2,189 articles on "home_improvement"

Candles and the Bedroom

Candles and the Bedroom by: Olivia Filipetto Learn how to enhance the image of your bedroom, using simple and elegant accents and accessories, such as candles and rugs. If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to enhance the image of your be...

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Re-Define What "Clean" Means for You and Your Home

Re-Define What "Clean" Means for You and Your Home by: Dwight Griggs There's an old saying - A person doesn't buy a drill because they want a drill. They buy the drill because they want a hole. The same is true for vacuum cleaners. A p...

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French Country Style Decorating Ideas

What constitutes the French country style of decor? Rustic, of course, is country in any language. But French country gives you the opportunity to add a little flair to your decor. Natural materials such as wood for tables, chairs and armoires, scrol...

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Stair Rail Decorating Ideas

Little things make the difference.Dress up a plain wooden stair rail by using an ornamental curtain finial. Simply screw into place. You'll find finials to be reasonably priced, so you may want to use more than one. I like to put one at the entr...

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More Types Of Shrub To Use In Your Garden

More Types Of Shrub To Use In Your Garden by: Paul Curran Buddleia, the butterfly bush, is 16 feet or more if not killed back by winter, and gets its name from the fact that in the summer, butterflies are always seen around it. The buddleia take...

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Violet Pots

Pot size is important for your African violets because they grow best when their roots fill the pot! Although pot-bound means disaster to many plants, to the African violet it’s synonymous with comfort! A three-inch pot is ample room for small Afri...

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A Sensually Scented Home

A Sensually Scented Home by: Paul Duxbury There are many ways to scent your home using perfumes and herbs. In today's world, you will find many gadgets on the market that are designed to make your home smell like scented flower fields or wa...

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How to Deal with Wet Carpet in Cincinnati

Cincinnati has been documented to have major flooding events since 1773 when the Ohio River overflowed and caused flash flood in the locality. It resulted to thousands of homeless families while others suffered the loss of their loved ones during the...

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On Flooded Basement in Cincinnati OH

You might be one of the thousands of people who faced the problem of water damage, specifically a flooded basement in Cincinnati OH, during the torrential rain in early June of 2010. The flash flood caused several people to be homeless while others w...

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Stepping Away from Water Damage Clean Up Oakland County, MI Stress through the Use of Proper Wells

People who live in Oakland County, Mi are essentially situated in a watershed. A watershed is characterized by the presence of water draining into water features like lakes and rivers. In Oakland County, there are five large watersheds and approximat...

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