Free WAHM Articles


Google
WAHM Writers Start Here
Get a Free Account
Already a Member?
Member Login
Submit Articles
First Class Content Award
Do you have an award winning website or blog? Click here to find out.

Articles in Home | Home & Garden

  • 10 Common Uses for Baking Soda  By : Rachel Paxton
    Baking soda is a great household cleaner and can be used for many different purposes.
  • 25 Uses for Mr. Clean Magic Erasers  By : Rachel Paxton
    Everyone is raving about Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. They are one of the most useful cleaning tools created to date.
  • 5 Boxes, a Bag and a List  By : Janet Nusbaum, The Organizing Genie
    Making the decision to tackle an organizing project is a feat for most. But if you don't know how and where to start, your good intensions can easily be derailed. This article provides a step-by-step process for starting and completing any organizing project.
  • 7 Simple Steps to Turn Closet Chaos into Closet Nirvana  By : Janet Nusbaum, The Organizing Genie
    A well-organized clothes closet will save you time, money, frustration and free up much needed space for what is most important. Follow these 7 simple steps and turn your closet chaos into closet nirvana.
  • Bedding Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    Bedding is an important home and furnishing article and there are different factors that deserve consideration like durability and comfort level. You get designer bedding items like covers, sets, pillows and cushions that allow supreme comfort while adding a touch of class and sophistication to any bedroom area. You can say, you get what you burn your pocket for, as quality is an important factor for deciding on the value of a bedding collection.
  • Bedroom Decorations For Kids  By : Amanda Somers
    Gone are the days when pinks and blues were the colors for young ones. With the growing revolution on colors and interchanging moods and hobbies, we see the gender line just pass off on colors, for best, we hope. Don’t be surprised to see a cupboard full of balls and motorbikes in your little angel’s favorite toy stock.
  • Budget Bathroom Makeover Ideas  By : Rachel Paxton
    I recently gave my bathroom a complete makeover. It was much easier than I expected, and only took a few days to complete. For less than $200 I gave my bathroom a completely new look that I love.
  • Buying Guide For Bedroom Furniture  By : Amanda Somers
    Of all the hassles and nuances you go through while picking the right bedroom furniture and furnishings for your home, reaching a ‘stuck-up’ situation can be the worst. It can happen when you buy furniture without looking into practical details of your home, or a particular room, bedroom, for instance. Buying bedding set, bedroom mirrors and storage furniture like an armoires and dressers may be tricky. But Spacify online furniture stores makes it easy and cozy way to pick the right furniture.
  • Clean Springing: Spring Cleaning Like You Mean It  By : Jennifer Tankersley
    Something about the phrase “Spring Cleaning” doesn’t sit well with me. The concept is good and right. In spring, all of nature is waking up from its winter hibernation, shaking off the old, preparing for the new. It is natural for humans to feel an obligation or even a desire to do likewise. The word “Spring” is not the problem.
  • Clear Your Clutter & Make Money Too with a Yard Sale!  By : Jacquie Ross
    Garage and Yard Sales are a fun way to get rid of your stuff and make some quick cash too. It's also a less painful way to declutter your home. Learn how to get organized, plan well and learn the basics of holding a sale to bring in the biggest crowds, resulting in higher sales!
  • Collecting Native American Pottery  By : Pat Doyle
    Collecting Native American pottery is enjoyable and rewarding. Learn what to look for when collecting Native American pottery.
  • Color Schemes for Interior Decorations  By : Amanda Somers
    It is often easier to decorate around the house; there exist some amount of spontaneity inspiring you to plunge into your own styling. When it comes to wall color schemes, things turn the other way. For amateurs and enthusiasts and homemakers too, this field appears a bit risky, with lots to lose— time, money, and efforts to start with, not to mention the redoing it requires.
  • Contract Furniture Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    You may think that contract furniture is all about modern seating arrangements. Over the time, it has come to include modern bar seating, club chairs, recliners and ottoman and other contract modern seating that allow great form and function.
  • Create a Pond in a Container in Less than an Hour  By : Rachel Paxton
    Want a pond in your back yard but you don't have the time or money to create the pond of your dreams? With a few items from your local landscaping nursery, you can create a pond in a container on your patio in less than an hour.
  • Daily Chore Charts  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for creating a cleaning schedule for your family.
  • Decorating a Baby's Nursery with a Beatrix Potter Theme  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for decorating a baby's room with a Beatrix Potter theme.
