Painting Preparation Tips

Before embarking on any paint job, a room must be properly prepared. While preparation is one of the most time-consuming parts, it’s the most critical in achieving a professional-looking and long-lasting paint job.

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Moving Made Simple

Forty to fifty million Americans relocate every year. Nearly seventy-nine percent of these people move themselves, without hiring professional movers. The following tips offer simple solutions and suggestions to the typical obstacles that families face while in the process of moving.

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Five Essential Items for Energy Savings

With the high cost of gas and fuel, many consumers are wondering what they can do to help save on energy bills at home. Making your home more energy efficient can be surprisingly quick, easy and cost-effective.

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Simple Spring Cleaning Tips

Spring is the perfect time of year to get rid of a winter’s worth of dust and grime. While cleaning is never the most glamorous task, it helps bring freshness into your home as well as create a healthy environment for you and your family. The following tips will help you start the season off right.

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Bathroom and Kitchen Cleaning Tips

When was the last time you cleaned out the inside of your kitchen cabinets or underneath the bathroom sink? These hidden areas are one of the least cleaned areas in the home and can quickly become a prime breeding ground for mold and bacteria. Effectively cleaning these areas regularly can help ensure your kitchen and bathroom stay sanitary and you and your family stay healthy.

The following tips will help you reduce the spread of mold, bacteria and germs in your kitchen and bathroom.

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Cut Out Kitchen Clutter

Clearing clutter and organizing the cabinets or drawers in your kitchen can be a daunting task; however, it is also one of the most self-satisfying and useful measures taken in keeping a cleaner kitchen. Conquering the pantry will provide the opportunity to take inventory of cooking utensils and ingredients and clear away unused items to make the area clean and functional.

Below are some tips to help you get your kitchen shelves in order.

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Holiday Gift Wrapping Tips

Between shopping, visiting friends and family, and decorating your home, the holiday season can be both an exciting and stressful time. The Duck® brand has a variety of ideal supplies for gift-giving and gift-wrapping to help reduce unnecessary holiday stress.

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College Moving Tips

With fall fast approaching, first-time college students are moving into dormitories and apartments across the country. With so much going on between packing and preparing for the school year ahead, students need to be organized to ensure a successful moving day. 

As students begin preparing for their move, they can maintain order and ease their transition with these helpful moving tips from Duck® brand.

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When it comes to the environment, we’re told every little bit counts. From recycling a soda can to changing a light bulb, small steps can make a big impact in protecting our planet. With a little creativity, simple everyday household items – even Duck® brand duct tape – can go a long way in helping families save money and the environment.  Here are a few easy tips for “green” living.

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Duct Tape to the Rescue

Duct tape is often a forgotten item that should be included on packing lists for all outdoor and traveling adventures, whether it’s running a marathon, hiking the trails, camping in the woods or taking a much-needed vacation. Although often found around the house or workshop as a DIY must-have, duct tape can quickly become an adventure-saver, in more ways than one.

Duck® brand Duck Tape® is perfect for quick fixes and clever remedies and is an essential tool for adventure enthusiasts, like sportsmen, hikers, climbers and travelers. Duct tape can be used in a variety of ways throughout the preparation and duration of any excursion.

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Duck Tape® Fixes for Runners

Known for its durability, strength and versatility, duct tape is reliable in rugged conditions. Whether you’re running cross country or around the block, duct tape can offer quick solutions for runners in sticky situations.

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Scrapbooking Tips for Beginners

Photographs are one of the most common ways to capture memories, and scrapbooking has quickly become a creative and safe way to preserve them. It also beautifully displays life’s moments to share with future generations of family and friends and increases the longevity of photos.

The following are some simple steps and helpful hints for beginners to make their first scrapbooking venture a success.

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Easy Decorating Ideas to Add Color and Style to Your Kitchen

A quick and affordable way to give a kitchen a fresh, new look without a major renovation is to incorporate a theme – and today’s variety of non-adhesive shelf liners make it easier than ever. They are available in a variety of colors and patterns, and can be easily cut to custom shapes to create seasonal decorating styles that fit into existing décor.

