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How To: Remove Paint Odor
Prior to painting, pour some vanilla extract into the paint. The vanilla doesn't stain the paint, and the room won't smell like paint fumes.
How To: Design a safe kitchen
Home accidents. It's up to you to protect your family… your children… from accidents in the home. And there's one place that seems to get the most attention when dealing with safety concerns… The kitchen is one of the busiest, most accident-prone rooms in the house. Design a kitchen that will keep your family and guests safe.
How To: Clean Paint Brushes & Rollers to Save Money
After finishing up your paint job, you're going to want to clean the paint of your brushes and rollers to save money on replacement. Depending on the paint you used, either oil-based or water-based, you're going to need either water or turpentine to clean off the paint. Watch this video home improvement tutorial and learn how to clean paint off of paint brushes and rollers.
How To: Organize Your Bedroom Closet
Frustrated with a bedroom closet that doesn’t work for you? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to live with it the way it is! In this episode, a renter’s closet gets a makeover so she can have easy access to everything and have more hanging space. Taking the sliding doors off and getting rid of the shelf above the rod opens up all sorts of possibilities, including adding a double hanging rod. You’ll see how easy it is to organize your bedroom closet to maximize the space, all on a budget.
How To: Make Knotted Coasters
Macrame Tablecloth, Coaster Tutorial - square within square pattern. Table Mats & Table decorations. Home decorating ideas.
How To: Make Colorful Ice Candles
See how to make homemade "ice" candles out of taper candles (or wax flakes). Cut up the taper candles, heat them until melted, then pour into a container lined with ice (chipped ice, not cubes) with the wick dangling in from above. The ice will create an interesting design in the candle.
How To: Deal with a hollow door when installing bath fixtures
This is a video tutorial in the Home & Garden category where you are going to learn how to deal with a hollow door when installing bath fixtures. Bob Schmidt shows you how to do this while installing bath accessories such as robe hooks, towel bars or towel rings. The product that you need to do this is called easy anchor. It is a metal anchor specifically designed for the right depth for a hollow core door. Take the anchor and drill it down the door until it is fairly close to going in fully....
How To: Make a Sweet $5 Bar Stool Using Wooden Dowels & Concrete
When I think about about concrete, I usually picture a bunch of hairy bros whistling at attractive women walking across the street from their worksite. Have I ever actually witnessed this? Not really. That's just what comes to mind.
How To: Fold Bathroom Towels into Fancy and Elegant Shapes
You may frequent hotels that treat your towels like your toilet paper, but some upscale hotels take pride in their towel presentation; therefore, they borrow some skills from master origami artists and apply them to folding towels and washcloths for memorable and decorative effects. But towel origami is not just for fancy hotel rooms — it's for your own bathroom — right at home! You just have to learn the art, and this video will show you how to fold ordinary bathroom towels into fancy and el...
How To: Hang Curtains Without Making Holes in the Wall
For anyone who lives in a space that may frown upon making holes in the walls, or for anyone who may not want to take on such a task, there's a simple alternative to hanging curtains or drapes. And the answer is brilliantly simple.
How To: Attach a fireplace mantle
Tim Carter demonstrates how to use a hidden French cleat to attach a gorgeous fireplace mantel to a wall. Learn this clever way to attach the mantel to the wall without using screws or nails.
How To: Create a beautiful window treatment by styling a draping waterfall valance
It's easy to create eye-catching window treatments with draping waterfall valances. So easy, in fact, that this home decorating how-to can present a complete overview of the process in two and a half minutes. For all of the details, and to learn how to style a draping waterfall valance yourself, take a look!
How To: Install shelves in your closet
Installing shelves in a closet turns dead space into useful storage. You Will Need:
How To: Make Your Own Chalk Paint
If you're a big fan of home improvement, then you've you've probably painted a wall or item in your day. Not only can it get expensive, it's also time consuming, and very often just plain boring. Waiting for paint to dry so that you can add another coat is, well…like waiting for paint to dry.
How To: Hang a door properly on its hinges
Middle-aged man shows how to hang a door properly. Very thorough explanation and subtitled steps makeup this informative video. The importance of sanding the door to fit properly are covered in this video. Hang a door properly on its hinges.
How To: Easily Replace a Damaged Laminate Floor Plank
Laminate floor planks look beautiful and add elegance to a home. However, if a plank gets damaged, it detracts from the beauty of the flooring. Do you call in a professional and pay tons of money to replace the plank? Thankfully, no. There actually is an easy way to replace a damaged laminate plank if you are ready to spend some time and have a little bit of patience.
How To: Design a home office that can be a guest room at night
Do you have an extra room in your home? Watch this video tutorial from an interior designer to learn how to make that extra house space a home office by day and a guest room by night.
How To: Christmas Tree Tutorial
How to Make a Macrame Christmas Tree with Beads. This tree can be a good gift for New Year's or Christmas eve. You can use it as a Christmas tree decorations.
How To: Macrame Snowflake with Beads
How to make a macrame snowflake with beads - easy tutorial. To make this snowflake you only need to know a square knot.
