Dena Ogden

Dena Ogden (she/her) is a Commerce Writer for Appliances, Cleaning, Organizing, and Home Tech for The Spruce, with over eight years of experience covering lifestyle, commerce, and culture topics. Her own Pacific Northwest home is a constant work in progress, and she loves thrift shopping and upcycling old treasures to blend in with the latest and greatest home products she reviews and tests for The Spruce. She's been with the site since August of 2022, during which time she's participated in product testing for patio furniture, upright vacuums, carpet cleaners, and more.

Highlights:

Dena's work has appeared in numerous digital outlets, including The Atlantic, Bustle, Romper, The Muse, and Refinery29.
She earned a B.A. in English & Communication from the University of Washington, and is a proud first-generation college graduate.

Experience

Dena has been writing professionally since 2015. Her specialities include lifestyle, commerce, and culture topics. Prior to joining Dotdash Meredith in August 2022, she was a women’s lifestyle commerce writer with Bustle Digital Group.

Most recently, she's tested the Shark Apex Powered Lift-Away Upright Vacuum and a Devoko 3 Pieces Patio Furniture Set. Her other favorite Spruce Approved product is the Bissell JetScrub Pet Upright Carpet Cleaner, hands down.

Dena earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & Communication from the University of Washington, and is a proud first-generation college graduate. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with her family. She considers her home to be a constant work-in-progress, and loves thrift shopping and redecorating her space around what she already owns (and what she's testing for The Spruce).

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Education

Dena earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & Communication from the University of Washington.

Expertise: Organization & Storage, Cleaning, Home Decor, Lifestyle

Education: University of Washington

Title: Commerce Writer

About The Spruce

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