Painting a Kitchen with Orange Cupboards?
Try a pale yellow on the walls and light wood or wood look floor. Try and find fabric with both colors for curtains. Also looks like you have a textured ceiling, usin a 6 putty knife or taping knife, scrape the ceiling (doesnt have to bee completely smooth...
Changing a 15 Amp Outlet to 20 Amps?
It depends on what size wire was used. 15 amp breakers and outlets can only be used with 14 gauge wire. 20 amp breakers and outlets can only be used with 12 gauge wire. http://www.thecircuitdetective.com/basic_house_wiring.htm 20 amp breaker is never allowed...
Breaker Tripped and Outlets Not Working?
Best answer, have an electrician check it. However the following is found on the net: See NEC [NFPA 70, 2005 edition - National Electrical Code (c)] Article 210, sections 210.20, 210.21 and 210.23. The NEC does not specify a maximum number of outlets per circuit...
Ice Maker Not Working and Red Light Flashing?
Dont know what it is, however, using the manufacturer and model number, go to the manufacturer site, find the support site, and using the model number search for blinking red light. Or just use the manufacturer, model, and blinking red light in a search engine...
Ex-husband Wants Custody of the Children?
Yes, sounds like he wants to get out of child support, and living next door, he would expect you to babysit and he wouldnt pay anything. No different than what he had been doing. Get all your facts down on paper before consulting anyone in the legal profession...
Preventing Email Spam?
if you direct multiple accounts to send email to one specific account: in that specific account, set up folders for each of your accounts and set up a rule that directs one receipent to each folder. it will quickly become obvious which email address is receiving...
Toilet Backs Up Into the Tub?
It could be the drain line is partially clogged. try using a cup of baking soda and a cup of heated white vinegar in each sink drain. It will foam as you pour the vinegar in, so do this slowly until all the baking soda is in the drain. Let sit for about and...
Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Medicare Advice?
Call Blue Cross Blue Shield directly and explain you are now on medicare and see how that changes your insurance. My individual policy premium with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is $135 per month.
Hard Wired Smoke Detector Chirping?
If you dont have a user manual, use the manufacturer and model number. Go online and search their web site to see if/where the battery is. Also there may be a help line you can call.
Calculating Mileage and Gas Costs for Driving Trips?
You can also go to gas prices web sites such as http://www.gaspricewatch.com/new/default_V3.asp to find what stations along the way are charging. It is amazing what a difference there may be. Also when I am on a road trip, I try to fill when my tank reaches...
Insulating Sliding Glass Doors Inexpensively?
In addition, make sure the door is well caulked also. Check the outside perimeter of the door, no caulk, drafts will be there. There is also a product called warm window for a roman shade that you add a fashion fabric to the room side. not real cheap, but really...
Weatherizing a Door?
There is a metal (copper usually) weather stripping that is flared or v shaped so the flared part is compressed to the existing width when the door is shut. It has no vinyl or foam and it nails to the opening which eliminates the tear off as you walk by. It...
Living Room and Kitchen Paint Color Advice?
I agree with the others; your home, your colors. Painting a home you live in is so much different than painting a house you are selling!
Painting Over Varnished Trim?
A product called gripper (similar to kilz) actually allows paint to adhere to slick surfaces, even glass. Yes, the obvious is sand to give a tooth to the wood. There are liquid sanders also. Ask if the clerk is an experienced painter at your local big box store...
My Frugal Life: Coupon Class
You can also use the copy feature on your printer for coupons you get off the internet.
Paint Color Advice to Coordinate With Sage Green Sofa?
Try pale grey. Your best bet is to get the free paint samples, lay them on the sofa and view in all lights, then start eliminating over a few days. with the final few, tape to the wall and look at them again. You will find the final color
Disinfecting Old Hats And Shoes
This sounds good, but check the ingredients in that spray they may be toxic, absorbing through the skin may not be a good idea. A better idea is to wash a ball cap by placing it on the top rack of the dishwasher. Bath toys, makeup brushes, and hair brushes...
My Frugal Life: My Iron Claw Bathtub
This looks like the cast iron tub in my 150 year old house, however no one has built it in. I love the tub and primed and painted the underside a chocolate brown and the feet gold. It is the focal point of the bath. I am restoring the rest of the house and...
