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Do you have a fridge in your house that you’ve been using for years? Perhaps it is time for you to think about a better approach to refrigerator cleaning and care. Our fridge works hard. It is operating 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Thus, it requires your attention to keep on operating properly.  

You should take a couple of minutes to run through easy refrigerator maintenance tips every 3-6 months. However, do not hesitate to hire an appliance repair in Aurora, IL technician if you r...

You might wish you should’ve done spring cleaning earlier if you are starting to do it now. After all, spring can easily become your least favorite season if it has been more than years since you last actually tried to eliminate all the unwanted things in your house.  

If your yard looks like a junkyard or if your home is starting to resemble the inside of a garbage can, here are a couple of junk removal Boca Raton tips you can follow to get rid them effectively.  

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Having your own pool is a great way to workout, entertain, and relax. You can enjoy hours of sunshine, clear skies, and blue waters from the comfort of your house. But, your pool will start to show age with outdated designs, cracks, and fading finishes over time.  

Keeping your swimming pool clean is just as vital as any other chores you do for your house. It might be appealing to put it off, however, pool maintenance and pool cleaning are crucial to the operation of your pool.  

If yo...

Nowadays, there are a lot of options to choose from when building an energy-efficient pool. This is very important if you want to save money on your monthly utility bill or you are worried about the environmental impact of maintaining the pool. 

Aside from regularly hiring pool cleaners in Boca Raton, here are several tips you can follow to make your pool energy-efficient and eco-friendly if you’re planning to install one this summer.  

Solar Technology 

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Almost every homeowner is operating on a tight budget, even in the best of times. This is particularly true this year. Due to social isolation, Coronavirus pandemic, and general uncertainty about what tomorrow offers, people are all trying to save as much money as possible.  

Of course, this does not mean that things around your house are going to wait for a more convenient time to break down or to wear out. Today, it is the best time to address those chores you have been putting off for ...

Drawer detail of the table from the entry hall of the David Gamble house, Pasadena, CA, 1908-09.
One more guest blog entry before I finally get my butt back in gear and start writing something now and then. This post is from my friend Darrell Peart. Darrell is a furniture maker located in Seattle. It won't surprise any of you to learn that like me, Darrell worships at the altar of Greene & Greene. One of only a handful of truly excellent woodworkers who make furniture in the Greene & Green...

The Greene & Greene flyswatter. Original drawing by Terry Peart.
It has been quite a while since I've posted to this blog. Just over two months, in fact. The reason is quite simple, I haven't felt like writing. Actually, it isn't quite that simple because I've had this guest post from Tom Moore and another by Darrell Peart on hand for quite some time and haven't posted them. No particular reason other then the fact that I've been spending as much time as possible hiking in the mountains ...

Archival drawing of a plant stand designed for the William Thorsen house, Berkeley, c.1910. Charles Sumner Greene Collection (1959-1) Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley. Used with permission.
During the first decade of the 20th century, Charles and Henry Greene, together with Peter and John Hall and a small army of workers and craftsmen, created five Ultimate Bungalows. Or four. Or possibly six. The answer depends less on one's ability to count than on what ...

A hand plane inspired by the work of Charles and Henry Greene. Designed and made by Chris Adkins.
Charles Greene once wrote that part of the goal of the firm he founded with his brother, Henry, was "...to make these necessary and useful things pleasurable." Their almost single-minded drive in achieving that goal plays a significant role in their legacy and continued popularity. One need only look at the garage doors at the Gamble house to understand. It is not surprising that these utilita...

Cape au Moine (1941m), Alpes Vaudoises, Suisse by Samuel Bitton.

Like many people my age, I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. John Glenn orbited the earth around the time I was born and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon when I was 7. However, unlike most, I never really grew out of that desire. Well into high school, astronaut was still my top career choice. Until, that is, reality reared it's ugly head in the form of several inconvenient facts. The Apollo program was finished ...