Below are some functional ideas on how to use non-adhesive shelf liner to enhance your kitchen:

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The Hiking, Camping and Backpacking Must-have

Duct tape is America’s fix-it, and its uses are endless. Duct tape can be an outdoor adventurist’s best friend, whether it’s helping repair a leaky roof, close food packages or label gear. Check out other way’s that duct tape can help you complete your next big outdoor adventure.

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10 Unexpected Uses for Shelf Liner

An everyday item in your kitchen and bathroom is making its way out of cabinets and drawers and into some unique projects around the home. Relied on by many to keep shelves and other spaces clean and organized, non-adhesive, non-slip shelf liner has some hidden functions that go above and beyond its traditional purpose:

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Duck Tape® The Travel Companion

For work or pleasure, many travelers never plan for mishaps that could spoil or delay the trip. But by packing the right tool – duct tape – you can be on your way in no time.

America’s beloved fix-all isn’t just for around-the-house repairs. Known for its versatility and strength, duct tape can be used in a variety of situations, whether at home or away. Below are just a few of the ways people are using duct tape to aid in their travels.

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Five Simple Tips to Winterize Your Home

With gas prices on the rise and cold weather around the corner, it is time to prepare and winterize your home. It’s never too early to start, especially as the best time to winterize is when the temperature is above 50 degrees.

There are many quick and easy things you can do to help conserve time, energy and money this winter.  Below are five simple ways to winterize your home.

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Spookify Your Home's Halloween Decorations

You’ve selected the scary finger-foods, picked out the games, and sent out the invitations.  Now, it’s time to think about transforming your humble abode into a haunting experience. Look no further than the roll of duct tape in your toolbox to create decorations that are sure to give your guests a fright.  Below are some creepy ideas:

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Let’s face it: we live in a digital world. Sharing photos is as easy as posting them on sites like Snapfish, Flickr and Facebook. But, there’s still something to be said for good, old-fashioned pictures in a photo album – and the art of scrapbooking.

Thanks to digital cameras, snapping and choosing photos is a breeze. Unfortunately, many of these photos wind up stored on a computer.  Even those lucky – or important – enough to be printed, sometimes end up piling up in boxes at the back of a closet, forgotten. 

Well, now is the time to gather and sort through all of your memories, and think about putting them together in a scrapbook. Scrapbooking is an art form that’s easy to approach. Crafting stores have a variety of colored/decorative papers, stamps, stickers and other embellishments that make it easy to bring your scrapbook to life. And, adhesive products, like double-stick Duck® brand Easy Stick® adhesive rollers, allow you to quickly – and cleanly – assemble photos and memorabilia on the pages.

To get started, it’s important to consider for whom you are making the scrapbook and what you’d like to focus the theme on. Here are a few themes to consider:

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Home Weatherization Fast Facts

There are many quick and easy things you can do to help conserve time, energy and money this winter.  Here are some quick facts about protecting your home from the cold with home winterization.

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Bubble Wrap® Unwrapped

Originally invented in 1960 by the Sealed Air Corporation as textured wallpaper, Bubble Wrap^® has since become best known for providing superior protection when packing fragile or delicate items. However, its intended uses are not what makes it so well-loved.  It’s the charming noise it makes when its bubbles are popped that entice the American public.Check out these fun facts about this multi-faceted invention.

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How to Ship Packages Safely

Millions of Americans participate in online auctions. With that much merchandise changing hands, it is important that packages arrive to buyers safely and intact. Duck® brand mailing products can help sellers transport these items quickly and easily to the buyer without worrying about the hassle of broken merchandise. Here are some tips to follow when shipping an item:

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It’s often a forgotten project. But, it’s probably one of the easiest ways to protect your surfaces from crumbs, water rings, scratches and more. And, it’s the perfect project for anyone moving into a new home, rental property or even for those who are doing a little bit of spring cleaning. We’re talking about lining your shelves with shelf liner.

