SINK FIXTURES DRIVING ME NUTS LATELY I hear you on the matte black. I put one in my guest bath last year because it looked so sharp, but now I’m cons...

You're definitely making sense about moisture being the real issue here. I've seen friends spend tons on fancy lava rocks thinking they'd be safer, on...

I hear you loud and clear on that one. When we redid our kitchen a while back, I figured standard lumber would be fine—just pick out the straightest o...

Totally agree with you on the gentle wake-up thing. I swapped to smart bulbs in my bedroom about two years ago, and honestly, mornings feel way less b...

Haha, I totally get that feeling. When we redid our kitchen, I obsessed over getting the faucet perfectly aligned with the window behind it. Thought I...

Yeah, insurance companies love their loopholes, don't they? Had a similar headache a while back when our basement flooded. Insurer said it was "ground...

Had a similar headache myself. We planned this sleek, open ceiling with recessed LEDs, but turbines threw a wrench in that. Ended up switching to ridg...

Smart bulbs are cool, but honestly, I think people sometimes overcomplicate lighting setups. I've tried Philips Hue and a few others, and while they'r...

I get what you're saying about visual cues being distracting, but honestly, I've found subtle lighting around the TV pretty helpful—especially when na...

Yeah, builder lenders can be a mixed bag. Had one myself that was great at first, but when we needed to tweak the timeline a bit, suddenly it was like...

I feel your pain with the espresso machine... I once impulse-bought this sleek, designer toaster because it matched my kitchen perfectly. Turns out it...