Hardware Store Decor
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces, Crafts & CelebrationsLooking for chic, industrial housewares? Look no further than your local hardware store. The new book "Home From...
View ArticleCurbspotting: Vintage Chair
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-HowA vintage chair with "good bones" (but not much else going for it) becomes a knockout with a fresh...
View ArticleMagnetic Paint Gallery Wall
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesBye-bye tacks and nails...a new magnetic paint allows you to stick up art without damaging your walls. Our friends at...
View ArticleHow to Affordably Frame Large Prints
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Living SpacesDon't limit your art options to what can fit inside a standard frame -- you can go beyond the 8"x10" without going broke....
View ArticleHollow-Core Door Makeover
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesSee this drab hollow-core door transform into a black and white showstopper, complete with fancy knocker!...
View ArticleEveryday Items Reimagined - DIY Links
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces, Crafts & CelebrationsDIY projects don't need to be elaborate, back-breaking endeavors. Check out simple projects from...
View ArticleRadiant Floor Heating - Should You or Shouldn't You?
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesIs there a better way to heat your home? Radiant floor heating is a very viable option: it's clean, evenly...
View ArticlePainting Techniques: Painting Behind a Radiator
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesPainting the walls? Don't let a cumbersome radiator get you hot under the collar....
View ArticleHumidifiers 101 - Say Goodbye to Dry Air
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesIncrease indoor air moisture and lower your heating bills with a humidifier. Dry winter air can batter your home and...
View ArticleDIY Diary: What We Learned From Our Energy Audit
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesOur writer was curious about energy audits, so she invited a professional energy...
View ArticleHow to Clean Electronics
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesLike so many things in our home, electronics are sitting magnets for dust and grime. Here's how to clean your...
View ArticleCorral Your Clutter with Wire Shelving Systems
Filed under: Bedrooms, Home Offices, Storage & Organization, Know-How, Living Spaces You're ready to bring order to your closets, basement, or garage, but don't have a bundle to spend? The shelving...
View ArticleDon't Let the Bedbugs Bite!
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces An immature bedbug (left) and an adult bedbug. Photo: Tim McCoy, AP Just the...
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Brighten Faded Carpets and Rugs
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Martin LaBar, Flickr Sunlight is notorious for fading carpet and rug fibers. Here's a natural...
View Article5 Gadgets to Keep Your Wires Neat
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Does it look like this underneath your desk? Photo: Jaime Derringer Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Luckily, these...
View ArticleHandmade: Bungee-Cord Memo Board
Filed under: Crafts, Home Offices, Storage & Organization, Know-How, Living Spaces, Crafts & Celebrations Stretch your organization skills. Make a memo board from utility bungee cords. Photo:...
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Repair Bubbles in Veneer
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces A close-up of a blistered veneer surface. adamrice, Flickr Got trouble with wood veneer bubbles? Smooth them out in a...
View ArticleEnergy Savings: Windows
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces John Giustina, Getty Images One week into summer -- are you feeling it yet? Last week we kicked off our Energy Savings...
View ArticleHome Ec: Have a Dust-Free Home
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Getty Images Even with thorough housekeeping, it seems that some homes accumulate dust faster...
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: How to Clean Leather Furniture
Filed under: Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Getty Images Leather: It's arguably the best, most durable upholstery material around. That's why it's...
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