Be careful not to apply too much. Too much eyeliner can actually make your eyes appear smaller. If you want eyeliner with an easier application, use an eyeliner pencil or a gel eyeliner. Line your upper lid with a vibrant eyeliner like bright blue or purple to make your eyes pop and appear bigger. Pair your eyeliner with a colorful eyeshadow to enhance the effect. Choose a colored eyeliner that will pair well with your eye color. Gold eyeliner will make blue eyes pop, while purple eyeliners contrast nicely with green eyes. Use a blue eyeliner if you have brown eyes.

Summary: Use liquid eyeliner for a dramatic effect. Use eyeliner in vibrant colors.


An overcast day is ideal because it will keep the sand cool. Because cool sand is able to retain moisture better, it is much more stable than dry sand, making it ideal for building large sandcastles. Fine sand is much more compact than coarse sand. Compact sand provides more structure and stability. To test the compactness of a beach’s sand, ride a bike on the beach. If it is relatively easy to ride the bike, then the sand is perfect. If you don't have a bike, then press a ball of sand in your hand. Roll the ball around. If the sand sticks together after rolling it around, then it is perfect. If you have a bucket of sand, add a bucket of water to it. By adding water to the sand, you can transform it into workable sand. If the sand is really dry, then add more water. Press the sand into a ball in your hand and roll it around. If the sand holds it shape, it is ready to use. A spot just above the high-tide water line is ideal because it is close to the water. This will make retrieving water from the ocean much easier. Additionally, choosing a spot above the high-tide will protect your sandcastle from approaching waves. The high-tide line is typically marked by seaweed and other ocean debris.

Summary: Pick an overcast day. Choose a beach with fine sand. Add equal parts water to the sand if it is too dry. Pick a spot 1 foot (0.30 m) above the high-tide water line.


Bookshelves add vertical lines to your room's appearance, providing the illusion of more space than there really is. They also provide additional storage space.  Wall-mounted bookshelves are also a great way to provide additional space, although they won't provide the illusion of space that freestanding models do. You can opt for other types of storage, such as a hutch or cabinet. If you have a big enough niche, use small sofa table to fill it. Afterwards, you can place a lamp on it for lighting and then move a couch in front of it. Alternatively, use a mirror to fill the niche. A small desk can accompany a computer and give you a small living room office to work from. You can paint the corner a different color to separate the space.  Get creative—small bookcases can be used as a desk, and wall bookshelves can hold office supplies. Take advantage of the awkward nooks that are often created beside fireplaces. These are ideal for creating a home office. Having too many of these wall openings makes it difficult to use wall space for furniture. Instead, pull your furniture away from these openings and closer together to create a cozy vibe. A chalkboard is a great way to use a small wall to give character to your room. It's also a neat way to keep record of reminders and schedules.

Summary: Fill nooks and crannies with freestanding bookshelves. Place a sofa table within one of the wall openings. Create a home office inside one of the wall openings. Pull your seating furniture away from smaller walls created by fragmented openings.


Use the vacuum hose with an extender and floor attachment to get a deep reach under the bed. If you have other furniture in your room with space underneath it, clean these spaces as well. For example, if you have a bookshelf or chest of drawers that doesn’t go all the way to the ground, that empty space will need to be vacuumed. Use a vacuum cleaner set on the hardwood setting to clean any dust and dirt off the floor first. Mop the floor with a mop and commercial hardwood cleaner to clean and polish the floor.  Commercial hardwood floor cleaners are usually available to purchase at most grocery stores. If your vacuum cleaner doesn’t have a hardwood floor setting, you can also use a broom and dustpan to clean the floor. Pour a thin amount of baking soda across the surface of your floor if it’s carpeted and let it sit for 5 minutes before vacuuming. Vacuum the floor once in each direction (i.e., once going horizontally and once going vertically) to make sure you clean all of the baking soda off of the floor. The baking soda will help remove any odors that have accumulated in your carpet fibers. Mix equal parts of hot water and dish soap in a spray bottle, then spray this mixture onto the stain. Use a clean cloth to blot the stain and transfer the colored liquid from the carpet fibers to the cloth. Continue blotting this way until the stain is completely gone.  You may need to switch to a second clean cloth if the stain is too large for your first cloth to handle. If this mixture of dish detergent and water doesn’t do the trick, use a mixture of unscented ammonia and water instead.
Summary: Use vacuum extensions to vacuum underneath the bed. Vacuum and mop the floor if you have hardwood floors. Sprinkle baking soda into the carpet, then vacuum it twice. Use dish detergent and hot water to treat carpet stains.