All posts tagged "easy"
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Cost of Cabinets and Drawers
Planning a kitchen remodel and want to keep costs to a minimum? Start by becoming an informed kitchen cabinet buyer because that’s where a lot of your budget goes. A simple thing like knowing the price difference...
- Posted June 26, 2014
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Moving Furniture With Ease
Next time you have furniture to move, try one of these tried-and-true techniques that are sure to leave you without an aching back or scratched flooring. Glue bunion pads on the feet of tables and chairs so...
- Posted June 10, 2014
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Clean Those Dirty Pans
When you have a dirty pan, try this cleaning method. It usually will remove all the black, cruddy buildup from the bottom of a dirty pan or an electric skillet, for that matter. Place the pan or...
- Posted June 9, 2014
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Paint Concrete So it Sticks
If you’ve just painted your garage floor and it’s peeling, here’s a trick that makes paint on concrete really stick. When you paint concrete, you can keep the paint from peeling off by washing the floor first...
- Posted June 9, 2014
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Dead Outlet Fix
For some, it’s time to tackle the “honey-do” list and to start knocking off a few household chores that for months have been waiting to be done. If one of your projects is to repair a dead...
- Posted June 9, 2014
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Tape Tricks
Scotch tape made it’s debut in 1928, invented by the Three-M Company. Three-M has brought us variations since, like masking, electrical and double-sided tape, in all sorts of widths and sizes. We now have many to choose...
- Posted May 24, 2014
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Solve Your Slippery Concrete Problem
The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in 1935. If you’re expecting guests at your house this holiday weekend, you need to provide them some “social security”...
- Posted May 18, 2014
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Easy Circuit Shut Off
Fifty years or so ago, in the golden age of radio, programs such as “Dragnet” and “the Shadow” graced the airwaves. Famous cowboys did too — Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers. Most had sidekicks like...
- Posted May 18, 2014
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Clean Your Dirty Fireplaces Brick
Do you have a dirty fireplace? Does the brick on the front look like the entrance to a coalmine? Would the scientific community consider it a black hole? Here’s how to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease...
- Posted May 18, 2014
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Candlelight Helper
The first candle factory in America was set up in Newport, Rhode Island in 1748. Ever since, we’ve enjoyed the soft glow of candlelight to set just the right mood for special occasions. However, all too often,...
- Posted May 18, 2014