If you’ve been a long-suffering light bulb environmentalist, enduring the ugliness of your pig-tail-shaped fluorescent bulbs in order to save Mother Earth, you’re going to be happy to see what’s new in eco-bulb design. The Plumen light bulb, heretofore available only in Europe and now made available in These United States, adds pizzazz to your high moral standards. It’s amazing how a simple style change turns something ugly into a fashionable feature. [click to continue…]
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No matter what style of house you’re in, there are lots of tricks to enhancing the style and vibe of your home. Some architectural styles like Spanish Colonial, Craftsman, Victorian, Gothic, Greek Revival, and even Modern have distinctive characteristics you can use to your advantage. When it comes to either staying consistent with your home’s architectural style, or further enhancing that style, it’s all about the details. One little detail that can make a subtle but important impression is the style of the address numbers you use. By choosing a style of house numbers that’s consistent with the look of your home you can add some serious but relatively inexpensive curb appeal. In the case of our Spanish or Mission style home, I went on the prowl for some cool tile address numbers, and then documented a how-to of a simple installation option. [click to continue…]
For many of us working schlubs, the idea of the man-cave is a dream, flitting around us just out of reach. But just because we can’t reach it doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy another man’s man-cave. For those who don’t know, there is actually a Man-Caves TV show, staring former Raven’s lineman Tony Siragusa and contractor Jason Cameron called “Man Caves.” This DIY show follows The Goose and Jason as they create some pretty awesome caves for some pretty crazy people including Snoop Dog and Artie Lang. [click to continue…]
Okay, so some of you may have read the first installment of this article “Mud ‘n Tape For the Last Time With Faux Beam Work,” and here’s the wrap up. As you can see from the pictures, the project still isn’t totally finished. Paint, hardwood floors, new doors, finished closets, etc. are still to come, but the beam work is up. (And c’mon ladies, what girl doesn’t dream of a Bosch Double Compound Miter Saw as the focal point of the master bedroom?) [click to continue…]
You’ve heard of food porn. You’ve heard of house porn. And we presume you know of porn porn (and if not, we can’t imagine how incredibly confusing this entire intro must be to you. That, and really? REALLY? You don’t know what porn is? What Internet are you using?). But now we’d like to bring something to your attention that you might not have heard of before: stair porn. Really. [click to continue…]
