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Backyard Playground
We jumped this project after finding this playset on super sale. At this point I decided to put down sod before the weekend of thunderstorms come. We hope the rain will give us a good
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Cleaning & Organization: Asthma friendly cleaning solutions
My youngest daughter is asthmatic, and we're quickly learning her triggers. One of her major triggers is cleaning products, especially strong ones and Bleach. We are discovering other
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Something I have found recently that works wonders in the shower on soap and hard water ...»
Cleaning & Organization: Air Purification for Asthmatic Toddler
Checking consumer report ratings and recommendations for air purifiers. For those of you who use them, what do you recommend for home and/or room air purifiers for an asthmatic child?
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Woodbridge Environmental, Your response is interesting, engaging, and educational. Thank you ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Building New Tiled Shower
I need professional advice on this topic. We will soon be framing an area for a tiled shower. Do we need to use sheetrock and backerboard, or can we use just backerboard? Every other
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Thank you, everyone, for clearing the confusion and recommending your preferred product. We ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: What to do with this window?
This is my soon-to-be in-shower window. This was the bathtub area, and we desire a shower larger than a bathroom stall. Two major problems. (1) Privacy! Even with the trees, if someone is walking or driving up the hill just through them, you can see in. (2) Summer heat makes that bathroom feel like an oven. We do not have resources to totally replace it, and we don't want to mess with the outside part of it. Ideas we thought about was building a glass block casing that would slide into
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The full bath with a shower and tub IS the best idea. Even if the current owners are all ...»
Gardening: Uprooting Poison Ivy
I have poison ivy growing along the side of my house. Every year I spray it, and it comes back 2-3 seasons. The vine where I previously sprayed is dead. Is there a way to get rid of it
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It's definitely not a one-time process. If you can spray, wait a few days for the the ...»
Fall Wreath
This is a simple wreath made from premade grapevine wreath (Wal-Mart), cotton taken from my parent's field (with permission of course!), some ribbon, and hot glue I removed the cotton so I would have the long stems. The stems are woven into the grapevine wreath, and this is all secured with hot glue.
Trash Can Patio
Finally decided where to permanently place my outdoor trash and recycle cans. Now to build the Trash Can Patio! The future finished look will include a trellis where the pallet is, a
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Sorry I haven't updated photos! Since the "dry run," I have made improvements. There is now a ...»
That awkward patch of grass
I'm hunting for ideas and suggestions for this patch of grass between my driveway and porch. It gets mostly shade, tends to hold onto water (drainage?), and we usually walk where the stepping block is placed. I thought about a butterfly bush, but I am also concerned with it drawing bees since my son is allergic to the stings. Open to creativity and DIY!
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A rock garden sounds perfect. The great thing about this is that if you can set pots of ...»
Upcycled Jack-O-Latern
To simplify my fall decore, I'm tossing month specific items like turkeys and jack-o-laterns. Of course I give second changes. This is a jack-o-latern lamp from Wal-Mart. I removed the light hardware. This removed the cord issue. Then I printed a nice letter stencil and transferred it with a Sharpie to the back of the pumpkin. Most monogrammed pumpkins at the stores run about $30. This one was free!
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I've always put out all Fall decor together. I figure turkeys, scarecrows and pumpkins are a ...»