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How to Clean Rust Off Your Tools (and Prevent It From Coming Back)
Whether you inherited them from your parents or grandparents, or got them for a great price at a yard sale or flea market, you may have some rusty tools sitting around your home, basement, or garage right now. And maybe one day, you need a wrench, or hammer, or garden trowel, reach for one of…
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15 Smarter Ways You Should Be Using Baking Soda
Remember that person who had a crush on you for years — who hung out right there, by your side, close but not stalking, quietly waiting to be noticed while you messed around with flashier, trendier versions of the real deal? Who, once wizened by adulthood, did you look back on and think, “Huh. They…
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Chores You Only Need to Do Once a Year
There are many annoying chores that need to be done daily: washing dishes, spraying and wiping down kitchen counters, picking toys up off the floor, sweeping. And then there are those that are blessedly much less frequent. It will always suck that we have to do more things, but at least some of them are…
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How to Repair and Revive Your Butcher Block Countertops
Butcher block countertops are convenient and attractive, but if they’re not maintained well, they can crack or even develop mould. You can avoid these issues and keep your kitchen surface functioning and looking like new with a only a little bit of effort.