Wall tile dramatically changes the appearance of your walls. White tiles with metro borders provide kitchens a vintage texture; stone tile on a shower wall evokes a sense of sophistication and luxury. Over time, the mortar holding a wall tile…
Preformed molded ponds are created using plastic or hard rubber liners which establish the form of the pond. All these lakes can be set up in the ground or as lifted ponds which are surrounded by concrete or brick. Over…
The jade plant (Crassula ovata), an evergreen succulent plant indigenous to South Africa, does not want large amounts of water and can be kept indoors for most of the year. Jade plants are recommended to beginners as easy bonsai due…
Ground cover plants stay low to the ground, keeping the soil cool by giving shade. The areas around ponds stay wet most of the year and this water retention can drown many plants that favor normal to dry dirt. On…
Sizing is not much different from wallpaper glue — in actuality, in many cases it is just thinned glue. Background hangers apply sizing to seal the wall before papering, and if you eliminate the newspaper, the last step is to…
Applying a remedy to a interior block wall is rather different from simply slapping a coat of latex onto formerly painted wood or a sheet-rock wall. Concrete is much more complex chemically compared to these walls, with a pH rating…
Crystal-clear shower doors add a touch of sparkle to your bathroom which makes everything else shine, even if you don’t get around to bathroom cleaning as frequently as you’d like. In comparison to faucets, sinks and toilets, shower doors are…
Lipstick that comes into contact with a wall is most likely going to leave a mark. The earlier you work on its cleanup, the larger the likelihood of success, before the pigments become a part of the wall surface. Eliminate…
Several plants lay claim to the common title “poppy.” The most comfortable is the common or opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), which can be grown for its flowers as well as its seeds. Poppy seeds are many different colors. Opium Poppy…
Everyone knows that little lambs eat ivy (Hedera spp.) , however, the gustatory tastes of termites tend to be. In fact, termites don’t eat ivy. Homeowners are advised to get rid of ivy for a measure, but not since the…