  • Floral Photos Brighten Spring and Summer Decor  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for decorating your home with floral photos you can create yourself.
  • For Savings Year Round, Insulate Your House  By : Amy Whittingham
    While many people "winterize" their home before the cold hits, it is just as important to "summerize" your home before the heat hits. Ventilation is one of the most overlooked parts of preparing your home for summer.
  • Green Furniture  By : Amanda Somers
    Spacify line of collection is committed to crafting furniture out of reclaimed material,crafting attractive and useful furniture and goods that are ultimately recyclable themselves;indeed, when an unfinished product is rejected, it is simply recast and used again.
  • Greener Water Habits - 10 Tips  By : Dr. Daisy Sutherland
    It is important to conserve water and now with the hot weather upon us, it is more important. This article will give you some to tips to Greener Water Habits
  • Growing Bird's Nest Spruce  By : Rachel Paxton
    Bird's Nest Spruce is a low-maintenance evergreen that adds some variety to your landscape.
  • Growing Wisteria Vines  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for growing and caring for wisteria vines.
  • Guide to Buying Living Room Furniture  By : Amanda Somers
    After you are done with the living room in fresh wallpaper and paint, and are also through with the flooring and upholstery, how do you go ahead with buying the right furniture that goes with the color and theme? Is this a common picture you often encounter? First of all, relax. You will most certainly come across a range of contemporary living room furniture that compliments your overall décor and styling.
  • Home Interior Decoration Ideas  By : Amanda Somers
    Interior decorations are often associated with mere interior embellishments. It is difficult to bestow one particular meaning to this art. Renovations can also include rebuilding something within a home as part of interiors. On a practical note, the concept of interior decorations develops from the spirit of individual taste and likings. You can always rely on professional help, provided the person is willing to do her job after a thorough research into your unique taste and lifestyle.
  • How Menu Planning Saved Me Money  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    I have been menu planning since before I knew there was a catch phrase like “menu planning” for the idea. In the beginning, the reasons I planned were simple. I am a list maker, I am a planner and I was new to cooking so I thought I’d better have a plan or I was sure to fail at the new venture of mine, making home cooked meals for my new husband, who by the way loved to eat.
  • How to buy Rugs  By : Amanda Somers
    An essential home décor item,rugs with beautiful motifs can adorn a space like very few things.Rugs are easy to maintain and come in sundry colors,designs and patterns.These art-pieces adorn floors in different geometrical patterns,stripes and motifs to enhance the aesthetics of any room.
  • How to Grow Rhubarb  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for growing rhubarb, including recipes!
  • Ideas For Decorating Girls Rooms  By : Marisa Miller
    Decorating tips to help you furnish a girls room, whether you like country, victorian, shabby chic, or boho style!
  • Kids Bedroom Furniture  By : Amanda Somers
    Growing tots with their peculiar needs and ever-growing minds learn faster than we ever can imagine. It is a good idea to decorate your child’s room to stimulate and inspire creativity. Imagination plays a great role in developing your child’s mind and it is a great idea to fashion kids room to be safe, bright and beautiful to encourage creativity.
  • Making Your Kitchen Bigger Without Tearing Out Walls  By : Marilyn Bohn
    Do you catch yourself saying, "I wish I had a bigger kitchen, I just don't have a place for anything". This article gives excellent ideas on how to find more space in your kitchen.
  • Organize Paper Photos Quickly and Browse them Easily in the Future  By : Denise Landers
    If someone is asked to make a decision about the photos, the majority of the pictures are either tossed or go home. Then the talk turns to the accumulation of home photos and how to handle them. Dealing with the multitude of home photo packages from past years can be a major challenge. The more you have collected, the more of an energy drain it is as you contemplate creating meaningful order from the piles.
  • Organizing Your Bill Paying  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    Bills, they are an inevitable part of our lives. We all have them; we all dread receiving and paying them, yet it is something that has to be done. The question is, how will you make sure that you pay all your bills and that they are paid on time?
  • Outdoor Patio Furniture for Great Homes  By : Amanda Somers
    Patio or outdoor furniture has gained new momentum with shifting tastes, preferences and modern lifestyle. Gone are the days when all-weather plastic in the garden was used to entertain guests on a sunny afternoon. Patio furniture includes a broad range like deck furniture, garden furniture, chairs, tables, lounge furniture that can be easily switched over for evening parties by the pool or the garden.
