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Think between shopping, taking care of the kids and working all day you'll never find the time to get your home company-ready? Want to know how to enlist the help of all your kids, even in this busy time of year? Can't afford to spend the first 2 weeks of November paper-mâché-ing Pilgrim hats or whittling wooden napkin holders to impress your pending guests?

Soon, a ravaging hoard of out-of-town relatives and hungry holiday guests will descend on your happy home. This year bridge the gap between the pictures you see in magazines and what you can really accomplish- it's really not impossible! HGTV's Kelly Edwards is here with a family guide to making your home a welcoming place for all of your family and friends.

HGTV network's star of "Design on a Dime" Kelly Edwards offers dwellers with decorating dilemmas distinctive design tips, bargain-decorating projects and total home makeover transformations inspired by personal style and popular trends. Kelly is well known for her knack in repurposing everyday items into extraordinary collectibles, refurbishing unique home accessories, and crafting recipes for creative cleaning solutions. Most recently Kelly has been seen on The Tyra Banks Show, in the pages of national magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Life & Style and Midwest Living, and deemed over the airwaves as the "MacGyver of Design."

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Company-Ready
- Concentrate on the public areas of your house first, like entryway and bathrooms

- Cleaning can be made simple with multi-purpose products
Make overnight guests feel welcome with fresh linens and towels laid out just for them

Designing on a Dime
- Have a few WOW conversation pieces, like clever centerpieces and serving trays

- Wood-staining is a fun craft to get the family involved in creating a holiday haven

- Ornaments can be hung about anywhere to add holiday spirit in unexpected places.

- Get a little nostalgic and frame favorite holiday photos from years gone by