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How to Install Your Duck® Brand Double Draft Seal

Properly sealing and insulating your home can be an easy way to increase comfort, save money on energy costs and increase home energy efficiency.

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Tips for a Quick Bathroom Makeover

When it comes to decorating, the bathroom is an important, but often overlooked, space.  Unlike a kitchen or living room, it is not a gathering place, but ultimately, it will be seen by guests during their visit.

Duck® brand Easy Liner® non-adhesive shelf liner , in addition to its traditional uses in linen closets and on kitchen shelves, can be both fun and functional for the bathroom.  And, because non-adhesive liners are easy to install and replace, you can quickly change in and out your style to coordinate with the seasons or anytime the redecorating “bug” hits.

With the variety of patterns and colors available, creating a decorating theme that works with the existing décor in your home, or a popular bathroom motif such as an island oasis, is simple.  But most importantly, the versatility of shelf liner allows you to be inventive while at the same time keeping your bathroom clean and organized.   

Here are some tips and creative uses for Easy Liner® non-adhesive shelf liner in your bathroom:

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How to Prep for Trim, Baseboards and Frames

Painting anything other than a big, blank wall can seem intimidating to many people.  After all, it’s those intricate, detailed places like chair rails and baseboards that require a steadier hand and a lot more patience. 

But don’t call a professional for the job just yet.  As long as you take the proper precautions to ensure your carpet, floors and walls are protected from splattering paint or an unsteady hand gone awry, the painting can be done in no time.

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Fabulous Faux Finishes

Every home has items that can be transformed into art tools—you just have to know where to look. Using household items like paper or plastic bags, feathers or an item of your choice, you can get creative and have fun with your favorite faux painting technique. The following are a variety of techniques to try, but don’t be afraid to venture out and create a faux finish technique of your own.

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The Right Seal to Keep Cold Out

When determining the right seal, it is important to consider what material and profile is best for the job. The Duck® brand markets a variety of weather seals to provide consumers with a specialized product for nearly any application.

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Duct Tape Uses for Parents

An afternoon at the playground or a game of hide and seek in the basement can be filled with surprises. Minor mishaps like broken toys or ripped clothing can spoil the fun in no time, unless you have a quick-fix solution on-hand. Whether parents carry it in their diaper bags to help secure a loose diaper or keep a roll in the car for an unexpected fix at a soccer game, America’s favorite fix-all – duct tape – is a great accessory to help parents in a bind.

Below are a few unique ways parents are using duct tape to keep their kids’ days safe and filled with fun.

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Bike Repair and Cycling

Duct tape  is America’s fix-it, and its uses are endless. Duct tape can be a cyclist’s best friend, whether it’s helping patch a tube, hold a water bottle or keep your feet dry. Check out other ways that duct tape can help you complete your next bike adventure.

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Weatherstripping Windows and Doors

To insulate doors, you can use a variety of Duck^® brand weatherstripping products that adhere directly to any door or window frame for a tight seal between you and the cold. Learn more with the following weatherstripping tips.

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Window Kit Application Tips

When the seasons begin changing, it means homeowners should begin winterizing their homes in preparation for the cold winter months ahead. If purchasing new windows or doors to prevent drafts and conserve energy is not in the budget, rest assured that the Duck^® brand offers many inexpensive, do-it-yourself home winterization products to help you maximize comfort and reduce your energy costs.

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Managing Moving Day Mishaps

Imagine yourself on moving day surrounded by boxes with no moving truck in sight. Or maybe a blizzard hits, causing treacherous traveling conditions on the big day. Picture yourself unpacking your belongings only to find your most prized possession shattered at the bottom of a box.

Moving day nightmares can take on many forms – in fact, hundreds of disgruntled movers have shared their own horror stories of moving days gone awry. Below are some of the highlights as well as some tips from the Duck® brand on how to prevent these nightmares from happening to you.

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