With the GrainHome Improvement Tips and Tricks

Self-sufficiency is on the minds of many consumers, particularly those who are already implementing the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” practice into their households.  With these principles in mind, it’s a smoother transition into self-sufficiency. 

Why?  Because these homeowners are looking for ways to reuse household items and, in the case of composting, this is achievable.

Here are some links to lead you:

• How to Make Compost
• Build a Compost Heap
• How to Build a Compost Heap

Composting is just one of the many ways homeowners can work toward self-sufficiency and reusing items.  Good luck!

Even though spring is not quite upon us yet where I live (Maine), there are ways to bring on spring in our interior spaces!  Here are some tips:

• Start your bulbs in containers: plant them in pots filled a little more than half full of potting soil, and then store them in a cool-dark place until they start to sprout.  Once they have started to sprout, place them in a sunny area of your home.  Voila!  Spring!
• Lighten up your fabrics: replace “winter colors” with light and airy fabrics like a comforting tone of blue, or a sun-shiny yellow.  Use toss pillows, throws, and window treatments to achieve this “room lightening” goal.  Voila!  Spring!

It may be dark and dreary outside as the last of the snow storms hit us, but that does not mean that I cannot start breaking out of the doldrums indoors!