Whether you call it kitchen soffit or furr down, here’s what you need to consider before removing it.
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Simple Solutions
Keyhole slot tip — Many electrical products, such as power strips, wall-hung telephones, and modem-routers, have keyhole mounting slots on the back to attaching to a wall.
However, lining up the mounting screws with the slots is no easy feat. Try this trick next time:
Make a photocopy of the back of the device (at 100 percent) then simply hold the photocopy in place to mark screw-hole locations with an awl or nail set.
Partially drive in the screws at the marks and then slide on the device. Perfect fit, every time!
Leather Conditioning Tip — Heat leather shoe with a blow dryer, then hand rub on mink oil or leather conditioning cream.
The oil/cream liquefies the instant it hits the heated surface, which helps drive it deep into the leather grain.
Heat the shoe in sections: toe, left side, right side, rear, etc.
This tip can also be used to condition leather gloves, boots, hats, and belts.
Alternately, rather than using a blow dryer, heat the shoes on the dashboard of a car on hot, sunny summer day.
Question of the Week
Q: Should I re-face or paint the kitchen cabinets in my 1980s home?
Listen to this week’s podcast for the answer!
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