Not many people actually enjoy cleaning. It’s boring and takes forever but you don’t want your house to become filthy. Because nobody likes cleaning, there are several useful items that people tend to have to make cleaning that much faster. And one of those things is a Swiffer WetJet. Swiffer WetJet’s make cleaning your floor […]

So, you want to install crown molding in your living room or some other area of your house. However, when you were measuring pieces of the crown molding and drawing lines prepping to cut it, you noticed that your ceilings are slightly uneven. So, do you have to abandon the idea of installing crown molding

When I was home shopping, I had a strange pet peeve: no wood paneled rooms. Personally, I can’t stand the look of the orangey, dark wood. Knotty pine is the worst to me because I associate it with the 70s and feel it looks cheap and outdated. It also makes the room look small and

My husband and I got into a pretty heated argument the other day. How essential is crown molding in a room? As a longtime fan of the finished, elegant look, I obviously took the pro side: crown molding makes a room. He, on the other hand, argued about the cost, the difficulty installing, making it

I have a decorating secret pleasure that may seem a little dumb: I love crown molding in a room. There is nothing as beautiful to me as the stark contrast of a painted wall with white crown molding and base boards. I mean, that’s why we frame out windows and doors, right? Of course, you

Being a homeowner can be difficult at times. It seems there is always something that needs cleaned or fixed. I’m blessed to have hardwoods throughout my home, but that also comes with the problem of having to purchase area rugs to soften rooms. But renting a rug cleaner for just one large area rug doesn’t

I don’t know about you, but I have stuff everywhere. There are clothes, spare towels, extra blankets, different chargers, and so many reusable bags. Everything just takes up so much space throughout my house and I need to find ways to free up some of it. One way to free up space is by folding

I love summer. I love being out in the sun, going to the river, watching the gardens grow, seeing flowers everywhere. But one thing I hate about summer is how hot my room gets. My room never seems to cool down at all during the scorching summer days. For you, maybe it’s your office or

One thing I find really annoying is having cables everywhere. There’s my computer cables, my phone charger, my kindle charger, my headphones, all in a big jumble together. When I need one cord I have to untangle it from the rest of them. If you are anything like me, you know how real the struggle

I come from a long family history of DIYers. I grew up watching my parents do most of their projects around the house themselves and learned to absolutely love taking on home projects. When my husband and I purchased our first home together, there were a lot of areas that needed improvement. One of those

We love home renovation projects. There are television channels dedicated to the pursuit of making our homes more beautiful. Doing this on a dime is not easy, which is why so many people turn to the inexpensive renovation of painting. Each renovation job requires a different type of paint, and depending on the item you

Frayed carpet edges are when the edges of your carpet thin out, and it looks like cats or dogs have been having fun using the carpet edges as a scratching post. You can usually see problems like this in high-traffic areas of your home, particularly as you transition from one room to another. How do

Two things never seem to be complete on a household chore list: dishes and laundry. When you go to throw yet another load of laundry into the washer, you notice something smells. It’s not the laundry, despite it belonging to your teenage son. This smell is mildewy and a bit rancid. It never seems to

Possibly the cheapest and quickest home renovation project is painting. To make your painting project look professional, you should be sure to take care of all preparation details, like blue taping edges, removing outlet plates, and spackling any holes in the walls. Many people skip the spackling step because it prolongs the painting process. The

You may have recently heard many great things about whitewood, like how easy this wood is to work with when you are using it for woodworking projects or creating furniture. However, of all the many kinds of wood you have heard of in your lifetime, you have probably never heard much about this wood type.

All little girls dream of sparkling tiaras, dangling earrings, and glittering necklaces. Unfortunately, little girls cannot afford expensive jewelry, and cheaper jewelry is made of materials that tarnish more quickly. The Internet is loaded with ideas and hacks for preventing cheaper, or costume, jewelry from tarnishing. One of these is painting a thin layer of