The experts at the popular home and garden media outlet, The Spruce, named their top outdoor living trends for 2024. No surpr...
Read MoreWhen my parents got their first home the backyard wasn’t fenced in, and being a young couple who’d just bought their first ho...
Read MoreOnce upon a remodeling project, a friend and colleague asked me to come over to help with a “small emergency.” As I walked in...
Read MoreHave you ever noticed in movies how the girl always walks down a set of stairs to meet her prom date at the bottom? Or how th...
Read MoreIn my past, I’ve suffered from a lack of home décor refinement. My bachelor status meant that my furnishings include: One co...
Read MoreI’ve never been one to want to have a party on the roof. I prefer my parties on the ground. But one of my friends, who has a...
Read MoreWhen it comes to wood decking, I love the gorgeous, rich look of ipe. The Brazilian hardwood has a deep reddish-brown hue tha...
Read MoreA patio is meant to be a little oasis from the cares of the world, a place of beauty, relaxation, and ease. I’ve been hired q...
Read MoreI’ve worked as a builder and as a consultant for many DIY clients, and I’ve seen lots of different home improvement strategie...
Read MoreIn my career I’ve had the chance to work on quite a few big multi-unit apartment buildings, and having done a lot of outdoor...
Read MoreAn old college friend of mine wanted to add a bit of drama to a very narrow house in Southern California. Since it was a town...
Read MoreVictorian is a term you hear real estate agents throw around a lot. The term refers to Queen Victoria, who reigned over Engla...
Read MoreBringing functionality and beauty together is something that often seems to have been lost in the design of schools (which so...
Read MoreMy first experience with aluminum was in welding school. When attempting an aluminum weld, I forgot to reverse the polarity o...
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