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Their digital catalog is certainly an inspiration with almost 300 glossy pages filled with beautifully styled rooms that will inspire you to transform your home, so it looks like it came straight from the pages of the IKEA catalog. The IKEA catalog is packed with just what you need for your living room, bedroom, kitchen, children’s rooms, and other living spaces inside your home and out. Whether you’re looking for a simple solution for a problem area, a seasonal refresh, or to completely makeover a room, it’s sure to give you some great ideas....

Here are six tips for growing tomatoes in hot climates.

A framing hammer might not be part of that collection—at least, not yet. For larger projects, a framing hammer can reduce effort, eliminate sore thumbs, and drive nails into wood with more force than regular claw hammers can. Framing Hammer vs. Claw Hammer At a quick glance, it’s hard to tell the difference between a framing hammer and a conventional hammer, often known as a claw hammer. Both hammers have steel heads with a striking face at one end for hammering in nails....

One of these specialty items is a lock washer, and you’ve likely used it without even knowing its purpose. While you may have heard the somewhat self-explanatory term tossed around in the DIY world, you might not fully understand what a lock washer is and how to properly use it. Lock Washer vs. Standard Washer A standard washer is simply designed to spread the load of the fastener against the material that’s being fastened....

Torque wrenches can also be used on bicycles, lawnmowers, and other small engines, like snowmobiles or motorcycles. Torque Wrench Types In order to learn how to use a torque wrench, it’s necessary to have a basic understanding of the various types and how they function. Beam torque wrenches have a long arm or beam that attaches to the head of the tool, with a scale located near the end of the handle....

The answer is yes, in some situations using coffee when gardening is not only acceptable but a good idea. There are some caveats, though. Using Leftover Coffee Grounds Coffee grounds are a good source of nitrogen in your compost pile or when added directly to the soil in the garden. If added in fairly large amounts, they can raise the acidity level of the soil for acid-loving plants such as blueberries, azaleas, and rhododendrons....

This is good news for those trying to decorate on a budget. Scale and proportion, two very common interior design terms, are what make a home or room warm and inviting. Both of these can be easily be accomplished by DIY decorators, and neither one costs a dime. Scale vs. Proportion Scale and proportion in interior design do refer to different things. “Scale” tends to refer to how an item relates to the size of the room or to something else—like you!...

See how much paint you need with The Spruce’s paint calculator. Bold contrast works perfectly for creating stripes, and high contrast can pack a heavy design punch. Horizontal stripes can make a short room feel wider and thus larger (or vertical stripes can make a wall feel taller). You’ll want to consider whether stripes should be on just one feature wall in the space rather than the whole room. Too many stripes can be overpowering....

I frequently share my favorite finds from these two flea markets on social and am often met with shocked reactions from my Instagram followers who can’t believe my scores. Last December, I sourced a vintage Dior trunk at the Chelsea Flea, which I use in my apartment as a decorative piece. Both at the Chelsea Flea and the Grand Bazaar, I’ve also snagged designer shoes and outwear and have picked up artwork and decorative pieces galore—there’s always so much beautiful glassware to be found, in particular!...

And I must illustrate these tales,Must imitate the northern galesThat toss the native man’s canoe,And show the way he paddles, too.If in the story comes a bear,I have to pause and sniff the airAnd show the way he climbs the treesTo steal the honey from the bees. And then I buzz like angry beesAnd sting him on his nose and kneesAnd howl in pain, till mother cries:“That pair will never shut their eyes,While all that noise up there you make;You’re simply keeping them awake....

Aside from their interesting foliage, these plants are notable for the range of their common names. Besides blood leaf, they are known as the chicken gizzard plant, the beefsteak plant, and other descriptive names. They are more common in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes them novelties in the northern hemisphere. In its native habitat or when grown outdoors in the right conditions, the plant can grow to be 5 feet tall with a 3-foot spread....

Different Materials Birds use a wide variety of nesting material, from grasses, mosses, and twigs to animal fur, bits of string, mosses, mud, spider silk, and more. Some birds will even use more unique materials such as strips of plastic bags, snakeskin, or aluminum foil. Despite the variety of materials different birds may use, however, they can be picky about exactly what they choose to construct their nests with and how different materials are interwoven....