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Today is HOME DAY readers, and I’ve got some great things to share…. 

I love how any room/space can be transformed to anything that you can imagine, and below is a “before & after” of a bedroom that was minimalist and almost college-like.  It was transformed into a very spiritual and lovely space, that I would love to chill and read some mags in.  Click on the pic to view the “after”…

pic via Apartment Therapy

I love the different garlands/buntings that you see nowadays it gives your entertainment space a “punch”.  The one pictured below is my ALL TIME fave, which looks soooo time consuming to execute but beautiful once finished.  To view more click the picture below… 

pic via Apartment Therapy

TIP FOR THE DAY!

pic via Apartment Therapy

How To Shuck Corn Like a Midwesterner

What You Need

Ingredients
Sweet corn

Equipment
Your hands
A plastic or paper bag

Instructions

1. Peel off the outer leaves: Peel away the outer leaves until you only have one thin layer of inner leaves remaining around the ear. Discard these leaves in your plastic or paper bag.
2. Expose the tip of the ear of corn: Peel back the leaves at the tip of the cob just until you can see the top few rows of kernels. This is the start of your "zipper."
3. Grasp the tops of the leaves and the tassel: Grasp the tops of the leaves and the tassel together in one hand. Grip the bottom of the ear of corn with your opposite hand.
4. Pull down in one firm tug: Pull the leaves and tassels straight down in one firm tug. Pull all the way to the bottom, inverting the husk and the cob. 
5. Break off the leaves and the silks: Gather the leaves and silks in one hand and snap them off at the base of the ear of corn. Discard the leaves, silks, and tassels in the plastic or paper bag.
6. Tidy up the cob: Run your fingers over the cob and pick away any remaining silks. You probably won't get every single one — that's part of the corn-on-the-cob experience — but you can get most of them.
7. Repeat with the remaining ears of corn: The silk on some corn is more stubborn than on others. If you get a particularly stubborn batch, try microwaving your ears for a minute or two before shucking.