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How to Strip and Refinish a Dining Table
How to properly strip and refinish a dining table using a non-toxic stripping gel, without sanding too deep or getting a splotchy finish.
Are There Easy Ways to Whiten Teeth Without Whitening Strips?
Most brands of whitening strips, typically sold in drugstores, work by bleaching teeth with peroxide. Some, though, contain an enamel-damaging ingredient called chlorine dioxide -- the same stuff used to clean swimming pools. If you'd rather avoid putting strips in your mouth, you have other options. Stores sell teeth-bleaching agents in a...
How Comic Strips Help Kids Read and Learn
The key to getting your child excited about reading might be in the comics section. Plus, get tools to help your kid make a comic strip!
Do these 10 big brands look better stripped back?
What would happen if you stripped the packaging of well-known brands down to their basics?
What to Do When You Wake Up in the Middle of the Night and Can't Fall Back Asleep
A dead simple fix for those who find themselves awake and restless in the middle of the night.
10 Minimalist Decor Ideas for Stripped Aesthetics—or Budgets
These tabletops and other event designs use simple materials and color palettes for maximum impact. A minimalist design look, whether on tabletops or applied to other decor elements, can serve multiple functions.
3 Questions to Ask Your Child Every Night
Ask your child these 3 questions every night to help your child learn how to verbally express themselves and to help you learn about their day.
What's Keeping Investors Up At Night?
People tend to worry about things they cannot control, but they should focus instead on proper diversification and lowering fees.
5 Reasons Why Night Owls Are Highly Productive
It is time to debunk the myth that early risers are more productive than Night Owls. There are many proven advantages that Night Owls have, find out which!
Renter-Approved: Smart Ideas for Using Adhesive Hooks & Strips Everywhere
Renters in search of drill-free methods to hang their wall decor are undoubtedly familiar with the removable adhesive hook
The Scary Truth About What You Did Last Night In Bed
Did you get less than 7 hours of sleep? Thought so (40% of Americans do). Averaging that much can kill you—literally. Sleep is just as vital to good health as diet and exercise, and not getting enough can lead to diabetes, obesity, and heart trouble. Now scientists are adding one more wake-up call to that list: Lack of sleep damages the brain. As in, gives you attention lapses, memory loss and even possibly Alzheimer’s disease.Here's what happens when you don't get enough sleep:
Can you complete the titles of these classic newspaper comic strips?
How to Drink All Night But Never Get Drunk
Jim Koch knows beer. He also knows a beer trick that may change your life.
How to Drive at Night
While it may be difficult to tell whether a black shape in front of your headlights is a deer or a pedestrian when you're driving late at night, it's not hard to see why night driving can be so daunting for many drivers. Despite the fact...
Have Trouble Sleeping All the Way Through the Night? Try Bit of This “Ideal Liver Fuel” Before...
This naturopath and author has seen amazing results using this simple trick...
How to Dry Out Your Cell Phone
Even if a wet cellphone seems dead, there's a good chance it can be resuscitated as long as you act fast. This is a DIY moment: Your phone's warranty probably doesn't cover water damage.
How a Fruit Juice Cleanse Affects Your Body
Stripped of essential nutrients, detox diets can be downright dangerous
