Home & Garden

How often you need to stain your log home will depend on the color of stain you choose and how well you did the log staining prep work mentioned here. Lighter stains will need to be reapplied every 2-3 years. Darker stains can last 4-5 years. Here are more log home maintenance tips and things to watch for.

Here are some tips for staying organized and saving time when your log cabin is your home away from home.

Need to replace a toilet seat? I just replaced three. Here are the choices and characteristics of toilet seats that might affect your decision when picking out a new toilet seat and lid.

Ever wonder what those black lines are along the edges of your carpet -- at the baseboards and under doorways? The black stuff that looks like soot is called 'filtration soil'. Filtration Soiling comes from dirty air ducts -- among other things. Here's what to do about it.

Blue painters tape is utterly INDISPENSABLE around the house! It's great because it sticks to the surface, but leaves no sticky residue when removed.

A melamine foam sponge is the one I use most when cleaning. Curious about the safety of melamine foam? Here's what you need to know about melamine sponges and how they work.

Here are the best ways to store paint so you can actually reuse what's leftover at some point.

Big Oven is the first recipe program to meet my recipe organization needs. Review of BigOven, Mastercook, Mealmaster, Cookn, Living Cookbook, Now You're Cooking.

See why Cooklist is the BEST app for storing recipes! I use it to: Track items in my pantry. Find recipes using what's in my pantry. Update my grocery list.