How To: Easy Snowflake Tutorial
How to make a snowflake - easy tutorial. To make this snowflake you only need to know a square knot.
How To: Marble your home decorations
Marble your home decorationsItems needed: Marobu easy marbling kit with 6 paints, a bucket of water and items to decorate.Make sure the water in the bucket is deep enough to submerse the jar. Add 6 or 7 drops of green, blue and black paint into the water. Stir. Put your hand in the jar and dip it into the bucket of water. Clear the paint from the water for the next project. Place red, yellow and white in the bucket of water and stir. Add the candle. Place it on the side to dry. Clear the pain...
How To: Make Easy Macrame Owl - Wall Hanger Tutorial
How to Make Easy Macrame Owl - Wall Hanger Tutorial. You can use this Owl as a Wall Hanger or a Necklace. Changing the string sizes, you can make a bigger or a smaller owl.
How To: Choose the right marble countertops
Marble countertops look beautiful in any style kitchen or bathroom. To help you make the most of your money, host Meghan Carter visits Vermont Marble Museum to discover how to select the right marble countertops for you and how to protect them for staining.
How To: Remodel your kitchen without spending a fortune
Get the look of a pricey kitchen renovation—without the cost. All it takes is a few smart upgrades. Check out this Howcast video tutorial on how to remodel your kitchen without spending a fortune.
How To: Make a Macrame Wall Hanger
In this video tutorial you can see how to make macrame wall hanger.
How To: Make a Wall Art with Recycled Toilet Paper Rolls
Video: . So inspired by some pictures on Pinterest I decided to make my own toilet paper roll wall art. I hope you like the tutorial and If you didn't already know this amazing idea I hope you feel inspired by this video.
How To: Old Plastic Soda Bottle + Concrete Mix = Sweet DIY Hanging Pendant Lamp
If you can think of a piece of junk, someone has probably found a way to turn it into a lamp. Granted, sometimes the result is more functional than beautiful, but DIY lighting is probably one of the most versatile projects you can take on.
How To: Mandala Flower in Macramé
This textile Mandala flower is created using the macramé technique.
How To: Make a Round Coasters
Macrame Tutorial - Learn How to Make a Round Colorful Coasters..
How To: Make a Dry Erase Calendar for the New Year 2014
The new year is just around the corner so it is the perfet time to make an easy DIY calendar that will keep you organized on 2014!
How To: Make a No-Sew Pillow Cover
Video: . This DIY room decor tutorial is super easy and the final result is very girly and polished.
How To: Make a Christmas Wreath in Macrame Style
This is not a tutorial, but only an idea how to make a Christmas wreath in Macrame style. You can do this is very different ways.
How To: Steam remove paint
John Leeke demonstrates using steam to remove heavy paint build up from wood surfaces in this five minute video. Steam paint removal softens the paint film so it can be more easily scraped away. It works well with the heavy paint buildup commonly found on the exterior of older buildings during house restoration and historic preservation projects.
How To: Make Macrame ANGEL Decoration
Cute Macrame Angel - decoration for Christmas Tree. Handmade ornament ideas. Can be used as a keychain.
How To: Make Macrame STAR Ornament
This unique hand made star ornament can be used as a tree ornament. They look lovely hanging in a window, on a door or somewhere else.. This Macrame pattern is flexible and you can make it in different sizes.. If you want it can be used as a keychain or other purposes..
How To: Install your own floating vinyl plank flooring in your home
Get the hardwood look in your home! Floating vinyl plank flooring is easy to install, easier than tile or carpet. It's also fairly inexpensive! This video shows you the best way to install this versatile flooring in any room in your house.
How To: This DIY Concrete Cheeseboard Will Make You Hungry
Concrete decor has been popular as of late, and the newest trend is dinnerware. At the London Design Festival last week, designer Vidó Nóri debuted a gorgeous new collection of geometric serving trays and bowls. There's no arguing that they look incredible, but this particular set will run you $20-80 per piece, which adds up quite a bit. If you don't want to spend that much cash, it's really simple to make your own elegant-looking concrete cheeseboard. Rebecca on A Daily Something made this b...
How To: Make Sleek & Super Simple Drink Coasters Using Concrete & Plastic Cups
There are tons of materials you can use to make your own coasters, from wine corks to old magazines, but something as basic as concrete can look surprisingly sleek. These DIY concrete coasters by Blair over on Man Made DIY look great and are super cheap and easy to make. All you need is a box of quick set concrete, some plastic cups, sandpaper, and felt if you want to line the bottoms. The process is simple—just mix up the concrete in the cups, let it set, remove it, and sand down any rough e...
How To: Make a light bulb vase
In this video, we learn how to make a light bulb vase using any old light bulb. This is great for helping recycle old light bulbs to turn them into something beautiful! To start, you will remove the top of the light bulb with your tweezers and throw it away. After this, you will break the glass from the base, so you have somewhere to stick the flowers into. After this, discard any of the glass that comes out and then you can push the metal up on the bulb. Fill this up and then put it in somet...
How To: Hang a Picture or Mirror on Drywall
Step 1: Drywall Picture Hook Step 2: How to Hang a Picture or Mirror on Drywall