Archive for February, 2010
The Daily Fix: How to Unstick a Door
Filed under: fix-it, doors and windows, Essential Skills
Photo: roland, flickr
Sticky doors, like squeaky stairs, can really get under your skin. You’re always pushing and pulling a lot harder than you need to, and somehow the door never seems to close quite right. You mean to take care of it one…
Create the Look: Lance Armstrong’s Kitchen
Photo: Architectural Digest
Photo: Getty Images
There’s a good reason Lance Armstrong’s kitchen is so comfortable and inviting. that is not merely a showplace, but the heart of a family home where the cycling superstar is raising three young children (with whom he shares amicable joint custo…
The Daily Fix: Unclog a Tube of Caulk
Filed under: fix-it, bathroom, outdoor, plumbing, Kitchen & Bath, Products & Materials, Essential Skills, Know-How
Photo: McClurg Team, Flickr
Whether you’re using acrylic latex caulk to plug up a drafty window or silicone caulk to waterproof a tub, you’ll usually end up needing only ha…
How (and When) to Strip Paint Off Your House
Filed under: outdoor, ventilation, painting, Living Rooms, Exteriors & Facades, Living Spaces, Outdoors
Photo: UnstoppableDrew, Flickr
Paint is peeling from your house like the skin from an onion. Clearly, a fresh paint job is in order. Your neighbor suggests you strip the siding to bare wood…
The Daily Fix: Cover a Scratch or Chip in Your Hardwood Floor
Scratches on your hardwood floor? Cover ‘em up — easily. Photo: ArcaHeradel, Flickr
There’s that pesky scratch or chip in your hardwood floor; with all that foot traffic in your home, it was bound to happen at some duration or another. Most humans probably won’t notice these small imper…
DIY Product Pick: Snip-and-Stick Backsplash Panels
Filed under: Kitchen & Bath, Small Projects, Products & Materials
Fasade backsplash panels in Muted Gold. Photo: ACP
Bceause of budget and instance constraints, I didn’t have a backsplash installed during my 2005 kitchen renovation. Of course, backsplashes are recommended to protect the w…
DIY Product Pick: Fasade & Aspect Backsplash Panels
Filed under: Kitchen & Bath, Small Projects, Products & Materials
Fasade backsplash panels in Muted Gold. Photo: ACP
Bceause of budget and duration constraints, I didn’t have a backsplash installed during my 2005 kitchen renovation. Of course, backsplashes are recommended to protect the w…
