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How to Keep Squirrels Out of Your Container Garden!

By AutumnLeavz

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Squirrels can be a pain to the gardener, no matter if your garden is large or consists of patio containers. Here are some tips to help deter the squirrels from digging in your containers... more »

How to Keep Stainless Steel Appliances Smudge Free

By favefive

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Stainless steel appliances are popular nowadays. Almost any homeowner that is trying to update a kitchen would opt for the stainless steel. They are shiny and give a kitchen its high-end look, besides providing efficiency and functionality. Most ... more »

How to keep the scary stuff out of your refrigerator.

By 3Amy Jaine

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How clean is your refrigerator? Thinking scary thoughts? The same appliance that stores you family's nutritional needs may also be breeding harmful bacteria. Clean up your act by emptying your refrigerator every two months and following the ... more »

How to Keep Warm Without a Fire or Heater

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If your heat ever has gone out in the middle of winter, and you don't have a way to make a fire, it can be a challenge to keep warm. However, you can keep yourself nice and toasty... more »

How to Keep Weeds Away For a Long Time

By FrancyBee

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Weeds can suck the life right out of your gardening pleasure. Preventing their intrusion in the first place is the best way to keep these uninvited guests from showing up in your yard... more »

How to keep your children's clothes flame retardant after washing!

By smidgen

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Do you ever worry about your children's sleep wear being flame resistant after it has been washed? You buy those special clothes for a reason don't you so that your child will not catch on fire in case of a house fire. This tip can save you a ... more »

How to Keep Your Home in Good Working Order

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Here are some regular, simple steps you can take that can help keep repair costs down and your home in good condition... more »

How to Keep Your Home Smelling Fresh

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The scent of a home can appeal to your heart. Scents, like homemade apple pie, cherry flavored pipe tobacco, fresh Christmas tree pine or lemon grass tea can evoke pleasant memories and moods... more »

How to Keep Your House Clean and Manageable

By Christina Ellis

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Keep your home clean and tidy with a few simple steps..... more »

How to Keep Your House Clean During a Busy Week

By KellyK

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A clean home can make you feel more relaxed, organized and calm. However, during a busy week, it can seem impossible to keep your home clean, let alone to achieve a calm state. Follow these steps and devote 15 minutes a day to the cleanliness of ... more »

How to Keep Your House Tidy with Children

By Jennifer Erchul

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Children of all ages leave a trail behind them and a mess that details the activities of the day. Though it can feel like a hopeless situation, there are ways to keep your house tidy with children. In the end, using these steps makes for less ... more »

How to Keep your Kids Room Clean

By Hillary Marshall

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Let's face it kids are not organized and getting them organized can be an uphill battle. The easier you make it for your children to clean up their room the better. Storage for your children's room should be easily accessible. Organizing your ... more »

How to Keep Your Sponge Germ Free

By L1onherd

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Using a sponge is a great way to clean all types of little messes and spills. But if you don’t properly care for your sponge, you could be spreading all kinds of germs and bacteria on all your cleaning surfaces. In this article, I will show you ... more »

How to keep your stretchy jeans from losing their shape!

By LNAngel

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Don't you love when you find that great pair of stretchy jeans? They are form-fitting and hug every curve! That is, until you launder them once! Try this and you'll never have that problem again!.. more »

How to Keep Your Three-Year-Old Organized

By LTro

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In today's day our kids are loaded with toys at an early age. How do you find a way to keep them all organized?.. more »

How to Kick a Door Down

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Kicking down a door is not something you do on a day to day basis. There may come the time, however, when you will need to know how to kick down a door. If you have locked yourself out of your house or there's someone on the other side of the ... more »

How to kill gophers

By biohazardpwns

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Killing gophers like you never thought possible, and enjoy doing it... more »

How to Kill Grass in a Flower Bed

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A flower bed is a great way to improve the aesthetic value of your home. But for those flowers to prosper, it's important to keep grass out of the flower bed. It's a tough job but it will keep your flowers blooming throughout the season... more »

How to Know More about Barn Wood Cabinets

By George Kramer

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Barn wood cabinets are fascinating to learn about... more »

How to Landscape on the Cheap

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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You've just bought a new house and you're very excited. Finally a place to call your own. Now that you've got the house, you want to work on your landscaping--however, you're on a tight budget. Don't let that hold you back. Read this eHow to ... more »

How to Landscape with Cotton Plants

By jgharsha

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If you would like to add an unusual landscaping plant to your yard, consider planting cotton. It is a beautiful plant, easy to care for, and kids love the cotton bolls at harvest time. It also adds a bird and bee friendly landscaping plant that ... more »

How to Launder With Baking Soda

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Just about every homeowner knows that a box of baking soda in the fridge can keep it smelling fresh. Anyone who bakes knows that a box of baking soda is a staple for the pantry. However, many don't know is that can use baking soda to clean their ... more »

How to Lay an Artificial Lawn

By Edward Mellett

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Artificial grass can be used indoors and outdoors to replace natural grass. Artificial grass requires little attention, are unaffected by rain and can be hovered or blown if covered in leaves or dirt... more »

How to Layer a Plant

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Some plants either grow too tall for their allotted space or grow into an unattractive shape. Layering your plant will give you the opportunity to reshape the plant and get a new cutting that can be planted separately from the original one. The ... more »

How to lead a green life by cutting plastic bags out of your life!

By Karen Cotton

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Think back to your last grocery shopping experience. Years ago, you would have been given the option of paper or plastic for your bag. Did the bag boy or girl offer you choices during your last venture through checkout? I thought not. Plastic ... more »