Incorporate the American Wild West into your home's decor by mounting a genuine steer skull on a wall. A popular item for Southwestern and ranch themes, cattle skulls -- particularly horned cattle -- bring a touch of instant history to the room.
By simply hanging a steer skull, you can transform a drab den into a powerful, masculine room. The process isn't difficult, and you can do it yourself using common household tools.
Patio chairs with metal frames should last a long time. But the webbing wears out eventually. Since the metal frames often last much longer than the webbing, you can give your old lawn chairs new life by replacing the webbing.
Webbing Refurbish an old patio chair by rewebbing it. There are two types of webbing straps used for patio chairs. One is made of woven polypropylene material that is often made in stripes of more than one color.
In 1921, the American Technical Society recommended correcting slippery leather by "washing it first with gasoline and then with water.” No right-minded person would follow such a recommendation today, but the Society was on the right track.
Slippery leather has a coating--heavy in carnauba wax or beeswax--which makes it too slick to be comfortable for the sitter. Although gasoline will certainly clear away that coating, there are safer, modern-day alternatives to achieve the same result.
With humans encroaching on nature, there are times when ducks, usually a mallard, will lay eggs in a backyard. If this happens in your yard, you can help protect the duck eggs from predators so the eggs can hatch and the ducklings can go on their way with their mother.
If you protect the duck eggs, they will hatch into ducklings. Things You Will Need + Pen Plant containers Warning Avoid disturbing the nest by touching or moving it as the mother duck might not nest if the eggs are moved.
When installing a dishwasher, use screws that attach the unit to the counter. The screws secure the dishwasher into place, preventing movement that occurs due to vibration. All dishwashers come equipped with a metal bracket and designated screw holes. When securing a dishwasher to masonry-type counters, use blue screws, which are fasteners designed to be used with rock materials such as granite. Blue screws are constructed of a harder material than regular screws, and are covered with blue paint, which performs like a lubricant when heated.
According to David Derr, a licensed general contractor with more than 25 years of on-the-job experience, disassembling a brick wall requires brute strength and strategic planning. You can use faults in the wall to your advantage to make the task go easier. The use of basic remodeling tools are all you need to tear down a wall made of block, brick or stone. However, prior to tearing down the wall, you must support any structures that use the wall for support.
If you find yourself with a small animal that needs to be confined temporarily in a cage, here is a simple way to make a makeshift cage out of a cardboard box.
Things You Will Need + Scissors or X-Acto knife Duct tape Do not assume that the cage is completely secure, however. For best results, place the cardboard cage on a surface with the created "door" at the top to prevent the animal from escaping.
Removing closet doors might be more of a necessity than a decorating statement. Small rooms with hinged doors on the closet could take up too much space and be awkward to access, or you might feel you’re constantly pushing sliding doors from side to side to find what you’re looking for.
Some closets are more convenient to use without a door. The next alternative is removing the doors, but then you’re faced with an open space.
Going "green" means trying to help the environment by reducing the amount of trash we create and the amount of toxins we release in to the air, water and earth. Using rubbing alcohol in place of common disposable products helps the environment in both ways.
Rubbing alcohol can be used for more than just cuts. There are environmentally friendly products on the market that will do the same jobs as rubbing alcohol, but rubbing alcohol is much more cost effective.
Berries do not necessarily have to grow on trellises, but training them to grow on one allows for a much larger fruit yield and less work. Plants get more sunlight and produce more berries, while picking them is easier than if they were lying on the ground.
Growing berries on trellises allows for a more tidy garden with berries easier to pick. Berries that benefit from trellises are raspberries, blueberries, blackberries or any berry growing on an upright or trailing stem.