Funny you mention the “walk around with a flashlight” trick—I did almost the same thing but with a cheap clamp lamp. I’d move it from spot to spot, tr...

That hits home. I once tried to cut corners with some “budget” paint for my kitchen—figured it’d be fine since it was just a small wall. Ended up peel...

KEEPING IT SIMPLE REALLY DOES WORK I totally get where you’re coming from with the sticky notes. I used to think I needed some fancy app or gadget to...

WHEN THE NIGHT SKY TURNS TO DAY: WHAT IF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LIT UP 24/7? That totally reminds me of when my old apartment complex swapped out our ...

That really hits home for me. I used to live in a place where the streetlights were so bright, I could read a book in my living room at midnight witho...

MY ADVENTURE WITH DIY CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS I totally get where you’re coming from on the mesh debate. When I did my patio slab, I kept going back and...

Sink Fixtures Driving Me Nuts Lately I’ve been asking myself the same thing for ages. We went with stainless steel in our last place because it see...

HIDDEN GEMS AREN’T ALWAYS CHEAP—BUT SOMETIMES THEY’RE WORTH IT That’s a great point about the surveys and soil tests—those “cheap” lots can have some...

SMART HOME ON A TIGHT BUDGET—IS IT DOABLE? Haha, I totally relate to the “robot wires” comment. My partner called my setup “Mission Control” for week...