House Fixing Solutions

Packing Tips: Open Me First

Moving to Boston is now very easy to do; with dedicated online search tools just a few clicks away, you can now find the best North End moving company – or one based in other areas of Boston – in a matter of minutes. The actual moving day will be even more enjoyable with everything properly planned, including the task of packing and unpacking. To help you pack and unpack items properly, here’s a simple system you can use.

Start by packing items you will need on a day-to-day basis. Mark these items as “Essentials” and group them based on rooms. When pa Read full post…

Where To Find Packing Supplies Cheap

If you are getting ready to move then you probably don’t have a lot of extra money just laying around and that is why it is imperative that you find cheap packing supplies. What you need to understand is that you will not find cheap packing supplies at a moving place so don’t even bother looking there. A lot of people think that a moving place/business would have a lot of great deals on moving supplies but the truth is they charge about double what you would pay somewhere else.

The first place I would look is a wholesale store of some kind. The Read full post…

Table This

Found this cool table that also acts like a shefl on Huset, a website devoted to Scandinavian design. The designer, Philip Edis, was apparently inspired by a clown he saw as a child spinning several hula hoops. What do you think? Cool or crazy? Price is $500.

DIY Instant New Dresser…or Whatever

A reader brought this website to my attention and I’m so glad she did (thanks, Rachel!). I have a dresser in desperate need of an overall thanks to some “creative” painting and decoupaging by my then-teenage daughter. I just painted over it when it became my son’s, but now that son is in college and I’m heading into his room for my next re-do. O’verlays by Danika and Cheyle are basically PVC foam composites that you place on dressers and then paint however you want. The possibilities are, obviously, as you can see from these photos endless. What a great idea, don’t you think? Which one do

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Seven Year Gold: 65 Bags of It!! And one to give away

Back in February, I got an astonishing email from John Stanton:

Seven Year Gold is a 100% organic fertilizer made from horse manure which has composted for over seven years! Our composting process reaches temperatures over 130 degrees so all weed seeds and pathogens are eliminated, leaving gardeners with a pure, safe and very effective fertilizer. We are so proud of our product, we had it analyzed and guaranteed by Penn State University. I have set aside one full pallet (65 bags) for Cold Climate Gardening if you are interested.

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Chair Lust

The picture says it all here as far as I’m concerned. Just LOVE. THIS. I want it NOW. It’s available at Anthropologie online only for $1,598. Pricey I know but a girl can dream, right?