After the unforgettable pinkish slime incident in the bathroom at my grandparents’ house, I became quite nervous and panicky about mold and other similar nuisances. If you’ve ever dealt with it, you’ll know—you don’t want mold and dangerous bacteria thriving on your bathroom walls. Bathrooms, by their very nature, get wet all the time. They’re damp, steamy …
This object is an old-fashioned damper control, once a common feature in homes with convection-flow hot air furnaces. These controls, often located on walls or floors, operated a system of mechanical dampers within the heating ducts. The chain would be pulled or adjusted using the dial to open or close the dampers, controlling the flow …
Growing up, I lived in a 100-year-old home. It had the typical dark, damp, and very unfinished basement, complete with a random, singular toilet in one corner of the basement floor. I never paid this toilet much attention as we of course did not use it, but when I became an adult and started renovating …
When it comes to kitchen storage, we often overlook a valuable and often underestimated space – the cabinets located above your refrigerator. These cabinets can be a hidden gem for decluttering your kitchen and making the most of every inch of storage space. Store Small Kitchen Appliances One of the most common uses for the …
Just picture it: you are in the bathroom, perhaps brushing your teeth, or maybe you are just being, and suddenly you look over and see it. Something…pink? Not bubble gum pink. More like strange, slimy streaky pink, by the drain. Or maybe the bottom edge of the shower curtain. Or even in that little hidey …
If you own a dog, you already know there are those inevitable times when you have to leave your pup home alone. Between work and other outings, it’s nearly impossible to bring your dog everywhere. But how long is too long to leave your dog at home by themselves? The acceptable time period may be …
So, you’re strolling through the grocery store, minding your own business, maybe going for the usual Coke (because, you know, you have your usual Coke)—and then you look down at the bottle. The cap. It’s yellow. Not the usual red, not black, not some seasonal promotion thing—simply bright yellow, like your soda is suddenly wearing …
A few U.S. dollar bills bear strange marks — small stamps, pentagrams or a small pair of initials not found on the official symbol. People call them chop marks, and they bear witness to a global journey through foreign markets and money exchanges. What Are Chop Marks? Chop marks are small, clipped symbols stamped on U.S. bills …
Going to Sunday service in a mid-century Protestant congregation likely lingers in your mind. Perhaps because of the small box of wood that was attached to the back of the pew. It did not have a lid. There were holes evenly spaced across the top, and the compartment beneath those holes held cups, and the …
A dusty attic and a secret safe That was in the late 1970s. You’re with your grandparents, searching through the attic of their old Victorian home in a quiet suburb. The dust fills the air, and each breath carries nostalgia. As you walk, you feel something hard below the tattered carpet. Curiosity kicks in. You tug at the tattered fabric …