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If you want to give your kitchen an inexpensive face-lift, consider refacing or painting the countertops. Recently a reader asked if there were any products she could use to refinish her white laminate countertops, which were stained but otherwise in good condition. Krylon has created a new paint that they claim will work on plastic laminate surfaces.
Replace shattered bulb
Author Jane Buckingham, a consultant on domestic arts for Clorox, offers this gem: To replace a broken light bulb when all the glass is in shards on the floor, first turn off the power to the light. Then push the narrow end of a potato into the screw cap and twist to remove the broken base. Gloves and safety glasses are still a good idea.
