Did you know that every home has its own natural odour footprint, the way it naturally smells because of things you keep, furniture you have etc. Everyone wants their home to smell welcoming and inviting to family and friends, pretty much anyone who arrives at the door. Since most homes have a large portion of…
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Give Your Mattress A Refresh With Baking Soda
Your body constantly sheds old skin cells, releases oils and sweat while you sleep. This all lands up on your bedding and eventually works its way into your mattress. It should therefore be regularly cleaned as well, even more so if you have pets sleeping on your bed. This is another task for baking soda. Baking…
Temporarily Stop The Annoying Sound Of A Dripping Tap
When the tap in the bathroom starts dripping at night and is making it impossible to sleep, here’s an easy fix to temporarily stop the maddening sound and allow you to get some shuteye. Tie a small length of string around the aerator and allow it to rest in the basin. The water will now…
Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Cloud Storage
Do you want to build and control your own cloud storage? Here’s an easy guide to build a home based cloud storage solution that’s inexpensive and requires no coding experience, just follow these steps to get it set up. The whole project takes about an hour to put together and set up and costs around…
How To Repair Faulty Christmas Lights
I think it is safe to assume that most people have experienced the frustration of spending an hour untangling their Christmas lights only to plug them in and find that they are not working. Non-functioning Christmas lights can be extremely frustrating to repair if you don’t have the right tools. Save yourself the frustration and…
How To Get A Red Wine Stain Off The Carpet
Have you ever struggled to remove red wine, coffee or tomato sauce from your carpet after a spill? Doing the right thing as soon as possible makes all the difference and most spills can be restored completely by following these steps. What You Will Need To Get Wine Off Your Carpets Vacuum Cleaner Clean Cloth for…
5 Christmas Tree Trends For The 2016 Season
Freshen up you Christmas tree’s look this season with one of these popular and inspiring trends for 2016. Warm Metals Copper and rose gold are the new trendy metals to look for in your Christmas decor. Pack the silver away and add some colour to your tree with copper and rose gold coloured balls, stars…
How To Make Natural Pesticides For Your Garden
There’s not much worse than putting all of your free time into making your garden look amazing only to find out that it has been overrun by pests. Bugs and insects can be extremely destructive in a garden, from eating leaves and flowers to killing off whole plants and trees. While you need to find…
10 DIY Ideas For Christmas This Year
Christmas is one of the best times of the year for going all out decorating your home. Here are some ideas to decorate your home, wrap your gifts and make your own cards for your family, friends and loved ones. Custom Gift Wrap Wrap up your gifts this year and give them a personal touch…
How To Change Your Watch Battery Yourself
Taking your watch to the store to get the battery changed might not be an expensive trip but they usually charge you five to ten times more than what the battery itself costs for a five minute job. Next time your watch dies, try changing the battery yourself, you’ll save money and learn a new…
