extra $300 from my parents

Monthly ExpensesRent: $1,320 for a small studio apartment walking distance from workStudent Loan Payment: $1,741 for my private loansInternet: $40Utilities: ~$110 Orca Card: $15 (I’m very lucky that my work subsidizes transit heavily.)Gym Membership: $50Hulu: $13 Netflix: $10

Day One

8 a.m. — I wake up and rush out of bed to take my dog for a walk. I’m running a little late, which isn’t ideal, as my annual performance evaluation is today! Pup is being finicky, but I still manage to get ready and out the door by 9. I’m lucky to have a highly flexible job that allows me to make my own hours. I walk most of the way to work and then hop onto the trolley, which drops me off right outside my office. My Orca card that I get through work is good for essentially all public transit in Seattle, the only exception being the ferries. I forgot to pack breakfast this morning and am starving, so I stop by the coffee stand and grab a large drip (in a reusable cup so I’m charged for a small) and a scone from the day-old goods basket. I only buy day-old goods from the coffee stand because they’re way overpriced normally. $2.87

11:45 a.m. — My performance evaluation went great! My manager said I’m doing a good job and had zero things for me to improve on. I’ve been taking on a lot more responsibility lately, so I felt brave enough to ask for a promotion. He told me he had to talk to our finance person but that it seemed reasonable. I’m so excited! I’ve calculated it out, and once I make $70,000 a year (damn this pricey city), I will be living really comfortably and not paycheck-to-paycheck for once. I brought lunch today, so I go sit at my desk and eat my soup and salad while I text my boyfriend the good news. We just started dating and he’s incredibly sweet. Life is so exciting right now!

4:45 p.m. — I’m currently trying to decide between ClassPass and my YMCA membership — they both cost the same and it’s such a hard choice! I’ve been putting my Y membership on hold for a few months so I can check out ClassPass. Today I have a heated yoga (NOT hot yoga, I’m not a super human) class right after work. It’s at my favorite yoga studio in the city, which is exciting! But it is also right across the street from the apartment my ex and I lived in for three years (and he still lives there). I feel sick to my stomach just being nearby, but I suck it up. I forgot my water bottle at work, ugh. Luckily there’s a little market nearby so I stop and grab a bottled water. $3.07

7 p.m. — I run home after yoga and shower — my sister is coming over so we can celebrate her big move abroad! It’s exciting but sad, and I’ll miss her. I have frozen steaks and crab that my parents gave me — their old neighbor was a crabber (how Pacific Northwest of them) and they had a TON of crab when they moved. I figure it’s the perfect occasion to cook it. Since I have dinner handled, my sister brings over stuff for drinks. She forgets mixer, so I offer to grab some from the corner market under my building. I love the guy who works there — he allows dogs, and every time he seems my pup he says “my baby!” I grab two bottles of seltzer and then go back to my place where my sister has finished cooking dinner. We eat and hang out for a few hours before she heads home. $6.57

11:30 p.m. — I’m a little tipsy and end up watching Netflix on the couch with my dog and cat. It’s nice but I start getting oddly anxious and decide to call it a night. Lately drinking does that to me sometimes, so I’ve been trying to cut way down. I’m asleep around 1 a.m.

Daily Total: $12.51

Day Two

12 p.m. — I wake up super late and am feeling hungover. It’s not the best. My dog is staring at me intensely, as he needs to go out. Having a dog is a bad thing and a good thing when you’re hungover — they force you to wake up and go for a walk, which is brutal but good. After the walk, I curl up on the couch and watch Netflix. I’m still not feeling great, so I decide to make ramen for lunch to fill up my stomach.

4 p.m. — I promised my pup that I would take him for a long walk today, so we head down to the sculpture park. It’s a pretty nasty day out, but I like watching the waves crash on the rocks and so does he. It isn’t a dog park, but he is so good off leash. I see a ton of other dogs running around, so we play fetch for a bit. Since it’s a cruddy day, there aren’t many runners or people hanging out in the park and we have the whole field to ourselves. While we play and walk, I listen to season one of Serial. I’ve listened to it before, but I love it so much!

6:45 p.m. — Pup and I have been walking and playing for quite some time now, and I’m getting pretty hungry. It’s Saturday night and I don’t have any plans, so I decide to use a coupon I got from Domino’s to order a Hawaiian pizza for pickup. There’s a Domino’s right by my apartment, so we grab it on the way home. $9.12

8 p.m. — I have a FlyBarre class in the morning, so tonight I decide to take it easy. I clean my apartment and drink tea (this makes up for the pizza and ramen, right?) while watching The Sinner. I’ve been having concentration problems recently so it’s super hard for me to commit to a TV show, but this one is pretty good so far. My doctor says I might be stressed and need my antidepressants increased, but I really don’t want to take anymore. I’m working on relaxing and taking time for myself, which will hopefully help. I end up going to bed at 10 p.m. Barre is really challenging for me and I need all the energy I can get.

Daily Total: $9.12

Day Three

9 a.m. — I wake up to my alarm — so glad I set one! I almost didn’t since I went to bed so early but apparently I had a lot of sleep to catch up on. Every day starts the same way — my dog staring at me until I take him on his morning walk. I used to dread this part of the day, but now I love it. The fresh air wakes me up, plus I live right by the water and it smells like the ocean. I have a barre class at 10:45 and don’t want to eat beforehand, so I make lemon ginger tea and sip on it while I get ready.

10 a.m. — Right before I head out, I text my friend who is coming over for lunch after that I want to make shakshuka! I have him pick up tomatoes, feta, and bread, and I will grab the rest after class. Working out early in the morning sucks, but working out later in the morning is the best. I’m awake enough but still feel like it’s a good start to the day. Walking to class takes about 30 minutes so I head out to ensure I have time to stretch.

11:45 a.m. — Barre is brutal! I love it because I feel so challenged but at the same time it can be really intimidating. I am always very aware that I’m the only Black woman in the room as well as the only one who isn’t dressed head to toe in Lululemon. I walk by a Whole Foods on my way home and (very) begrudgingly go inside to buy the rest of the ingredients I need for the shakshuka, plus a couple of things I need for meals this week. Honestly, Whole Foods is not only incredibly expensive, but I am also really not a fan of the whole anti-GMO, gluten-free, organic food scene. There’s pretty much no science behind it and the mindset that a lot of people have around it can be very poverty-shaming. I grab just what I need and try to get only things on sale — eggs, tahini, harissa, baby kale, and two cartons of soup. It comes out to way more than I’d like, but I’ve spent under $100 on groceries this month, so I don’t feel too bad about it. $42.22

4 p.m. — I had the best time catching up with my friend! I haven’t seen him in so long and it was really great to check in. I make a delicious shakshuka and there’s a ton of the leftover tomato sauce to use in meals this week. We end up watching three episodes of The Proposal (ultimate trash TV but I love it) while drinking tea (me) and hot cocoa (him). Afterwards, I’m still sweaty and gross so I decide to make the most of it and deep clean my apartment. I spend about an hour unclogging my vacuum, which has fallen victim to the pet hair in my apartment. I honestly can’t keep up with the two of them, they both shed like crazy! I have to clean out the vacuum three times while I clean!

