How do I get rid of Silver Fish?
Q. I keep getting silver fish in my apt. My apt. is really clean and in very good shape. I only see them upstairs in the bedroom way up on the walls.. How do I get rid of them and why are they in my bedroom?
A. Apartment is the key word. Most of the time apts may have a small attic...in a closet, etc...and most of the time they are all connected to other apts up there in the crawl space. This is why Apts/Condos/Duplexes can continue to have pest problems even if you are meticulously clean. Silverfish eat the glue from boxes, book bindings, and other paper products. Women now like to store shoes in the original box...good for shoes...better for roaches and silverfish. Hint, remove un-needed paper products and boxes.
Dusty damp places such as attics and closets are favorites.
Keep them tidy and organized. Move things and treat with home defense pesticides once in awhile. Behind bathroom mirrors is a favorite spot also. (Moisture)
If you have an attic...set a bug bomb off up there about once a month or as labeled on the can. Inspect your home/dwelling for any cracks, crevices, and open entry points and seal them up. Check plumbing pipes to see if the caps against the wall are tight.
Crack and crevice treatments with a home defense spray are a lot "Safer" than applying acidic powders to your home...especially if you have kids and pets. Read the label on anything you will apply.
Dusty damp places such as attics and closets are favorites.
Keep them tidy and organized. Move things and treat with home defense pesticides once in awhile. Behind bathroom mirrors is a favorite spot also. (Moisture)
If you have an attic...set a bug bomb off up there about once a month or as labeled on the can. Inspect your home/dwelling for any cracks, crevices, and open entry points and seal them up. Check plumbing pipes to see if the caps against the wall are tight.
Crack and crevice treatments with a home defense spray are a lot "Safer" than applying acidic powders to your home...especially if you have kids and pets. Read the label on anything you will apply.
Desperate for storage or tips to make more room in a tiny space?
Q. I have 5 kids in one room........yep 5 in one room! We are trying to change our basement into 2 rooms but for now I need to figure out how to have all their stuff in there and not be all over the floor. I have bought the under the bed storage containers and the closet is stuffed. Any advice you can give would be helpful.
A. Go Vertical: Consider tall furniture rather than wide to preserve precious floor space.
Use Your Walls: Add a shelf or rack to display a favorite collection or for hanging hats, ties and scarves.
Stash It in Style: Today's occasional tables offer plenty of storage with drawers, shelves and cubbies plus glass-topped display space for collectibles.
Stack 'em: Stackable and folding chairs are excellent ways to keep a supply of seating for a dinner party, holiday gatherings or drop-in guests.
Sweet Dreams: Sleep better knowing that you've taken advantage of the valuable space under the bed�in style. Use decorative boxes and storage bins to stow out-of-season clothing, wrapping paper, sporting goods or anything else.
Retractable Doors: When shopping for an armoire or entertainment center, look for ones with retractable doors to provide more space when the doors are open.
Try the Kids' Department: Youth furniture is designed to fit into smaller rooms but also accommodates adults just fine. Have a small guest bedroom or a little alcove office? A child's dresser or desk might be the perfect fit.
Rollin', Rollin', Rollin': Many pieces of furniture have wheels�whether it is a sofa, a coffee table, a storage shelf, kitchen table or an ottoman. Enjoy extra mobility and function with a wheeled piece of furniture that is fashionable and practical.
Don't Leaf It Out: If a full-size dining room table is just too big for the dining area, ask your retailer about one with removable leaves.
Accent It: A mirror is always a nice accent to any room, but especially a small one. Mirrors add light and depth when space is limited. And the right accessories will highlight one's personal style and enhance the intimacy of a small space.
If you're looking for a cozy, intimate space, you're in luck. By using soft, snuggly upholstered pieces, dark, warm tones, and dramatic lighting, your tiny corner can become a wonderful private space.
Clear Out the Clutter
There's nothing that makes a small space feel cramped more than having too much stuff.
Small Space Design
Work out ways to get collections out of view, organized behind doors, table skirts, or on shelves. With things neatly arranged and out of sight, the space that is in view will feel orderly and open.
Open the Way
With furniture and accessories blocking the view into a room and out to open spaces, a room will look cramped. By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you'll open up the space and make it feel larger. You can also choose short pieces of furniture like an ottoman, an armless, open chair, or a low table, and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than out in the open space. If you can see the floor, the room will look larger.
Chooser Soft, Light Hues
Whereas dark, warm colors make a space feel cozy and intimate, light, cool colors make a space feel open and airy. For optimum effect, select soft tones of blues and greens.
Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme
Choose colors that are in the same color family and use tone-on-tone woven upholstery fabrics, textured wall finishes, delicate tonal drapery fabrics. Cool colors and delicate warm colors on most surfaces give the room a more open look.
Coordinate Wall and Furniture Colors
Contrasting colors tend to break up a space. Pieces of furniture are less interrupting and tend to blend with the space if they're colored to match the wall color.
Let in the Light
Any room will look larger if it's well-lit, either by natural light or artificial lighting. Get rid of heavy draperies and open up the windows to let the light of the outdoors into the space. Add more lamps or install track lighting or recessed lighting.
Use Your Walls: Add a shelf or rack to display a favorite collection or for hanging hats, ties and scarves.
Stash It in Style: Today's occasional tables offer plenty of storage with drawers, shelves and cubbies plus glass-topped display space for collectibles.
Stack 'em: Stackable and folding chairs are excellent ways to keep a supply of seating for a dinner party, holiday gatherings or drop-in guests.
Sweet Dreams: Sleep better knowing that you've taken advantage of the valuable space under the bed�in style. Use decorative boxes and storage bins to stow out-of-season clothing, wrapping paper, sporting goods or anything else.
Retractable Doors: When shopping for an armoire or entertainment center, look for ones with retractable doors to provide more space when the doors are open.
Try the Kids' Department: Youth furniture is designed to fit into smaller rooms but also accommodates adults just fine. Have a small guest bedroom or a little alcove office? A child's dresser or desk might be the perfect fit.
Rollin', Rollin', Rollin': Many pieces of furniture have wheels�whether it is a sofa, a coffee table, a storage shelf, kitchen table or an ottoman. Enjoy extra mobility and function with a wheeled piece of furniture that is fashionable and practical.
Don't Leaf It Out: If a full-size dining room table is just too big for the dining area, ask your retailer about one with removable leaves.
Accent It: A mirror is always a nice accent to any room, but especially a small one. Mirrors add light and depth when space is limited. And the right accessories will highlight one's personal style and enhance the intimacy of a small space.
If you're looking for a cozy, intimate space, you're in luck. By using soft, snuggly upholstered pieces, dark, warm tones, and dramatic lighting, your tiny corner can become a wonderful private space.
Clear Out the Clutter
There's nothing that makes a small space feel cramped more than having too much stuff.
Small Space Design
Work out ways to get collections out of view, organized behind doors, table skirts, or on shelves. With things neatly arranged and out of sight, the space that is in view will feel orderly and open.
Open the Way
With furniture and accessories blocking the view into a room and out to open spaces, a room will look cramped. By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you'll open up the space and make it feel larger. You can also choose short pieces of furniture like an ottoman, an armless, open chair, or a low table, and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than out in the open space. If you can see the floor, the room will look larger.
Chooser Soft, Light Hues
Whereas dark, warm colors make a space feel cozy and intimate, light, cool colors make a space feel open and airy. For optimum effect, select soft tones of blues and greens.
Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme
Choose colors that are in the same color family and use tone-on-tone woven upholstery fabrics, textured wall finishes, delicate tonal drapery fabrics. Cool colors and delicate warm colors on most surfaces give the room a more open look.
Coordinate Wall and Furniture Colors
Contrasting colors tend to break up a space. Pieces of furniture are less interrupting and tend to blend with the space if they're colored to match the wall color.
Let in the Light
Any room will look larger if it's well-lit, either by natural light or artificial lighting. Get rid of heavy draperies and open up the windows to let the light of the outdoors into the space. Add more lamps or install track lighting or recessed lighting.
What are some good activities for a 3 year old and two 20 months olds to do together?
Q. My kids don't seem to play together very well. Is it just age difference? I'd like to foster some good sibling time, so please suggest activities that are age appropriate for all my kids and don't require an extremely long set up or clean up- With kids these ages, I don't have a lot of time for it.
A. My daughters are 3 years and 21 months, so I'll tell you some things that they like to do. (They're 17 months apart in age and don't really play together as much as they play side-by-side. However, my 3-year-old will often tell my younger daughter what to do, and sometimes she listens.)
- Play dress up. I have a box full of hats, shoes, dresses, magic wands, bead necklaces, bracelets, etc. that they can put on and take off by themselves. I set a full-length mirror nearby so that they can admire their various outfits.
