If you’re not ready to replace your valued piece of furniture, learn how to repair your couch by yourself. With a few adjustments, you can have a like-new couch that will provide you with several more years of comfort. Why Your Couch Sags Your couch is likely sagging due to several reasons: the cushions themselves are sagging; the couch springs are loose; or the couch springs have broken off....

Schedule Plumbing Renovation, Not Emergency Plumbing Scheduling work with a plumbing contractor will usually be less expensive than calling in an emergency plumber for remodel work. Calling an emergency plumber for an upcoming, planned remodel project that is not time-sensitive is like going to the emergency room for an upcoming elective surgery. You accomplish the same thing but at a vastly higher cost because you are relying on emergency personnel and services....

Whether you have guests arriving in a few minutes or you’re just looking to do some quick maintenance, employ these tips and tricks, and your home will be sparkling clean in no time. These are simple tricks that can get you motivated and help you clean in the most efficient manner possible. Put these to use on your deep-cleaning days as well because they’re proven to work. It’s really about using the right tool for the job or taking advantage of a few minutes of downtime....

Be kind to your flowers. This means keeping the vase and water clean and fresh. When the flowers have expired, dispose of them, as it’s not recommended to have dead or dried flowers for feng shui purposes. Earth Element Ceramic and/or earthy or neutral-colored containers invite stable and grounding earth energy. Metal Element If you want some joy and more beauty in your life, try metallic vases and planters to call in the metal element...

Study the Play Book Just like a player needs to study and know the plays, you need to study the care label to know what kind of material was used to make the jersey. Most basketball uniforms are made from heavy weight stretchable polyester knit or mesh commonly found in today’s activewear. The fabric is durable, has stretch for ease of movement and is actually easier to care for than cotton....

Referred to as “the best cleaning hack of your life,” Vanesa races through a fast-paced video that starts in a shopping aisle. Once back home, she grabs a soap-dispensing brush, fills it with dish soap and vinegar, and scrubs down her shower. It all happens in thirty seconds, and it gives the very effective impression that that’s how long it can now take you, too, to clean your shower. The “genius hack” part comes from storing the brush physically in the shower, pre-filled with her recommended cleaning solution....

Tomato Diseases to Treat Several kinds of diseases can plague tomato plants. If you keep a close eye on your plants’ leaf health, watering status, and growth patterns, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to catch the disease early to treat or eradicate it. Blight: Two fungal diseases are known as blight: Alternaria solani or early blight, and Phytophthora infestans or late blight. Early blight begins earlier in the season and creates target-shaped ring spots on the leaves, usually on the lower portion of the plant first....

In most installations, a layer of cement board is screwed directly to a plywood or OSB subfloor, or more frequently, to the wall studs for wall installations. While most tile manufacturers do indicate that their products can be applied directly to plywood, cement board often provides a better base. But what about when you already have a hard and solid masonry base in the form of concrete—it is necessary to have an intervening layer of cement board?...

The Roomba has been around since 2002, but we still think nothing says “The future is now” better than a little robot friend puttering around your house, cleaning up your messes. The Roomba 690 from iRobot takes housework one step further into the matrix with an app that lets you control and schedule your little guy remotely. Since not having to do your own housework, or even having to see it get done, is the castle in the sky of domestic life, we were very excited to see (and not see) the Roomba in action....