Pruners Beware
The poster child for stupid pruning practices is the crepe myrtle. There is a common belief that crepe myrtles must be butchered each year. Many people cut them back by half or more on an annual basis. I could almost ... [... more]
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At Home With Color
White walls, a white sofa and a white wing-back chair in the living room provide a perfect backdrop to the punches of color in the artwork and accessories. A tall coffee table was previously used in a hallway--here ... [... more]
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How To Install A Bathroom Drain Waste Vent System
Running the pipe can be tricky. All different kinds of fittings are available to turn in different and receive different sizes of pipe at various angles. One fitting may need 3 opening ports, all accommodating a ... [... more]
Do It Yourself |
Rustic Wall Texture
1. Break fresh, clean straw into 6- to 7-inch bunches and add to the bucket of drywall compound. Do not buy treated straw from a crafts store as it may change colors when added to the drywall. Mix by hand or with an electric drywall paddle. ... [... more]
Better Homes and Gardens USA |
Gnat Guard
 Those little black flying insects that hover over your houseplants are not just a nuisance. They're destructive fungus gnats, which live in soil and produce hungry larvae that devour plant roots. Gnat Guard to the rescue! A single application of this ... [... more]
$15.95 - $16.95
Gardener's Supply Company at SHOP.COM |
Staple
For use with Arrow staple guns model No. T2025, ET20, and ET2025. 1000 staples per box. No. 205: 5/16 No. 206: 3/8 No. 208: 1/2 No. 2009: 9/16 (model No. ET2025 only) [... more]
$5.99
Buy.com |
Living Room Decorating Slide Show
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Reader's Digest |
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FLEA KILLER Kills both adult & pre-adult fleas on contact Will not harm carpet or upholstery Safe for use on dogs Controls flea & tick infestation 01645 16OZ FLEA KILLER SIZE:16 oz. [... more]
$7.40
BuilderDepot, Inc. at SHOP.COM |
Fungus Gnats
Adult fungus gnats are killed easily with pyrethrins spray or aerosols labeled for use against "gnats" or "flying insects." However, these chemicals are a very short-term and very temporary solution. Unless you can ... [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
Country Fried Squash
You have got to try this recipe!Oh my gosh!!! This is delicious! I can not stop eating the green tomatoes I fried up using this dredge. The squash was ok, it would have been better, a LOT better had I cut them thin instead of thick. The fried ... [... more]
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Laundry Room Design
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Adding Texture To Walls
You can also use paint rollers to change the texture of your wall. Use water to thin the dry-wall compound to the consistency of pancake batter. Then roll the compound onto the wall with a regular or textured paint roller (figure C). You can use ... [... more]
DIYnet |
Drywall Texture Is A Matter Of Taste And Technique
Smaller areas - typically no more than a room or two-can be textured effectively by the do-it-yourselfer using a hopper gun, which is simply a large plastic hopper mounted on top of a metal spray gun. Liquid texture ... [... more]
Do It Yourself |
Girl's Bedroom Makeover
Interior designer Nan Sloan converts an 11-year-old girl's frilly bedroom into a room that has a hip, trendy look perfect for the teenage years. Sloan replaces the girlish ruffles and lace with pale blue tulle and adds bright green accessories ... [... more]
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Bold Teenage Girl's Bedroom
Morgan Sander is a 13-year-old who wants to have her pink little girl's bedroom transformed into a cool teenager space. She loves the look of animal prints and furry fabrics and her mother, Debbie Sander, would like ... [... more]
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