Things to Consider When Buying a Leather Sofa?
More important than the number of seams is to know the type of leather you are getting. Full-grain, finest outer portion of the hide and left untreated, not for people with pets or children due to durability. Top-grain, outer hide but treated, 2nd most expensive...
Fever Blister Remedies?
Years ago, I got cold sores a lot, in fact for over a year I had one someplace constantly on my lip and then got an ulcer and started taking Tagamet. During the time I took it, I didnt have one. years later there is a medical white paper that says Tagamet for...
Reinstalling Windows XP?
I had the same problem when i went to vista, where i couldnt upload from my camera and couldnt print. do a search for something like, cant print to (your printer make and model, such as hp 2200) from (your computer software, such as windows vista) and you should...
Cupboards Smell Musty?
If it is mold, use bleach mixed 1x10 with water. Or if it is just a musty smell, crumple newspaper to entirely fill the cabinet and leave for several days. You may need to change it a couple of times to remove all the smell. Good luck.
Choosing Reliable New Kitchen Appliances?
Whirlpool now owns Kitchenaid and the quality isnt there. GE is one of the most reliable, has been in business 20+ years.
Lower Flow To Conserve Water
This sounds like a good idea, however the shutoff valves generally used under sinks, toilets and bath tubs are not intended to be partially open. They were designed to be fully on or they may leak. The better way is to just turn the faucet on a little. The...
Disguising Wall Water Damage
Your disguise is cute, however the brown that has appeared is most likely mold. This can be very dangerous and will no doubt spread.
Removing Bitumen from Car's Undercarriage?
Liquid Gold furniture spray works on tar, not sure what bitumen is.
Remedies For Cold Sores
There is a medical white paper on using tagamet (do not substitute) at the first sign of a cold sore. I have used tagamet for over 20 years, long before the white paper came out, and it works! Dakota
Brightening Up a Kitchen Without Painting?
Use fabric, first spread liquid starch on the surface you want to put the fabric on. Cut the fabric to size and dip the fabric in the liquid starch. Apply fabric and smooth out. When ready to remove, just spray with water and remove.
Choosing Where To Be Frugal
I agree the cost of fill ins is outrageous. I had it done once and watched how it was done. Then I purchased everything for about $40 to do it myself. I have been doing my own nails for over 20 years. It costs less than $20 a year now and I wouldnt be without...
Filling In Acrylic Nails Inexpensively?
Go have your nails filled the first one or two times and watch very closely how they do it. then go to Sally Beauty Supply and buy the powder, liquid, no lift, brush cleaner, brushes, and files. Go to walmart for the nippers. for $50-$75 you can get the supplies...
Puppy Won't Stop Barking?
Try a wind up clock that ticks, or a radio with soothing music along with a blanket. Make sure the puppy doesnt chew up the blanket a swallow the fabric. The puppy is just lonesome.
Repairing Heat Damage to Vinyl Fence?
You can get fusion spray paint for plastic in almost any color. Should be a quick inexpensive fix.
Making Your Own Desiccant Packets for Closet Dehumidifier?
You need to find the source for all that moisture. If your closets backs a bathroom, chances are you have a leak in the water lines or drains
Change the Color of Metal Trim?
You can spray paint the metal around the shower doors. Go to a good paint store and ask what to use. Cleaning the metal and preping are the key. Never heard of painting faucets, but why not?
Broken Couch Frame?
Turn the sofa upside down, carefully remove the staples around the bottom. The sides of the back probably have a tack strip, so pry that off also, being careful not to rip the fabric. Keep removing whatever you need to expose the broken frame. Then using a...
Quickly De-icing Your Windshield
When it is below zero, even warm water will make a small chip crack a window. Instead, I have a nylon windshield cover that shuts in the doors to keep it on and when I take it off, the window is entirely clear. No standing around scraping or using warm water...
Lightening the Look of Dark Wooden Cabinets
another solution is to use wall paper, easily stripped when moving out. or use fabric dipped in wall paper paste or liquid starch, also easy to remove when leaving. either would require a good scrub down of the area where the paper or fabric was applied
