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Jennifer Barger

East Coast United States

Travel and Design Writer at Freelance

Content Director at Consumers' Checkbook

Articles

  • 2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Jennifer Barger

    How to shop for clothes you won’t have to purge in a year (washingtonpost.com) How to shop for clothes you won’t have to purge in a year By Jennifer Barger 2025042211003400 Affordable fast fashion and social media make it seem as though clothing trends move more quickly than a runway model's strut. But that churn is incompatible with building a wardrobe that has staying power.

  • 3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Jennifer Barger

    On their websites, TikToks and HGTV shows, professional cleaners and organizers often seem as if they live in magically tidy, sparkling homes. But there’s no Disney cartoon alchemy at play; these scrub-it-up experts simply stick to tiny, purposeful tasks on a regular basis. “My general rule is 15 minutes a day.

  • 3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Barger

    As in any client-driven business, pleasing the customer is paramount in interior design. But sometimes designers must save clients from their own instincts (or from whatever unworkable thing they saw on Instagram). "Designers have created rooms for many, many people, and it gives us perspective on what works and what doesn't," says Sara Swabb, a D.C. interior designer.

  • 1 month ago | texarkanagazette.com | Jennifer Barger

    On their websites, TikToks and HGTV shows, professional cleaners and organizers often seem as if they live in magically tidy, sparkling homes. But there's no Disney cartoon alchemy at play; these scrub-it-up experts simply stick to tiny, purposeful tasks on a regular basis. "My general rule is 15 minutes a day.

  • 1 month ago | waikatotimes.co.nz | Jennifer Barger