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Care for a ground orchid by planting it in a partial-shade location on moist but well-drained soil. Apply fertilizer only if the soil is poor. Incorporate compost into the soil at planting and top-dress with more compost each year.
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Teak is a hardwood that makes lovely floors and furniture. It's native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, but teak trees can be grown from seeds in warmer parts of the United States.
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Champagne the color takes after champagne the drink: it's sparkly, goes with many things, and is sophisticated and luxurious. It leans toward neutral but can be made more bold with pops of color or contrast. Check out these 10 great champagne color combos.
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Cherry wood floors are an enduring classic, with a rich, red color. However, the warm undertones can make picking paint colors challenging. Should you complement or contrast? Here are 12 paint colors that go with cherry wood floors.
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For a reliable supply of pecans for delicious pecan pie, grow your own pecan tree at home. This can be done with pecan nuts, which are actually the seeds of the tree.
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Bed frames are the traditional way of supporting mattresses and box springs. However, you may want something less traditional for your bedroom. Foregoing a bed frame in favor of an alternative is a way to make your bedroom uniquely yours. It can also, in many cases, save you money as well as space.
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A couch is the centerpiece of your living room and is an item of furniture you use every day, so it has to be comfortable. But what if your couch cushions are just too firm? Here's how to soften a couch.
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Mattresses can be expensive, so it's not always practical to completely replace one that's damaged or torn. Luckily, it's easy to fix holes and tears in mattresses, both the regular kind and memory foam mattresses.
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Coffee is a great natural dye that's environmentally friendly and nontoxic. But you'll need to set the color if you want the stain to last longer than one wash. Here's how.
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Stepping on or getting scratched by thorns can be painful, and if you're not careful, it can lead to infection from bacteria and fungi in soil. Here's how to treat wounds caused by thorns.
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Are you looking for an antique sofa to add class to your home but are not sure where to begin? It's not always that easy to differentiate genuine antiques from fakes. Here are a few things to look out for before parting with your money.
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Do you have an old glass lampshade or other fitting that you'd like to spruce up? Inject some creativity and individuality into your home by painting your glass light fixture yourself.
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To hang pictures on a tile wall, you probably won't want to hammer in a nail and picture hook, or you could damage the tile. You'll need to use adhesive tape instead.
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Leather boots can last a lifetime, but that doesn't mean they can't get scraped. To improve the appearance of scrapes and help your boots last longer, fix damaged boots yourself at home.
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Oh no — your favorite porcelain plate has broken! As long as you have the pieces, there's no need to throw them out. Try fixing your broken porcelain with the right tools and materials.
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Floating picture frames offer a stylish alternative to regular frames. As the name suggests, the picture inside looks as if it's floating, as it's sandwiched between two panes of glass. Here's how to use a floating picture frame.
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Midnight blue is a blue so dark that it almost appears black. If you're looking for the perfect shade of midnight blue but can't find what you want ready-made, it's possible to mix your own.
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You've decided that you want gray walls for your kitchen. But what about the cabinets? Gray is a popular modern choice for wall colors and works with many other shades, as it's a neutral. Learn more about the best colors to paint your cabinets to match gray walls.
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Federal Glass was an Ohio-based glass manufacturer that produced a huge range of cheap yet attractive and collectible glass in the early and mid-20th century. Here's how to identify Federal glass among other glass from the same era.
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Duct tape is a useful quick-fix item to have in your tool kit, but it can be hard to remove from fabric because of the sticky, oil-based residue it leaves. Learn how to remove duct tape residue from fabric.
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Perhaps you have a collector's edition of a magazine that you want to display or a magazine with amazing artwork on the cover. Framing a whole magazine can be an attractive way of displaying it, and it's easy and inexpensive to do yourself at home.
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Oriental lilies are beautiful, dramatic, sweet-smelling flowers. Growing and maintaining them indoors requires sufficient sunlight and a chilling period during winter that allows them to enter dormancy.
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If you have stacks of cardboard lying around at home, you can make use of it by turning it into a canvas for your art. Learn how to prep it properly and which paints to use on cardboard.
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Dirty caulking can ruin the look of your bathroom and make it appear much older and more neglected than it is. Bleach can effectively be used to clean caulking.
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Dried and preserved flowers help prevent the disappointment of fresh flowers dying, but even they don't last forever. Read on to learn how long you can expect preserved flowers to last.
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Whether you're choosing a paint color for your house or choosing an outfit for a day outdoors, it's important to know which colors attract and repel insects.
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Toy hammocks are an easy and attractive way to store toys and keep them off the floor. Here's how to make one yourself with items you can easily find at home.
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