Home Matters
How to Clean Your Coffee Maker Chances are, you don’t clean your coffee maker as often as you should. In fact, a study found that people don’t consider their coffee maker a hot bed for bacteria and mold, but (surprise!) it totally is. The study also found that your appliance’s reservoir probably has a higher…
Nothing ruins a picnic like a line of ants. Nothing ruins a barbecue like a swarm of mosquitoes. And nothing ruins a morning like spotting a spider, cockroach, or mouse somewhere in your house. Keep bugs and critters away from your home and yard this summer with these 10 best pest control practices. 1. Block…
9 Ways To Decorate a Blank Wall When you have a big, blank wall to fill, your first thought may be a gallery wall. There’s nothing wrong with that, but sometimes it’s nice to break up all of that flat framed artwork with something different. Enter baskets, brackets, paint-dipped objects, wall sculptures, special paint effects…
5 Secrets for Getting Your A/C Ready for Summer 5 important ways you can get your central air conditioning into tiptop shape before the summer heat hits. Includes how-to information on cleaning the condenser coils, checking the coolant lines, and testing the unit. On the first really hot day of summer, the last thing you…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.