Lord of the Wax Rings – How to Install a New Delta Toilet
Just like Frodo said “One ring to rule them all”—and he was right. A toilet’s wax ring is the key to keeping the poop where it belongs – in the pits of Mordor (aka your …
Written by: Eric
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Tool News Nirvana – 50 Grand Dream Bath Giveaway, Bosch Alignment Laser, Delta Sander
We like free stuff (hence the Home Fixated monthly giveaway) and we like even more the chance to win really big free stuff, so we’re giving top billing in this edition of Tool News Nirvana …
Written by: Brad
Curtain-less Privacy For Your Windows – Gila Window Films
Last year my wife and I purchased an older home with the intention of fixing it up, and, well, it’s been a slow process. I’ve painted and in some cases repainted everything, and we’re about …
Written by: Leroy
Peel and Stick Metal Tiles: If You Can Manage a Band-Aid, You Can Install These Tiles
I came across these peel and stick metal tiles while browsing through This Old House’s website. From Aspect Ideas, this tile series can be used for either practical or decorative applications. You can use them …
Written by: Liz
We Explore Toilet Tattoos – Named Better Than “Stinker Stickers”
You can’t say it isn’t an attention-grabbing name. For the person who has everything – or the person who considers any surface a décor opportunity – may we present to you Toilet Tattoos, “the only …
Written by: Jen
15 Plants That Improve Indoor Air Quality and Might Just Head Off a Bathroom Disaster
Sure, indoor plants are green and pretty. They help stave off that old seasonal affective disorder, the winter blues, cabin fever…whatever. We all are probably aware they improve air quality by sucking up carbon monoxide; …
Written by: Liz
What’s Under YOUR Bathtub? It Could Be Under-Tub Storage
Studies show that on a normal day you get asked between five and five million questions. Studies show… What studies? Who decided we needed a study done in the first place? Are you kidding me? …
Written by: Brad
Schluter-Ditra Universal Underlayment – The Undergarment Every Tile Floor Needs
Schluter-Ditra understands that tile, being a hard, brittle substance, expands and contracts due to moisture and temperature related conditions, at a totally, different rate from whichever substrate material lies beneath, be it plywood, concrete, cement, …
Written by: Liz
Schluter Kerdi Prefab Shower Kits – Mortar Bed be Damned
Believe me when I say…a shower and/or bath project does not fall into my comfort zone. (Unless, that is, it involves bubbles and wine.) Laying tile after the fact? That I can do. As for …
Written by: Liz
The Top 4 Essential Ingredients to High Quality Cabinets
1. Materials and Machining Use the highest quality materials available. Your high end cabinet maker knows what they are. Good substrates, high quality veneer for the euro style cabinets, and good kiln dried wood for …
Written by: Brad