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How To Clean Rusty Workshop Tools Using this Common Pantry Ingredient

November 9, 2017 by mike Leave a Comment

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The most irritating thing to happen to your hand-tools, is RUST! It happens to the best of us, whether it’s from age or just mistakenly left outside. The worst part about rusty hand-tools, is having to replace them. Some of my tin-snips can cost of upwards of 30.00 a piece.

If you have ever had any wrenches, screwdrivers, or any adjustable hand-tool rust up — Then I suggest that you watch this simple and easy to do rust cleaning project and salvage a few of your tools, too. Best of all, the simple ingredient is more than likely already in your pantry, ready to GO!

Video tutorial is on the second page – Enjoy!

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Little Barn Door for Home Security

November 9, 2017 by mike Leave a Comment

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In the news lately there have been reports of people putting cameras on the outside of peepholes to see into your house/apartment/hotel room. This amazing blogger named: Steph came up with a slick way to mask her peephole from those wanted to look in.

After much thought, she came up with a DIY solution that is cute, functional, removable, and adds a little more security to her home. Her mother helped bring the idea into reality and had most of the materials we used in her craft stash!

Little Barn Door for Home Security

How to build a Rustic Headboard for 20 Bucks

April 2, 2017 by mike Leave a Comment

This is a pretty amazing project that anyone can do in a day. This blogger had only spent 20.00 dollars and created a beautiful rustic headboard for their bedroom.

In this tutorial, you will learn what materials were used and where to buy them. Furthermore, this video tutorial will list the exact dimensions used to build this rustic headboard — they also have dimensions for: King, Queen and full sizes as well.

This rustic headboard project is super easy to build and as you watch the video, you will running to the nearest Home Depot or Lowes.

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10 Vital Home Repair Tasks You’ll Regret If You Forget This Spring

March 5, 2017 by mike Leave a Comment

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You’ve hunkered down in your closed up house all winter, and now it’s time to get out and tackle a few much-needed home maintenance projects. Whether your idea of DIY is watching HGTV, or you’re on a first-name basis with all guys at the big box home improvement stores in town, keeping up with these projects is vital.

Just like ignoring the oil light on your dashboard or pretending that a suspicious health issue will just go away on its own, neglecting some home maintenance projects can end up causing far more damage in the long run.

Of course, if you’re not comfortable with tackling some of the more challenging items or if you have physical limitations, it’s okay to delegate. In some cases, it’s best to hire a qualified professional.
Here are 10 spring home maintenance tips that will help you prevent expensive damage to your home, and possibly even save your life.

10 Vital Home Repair tasks you’ll regret if you forget this spring:

How To Change The Color Of Hydrangea Flowers

March 5, 2017 by mike Leave a Comment

Hydrangea Flowers

Did you know you can change the color of your hydrangea flowers? I have heard of it but thought it would cost a fortune or be a lot of hard work but in fact, it is so easy, my kids could do it.

These hydrangeas can be altered to your specifications by simply changing the pH levels of your soil, and before you go to clench your pocketbook, changing the pH levels of your soil does not require a chemistry degree. See how to do this yourself, for cheap.

How to change the color of Hydrangea flowers

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