Shake it Up Finalists DaVinci Roofscapes

Five finalists. $5000. Vote for your favorite.

Five finalists have been selected for a chance to win $5000 toward an exterior home makeover. Vote for your favorite.     All finalists are posted on the DaVinci Roofscapes Facebook contest page. Voting period: May 13 – 26, 2013 Winner announced: June 3, 2013 For more details about the contest, click here.

Mark Sluggo

Video: Mark smash-tests roofing materials

Mother nature gives you no choice at what it throws at your home, but you can choose what you use to protect your home and family. Mark smash-tests roofing materials. Check out the results.  

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MyFixitUpLife talk show at National Hardware Show

MyFixitUpLife talk show hosts Mark & Theresa will be hosting live one-hour shows at the 2013 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas. The National Hardware Show (NHS) is the place for global manufacturers, associations, organizations and the media to release their new products, ideas and insights to a broad spectrum of home improvement resellers. NHS [...]

Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer talks design on MyFixitUpLife talk show

Lara Spencer talks family, how scale and symmetry are everything to her design eye, Housing Works’ ‘Design on a Dime‘ event, strategies for hitting a flea market, her NY Times Best-Selling book: ‘I BRAKE FOR YARD SALES,’ and what she’d do if she could tweak the design of the Good Morning America set.

Theresa Vintage Art screen grab

Make Art with Vintage Game Pieces

Games and special toys don’t have to be stored away in neatly stacked boxes. Enjoy your memories everyday by recreating those pieces into wall art. I was inspired by an old Anagrams game and wooden blocks to make personalized art for our family. The little letters on the vintage tiles seemed just so perfect to [...]

Mark Theresa prestaining

MyFix: Staining tip that saves time

When we have a big project with Western Red Cedar, we like to save time later by pre-staining the boards before we build. Just need a couple of sawhorses and a drop cloth to get started. Then we just have to seal the endgrains after we’re done building. Check out more tips and projects with [...]

Theresa NestRest

NestRest: Luxury bird nest for people

My new favorite place to relax is the NestRest. I never really thought of a bird nest as a super-lux cool spot. Until I met Dave Masin in Seattle. Yes, bird houses are the typical first woodworking project for kids, and bird nests and houses seem like fairly simple spaces for feathery creatures. But I [...]

Chris and Peyton Lambton HGTV Going Yard Episode 102

MyFixitUpLife talk show: DIY Together

On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk show, we’re talking about the biggest challenge in home DIY on today’s episode: working with your partner on your home. Guests Peyton and Chris Lambton from HGTV’s ‘Going Yard’ talk about their show’s new season and working together on their spring landscaping list at home. We share tips and [...]

Matt Muenster

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Design Splash

We’re headed into the bathroom on today’s episode of MyFixitUpLife. Guest Matt Muenster talks behind-the-scenes on DIY Network’s Bath Crashers, teamwork, and the challenges of making over a bathroom on TV in just a couple of days. We’ll also talk bathroom design trends, and how American Standard is helping save lives through a sanitation innovation. [...]

Installing a thermally efficient Therma-Tru fiberglass door.

Tips for Shaking Up Your Home’s Exterior with Color

If you’re eager to add a splash of color to your home’s exterior, try starting small by adding color accents outside your home. Select a color you love and then paint a bench, your door knocker or flower planters in that color. Live with the ‘burst of color’ outside your home for awhile before adding [...]

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