Home and Garden 2024, November

You might think your wood flooring or furniture is forever damaged when you find the surface is dented. However, there is actually a very easy way to remove the dented part of the softwood surface. The solution comes from the magical combination of heat and humidity.

Over time, heavy household furniture can leave marks on the carpet because the weight of the furniture presses against the carpet fibers. These scars can usually be removed, and you don't need any special equipment for them. However, it will be easier if you prevent these scars from happening in the first place.

Wooden objects-be it furniture, frames, tabletops, or wooden toys-in homes, shops, or garages can accidentally catch fire due to wear and tear from everyday use. While there's no way to repair wood that's completely turned to ashes, you can remove minor burn marks relatively easily.

Teak is a species of tropical hardwood tree. Teak wood is highly resistant to water, durable, and resistant to pests, diseases and rot. For this reason, teak is very popular for making things like outdoor furniture and boats that will be exposed to the elements of nature.

Even if you are very careful, it is not impossible if the leather furniture gets scratched due to daily use. If you also have small children and pets in your home, it is almost impossible to protect the skin from scratches. You may think that the furniture is beyond salvage, but there are actually several ways to restore it.

Varnish is commonly used on wooden furniture to produce an attractive and strong surface. However, peeling off the varnish can ruin the appearance of a table, desk, dresser, or sideboard. Removing varnish to make the wood look like furniture requires strong hands and a careful process, but can produce beautiful furniture by re-varnishing.

Faux leather is cheaper than genuine leather, and is usually easier to clean. Unfortunately, this material easily peels off and cracks over time. The damage can spread if not treated immediately. Fortunately, this can still be improved even if the results are not perfect.

Sofas can wear out over time, causing the cushions to sag. You can throw it away and buy a new sofa or save money by repairing it. You need to check the sofa first, then find out the cause of this problem. Usually, the source of the problem lies in old cushions or comes from something more complex, such as a damaged sofa frame.

It is quite difficult to find the right price to sell the furniture. Furniture is unlikely to be sold at market prices and you certainly don't want to sell furniture too cheaply. What's more, looking up the selling price can determine if used furniture is worth selling.

Leather furniture is an elegant addition to many room designs, but leather requires more maintenance than fabric furniture. Leather furniture should be cleaned of dust regularly, vacuumed in crevices, and dried immediately in case of spillage.

Wood polish that is too dark can affect the appearance of the furniture or the room as a whole. Fortunately, there are several ways to lighten the color of the polish to your liking. The most effective way to lighten the color of the polish is to bleach the wood using chemicals.

Faux leather is a more durable and cheaper alternative to genuine leather. This material is widely used in furniture, car seats, clothing, belts, handbags, and so on. Faux leather is made in various types, such as polyurethane (polyurethane), vinyl (vinyl) or microsuede.

Wood is quite susceptible to damage and holes. If you have holes in your walls or wooden furniture, you can fix them using an ice cream stick and wood putty. After filling the hole with wood putty, apply a primer and then paint to make the wood surface smooth and look new.

Unlike other small pieces of furniture, bookshelves are usually filled with heavy objects and can be dangerous if dropped. Attaching it to the wall is the best way to avoid accidents. All furniture should be placed more carefully in places where there are small children who use it, or places that are often hit by earthquakes or other natural disasters.

Leather sofas are strong and great complementary furniture in the home. However, over time your leather sofa will become dirty, stained, damaged, or worn until the color fades. Wipe the sofa with a simple cleaning fluid, use a few household ingredients to remove stains, cover holes, and correct the color of the leather to restore it to its original condition!

Maggots are fly larvae that generally eat for 3-5 days in the early stages of development. At this stage, the maggots can be recognized by their small size and white body. Despite their size, maggots are difficult to get rid of without the right equipment.

This article aims to help you organize your furniture. The most important part is that you first need to get rid of things that are not used, move the bed and make sure there are no objects under it, then you are ready to rearrange your furniture.

If a swarm of tiny flies suddenly emerges from the sink, bathtub, or shower, chances are your home has been attacked by sewage flies. Waste flies (drain fly/moth fly) live and breed in organic matter trapped in wet waterways. Therefore, getting rid of these nuisance pests is usually as easy as cleaning all kinds of dirt in the pipes.

Do many lizards often enter your house? These tiny reptiles can reduce insect populations, so it's best to keep the lizards out of your home rather than poison or kill them. Read the first step below to learn how to get rid of lizards and keep them from coming back.

Commercial rat poison is effective against rodents, but it contains toxic chemicals that pose a risk of harm to people and pets in your home. Alternatively, you can make your own rat poison using products or materials you have at home, such as cornstarch, gypsum cement, or flour.

