Home Matters
Window treatments may not be the first thing you notice when you walk into a room, but they are more important than you may think. In addition to adding color and texture to your space, they can help keep your rooms warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, while adding privacy to your…
Clean your dorm room when it’s dirty. Ah, if it were so simple. Technically, it is. Clean your room when it’s dirty. That goes for your bedroom as a child, the terrible, windowless studio you crashed in at the age of 22, the duplex you rented at 25 and the home you mortgaged at 35….
Ovens get dirty: Roasting meat spatters; lasagna overflows; pies drip. Soon you have a black, petrified crust coating the inside of your appliance. Globs of fat are bad — fossilized sugars are even worse. Ordinary oven cleaning forces you to get down on your knees and scrub like mad. Alternatively, you can saturate the stains…
Clean Windows Wash windows on a cloudy, but not rainy day. Working in direct sunlight causes streaks because the cleaning solution dries before you can wipe it off. This is the best time to vacuum the frames and sills. Cool, clear water is the choice of most professional window washers. If windows are very dirty…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.