House Popcorn Calculator: How Much Is Needed (for Any Space!)
Me to my husband: Remember that movie Real Genius from the 80’s? Husband’s response: The one where they had the laser and blew up the house with popcorn? Yeah, that one! You can...
Category: Planning
10 Pain Relieving Tips for Making Raised Garden Beds
Enthusiasm for your garden is directly related to speed and a lack of pain at the end of the day! There are lots of excellent tutorials on making raised garden beds, but this post...
2020 International Builder Show Tips and Video
The 2020 International Builder Show (the good kind of IBS acronym) in Las Vegas last week was a great time. Of course, any time in Vegas is a good time if you are doing...
Make Sure You Buy or Design a House for Real People
How often do you want to hug a toilet? Unless you are beyond sick, your answer should be never. Well, with two kiddos I’m beyond friendly with the toilet in this bathroom. In the...
Make Your Home Smart for Under $1000
Thinking of making your house smart, automated and conservation friendly without breaking the bank? This post is for you! As with everything, we all have limited dollars to spend and generally we also have...
Day 3 of IBS 2019: More Product Previews
The the last day of the conference was just as jam packed as the first two–with the first snow in Las Vegas in a decade! We discussed our Uponor whole house monitoring find, Phyn,...
Just Needs Paint at IBS 2019
This week my hubby, our girls and I are taking our version of vacation at the 75th International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas. We are totally stoked to check out the leading edge on...
Track Home Improvement Expenses with Mint
Quite often we are whipping out our cash back credit card to pay for the shiny new faucet, classic Carrara Marble tile, or whatever other materials necessary to get our latest home improvement job...
Fund Your Home Remodel with a Savings Account
All this talk of remodels, inspirational ideas, and New Year’s goals…how do we pay for this stuff? This isn’t a financial blog, but there’s no getting around it–doing stuff to a home takes money....
2019 DIY New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions. The same ones come up every year. Lose weight. Save more. Make some improvements around the house. Which one of those solves all three at the same time, if you are...