- Play house/babies/kitchen. We have a toy kitchen (got for free from a friend) and lots of dolls, doll clothes, and doll accessories set up in a guest bedroom. The girls can play that for quite a while. They love to stir dry macaroni or rice in a big bowl with a wooden spoon. (I just vacuum up any spilled noodles/rice.) And they love to push their dolls in strollers (in the house or outside).
- Color with crayons. I also love our Aquadoodle mat b/c there's no mess -- kids are just using water-filled pens to draw on it.
- Play with play-doh.
- Go to the playground.
- Play in a baby pool in the backyard.
- Go to the zoo, library, or children's museum.
- Kick or toss balls around.
- Draw with chalk in the driveway.
- Blow bubbles (a little messy for the younger ones, but still fun).
- Dance to music on the radio or a CD.
- Play follow the leader with the older one leading the way.
- Listen to books.
- Sing songs.
- Have a "marching band" with each child playing a different instrument.
Hope that gives you a few more ideas! In just a couple more years, they'll really be able to play together!
- Play dress up. I have a box full of hats, shoes, dresses, magic wands, bead necklaces, bracelets, etc. that they can put on and take off by themselves. I set a full-length mirror nearby so that they can admire their various outfits.
- Play house/babies/kitchen. We have a toy kitchen (got for free from a friend) and lots of dolls, doll clothes, and doll accessories set up in a guest bedroom. The girls can play that for quite a while. They love to stir dry macaroni or rice in a big bowl with a wooden spoon. (I just vacuum up any spilled noodles/rice.) And they love to push their dolls in strollers (in the house or outside).
- Color with crayons. I also love our Aquadoodle mat b/c there's no mess -- kids are just using water-filled pens to draw on it.
- Play with play-doh.
- Go to the playground.
- Play in a baby pool in the backyard.
- Go to the zoo, library, or children's museum.
- Kick or toss balls around.
- Draw with chalk in the driveway.
- Blow bubbles (a little messy for the younger ones, but still fun).
- Dance to music on the radio or a CD.
- Play follow the leader with the older one leading the way.
- Listen to books.
- Sing songs.
- Have a "marching band" with each child playing a different instrument.
Hope that gives you a few more ideas! In just a couple more years, they'll really be able to play together!
I want to clean my whole house tomorrow ?
Q. Ok Here is a list of all I want to do when I wake up. I am going to bed after this it is 10:56pm and I will rise at 8am
Help with what first. Do's and Don'ts ...
Household cleaning and organizing tips would be great... Thanks
Yahoo answers 1rst of course .
Do Dishes , Organize Kitchen cupboards including junk drawer and also clean in and out of fridge
Vacuum everyroom Have 3 bedroom and living room and dining room
Clean all windows and mirrors.. have 3 children 13,4,and 3. Lots of handprints. Few helping hands
Clean 2 bathrooms
do about 4 loads of laundry
organize bedrrom closet. especially shoes on closet floor need new location or something
clean out car
clean kids room . mostly toys everywhere. well at least where you would like to step.
shop for new curtains for bedroom and maybe hang them.
Help with what first. Do's and Don'ts ...
Household cleaning and organizing tips would be great... Thanks
Yahoo answers 1rst of course .
Do Dishes , Organize Kitchen cupboards including junk drawer and also clean in and out of fridge
Vacuum everyroom Have 3 bedroom and living room and dining room
Clean all windows and mirrors.. have 3 children 13,4,and 3. Lots of handprints. Few helping hands
Clean 2 bathrooms
do about 4 loads of laundry
organize bedrrom closet. especially shoes on closet floor need new location or something
clean out car
clean kids room . mostly toys everywhere. well at least where you would like to step.
shop for new curtains for bedroom and maybe hang them.
A. <>Well, that sounds like more than one day, but:
1. Start 1st load laundry. As each finishes, start next one.
2. Clean out fridge and do dishes
3. Put kids to work picking up toys.
4. Clean bathrooms, washing bathroom windows and mirrors.
5. Help kids finish rooms.
6. Vacuum.
7. Remainder of windows/mirrors.
8. Kitchen cupboards.
9. Clean out car.
10. Shop for curtains and shoe organizer.
11. Hang curtains.
12. Bedroom closet.
1. Start 1st load laundry. As each finishes, start next one.
2. Clean out fridge and do dishes
3. Put kids to work picking up toys.
4. Clean bathrooms, washing bathroom windows and mirrors.
5. Help kids finish rooms.
6. Vacuum.
7. Remainder of windows/mirrors.
8. Kitchen cupboards.
9. Clean out car.
10. Shop for curtains and shoe organizer.
11. Hang curtains.
12. Bedroom closet.
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