Have you always wanted to have a garden in your house but you can’t seem to know how to start or go about it? Gardening is a very relaxing and therapeutic hobby. If you can create a garden which you can easily maintain, you can give your home a new look by creating your own [...]

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Does your wall look plain and boring? Has it been of the same solid color ever since? No need to call a handyman because you can install chair rails all by yourself! It’s just basic carpentry. So get your toolbox and start learning.

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Some people really have a thing against a glass/cup without a coaster under them. Those liquid stain circles are enough to drive them crazy. Well admit it, your beer can often leaves sticky stuff on your mom’s table (if you’re a bum still plaguing your folks). Instead of having to clean and scrub off dirt [...]

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When you’re having a different kind of party – a classy one, (where you expect your guests to be wearing hues of pink and blue and you can’t get enough of ribbons – that kind of party), you will need treats that are wrapped in a most elegant manner. Host a garden party that’s positively [...]

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Topiaries, bushes trimmed into decorative shapes, are so fun to make. You can use them as a birdhouse, or to adorn a tabletop to give it that country look. It’s a piece of your garden in a tiny pot. You can even give them to your loved ones as gifts. Here’s how to make a [...]

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Here’s a nifty trick to save up on carpeting especially for those carpeting jobs for small areas.
Visit carpet stores if they have some old carpet samples to discard. Many carpet stores use a lot of material in their showrooms that get discarded after some time. These can be perfect in cars as added matting or [...]

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If you’ve got a collection of old books in the basement or attic which have gone musty over time, you may want to try this trick in removing their musty odor.
Wipe the dust and mildew of the book covers and pages. Using some day to week old newspaper (be careful not to use old and [...]

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For some reason, doing kiddie science projects can be fun for adults. Ever done one of those off-the-shelf science lab kits with your kids. You’d be amazed at times that even the simplest activities in science can be entertaining.
Ever did one of these lemon battery experiments as a kid? It’s simply cutting a lemon, [...]

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It’s a must-know skill for most of us. You have all these ideas and plans on how to decorate your home, but how can you hang your self-made photo frame if you don’t have a lovely hook on that perfect spot in your living room? You don’t need Mr. Handyman to do the work because [...]

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Now this is a real nifty trick. If you’ve been too drunk to have punched the cork into the bottle and the morning after, you decided that the bottle’s a keeper and you may want to reuse it. But you taking out the cork seems to be impossible without smashing glass. Then you won’t [...]

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No-deposit wooden pallets are often found in wholesale stores and establishments and warehouses that handle larger stocks. In any case, you might want to try out some of your local stores if you can get their no-deposit wooden pallets for free. Most of them discard these cheap wooden pallets anyway since the sturdy (usually with [...]

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Summer’s a great way to enjoy the great outdoors. Previously here on LifeSpy, we’ve featured this nifty guide to packing your camping gear. We just think that if the weather’s fine, do some outdoor activities. Live a little. If your life has been all work, try to do some more exciting things this summer. Hiking’s [...]

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Camping is probably one of the great family traditions. While you may have your RVs or campers to use as your mobile home, I guess there’s just more to the tent, sleeping bags, and campfire to really have that outdoors experience. In any case, planning and packing for a camping trip can be a really [...]

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Here’s another one to help you with your design woes. As I’ve mentioned for a few posts, one of the best ways you can design your site is through proper color schemes. However, even if you have web tools and palette generators, you might still find it hard especially if you aren’t a pro [...]

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I helped out in my former company’s headhunting efforts and reading resumes had always been a treat for me. While I really don’t find them on one’s resume nowadays, I’m still interested in knowing what a person does on the side. Don’t get me wrong, I think that those information will stick out like a [...]

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