7 p.m. — Once my apartment is clean, I jump in the shower and do my favorite face mask from The Ordinary. It’s an acid exfoliant and I swear it does wonders for my skin, plus it’s super inexpensive! Now it’s dinner time and I want something healthy after Saturday’s super heavy meals. I make a serving of bowtie pasta and add it to baby kale, then add a scoop of ricotta, some of the leftover shakshuka tomato sauce, and a fried egg. It’s one of the best meals I’ve had in awhile!

9 p.m. — After dinner and an episode of The Sinner, I take the pup for a longer walk. I like our night walks — the city is all lit up and it’s a bit more quiet. I used to hate living in Seattle, but nights like this remind me of how great it can be. When we get back I make another cup of tea and snack on peanut butter, two mini pitas, and strawberries while I play around on my phone. Finally around 10:30 I make a cup of tea and head to bed.

Daily Total: $42.22

Day Four

8 a.m. — Work time! I do the usual morning routine: wake up, walk pup, drink tea, and head out. I have a hard time picking an outfit this morning, so it takes me longer than usual. I really need to get some new work clothes for fall. (Maybe with this paycheck I’ll hit up a sale.) Once I’m at the office, I grab my morning coffee and then start working. It’s a really slow morning. $1.87

12 p.m. — One thing that is cool (and also very not cool) about my work is that there’s always tons of free food. Today, there are free donuts and cupcakes. It’s so tempting, but I’m really trying to make changes in what I eat. After my breakup a few months back, I went completely off track and have been feeling sluggish. I want to get back to eating food that makes me feel good! On Saturday, that was pizza, but today that’s the salad I brought for lunch.

4 p.m. — The second half of my day was super busy and had me running back and forth from the hospital nonstop. I really want to go home, but ClassPass has Flywheel and FlyBarre classes for only two credits right now (normally they’re nine!) so I sign up for a 4:30 class. I LOVE spinning. If a membership wasn’t over $300 per month (hi, that is ridiculous) I would get one, but I can’t afford it. Even if I could, I don’t think I could justify it. I’m always a little nervous before these classes but once the lights dim and the music starts I feel super zen and relaxed. I leave class feeling totally refreshed and walk home.

6 p.m. — I get home and remember that I have a new episode of Insecure to watch! I’m so addicted to this show. It was my replacement for Girls (which I loved despite not loving Lena Dunham so much…) and I really relate to it. I like that the women are more grown up, but they’re still imperfect and struggling to make their way in the world. My bestie and I always talk about how relatable it is. Before I sit down to watch it, I decide to take a shower so that I can be really lazy for the rest of the night. Flywheel is a killer workout, so I really need a chill night. After I get out of the shower I realize I’m hungry and a bit dizzy, so I have a snack of seed bread with peanut butter and cherry jam. Yum! This and a large glass of water are the perfect accompaniment to Insecure.

8 p.m. — I clean my apartment a little and then read on my couch. It’s small — 450ish square feet, so I feel like I’m always working to keep up the cleaning. I love this place though. It’s got a great setup that makes it feel more like a junior one-bedroom than a studio, and it has super tall ceilings, a bay window, and a great view. I lived in the building before I moved in with my ex, so my landlord gave me a killer deal on the rent.

9 p.m. — In classic me fashion, I forget about dinner until it’s super late. I don’t feel like cooking real food, so I heat up soup that I had leftover from lunch and make a grilled cheese to go with. After dinner I take the pup for his last walk of the day and then head to bed. I’ve been trying to go to sleep earlier, but it’s really hard for some reason. I discussed it with my doctor and she thinks it’s stress, which might be true — money is really tight and I am beginning to stress about the holidays already. I don’t end up falling asleep until about 2 a.m.

Daily Total: $1.87

Day Five

8 a.m. — I’m running a little later than I’d like this morning, so it’s an awesome treat when my dog does his business right away! As I start walking to work, my phone is already dinging with work emails coming in. I open one and it’s from a notoriously rude person and (shocker) the email is very rude. I can already tell it’s going to be one of those days. I don’t wear a lot of makeup (just an easy brow fill-in and mascara), so most days I do it on the trolley. Since the day is already rough and I’m completely zapped of energy, I grab coffee and a scone. I’m a bit of a coffee and tea addict these days. It’s a new thing for me, but I like the ritual of it a lot. $3.87

12 p.m. — The emails keep pouring in.

1:45 p.m. — Okay now I’m hungry, and because I was running late today, I forgot my lunch. They have kinda tasty taco salads at my work, and I definitely want something a little lighter, so that will do. The only thing is that the food at my job is so expensive, and I really hate buying lunch. I’m just giving them back my paycheck! $8.82

4:30 p.m. — After work, I jump on the trolley and go home. It’s been awhile since the pup and I went to the park, so I change, grab him, and head out. One of my favorite old coworkers texts me asking if I want to go to happy hour, but I decline. I’m still really mad at myself for buying breakfast and lunch yesterday and it’s definitely not in my budget. I was a first-generation college student and when I took my loans out, my parents told me that the loan companies work with you. I wish we would’ve known better. I have all private loans because my parents have poor credit and couldn’t co-sign a federal loan, so I had to have my grandfather co-sign. It’s not fun having the entire extended family extremely involved in my finances, but I’m lucky that my parents are able to help me a bit and that I have a job where I can afford the rest. I always remind myself that it could be a lot worse.

7 p.m. — It starts to get dark out, so I pack up my stuff and the doggo and I walk home from the park to make dinner. On the way home I call my mom, who has been struggling with mental health issues lately. She’s always been my best friend, so it’s hard to deal with.

8:30 p.m. — For dinner, I eat a giant quesadilla and beans. I text my boyfriend about my conversation with my mom and cry a little bit. Then I take my dog on his last walk of the day and buy a pint of ice cream at the store, which I end up putting on the counter and accidentally leaving out while I lay in bed and mope. I fall asleep at about 1 a.m. $6.49

Daily Total: $19.18

Day Six

9:30 a.m. — I end up getting to work at around 9:30 and head straight to the coffee stand where I get my usual drip. I work downstairs in the coffee shop area on my laptop. It’s a nice change of pace and I always end up talking to people who I know, which is fun. $1.87

12 p.m. — Lunch is once again soup. At least this time it’s not butternut! I add cooked rice to it so I can make one box last for three or four meals. This time I have a curried lentil soup, and it’s delicious. While I eat my lunch (a packet of ramen I happened to have in my purse), I can’t stop thinking about money. My doctor emailed me to check in and see if I’ve gone to see a therapist yet, and I tell her I can’t afford the copay but that I’m trying to remain positive. She suggests I check out the financial assistance her office offers, but I don’t qualify because I make too much. Making a lot of money but having none is a weird thing.

5 p.m. — By the time work is over, I’m still not feeling great, but decide to fake it ’til I make it. My boyfriend is coming over tonight and we’re having a little date night at home! I haven’t seen him for a week and a half because he was out of town, and I can’t wait. I go to Safeway after work to grab stuff for dinner. I’m roasting a chicken and veggies. He grabs stuff for drinks so I don’t have to worry about that. $22.86

6:30 p.m. — I end up walking home from Safeway…with a chicken. It’s about a mile but by the time I get home, I’m a little sweaty and need to fix my hair and makeup. We are still in the honeymoon stage of things, so even though we’re staying at home, I want to look nice. I slip into my best “I didn’t try that hard I just look this amazing lounging around the house” outfit and turn on The Office while I wait for him to arrive. As soon as I sit down I realize I’m starving, so I grab strawberries from the fridge to snack on.

