In the Spotlight: Eco-Friendly Flooring...

Filed under: Kitchen & Bath , Big Projects , Makeovers & Inspiration Cork flooring is renewable, moisture-resistant, and the most DIY-friendly of all green options. Photo: The Cork Flooring Company Well-maintained hardwood floors can be absolutely breathtaking. Oak, pine, beech — even engineered wood — are still popular hardwood options. But more and more homeowners are becoming...

The Daily Fix: Tighten Loose Chair Legs...

Photo: nshepard, Flickr As home furniture goes, chairs take a lot of abuse. Dining chairs are used multiple times per day. The heavier someone is the harder it is on their furniture. It also doesn’t help when someone leans back on the rear legs, putting a tremendous amount of weight on joints that weren’t intended to be load-bearing at those angles. It can cause the chair’s legs to loosen and...

10 Ways to Love Your Valentine During a Home Remod...

Photo: thelatemail, Flickr In the middle of a home remodel this Valentine’s Day? No doubt it can be stressful. But instead of bickering and lashing out at the one you love, how about making this a time of sweetness? Here are some ideas to ensure a romantic weekend, despite all the dust and rubble: 1. If the kitchen is out of use, buy a wine fridge and stock it with a few bottles of white wine and champagne to...

Links We Love: Inspiring Kitchen/Bath Makeovers &a...

Everyone loves a makeover, right? Don’t know about you, but I can’t resist anything kitchen or bath-related. This week we have a bunch of new links to share that showcase some beautiful DIY room improvements and renovations. Enjoy! Photo: Judd Studio Engineering Giant “iPhone,” anyone? This TV-sized, wall-mounted computer (pictured) super-sizes the touch-screen technology and cool design of the...

The Daily Fix: Rescue Anything from Your P-Trap...

Photo: Home Depot If you’re like me, you lose an earring down your bathroom sink about once a year. I used to think that if something fell down the drain it was gone forever; now I know it’s probably just stuck in the p-trap . A p-trap is that curved pipe underneath your sink that is strategically designed to catch anything that falls down the drain by mistake. Okay, it’s really designed with a curve in...

The Daily Fix: Clean Up a Keyboard Spill...

Filed under: computers and internet Photo: ewen and donabel, Flickr I live in fear of a spill happening near my precious computer. All it takes is a cup of hot coffee, sticky soda, or even water to render my keyboard useless. But the truth is, if you act fast and you’re lucky, your keyboard can be salvaged. Here’s how to do it. 1. Shut off or unplug the computer. If the keyboard is a separate device, disconnect...

DIY Product Pick: The Wovel...

Credit: Wovel.com If you’re in the mid-Atlantic or on the East Coast, experiencing one of the area’s biggest blizzards of the year, you’ll soon be nursing an aching back from all the shoveling that’s in store (unless, of course, you learned the right way to shovel your driveway !). You’re probably wondering if you should just invest in a snowblower. The answer is, you could. But what if there...

The Daily Fix: De-Ice a Frozen Lock...

Photo: ChicagoGeek, Flickr It’s late. It’s dark. You trudge through the snow to your car and discover the locks are all iced up. Don’t panic! There’s a clever way to solve this problem . Just apply a glob of hand sanitizer to the key and wiggle it gently into the lock. Why does this work? Hand sanitizer’s primary ingredient is alcohol, which melts ice clear away in seconds. I love this tip,...

Cheap Trick: Clean a Baked-On Mess the Easy Way...

Photo: Subspace, Flickr Whenever my friend’s daughter comes over for dinner, I make her favorite — homemade macaroni and cheese, the gooier the better. The only problem? It covers my baking dish in a grimy, baked-on layer of cheesy mess. We’ve all run into these messes from time to time. It used to be that I’d leave the baked-on disaster soaking overnight in hot water — which was just gross by...

DIY Time! Make a Personalized Clock...

Filed under: Crafts , Holidays Craft a clock out of your sweetie’s favorite novel. Photo: Erin Loechner So, you want to give your Valentine a gift that’s original, adorable, and straight from the heart? Well, you have less than a week to do it (yes, V-Day is this Sunday). No worries, though: I have just the project to keep you in the good graces of your spouse, kids…well, just about anyone this February...