Seal Gaps Around Windows and Watch Your Energy Bill Drop
Hold your hand near a closed window on a cold day. Feel that? That is money leaving your house. Drafty […]
Assemble Flat-Pack Furniture Without the Frustration
I have built twelve pieces of flat-pack furniture in the last three years. Bookshelves, desks, dressers, a bed frame that […]
Patch a Hole in a Screen Door for Under $5
My dog figured out she could push through the screen door if she leaned hard enough. The hole started the […]
Reset a Jammed Garbage Disposal Without Tools
The disposal stopped mid-cycle with a low groan. The sink was half full of soapy water. I flipped the switch […]
Clean and Seal Your Deck for Summer
I pressure washed my deck for the first time and it looked beautiful for about six weeks. Then the gray […]
Touch Up Wall Paint Without It Looking Patchy
I moved a picture frame and discovered a nail hole the size of a dime. No problem, I thought. I […]
Unstick a Painted-Shut Window Without Damage
The bedroom in my first apartment had a window that had not been opened since the Reagan administration. At least […]
Choose the Right Paint Color the First Time
I once painted my living room a color called “Warm Linen.” On the swatch, it looked like soft cream with […]
Fix a Doorbell That Stopped Working
My doorbell died on a Tuesday. The delivery guy knocked instead and I missed three packages because I was in […]
Paint Old Furniture to Look Like New
I found a solid wood dresser at a yard sale for $30. Dove-tailed drawers, real brass pulls, built sometime in […]