I've had mixed luck with silicone molds myself. Did some custom trim pieces for an old Victorian porch restoration a while back—worked great for captu...

Totally get the charm you're describing, but honestly, some imperfections just drive me nuts. Built my own place a few years back and there's this one...

I looked into cork myself a while back when I redid my home office. It seemed decent enough, but I got hung up on the whole VOC thing—some adhesives a...

Yeah, plumber's putty has saved me more times than I can count. Last summer, I tried one of those fancy silicone sealants on my kitchen sink drain—fig...

Yeah, I've found something similar, though it doesn't always go smoothly. I remember one time I was working on my kitchen remodel, and the electrician...

Had a similar thing happen with my phone—dropped it off a ladder right after logging a bunch of receipts. Thought I lost everything, but luckily had p...

Reminds me of a friend's old house—built in the 1920s, I think. The basement stairs were so steep and narrow, you'd swear they were built for elves or...