Karen from This Old House has given us these wonderful alternatives to throwing away your garage leftovers! Create Hanging Storage With Hardware Cloth Store bungee cords or other tangle-prone items neatly on the wall using a DIY hanger. Staple each end of a 3-by-12-inch strip of hardware cloth to a 3-by-3-inch piece of...
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Hit Your Home’s Refresh Button!
For many people, the beginning of spring is synonymous with organizing and deep cleaning. However, once you’ve dusted your bookshelves and vacuumed your office space, you may still feel dissatisfied. After all the clutter is cleared, it’s not unusual to find that your decor needs to be refreshed. Spring is a great time to update the decor in one–or...
The Lawn is Finally Turning Green!…. Kind of: Lawn Problems and How to Fix Them.
The best way to solve many lawn problems is to prevent them from occurring in the first place, by watering, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, and dethatching regularly. Some of the more common problems are described below. If you’re not sure what’s causing the symptoms you see, consult a local nursery or your Cooperative Extension Office, or...
Live Smarter, Not Harder: Great Tips that You Will Thank Us for Later
Happy Hooligans gave us a ton of great ideas to make your life simpler! Get organized and save time, space, effort and energy with these 30 time saving tips and hacks for the home. Household tips, life-hacks, time-savers, short-cuts, game-changers… call them what you will; they’re all words used to describe those handy, little tricks that...
Credit Newbies Alert! How to Build Your Credit
Building credit can be tricky. If you don’t have a credit history, it’s hard to get a loan, a credit card or even an apartment. But how are you supposed to show a history of responsible repayment if no one will give you credit in the first place? To have a FICO score, for example,...
Interior Design Styles: 8 Popular Types Explained
Looking to decorate your new home and seeking thematic inspiration? Search no more. We’re covering 8 interior design styles that are popular in modern homes. In reality, practitioners blend different elements from several decorating styles together, but it’s crucial to identify the core aspects of each one. 1. Mid-Century Modern The mid-1900s produced some of the most iconic pieces in...
Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal in ONE DAY
Whether you plan to sell your home, or you just want it to make a better first impression, there are lots of curb appeal projects you can complete in just one day! Oh, and they won’t make you break open the college fund either… A little bit of work and you can change the look...
My Favorite Tips on Arranging Furniture!
So you’ve moved into a place that has a small living room. It’s not the end of the world. In fact, some say that a smaller living room will feel a lot more inviting and comfortable than a larger one so, you see, you might actually be lucky. But you still have to deal with...
20 Frugal Christmas Eve Traditions: Fun Ideas for Your Family
Does your family have Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Sometimes having a family of your own means creating and having your own traditions that are different from those of your childhood. Here are some fun family ideas for Christmas Eve (you can even pick more than one) Make your own pizzas....
7 simple ways to improve your credit score
Need to boost your credit score? Unfortunately, a credit score isn’t like a race car, where you can rev the engine and almost instantly feel the result. What’s a good credit score? Credit scores are more like your driving record: They take into account years of past behavior, not just your present actions. You can...