- I’m deep in my first reno and already learned the “cheap now, pay later” lesson. - Thought about skipping the fancy membrane… then saw horror pics...

Honestly, I feel like “slim” is just code for “slightly less chunky but still a pain.” I tried a Lutron Caseta and it was maybe a hair thinner than th...

Honestly, you nailed it with the plywood trick. I tried to skip that step once and my bookshelf looked like it was prepping for a ski jump. Those adju...

- Totally with you on the spray paint hack—did the same, and my “brass” is more like “brass-ish” now. - The new keyless lock is cool, but yeah, it’s...

- Wax looked killer on my floors for, like, a day. Then it was basically a magnet for every crumb and paw print in the house. - Tried oil finish next—...

Haha, sounds like your cat and mine went to the same school of knocking things over... I've learned the hard way too. I'm currently midway through my ...