Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Parenting Magazine Tips

Mighty Mop: Wet the reusable pad on the ProMist mop with a homemade, eco-friendly cleaner or solution of your choice. $20; ocedar.com

Steam Cleaner: Safely sanitize practically everything in your home with a Personal Steam Cleaner. $60; haanusa.com

Screen Divider: page 192. Paint trim and shelf brackets in the same color. Hot-glue cork squares to both sides of first panel, trim excess with utility knife. Apply chalkboard paint to both sides of second panel; let dry. Prime both sides of third panel with magnetic primer; let dry, then paint color of your choice. Use wire brads to attach trim to edges of each side of all panels. Attach hinges to inside edges between each section, about 12" from top to bottom, with screws (included). Hot glue each set of brackets back to back and nail into both ends of screen divider with 2" nails. You'll need:
  • (12) 4' pieces of 1" trim
  • (12) 22" pieces of 1" trim
  • (4) wooden shelf brackets
  • 2 quarts of indoor latex paint (1 quart each of 2 colors)
  • paintbrushes or rollers
  • (3) 48" x 22" = 1/2" thick plywood panels
  • (16) 12" x 12" cork squares
  • utility knife
  • hot-glue gun
  • chalkboard paint
  • Rust-Oleum magnetic primer ($22; amazon.com)
  • about (50) 1 1/2" wire brads
  • (4) hinges
  • screwdriver
  • (6) 2" nails

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