Mildew Stains on a Cotton Tablecloth?
Soak in Hydrogen Peroxide 3%( like you use for first aid) until evidnce of the stain is gone. This is a non-chlorine bleach. Then hand wash in mild soap and water then rinse thoroughly. Then place out in the sunshine to dry. Sunlight kills mold spores. There...
Inexpensive Sofa Slip Cover Ideas?
Look for used drapes made of great fabrics in thrift stores or yard sales. Look for a box full of them. Then take your old slip cover apart and use it for a pattern using the drapery fabric. You may even be able to reuse the zippers. Good luck !
Is Using Bar Soap Safe?
I am a registered nurse. I have been taught by Infection control nurses for years that liquid soaps are preferable in public places. That is why you see liquid soaps in public lavatories and hospitals. Bar soaps in your home are fine, but rinsing it before...
Buying Countertops Online?
Tile the counter. Its not too difficult. You can customize it easily, the most inexpensive ways are to use white field tiles,and use broken colored tiles as mosaics. You can add a mosaic of any colors or design by breaking broken tiles up. Broken tiles can...
Curtain Rod Question?
Buy a piece of PVC pipe the length equal to the width of the front of your curtain rod. Take the old rod apart , slide curtains onto PVC pipe and insert old rod into PVC pipe. PVC pipe costs about 3 dollars for 10 ft. and comes in various diameters.
Dry Cuticles and Dry Lips From Wearing Disposable Gloves and Masks?
Use Bag Balm, you can get it most pharmacies, in the health and beauty sections of some supermarkets or in farm/feed stores or at a vets....you can even buy it on line do a bag balm search on Google. Its in a green tin and lasts a very long time. It was originally...
Paper Name Tag Backing on Washable Suede?
Goo-Gone..........it removes labels and their adhestives. I think its citrus based.
Making a Canoe for Math Class?
use used foam trays from fruit or pastries. Cut pattern, there should be 2 sides, with 1 seam. Hot glue the 2 sides together, bow, keel and stern . Take a small strip or two and form an upside down U and make seats. You can also cut out oars and by hot gluing...
Help With Decorating Dyslexia?
Paint 3 walls a neutral- a warm khaki color and paint 1 wall deep claret red ( remember to prime under deep colors). Add some dark red glass accessories. These will add sparkle. Add some deep red berries to your floral arrangements and some patterned pillows...
Painting Discolored Grout?
Clorox Clean-Up works great, as does Fantastik on mine. You may try regrouting with new grout over the old- some are better than others. Then after its the color you like or you regrouted, seal the grout. Follow the directions and do it more than once. I have...
Permanent Ink Stain Out of a Silk or Satin Shirt?
Try inexpensive hair spray.......Aquanet works quite well. I am an RN and worked with white uniforms that frequently got stained with leaky pens....I am not sure about all fabrics but it worked on cotton and cotton/poly blends........cant hurt for you to try...
Information About a Cork Floor?
I dont have one but my neighbor does and it is stained terribly. She does have 3 kids and perhaps it needed to be sealed but it looks like a stained bulletin board on the floor.