9 p.m. — We have a super late start to making dinner but I don’t care, I’ve missed him and it’s so much fun to just hang out and drink in my apartment. I toss the chicken in the oven and set a timer. We put on an episode of American Horror Story but are too caught up in each other to pay any attention.

Daily Total: $24.73

Day Seven

9 a.m. — I wake up totally confused and disoriented…apparently four drinks after eating nothing but a pack of ramen all day isn’t the best idea. I’m so embarrassed and can’t remember anything about last night after about midnight! My boyfriend is so sweet and tries not to make me feel bad about it, downplaying all of the embarrassing things I did. (He’s a saint.) At first I feel fine, but after about 20 minutes I’m hit with the worst hangover I’ve had in recent memory.

12 p.m. — Originally the plan was to go to my sister’s house this morning and grab things she’s giving me before she moves, but it’s not happening…at least not right now. I can hardly move, let alone carry boxes to my top floor apartment, so I tell her it will be awhile. My boyfriend goes and pays for more parking and grabs us bagels from the corner deli while I lay in bed, questioning my decision-making skills.

2 p.m. — Two episodes of American Horror Story later and I’m not feeling great, but my sister is starting to get mad that I’m not there yet, so it’s time to pull it together. We walk a few blocks to the local pho place. It was my boyfriend’s suggestion and in theory seems like the perfect hangover food, but my body is just not ready yet. I sip on broth and have a few bites of noodles but immediately know it’s not sitting well. I end up picking up the bill because I feel so bad about last night. $30

4:45 p.m. — We make it home from my sister’s place and I have to face the reality of carrying boxes up to my apartment while I’m still not feeling well. My boyfriend makes two trips and I make one because he can tell I’m really hurting. Originally he was going to go home to finish up homework, but we end up getting back right around rush hour so he decides to just study at my place. It gives me time to nap and by the time he’s done I’m feeling 100% better.

8 p.m. — It’s getting late so I decide to make us my favorite meal for dinner — chickpeas in tomato sauce served over rice. It’s super cheap, healthy, and tasty. While it’s cooking, I start to unpack the stuff my sister gave me. There are a ton of spices and hair products (score!) as well as everyday items like plastic wrap. The pièce de résistance is her giant flat screen TV that I’m babysitting while she’s gone. It looks absolutely ridiculous in my tiny apartment, but the screen is so much better than my old one.

9 p.m. — We finish up eating and my boyfriend heads home. I miss him a little bit already! I’m sure last night wasn’t that bad, but I am so mortified. I decide that I need to stop beating myself up about it, so I try to salvage the night by doing a hair mask and face mask and cuddling on the couch with my pup. I end up going to bed later than I’d like, around 1 a.m.

Daily Total: $30

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Chestnuts Roasting: Decorate with Holiday Nuts

December 9, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

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Nuts are a popular part of traditional Christmas decorations. It was common to have nuts out during the holidays for guests in many traditional Christmas homes, and still remains a tradition in many homes today. Nuts also pop up in the lyrics of Christmas songs, like “Chestnuts Roasting Over an Open Fire.” If you want a traditional holiday vibe, you can’t go wrong incorporating nuts into your holiday decorations. Below are several creative ways to decorate with holiday nuts this season. The wonderful thing about using nuts in holiday decorations is how versatile and easy they are to work with, as you’ll see below.

Decorate with Holiday Nuts Gold Garland

It’s easy to make a garland by gluing some string to some nuts. Image: Etsy

A garland of holiday nuts

One of the most fun parts of holiday decorating is stringing together a garland. It’s relaxing and meditative. And you can make a garland out of just about anything: cranberries, popcorn, pinecones and, of course, nuts.

An example is the golden walnut garland in the photo above. You can make your own by hot gluing some nuts to twine. The one in the photo above is featured on Etsy, so you can also purchase one, if you’re not feeling too crafty. The metallic paint on the walnuts is a nice touch for the holidays. Silver, green or red paint would look good for a seasonal theme, too.

Decorate with Holiday Nuts and Fruit Wreath

Nuts make great additions to holiday wreaths. Image: Etsy

A fruit and nuts wreath

Another idea to decorate with holiday nuts is to add some to a wreath. The wreath above has a fruit and nut theme and is also featured on Etsy.

However, it’s easy to make your own. You can add nuts to just about any holiday wreath. Some additional hazelnuts, chestnuts or walnuts added as accents fit right in with any seasonal theme. You might also consider painting the nuts in seasonal colors like gold, silver, red, white or green before adding them to a wreath. Metallic shades especially will help the nuts pop as part of the wreath design. You can also add seasonal items to a regular green wreath, like nuts, cranberries, pinecones and holiday ribbon.

Decorate with Holiday Nuts Candle Display

Place some nuts around candles as an easy holiday decorating idea. Image: My Sweet Savannah

Walnuts and candles

Nuts also pair well with holiday candles. A seasonal scented candle  looks even more festive surrounded by walnuts, like in the photo above. It’s a simple matter of placing the candle in a glass display vase and surrounding it with the nuts. This idea couldn’t get any easier.

Another idea to decorate with holiday nuts is to get a deep, wide glass vase. Then fill the vase with a combination of nuts, cranberries, pinecones or other favorite seasonal items. Then you can place an LED candle on top of the items to reduce the fire hazard. These could work well as table centerpieces, accents on end tables or as part of a holiday mantel display.

Decorate with Holiday Nut Bowl

Bowls of nuts can fit in with just about any holiday display. Image: Traumzuhause

Going simple with a bowl of nuts

And then there’s going as easy as possible: a simple bowl of nuts. These combine well with other seasonal items, like in the photo above. By placing the bowl of nuts with other seasonal items, you create a grouping that acts as its own cohesive display.

Create this idea in variety of ways to decorate with different holiday nuts in different areas of your home. You might have the bowl of nuts between two seasonal nutcracker dolls. The bowl of nuts could be next to some seasonal candles and placed on a seasonal table runner. It’s a good way to make use of different seasonal decorations you’ve collected through the years.

Decorate with Holiday Nuts Loose Display

Loose nuts work well in a variety of holidays displays. Image: Miss Mustard Seed

Creative displays using loose nuts

Nuts that still have the shells on them look great even when placed loosely around other holiday items. For instance, this advent candle display looks great with some added surrounding nuts.

You can take this idea and apply it to other decorating ideas, as well. For instance, you could place some loose nuts around seasonal displays with Christmas figures. They can make great small accents in seasonal mantel displays. You could place nuts at the base of seasonal candleholders. Ideas like these show how easy it is to add some nuts to any seasonal display for an instant traditional Christmas tone.

What are your favorite ways to decorate with holiday nuts? Let us know in the comments.

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I Love Cabins — & This $395-$550 Nashville B&B Is Country Chic

December 8, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

In Refinery29’s Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. In today’s episode, @cabinlove’s Lindsey Bro gives a tour of Nashville’s $395-$550 per night Urban Cowboy bed-and-breakfast for that perfect country getaway.

When we’re on autopilot in our work and home routine for too long, we could use some travel therapy to the countryside to rejuvenate.

“Sometimes you need a geographic cure when you’re at home and you’re stuck,” says Lindsey Bro of Instagram’s @cabinlove. “So putting yourself in the way of experiences is sometimes exactly what you need to create a shift or whatever it is to get you going again. That’s the whole point of travel: to get an experience that makes you better.”

