Applying Chair Rail and Crown Molding

Thu, 11/24/2011 - 13:33 - Leslie Segrete

A room is just a room until you add some amazing trim details that completely change the look of your space.  Crown molding, baseboard, chair rail, decorative trimming panels, and wainscoting all fall into that icing on the cake that is your home category and can really make your home look...

Thinking About Cleaning Your Oven? Bad Idea!

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 13:35 - Tom Kraeutler

Thinking about cleaning your oven in advance of a pre-holiday baking bonanza? Don’t! While self-cleaning ovens may be one of this century's finest advances in cooking technology, running the self-cleaning cycle just before a big baking day might end up with you running to the bakery to buy pies...

Dining Chair Cushion Redo

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 14:34 - Leslie Segrete

Once the holidays arrive, keeping your home looking beautiful can be a challenge when it’s added to the day-to-day duties of working and raising a family. There’s also the challenge of hosting large gatherings and figuring out how to fit 20 people around a table for 12 while having living and...

Insulation and Weather Stripping to Keep Your Family Toasty and Warm

Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:42 - Leslie Segrete

Your Money Pit could have the greatest and most efficient heating system in the world, but when it comes down to it, your heating system is only as good as how well your home is insulated and sealed up. If your home is properly insulated you can actually cut your heating and cooling costs by up...

Outdoor Privacy Screening

Thu, 11/03/2011 - 10:17 - Leslie Segrete

Our outdoor spaces can be our one and only escape at home, but thanks to all of the modern conveniences we enjoy inside our home--air conditioning, generators, even garbage storage--we sometimes find the view outside not to be the most natural. Privacy panels crafted of lattice can provide the...