HomeFixated sponsor, FastCap, is a favorite of ours for all kinds of reasons – none of which have to do with them advertising on the site (well, that is a reason to like them, of course – but our love goes beyond the almighty dollar). We like FastCap because it’s a company that listens to its customers and works to be a problem solver for all kinds of tool, renovation, restoration, building and around-the-house projects.
That said, I have to make fun of the name of one of their products and I hope they don’t punish us for it. [click to continue…]
Are you as tired of the Olympic spirit as we are? It’s not that we’re total sport Scrooges, it’s just that it’s easy to get a little cynical after a while. These athletes train, train, train, train and train and it seems like only the gold medalists get any glory. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, “Gold medalist: Greatest guy in the world. Silver and bronze medalists: Never heard of them.”
Well, for those medalists who didn’t take quite enough steroids to capture first place (and in case you didn’t know, curlers are the ultimate juiceheads), we have a way they can turn those bronze medals into gold-looking ones: Metal Magic Metal Refinishing. [click to continue…]
Who hasn’t forgotten their keys? Or hasn’t been able to find them as they’re trying to dash out of the house? If you’re among the absent-minded, you might want to consider the Schlage Camelot Deadbolt Keypad (well, unless of course you’re so absent-minded that you can’t recall numbers and combinations. If that’s the case, you’re sort of screwed). [click to continue…]
Here’s a scenario many of us are familiar with: After a bunch of shuffling of things around and having one person impatiently hold a painting up on the wall while you stand back and look at it, you figure you’ve finally found the perfect spot to hang your latest décor acquisition. [click to continue…]