AWP maker of tool belts, heavy duty suspenders, knee pads and other construction/home improvement gear has come out with what I think will lead to the next major Olympic sport. The Knee Blades are knee …
Written by: Leroy
DIY Discussion, Flooring, How To, Resources
After my raging catastrophe with our engineered hardwood floors, Marc asked me if I wanted to talk about “real” hardwood floors on HomeFixated. While I’m certainly pro-hardwood floors, the truth is, is that I’ve never …
Written by: Jen
This year’s Internation Builders’ Show saw its share of new product announcements, including several from Paslode. In addition to celebrating 25 years of cordless nailers (who knew cordless nailers have been around that long?), Paslode …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Flooring
Four years ago when we bought our condo, we knew right away that the carpet had to go. It was old, stained, and smelled of a charming blend of cat, hot dog water and a …
Written by: Jen
Flooring, iPhone Apps, Woodworking
We imagine when they developed the I.D. Wood iPhone application – an index of wood samples and information – there were a few name ideas that went straight into the FAIL folder. Our minds went …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, Decor, Flooring, Gardening, Green
Most of the shops and products featured on HomeFixated have a North American slant, primarily because most of our readers are from there. Well, that, and some of our target demographic leans toward xenophobic. However, …
Written by: Jen
“Steady, wallet, steady.” “Whoooa, VISA.” “Down, AMEX, down!” I have to say these things each time I visit the CSN Rugs website because my money REALLY wants to go there. If you’re in the market …
Written by: Jen
I was sitting on my brains the other day watching my favorite 60s sitcoms (F-Troop anyone? ahem. anywho . . . ) when my better half suggested I sand and refinish the deck. Hmmmm, TV, …
Written by: Alec
Scratch happens. That’s the motto around here. It took me a decent while to be ok with that motto, though. When we first got our hardwood floors and our one-step-up-from-Ikea furniture, I treated them with …
Written by: Jen
Flooring, Pest Control, Restoration
Remember when you were in college and you and your roommates found a “perfectly good” couch on the side of the street? Remember how you giddily loaded it up into a friend’s vehicle and couldn’t …
Written by: Jen