In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Use either a paint program on your computer, graph paper and a pencil, or even just plain paper. Start with an outline of the whole first floor. Then divide that space according to the layout of the rooms you have on that floor. Don’t worry so much about making your drawing 100% accurate when it comes to proportions. As long as it roughly matches the layout of your house, you’re fine. First, add any interior spaces that may be within each room, like closets or pantries. Then add any permanent standing fixtures that take up floor space, like cabinets or stairs. Finally, mark any areas where the floor height differs between rooms (or even within them). Floors with different heights should be treated as their own space, even if they’re within one room. For example, if part of your living room is a step lower than the rest, mark that step on your diagram. Create a separate diagram for each floor to your home. Outline each, divide according to rooms, and fill in key details for your upper floors and basement. With connecting stairs: Include them in your diagram for each appropriate floor, but treat these as their own space to be dealt with separately. Determine which rooms and spaces you need to measure. First, shade in any rooms that won’t receive carpeting at all. Do the same with any interior spaces where you want to keep the floor bare while carpeting the rest of the room. For example: Say you want to carpet a bedroom, but not its closet. Simply shade the closet out.
Summary: Start with your first floor. Fill in key details. Repeat with other floors. Note which areas will and won’t be carpeted.

Squeeze a small dab of white toothpaste onto your fingertip and press it into the nail hole. Smooth over the toothpaste glob with your finger, then use a damp rag to wipe away any excess on the wall.  The toothpaste will start to dry out and shrink within 24 hours, and may simply fall out of the hole after that time. Remember that these are temporary solutions! Most of these temporary tricks work best on white or off-white walls. You could try squeezing a tube of white toothpaste into a bowl and stirring in a few drops of food coloring to approximate a different wall color, if you’re desperate! A soft, white bar soap (Ivory is the most well-known brand of this type) will work best here. Just keep rubbing the bar over the hole until enough soap rubs off to fill it in. Then, wipe away any excess with a clean, damp rag. Don’t expect this trick to work for more than 24 hours or so—the soap will dry and shrink fairly quickly. Put a large spoonful of baking soda into a bowl and stir in just enough water to make a thick (toothpaste-like) paste. Use your finger to press it into the hole, then wipe away the extra paste with a damp rag. The baking soda paste will dry out—and probably fall out of the hole—within a few days at most. Search your kids’ play area or the store shelves for a color of play-dough that roughly matches your wall. Then, press a small amount of it into the nail hole with your finger and wipe away any excess with a clean rag.  The play-dough will dry, crack, and probably fall out of the hole within a few days. Try making your own play-dough if you like! Squeeze the white glue or caulk into the hole until it’s overfilled. Then, use a flat edge (like a putty knife or old credit card) to scrape away the excess. Follow up with a damp rag to clean up any excess material on the wall.  These remedies—especially the caulk—have a better chance of being a long-lasting fix. They’re less likely to dry out and shrink so much that they fall out. If you prefer applying a paste, you can mix white glue and baking soda, then apply it with your finger. Add a small amount of spackle to a putty knife, then press and smooth it into and over the hole. Use the blade of the putty knife to scrape away any excess, then wipe over the area with a damp cloth. Wait 24 hours for the spackle to dry, then gently sand it with fine-grit sandpaper. You can get spackle at any home improvement store.
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One-sentence summary -- Press white toothpaste into the hole for a quick repair. Rub white bar soap over the hole as another short-term fix. Make a temporary filling paste with baking soda and water. Try children’s play-dough to match a colored wall. Plug the hole with white glue or caulk for a longer-term fix. Fill nail holes with spackle for a permanent repair.

Problem: Article: Fold the napkin in half into a rectangle and lay it down so it faces you widthwise (with one of the shorter edges nearest you). Fold up the bottom inch of fabric. Then, fold that one-inch fold back underneath itself. Continue folding the serviette back and forth on itself in an accordion style. Leave three to four inches unfolded when you get to the top.  Turn the napkin over and fold it in half lengthwise. Take the two open corners from the unfolded napkin and fold them diagonally to the accordion folds. Tuck the corners into the pocket between the two layers of accordion folds. Pick up the napkin by holding the open ends of the folds together and place the other end on the table. Spread open the accordion folds to create the fan. Fold the serviette in half twice to create a smaller square. Position it in a diamond orientation with the open corners at the tip of the diamond (and the folds nearest you). Fold the top layer down in half, bringing the top tip down to match the bottom tip.  Fold the next two layers down in a staggered fashion like you did with the diamond fold. Leave the last layer unfolded. Fold the sides of the diamond in to the center. Flip the serviette over. Place utensils in the pouch. Fold the serviette in half diagonally and point the open tip toward you. Fold the tip over so it overhangs the original fold by an inch (like with the rose). In a lengthwise fashion, accordion fold then entire serviette. Hold on to all the layers at the base of the accordion and place the base of the serviette in a glass. Fan out the top of the folds so they extend over the sides of the glass. Follow the first few steps of the pyramid: fold the serviette in half diagonally with the tip facing away from you. Fold the left and right sides in to the center to create a square shape with a seam down the middle. Flip the napkin over with the bottom tip facing you (and the open tips facing away).  Fold up the bottom third of the napkin. Flip the napkin over again. Fold the left side diagonally to the center and a little beyond. Fold the right side in a similar fashion, slightly overlapping the left side in the middle. Turn the serviette back over. Follow the same first steps as the cone to create a square shape with a seam down the middle. With the open tips pointing up and away from you, fold up the bottom three-quarters of the napkin.  On the flap you just folded up, now fold the top tip back down over itself so the tip meets the center of the bottom fold. At the very tip of the serviette, fold down the top third of the right and left flaps and tuck them behind the first flap. Turn the napkin over. Fold the left third of the napkin, followed by the right third. Tuck the tip of the right flap inside the pouch of the left flap to secure it in place, and turn the napkin over.
Summary:
Make a fan. Try the diamond envelope. Make a fleur-de-lis in a goblet. Do the cone. Create the bishop’s hat.