Kids will be kids. And kids with crayons are little chaos machines that are bound to mess something up. Now this scenario may be common inside the classroom but they might happen at home.
A quick way to do this is to use scouring powder to scrub away those ugly crayon marks. Now the blackboard [...]

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Screw holes in wood wear out over time so here are some ways to fix a worn out screw hole.
Screw Hole Repair Strips
Now, it’s a good thing, we now have these available in hardware stores. These are metal strips that you could drive into the hole with the screw. The screw gets packed tight [...]

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Most of them, people think that saving on purchases only mean big when they’re larger investments like houses or cars. Yeah, sure, why not. A 10% discount off that latest sedan would mean more or less four-digit savings.
But believe it or not, but many are making big savings out of pennies, literally!
You don’t buy [...]

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A leaky pipe can be a pain. And you just don’t always have the luxury to call your friendly neighborhood plumber to do the job for you. Not to mention plumbers and lonely ladies have been a plot of too many porn movies (I don’t know the heck why).
Leaky pipes can be mended [...]

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Here’s one tip for you real quick, easy and fast to reduce your household or office clutter.
Arm yourself with a garbage bag. Make one full round around your house (or office) going though every room, drawer, nook and cranny. Find all the things that you don’t need and throw them away.
If you’re feeling [...]

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I know these are popular viral videos, but you might want to try this out. I was meaning to build one of these shirt-folding devices.

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Anyone can be a pack rat given a certain mindset. It’s all about making use of the available space the best way you can. Pretty tricky, but here are some steps to get you started:

Install shelves above you bathroom’s commode to hold towels and bathroom accessories.
Use a pegboard to hang up items like utilities, [...]

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For bums and people on the go, the best appliance in your kitchen will be the microwave oven. It makes everything so quick and easy, minus the hassles of cleaning up pots and pans. Plus, you’re not dealing with open flame, so what can go wrong, right? Plenty.

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Though I like my keyboard clacky like a typewriter, I don’t want it malfunctioning. And I’ve been guilty of spilling beverages on my beloved keyboard. And probably some of you would have too.
But keyboard wear also happens. Especially when after years of toils, there’s a great amount of dust and gunk in between keys. [...]

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The throne is probably the most valuable piece of sitting apparatus in your home (save perhaps for that Lazy Boy). And for sanitation and health purposes, it should always be kept clean.
But not all the doo-doo in your bowl is cause by urine and excrement. Hard water (with minerals like calcium) is usually the [...]

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Writing this had me in a bind since I found this in one of the old how-to notecards we have lying around at home. After a bit of Googling, I found similar formulations but from different authors have not cited where this came from (either this is an old household remedy or the real [...]

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Accidents happen. And once or twice you’d probably experience a tragic fender bender. A crimp on your car’s sleek and shiny hull is quite a nasty thing to look at. But what’s more tragic is if you’ve done it in your own garage. Aaargh!
One of the best way to prevent these things is to [...]

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If you’ve had had the knack of keeping some of the old stuff you got from grandma, then you probably still have some brass and copper decoratives inside your home. Not to mention brass doorknobs, knockers, and other hardware.
There are a lot of commercially available metal polishes and cleaners again. So I decided to [...]

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A clogged drain is such a bummer. And you’ve got an assortment of ways to clear them up. But what’s the best way? You’ve got an assortment of commercial chemical drain cleaners available that guarantees a hassle-free unclogging (no mess!). But are they really that great or do they cause harm that we don’t [...]

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Some people prefer the good old sheen and hardness of a wooden floor. It’s classy, it’s hard, and it’s wood. So if the thought of ripping off carpets and have your floors sanded to get that down to that hardwood crossed your mind, then you should also consider one other thing - maintenance.
Here are [...]

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