To that end, Bro goes around creating gorgeous cabin escapes — and in this episode of Sweet Digs, she’s taking us on a tour of a one such getaway, Urban Cowboy, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Watch above as Bro takes us through four featured rooms, ranging from $395 a night to $550 a night, and read on for more information about her style.

How has your life experience influenced your decorating style?

I travel all over the world and see as many places as possible. Everything is an influence, whether good or bad, and over time you take in the experiences and things you see to piece together what you like. I tend to lean toward a clean, yet eclectic style at home, so that it feels like a reflection of my life. When I’m traveling, though, I’m so drawn to places like the Cowboy that offer an unbelievable feast of design, owning the vignettes and pattern and style. It’s so inspiring to walk into a room and be taken to a place outside of where you’ve been. It’s a bit of theater.

What’s your favorite part of the Urban Cowboy?

My favorite part is just how visually arresting it is. So many people get shy when it comes to patterns and filling a space, I love how rich it is with texture and color and pattern.

Do you cook a lot?

I cook so much, it’s insane. Traveling a lot, that makes it a little bit hard but because I’ll be at cabins or somewhere that has a kitchen. I love to drop by the local farm, get whatever’s in season (plus a few dry good staples) and see what can happen. I’m a big fan of what I’ve come to call Hippie Bowls: some sort of grain, some sort of veg, plus some greens, a sauce and something crunchy. I also love to bake bread and bring that with me. Lately, though, everything has been about pickling because there is so much produce coming in and I need to save it for the winter.

What’s your ideal getaway kitchen?

I love a lot of counter space and very few appliances. I’m not one for one-use anything, so as long as I have a bit of storage, a nice butcher block, and a few knives, we’re good to go.

Where do you get inspiration for home decor?

I love looking to nature for color combinations, and I think I’m really drawn to lots of different textures in a space because of nature, as well. Cabins get this bad wrap for sometimes being really dark and full of ugly old furniture, but I think there’s this cool renaissance happening where people want them to be fresh and design forward and also full of chances. Spots like the Cowboy are exactly the sort of inspiration I like to have when someone asks me for their opinion on redoing their cabin.

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Take A Look Inside Christene Barberich’s Non-Traditional Baby Nursery

December 6, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

The word “nursery” tends to conjure up images of muted pastels, zoo animals, and lollipops. But unsurprisingly, given her penchant for bold fashion and design choices, Refinery29 global editor-in-chief Christene Barberich took a more unexpected approach when designing her newborn daughter, Rafaela “Raffi” Rose’s first bedroom. With moody walls, graphic prints and throw pillows, and a hot pink velvet couch that announces “It’s a girl!” in the coolest way possible, it feels like the kind of place we’d like to curl up in. And ultimately, shouldn’t that be the point of a nursery?

In a cover story for Domino magazine, Barberich — who recently released a home furnishings collaboration with The Inside — walks us through her process of crafting the space from a “quasi-laundry/guest room” in the Brooklyn Heights apartment she shares with her husband, architect Kevin Baxter. Ultimately, it was an exercise not just in blending whimsy with a bit of edge, but in making an 8-by-12 foot area feel like so much more. Small space dwellers, take note.

“It’s true,” Barberich writes, “Nothing about this room screams typical nursery — in fact, if it weren’t for the sleek mini crib and bassinet, some colorful picture books, and a minimalist mobile, you might not realize that a baby resides here. But she does. And no doubt, she’ll continue to make it her own as she grows up and makes our space feel more like a home than ever before.”

Click over to Domino to read Christene’s full essay, where she also talks superstition, her struggle with infertility, and why an IKEA sleeper sofa is her new mom must-have.

Tibet Print Fabric, price varies, Clarence House. Hiline Sconce, $179, Human Home. Futura Natura Mobile, $80, Ole Flensted via MoMA Design Store. Smart Sleeper, $1,600, SNOO via Jet. Custom pillows, customized IKEA couch.

Photography by Jessica Antola/Domino.

Tabitha Flat-Weave Rug, $619, Aelfie. 22″ Basket, $180, Bend Goods. Apple Pillow, $80, Oeuf via One Kings Lane. Custom rocking chair.

Photography by Jessica Antola/Domino.

Pitch Black Paint, price varies, Farrow & Ball. Zella the Zebra and Bailey the Bunny, $40 each Meridian. Eco-Friendly Contoured Changing Pad, $58, Oeuf. Custom cabinet.

Photography by Jessica Antola/Domino.

Woman Posing for Picasso print, $65, Alyson Fox. Gelato 2-in-1 Mini Crib, $269, Babyletto via Amazon. Tuxedo Mini Crib Sheet, $19, Babyletto. Black Cat Pillow $84, Oeuf via Garmentory. Birthday Cake Pillow, $90, Oeuf. Cross-Stitch Quilt, $85, Little Auggie. Waffle Blanket, $88, Meridian.

Photography by Jessica Antola/Domino.

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How to Upgrade Your Bathroom on a Plumbing Budget

December 6, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

There’s always a good reason to upgrade your bathroom. Sometimes, you have free time and you’d like to try your hands on some DIY makeover. Upgrading your bathroom has many benefits.

First of all, it makes your home more beautiful and your bathroom more functional.

Likewise, it makes your home more valuable when you decide to move into a bigger and better house. You can always sell your current apartment for more.

However, it doesn’t need to cost an arm and leg to do this.

Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value report shows that an average remodel will cost you about $10,500 while an upscale remodel will cost a huge $26,000. A minor upgrade could cost $9,400 on a larger bathroom.

What if you do it yourself? This ‘Old House’ reveals you can achieve your bathroom remodel for $1,000 to $3,000 or less. The amount you spend will usually depend on how extensive your upgrade is.

You can upgrade your bathroom while spending little. How do you do that?

That’s what you’re going to learn in this post.

Decide on your new design

To do a good job of upgrading your bathroom, you need to have a design in mind.

You should be able to picture how your bathroom will look after the upgrade. Are you only going to install a few materials or will it be a major upgrade?

One of the major elements to consider is the color scheme of your upgrade. Will it maintain its current color scheme or do you want to change that?

You also need to consider how your color scheme will fit into the overall design of your house.

There are basic fixtures that must be in a bathroom. But after those, the rest depends on the taste.

Do you want to replace an already existing fixture or do you want to add a towel rack or a sink? You have to specify the fixtures to be upgraded and those to be added.

You also need to know where utilities like plumbing pipes and electrical wiring are located. With this knowledge, you can avoid causing other problems while upgrading your bathroom.

Have your tools and supplies in place

To upgrade your bathroom successfully, you need tools and supplies. You may already have some of these tools, but you need to look at all the tasks you need to perform and all the tools to get them done.

With these, your work is easier and you can save time while doing a good job. Some of the tools you can use are:

Gloves
Chisel
Power drill
Tape measure
Spackle knife
Spackle
Hacksaw
Screwdriver
Utility knife
Hammer

Apply Paint

Paying a painter may increase cost for your upgrade job. But painting is one of the activities you need to perform to give your bathroom that new look it deserves. The way to go about it is to carry out the paint job yourself.

However, doing the paint job is not as easy as other parts of the house.

This is because of all the fixtures like the window, tub or shower, sink, mirror, toilet, switchplates, etc. that you don’t want to smear with paint.

To pull this off, you’ll need a lot of painter’s tape to cover fixtures close to where you need to apply paint. Likewise, you need to be patient as you’ll need a lot of time to get the work done.

