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Curtains can gather dust and stains from pets, spills, and other factors. Here's how you can use hydrogen peroxide to keep your curtains clean.

Why Hydrogen Peroxide Is Your Best Ally In Taking Curtains From Dingy To Dazzling

Once a lux look, mirrored closet doors can give your space a dated feel. Give this '80s feature a modern upgrade on the cheap with these brilliant DIY ideas.

Stunning DIY Hacks To Give Mirror Closet Doors A Modern Upgrade

If you're looking to put up a steel shed, here are two options for concrete bases to consider. We also outline one particular base you would do well to avoid.

Concrete Base Solutions For A Steel Shed (& 1 To Avoid)

Your kitchen cabinets are one of the last places you want to find ants invading. Whether you're trying to deter or banish them, these essential oils can help.

8 Essential Oils To Naturally Deter Ants From Invading Kitchen Cabinets

All it takes to DIY this simple and adorable Halloween decoration for your home is some school glue and googly eyes. We'll show you how to do it.

All You Need Is School Glue To Make These Adorable Ghost Decorations

Have Indian meal moths taken over your pantry and are now feasting on your grains? Luckily, you can keep them away with essential oils. Here's how.

These Essential Oils Could Keep Indian Meal Moths Out Of Your Pantry Cabinets

Cleaning your pillows is a chore that's oft-overlooked. Still, people have strong opinions on how to do it; here's what we know about this controversial method.

This Controversial Pillow Cleaning Method Has Everyone In Hot Debate

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It's been eight years since beloved former child star and Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke died from sepsis (a ruptured intestine) at only 69 in 2016. She was also the recipient of two Golden Globes, three Emmys, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the 1960s, she was the star of her own TV sitcom. In the mid-1980s, she served as President of the Screen Actors Guild. Through it all, she was married four times (including once to actor John Austin), had three sons, and never stopped acting. This is her tragic yet triumphant story.

In Memory of Former Child Star and Oscar-winning Actress Patty Duke: 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

Bathroom mirrors can get dirty easily, from splashes of water to fingerprint smudges and toothbrush spatter. Joanna Gaines' design tip keeps them cleaner.

Joanna Gaines' Bathroom Design Tip Makes Keeping Mirrors Clean Easy

Are all your pieces of jewelry haphazardly placed in a drawer? This can lead to tangled items. To avoid this, try making a DIY egg carton organizer.

Avoid Cluttered Drawers & Tangled Jewelry With A DIY Egg Carton Organizer

Is your pantry cluttered and messy, making it impossible to grab items quickly? These top-selling IKEA baskets can bring order and organize the space.

IKEA's Popular Baskets Are Perfect For Creating The Organized Pantry Of Your Dreams

If chipmunks are a problem in your yard or garden, you might want to seek out a natural way to deter them. We spoke to a biologist to see if this hack works.

Why Do People Use Baking Soda To Deter Chipmunks & Does It Actually Work?

Coffee grounds have loads of uses around the garden, and people online are finding new reasons to spread them around their plants, like adding nutrients.

Why People Sprinkle Coffee Grounds On Their Pepper Plants (& Should You Try It?)

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Are you ready to make your home cozy for fall? Instead of going out and buying decorations, learn how to make an adorable lantern out of a milk carton.

Light Up Your Home This Fall With An Adorable Milk Carton Lantern

A water softener system can improve your water heater efficiency, among other benefits. Here are the ones at Home Depot that customers like best.

The 3 Best Water Softener Systems At Home Depot, According To Reviews

If you're getting rid of an old piece of furniture, first consider if you can repurpose its legs for these clever DIYs that can work indoors or outdoors.

20 Genius Ways To Repurpose Old Furniture Legs Around Your Home & Garden

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Used coffee grounds are a popular fertilizer for home gardens and houseplants, but you might want to rethink adding it to struggling aloe plants.

Will Coffee Grounds Help Aloe Vera Plants Grow Or Just Make Things Worse

If you're wanting to grow pink roses in your garden, it's an understatement to say you have options - here's a list of our favorites to get you started.

Usher In Fall With This Easy DIY Festive Forest-Scented Toilet Bomb

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