WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT MID-PROJECT: WHAT'S YOUR MOVE? I learned the hard way that candles are NOT a good substitute for work lights—almost set my sle...

Hidden costs that sneak up during home renovations That sounds wild. I thought I was ready for surprises, but nothing really prepares you for what’s ...

That actually happened to me last winter. I was convinced there was a leak behind the living room wall because it was always freezing cold in that spo...

I totally get the appeal of just going wired and being done with it. When we moved in last year, I tried a couple of those solar fence lights—looked g...

I totally get what you mean about the paint headaches. I tried painting my old apartment kitchen with the regular stuff and, wow, the smell just hung ...

That totally hits home for me—I tried to patch some drywall last month and got way too hung up on getting every seam perfect. Ended up stressing mysel...

Yeah, I hear you on that. When I started redoing my living room, I thought I could just lay the new boards down and everything would magically be stra...

I totally get what you mean about the dust—when we finished insulating our place last fall, I was shocked at how much more dust seemed to settle every...