Decide to get a new green toilet to cash in on your local toilet rebate program? Or maybe you’ve decided to go for the Swash (please, if there are any Swash owners out there, let …
Written by: Jen
How would a prize of $25,000 sound to you? To us, it sounds pretty amazing – and you don’t even have to do anything humiliating to get it. From now until December 28th, you can …
Written by: Jen
DIY Discussion, Heating & Cooling, How To, Windows & Doors
If you suspect you have a draft from your window, it’s something to take care of sooner than later. Your home can lose energy from heat exiting and even require more heat to compensate the …
Written by: Jen
Women, this holiday season, vengeance is ours! (You know, because Christmas was ushered in with gifts of gold, mir and retribution. I like to keep things traditional.) I doubt I’m the only lady out there …
Written by: Jen
If you’re like me, (may god help you), you’re always trying to get more done in less time. I’ll admit it, I’m an efficiency freak. That’s why I was pretty excited to hear about the …
Written by: Marc Lyman
We recently profiled a neat design – the Umbra Conceal Bookshelf. It received a few comments, so we went searching for similar ideas HomeFixaters might like. That led us to this clip on Video Jug …
Written by: Jen
DIY Discussion, How To, Painting
If you have a small hole in your wall (bigger than a nail hole, smaller than a brick), a simple way to fix it is to use mesh tape and joint compound or plaster patch. …
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
We probably don’t need to tell you that first impressions are important. We’ve probably all met someone who rubbed us the wrong way upon meeting them – and despite getting to know them better – …
Written by: Jen
Delta recently sent us their GR275 6 inch Bench Grinder to review. I decided to put it through it’s paces rehabilitating several very beat up chisels, and, of course, a spoon. You’re probably wondering, “why …
Written by: Marc Lyman