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Keeping the Castle

Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

Miscellaneous Cleaning Tips

The email that I received, containing miscellaneous cooking tips, also had these hints related to cleaning:
* Broken glassUse a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can’t see easily.
* Flexible vacuumTo get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

January 31st, 2008

Tips for Decorating a Small Room

There are ways to make even the tiniest of rooms seem more spacious and uncluttered.
Here are some ways to start:
* Keep items off the floor as much as possible.Use hanging lamps (instead of floor lamps), furniture without any skirts, and glass-topped tables.
* Use only two or three colors in the room. Use […]

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January 29th, 2008

Video: Organizing a Kitchen

Professional organizer Abbey Claire shows us how she organized her brother’s kitchen.
 

 
I like the way she stored the cups inside the cupboards by using hooks. I think I can use that tip to organize some of my own things in kitchen.
Technorati Tags: organizing,clutter,declutter,home organizing,housekeeping,homemaking
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January 29th, 2008

Miscellaneous Cooking Tips

My sister forwarded an email to me that contained these practical tips for cooking and baking:
* Reheat pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.
* Easy deviled eggsPut cooked egg […]

By Maricar -- 4 comments

January 26th, 2008

Useful Household Items at Current

I was browsing through the catalog of Current, and found some things that would be useful, or at least fun, to have around the house:

* Battery Organizer - holds up to 66 batteries in various sizes. Includes a removable battery testing meter.
* Today, Tomorrow, Whenever Magnets - for those various […]

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January 25th, 2008

Paige Davis Returns to ‘Trading Spaces’

She’s back! Paige Davis, who to me was the face of TLC’s ‘Trading Spaces’, is back on the show!
Paige left the hit home decorating show in 2005, seemingly without reason. (Reports say that she was fired because the management of TLC wanted a different creative direction.) Now that the powers that be at TLC […]

By Maricar -- 6 comments

January 25th, 2008

Vinegar as a Natural Cleaning Product

I am a fan of Scrubbing Bubbles. I think it’s one of the best commercial cleaning products out there. But whenever I use it, I can’t help but feel a tiny twinge of guilt. It’s not exactly environment-friendly, and I can’t help but wonder if it rinses clean completely.
While I’ve heard of vinegar being […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

January 24th, 2008

30 Practical Ways to Save Money

There are ways to save money, and then there are easy, practical ways to do it. Dumb Little Man has compiled 30 of the easy ones. The first 10 tips are really practical things that can be done starting tomorrow. They’re so simple that they’re easy to overlook. Yet if they’re done consistently, they can […]

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