You’re excited to make a batch of cookies, and you grab the chocolate chips, eggs, and other ingredients, open the bag of flour, and discover
How to Wash Down Pillows
While a pillowcase is excellent for protecting your favorite pillows from everyday dirt, they are not fool-proof. Feather and down pillows still require regular cleaning
How to Shrink Leggings
Leggings are comfortable beyond description and come in so many different colors and patterns that they are the go-to for both casual dress and active-wear.
How to Clean Quartz
Who doesn’t love the natural beauty of quartz, with its endless range of colors and patterns? Its vibrant and naturally glossy surface is a favorite
How to Get Rid of Aphids on Tomatoes
One of the most challenging obstacles for gardeners to overcome is keeping outdoor pests off of plants. Especially when it comes down to eliminating pests
How to Remove Odor from Clothes without Washing
Exposure to certain elements, chemicals, and smoke make clothes smell musty or soiled even after being washed. Knowing how to remove odor from clothes without
Earwig Control
Contrary to superstitious belief, earwigs won’t crawl into your ears at night when you sleep. However, they do crawl into your homes and gardens, destroying
How to Clean Cloudy Drinking Glasses
Cloudy drinking glasses make otherwise-beautiful glass containers unattractive and dirty looking. Hard water deposits, limescale, and other gunk cause wine glasses to accumulate an unappealing
How to Repel Wasps
Nothing ends a summer-time picnic faster than having a wasp or two dive-bombing you while enjoying your outdoor lunch, especially if you have an allergic
How to Remove Spray Paint from Metal
The great thing about spray paint is it’s a fast and easy way to paint various projects, as spray paint sticks to just about every
How to Get Rid of Black Ants in the House
When learning how to get rid of black ants in the house, the first thing you must do is determine why they are invading your
How to Clean Front Load Washer
Your front-loading washing machine may be a thing of beauty on a typical day. With high-efficiency characteristics that save you money on energy and use
How to Get Rid of Ground Bees
While bees, in general, are unpleasant to contend with, ground bees are particularly tricky, especially if there is an entire colony. Many times, you don’t
How to Stretch Denim
Denim is one of the most well-loved fabrics around, thanks to its sturdiness and good looks, but the skinny jeans and spandex mixes popular today
How to Stretch Leather Boots
Now and again, you find the perfect shoe that isn’t necessarily the ideal fit. This situation is especially true with boots that may be your
How to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden
While many of us imagine the cute and cuddly versions of deer like Bambi when we think of fawns frolicking in the woods, it’s an
How to Clean Granite
Granite has an unmatched beauty that enhances any room in the home if it is kept clean and stain-free. Unfortunately, using the wrong types of
How to Get Rid of Tiny Ants
There is nothing fun about enjoying a picnic or preparing a meal during an ant invasion. An ant infestation in and around your home is
How to Get Rid of Aphids on Houseplants
One of the benefits of growing flowers and shrubs indoors is the limited amount of plant pests, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, and
Earwig Infestation
Nobody wants creepy-crawlies in the home, let alone an earwig. These medium-sized insects have pincers located on their abdomen, which gives their appearance that creepy
Homemade Nutgrass Killer Remedies
If you have a yard with drainage issues, you’ve probably encountered nutgrass, also known as nutsedge or Cyperus rotundus. These stubborn weeds with triangular stems
What Do Moths Eat?
