The best face paints to use are products that have been specifically made for the skin. It’s best to use water based paints made for the skin as they’re easy to wash off. If you use paints other than those…
You are well-aware that cold weather and frost can have a devastating effect on your garden plants. While it is true that it is beautiful to look at, frost can easily turn your landscape gardening efforts into a nightmare, if…
For those planning to have their house done up by interior decorators, here is a rundown of the latest trends in interior design. IN 1. Macramé and fibre-art wall hangings: It gives the sculpture feel to the wall, adding texture…
Each society, community or tribe is unique with its identity. Myriad of factors make up the multifaceted surface and endodermis of a community. Norms, morals, culture, history, economy, hegemony and people, men and women alike push and pull in affecting…
Marbro Lamp Company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name Marbro from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of…
Is your bedroom making you feel claustrophobic but you don’t have the money for a home addition? Well, with a little paint, rearranging of furniture and a few tips, you can fool the eyes into thinking that the space is…
Gluggle jugs, with their distinguishing fish shape, have become synonymous with Dartmouth pottery. Called ‘Gluggle’ because of their characteristic ‘glug glug’ sound when poured, they were originally made in Staffordshire back in the 1870s. Thomas Forester & Sons designed the…
As an upholsterer for over 40 years I have often been asked by people how they can upholster their own dining room chairs. I tell them it is not really that difficult to do once they know the upholstery process…
Fen Shui can be quite complex, encompassing sophisticated Chinese philosophical ideas, ancient traditions and cultural beliefs. According to Wu Xing theory, the structure of the cosmos mirrors 5 phases. Each phase has a complex series of associations with different aspects…
Sagging is a term used in painting. It is when gravity will cause an overloaded area of paint to droop or sag in a horizontal line. It occurs with all paint applications; brush, roller and spraying. It also occurs when…