Title: Digging up the backyard: a suburban adventure gone wild I totally get the mystery pipe thing—once, during a patio redesign, I hit what looked ...

That’s the thing with reclaimed wood—it’ll fight you every step of the way, but when you finally get it installed, it’s got so much character you almo...

I totally get where you’re coming from. I used to be a bit skeptical about smart kitchen gadgets myself—felt like a lot of bells and whistles for some...

I get what you mean about the silicone tape—I've tried patching a pipe under my kitchen sink with it, and it held for maybe a day before the drip came...

I’ve run into this with “sustainable” flooring too—one brand’s bamboo was twice the price of another, but the specs were nearly identical. Sometimes i...

Spiral notebook for the win—I’ve got one that’s half full of paint swatches, half full of random sketches and “don’t forget to fix this” notes. I trie...

I feel you on the grass—mine looked like it had gotten dumped and then trampled by a marching band after my first attempt at draining. I tried doing t...