Ants are annoying pests that can disturb your home or yard. Simply killing the ants you see will not solve the bigger problem and eradicate the entire colony. The only way to eradicate an entire ant colony is to kill the ant queen. Without the queen ant, the colony can be eradicated in a few months.

Powdery mildew is a powdery-looking fungus that is sprinkled on plants, often in a round shape. Powdery mildew appears mostly on leaves, but can also attack stems, flowers and fruit. Infected leaves may break, tear, turn yellowish, or dry out.

Are you bothered by the presence of insects in your house? Sometimes, insects will multiply so that the number increases. Oftentimes, killing and exterminating insects is quite scary. Fortunately, there are several ways to control and eradicate insects from your home.

Are you tired of listening to the crickets ringing every night on your porch? Maybe you need to catch some crickets to eat your pet snake, or use as bait when fishing. There are several reasons to catch crickets, and these reasons number almost as much as there are ways to catch them.

Forty percent of mammals are categorized as rodents. However, the species of rodents that usually disturb and damage homes, garages, and yards are rats, squirrels, and squirrels. To get rid of rodents that roam indoors naturally, seal off the entrance to the house so that no more animals enter.

Flies are fairly common household pests and often spread disease by contaminating food and various surfaces. Some fly species, such as the deer fly and the horse fly, can even bite! Show the swarms of flies who has real power in the house using a variety of traps, repellent products, and chemical sprays.

Rats are small warm-blooded rodents that can be found anywhere. With its big front teeth, it can bite into anything. Rats are also dangerous when building their nests in your home because they carry diseases and parasites. Usually, mice nest in roofs, basements, patios, under concrete, and behind walls, and breed quickly.

Possums are native to Australia and New Zealand and love to disturb gardens. Possums are different from opossums/squirrels, which are the only marsupials in the northern hemisphere and their expulsion requires somewhat different tactics. If a possum likes a favorite fruit or plant in your garden, it can steal everything until there's nothing left.

German cockroaches are a type of cockroach that are often found in homes and restaurants. You can get rid of German cockroaches in your home or restaurant using gel baits, bait stations (boxes with toxic baits that are safe for humans and pets), and glue traps.

Mites (spider mites) are small pests that suck plant sap that are quite difficult to eradicate. The mites attach themselves to the underside of plant leaves, sucking nutrients from the leaves, and sometimes making the leaves dry and die. After identifying the attack on the plant, the mite can be eradicated using natural means, provided you continue to take good care of the plant.

Frogs reduce the insect population in your area and are relatively harmless, unless you are dealing with a species that is toxic to pets. One good way to reduce frog populations is to use their natural predators, such as cats or even snakes.

Spiders can be uninvited guests. However, if you find a spider in your house, that doesn't mean you have to kill it! Fortunately, there are several methods you can use to catch spiders and get them out of the house without hurting them. Even if you are a person who is afraid of spiders, you can use this method and don't need to come into direct contact with spiders.

Fleas are small insects that always bite and suck the blood of humans and warm-blooded animals, such as dogs and cats. Ticks are difficult to find because of their small size. In addition, fleas also move so fast that it is difficult to see with the naked eye.

Adult chinch bugs can reach about 8.5 mm in length and are usually black with white wings (though these insects change color several times in the nymph phase). If left untreated, plant lice will suck up the grass sap and leave yellow patches on the grass in the yard.

Armyworms are green-striped caterpillars that will turn into moths when they mature. The caterpillar is given the name armyworm (meaning army caterpillar) because these insects travel in small armies, which will prey on anything in their path.

As anyone who has ever been a victim of bedbug attacks will tell you, getting rid of these little blood-sucking vampires is as difficult as dealing with the true picture of these hideous fleas, crawling all over your body, and in your bed when you sleep at night.

In small populations, outdoor ants usually don't cause much trouble. However, when a large-scale invasion occurs or ants start to enter the house, you need to get out of the house and kill the ant colony all the way to the nest. With chemical pesticides or ingredients available at home, you can eradicate an entire colony of ants in no time!

While it is beneficial to pollinate flowers and control pests, wasps themselves can be pests and even dangerous if you have allergies. If there are wasp nests near or in your workplace, there may be no choice but to eradicate each wasp or even the entire nest.

Teki field (in English referred to as nutgrass or nutsedge) is a type of weed that usually grows as a nuisance plant or weed in the yard. This grass can survive well, but what's terrible is that it actually allows it to grow and spread quickly.

Flying ants are not a distinct animal species. This pest is actually a member of another ant species, and varieties of winged ants appear in a short time when the ants are in the mating season. A few flying ants that are seen or roaming around can usually be ignored.