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BrightNest

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BrightNest gives homeowners the tools, tips and motivation they need to keep their home in great shape. The free site offers customized tips, calendars and tools to help you save money and keep your home healthy and safe.

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DIY, Home Maintenance, Home Upkeep, Cleaning & Organization, Green Living

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Denver, CO

(847) 833-1966

http://www.brightnest.com

In Business Since

2011


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Inspect This! The BrightNest Home Inspection Roundup.

These days, everything has a roundup. Music videos, dessert recipes, internet memes....the list goes on. Here at BrightNest, we couldn't wait to join the roundup party, because there's one kind of themed grouping that gets us really excited: home inspection roundups!

What's so great about checking out your home? All kinds of stuff. By regularly giving some problem-prone areas a quick once-over, you'll be able to spot potentially expensive issues before they get out of control. ...»

For example, by catching a mold infestation early, you can avoid a full wall replacement (which can cost $10,000 or more)! You can tackle everything at once and have an Inspection Day, or schedule them at your convenience. Just make sure you take a peek at least once a year!Here are ten places in your home worth inspecting.Note: If you don't think you can remember all of these, sign up for BrightNest and we'll send you reminders when it's time to tackle something.Roof. Inspecting your roof once a year for signs of damage, sagging and aging will help prevent interior damage and an expensive roof replacement, which can cost an average of $5,000.More inspections: https://brightnest.com/posts/inspect-this-th...

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Start an Herb Garden

Herbs add flavor to your food and perfume the air of your home. Instead of buying herbs for about four dollars per container, plant an herb garden. #MayGarden

1. First, determine where you want your herb garden to be. You can have a separate space reserved for herbs, or you can blend them with flowers and vegetables.

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The Top 7 Pet Safety Tips for the Home

A lot of work goes into maintaining a safe home. There are smoke detectors to check, germs to disinfect and chemicals to watch out for. And if you have pets in the house, there are even more specific needs to consider. You want your furry or feathered family members to be just as safe as everyone else, so check out these seven pet safety tips.

1. Sweat the small stuff. Anything that's smaller than your fist is a choking hazard for your pet. ...»

Colorful rubber bands, small toys, string and even small tools look like a chew toy to your pet, so make sure they're out of reach. Do a sweep room-by-room and try to think like your pet: What looks tempting? What's eye-catching?

More tips: https://brightnest.com/posts/the-top-7-pet-s...

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  • Books. Instead of letting your books collect dust on a shelf, use old novels as a potting solution! For more ways to decorate with books in your home, read: Four Ways to Decorate with Tomes.
  • Tea tins. Turn empty tea tins or coffee cans into your next planter! Just be sure to create drainage holes in the tins by hammering a thin (but sharp) nail through the bottom of the tin a few times.
  • Watering cans. If you have a watering can that's seen better days, give it a new life by planting small flowers in the base of it. We're especially fond of this cherry blossom arrangement from Karin Lidbeck-Brent.
  • Toys. If your kids have plastic toys that they don't play with anymore, reuse them for a fun and colorful alternative to standard planters!
  • Furniture. Turn a chair into a planter for your garden. Remove the seat (or cut a hole in it), add chicken wire for a frame to hold your flowers and you're ready to plant!
  • Eggshells. Empty eggshells make great homes for seedlings or succulents because the calcium in the shells gives your plant an extra boost of nutrients.
  • Shoes. Got an old shoe with a hole or two in its sole? Sounds like a planter with pre-made drainage holes to us!
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Plant Fashion: 7 Glamorous Potting Ideas

Spring flowers are beautiful and show off nature's diverse color palette, but the traditional terra cotta planters they grow in? Not so much. With a little ingenuity, regular household ...»
items can be transformed into planters that are as charming as the flowers they hold! Check out these seven clever plant container ideas:

More ideas: https://brightnest.com/posts/plant-fashion-7...

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    Thank you Sia@South 47th! We're happy to have you.
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  • You'll need: mason jar or baby food jar with sealable lid, kitchen sponge, hammer and nail, heavy-duty string, sponge, sugar, scissors, saucepan and flower stickers or decorative tape (optional). 2
  • 1. Prepare "butterfly food" by mixing nine parts water with one part sugar. If you are using a mason jar for your feeder, use tablespoons, and if you are using a baby food jar, use teaspoons.
  • 2. Using a nail and hammer, punch a small hole in the center of the lid. A piece of a sponge will need to fit snuggly in the hole, so keep it small – you can always make it bigger if necessary.
  • 3. Cut a 1/2 inch strip from your sponge, then pull it through the hole in the lid so about half of the sponge is sticking out from the top – you'll want the sponge to be a tight fit.
  • 4. Before you tie any string around the jar, decorate your jar with brightly colored stickers, construction paper or washi tape. Flower shapes and bright colors are great options, because they'll imitate the real deal.
  • 5. Use your string to make a hanger. Flip your jar upside down. Tie some string around the neck of the jar (slightly below the lid).  Cut two more pieces of string that are about two feet long.
  • That's it! Now you can hang your feeder outside. It will work best if it's placed about six inches higher than your tallest flowers. 3
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Make a DIY Butterfly Feeder in 6 Easy Steps

Don't underestimate the butterfly – it's more than just a pretty garden addition! There are 561 known butterfly species in the United States and Canada, all of which pollinate your ...»
flowers. Encourage butterflies to visit your yard and pollinate your plants by making a butterfly feeder. It's easy!

