If you've got a disreputable recliner in your home that a certain someone won't let you throw away, disguise it with an attractive blanket throw. While linen stores offer custom throw covers for recliners, deep down inside you know that chair isn't worth the cost. Choose an attractive quilt or throw that matches your living room furniture, and use an old decorator trick to keep the blanket from sliding off the recliner every time you use it.

Air conditioners work by compressing a gas coolant into a liquid that goes through several coils. Fans push air over the coils, which produces cold air. Another component of an air conditioner is the evaporator, which produces condensation. This condensation is caught in a drip pan. Because the condensation becomes largely stagnate water, slime begins to collect in the drip pan. Instead of contacting a service tech, you can kill the slime yourself.

Strippable, or peelable, wallpaper is a sigh of relief for anyone who has tried to remove standard wallpaper. Standard wallpaper requires cutting, applying chemicals, soaking and finally peeling. Strippable wallpaper can be removed with one action: peeling. Most newer wallpaper is strippable; if yours is, you'll have little to no trouble removing it. Examine your wallpaper closely to find where one section or strip of wallpaper begins and ends.

White painted stair risers highlight staircases and give foyers dramatic impact in homes. Although aesthetically appealing when clean, white stair risers are susceptible to scuff marks. Rubber-soled shoes typically transfer black scuff marks that are particularly noticeable on white stair risers. Moving furniture up white stair risers may cause scuff marks. White painted stair risers highlight staircases and give foyers dramatic impact in homes. Although aesthetically appealing when clean, white stair risers are susceptible to scuff marks.

Limestone is a natural stone that is common in building materials. As such, you can find limestone in your kitchen or bathroom counters. Monuments and buildings are made of limestone also. Removing paint from limestone can be difficult because limestone is a relatively porous surface that will absorb chemicals easily. Some chemicals, such as acidic cleaners, can etch limestone and permanently damage it. Things You Will Need + Liquid dish soap Cloths Toothbrush Plastic scraper Paint thinner Add 1 tsp.

Coffee and tea are powerful staining agents. Depending on the surface to which they attach themselves, the mark can be permanent, difficult to remove, or a mild inconvenience. Things You Will Need + Soft scrub cleanser with bleach Sponge Bleach Water Locate the cause of the stain. If you are staining your porcelain sink because you are pouring coffee or tea into, you might want to reconsider the practice.

Cleaning septic tank drain lines is a huge hassle. Most people know that there are certain chemicals that cannot be used in septic lines, but don’t know what those chemicals are. Others have issues determining whether the problem is beyond chemical repair, calling into question the need for drain pipe replacement. Whatever the case, there are a few things that you can do in order to maintain clean drain lines—and, if they clog, try a couple of unclogging techniques on your own.

The summer is over and you need to pack away your outdoor patio items. You have the grill stored in your garage and the pool is closed. The only thing left is covering up your outside table and chairs. Uncovered patio tables and chairs are easily damaged by winter's rain, ice and snow. If the furnishings are to remain outside, you need to cover them with a material that will keep the elements away from the table and chairs' surfaces.

It is important to move refrigerator magnets out of a toddler's reach. The doors on your Frigidaire refrigerator can begin to sag with the constant opening and closing of the appliance, something that is difficult to avoid when you have children. Moving the refrigerator to retrieve small toys that inevitably find their way beneath it can cause the refrigerator to shift, resulting in misaligned doors. Sagging refrigerator doors can cause issues in the future, such as a buildup of frost inside the freezer compartment or mold in the fresh-food compartment caused by condensation.

Nickel cadmium batteries, also known as "nicad" batteries, are considered toxic and cannot be disposed of in regular trash. The chemicals inside will leach out into landfills if thrown out in regular trash, poisoning the landfill area. Recycle your nicad batteries. They must be disposed of in a safe, environmental and ethical manner--something that won't take much time at all. Call 800-8-BATTERY. They will give you the nearest nicad recycling center near you.