Home Help: Personalize bathroom with custom faucets

Tip of the week

Kitchen & bathroom

Want your bathroom to better reflect your personality? Interchangeable faucet elements can add style and functionality to the space, says Kohler.

There are a wide range of options that allow you to create a faucet configuration tailor-made for any environment and decor. You can choose your spout, handle and even finish for an ideal update that suits your design ideals.

—Brandpoint

Cleaning

Baking soda a great deodorizer

Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a not only a powerful cleanser but also a fantastic and natural deodorizer that should be a mainstay in your kitchen pantry and cleaning arsenal, says Houzz. Just a sprinkle of baking soda can deodorize carpets, upholstery fabrics and even stuffed animals.

Leave on for 15 minutes then vacuum it away. Lastly, a quarter cup of baking soda dissolved into 1 quart of warm water will tackle many household cleaning chores from scrubbing bathtubs to cleaning stainless steel.

Organization

Prevent clutter by getting rid of these items routinely

There are types of items that lead to more clutter, according to Decorist.com, and these are the first things to toss. Examples of these items include magazines, mail and random papers. If you go digital with your bills, paperwork and subscriptions you can avoid physically cluttering surfaces.

Gardening

Get to know your zone

Is a certain type of veggies or flower always a struggle in your garden? Perhaps you need to make sure it's appropriate for your area before trying again. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. You can find it at planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.