| Published on Mar 25, 2024
Plumbers don’t consciously keep secrets from you. They have a vast store of knowledge and don’t know what you don’t know. Usually, a plumber is in your house to solve a problem. Everyone wants the job done…
When the kitchen remodeling budget is tight: 10 ideas for finessing the backsplash issue.
1. Glass
Above: An artist’s studio kitchen is full of creative and inexpensive remodeling ideas: The backsplash is a sheet of painted glass, salvaged from an old project and…
Buying plastic starter pots and trays certainly isn’t going to tip the world into a climate disaster, but when there are so many plastic-free options these days, you have every reason to choose sustainable over synthetic. Below, five Gardenista-approved, Earth-friendly options for…
Do your plants need to be repotted? What are the signs they have outgrown their pots? How do you actually repot anyway? Will repotting hurt your plant?
Repotting isn’t hard. Let’s get started.
N.B.: Featured photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: How to Care for…
You promised yourself you’d do better this year and start your seeds on time. You have the supplies, the seeds, a good location with a lot of light (or a grow light). You’ve checked the back of the seed packet and it’s…
When John and Juli Baker of Toronto shop Mjölk bought an 1800s farming stone house north of Lake Ontario, it was an impulse. In spite of that fact, the interior came together quite thoughtfully courtesy of their signature Scandinavian-meets-Japanese style (see their…
If you go online to search for a book on vegetable gardening, you’ll discover there are literally thousands of titles on the topic. One new standout in the category is The Climate Change–Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food…
If there were a fire in the house, these are the kitchen tools we would take with us; 10 simple, low-tech implements for stirring, grinding, measuring, peeling, grating that we couldn’t live without.
Above: Julie’s pick is a simple Ceramic Mortar &…
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| Updated on Jan 26, 2024
Home additions are a popular and practical way to improve your home, increasing its functionality and value. Home additions, whether they involve expanding a kitchen or converting a porch into a sunroom, allow you to tailor…