Create Your Own Garden Environment Inside a Winter Room
Adele Faulkner offers a simple indoor greenhouse design for small spaces. Build a compact trellis with 4x4s, cover with boards, and place potted plants on a carpeted floor. Use wicker furniture, dark green walls with white trim, bright chintz accents, and repeating colors to brighten a condo or apartment during winter.
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Christmas tree fire safety tips and precautions
Extension expert warns that Christmas tree fires ruin holidays and offers basic precautions. Keep trees moist and fireproof with a borax solution, use safe decorations, and avoid flammable sprays with angel hair. Check lights and circuits, typically six to eight 25 lamp strings per outlet, to prevent shocks and fires. Cedar wood notes add that natural oils resist decay and finish durability.
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Bench Bonus Hanging Bench for Weir Cron Pee Se
A hanging bench built from two by twelve boards adds seating for a small area. The makeshift seat, installed on a wall or frame, provides extra resting space and casual seating.
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Save energy with home insulation in practical guide
A National Bureau of Standards guide explains insulating for energy savings. The pamphlet covers attic and wall insulation, R values, weather stripping, storm windows, and solar gain. It advises furnace servicing and proper lighting for gas furnaces to maximize efficiency.
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