As much as a good paint job will make your bathroom beautiful, you also need to think of functionality.

Your bathroom is vulnerable to mold and mildew due to its functions. Moisture can also increase due to humidity and temperature change.

It’s advisable to use a paint with a satin finish to resist the growth of mold. You can apply the paint to the ceiling to have a regular color scheme and prevent mold.

Reduce the number of Tiles

The cost of tiles can drive your upgrade costs up. This can even eat more into your budget if you need to hire a contractor to lay the tiles.

The alternative is to have tiles on the high impact areas like the floor and maybe a single horizontal strip on the wall rather than up the wall.

You can paint the rest of the wall with paint that fits the color of the tiles and your general bathroom color scheme.

Another way to reduce the cost of your tiles is to combine the pricey tiles with the cheaper ones. This can make your design unique while you also save money.

Save cost with cheap countertops

Your first thought might be to throw your money at a granite countertop. And you may see this as the only way especially as it’s cheaper than a countertop you’d install in the kitchen.

However, you can still save on your countertop.

One way to do this is to avoid popular colors like light beige, brown, as they’re more popular.

These colors are also more expensive due to their popularity. To make a choice, consider a wide range of colors and their prices.

Another way to save on your countertop is to buy a slab with imperfections. With imperfections, the cost of the slab goes down.

The thing is that this part may be covered by your sink basin and doesn’t affect the overall look of your countertop.

Buy Used materials

Buying new materials can please your ego, but it will only drive up the cost of your bathroom upgrade.

You can always find used fixtures like sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, etc. on sites like eBay or Craigslist.

You can also improvise by using different accessories to replace your fitting. For instance, you can change a brightly colored vintage Tupperware into cool hanging lamps.

Redo your tubs and shower instead of buying

If you plan to buy a new tub or shower, this could lead to an increase in the cost of your upgrade job. To reduce cost, you should have your tub refinished to give it a new look.

You can also do it yourself if your tub is made of porcelain, cast iron, or fiberglass. This will take time and you’ll also need to buy a refinishing kit which can cost as much as $150.

However, you should replace your sink rather than refinish it. This is because the cost of refinishing it could end up costlier than the cost of buying a new one.

Update your bathroom fixtures

To make your bathroom even more beautiful, you need to update small features. This could be drawer pulls, sink faucets, light fixtures, towel racks, etc. This would only be a small investment but it could raise the beauty of your bathroom.

You can also get some of these parts without paying for them. Many times, fixtures like these go to waste when a house is torn down for redevelopment. You can always get some of these fixtures from the home developers which they’ll be happy to give you.

Dress your windows with shades

To improve the beauty of your bathroom, you can add Roman shades to it. These shades come in different patterns and you can buy one to suit your bathroom color scheme.

You can get shades with beautiful color patterns for as low as $100.

Make a towel rack

A towel rack helps you to keep your towels in the bathroom. If your bathroom lacks this, you can build one using wood cut into small sizes.

Small wooden pieces are nailed to another wooden piece that will serve as the mounting strip.

 

After this is done, the mounting strip is attached to the wall and you can now keep your towels here.

Install a self-closing toilet lid

Does your neighbor always have to know when you use the toilet? Well, you can put an end to that during your bathroom upgrade.

A self-closing toilet lid will eliminate the noise that usually results after using your toilet.

Conclusion

You don’t need to spend tens of thousands of dollars to upgrade your bathroom. You can always pull it off on budget and still do a great job.

However, you need the right tools, patience, and commitment to the work to turn your bathroom into a beauty.

 

 

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Skwosh Debuts Party Shirts for Party Animals

December 5, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

Party shirts are staples of every man’s summer wardrobe. Just like talking about the weather is a staple of every baby boomer’s repertoire. Online Aussie retailer Skwosh already designs vibrant board shorts, or trunks as they like to call them, so adding a range of party […]

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IKEA Lack Table Hack

December 3, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment


The Lack side table is under $10 at IKEA; If you want to try an IKEA Lack table hack of your own, you’ll love this collection of projects!

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10 Things People Who Smell Good Always Do

December 3, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

You know those people who, no matter what they do, just smell impeccable? They could be coming out of a SoulCycle class, yet smell like they just took a bath in a tub full of roses. Well, it’s not just luck of the draw: There’s a formula to this good (-smelling) fortune.

While regular showers do play a part, those with aromas that cause double-takes (the good kind) don’t go about life like the rest of us. They know where to spritz and how to make their scents last longer, they take their time picking out fragrances, and they think about what they put in their bodies, not just on them.

Ahead, fragrance-industry insiders come clean about the secrets to smelling your best — now, you’ll be the one turning heads with your scent trail.

As the old adage goes, you are what you eat. And, apparently, you also emit what you eat (and drink). Julia Zangrilli, perfumer and founder of custom-fragrance company Nova, says that if you want to smell good, it’s important to be thoughtful about what you put in your body.

“A diet full of spice, onions, and garlic is good for you, but, boy, does it come out through your pores,” she says. “Those three things can come through your skin and breath for up to 48 hours, depending [on] how crazy you went.”

Lurk natural fragrances founder Anne Sanford adds red meat to the list. She notes that food affects not only your own natural body odor, but also how perfume reacts with and develops on your skin. “Eating well — lots of fresh food, including fruits and vegetables and clean protein — really keeps the body fresh and running smoothly, thus providing the perfect substrate for fragrance,” she says.

She adds that alcohol can have an adverse effect on body odor. Ta-ta happy hour, hello green juice. “As our bodies process alcohol, the byproduct is sugar and that is processed through our pores,” explains Sanford. “The result can be a sickly, sweet odor that is not pretty.”

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

The main component of smelling good is — surprise — the fragrance. Finding the perfect one is hard work, but it’s a job you should put some effort into because it’ll make a world of difference. “Take some time to seek out scents that click — it’s so game-changing, because wearing something that makes you feel on-point will bring serious pleasure to your everyday life,” says Zangrilli.

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

You’d be surprised by how many brands and stores offer samplers of popular scents. Sephora frequently refreshes its selection of “fragrance discovery” sets to include the latest and greatest in perfume, like this seven-scent sampler. (Try saying that three times fast.) Plus, you can redeem the included “scent certificate” for a full travel-size bottle or rollerball of your choice at no extra cost.

Sephora Favorites Perfume Travel Sampler, $25, available at Sephora

It may seem like a no-brainer, but basic clothing maintenance (i.e., regular washing) makes a major difference in the odors you emit. Your usual Tide, All, and Arm & Hammer all work in the cleansing department, but if you’re feeling super-fancy, Zangrilli loves specialty detergents from The Laundress and Le Labo, which will leave your wardrobe — and you — smelling extra fresh.

“So many detergents and fabric-softeners these days are actually mimicking what’s happening in the fine-fragrance market,” notes Linda Song, perfumer at Givaudan. “[There are] even…some brands [with] higher-end fragrances that are doing laundry detergents or any of the ancillary-type products.”

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

What’s more luxurious — and better-smelling — than a nontoxic, allergen-free laundry detergent that borrows its scent from a beloved boutique fragrance?

The Laundress Le Labo Santal 33 Signature Detergent, $45, available at The Laundress.

If $45 is a little more than you usually like to spend on something you use to wash your clothes (totally understandable), the brand responsible for your favorite aromatherapeutic hand soap also offers a full range of laundry supplies in the same familiar scents.

Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Lemon Verbena Laundry Set, $29.99, available at Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day.