Moths are notorious for fluttering aimlessly around your front door light during the summer months. Their dusty wings flutter while deciding if they want to
How to Clean a Memory Foam Pillow
Some of the best pillows are memory foam pillows, but unfortunately, they are not machine washable. Pillows get soiled with dead skin, sweat, and bacteria
How to Get Rid of Hornets
If you hear the eerie buzzing of hornets, wasps, or yellow jackets around your home, there may be a hornet or wasp nest nearby. If
How to Kill Carpenter Ants
Many homeowners notice the structural damage caused by carpenter ants before they see the ants themselves. In fact, most confuse the problems caused by these
Home Remedies to Kill Grass
In confined or planned areas, grass adds to the landscape; in other areas, it is considered a weed. While you can use commercial products to
How to Steam Clean a Couch
Our couches see lots of action every day, and dirt and grime buildup can ruin the upholstery and send you to the store to buy
How to Get Rid of Chipmunks
Many of us imagine chipmunks as adorable little creatures with overflowing cheek pouches and big black eyes. However, these rodents do severe damage to our
How to Clean Aluminum
Aluminum is a lightweight metal that is popular in everything from outdoor furniture and vehicle trim to cookware and household decor. This durable and corrosive-resistant
Homemade Brush Killer
All it takes is one fast-growing brush plant to make your yard look like something out of a Sleeping Beauty nightmare. While some brush is
How to Clean a Grill
You’ve got your platter of marinated chicken breasts and seasoned veggies ready to throw on the grill, but is it ready for them? Cooking food
How to Get Rid of Bindweed
Our gardens give us happiness and pride, and we love to spend time tending the plants. But weeds such as bindweed, also known as Wild
How to Clean Windows without Streaks
Have you ever cleaned your windows and stepped back to admire your hard work only to see smears and streaks reflecting in the sunlight? Avoiding
How to Get Rid of Aphids on Roses
Garden pests are a nuisance, and an aphid infestation destroys rose plants if left unchecked. While pollinators, ladybugs, and other insect varieties are useful bugs
How to Polish Metal
There are a variety of metal types, and unfortunately, many of these tarnish over time. They get dull and discolored, losing their luster and beauty.
How to Stretch Canvas Shoes
A new pair of canvas shoes is not only fashionable and stylish but affordable and versatile. The only downside is that these shoes tend to
How to Clean Cloth Car Seats
Things get spilled, that’s just a fact of life. Cleaning your car’s upholstery can be an easy task if you get to it right away,
Homemade Odor Absorber
No matter how dedicated you are to preventing them, stinky odors make their way into your home every so often. Whether these odors arise from
How to Kill Yellow Jackets
If you’ve ever disturbed a busy yellow jacket, then you are probably well aware of their painful wrath. While wasps are beneficial insects, there are
How to Remove Blood Stains from a Couch
Discovering blood stains on your sofa is disheartening, simply because they are a challenge to remove. A blood-stained leather couch brings on even more problems.
How to Clean Car Upholstery
Having a car is one of the great modern conveniences and gives us freedom and the ability to travel wherever we wish to go. But,
How to Shrink Leather
Do your favorite pair of leather gloves feel like they belong to someone with larger hands? Perhaps your ideal pair of leather boots feel a
How to Get Rid of Centipedes
Have you ever flipped on the bathroom light to discover the scurrying of many long legs on a creepy insect as it makes its escape?
How to Disinfect a Couch
As the centerpiece of your home, a couch takes a lot of daily abuse from children, pets, and family members. It’s also a breeding ground
Homemade Quartz Cleaner
Quartz countertops are beautiful additions to our homes and add class and elegance to the kitchen. Even the most attractive countertops get stained and require
How to Clean a Washing Machine
It seems quite silly to have to clean a washing machine when its sole purpose in life is swishing around soapy water, but these machines
How to Clean Metal Patio Furniture
One of the drawbacks of outdoor furniture is the exposure of pieces to the elements. Not only is this a problem for plastic and wood
Homemade Grass Killer
Getting rid of unwanted grass in your yard may feel like a daunting task, but you can accomplish it if you know the right tricks.
How to Get Rid of Moths
When figuring out how to get rid of moths, you need to understand it’s not the adults that create the problems. How to get rid
How to Wash Bamboo Pillows
Bamboo is a fantastic hypoallergenic material for sheets and pillowcases that works exceptionally well when paired with memory foam pillows. But the bamboo fibers that