Filed under: seasonal , landscaping , outdoor , Outdoors Forget the picket fence: These all-natural options can get higher, look better and make your neighbors jealous (while hiding your backyard from them). Here’s how to make it happen in your yard. CascadeAndSTAN , Flickr One of my...

If you think your kitchen is only for cooking, think again. In most households the kitchen has become the center attraction of the home. Whether it is because cooking tends to bring people together, or because the kitchen area serves as a meeting, dining, task and multifunctional area on...

Filed under: Kitchen & Bath , Small Projects If you, like our writer despise your glass-fronted kitchen cabinets but aren’t ready to bring in new doors, here’s a few ways to give them a new look. We didn’t agonize over cabinet choices. We loved the house, and I never gave the kitchen...

Easter weekend is peak time for getting started on spring maintenance. And according to a new study, getting hurt in the process. Here’s how to stay safe this holiday. Careful, guys! Photos: Getty Who knew that Easter could be scarier than Halloween? A new study from Epsom and St Helier University...

The seated mowers you see at your home center with two handles facing each other are zero-turn lawn mowers. The popularity of zero-turn mowers continues to rise as homeowners become more educated to how they function and how to use them. Typical riding mowers are driven just like a car. You’ll...

Backsplashes have come a long way from their usual simple tile, or turn up return piece from the countertop. Today backsplashes command attention in the kitchen or bathroom, and are becoming more of a feature than a subtle backdrop. Depending on your décor style you can use a variety of materials,...

Backsplashes have come a long way from their usual simple tile, or turn up return piece from the countertop. Today backsplashes command attention in the kitchen or bathroom, and are becoming more of a feature than a subtle backdrop. Depending on your décor style you can use a variety of materials,...

“OK, who’s going to give me five dollars?”  That’s how the bidding started at my first IRS auction.  A co-worker had told me about his old place of work whose tools, machinery, inventory and whatever else could be dug up on the property was to be auctioned off for back taxes.  From a beam...

Concrete Blisters Last week was one of those weeks when it seemed everything went wrong on one of my commercial building projects. First we found out that our siding product was defective and then a slab we poured for a vehicle service bay had blistered concrete ! Needless to say you can see the final...

Filed under: Patios, Porches & Decks , Outdoors There’s no need to hide your sawhorse when it looks this good. Get the step-by-step on how to build this beauty in your backyard. Check out this story from our friends at Charles & Hudson . Their project was a finalist in the ReadyMade 100...