This is so true. I learned the hard way after painting my living room this “perfect” sage green I saw online. In the store lighting, it looked warm an...
Honestly, I’ve wondered if all the fancy tech is worth it for this kind of thing. I looked into renting a thermal camera too, but after reading a bunc...
Honestly, I’m right there with you. I’ve looked at the prices on some of these “smart” gadgets and thought, is it really worth paying extra just to ta...
Totally get what you mean. I’ve done the “all windows open, fans on full blast” routine and still felt like the smell just lingers. I do think weather...
Sink Fixtures Driving Me Nuts Lately That “wow” factor is definitely nice, but I always wonder how long it actually lasts before the fingerprints and...
Yeah, I hear you on the engineered lumber. I used to be pretty skeptical, but after getting a batch of studs that looked like hockey sticks, I gave it...
That’s fair, but sometimes those “quirks” end up costing more than you bargained for. I looked at a piece with a creek running through it—super charmi...
SMART THERMOSTATS AND CHILL VIBES Yeah, I’ve noticed the same thing. People love to show off their smart home gadgets, but then you walk into their p...
Totally get what you mean about lighting throwing everything off—my last apartment had this weird yellowish afternoon sun and it made my “safe” gray w...
Totally agree about timelines. I started out thinking a basic spreadsheet would be enough, but halfway through my reno, I was kicking myself for not t...
You're right about comfort and savings being valuable, but honestly, when you're working with a tight budget, the appraisal number matters a lot. If y...
Great suggestions here, especially about the reflective shingles. Hadn't really thought about those before, but it makes sense they'd help with heat i...
I was actually wondering about the noise too, glad someone brought it up. My neighbor installed one last summer and invited me over to check it out (h...
I tried messing around with brightness levels when I put in smart bulbs a few months back. Honestly, I found that adjusting brightness made a bigger i...