Ikea's Malm line of furniture has modern, space-saving styling designed to make the most of living in close quarters. Once assembled, the Malm nightstand attaches directly to the Malm bed headboard so the small shelf faces the top and the large drawer assembly creates a shelf on the bottom.
The design takes up little floor space while providing a necessary bedside table area. Ikea provides illustrated assembly instructions with each of their pieces and the Malm nightstand's booklet includes the installation details for mounting your Malm nightstand to the Malm headboard.
Sears-owned Craftsman produces its wet-dry vacs, or "shop vacs," as combination wet- and dry-pickup vacuum cleaners suitable for workshop use. Consumers use these tools for cleaning up sawdust and other debris, and also light liquid removal. These vacuums should not be substituted for a pump in a flooding situation.
The vacuums can, however, also blow. Problems with the Craftsman shop vacs can be corrected by following some troubleshooting steps.
Your home office is the most productive room in your house–as long as you have an efficient furniture arrangement. Small offices are more difficult to arrange than spacious studies, but a small space can be just as attractive and functional with the proper elements.
A home office should be comfortable, organized and productive. Step 1 Choose a desk of the appropriate size. The space required for a laptop is much less than a conventional desktop, monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Whether you are building a tree house, a shed or closing off a storage area in your garage, every building needs a door to give the project a completed look and to keep unwanted elements out. Regardless of the door you will be constructing, the general framework is the same.
Create a plywood door that can be used for many exterior buildings. As with any do-it-yourself project, it is important to have the correct tools and take precautionary measures to prevent injury.
Natural gas provides a convenient fuel for a home furnace that allows for direct pipe venting from a main source or a storage tank located on the property. Malfunctioning gas furnaces become a serious safety risk, so unusual sounds or smells require prompt investigation.
The soot that builds up on a fireplace shouldn't appear in a gas furnace. Regular maintenance prevents most of these issues from occurring or shutting down the furnace when you need it the most.
Although manufacturers of compost activators and those who sell their products would like you to believe you need to buy their activator for your compost to work, this simply isn't true. Organic material will compost whether you add activator or not.
Make Compost Activators Of course, activators may speed the process, but there are other natural materials you can use that work just as well and are absolutely free. So before you spend your money on a commercial product, take the time to look around for natural items you can use.
Tile flooring and walls can look elegant, last a long time and are low maintenance. Don't let that last selling point fool you, though. Low maintenance does not mean no maintenance. Over time, the grout will darken as dirt and debris get stuck in the microscopic pores. The problem with cleaning tile and grout is that the grout is slightly lower than the surface of the tile. To combat this, a pressure washer can be used to blast dirt away from both the tile and grout while vacuuming away all the dirt and grime.
Cob is an earthen building material. It closely resembles adobe and mudbrick. You can use cob to build ovens, homes and fences. Though working with cob is time consuming, a well built fence will last for decades. The cob-working process falls into three stages: laying a foundation, mixing the cob, and constructing the fence.
Laying the Foundation Cob is built from clay, sand and straw. Step 01 Select the fence site.
Whether you inherited a piece of antique furniture or if you’re trying to restore an old piece in your living room, re-tied springs can give a sofa a new life. Tying springs is not an easy task. Be prepared to undo your work and retry several times before you get it right. There’s a reason that upholstery experts charge so much for their services. With practice and patience, however, you can successfully tie sofa springs.
A white polo hat is both a fashion statement and a functional article of apparel for keeping the sun out of your eyes while outdoors. Makeup, facial oils, dust, sweat and dirt tend to build up on the hat over time, even if you do not wear it frequently. White or pale colors accentuate dirt and stains even more.
An old toothbrush is effective for scrubbing out stains on white hats.