Never regretted skipping reclaimed, honestly. I love the look, but after seeing how much work goes into cleaning, sanding, and making sure it’s not fu...

Yeah, inspectors aren't usually there to judge your housekeeping skills. Had mine come through when my kitchen was mid-reno chaos—tools everywhere, ha...

Yeah, totally with you on that. When we redid our bathroom last year, I thought I'd covered everything—got quotes, did inspections, the whole nine yar...

White lithium grease worked for me too, but honestly, switching out the old metal rollers for nylon ones made an even bigger difference. Pretty cheap ...

I've gotta say, grouping plants didn't really make much difference for me. Tried clustering mine together for months near my south-facing window, and ...