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Different areas of the house have different lighting, activities, and microclimates that call for different types of paint. So, if you’re painting just one room or many rooms, you can tailor paint types and paint glosses to any room or surface: basement, kitchen, ceiling, bathroom, trim, and cabinets. Type: Interior wall paintComposition: 100-percent acrylic latexSheen: Flat or a greater sheen, though most homeowners choose eggshell or satin Type: Interior wall paintComposition: Latex enamelSheen: Satin, eggshell, or semi-gloss...

Even if you do find the time to spend hours cleaning, it can feel like you’ve only made a barely noticeable dent in the never-ending pile of tasks. When one load of laundry is done another seems to always be waiting and as soon as you clear the clutter from one space, the mess in another room is lurking just around the corner. It doesn’t help that cleaning isn’t the most enjoyable way to spend time either....

Statement Lighting Every home needs at least one great light. It could be a statement chandelier, a sculptural table lamp, a modern floor lamp, or a great sconce. A unique, statement piece will be a super conversation starter and will add some wow factor to the room. A Tray Trays are great for a couple of reasons. The first is that they’re great for carrying multiple items at the same time but even better than that, they can be used to corral accessories on a table surface and lend a sense of organization to decorative vignettes....

For the most part, your home’s humidity levels should be between 30 and 50 percent to ensure optimal indoor air quality. If humidity levels get too high, your home can be more susceptible to mildew and bacteria growth. On the other hand, if your humidity levels are too low, it can cause all kinds of issues ranging from dry eyes and skin to common illnesses like the flu. So, in an attempt to hit the ideal home humidity goals, we ran the hOmelabs 70-Pint Dehumidifier in our eternally damp basement....

Homeowners have been doing their own electrical work for years. Knowing this, many municipal permitting agencies offer tests that allow the homeowners to legally do their own work and obtain permits. These tests are called homeowners’ electrical exams. What a Homeowners Electrical Exam Is For many big and/or technical projects around the home, building departments require permits for the work. Many of these permits must be obtained by licensed tradespeople, such as electricians or plumbers....

Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. Entire hotel brand empires have been built around the mythological comfort of their luxurious bed linens. Who wouldn’t want to bring a little slice of the good life back home with them? Crisp, clean elegance is what distinguishes a hotel sheet from its humble domestic cousin, and we were curious to see where the 680 Thread Count Supima Cotton Sheets that Hotel Collection makes for Macy’s sat on the bed linen food chain....

Patience Pays Off Unlike other vegetables, asparagus takes considerable patience because it takes three years before you can harvest the spears. This takes some discipline on your part because the spears will appear in the first and second year, but if you harvest them then, you will very likely kill the plants—or at least seriously stunt their production for future years. But if you have planted the crown correctly, fertilized appropriately, and cared for your asparagus for two years, in the spring of your third year, your plants will produce a crop that will provide you fresh asparagus each year from early spring until July 1 for about 15 years or so....

The primary signs of winter kill are patches of lawn that remain brown or bare after the grass normally returns to healthy green growth in the spring. For the most part, turfgrasses that are well cared for will be resilient and strong, but winter weather can be unforgiving for even the healthiest lawns. The dead patches that have suffered winter kill can take months to fill in again on their own, and some causes may even require you to reseed or resod the lawn....

This easy DIY project made of wood lattice will be much more attractive than fabricated vinyl latticework, and you can tailor the size to meet any need. Climbing vines can later be trained on the latticework to further hide the eyesore in question or gain added privacy. A planting bed or some low shrubs at the base of the screen completes the picture. If using this screen to block an air conditioning unit, make sure to set it back far enough to provide plenty of ventilation and to ensure easy access if repair work is needed....

The Parts of a Recessed Light Housing: Some recessed fixtures are all one piece, but most are made as two pieces. In a two-piece fixture, the housing is the piece that is mounted to the ceiling. Trim is inserted into the housing. Depending on the type of housing and trim you choose, you may have to remove the trim to install the light bulb. Wattage: Every electric lighting fixture is rated for the maximum wattage of the incandescent light bulb or bulbs that you can safely use in it....

For most people, calm and soothing colors are best in a bedroom. However, you may prefer deep, bright, or saturated colors to help you feel more awake, alert, or romantic. Set the right mood by considering how to pick colors for bedroom walls from these three groups of popular hues. Soothing Neutrals Neutral colors are always safe and classic choices for a bedroom. Popular neutral colors include: Read more about our Diversity and Inclusion Pledge to make The Spruce a site where all feel welcome....

Knowing a little about the types of cutters on the market can help you select the right one for your project. You will have several dedicated cutters to choose from, designed to cut specific materials, as well as some general-purpose cutting tools that can be adapted to cut plumbing pipes. While these tools are known as copper tubing cutters, they can work for a variety of pipe materials: Rigid copper plumbing pipeFlexible copper tubingPVC plasticABS plasticCPVC plasticEMT (Electrical Metal Tubing)...