Marc Lyman

Marc grew up under a brave single mom who "encouraged" home improvement on the family home. Early toddler gifts included a tool set, and even a cordless Bosch drill when cordless drills first came out. In grade school (give or take a few years), Marc's mom said, "We need to cut down some trees. . . . here's a chainsaw." A father figure also involved Marc in many home improvement projects, including a summer of home remodeling in Palo Alto, CA. Toss in some Obsessive Compulsive personality traits researching everything home improvement related. The end result: a genetically pre-disposed, socially sculpted home improvement machine! For his complete profile, please visit our About page. Really, it's worth it.

Gear

Say No to (Butt) Crack

This is more a public service announcement than a product review posting. Attention all tradesmen! Please do yourself and your clients a favor by heeding this product announcement. Few situations match the indignity of walking …

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Kitchen

Everything AND the Kitchen Sink

Picking out sinks can be a chore. Under-mount, drop-in, stainless, granite, single basin, double basin, etc. There are a lot of options and a lot of manufacturers. I’m partial to stainless under-mount sinks myself, I …

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Building Materials, Decor

Decorative Iron

Who says Heavy Metal is dead? Not the folks over at Decorative Iron. I stumbled across DecorativeIron.com while researching metal supplies. Our house has a fair amount of wrought iron and I was already contemplating …

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Lighting

On the Spot Lighting Options

Lighting in our house has sadly become the laughing stock of the neighborhood. It consists mainly of really heinously ugly “vintage” fixtures, and in many cases, bare bulbs. Nothing says Spanish Casa like a couple …

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