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    Steppin’ Out: Bath Mats
    image:837389264efa05cf531d8828b98066c01a50abc2 w:540 s:"fit" class_name:"mt-image-center" show_pin_button:"true" show_image_credits:"true" Stepping out of the shower or bath is the first step we take after a refreshing and relaxing experience — shouldn’t it be onto something nice?
    Sparrow King
    Apr 21, 2020
    How To Build an Indoor Fort
    Building forts with couch cushions, pillows, chairs, tables and lots and lots of blankets is a classic childhood indoor activity — but can also be fun as an adult. The best part is making it all up as you go along but here are a few basic pointers. furniture and cushions that are already in the room, pillows, blankets, sheets, extra chairs, heavy books and/or clothespins string of fairy lights, flashlights, snacks, portable TV or viewing access to the TV, laptop, books to read 1.
    Sparrow King
    May 21, 2019
    Dust and Dust Mite Proof Your Bedroom
    If humans or animals live in your house — you have dust mites. No special test is needed to check, it is a fact. Even if you are not sensitive to dust, keep reading.I found all of this information on the web via Environmental Health and Safety Online and The Allergy Store.House dust mites are microscopic bugs that primarily live on dead skin cells regularly shed from humans and their pets. Dust mites are harmless to most people.
    Sparrow King
    May 8, 2019
    How To Make a Bulletin Board with Homasote
    Years ago I used to live in a studio apartment in Brooklyn and wanted to cover the biggest empty wall space with a gigantic bulletin board. I had a hard time finding a bulletin board that was as big as I wanted — so I made my own out of homasote and burlap.Homasote is actually a brand name that has become synonymous with the product generically known as cellulose based fiber wall board — which is similar in composition to papier-mache.
    Sparrow King
    Feb 9, 2010
    5 Humidifiers to Consider
    image:4a6c429de16b9c5a8cc914107bfab6bec9108b98 w:540 s:"fit" class_name:"mt-image-center" show_pin_button:"true" show_image_credits:"true" A month or two after we take our air conditioner out of the window and into the basement for storage, we unpack our humidifer from the closet, thoroughly clean it out and set it up in our bedroom. We’ve had our humidifier set up since mid November and it will likely stay through March and possibly longer.
    Sparrow King
    Jan 6, 2010
    Sparrow & Kurt’s Light Filled Home
    Name: Kurt, Sparrow and Simon the catLocation: Hoboken, New JerseySize: 950 square feetYears lived in: 2½ Before I became a contributor for Apartment Therapy New York, I wrote in to Good Questions asking for advice on paint colors. I had a funny experience with the question and almost as soon as it was posted online, I started changing my mind about what I wanted to do with the rooms.
    Sparrow King
    Nov 30, 2009