Painted Floor DIY Ideas Who needs fancy carpets or rugs when you can use these painted floor ideas to help you transform your space from the ground up (literally)? Whether you’re looking for a unique design for a bathroom or laundry room floor or a way to shake up your old linoleum floors, you will love these inspirational ideas to help you give your home the makeover it needs. All of these are great DIY ideas that talk you through the basics and give you a step-by-step guide to help you make over your floors. Here are 15 Painted Floor Ideas You Can DIY to Transform Your Space. This post conta ..read more

Indoor Gardening I bought the container but haven’t done anything else with that. Hopefully month 4 I will have some Agriscape food growing. This post contains affiliate links in which I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Please read the Disclosure Policy for more details. The information provided is shared to the best of our abilities and may or may not work for others. Please see our Terms of Use Policy for further information.   Ducks In the Agriscaping courses, we learned about productive animals for food and so I have been thinking about what that would be ..read more

8 Helpful Tips in Babyproofing Your Home   For many new mothers, those first few months of motherhood are a blur of glowy, fatigued, loving protectiveness and fulfillment.  Baby proof the house, you say? The need to do that seems so far away. That is, until one day that cuddly cutie that would more or less stay put where you placed him or her (minus the occasional rollover), now can crawl over to that basket of laundry and cause utter disarray in seconds. You come to the abrupt realization that there are some changes that need to be made to your environment to keep your baby safe, an ..read more

Composting Our 2nd month was mostly learning about composting, editable plants and soils. I was going to learn to grow indoors because it’s so hot here in the summer but I did not. I guess I just don’t quiet understand the purpose of the seed sprouting. We don’t eat sprouts so I will have to wait and learn a little more on those, If I do any I did decide on this nice little sprouter kit.   This post contains affiliate links in which I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Please read the Disclosure Policy for more details. The information provided is shared to the best o ..read more

Different Types Of Plungers and What Are They Used For A plunger is one of the most common household tools. It comes in real handy when dealing with plumbing problems, such as clogged drains. Therefore, having a plunger in your home saves you from huge problems. But, did you know that there are several types of plungers? Yes, the tool comes in various types, and each one is used for a different purpose. Let’s look at all three types of plungers to provide you with a clearer picture! “This post contains affiliate links in which we may receive compensation at no additional cost to you. Please r ..read more

Here we are at the start of our Agriscaping adventures. We just completed month 1. This month has been incredibly busy with some pretty significant life-changing stresses so I didn’t complete everything I set out to. Being in the program they recommend 30 min/ week to go over the coursework 30-45 min/ week live sessions with an Agriscaping specialist 3+ hours/ week implementing what was learned that week 15 min/day practicing in growing zones (5 days/week) 2+ hours family project(typically a weekend project) Once accepted I was sent a link to the Agriscaping Course work and shortly after ..read more

Quest to Agriscaping Shortly after we got married I was out tending to our yard when I had thought that if I am already watering my yard, wouldn’t it be great if my landscaping served multiple purposes and could sustain my family. Then I wouldn’t have to feel bad about wasting water. What if it could be used to eat, make cleaning supplies, have medicinal qualities, and be beautiful? Basically, a garden hidden in the beauty of the landscape…what is Agriscaping! It was at that time that I decided to make a very light impromptu promise to myself that one day I would be self-reliant as possible ..read more

TOP COMMON PROBLEMS WITH HOME HVAC SYSTEMS Problems can arise and often do with HVAC systems, so it is not a question of if but a question of when. This could be due to overuse or overwork, lack of maintenance, or delay in service. Minor issues that have to do with the heating and cooling system may develop into much bigger problems if not serviced early enough. This is why it is important to schedule regular maintenance and tune-ups in order to keep your HVAC systems working efficiently. The following are the top common problems you are likely to encounter with HVAC systems: “This post contai ..read more

Dirty Ductwork: You Should Have It Cleaned…Right? Facts, myths, and lies about cleaning your ductwork. Intuitively it makes sense that when we clean our house we should include our air ducts. We have seen the pictures of how dusty and dirty our ductwork gets. The idea of it can make one wheezy so why would you not get your ductwork cleaned? We took deep dive into researching the pros and cons of having ducts cleaned versus not having ducts cleaned. Hopefully based on what we found will give you an idea of what you would feel best doing.    “This post contains affiliate links in which ..read more

HOW TO FIND A QUALIFIED HANDYMAN What steps do you need to take to go about finding a qualified handyman? When you have items that need fixing, installation or construction around your house, a handyman is definitely the solution you need. “This post contains affiliate links in which we may receive compensation at no additional cost to you. Please read our Disclosure Policy for more information.”  The problem or challenge is finding one that is qualified, trustworthy, experienced and skilled. The first instinct of many individuals is to leaf through phone numbers searching for the contact ..read more