Yeah, plaster walls are like a box of chocolates—never know what you’re gonna get. I’ve tried to use anchors that were “guaranteed” to hold, only to w...

Title: How picky are you about checking your own reno work? I’ve definitely been there, crawling around with a flashlight, muttering at myself about ...

Man, I feel this in my soul. My last place had a front door that was so warped, I swear you could see daylight through one corner if you stood at the ...

Totally get what you're saying—forcing creativity usually backfires for me too. I tried the seasonal thing once, and by summer I was just tossing rand...

Wish I'd read this sooner... tried a rain garden at my last flip and ended up with a mini swamp. Frogs loved it, neighbors not so much. Lesson learned...

Haha, learned that lesson the hard way myself. I went the rice route first too, but turns out my dog thought I'd gifted her a midnight snack wrapped i...

Totally agree about mixing in new finds. Last fall I snagged a quirky metal rooster from a yard sale—my family teased me endlessly, but now it's basic...

Been there, done that... waterproof paint felt like a genius move until the basement turned into a kiddie pool after one heavy storm. Rain garden save...

I've done the oven bake trick too, but honestly...I kinda prefer just shaking them out and leaving them outside in the sun for a day or two. Maybe it'...