Identifying Your Homeowner Personality Here's how you can identify your homeowner personality. In fact, how you deal with homeowner tasks will be similar to how you handle other responsibilities. Proactive or Reactive - Do you like getting out in front of problems to take …
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When you buy your first home, you're excited about decorating the way you want. There will also be repairs you can't ignore so our DIY home tips help you decide which repairs to tackle yourself, how to do them and when to hire a professional.
Always remember your first job as Chief Home Manager is to get things done … and done right. This doesn’t mean you have to do it all yourself!
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- What’s Your Homeowner Personality?
- Stay Safe, Stay Home, Stay Busy: 10 Easy Homeowner Projects
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- Best Furniture Pads to Protect Floors
- Fun Ways to Organize Ribbon for Crafting
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Stay Safe, Stay Home, Stay Busy: 10 Easy Homeowner Projects
You're probably home and getting cabin fever. What better time to tackle some of the homeowner projects you've been putting off for months, maybe years? That's why we've put together these 10 easy projects to help you stay busy at home. Everyone likes to do different things, so here are …
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Replacing Baseboard After a Flood
Every house has baseboard which is installed when a house is built. You might replace your baseboard when remodeling or refinishing your floors. If your house floods, replacing baseboard will be one of the many things needed to return your home to it's pre-flood condition. The big question is when …
Best Furniture Pads to Protect Floors
When you move into a brand new house you want to decorate, organize and protect your home so it sparkles forever. Furniture pads will let you move furniture around, knowing your floors are protected from scratches and gouges. The challenge is finding the best furniture pads for your floors and …
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Fun Ways to Organize Ribbon for Crafting
Organizing crafts in your home can be challenging. With lots of quilting fabric, there's enough shelf space for fabric but not enough room for the extras - ribbon, books and more. Learn how to organize ribbon so you're ready for the next project. As I'm still unpacking from my move to …
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How to Repair a Toilet: Learn Why & How to DIY
Hopefully the biggest toilet problem you'll ever have is getting someone to deliver a roll of toilet paper to you when sitting on the throne. But toilets have lots of moving parts and get lots of use. That means you'll probably need to deal with at least one toilet problem in your life as a …
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