Song points out that when most people go shopping for clothes, they don’t just look at a shirt, hold it up to their chest, and buy it. You have to try it on, and the same goes for fragrances. They smell differently on each person, so don’t just take a whiff from a store blotter and call it a day; actually spray it on yourself. Also, keep in mind that smell will change throughout the day. The best way to know if you love a fragrance, if you have the patience, is to take a sample home, wear it for a bit, and then decide.

“We always say that fragrances have their own life…because they have a life on the skin,” says Song. “When people live with [them], they start to see what that life is really like and whether they want to live with [them]. It is a relationship…sometimes you really start to fall in love with it over time… but it’s not always going to be love at first sight.”

Or, in this case, love at first sniff.

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Glossier’s You perfume is the perfect example of a fragrance that was designed to be unique to each wearer. The brand calls it more of a “skin smell enhancer” with a creamy, warm, clean base scent. It’s a simple equation with relatively few notes, honed over 38 weeks by some of the best noses in the business (Weiss worked with the team behind Le Labo Santal 33). Each note was chosen and balanced to allow the fragrance to be both long-lasting and true to how it smells at the beginning, without changing as it dries down.

Glossier Glossier You, $60, available at Glossier

Speaking of drinks, water should become your best friend. Staying hydrated is great not just for your overall health, but for keeping your skin moisturized, which helps scents stick around longer by giving them something to adhere to.

“Staying well-hydrated is key, especially with natural fragrances that don’t contain synthetic fixatives,” says Sanford. “When our skin gets dry, it tends to absorb and dissipate perfume much more quickly.”

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

Tip: Trade in your standard water bottle for one with a built-in infuser — adding some fruit flavor will make getting your recommended daily intake that much more exciting.

Infusion Pro Premium Fruit Infused Water Bottle, $18.95, available at Amazon.

People often don’t realize that where you spritz fragrance on your body can make all the difference. “Fragrance rises from the bottom to the top, so if you spray at all your chakra points — ankle, behind the knees, pubic-hair area, chest, and behind your ears — you get the full benefit from a fragrance,” says Aedes de Venustas co-owner Karl Bradl.

Sanford echoes that you should spray specifically, and go beyond the wrists. She applies scents to “hot spots,” or areas that are the warmest, like the small of the back, the stomach, the back of the neck, and the ankles.

Sounds like a lot of perfume, right? In order not to overwhelm, Bradl sprays his fragrance about half an hour before he leaves the house and always at least one foot away from the body. This allows the scent to settle in, and not suffocate the person sitting next to you on the subway.

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

Nowadays perfumes, colognes, and fragrances of every and any type don’t solely come in cute spray bottles — they’re also available in the form of body lotions, shower gels, soap, and more. Most of the experts we spoke with like to layer these different iterations to build on the fragrance, which will leave you with a double-whammy, and sometimes triple-whammy, effect.

Sanford suggests going for a scented body oil instead of your regular body cream, though. “Traditional body lotions can contain synthetic and chemical additives, as well as preservatives that can break down natural fragrances,” she says.

You can layer said body oil with a perfume that has the same scent or, if you’re up for experimenting, try layering different scents. Zangrilli notes that adding a musk helps to prolong the wear. “The key is that musks are generally subtle enough that they don’t conflict with many fragrances,” she says. “As a bonus, musks lend a pheromonal effect, making any fragrances they’re being layered with seem a bit more grounded, sexy, and worn-in — like hair that hasn’t been washed for a few days.”

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

This nourishing body oil leaves skin soft and silky with a faint, unobtrusive note of almond — perfect for improving lasting power without overpowering your fragrance of choice.

L’Occitane Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Supple Skin Oil, $46, available at Sephora.

The classic “love potion” pairs well with just about everything, and adds a new depth to any scent you layer over it.

Kiehl’s Musk Essence Oil, $35, available at Kiehl’s.

There are a few other tricks for making your scent last longer. Bradl says many of his customers spray Molecule 01 as a base. It’s a fragrance made of one single ingredient, Iso E Super — “an aroma chemical” that is often found in colognes. It has an almost pheromone-like quality that, when it’s worn on its own, mixes with a person’s skin to create an individualized aroma. But when it’s worn with other perfume, Bradl has found that it makes it last longer without interfering with the scent.

Another great (and cheaper) tip to make fragrance last longer: Rub on a little vitamin E before you spritz your scent onto the skin (this especially helps with citrus notes), says Zangrilli.

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

Vitamin E oil has countless uses — making fragrance last longer is just one of them.

Spring Valley Vitamin E Skin Oil, $6.88, available at Walmart.

If long-lasting is your goal, know that not all scents are created equal. “Citrus-based scents and eau de colognes will dissipate quickly, so go for perfumes that are more concentrated and have heavier or more viscous base notes such as sandalwood (or other woods), oud, vanilla, tobacco, etc.,” says Sanford.

Regardless of your long-wearing efforts or choice of perfume, most of our experts say that simply reapplying fragrance throughout the day is your best bet. Zangrilli tells us: “Skin is a living, breathing, sweating, shedding, oil-replenishing organ, so it doesn’t hold on to scent for as long.”

She says to apply one to three times per day, depending on the fragrance. And don’t worry about carrying around your heavy glass bottles with you; that’s what travel sizes and samples are for. Stick one in your purse, on your desk, or in your car for some refreshing throughout the day — just be sure not to overdo it (not everyone appreciates an office fragrance).

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

If your fragrance of choice isn’t available in a travel size, or if you’re just in search of a thriftier way to take it on-the-go, then this ridiculously easy DIY is going to be a game changer. Just decant your perfume into an empty roll-on bottle — you can usually find them for under $1. These ones, for example, look expensive, but you get a dozen for $18.

Scentsational Shoppe 1/3 oz Deluxe Round Glass Roll-on Bottle with Heavy Base, $18 for 12, available at Scentsational Shoppe.

Decant your favorite fragrances into this refillable atomizer. It stores 5ml of perfume and fits conveniently into any purse or clutch.

Phlur The Wanderer, $28, available at Phlur.

Smelling good goes way beyond just spraying your body — it’s a way of life, people. A lot of our experts recommend spreading the love to your apartment, clothes (like, say, adding a couple of spritzes to your jacket in the colder months in-between dry-cleaning), and even hair.

“I’ll actually spray my sheets, or even my couch, if I want my apartment to smell a certain way — using it more like a Febreze than anything else,” says Song. Of course, fragrances aren’t cheap, so Song likes to pick up room sprays to do the job. “And that’s maybe in complement to a candle or to a diffuser, or even plug-ins,” she says. “There are so many different ways to add a quick burst of freshness — or whatever that fragrance is — to something that has a continuous diffusion.”

Since a lot of perfumes contain alcohol, spraying your hair may not be the safest thing to do, especially if you have dry tresses. Worry not: Sanford has a workaround. “I love to create scented sprays for hair using my favorite essential oils,” she says. “The oils can be mixed in a spray bottle with water, and used for a few days to freshen and fragrance our hair… [T]he essential oils really adhere well to hair, giving them longevity.”

Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.

The moisturizing oils in this formula actually benefit hair rather than drying it out, so you get a veil of fragrance and a little extra shine.

Tocca Hair Fragrance in Cleopatra, $28, available at Tocca.

