Building a Better Safe
In this article we will explore the fine art of finding your safe place. Yes that’s right, even manly men need a safe place they can turn to in times of need. We are, after …
Written by: Brad
Tool News Nirvana – 2011 STAFDA Trade Show & Party Review Special Edition
November brings with it cooler temps but hotter tools, thanks to the annual STAFDA convention (Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association). It also brings some hot parties thanks to several of the major tool brands. …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Soy Gel Paint Remover How-To and Review – Less Likely To Eat Your Flesh
Back when we first purchased our house, one of my first projects was to strip several decades of paint from a door. I did what most people unfortunately do in that situation, I went to …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Tool News Nirvana – STAFDA, DELTA’s American Dream Shop Giveaway, Festool CT Dust Extractors Get Even Safer, and Milwaukee Keeps Making Stuff!
In today’s Tool News Nirvana, we mention three contests that will fetch you new tools (and one with a prize that includes a trip to somewhere you very likely have never been!), an improved EPA-friendly …
Written by: Jen
Architecture, Building Materials, Green
A Step Up from Cardboard Houses – Shipping Container Homes
I had heard over the last few years that there had become an over-abundunce of shipping containers around the world. So much so, that it was just cheaper for China to make more than to …
Written by: Leroy
DIY Discussion, Green, How To, Videos
DIY Solar Air Heaters – What will they think of next?
So there’s this new technology out, perhaps you’ve heard of it. People are using this technology to cook with, grow their own plants, create electricity, heat their water and heat their homes. Apparently, I’ve been …
Written by: Leroy
Decor, Green, How To, Restoration, Windows & Doors
Reclaimed Windows for Decorative Home Use
As you all probably know by now, Home Fixated is always looking for ways to use reclaimed material. Reclaimed windows offer quite a few options both decorative and practical. I have a friend who just …
Written by: Liz
The Dremel Saw-Max – More Max Than Mini
This month’s tool du jour is the Dremel Saw-Max. To me, simply hearing the name Dremel conjures up visions of engraving or die grinding, but the Saw-Max is something different. While it is still in …
Written by: Brad
Avoid a Horrible Winter – Tips for Keeping Pests Out During The Cold Months
We can’t win, can we? In the summer, it’s ants and spiders and other creepy crawlies I prefer not to think about trying to get into the house. In the winter, it’s bigger game: particularly …
Written by: Jen
Built By Kids
Kids love to build stuff. Of course first they need to beat the crap out of anything they can find. How better to know how to build until you’ve torn stuff down? What’s the first …
Written by: Brad