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BHG.COM/DIYMA G A Z I N E DO IT YOURSELF Summer 2020 35

Get organized! Check out our inspiration for

closet makeovers: BHG.com/ClosetMakeover

SAVE YOUR WOOD FLOORS?

IT DEPENDS.

CAN YOU BE

GREENER

OUTSIDE?

HEY, DIYERS, WE

CAN ALL DO MORE TO

GREEN OUR FIX-IT-UP

ROUTINE. START WITH

YOUR OUTDOORS

FOR AN EASY SOLVE.

BUYING FOR YOUR

OUTDOOR SPACE?

CHECK THE MATERIALS

LIST. IS IT MADE

OF SOMETHING

NATURAL? GREAT!

BIODEGRADABLE IS

BETTER. BARK ADDS

BACK TO THE SOIL

AND HELPS SLOW

WATER EVAPORATION

AND AVOID RUNOFF.

ELIMINATE USE OF

ANYTHING OTHER THAN

NATURAL COMPOST

AS FERTILIZER.

PLANT FOR YOUR

CLIMATE. IF YOUR

GREENERY CAN’T

SURVIVE WITHOUT

EXTRA WATER, IT’S

NOT MADE FOR

YOUR LANDSCAPE.

Closet Clues

BURSTING AT THE SHELVES, HOOKS, AND HANGERS? IT MAY BE TIME

TO SHOW YOUR CLOSET SOME LOVE AND REWORK STORAGE AND

ORGANIZATION WITH THESE HANDY GIRL TIPS.

If the floors have been refinished

several times, they might be at

the end of their lives and need

replacement, not refinishing. Also, if

more than one-third of the flooring is

severely damaged—chipped, stained,

or otherwise in bad shape—it might

be better to replace it all.

If you decide your floors are worth saving

and you’re up for tackling the task yourself,

great! You can rent all sorts of equipment and

find plenty of help online. Whatever you do,

remember you can’t be on the floors until

they’re done drying—and that might be at

least a week or two depending on your finish

choice. Factor that into your project timeline.

Give your fl oor a lift.

Add a second layer

of shoe shelving.

Where’s your dead space?

Maximize an odd empty area

by installing a few hooks

for slender items like belts.

Go high—on top of

existing built-ins,

for example.

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