With fall just around the corner, many of us can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Your air conditioning unit survived another year, keeping your family cool throughout the sweltering heat. However, just because the leaves will soon be falling doesn’t necessarily mean that your air conditioner should drop completely out of mind. With […]
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Let’s Get Creative with Solid Surface Materials
(guest post by SoilidSurface.com) Let’s start with some basics here; Corian® is a man-made, solid-surface material with a wide variety of uses, including countertops, sinks, modular walls, furniture, and lighting. It is strong, stain-resistant and easy to care for. Should any accidental damage occur, it does not need to be replaced or discarded but […]
5 Landscaping Ideas To Add Distinction To Your Home
(guest post by Abe Knepp) Whether you rent it or own it, your home is a place you should be proud of. That’s a lot easier when you know your place looks great from the street. If you’re in the mood to beef up your home’s curb appeal, here are five great ideas that can […]
Lighten Up! Bringing More Natural Light into Your Home
photo © Elenathewise /123RF Stock Photo Mice kept under constant light for several months experienced negative health including pro-inflammatory activation in the immune system, early signs of osteoporosis and muscle loss, according to Cell Press journal, Current Biology. The good news is the negative side effects were reversible when they restored the environmental light-dark cycle. […]
7 Modern Kitchen Design Trends
(guest post courtesy SolidSurface.com) Wondering what the latest trends in kitchen design are? A few may surprise you! The modern kitchen is winning out over the traditional, yet practicality and function are still key elements of a winning design. Here’s a look at are how those elements are coming together with seven modern kitchen […]
Top 6 Tools You Need To Get Your Woodworking Shop Started
(guest post by Ted Leger) It took one time working with lumber and wood stock and I was hooked. From then on I loved to eat, sleep, and talk about woodworking to everyone. And within a short period, I built my first shop and grabbed my tools and organized them. That was my “man cave.” […]
Cedar Deck Comes Out on Top
(guest post courtesy Western Red cedar Lumber Association) How do you restore an ageing aggregate patio in desperate need of repair? Well, you have a few options. You could remove and replace the existing concrete – but this can be quite costly and let’s face it – it’s not the greenest choice when you consider […]
DIY Kitchen Cabinets: How to Build Corian® Kitchen Cabinets
(guest post from SolidSurface.com) Corian® solid surface is quickly becoming one of the hottest building materials among DIY’ers. This amazing product line is durable, dependable, beautiful, and highly versatile. It offers more possibilities than you may realize. A growing trend is to utilize the popular material to create DIY Corian® cabinets. This innovative concept is […]
DIY Landscape Edging
(guest post by Sure-Loc Edging) A home’s landscaping should have clean lawn lines with sharp borders and have well defined bed areas and walkways. Sure-loc edging adds crisp, clean lines that define the spaces and makes the difference between a good landscape and a great one. Sure-loc Edging Inc was founded in 1992 when the […]