Guest Picks: White Dinnerware for the Holidays and After
Each autumn, with the holidays fast approaching, my mind turns to my own tabletop. Lately I have been eyeing white dinnerware sets. A white place setting is always a classic, and it permits me to introduce a world of color…..
Guest Picks: 20 Pieces for a Dining Room Makeover
I recently found a beautiful pub cart for a mere $20 at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena. Since I brought it home, I’ve had one thing on my mind: a dining room makeover. While I feel that a…..
Guest Picks: Tea Towel Mania
Sometimes it’s the smallest details — such as cheerful tea towels — that make the biggest difference when making a kitchen feel comfy and inviting. Tea towels are deceptively versatile linens, useful for much more than simply wiping up spills……
The Best Type of Flooring for High Traffic
While lavish carpeting may provide the ultimate in comfort and warmth, it is not a practical choice for your kitchen or some other floor in a busy room on your property. For these flooring, you often have to break the…..
Can You Plant About a Mechanical Septic?
An improperly functioning septic system is just a nightmare, as they are expensive to repair, cause unpleasant odors and present health hazards. This is particularly true if you’ve got a mechanical septic system, which is determined by moving parts to…..
The Way to Eliminate
Upgrading the overall look of your bathroom may include installing a new soap dish or fixing a damaged tile. In either case, you will most likely have to eliminate an existing tile. Forget hiring an expensive practitioner, this is the…..
Housing Rental Types
Rentals are a way of supplying housing for individuals whose ages, incomes and lifestyles vary widely. While the disagreement between buying and renting often takes center stage, not all kinds of rental housing are the same. It’s up to every…..
The Way to Tighten a Loose Ceiling Fan
The moving air created by ceiling fans can help make your house more energy-efficient in the summer and winter. Occasionally, the constant rotation of the fan blades may cause the fan to begin wobbling. This wobbling motion can loosen the…..
The Way to Install a Lamp Cord Switch
Most common kinds of lamps include a switch near the bulb socket, or they don’t have any change and are controlled by a wall switch after they are plugged . But certain kinds of lights, such as swag lamps, decorative…..
What Exactly Are FHA Inspection Criteria?
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a federal government agency that establishes and improves federal home standards. One of the applications which the FHA developed to achieve this goal is a mortgage loan program, which provides government-assured mortgages for non-technical…..