Full tutorial: https://brightnest.com/posts/attract-butterf...

Note: Some evidence suggests dyes may have negative health effects on humming birds. If you have humming birds in your region, we suggest making this sugar solon without dyes and making your jar extra colorful, instead!

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    Yes @Nancy Hand, they get the nectar from the sponge.
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Quick Trick: Homemade, Eco-friendly Dryer Sheets

Your washer buzzes and the clothes are sopping wet. Not exactly a great time to discover you're out of dryer sheets. Don't panic, you can still soften up your clothes! All you need is a washcloth, some fabric softener and a little ingenuity. In fact, it's so easy you don't even need a step-by-step! Here's what you do:

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BrightNest Denver, CO on May 16, 2013
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    Sherrie on May 16, 2013
    What a great idea!
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Upcycle an Old Dresser

Dresser drawers can hold more than t-shirts and tube socks. Instead of tossing an old, worn-out dresser or passing on a shabby thrift-store find, transform it! With a little creativity, your dresser can easily become a baby-changing table, a kitchen island and even a flower garden. Plus, dressers offer storage solutions for small spaces. Here are five great dresser-transformation ideas.

1) Bench. If you remove the top of the dresser ...»

and all of the drawers, you're left with a perfectly sized seat. Add plywood and some cushions, and you're ready to sit!

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    Great Mary Romans! Can't wait to see what you create.
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  • First, prepare "butterfly food" by mixing nine parts water with one part sugar. Depending on the size of your jar, you'll use either a tablespoon or a teaspoon. 16
  • Let the mixture boil until the sugar is dissolved, and then let it fully cool before putting it in the feeder.
  • Using your nail and hammer, punch a small hole in the lid of the jar. You're going to be cutting your sponge and you want your sponge to fit tightly through the hole, so keep it small. You can always make it bigger as necessary. 10
  • Cut your sponge into strings about one inch wide, and then pull it through the hole so there is about a half-inch of sponge sticking out from the top of the lid.
  • Remember, you want the sponge to stick tightly even when it's wet, so you might need to make it larger than you think. 1
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Make A DIY Butterfly Feeder In 6 Easy Steps

Encourage butterflies to visit your yard and pollinate your plants by making a butterfly feeder. It's easy! You'll need: A small jar (a mason jar or a baby food jar will work), hammer and ...»
nails, string, a sponge, sugar, water and construction paper.

The first few steps are below the photo, but for the full tutorial, visit: http://blog.brightnest.com/2012/06/24/attrac...

#Bestof2012

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    We've updated our post to include step-by-step photos! Here you go: https://brightnest.com/posts/attract-butterf...
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Houseplants on a Budget: 5 Cheap and Easy Options

Low-maintenance houseplants are great, but not all "easy-to-care-for" florae are equally as easy to pay for! For example, many florists recommend the Chinese Evergreen because it's low-maintenance and attractive, but it also costs almost $150. You don't need to empty your wallet to reap the benefits of houseplants! If you shop carefully, you can have the best of both worlds. Here are five hard-to-kill houseplants that won't break your budget: ...»

All of the plants: https://brightnest.com/posts/houseplants-on-.... Rabbit Foot Fern

Cost: $10-$30 (depending on size)

Care: This plant is totally average: Give it average light (out of direct sunlight), average water (allow 1 inch of soil to dry out between waterings) and keep it in average room temperatures. That's it!

Size: They can grow up to 2 feet long, so it's a good idea to put them in a hanging basket.

Tip: This plant has furry rhizomes (hence the name). Make sure they stay above the soil surface – if you bury them, they'll rot.

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  • Anchor Cushions. Colorful cushions really spice up an outdoor living space, but one gust of wind can turn your lawn into a chair-cushion obstacle course. Keep your cushions on your chairs with a little bit of Velcro!
  • Secure Wrapping Paper. If you have half-used wrapping paper for every occasion – from holidays to birthday parties to high school graduations – it can become unraveled during prolonged storage.
  • Organize Toys. Are stuffed animals taking over your living room? Give your kids' furry friends a hanging home with Velcro. Tack a strip or two of Velcro on the wall of the playroom or children's bedroom.
  • Corral Cords. See if this sounds familiar: Many of the tables and desks in your home are hiding an ugly cord secret. An abundance of gadgets and a lack of organization has turned the area into a messy, tangled-cord jungle.
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Four Nifty Uses for Velcro

You probably stopped sporting Velcro shoes when you hit puberty, but this hook-and-loop fastener can do more than "tie" a kid's kicks! Use it around the house to organize, secure and even ...»
decorate. Here are four of our favorite uses:

For more detail, visit: https://brightnest.com/posts/2x4-four-nifty-...

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