The kitchen is the heart and soul of the home. So when you have a kitchen that is old and worn out or outdated, like mine was, it’s like your home has no life. For me I was just sad every time I stepped foot into my kitchen. The worst part of it,…
With a house that is nearly 3,000 sq. ft., you would think the master closet would be huge. Spoiler alert: it’s not. My wife and I each took half of the closet, but it still only feels big enough to fit one of us. We’ve started to reorganize, a year after moving in, and the…
Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned Do-It-Yourselfer (DIYer) there are certain tools that are essential to the life of an avid DIYer. You can very well make almost anything with these basic power tools. These tools are the mitersaw, sander, brad nail gun, drill and jig saw. With these you can basically create…
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So in many homes we have a tiled surface some where, where its on the floor in the kitchen or in the bathroom. And At some point during the course of living in your home your bound to end up with a broken or chipped tile. It’s kind of inevitable. The chipped cracked tiles can…
So here we are again, just a few weeks away from the first snowfall. Most of us have already begun our winter prep, stowing the patio furniture, pool toys, and lawn ornaments – saving them from the imminent winter conditions. And while it’s important to get the outside of your home squared away, it’s perhaps…
There are plenty of articles about creative ways to organize a kitchen, but many of them center around practicality at the expense of an aesthetically pleasing kitchen. Let’s look at ways to organize your kitchen, but still be proud to show it off to guests while cooking. Ease of cleaning Before actually organizing, it’s important…
Learn to caulk like a pro. Tips on removing old caulking and re-caulking around the bathtub. If you tuned in last week to our LIVE DIY with Hometalk on Facebook, we showed you all just how easy it is to repair the old moldy caulking around your tubs in a matter of minutes. Maintaining a waterproof sealant between…
Seeing the benefits of electricity in our day-to-day living, it’s safe to say that its discovery brought about the most change to the world. Electricity helped make our nights brighter, gave us entertainment options such as television and radio, and even allowed us to cook and reheat our food. Electricity, Defined In layman’s terms, what…
When most people hear the term UV radiation, sunburns are the first thing that come to their minds. Ultraviolet is a type of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum, placed between x-rays and visible light. And, yes, we are exposed to UV rays every time we go outside and it can cause sunburns, but they can…
