A framing air nailer can save time if you have power to the site. If there is no power you can use a cordless model such as the Paslode. Several years ago my daughter helped frame a building and she had never “swung a hammer.” Using an air framing nailer, she had no problems, a...
Make your living room feel bigger by raising your curtain rods at least 4 inches above the window frame. With long drapes that reach the floor, the window and the entire room will appear larger. “I want my eye to be continuously able to move around the room … and the ceiling-height ...
If you have a piece of land ready, you can go on right ahead and build. Whether it's at the edge of a property or your backyard, it's a good place to start. If the lot is an issue, consider a tiny house on wheels. This is why this tiny house building guide leans more toward...
An attic door is helpful for keeping cold and damp air away from the main rooms of the house, but sometimes the attic door just doesn't fit well with the hole cut in the attic floor. This can lead to problems such as drafts and cold spots appearing near the door. One solution to th...
Is this an abstract specimen? MIN-HYUK You know your stones, Mr. Kim. Pop-Pop’s been collecting viewing stones since his academy days. Our house is literally filled with these things -- living room, study, basement... This one is supposed to bring luck. And money. KI-WOO How per...
How to Make a DIY Custom Frame 1.Find a frame that fits your art. I have two odd-size lithographs of spines by Metana Press onEtsythat I’ve been toting around for years in their original acid-free plastic because I couldn’t find the right size frames — custom ...
“I knew that if we brightened the place up with white paint, the light coming in from all the windows would bring it to life.” This was the only property the Venice Beach–based couple saw while house hunting in their favorite vacation town—and a major fixer-upper to boot—but they...
Another "re-paintable" design element, one that is often overlooked, is tiling grout; Changing the color of tiling grouts can give a brand new identity to the space and visually frame the installed fixtures. In addition to the walls, cabinets, chairs, and grouts, kitchen countertops can be ...
When we first put up our TV in our old house, it was a tangled mess, but I didn’t really know how to resolve it, so we just lived with it for a while. For a simple solution, pick up somecord covers, wrap them around your cords, stick them to the wall, paint them the same...
A house flipper is determined to learn something new with every flip, expand their professional network of contacts, and stay ahead of the competition at all costs. You need to have a passion for house flipping to be successful, because it is going to require a good deal of your time to...