Steps in Refilling Outdoor Wall Cracks

Your house has walls that face the outside. The repair of these walls and other walls outside the house is part of home improvement. Outdoor walls are always subjected to heat, rain and temperature changes that make them crack. This wear and tear needs to be addressed to preserve the beauty, strength and life of the wall. For this home improvement activity, you will need render mix, exterior stabilising solution, trowel, sponge, wire brush, sandpaper, water and an old paint brush. Step 1 – Clean the crack from dust, moss, plants and any other objects. Do this until the last dust in the crack by picking up tiny dust using a paint brush dipped...

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An Introduction to Learning Kitchen Organisation

Home improvement is an activity that encompasses many goals including beautification, comfort, maintenance and repair, additional space, saving energy and safety and preparedness. Kitchen organisation points toward all these. The kitchen is a part of the home which is very much used and used for a very important function of storing food and preparing them for consumption. Thus most home owners keep their kitchen in excellent condition. Orderliness and sanitation are two essentials of a properly managed kitchen. You may start home improvement by organising your kitchen. To start managing your kitchen, determine the things that are still useful, functional or consumable and those which are not. Do not hold on to or hoard things that you no longer need. Keeping things that you do not or...

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How to Paint Kitchen Countertops

Painting your kitchen countertop is one of the top home improvement activities because it will enable you to create for your kitchen, where you spend time everyday cooking, a new and inviting view without the expense of a major renovation. If you know how to paint a wall, painting kitchen countertops will not be a total home improvement stranger to you. First, you need to clean your kitchen countertop thoroughly. Use warm  soapy water in removing the dirt and rinse with fresh, clean water. Make sure no grease and cooking oil are left on the surface so that the paint will completely stick to the countertop surface.  Provide a more porous surface for the primer to stick to by removing the shiny coating from the laminate. To do this, sand the countertop surface with a fine to medium...

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Colour Basics: Do’s and Don’ts

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }a:link { } Choosing the right colour palette can indeed be daunting, but don’t lose hope especially when your doing the project yourself. With these home improvement tips for colour choice, we make the task simple for you. Avoid these 7 Colour Mistakes Don’t overlook the basics. Yes, choosing a colour palette can be difficult, but look on the bright side and set yourself up for success by learning the colour wheel and how the different colour schemes would work. The colours in the colour consist of the primary (red, blue, yellow), secondary (green, orange, violet), and tertiary (light green, yellow-orange, and blue-violet). Don’t forget 60-30-10. These numbers represent the colour principal which is used to create aesthetically pleasing schemes....

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DIY 101: 3 Elements in Interior Design

If you’re going the DIY route but wants professional-looking results when putting enhancements in your interior decor, we share to you the three principles of interior design. Effective interior design not only breathes with functionality but also creates a mood showing off the personality of the family living in there. Ensuring decorating success means having the interplay of function, mood, and personality in your interior design. FunctionMore than just eye appeal, decorating and adding pieces to a room has to work for you and the family. Here’s how to put it together one element to another: Focal point – every design should have this, which is a piece or place that first attracts the eyes. Furniture – place furniture in their most functional places; if it’s too large or too small, take...

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