What to do with obsolete or older home electronics, appliances, and personal devices after an upgrade? Often, yesterday's tech find their way to be stored in a basement, garage, closet, or attic. Others are simply thrown out with the garbage or left curbside. But many tech and home appliances can see another day if taken to the proper places for recycling or refurbishing...
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With time ticking down on Lu's party, I finally got the decorations nailed down. I've been gathering stuff for weeks, not really knowing what I'd do in the end. But, after days of puttering around with party supplies, I think I figured out a secret. Are you ready?
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One of the (many) nice things about living in Paris is that people often put their old furniture out on the pavement for opportunistic treasure hunters like myself to scavenge. I found this old chair one evening and I suspect that, as I took it home on the metro, the other passengers thought I was an eccentric expat who brought her own seating.
I was recently repotting some plants with my mom, and she passed along a useful tip: save your old broken or chipped terracotta pots. You can break them into smaller pieces and use them for drainage at the bottom of a new pot. You'll be diverting broken pots from a landfill, and terracotta is relatively light, so it will not add much weight.
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It's almost summertime, and the season's catalogs are no doubt flooding your mailbox. Chances are also very good that each contains at least one product involving rope — a summer go-to that signals warm weather, hanging out on the beach, and relaxed outdoor living. It's also a readily available, affordable and durable material, which makes it perfect for projects to create at home.
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Your toilet should be really excited, or very, very afraid. Because porcelain paint pens put fun and custom DIY projects in the palm of your hand. The possibilities are endless.
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A herringbone-pattern wood floor is, for me, the stuff dreams are made of. It's not likely that I'll be able to have one any time soon, but thanks to this striking DIY project, that same elegant, warm beauty might be easy to implement elsewhere in the home.
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