1. The most important step in getting rid of cat hair in your home is to keep it from getting loose there in the first place. If you brush your cat on a regular basis--anywhere from daily to once every two weeks, depending on how much your cat sheds - the cat will have less hair to shed on its own. In fact, most cats enjoy being brushed as long as you use gentle pressure with a brush that isn't scratchy. 2. A cat's skin and coat are easily affected by the animal's diet, so...

This plastic replacement downspout would feature small directional water wheels in the gutter and small generators wired together with weather proof wiring on the outside of the downspout. The most electricity would be produced if each descending waterwheel was only allowed to spin in the opposite direction the wheel above it would spin. The generators would have alternating polarity in their generating magnets to create a DC current. This would save an unknown amount on your electric...

My idea is having a sensor installed in electric stoves to automatically shut off a burner if it is turned on but doesn't have a pan on it within 5 minutes of being turned on. This would be much like a seat belt sensor in a vehicle that starts to ding if you don't fasten the seat belt within a minute or so.

To have a pleasant odor in a room, you need to drip a couple of perfume drops on an unlit light bulb. If there is a musty smell in your fridge, you have to put black bread slices on the shelves and hold them in a closed refrigerator for several hours. To get rid of a specific smell in the place where the bread is kept, you need to wipe this place with a cloth dampened with vinegar from time to time and air it regularly. Unpleasant odors in a cupboard can be removed...

Even a small ink stain on a white shirt can be a great trouble. Of course, it is better to use the ink carefully but since the stain appeared just keep in mind that fresh ink stains on clothes are well washed in warm milk or thick sour milk. If the ink stain is on wool trousers, then try a ten percent solution of citric acid. Simple household chemicals will help you to save clothes from stains.

Each of us once in life wanted to leave the stuffy apartment and to go somewhere outside the city, away from the smog and the exhaust to breath with pure sea or mountain air. Even in perfectly clean apartment with a daily wet cleaning and airing we still suffocate and feel that we do not have that pure air. Why is this happening? There are particles in the air which are called air ions, positively and negatively charged. They are ranked as light, medium, and heavy. The...

Do you often want to bring in your daily life a piece of something new, interesting and unusual? I suggest paying attention to the exotic, sometimes confusing cultures of the faraway lands. These cultures are often a source of great ideas which can be applied for different interior styles creation. The Japanese interior is the most popular today. Many modern cafes, offices, houses or rooms are designed in the Japanese style. But sometimes it is enough to use some Japanese interior...

There are plants which are highly preferred in Feng Shui: * Plants of rounded form; * Plants of rounded form with rounded and thick leaves; * Plants with flowers of bright colors and large size; * All sorts of lianas and vine. Lush forms or bright colors of the plant define its power, presence of positive energy that can provide your home with force. Plants with thick and lush rounded leaves (mainly succulents) attract wealth to the house....

Technologies are constantly developing and becoming cheaper. They make our life more comfortable and joyful. A virtual window in a wall is a great example of such development. It can display any dynamic pictures you like: from the magnificent scenery to the life in the deep sea or the view from the orbital station window. Winscape virtual window provides the effect of presence in front of the real window. The view from the window changes depending on the position of the...

To drill a hole in the glass seems to be the problem without solution. But the solution does exist and it is quite simple. You just need some turpentine. Drop a couple of drops of turpentine on the glass. Use putty or ordinary plasticine for a border to prevent the liquid from spreading. Then begin to drill on low speed adding some more turpentine if needed. And remember that the drill should be sharp.