On the home fragrance side, it doesn’t get much more luxe than one of Byredo’s highly-coveted scents in room-spray form. You’ll probably want to spritz judiciously given the price tag — but considering how rich and long-lasting the fragrance is, that’s all you’ll really need anyway. (Plus, unlike bougie candles, it’s not a potential fire hazard.)

Byredo Bibliothèque Room Spray, $120, available at Byredo.

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The Ultimate Guide to Website Development (for Marketers)

December 3, 2018 by Will Robins Leave a Comment

Since the 1990s, few things have remained timeless societal staples like Friends, Pokémon, Britney Spears, and the internet.

Seriously. Lots of things have come and gone, but these guys have stuck around, rolled with the Y2K punches, and integrated themselves into our society. (Pokémon Go or a new Britney Spears Vegas residency, anyone?)

Yet nothing has said “I’m here to stay” like the internet. From dial-up and AOL everything to Chrome and IoT, the ~*interwebs*~ have completely infiltrated our lives.

Learning about web development is kind of like drinking from a fire hose. Google “coding,” and you’ve turned the hose on full blast. This guide serves as a slow drip to get you acquainted with and intrigued by the world of web development. It’s by no means a comprehensive manual.

In this guide, we’ll cover the bare-bone-basics of web development, the process of creating a website, and additional resources for those who want to learn more about development — or become a developer themselves.

Keep reading to dive into website development or use the chapter links to jump around the guide.

While web development typically refers to web markup and coding, it includes all related development tasks, such as:

Client-side scripting (writing front-end code)
Server-side scripting (writing back-end code)
Server and network security configuration (setting up security for browsers and networks)
E-commerce development (building e-commerce websites and online stores)
Content management system development (writing and building websites)

Web Development Terms to Know

Before I dive into the web development process, let’s review a few web development terms you might see throughout this piece.

Website

Websites are files stored on servers, which are computers that host (fancy term for “store files for”) websites. These servers are connected to a giant network called the internet … or the World Wide Web (if we’re sticking with 90s terminology). We talk more about servers in the next section.

Browsers are computer programs that load the websites via your internet connection, such as Google Chrome or Internet Explorer. Your computer is also known as the client.

Internet Protocol (IP) Address

Internet Protocol is a set of standards that govern interaction on the internet.

To access a website, you need to know its IP address. An IP address is a unique string of numbers. Each device has an IP address to distinguish itself from the billions of websites and devices connected via the internet.

The IP address for HubSpot is 104.16.249.5. You can find any website’s IP address using Command Prompt on Windows or Network Utility > Traceroute on MacBooks or by visiting a site like Site 24×7..

To find your device’s IP address, you can also type “what’s my IP address” into your search browser.

While you can access a website using its IP address, most internet users prefer to use domain names or by going through search engines.

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

HyperText Transfer Protocol connects you and your website request to the remote server that houses all website data. It’s a set of rules (a protocol) that defines how messages should be sent over the internet. It allows you to jump between site pages and websites.

When you type a website into your web browser or search for something through a search engine, HTTP provides a framework so that the client (computer) and server can speak the same language when they make requests and responses to each other over the internet. It’s essentially the translator between you and the internet — it reads your website request, reads the code sent back from the server, and translates it for you in the form of a website.

Coding Language

Coding refers to writing code for servers and applications. It’s called a “language” because it’s comprised of vocabulary and grammatical rules for communicating with computers. They also include special commands, abbreviations, and punctuation that can only be read by devices and programs.

In a sense, developers are translators, too.

All software is written by at least one coding language, but they all vary based on platform, operating system, and style. There are many different types of coding languages … all of which fall into two categories (written by two different types of developers) — front-end and back-end.

Front-End

Front-end (or client-side) is the side of web development that you see and interact with as an internet user. When website information is transferred from a server to a browser, front-end coding languages allow the website to function without having to continually “communicate” with the internet.

Front-end code allows users like you and me to interact with a website and play videos, expand or minimize images, highlight text, and more. Web developers who work on front-end coding work on client-side development.

We’ll cover some front-end coding languages in the next section.

Back-End

Back-end (or server-side) is the side that you don’t see when you use the internet. It’s the digital infrastructure, and to non-developers, it looks like a bunch of numbers, letters, and symbols.

Back-end developers work in systems like servers, operating systems, APIs, and databases and manage the code for security, content, and site structure.

There are more back-end coding languages than front-end languages. That’s because of browsers — at the front-end — only understand JavaScript, but a server — at the back-end — can be configured to understand (pretty much) any language. We’ll cover some back-end coding languages in the next section.

Content Management System (CMS)

A content management system is a web application or a series of programs used to create and manage web content. (Note: CMSs aren’t the same as site builders, like Squarespace or Wix.)

While not required to build a website, using is CMS is certainly easier. It provides the building blocks (like plugins and add-ons) and lets you create the structure with your code. CMSs are typically used for e-commerce and blogging, but they’re useful for all types of websites.

Why Learn About Web Development?

You might be a business owner hiring a freelance developer to build your website, a marketer pitching a vision to your development team, or a student learning about development as a career. Regardless of who you are or why you’re reading this guide, understanding the basics of website development can be helpful in this technology-driven world.

The internet isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, it’s become a portal and primary method of research, connection, education, and entertainment in the world.

As of 2018, there are 4.2 billion global internet users. That’s more than half the world’s population, and these folks are using the internet for a vast variety of reasons.

What’s the one thing those reasons have in common? They require a website, and each website requires a skilled web developer.

Web development is also a rapidly expanding industry. Between now and 2026, the employment of web developers is expected to grow by 15%. That’s much faster than most other technology careers.

Whether you’re looking to hire a web developer or become one, it’s good to know the career path offers high-demand, high-value positions. Continue reading to learn more about the web development process, and don’t forget to check out the resources for developers below.

Website Development Process

The process of creating a website isn’t as easy as 1-2-3. Each development path is different based on the type of website, coding languages, and resources.

The following section serves as a brief overview of the web development process and a short introduction into the most common languages and CMS options.

Planning Your Website and Creating a Sitemap

All websites start with a plan. Developers call this plan a wireframe or sitemap (not to be confused with sitemap.XML, which is a file that helps SERPs crawl and find your site). It doesn’t have to be an official document; it’s simply a vision for your site that’ll give both you and your developer(s) direction and a place to start. You can draw it on a whiteboard or use a tool like Invision, Slickplan, or Mindnode.

Just like a business plan gives a potential investor insight into your goals and deliverables, a sitemap gives a developer an idea of what you’re picturing and the information needed to meet your vision. You can create your sitemap on your own or work with your developer(s).

Here are a few questions to ask yourself when planning your site.

What individual pages do you want? What content will be on those pages?
How can you organize those pages into categories? (These categories might represent your homepage menu — if it helps to think about it like that.)
What is the hierarchy of pages on your site?
How will the pages link together?
What pages and categories are essential to your site and user experience, and which ones could be removed or combined?

Writing Your Website Code

The next step in the web development process is writing the code.

Developers will use different coding languages for the front-end and back-end of websites, as well as for different functionalities of the site (such as design, interactivity, etc.) These different languages work together to build and run your site.

Let’s start with the most commonly-used languages. Almost every website uses these three together, and yours probably will, too.

HTML

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) has been used since the 1990s. It’s the foundation of all websites and represents the bare minimum of what’s needed to create a website. (Yes, you can create a website with only HTML. It wouldn’t look too pretty, though.)

