Brawny Pants For The Right Occassion
This just in: Men like pants with lots of pockets. They like them so much that someone even came to my wedding in a pair of very casual carpenter pants (which, of course, I barely …
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Brewing A Green Lawn?: Beer Fertilizer
Up in the Great White North where this HomeFixater resides, American beer is strictly for small children and the elderly. But now there is another interesting use for it (besides bait in the Slugx Slug …
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After Watching Hoarders, You Need To Organize.com
If ever there was a TV program that would boost Organize.com’s sales, it would have to be Hoarders. Have you seen this show? In case you’re unawares, it’s an A&E series that goes into the …
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Heating & Cooling, Landscaping
Endless Summer (and Happiness) With the Blue Rhino Outdoor Patio Heater Model 153100
Oh man … it’s already October! Where did the summer go? I have a simple formula below to demonstrate what happens to my mood when I realize the changing of the seasons: Summer = YES …
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Oct 5: World Habitat Day
Today is Monday, October 5 – a day the UN has designated as World Habitat Day. Here’s the dealio (from Habitat for Humanity): On this day, we reaffirm that adequate shelter is a basic human …
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Work It (But Don’t Be Dumb) With The Youngstown Cut-Resistant Kevlar-Lined Work Gloves
There’s a lot of trial and error in the land of home renovations, improvement and all-around handyman-ness. Because of that, it’s important to be as safe as possible – nobody wants those errors to result …
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Singing The Praises of The Insinkerator Garbage Disposal
Don’t get too excited – it’s an InSINKerator – not an ‘N Sync-erator (which I imagine to be some kind of machine that goes back and destroys our memories of boy bands and their catchy, …
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Built Not Bought: Win Money For Being Awesomely Home Fixated
Making things from scratch and by hand was once the norm. Today if you bake your own garlic bread, people are impressed (“You mean you crushed the cloves yourself? Wow!”). So just imagine the kind …
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Mugato Approves of Leen The Graphics Queen
Last month, we featured Theory + Practice’s Envelope Mailbox – a great find on Etsy. This month, there’s another Etsy seller that has caught our eye – Leen The Graphics Queen. I feel a bit …
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Note to Doting Dads: Minka Lavery Mini Chandelier
Alright gentlemen (and some ladies) – you’ve surely looked at the picture to the left, sneered and are about to hit that “Back” button with great haste (“That’s not a tool! That’s a frilly girly …
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