How To Safely Find A Domestic Cleaner
September 27, 2006
If you are considering taking on a domestic cleaner then there are things you should learn about them before you engage someone to come into your house to clean.
1. Have they cleaned for anyone else? Experience in some previous cleaning should mean there is less of a learning curve to meet your particular cleaning needs. It should also mean they are comfortable in doing this sort of work.
Area Rugs - Removing Stains from Area Rugs
September 23, 2006
Watching a glass of wine spill over your favorite rug is a sight that’s best forgotten. However there’s no need to panic, most stains when treated quickly will disappear in no time. Some stains if left untreated can ruin your rug, but by following the advice given here, getting stains on your rug won’t seem so bad after all.
Ready…Set…..Clean!
Aerobeds Provide Comfort For Your Loved Ones
August 30, 2006
Visiting with friends and loved ones is one of our most pleasurable pastimes. The first item on a good host’s agenda is to enhance their stay by making them feel at home. Prepare ahead of time by having adequate sleeping accommodations on hand such as a good, high-quality air mattress, preferably a queen-sized aerobed.
The new breed of aerobeds are setting new standards in luxury, providing your guests with unprecedented support and comfort at night while still remaining compact enough when deflated to fit in a duffel bag and store in a closet during the day. When you require extra bedding without the extra bedroom, they’re the perfect solution. Some raised aerobeds are as much as two feet in height when fully inflated, which can prove to be quite handy for your not-so-limber houseguests.
How to Create a Scrapbook With Only Four Supplies
Wonderful scrapbooks can be created with only four supplies; an album, adhesive, paper and a corner rounder.
I remember being invited to a scrapbook party. Inwardly I groaned. I still draw stick figures. I have never possessed artistic ability. I remember almost crying in school when we had to do an art project. I could envision great things, but I could not create them.
I’m a good sport and so I went to the scrapbook party. The gal giving the demonstration had a demo album. Inside were lots of pictures all beautifully arranged. Everyone was oohing and ahhing. Me, I was remembering those stick figures I was so good at drawing.
Reinforcing A Large Panel
We recommend that windows which exceed 3′ by 4′ in size be reinforced to prevent breakage. If a window is 3′ by 3′, it might not need to be reinforced, that’s usually a judgment call based on where it is to be installed.
Go to http://www.betterstainedglass.com/Newsletter/Archives/2006Aug-reinforcinglargepanel/aug2006reinforce.htm to see the photos that go with this article.
In the old days, when a panel was large and needed to be reinforced, artists actually installed big pieces of rebar, no kidding rebar, in window frames and wired the stained glass to the rebar. This was an effective method of reinforcement, but it was far from attractive.