Get the look—our favorite industrial decorating ideas. Repurposing a Room My husband, Brent, and I like to think outside the box when it comes to updating spaces in our home that sit empty or get little attention. We love dreaming up ways to make a room work for us so that we will want to spend time in it and enjoy the space. This was the case with our formal dining room in the front of our house, which sat empty for an entire year....
Although it’s often overlooked, the garbage disposal is an essential item on your kitchen cleaning checklist. Make the process easier by utilizing the natural cleaning materials you already use to clean countertops and kitchen appliances. The best way to clean and get smells out of a garbage disposal is a combination of the methods outlined below. These tips for how to clean a garbage disposal will remove odor and grime while helping to keep the appliance running smoothly....
How to Clean Silver Jewelry with Dish Soap What You Need Dish soapBowl of warm waterToothbrushMicrofiber cloth Step 1: Soak Silver Jewelry Add a few drops of liquid dish soap to warm water. Mix until bubbles form. Soak jewelry in the solution for five to 10 minutes. Step 2: Scrub Silver Jewelry Use a soft-bristle brush, such as a toothbrush, to clean any crevices. Rinse jewelry in warm water. Step 3: Dry Silver Jewelry To dry, gently rub jewelry with a silver cloth or a microfiber towel....
This natural cleaner easily cuts through mildew, bacteria, and grime and is safe to use on various household surfaces. Check out our cleaning tips below to learn how to clean the bathroom, kitchen, living room, and more with vinegar. How to Clean the Kitchen with Vinegar Refrigerator: Consider skipping the toxic chemicals where you store your food. Instead, try distilled white vinegar cleaning on refrigerator surfaces. Wipe up spills using a cloth dampened with a vinegar cleaning solution of equal parts vinegar and water....
How to Choose a Potted Christmas Tree Choose a tree that will survive the conditions where you live. First, know your Hardiness Zone, and choose a tree or shrub suited to your Zone. For example, if you live in Zone 5, choose a tree with a hardiness rating of 5 or below. A tree that’s hardy to Zone 6 will likely not survive winters in your area. Garden centers, florists, and home improvement stores may offer living Christmas trees that aren’t hardy in your region....
How to Deep-Fry a Turkey To start, you’ll want to prepare the turkey for frying by removing the neck, giblets, plastic ties, or pop-up timers. From there, use the following steps to make a deep-fried turkey. Getting the Right Fried Turkey Temperature Our Test Kitchen recommends frying the turkey in 350°F peanut oil or other vegetable oil for 3 minutes per pound. Take the internal temperature in the meaty part of the thigh (it should register 180°F)....
Colorful Combinations With its long chains of pink blossoms, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate adds a romantic touch to any garden. Often beginning to bloom in midsummer, this annual will continue to bloom until fall. It’s a favorite cut flower and can be dried and used in floral arrangements. You can find varieties in dark pink and occasionally white. While not the main reason for growing kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, its large, coarse-textured foliage can create a backdrop for other plants....
Installing either system involves cutting a hole in the venting using templates provided by the manufacturer. You’ll need about two hours to mark the template, cut holes, and install the humidifier. Before you begin, make sure to shut off the furnace.
What Is a Rose Slug? Rose slugs look like caterpillars or even miniature slugs, hence their name. But in actuality, a rose slug is neither a true slug nor a caterpillar (which becomes a moth or butterfly). It’s simply a larva of the rose sawfly. Velvety and yellow-green in color, rose slugs can get up to half an inch long. Signs of Rose Sawfly Damage The sawfly larvae will appear on roses in late spring and begin eating the soft, green tissue of leaves....
How to Make a Wooden Easter Egg Wreath Supplies Needed Drill and a small bitWood eggsToothpicksWood glue or Aleene’s Tacky GlueSola flowersCraft paint and brushesStraw wreath formExcelsiorHot-glue gun Step-by-Step Directions Toothpicks inserted into eggs and flowers give you a handle when painting before attaching to the wreath. Customize the Easter wreath with your favorite colors and flowers. Step 1: Attach Picks Drill a small hole on one long side of each egg....
Repeat this process with floral materials on the right post, covering the full length of the post. Reserve the largest and most dramatic branch for the top-right corner, placing it to follow the shape of the arch’s top beam.
How to Make a Nut Pie Crust There are two ways to make nut pie crusts: as a pastry with nuts mixed in with flour or like a graham cracker crust using just nuts (instead of crackers), butter, and sugar. The flour method gives you a pie crust very similar to a regular pastry. (Note: if you’ve got a gluten intolerance, it’s easy to swap in your favorite gluten-free flour mix....
This simple paint treatment instantly adds a sense of architecture to the wall, with no actual remodeling work needed. The contrasting color creates the illusion of depth, turning a blank wall into a striking accent feature. You can use a painted arch to frame wall decor with a pop of color, draw attention to a piece of furniture, or simply add personality to an otherwise empty wall. And because this technique only requires a small amount of paint, creating a wall arch is a great way to use up interior paint leftover from another project....
All hand mixers may appear similar at first, but there are several factors you should keep in mind when shopping for one. “Before buying a hand mixer, you should consider what kind of baker you are,” says Alexis de Boschnek, author of “To The Last Bite” and host of Better Homes & Gardens’ “Then & Now” cooking series. “If you’re a novice that breaks out the hand mixer every few months, you’re going to have different needs than an expert who uses it on a weekly basis....
Create the illusion of height with a tabletop Christmas tree, make a wintery scene using a potted pine or evergreen, or get creative with a wall tree that doesn’t require any floor space. Whatever you choose, these small Christmas tree ideas will make up in charm what they lack in size. Editor’s Tip: Use smaller or light weight ornaments so they won’t pull the garland off of the wall.
1. Burro’s Tail Burro’s tail or donkey’s tail (Sedum morganianum) is a trailing succulent that looks best in a hanging basket or container sitting on a ledge, shelf, or plant stand so it can drape over. Each stem can reach up to three feet long and is packed with gray-green leaves about the size and shape of a plump grain of rice. The leaves have a pale sheen on them that wipes off when you touch them so it will show your fingerprints....
The mom of three boys and founder of Cecy J Interiors figured she and Allan would start by “ripping up the old carpet and living with it for a bit.” But during a long closing period their longing to finally feel settled in one place grew, so they launched into a nine-month complete renovation, crafting a home where cleanup is easy and skateboarding inside is OK. Every design decision considered the kids, steering the spaces toward low-maintenance and modern....