  • Personalized Stationery Defined  By : Laura Humphries
    Personalized note cards are terrific for sending a quick, informal note. There are many note cards that are designed to reflect your individual personality and style. Choose your design and have your name or special message printed on the front of the note card itself.
  • Preserving Herbs  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for harvesting and preserving herbs.
  • Primer of Bathroom Remodeling  By : Amanda Somers
    Contemporary bathroom interiors are stylish with a glamorous look and bathroom wall mirrors lend a feeling of expanse and energy to the room. Spacify has wide range of bathroom furniture.
  • Redecorate Naturally  By : Marisa Miller
    Use the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) when you decorate or renovate your home, and reap the benefits of a healthier atmosphere. Create an environmentally sensitive, green home.
  • Retro Furniture Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    The Mies van Der Rohe "Barcelona" Day Bed is an ideal addition to your family room. Comfortable contours and stylish design is the benchmark of this Barcelona Day Bed.The bed has a black walnut wood frame which stands tall on strong steel chromed legs.
  • Seating Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    Modern seating arrangement is all about a great symphony of functionality and comfort. You need chairs for almost every imaginable important work, at home and in office. This buying guide will direct you with different aspects of seating furniture to help you find the best one for your office, and home.
  • Silk Fabric Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    Silk is one of the most desired and popular natural fibers with a rich history. Pliny, the Roman historian, quoted in his Natural History in 70 BC that “Silk was obtained by removing the down from the leaves with the help of water…". It is interesting to note that for more than two thousand years the Chinese kept the secret of silk altogether to themselves.
  • Solid Wood Furnitures Buying Guide  By : Amanda Somers
    The Luana Modern Bureau is an exquisite, charming piece of furniture. With an absolutely fantastic decorative look, the Luana Modern Bureau is appreciable for its beauty as well as charm.
  • Spring Cleaning Checklist  By : Rachel Paxton
    Need to do some spring cleaning but don't know where to start? This checklist will get your home in tip top shape in no time.
  • The Floor Queens  By : Amanda Somers
    Home Flooring is the new fashion statement for modern decorators. With the broad choice available in floor tiling, no wonder choosing the best floor and floor coverings can be a challenge. Tiling can be done in many colors and vivid patterns, but adding a rug to the room can change its dimensions in the most innovative way, adding warmth, and most importantly, a personal touch to any living space.
  • The Four Most Common Characteristics in Chaotic Homes  By : Janet Nusbaum, The Organizing Genie
    If you're a mom with children at home, then you likely experience your fair share of family chaos and disorganization. As a Professional Organizer, working with busy families, I see it every day. I've observed many characteristics in chaotic homes. In this article I focus on four major characteristics that I've found to be most common.
  • The Mystiques of the Bonsai  By : Louise Greene
    This article delves into the exotic and historic world of bonsai trees and their cultivation. The fascinating origin of this botanical art form has caught on world wide and its appeal is talked about in this forum.
  • Think Green! Everyday Items Can be Reusable  By : Kandi Traxel
    Many household items we use everyday can be reused. Find new and innovative ways to keep the items you use everyday out of the landfills.
  • Thinking Other Moms Homes Are Neater Than Yours  By : Jennifer Tankersley
    Do you ever visit other moms’ homes and wonder how they keep it so neat? Do you ever sit around in your own home with toys strewn over the floor, laundry piles (both clean and dirty) beckoning for attention, and three meals worth of dishes stacked next to the sink and wonder why you are the only mom on the planet who cannot keep up with her home? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may be suffering from “TOMHANTY” Syndrome.
  • Use of Metal in Mid-Century Modern Furniture  By : Amanda Somers
    With the dissemination of European tubular steel designs to a wider world market and manufacturers producing their own interpretations of bent metal furniture,the originality and inventiveness of design had largely ended by the early years of the 1940s.
  • Using a Timer to Stay Organized  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    You have a list of things to do today but you are having trouble staying focused and getting things accomplished. You may be skipping from item to item or task to task. In order to better stay on task, you may want to use a timer. It will help you to not spend too much time on any one task and to get more accomplished in a shorter amount of time.
  • Your Guide to Bathroom Planning and Design  By : Amanda Somers
    The best way to begin developing a bathroom plan is to clarify what you want and need. As you are deciding what features your bathroom should include, focus on the specific needs and preferences of the people who will use it. Buyer’s guides for bathroom furniture are now available in Spacify.

Powered by Article Dashboard