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Storage space is a frequent problem in urban living. Solving the space issue in apartments, condominiums and other small homes is an exercise in creativity.

To hang a heavy object from the ceiling, such as a chair or a hammock, it is necessary to secure the supporting hooks directly into the structure of the building. Find the ceiling support beams, which support the floors above your head and are therefore strong enough to support a heavy object.

Create a homemade cinnamon mixture to deter deer from your yard and to take back control of your space. Using cinnamon is cheaper than erecting expensive and unsightly fencing and safer than using toxic substances as deer repellents.

You can have the rustic look of log cabin walls even if you don't live in such a house. Interior log siding are panels of rounded wood connected using a simple tongue-and-groove system that give any room that cozy log cabin feeling.

An orange tree full of ripe fruit is something every dooryard citrus grower works for. If your oranges are not turning that lovely orange color, it is a process of elimination to understand why. Physical, cultural and environmental causes can be the culprit for nonripening citrus.

Nefertiti is one of the most recognizable Egyptian queens, due to the sculpture of her that was found in 1914. Her blue, almost helmet-like headpiece marks her as a ruling queen because it's shaped like a pharaoh's crown, and the gold-colored knot at the front symbolizes wealth -- another mark of royalty.

Blackening galvanized pipe is the process of changing the pipe’s color. Galvanized pipe is coated in a layer of zinc. There are two ways to blacken galvanized pipe: Remove or chemically alter the layer of zinc.

If you want to use grapes in homemade preserves or in canning recipes and need to remove their skins, you must blanch them first. Blanching involves dropping fruits or vegetables into boiling hot water briefly and them removing them.

How to make a prefabricated bookcase look like built-in. Includes tips on how to cope crown molding and how to anchor bookcase to wall.

You envision a garden walkway, new storage shed, barbeque pit and privacy screen -- your landscaper sees the wavy contour lines of a grading plan. A topographical map, or grading plan, shows planned projects, property lines and permanent structures such as buildings.