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A Creative Way to Insulate Windows

Tomorrow it is going to be 10 degrees for our high here in Akron Ohio and our apartment is not exactly the best insulated structure. Lats winter our electric bill went up 600%! Which is quite obnoxious. So this year we have decided to take some extra precautions to help ease our usage of electricity

How to Make Paint Change Colors in "Car Town" on Facebook

“Car Town” is a Facebook game application that allows you to race cars, go on road trips and customize your car for car shows. You can design your car by changing your car’s color using an in-game paint palette tool at any time. It costs 500 dollars of in-game currency each time yo

An Energy Audit Helps You Save Your Hard-Earned Money

An energy audit is used to analyze the energy a home consumes as well as the energy that goes wasted due to defects in structure, electric wiring and even plumbing. The audit helps homeowners reduce ...

How to Paint a Quonset Roof

Since their development in 1941 by the George Fuller Construction Company, the Quonset hut has become an American icon. But these unique buildings require unique maintenance, and knowing exactly how to keep your Quonset hut in excellent condition can be tricky. Painting in particular requires specif

How to Fold Origami Flowers

Origami flowers can be folded from any square sheet of paper in just a few minutes, and make beautiful centerpieces or desk decorations. You can fold many different types of flowers with square origami paper, but many of them are complicated and require advanced skills and precise attention to detai

Custom Wall Decals

Custom wall decals can help you present a truly unique gift or transform a nursery, bedroom or other area with a very personal touch. Have you seen the peel and stick wall decals and murals? These are great for decorating different areas in the house or office. They allow you to do just about anythi

Making a Fruit Arrangement

It's easy to buy a variety of fresh fruit year-round at quality fresh fruit markets. During the spring and summer, fruit is also bountiful at other grocery stores. Fresh fruit can be prepared into a fruit arrangement as a decoration for parties or as a gift. If you choose the fruit and its container

Walk in Comfort and Security With Walk in Baths!

The wide range of walk in baths give the freedom one needs to bathe comfortably, safely and independently. These bathrooms are hand built by fully trained and skilled craftsmen. These are specially designed for people ...

Area Rugs - Embellishments for Room Space

Rugs form one of the crucial and the best part of any room's decor. Available in countless varieties, these decor pieces can add extra charm to the array. You can find countless styles and designs ...

Tips to Choose the Correct Bathroom Flooring

Has it been days since you changed the floor of your bathroom? Has it been years probably more than 20 years since you changed your bathroom floors? Have you been lately seeing cracks, peels and ...

Design Ideas for Jacquard Fabrics

Jacquard fabrics are intricately woven fabrics that a reveal a variety of patterns and tone-on-tone designs. Brocades and damasks are forms of a jacquard fabric. Tapestries are created on jacquard looms. In some textile circles, any fabric that has a woven design (not a screen-printed design) is ref

A Garment Steamer for Your Home

A garment steamer is an appliance that has been specially designed to steam wrinkles out of clothing, as opposed to using an iron--even a steam iron--that presses out the wrinkles. Over the last several years, ...

Elegant But Cheap Window Treatments

You've redecorated; the furniture is perfect, the rugs are down. But the windows are gaping undressed and the budget is blown. There are ways to finish off an elegant room without spending a fortune or remortgaging the house -- and they range from simple valances to floor-length drapes. Some of the

How to Repair Lazy Boy Upholstery

The La-Z-Boy corporation designs, manufactures and markets many types of furniture and produces both living room and bedroom furnishings. A popular material for covering La-Z-Boy furniture is fabric upholstery. While durable, you can damage fabric upholstery, but you can also repair it. Fabric uphol

The Importance of Having an Emergency Supply Kit

Everyone should have an emergency supply kit in case the unthinkable happens. Unfortunately, dangerous situations do happen, and you must be prepared for an emergency should it occur. Most people put off putting together an ...

How to Make an Elevated Pillow

Elevated pillows feature a wedge-shape that can prop your knees up while sleeping, offer extra neck support or give lumbar support in an uncomfortable chair. Doctors' offices and department stores often sell these pillows for mid-range to very high prices. If your joints and your budget both need so

How High Should You Put Wallpaper Borders?

Wallpaper borders provide interest.wallpaper with horizontal pink and black lines image by Mikhail Malyshev from Fotolia.comUse Basic Design PrinciplesAn ancient Greek discovery found that the division of a line somewhere between one-half and one-third of its length is most desirable,...

DIY Covers for Damaged Sofa Cushions

You can make covers for your damaged sofa cushions with basic sewing skills and the ability to sew in a zipper. When choosing fabric for the project, there's the option of buying upholstery fabric that closely matches the sofa or any fabric you like. Upholstery fabrics are costly; therefore, if you

Hammocks Make Your Backyard Complete

A garden is an area with a huge amount of possible. Back there is privacy, room and the great outdoors. What is required is the place back there to recuperate in the private area in ...