We stumbled across this post from Chris Rodenius of Tool-Rank.com about WD-40’s decision to make a non-aerosol delivery system of their do-it-all lubricant spray. Unless you like messing with the older version (and I don’t …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, Restoration
We were very excited to see a product called Erase-A-Hole on the market. Could it really be so easy? This thing looked like a stick of deodorant, which means you could pretty much carry it …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, Decor, Restoration
While we’ve featured salvage, antique and reclamation shops and websites before, Recycling The Past appears to have more kitschy Americana stuff that this HomeFixater finds delightful (maybe it’s all the Mad Men I’ve watched, but …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, Decor, Restoration
I’d venture to say that many married people in their 30s or 40s are familiar with the experience of wives dragging husbands around to antique stores. It’s a time-honored tradition of hmming and hawing accompanied …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Restoration
Plaster vs Drywall, which is best? As many of you know by now, I’m a stickler for historic accuracy when it comes to remodeling. Some might describe me as obsessive or possibly deranged, but they’re …
Written by: Marc Lyman
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
You’ve done it – you’ve completed your kitchen renovation (did you ever think you’d be sick of ordering out? Neither were we, but after a couple weeks, all I wanted to do was sauté some …
Written by: Jen
Building Materials, Flooring, Restoration
What’s the big deal about 2″ Wide, 1/2″ thick White Oak flooring you ask? It turns out that if you go to most mainstream flooring outlets, including places like Home Depot and Lumber Liquidators, the …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I wish I had known about these ceiling buttons, also known as plaster washers, a few months ago. That’s about when part of our kitchen ceiling collapsed during some remodeling work. Thankfully no one was …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Building Materials, Restoration
Prest-On makes several drywall repair products, including the Insta-Back. Available in both 1/2″ and 5/8″ sizes, these products are pretty clever. I cannot tell you how many times I have cobbled together a make-shift wood …
Written by: Marc Lyman