Keeping glass shower doors looking shiny and clear can be a difficult task. In fact, we posted an article a while ago about how to effectively clean your shower doors with dryer sheets. But that's just one way, one tip; this article from bhg.com has "6 Tips to Make Your Shower Doors Sparkle". They include: Mix liquid soap and baking soda to make a paste that will banish buildup. Clean the … [Read more...]
DIY: Concrete Solutions
If you're looking for some really simple and really concrete DIY projects, thesnug.com has just the article for you! "best of the web: concrete DIY ideas you'll want to try" has 8 really cool DIY project ideas using cement: Concrete pendant lamps you can make with just $9 worth of materials! Concrete counter top Cinder block side table Fire bowl/pit Cement stool you can make with just … [Read more...]
Hospitable Home for the Holidays
If you're hosting guests this holiday season, whether family or friends, you're probably starting to think about what you need to do to get your house ready for them. thisoldhouse.com has some great ideas--35 of them to be exact--to make your home more hospitable for guests. Check out this article they posted, called "35 Super-Fast Fixes and Easy Upgrades", which has ideas and instructions for … [Read more...]
Medicine Cabinet Home Repair
Some items in your medicine cabinet may be useful for more than just your health; they may be able to relieve home repair headaches, too! bobvila.com posted an article called 9 Home Repair Remedies to Borrow from Your Medicine Cabinet", which details 9 ways to use common medicine cabinet items to remedy little issues around the home. Some of these remedies include: Cure shirt stain headaches … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Fall Wreath
So Halloween is over, and you're gearing up for other holidays, like Thanksgiving. Wreaths are a great, classic way to decorate for the holidays, especially hung on your front door. Fall wreaths can be used just as tastefully as Christmas wreaths, and they don't all have to be the same, made of fall leaves. This article from thisoldhouse.com called "7 Blogger-Inspired Fall Wreaths" details 7 … [Read more...]
Mulch Leaves to Save Money and Time
Raking and bagging leaves can be hard, time-consuming work, and it costs money to buy the bags and sometimes even to dispose of them when they're full of leaves. Is there an easier solution? This post from bhg.com talks about "How to Deal with Fall Leaves", and it claims to know a better technique! It's really quite easy if you have a mulching mower. All you have to do is set your mower to its … [Read more...]
Kitchen and Bath Wishlist Items
Are you already writing your wishlist for the holidays, or maybe thinking about how to spruce up your home before the relatives visit? thisoldhouse.com posted an article called "Kitchen and Bath Problem-Solvers and Cool Finds", which might give you some great ideas to put on your holiday wishlist or maybe your holiday to-do list! Each item is listed with a picture, description, price, and a link … [Read more...]
Crazy Cleaning Tips
You know how to use commercial cleaning products, but do you know how to use everyday objects you have around the house? If you check out this article from bobvila.com called "10 Unusual Tips for Your Cleanest Kitchen Ever", you'll find that some things around your home could clean your kitchen better than the specialized tools and cleaners sold in stores. The article's tips include: Use … [Read more...]
Easy Furnace Troubleshooting Guide
If your furnace isn't running the way it should, your first instinct might be to contact a professional. This might not be necessary, according to an article posted on bobvila.com. This handy guide, "How To: Troubleshoot Your Furnace" has a list of steps to go through to check for common, easily fixable problems that might be the cause of your furnace malfunction. These steps include: Step 1: … [Read more...]
Pro Paint Can Procedure
Apparently there's a right way and a wrong way to open a paint can. Or perhaps you could say the beginner way and the professional way; according to this article by bobvila.com, professional painters have special techniques they use while opening and upon opening a paint can that make it easier to preserve and identify the leftover paint. Steps in their professional procedure include: Using a … [Read more...]
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