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Cree is a global semiconductor and LED lighting company that provides lighting for home consumers and stadium and architectural commercial applications. We tested their consumer LED floodlights inside and outside the garage at our Colorado home, checking to see if the bulbs’ claims of bright, natural-looking light prove true based on our testing. Performance: Dimming option and even distribution of natural light This shape’s bulbs are a reflective design built to distribute a large amount of light evenly over an area....

You can use these DIY floating shelves anywhere in your home from the bathroom to the living room. They make a great home for decorative items and books but built on a larger scale, they’re also great to use for general storage. Easiest DIY Floating Shelves from Bitterroot DIY Hexagon and Triangle Shelves from My Love 2 Create Laundry Room Floating Shelves from Thrifty and Chic Hoop Shelf from A Beautiful Mess Wood and Leather Towel Shelf from The Merrythought How to Build a Floating Shelf from Refresh Restyle Sunrise Floating Shelf from Remodeaholic Natural Wood Floating Alcove Shelves from Designing Vibes Pallet Shelf from A Piece of Rainbow Round Floating Corner Shelves from Bitterroot DIY Magnetic Wooden Shelf from The Merrythought Faux DIY Floating Shelves from A Piece of Rainbow

Bathtub and shower refinishing is a cosmetic fix-it job where the tub or shower is essentially painted while in place. Many homeowners who automatically assume that they will be spending thousands on a complete replacement job end up with this far less expensive alternative. In some cases, the homeowner can refinish their own tub or shower. Tub or Shower Refinishing: Basic Process DIY Using a kit, the homeowner paints his or her own bathtub or shower with rollers and brushes....

Chances are, you have a couple of Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons buried in drawers around your home. Perhaps they’ve been there for a couple of months or even years, making you wonder if they’re still usable. The rumor is that their coupons never expire, but is it true? Keep reading to find out whether they ever expire, what the coupon policy is and how to organize these (and other!...

Light These wooly flowers do best in full sunshine. To mimic the native conditions in which they grow naturally, they can be grown underneath taller plants to benefit from a measure of protection from the elements and to receive dappled sunshine. Krom1975 / Getty Images Soil Well-draining soil is key to keeping edelweiss plants healthy, and they do well with typical rock garden soil. These plants do best with nearly neutral pH levels, between 6....

Is it OK to bring homemade food as a hostess gift? Etiquette Expert Jackie Vernon-Thompson says that guests are better off arriving to a party without homemade food in hand. “To be safe and considerate, abide by the invitation,” she advises. “If you were not asked to bring a dish, refrain from making such a gesture.” But gifting a bottled beverage is certainly fair game. “The appropriate thing to do is perhaps showing up with a bottle of their favorite wine or non-alcoholic beverage if they do not drink alcohol,” Vernon-Thompson adds....

For hot sleepers, hopping into bed during the summertime—or wintertime, no judgment!—can be the worst part of the day. Cool, crisp sheets only go so far in keeping your temperature down while you snooze. A good option for people who tend to get sweaty while they sleep is a cooling mattress topper. After experiencing mind-numbing body heat in the middle of the night for the first time in my life, I turned to the ExceptionalSheets Bamboo Mattress Pad and tried it out for a week to see if it could help....

1. Not Asking If You Have Permission to Bring a Plus One Seeing an influx of visitors lately? Just because your sister has decided to pay you an impromptu visit or your college roommate and her family are passing through town doesn’t mean that they’re automatically entitled to pop by Mrs. Smith’s barbecue down the street that evening. “Because of the fact that we’re into the summer season, we may have out of town guests that are visiting us,” said Elaine Swann, founder of The Swann School of Protocol....

The outdoors get so much more enjoyable when you can lounge in comfort. Zero-gravity chairs like the Frontgate Original Mesh Zero-Gravity Recliner take pressure off of the spine so that you can lounge in relatively weightless comfort. The best zero-gravity chairs feature locking mechanisms that let you adjust the recline level, pillows, or lumbar supports so different-sized users can get comfortable. The Frontgate has potential, but it isn’t cheap. I wanted to see if the performance matched the price....

Gas vs Electric Dryer: Major Differences Natural gas and propane gas dryers use a gas burner to create heat, but otherwise, they operate the same as an electric dryer. There may be a significant difference in energy use over the long run between a gas and electric dryer. Installation needs differ between gas and electric dryers. Also, there can be a notable difference in how much it costs to purchase each type of dryer....

History of Greek Revival Architecture British architect James “Athenian” Stuart is said to have been the first to introduce Greek Revival to Britain. Taken by the classical beauty of the architecture he discovered on a 1751 trip to Greece, Stuart documented his discoveries and published Antiquities of Athens in 1762, producing the world’s first reference book detailing Classical Greek architecture. While Stuart died in 1788 before it became a full-blown trend in England and Europe in the 1820s and 30s, he is widely credited with helping to spread the Greek Revival style outside of its country of origin....

Taxonomy and Structure Ascocentrum are in the Vandeae tribe and Sarcanthinae subtribe of orchids. They are closely related to Vandas and Renantheras and easily hybridize with these plants. Ascocentrum are monopodial orchids, like Phalaenopsis, meaning they lack pseudobulbs and grow from a single stem, with their roots emerging from the bottom of the growing stem. Ascocentrum have strap-like leaves that emerge alternating left and right. Their roots emerge from the bottom of the stem, but sometimes roots will emerge from between leaves and wander into the open air....

There are currently 68 species in the genus: many species were recently moved from Oncidium into Trichocentrum, expanding the genus’ size and leading to some taxonomic confusion between botanical sources. They also bloom flowers that grow from inflorescences at the pseudobulb. Some of these flowers are small, about two inches across, but some Trichocentrums like T. tigrinum have leaves so large they almost cover the entire plant. Like the leaves, the flowers of Trichocentrum plants are often spotted purple....

1. Tie-dye When you think of this cloth dying technique, you probably think about t-shirts. Yes, you will still find a fair number of tops swirled in a variety of colors in that distinctive pattern, and even more with a modern twist of other geometric patterns. But tie-dye is red hot in one of everyone’s favorite pandemic togs: sweatsuits. Hoodies, crop top sweats, comfy fleet pants and crops are all popping up on Instagram in some eye-popping color combinations....

Even those who take photos more spontaneously can relate to this challenge. “My photos are 98 percent of the time unplanned, so usually it involves me coming home, walking through my door, and maybe there’s some direct sunlight hitting the room beautifully, but I know it’s only going to last a few minutes,” commented Carly Fuller, who works a day job in addition to maintaining her account My City Apartment....