Do It Yourself

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New Facebook page

I recently created a Facebook page for Bohemian Revolution. If you “like” it, you’ll be notified of new articles as they publish, so this is actually another way to follow ... Read the full article →

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15 Homemade energy bar recipes

It’s easy to bake your own energy bars. Not only can you save money, but if you’re allergic to anything, you can find ways to leave that ingredient out.  There ... Read the full article →

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Hiring and working with lawyers

I’ve had a couple of occasions to hire lawyers before, and I’ve also assisted relatives who were involved in lawsuits. I am not an expert on this stuff, but this ... Read the full article →

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A secret place to hide jewelry

Note: this article is not telling you where to hide jewelry from professional thieves. With that situation, your only safe bet is either a bolted-down safe or a safety deposit ... Read the full article →

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Keep cut flowers fresh longer

There are a number of ways to keep a gorgeous bouquet of flowers alive and looking beautiful longer. The tips I recommend don’t involve buying any products or using any ... Read the full article →

Dress up old furniture with Contact paper

If you’ve got an old coffee table or desk that needs the surface to be refinished, you could sand it down and apply all the various products you need to ... Read the full article →

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Find out about schools before you move

Thinking about moving? If you have kids, a big consideration will be the area schools available near your new potential home. In most parts of the US, your home is ... Read the full article →

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How to make your own planner refills

Those clever littler personal organizers with the neat-o pages of all sorts are expensive. Especially when you go to buy refills and realize how much the whole package costs per ... Read the full article →

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How to touch up paint on a car

Little scratches from shopping carts and roadside shrubs and so on are the most common way for cars to get damaged. It’s not always worth either the time or money ... Read the full article →

Best way to let people into your apartment when you’re not there

The cable company gives you a four-hour window for when the installation person’s going to arrive to hook up your apartment. Problem: you really can’t be there, and they’ll need ... Read the full article →

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Check your driver’s license expiration date

My driver’s license is expiring soon, and I never received a notice from the DMV to renew it. It was the sheerest of luck that I even noticed in time ... Read the full article →

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Used cars: watch for natural disaster totals

After any natural disaster involving flooding, a lot of cars are totaled. Some of them manage to find their way onto the used car market, where they are sold to ... Read the full article →

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Make a door with curtains and a tension rod

If you have an open doorway in your home that you’d like to block off for privacy, there’s an incredibly simple, inexpensive way to do it. It doesn’t involve any ... Read the full article →

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Make a survival safety kit

It’s never a bad idea to maintain a survival kit, or make sure the one you already has is up to date and fully stocked. Even if you’re not in ... Read the full article →

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Make a living will online for free

A living will, or advanced medical care directive, is a legal document that specifies what you want done for your health care, should you ever be incapacitated and unable to ... Read the full article →

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Reduce your lawn maintenance

The EPA estimates that about one-third of all residential water usage in the US goes toward watering lawns and gardens, and that’s about 7 billion gallons of water. Worse than ... Read the full article →

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DIY fix for rusty pipes

Rusty water pipes inside or outside of your home aren’t just ugly. Rust will eat away at the pipes until they become leaky, which costs you money for repairs, and ... Read the full article →

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22 things to do with used dryer sheets

What can you do with a used dryer sheet? Well, first of all: use it again. You can reuse dryer sheets quite a few times before they lose their effectiveness ... Read the full article →

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Things to do with shredded paper

I shred a lot of paper nowadays to protect my identity. While I’ve stopped my junk mail (almost completely, for three years) and get most of my business correspondence and ... Read the full article →

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Using rope lights for ambient lighting

Sometimes you want a diffuse glow for lighting instead of a lamp or light fixture. One of the most attractive ways to create this kind of lighting also happens to ... Read the full article →