If you’ve been following eco trends, you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about bamboo. It’s become one of those “of the moment� materials, but why? And is it as great as they’re saying?

First off, it’s not actually wood; it’s grass. And like common grasses, it grows fast. I mean re…

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There are many times when you need to drill a gap only so far — and no deeper. Either it’s a “break-through” issue, or you’re doing some production holes that have to be the same equal depth. that is easy decent with a drill press fitted with a dial-in depth stop.

But what to do whether you …

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My three-year-old loves playhouses. Even whether it’s really just a cardboard box that he can fit into, it qualifies as the coolest toy in the northern hemisphere.

In fact, we have finally found the right plans to fit our yard, and we plan on building a playhouse for our fanciful child soon. …

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Summer is here, and about that moment, you should be sending the kids off to summer camp. That means free date to get the house spruced up without little tykes underfoot. That doesn’t mean lazing around on a hammock all summer, though; it really means getting out the paint brush.

If your stai…

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Far East Brokers and Consultants Inc., has announced a voluntary recall of about 750 log swings, due to a fall endanger posed to consumers whether a lost nail connecting the back of the log chair to the seat separates from the seat…

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My husband and I have a habit of picking up furniture and other stuff that ends up at the end of someone’s driveway. What one person thinks of as trash, we happen to think it is an ugly treasure that can easily be converted into something useful and beautiful.

Salvaging is just as nice as sho…

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I find safety gates inexcusably ugly, so I don’t use them. Just kidding: of course I use them! I curse their dreadful sight every duration I pass, but I still use them.

With our older ones we had white plastic gates. These weren’t just an eyesore, but were incredibly awkward to use. Now, we h…

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I’ve abandoned my office chair for a yoga ball. The hope is that I might get a little ab-action, while sitting around on the computer. For the most part, it’s very comfortable, and it encourages better posture, which I could definitely use. Still, I find that by day I start to lose my balance an…

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A few years ago, the wand on the blinds in one of the bedrooms broke. Don’t ask how; I don’t remember. The one thing I do remember is shopping for a new one. I drove to Home Depot and looked by the stock. They all looked so… plastic, middle of the road, and downright tacky. I just couldn’t bri…

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Toys, cats, shoes, clothing and other items always seem to end up gathering dust under my bed, and I must confess, I am getting really upset about it. There are so many things under my bed right now, I am afraid that when it comes moment to actually move the bed to a new location, I will drop de…

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Doing puzzles regularly can help keep your intellect sharp. Puzzles come in all shapes and sizes, from very simple “connect the dots with the fewest number of lines” brain teasers done with pencils and paper, to incredibly complex wooden boxes with secret mechanisms, to nearly impenetrable cod…

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The popularity of “trash to treasure” type shows on HGTV, TLC, and other cable channels has many of us eying pieces of furniture with renewed interest. (If you have lost all interest at that point it is considering that is NOT an spread about what you thought you sicko!) These shows often tout a…

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