Languages like CSS and JavaScript enhance and modify the basic site structure built by HTML. HTML5 is the most recent version and supports cross-platform browser functionality, making it popular in mobile application development.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) was developed in the late 1990s. It adds design elements like typography, colors, and layouts to websites; it’s the cosmetic code.

CSS allows developers to transform your website to match the aesthetic you envisioned for your site, and like HTML5, CSS is compatible with all browsers.   

JavaScript

JavaScript is the cherry-on-top of coding languages. Created in the mid-90s, JavaScript is used to add functionality to websites. Developers use it to add animations, automate tasks within certain pages, and add interactive features that enhance user experience.

JavaScript is rapidly evolving. Once considered a “toy” language, JavaScript is now the most widely used coding language in the world. With the help of Node.Js, it’s now a back-end coding language. It’s the first language to be understood by browser, and some have even discussed applying machine learning to it, too.

HTML, CSS, JavaScript are the “big three” of web development. Almost every website uses them in some capacity. There are plenty of others, such as server-side languages like Java, C++, Python, and SQL, but understanding these three is foundational to your website development knowledge.

Building the Back-End of Your Website

Writing code might be one of the more complicated parts of web development, but it’s hardly the only component. You also have to build your back-end and front-end site structures and design.

Let’s start with the back-end.

The back-end handles the data that enables the functionality on the front-end. For example, Facebook’s back-end stores my photos, so that the front-end can then allow others to look at them. It’s comprised of two major components:

Databases, which is responsible for storing, organizing, and processing data so that it’s retrievable by server requests
Servers, which is the hardware and software that make up your computer. Servers are responsible for sending, processing, and receiving data requests. They’re the intermediary between the database and the client/browser. The browser will, in effect, tell the server “I need this information”, and the server will know how to get that information from the database and send it to the client.

These components work together to build the foundation for each website.

As for building your website, back-end developers will establish three things.

Your logic code, which is essentially a set of rules for how your website will respond to certain requests and how objects of your website will interact.
Your database management, which is how your website will organize, manage, and retrieve its data. Read more on SQL vs. NoSQL here.
Your infrastructure, which is how your site will be hosted. Hosting your own site will give you greater control, but it’s much more expensive and requires you to maintain your own server health and security.

With these components and decisions in place, your website will be ready for front-end development.

Note: The back-end is slightly tangential to web development because you don’t always need a back-end if you’re not storing any data. “Data” in this context means any user-entered information that you need to save and persist. Think about logging in to a website. If they don’t have a back-end, how could they remember your login information? Or what your profile settings are? To get this information, you need a back-end.

Facebook, as an example, needs to know what people are in your Friends list, what events you have joined, what posts you have created, and more. This is all “data” that lives in a database. If they didn’t have a back-end with a database, none of that data would be accessible to them.

On the other hand, a website that’s purely informational and doesn’t require the users to enter any data wouldn’t need a back-end.

So, if you have no data, you don’t necessarily have a need for back-end development. But that’s not saying you shouldn’t learn the basics. You never know when you might need it.

Building the Front-End of Your Website

If you’ve ever dabbled in web design or toyed with a website in WordPress or Squarespace, you’ve touched front-end web development.

The front-end stuff is important — it’s what your visitors, customers, and users see and how they’ll use your website.

Front-end (or client-side) development includes a combination of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It also controls components such as typography, navigation, positioning, and browser compatibility and responsiveness. This part will reflect more of your initial site vision and what you included in your wireframe.

As technology and consumer preferences change, client-side coding tends to become outdated … a lot faster than back-end development does. This is where coding resources (like the ones we’ve included below) come in handy.

Working with a CMS

Why would someone choose a CMS over coding “by hand” or “from scratch?” Well, a CMS — like WordPress or HubSpot — is easier to use (you have to write less code), and it often has tools around hosting the site. On the other hand, it’s less flexible and, therefore, gives you less control over your front-end.

CMS options also often include plugins that remove the need to write a backend. For example, there are WordPress plugins for e-commerce so that, instead of building a complicated back-end to charge customers’ credit cards, you can just use an existing plugin and avoid the need to deal with databases and server-side code at all.

Popular content management systems include HubSpot, Joomla, Magento, and WordPress — which has almost 60% market share. (In this case we’re talking about open source WordPress software, not the WordPress site builder.)

Acquiring a Domain Name

At this point, your website will have an IP address. It also needs a domain name that your visitors can use to find your site.

Perhaps you’ve heard of sites like GoDaddy and Hover. These services help you purchase a domain name and register with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Most domain registrations are good for a year before you’re required to renew.

Site builders and hosting services, like WordPress and Squarespace, also allow you to purchase a domain name.

Website Development Resources

Interested in learning more about development and coding? Outside of  connecting and networking with other developers, there are plenty of resources you can tap into to further your understanding or web development.

Web Development Courses and Classes

Whether you want to explore back-end, front-end, or full-stack coding, here are a few online courses and classes recommended by our own HubSpot developers.

TutorialsPoint

All content and resources on TutorialsPoint are free. Between tutorials, ebooks, and videos, TutorialsPoint provides many different ways to learn.

egghead

According to their website, “egghead is a group of working web development professionals and open source contributors that provide you with concise, information-dense video courses on the best tools in the industry.” Users can take courses, listen to podcasts, or take lessons on a wide variety of web development topics.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a well-known free educational resource. Users can learn anything from macroeconomics to linear algebra to US history, as well as a handful of computing topics.

freeCodeCamp

freeCodeCamp is a non-profit organization (like Khan Academy) that helps people learn to code for free. With thousands of articles, videos, and interactive lessons, as well as worldwide study groups, freeCodeCamp helps thousands of developers and engineers learn about programming and land development jobs.

Treehouse

Team Treehouse is a subscription-based online learning program. Users pay a monthly fee and gain access to hundreds of courses on over 20 different topics. From JavaScript to Python to PHP, Treehouse can teach you all you need to know about web development.

Web Development Communities

Web developers are masters of the internet, so it makes sense that they’d hang out on there.

According to Code Condo, developers join these communities for:

Up-to-date information and problem solving
Insightful answers, new perspectives
Tips and tricks for all-level programmers
Links to resources, talks and research papers
Meeting new friends, code buddies, and potential partners

Here are a few online communities recommended by our own HubSpot developers.

Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow was introduced ten years ago and has since become one of the most popular programming communities in the world. According to co-founder Jeff Atwood, “[Stack Overflow] is by programmers, for programmers, with the ultimate intent of collectively increasing the sum total of good programming knowledge in the world.”

Stack Overflow is a great place to go with questions because most of the time, other developers have asked and answered the same ones. The forums in Stack Overflow keep you connected to other developers while also keeping you informed.

Mozilla Development Network (MDN)

Mozilla Development Network is known to be more thorough and accurate than other online resources. It’s not as much a community as a comprehensive resource and library of documents for coding languages. It’s useful when learning how certain functions work and staying up-to-date on coding and development news.

Reddit

Reddit is a forum-based community where developers of all levels gather to ask and answer questions. It’s incredibly interactive and includes people from all over the world. You can also join “subreddits” based on topic, such as web design, JavaScript, or freelancing.

Over to You

The internet is here to stay. It’s getting better every day, and web developers are on the front lines of these innovations and improvements. From this blog to your favorite social network to the apps you use on your phone, web development touches almost every part of your day — and your business. Take the time to understand coding and programming to improve not only your life but the lives of your customers, too.

Read more: blog.hubspot.com

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