- Stainless hardware is like sunscreen—skip it and you’ll regret it fast. - Hurricane clips: not sexy, but neither is your roof in the neighbor’s ya...

Hiding a key in the BBQ is genius until you forget to clean it and end up with a greasy spare. I tried taping mine behind a loose brick on the porch—w...

Haha, ankle-deep water at 3 am...been there, done that, got the soggy slippers to prove it. Good call on the aluminum benches—plastic shelving is hand...

We went warmer bulbs too, but man, I wish I'd thought of mixing stains! We just picked one off the shelf and ended up with beams that looked like they...

Haha, totally get you on the salad dressing smell...my kitchen smelled like pickles for days after a vinegar cleaning spree. Castile soap is great stu...

Haha, learned this the hard way with my old place—historic charm, historic plumbing. Couple quick tips from experience: - Don't trust old grout alone...

Been there, done that—got the stress headaches to prove it. 😅 Here's what I've learned from dealing with inspectors and my own historic home m...

Ha, trial-and-error is basically my entire home renovation philosophy. Went with warmer bulbs (around 3000K) for our kitchen because the house is anci...

- Totally agree on the belt-drive being quieter—my old chain-drive sounded like a medieval drawbridge opening at 6 AM. - Glad to hear the stretching i...

Gotta admit, rearranging does help, but honestly it's never enough for my place. Every time I shift stuff around, it just highlights how desperately m...