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Neither eggshells nor ashes: the best way to keep slugs out of the garden
You step outside and find ragged holes in the lettuce and a silver trail across the soil. So you crush breakfast eggshells, scoop cold ash from the fireplace, and draw a protective ring around each plant. Stop there, and don’t feel bad: both materials sound rough and drying…
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They refused to replace their speckled granite: Alabaster white gave the kitchen a luxury look
Pretty much everyone the homeowner talked to gave the same advice. The granite has to go. It is busy, it is dated, it drags the whole room down. Get a quartz quote and start saving. She ignored all of it. Called a cabinet painter instead, pointed at the espresso wood on every…
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Potted plants are coming back inside right now: most people carry in more than the plant
The forecast calls for frost, so you carry the hibiscus, the geraniums and the big fern inside on a chilly evening and line them up by the window. Two weeks later, tiny white insects lift off every time you water, the leaves feel sticky, and the houseplants that never went…
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Spreading peanut butter on sticky furniture labels: why IKEA recommends this
You peel a price sticker off a table or cabinet, and half of it stays behind. The paper tears, the glue smears, and the furniture still has a sticky patch where the label used to be. Spreading peanut butter over that mess sounds like a way to create another cleaning job. Yet…
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Who’s responsible for raking the leaves between the sidewalk and the street?
The grass strip by the curb may be city land, yet many towns make the adjacent owner rake it. What the rules say, and why leaves never go in the street. The post Who’s responsible for raking the leaves between the sidewalk and the street? appeared first on TheCoolist.
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Sprinkling baking soda on your mattress: what it’s for and why it’s recommended
Baking soda neutralizes acidic odors in a mattress. How long to leave it, how to vacuum it up, and what it can't fix, from dust mites to mold. The post Sprinkling baking soda on your mattress: what it’s for and why it’s recommended appeared first on TheCoolist.
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Pouring dish soap into the toilet before bed: what it’s for and why it’s recommended
Dish soap left overnight keeps the bowl fresher, and with hot water it helps a slow toilet drain. How much to use, and why never boiling water. The post Pouring dish soap into the toilet before bed: what it’s for and why it’s recommended appeared first on TheCoolist.
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Goodbye to the clothes chair in the bedroom: the more elegant idea replacing it
The chair piled with clothes worn once is a postponed decision, not laziness. What professional organizers put in its place, from hooks to an ottoman. The post Goodbye to the clothes chair in the bedroom: the more elegant idea replacing it appeared first on TheCoolist.
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They painted honey oak cabinets Sherwin-Williams Honed Soapstone: same brown granite, a new kitchen
Every design account on the internet would tell these homeowners to start over. Pull the brown diamond backsplash. Swap the dark speckled granite. Tear up the terracotta floor. That is the usual advice for a dated 2000s kitchen, and it runs well past forty thousand dollars…
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Goodbye to dryer sheets: what laundry experts suggest tossing in the dryer instead
A sheet in every load is an American habit. Consumer Reports explains what it leaves behind, and the reusable swap to try. The post Goodbye to dryer sheets: what laundry experts suggest tossing in the dryer instead appeared first on TheCoolist.
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According to psychologists, older adults have an emotional edge that younger people don’t
Youth is supposed to be the best time of life. A Stanford study that followed people for years found something else. The post According to psychologists, older adults have an emotional edge that younger people don’t appeared first on TheCoolist.
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Psychologists say people who grew up before the 1980s had something most kids today never get
Long afternoons outside without adults: a Boston College psychologist says that childhood gave kids something essential. The post Psychologists say people who grew up before the 1980s had something most kids today never get appeared first on TheCoolist.
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The clocks just fell back: firefighters repeat one instruction for every home
Sunday morning, you go around the house resetting the clocks: the oven, the microwave, the one in the car that you always forget. Everything is back on time by breakfast. Meanwhile, on the hallway ceiling, the smoke alarm sits with a battery that has been slowly dying for a…
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Psychologists say people who still pay with cash instead of a card have a different relationship with what they buy
Paying with bills can look old-fashioned. A study found it changes how people feel about what they buy. The post Psychologists say people who still pay with cash instead of a card have a different relationship with what they buy appeared first on TheCoolist.
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Neither coffee nor black tea: the drink a Tufts study linked to lower blood pressure
It's not coffee or black tea. In a Tufts trial, three cups a day of this drink were linked to lower blood pressure. The post Neither coffee nor black tea: the drink a Tufts study linked to lower blood pressure appeared first on TheCoolist.
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In 1956, a scientist put a band on this seabird’s leg: nearly 70 years later, she was still flying back to the same island
She was banded on a Pacific island in 1956, already an adult. Nearly 70 years later, the same seabird was still coming back. The post In 1956, a scientist put a band on this seabird’s leg: nearly 70 years later, she was still flying back to the same island appeared first on…
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Putting empty toilet paper rolls in the garden: what it’s for and why gardeners recommend it
The last sheet comes away, leaving an empty cardboard tube in your hand and one more thing to recycle. So you crush it and move on. Don’t feel bad: that is the normal reflex. Gardeners save these rolls because a few cuts can turn them into seed pots, pest barriers or compost…
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She painted her cream kitchen RAL 7004 Signal Grey: same patchwork tile, a custom-looking kitchen
When she collected the keys to her new house, the kitchen was in perfectly good working order. Appliances all heated and ran. The oak counter was sealed and clean. Every cabinet door opened and closed without a wobble. Nothing in the room actually needed replacing, and that…
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The sofa style your grandparents loved is back in 2026: now designers are building rooms around it
A sofa with fabric hiding its legs might sound like the piece you would remove from an inherited living room. Add a ruffled hem and a floral print, and you can probably picture the curtains that went with it. But the skirted sofa is getting another turn at the center of the…
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That free couch on the curb could bring bed bugs home: here’s exactly where to check before taking it
A free couch with clean cushions can feel like a lucky find. Before loading it into your car, though, there is something its appearance cannot tell you: what is hiding inside it. Bed bugs can travel into a home on furniture. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends…