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Feng shui practitioners use cures, also called adjustments, to shift the energy of a space and its inhabitants. Many of these adjustments involve changing aspects of the physical space to redirect the flow of qi, or energy. Here are a few of the most common and easy to apply feng shui adjustments. Commanding Position One of the most foundational adjustments in feng shui is to place your bed, desk, and stove in the commanding position....

Fortunately, there are products that can insulate your floors, making the entire expanse feel warm and cozy. There are also a few tricks that can improve the comfort of existing surface coverings. Here’s how to warm up your floors, from the easy solutions to the more involved ones. Understanding the Properties of Flooring Materials Some flooring materials are warmer than others. If you’re thinking about changing up your flooring, consider the properties of each option for flooring material to determine which ones might work best to keep your feet warm during the coldest months....

King Koil is a mattress brand most famously known for its innerspring and memory foam beds. But the company also makes air beds that it claims are easy to use and durable, and, most importantly, elevate the on-the-go sleeping experience by providing back support and promoting good posture. We wanted to see if the King Koil Luxury Raised Air Mattress, which is backed by the International Chiropractors Association, lived up to the hype....

So what is the difference between a landscape architect and a landscape or garden designer? More than you may realize. Landscape Architects To legally call yourself a landscape architect, you must have a bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in landscape architecture from a university and be licensed by the state. Traditionally, the person has attended a college accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and passed the required exams to become licensed....

Properties of Pyrite Color: Metallic yellowChakra: Solar plexusNumber: Vibrates to 3Planet: MarsZodiac: LeoBagua areas: Xun, LiElements: Fire Origin: Chile, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Spain, UK, USA Pyrite Meaning Pyrite is a popular crystal for many reasons. It’s a powerful protective stone that creates a shield against negative energy. Pyrite has a connection to the solar plexus chakra (chakras are strong energy centers within the body) and is used to increase strength, energy, willpower, and confidence....

Properties of Ruby Color: RedChakra: Heart, RootNumber: Vibrates to 3Planet: MarsZodiac: Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, PigBagua areas: Fame (Li), Wealth (Xun)Elements: FireOrigin: Cambodia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zimbabwe Meaning and Uses of Ruby Ruby’s fiery energy is connected to passion, vitality, and motivation. It can be used to create a protective shield around a property or a person. It’s connected to the heart chakra, and it can invite gentleness, love, and friendship....

What Colors Do They Come In? Depending on the type you get, some can be painted to match the existing ceiling color. Others come in brass, antique brass, and other colors that are made to match the ceiling fan or light fixture. In older homes where you don’t want to do major work like painting everything, just updating things like lighting, and so on, a medallion is a great choice. Sometimes when you take down an old light fixture, there is a large cover on the light or the light itself is very wide....

When grown outside, it has small, tubular, dangling pinkish-gray flowers that bloom at the start of the warm season; the plant often declines after blooming. These plantlets add interest and make Kalanchoe daigremontiana very easy to propagate from. It is unlike other Kalanchoe species that have more remarkable flowers. Light The mother of thousands prefers a bright spot in your home where it can appreciate several hours of light. However, too much direct and intense afternoon sun can result in leaf scorch, so position them in indirect light....

If you have a mature plant, you may get the chance to see it bloom—although their blooms are not nearly as spectacular as their velvet foliage. In fact, many growers choose to cut off the green flower spathes in order to redirect the plants energy back to their beautiful foliage. Light Philodendron melanochrysum naturally grow as forest understory plants where they receive dappled, indirect light. When grown indoors, it is best to try and replicate these conditions by choosing a location for your melanochrysum that receives bright, indirect light....

Take a Humorous Approach In adulthood, the 30th birthday is commonly a major milestone. And on this birthday, many people often feel much older than they actually are. So if your birthday honoree is a good sport with a sense of humor, it can be funny to throw them an “over the hill” birthday party. When you host an “over the hill” party, ask guests to bring small gag gifts that tease the honoree about how old they have become....

Grounding Plastic boxes are nonconductive, which means they won’t conduct electricity if they’re touched by a live wire. Having a nonconductive box is good in most cases, but in some electrical systems it can create a problem. The nice thing about nonconductive boxes is that they don’t need to be grounded. That is, they don’t need a ground connection to the box itself. By contrast, metal boxes, which are conductive, must be grounded to the circuit grounding system, usually with a short wire called a pigtail that connects the box to the circuit’s ground wire(s)....

When to Add Carpeting to Stairs When the Stairs Need Freshening Functional, builder-grade stairs—stairs that exist only to move people up and down, with zero concern for aesthetics—can be improved with carpeting. It is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting. Carpet works wonders on stairs like this. Beautiful hardwood stairs will be ruined by the addition of carpeting because the tack strips need to be nailed down, creating holes in the wood....

The quince tree shouldn’t be confused with the ornate flowering shrub also referred to as quince. This is an entirely different plant known as the Japanese quince from the genus Chaenomeles. In America, the quince does not rank up with apples, cherries, and peaches when it comes to favorite harvested fruits. As a food crop, the quince tree falls behind because of the amount of work and time it takes to produce a harvest, and the tree is susceptible to a contagious disease called fire blight....