Category — HowTo

YinLeng found this and I simply love it. It’s so clever, it’s simple, it’s cheap and has a stunning effect!

Kelly Moore of ‘Welcome Home’ @MSN shares this excellent tip for dressing up your walls.

If you’re just like her – love art but can’t find something to invest in OR like me – love art but can’t fathom forking out tons for it, then this tip is really just what you need. Fill up that wall with something a little more personal – a favourite quote, favourite tagline or even a hilarious movie line.

Read the details on how to achieve this quick and inexpensive fix for your walls

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Organization and cleanliness are crucial components of any home’s utility and appearance. The problem is, organizing your home – and keeping it that way – can be such a pain in the neck. It’s no secret that cleaning up your home and making sure everything is in its proper place is lots of work. Frankly, it’s easier and sometimes more immediately gratifying to just throw your clothes on the floor or leave your paperwork all over your desk. But the more you put it off, the more things pile up, and before you know it, the place you once called home becomes a total pit. You’ll need effective storage space like bathroom vanity cabinets to keep your house clean.

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If you’re currently one of those who display wine bottles (empty or unconsumed) at your home today, you might be interested to go a step further – by personalizing your wine bottles!

Here’s how:

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Yes. It’s another photo frame DIY again. This time, a step-by-step guide from Photojojo on creating your own amoeba-shaped cord board photo frame. Final results could look like this:

More images of this little DIY project after the jump

Go to Photojojo’s for a detailed guide on how to achieve this right now! I like that it doubles as a keyholder too – brilliant!

Imagesource: Photojojo

Hi, I’m Tonia Arnold from Loco-Notions. As a guest blogger on How’sHouse, I’d like to share with you a rather interesting concept today: Chalkboard Paint.

The possibilities of projects that you can do with chalkboard paint are endless. Did you know you can create your own chalkboard paint? Martha Stewart has a great tutorial on how to create your own chalkboard paint at http://www.marthastewart.com/article/make-custom-color-chalkboard-paint?rsc=related

The recipe is very simple…

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Sick and tired of your boring old venetian mini blinds? Been looking to upgrade to fabric shades instead but unwilling to fork out the amount required for these often pricey shades?

Look no further – here’s a cost effective DIY solution from Little Green Notebook on Making Shades Out of Mini Blinds that will allow you to get from…

this:

to this:

and finally this:

You can purchase inexpensive fabric from either Kamdar or Ikea or your local textile store and immediately embark on a project to turn your blinds into fabric shades.

Head on over to Little Green Notebook’s DIY post for a step-by-step guide

Imagesource: Little Green Notebook

No text necessary. Here’s a visual on how to do the job

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Here’s a useful tip from the folks at FamilyHack describing the ‘Simple Non-Toxic Microwave Cleaning‘ method

Place a large coffee mug that is 1/2 full of water in your dirty microwave oven. Bring to a rolling boil, then let it sit in the closed microwave for 10-15 minutes. Wipe clean with a paper towel

Simple as that!

Here are some extra cleaning tips:

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Here’s an excellent money-saving home decor tip from Photojojo on how to make cardboard ring frames. It’s a simple concept really, which provides excellent bang-for-the-buck visual effects which will get your guests talking and complimenting you on your creativity

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My colleague, OT, recently shared a very useful article from Popularmechanics on 5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know. Click here or the image below to read the article.

Getting someone to paint your home can be extremely costly so this is definitely a useful article for those of you who intend to get your hands dirty for a little DIY painting to enjoy huge cost savings.

Problem choosing colours? Read Choosing the Right Colours for Your Home