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Renovation, design, home decor and lifestyle inspiration; shared by DIY enthusiasts Courtney + John Achilli. Restoring an 1884 cottage in New Jersey, the property welcomes guests to the Jersey Shore through Airbnb, plus creative or special event rentals.
LIFE AT CONTENT: Ready Your Home For Holiday House Guests
Tips, tricks and amenities to Ready Your Home For Holiday House Guests! Wow your guests with a little advanced planning to make everyone more relaxed this holiday season!
LIFE AT CONTENT: Cranberry Sangria
Swap a few ingredients in this classic summer cocktail, and you have the makings of a boozy, more complex Cranberry Sangria for fall and winter entertaining. This cocktail will warm those chilly nights and is perfect for the holidays.
Overwintering Boston Ferns
With a winter chill sweeping across most of the US, I wanted to take a minute and share a yearly to-do list item: Overwintering Boston Ferns.
FEATURE: Cottages and Bungalows Magazine
Content + Co. is featured in Cottages & Bungalows Magazine! Check out our 4-page autumnal spread for fall decor inspiration.
9 Must-Have Spring Cleaning Tools for Your Home's Most Overlooked Areas
99% of the year, I handle the house cleaning here at Content. That includes all the daily cleaning and tidying to keep up with by John and I and our many businesses run from the house, plus all the cleaning associated with our Airbnb guests. With over 3,500 square feet of living space, I’d say I’ve been become somewhat of a cleaning professional.
But even with all that time vacuuming, moping and dusting, once a year, I hire actual professionals to give Content a thorough spring cleaning. Making sure to cast a bright light on all the nooks and crannies over looked during the winter months.
LIFE AT CONTENT: Answers to Your Questions
Before we left for vacation, we asked you, our trusty social media family to pose a few "get to know" you questions via Instagram. We're pretty much an open book, so we loved the variety of life categories your questions dug into. And now that we are sitting under a palm tree, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, we've had some time to reflect on the answers, so here goes!
LIFE AT CONTENT: Croissant French Toast with 4-Ingredient Frozen Fruit Compote
Yup, you read that post title correct. Croissant French Toast. Somehow, french toast just got more delicious!
ROUND UP: Short Term Rental & Airbnb Listing Hosting Must Haves
Believe it or not, we're rounding out Content's 2nd summer season, hosting guests on Airbnb!
We have learned a lot and from time-to-time receive questions from friends and followers about our Hosting experience. Seems like more and more people are considering opening up their homes, which is awesome to see this amazing community grow!
We thought we'd share our favorite, tried & true, MUST HAVE products for successful hosting. You can also review our full list of Airbnb Super Host Must Haves here.
LIFE AT CONTENT: Roasted Brussels Sprouts
The Brussels sprout. Why do I always forget about the Brussels spout? It could be because their technically cabbage, and I really dislike cabbage (unless my Mom is making it for St. Patrick's Day).
LIFE AT CONTENT: Homemade Fig Preserves
Check out our basic Fig Preserve Recipe and a few ingredients that will keep this recipe fresh from year to year.
2016 Holiday House Tour of Content.
Join us for the a Holiday House Tour of Content + Co in New Jersey. Sharing vintage and traditional Christmas inspiration for your home!
Best Friendsgiving Recipe (Hands Down): Corn Fritter Casserole
Corn Fritter Casserole is a Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving favorite, and couldn’t be any easier!