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RE: Color combos that oddly please the brain
COLOR COMBOS THAT ODDLY PLEASE THE BRAIN Totally get what you mean about texture - sometimes it just feels forced, especially in a smaller space. I once tried a deep green velvet sofa against a whitewashed brick wall in...
RE: Keeping the critters out: weird but effective tricks?
Title: Keeping the critters out: weird but effective tricks? Funny you mention expanding foam - I once thought I’d sealed up a whole crawlspace with that stuff, only to find a mouse had tunneled right through it like it...
RE: When “Smart” Devices Aren’t So Smart After All
WHEN “SMART” DEVICES AREN’T SO SMART AFTER ALL I get the frustration, but I’ve actually had a pretty decent run with smart plugs - at least for the simple stuff. Maybe it’s just luck, or maybe my expectations are lower?...
RE: When Progress Hits a Wall: Surprising Facts About Failed Experiments
WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS Calcimine is one of those things you don’t really understand until you’ve been burned by it. I had a similar fiasco in a brownstone we were restoring ...
RE: No more dead zones: how I got wifi in my backyard shed
No more dead zones: how I got wifi in my backyard shed Funny, I tried powerline too and it was a total gamble - sometimes blazing, sometimes just dead. Ended up running conduit under the patio for a proper ethernet line...
RE: Builder's timeline keeps shifting - normal or red flag?
BUILDER'S TIMELINE KEEPS SHIFTING - NORMAL OR RED FLAG? I get where you’re coming from - waiting on a shifting timeline can feel endless. I remember when we did our kitchen, the custom marble slab was delayed three time...
RE: Building a greener city, one quirky apartment at a time
Building A Greener City, One Quirky Apartment At A Time Weight is such a sneaky problem, right? I once tried to haul a “lightweight” planter up four flights and nearly regretted my life choices. Hydroponics crossed my m...