Home & Garden: Using Your Holiday Travels to Inspire Your Next Fabric Decorating Scheme

Using Your Holiday Travels to Inspire Your Next Fabric Decorating Scheme

Have you been on holiday this year? Instead of the usual post holiday blues, think about some of the things you have seen and the colours and use these as the basis for your next fabric decorating scheme. For example did you go to the coast? Then take inspiration from the colours of the sand and sea

Home & Garden: Ideas for a Map on a Wall

Ideas for a Map on a Wall

Whether you're an avid traveler or just someone who dreams about journeying across the globe, maps hold a certain certain fascination and mystique. They are also interesting conversation pieces, which makes them a fun element to incorporate in your home's decor. If you are unsure how to add a map to

Home & Garden: Woven Ceiling Ideas

Woven Ceiling Ideas

Woven ceilings are a covering for ceilings that can be attached to existing drywall. Various materials can be utilized for the weave itself. In some cases a wire mesh is constructed to fit into existing drop-in ceilings or mounted to fixtures as a separate attachment. Wood of many varieties can be w

Home & Garden: Why Is My Fabric Pulling When I Embroider?

Why Is My Fabric Pulling When I Embroider?

Whether you embroider by machine or hand, the key to good embroidery is keeping your fabric stable during the process. Even the slightest slipping or pulling of the fabric can cause a big problem with the integrity of the finished design. Fabric pulling or slipping during either embroidery technique

Home & Garden: Find a great gift for $200 or less

Find a great gift for $200 or less

It's not too late to take advantage of the best retailer deals. Take time to compare prices - there's a vast selection of ideas and find something for everyone on your gift list.

Home & Garden: Historical Craftsman Bathrooms

Historical Craftsman Bathrooms

The Arts and Crafts Movement that influenced American architectural style from the 1890s through about 1930 was epitomized by Craftsman homes. They emphasized natural, man-made and locally produced materials to produce results that harmonized with their surroundings. Typical Craftsman-influenced hom

Home & Garden: Bears in Your Garbage Cans? Fight Back!

Bears in Your Garbage Cans? Fight Back!

Do you have problems with bears or other animals getting into your recycling containers and trash cans? If you had a recycling bin or waste container that would help keep them out, would it make ...

Home & Garden: How to Make Couch Arm Covers

How to Make Couch Arm Covers

Large items such as your couch can be expensive to replace. The problem is that eventually, the arms can become worn or stained. But you can make simple, no-sew couch arm covers in a complementary fabric and bring your old couch back to life.

Home & Garden: Where to install led lights in the home.

Where to install led lights in the home.

Knowing where to install led lights and light bulbs in the home is an issue for many people as it is a relatively new technology. It is however one that people need to get to ...

Home & Garden: Save Money By Improving Hot Water Usage

Save Money By Improving Hot Water Usage

Nobody likes cold showers, particularly early in the morning. Take the following steps, however, and you can save serious cash on your water heating costs. Save Money By Improving Hot Water Usage To the surprise ...

Home & Garden: Fanal

Fanal

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Home & Garden: How to Deal With Cracked Tiles

How to Deal With Cracked Tiles

Tiles have an enviable reputation for being a virtually indestructible surfacing material. But if they do become damaged it can be difficult to know what to do.

Home & Garden: How to Decorate an All Pink Candy Table

How to Decorate an All Pink Candy Table

Perhaps you're hosting a shower or throwing a birthday party; whatever the event, a candy table is a fun way to serve dessert or give treat bags, as guests are able to pick and choose the types of candies they like. In addition to providing sweet treats for your guests, these tables add a playful an

Home & Garden: Energy Wise Lighting Tips

Energy Wise Lighting Tips

California's current energy crisis has made conserving electricity a hot topic nationwide. No wonder. The energy emergency is not just a California phenomenon. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) predicts New England, New York ...

Home & Garden: New Washers From LG Electronics

New Washers From LG Electronics

Are you in shopping for a new washing machine for the first time in a decade or more? Likely you're a bit surprised to discover the sheer number of choices there are available to you. ...