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Stay Cool Without Cranking the AC

Billy Gafford | November 17, 2009

Air conditioning is expensive and your electricity bill will start to add up fast. This isn’t just hard on your wallet; it’s bad for the ...

How to Remove Your Own Wallpaper

Billy Gafford | November 17, 2009

Not everyone opts to remove old wallpaper, and the truth is you can simply paper over your old wallpaper. But papering over older wallpaper comes ...

What Not to Do During a DIY Project

Billy Gafford | November 17, 2009

Sometimes you can’t do it yourself. False handyman bravado leads a lot of people to tackle jobs they’re just not qualified for. The results can ...

How to Get What You Want in a Home Project

Billy Gafford | November 13, 2009

I like to think of this conceptual stage of the process as the “artistic” phase. This is where, just like the painter, your new project ...

How to Make Your Home Green

By Billy Gafford | November 13, 2009

As interest in green living continues to grow, more and more people are considering green products and techniques when embarking on a home improvement project. ...

Color Therapy: Sheer Brilliance or Pure Bunk?

By Sarah Matthews | June 3, 2009

Color therapy of any kind is not intended to take the place of conventional medicine. But if you think it can shine a light on ...

Building a Green Home 101

Pat Perkins | June 2, 2009

As consumers become more aware of sustainability issues and industry develops more efficient products, intelligent, green construction will expand in the future, slowly but surely ...

Going Green, Lean and Mainstream

Pat Perkins | May 29, 2009

...another proven advantage of green building is an increase in employee productivity as measured across a number of variables: alternative building materials versus toxin-emitting ...

Weighing Wood Fence Installation Against the Alternatives

By Ryan J Lawrence | May 27, 2009

If you are in the market for your first fence, or if you just need to replace the old one, you might be wondering which ...

Greatest General Contractor Fails

By Ben Goldman | May 19, 2009

Usually when a general contractor screws up, it’s something as benign as a misaligned kitchen floor tile or a pantry that won’t shut properly, but ...