Dental floss is something you should always have around – and hopefully you’re using it every day to clean between your teeth. But beside the dental duty, floss is also...

I love the look that’s achieved by repurposing old kitchen gadgets into knew, beautiful-yet-functional furnishings. Old and tattered antique items always convey such whimsy, while...

There’s nothing quite so unsightly – and embarrassing – as a gaping hole marring the otherwise-perfect walls of your home. Drywall damage is uninviting and obvious;...

I’m torn. I am a hippie at heart. I was raised by hippies. I grew up weaving yarn on a loom and dancing to drum circles. Some people are born with a silver spoon? I was born with...

I adore houseplants, and my general decorating aesthetic is somewhere between “rainforest” and “greenhouse”. In other words, my attitude towards living green...

I’m lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful cities in the country, with the beach and the mountains in just the right configuration to pretty much guarantee a stable...

Electric garage doors are just like so many of these modern appliances we acquire and then depend on: they’re designed to make our lives faster-smoother-oh-so-convenient, but...

I love my dog. I love him with all of my heart, even though he hogs the bed and his untamable dragon talons tear holes in my stuff and he drools in the car and I had to put him on doggie...

We’ve all experienced power outages. Maybe during a storm, or maybe that one time you had eighteen cords running off that one socket (oops), or maybe totally randomly and for...

In the world of home construction, repair, and remodeling, the roof seems like a pretty straightforward part of the equation. There aren’t any electrical wires to work around,...