As much as I love installing a crisp and long-lasting trim job on a house—for which I often use PVC and urethane trim—I find that I utilize PVC for more than decoration. Its uniform structure makes it ideal for laying out round shapes, which I’ve used on everything from decks to bathtub steps to landscaping. [...]
Segmented Arch
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
So here’s one for the died-in-the-wool architecture aficionado. If someone were to ask you what shape is shown in both of these photos, what would you answer? I know that I would have given two different replies. For photo # 1 one it would be “arch” and for photo # 2 it would be “arc.” [...]
Lisa LaPorta talks w/ Mark & Theresa about Design, Jewelry, Outdoor style
June 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
Lisa stops by the HYDE Tools booth at the National Hardware Show to talk with Mark and Theresa about her new outdoor furniture line, her jewelry and her TV shows. Lisa invites fans to load photos of their homes on her website and ask questions about their design dilemmas. And Theresa asks Lisa about designing [...]
Pressure Treated Southern Pine Retaining Wall
May 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Challenge When we moved into our home the front yard was part play-area, part precipice. Near the house it was nice and level (and easy to mow). But as you got closer to the street, the grass abruptly pitched off towards the sidewalk at about a 60-degree angle. From the yard it kind of [...]
MyFixitUpLife talk show: Do It Together w/ Ty Pennington
May 28, 2011 By 87 Comments
Mark and Theresa are broadcasting LIVE! inside the Ironclad technical workwear blast furnace at the National Hardware Show. School is in, Toolskool that is, when we talk tools and tips with toolskool.com’s resident creative genius and author, Brad Staggs. And things go from cherry red to white hot when we steal some time with carpenter/designer [...]
MyFixitUpLife talk show: Vacation House Hunters w/ Taniya Nayak
May 24, 2011 By 19 Comments
Camo-up! We’ve got our scope on, and we’re on the hunt for vacation with HGTV’s Taniya Nayak, host of the new House Hunters on Vacation. And for a retreat from the regularity of responsibility, our Destination is the Deck w/ Real Outdoor Living’s The Dream Deck Series. We talk with Brad Staggs, spokesperson for Real Outdoor Living, and [...]
Mark & Theresa talk w/ HGTV’s Monica Pedersen
May 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
Monica took a break from presenting the gorgeous new products from Kohler at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show to check in with Mark & Theresa at the Formica booth. Theresa asks about surprising the HGTV Dream Home winner. When she got the phone call to surprise the winner, she was actually in the winner’s [...]
Building a Par-Gade-O-La
April 20, 2011 By 15 Comments
A P-Ar-What-O-La? A P-Ar-GaDe-O-La. The Mission of this project is to battle the blandness of the all-too- often overlooked side-yard of so many houses. You know the place, the boring home on your HVAC unit, random fan, the ladder you use twice a year, flower pots for that gardening project you’ll eventually start. You get [...]
FixitUpFinds: Put some Juju on your walls?
April 4, 2011 By 46 Comments
As our friend Christopher Lowell likes to say, design is personal. It’s about what speaks to you, not about the season’s current trends. Those trendy styles come and go, and your living room is there to stay. But, I think we can get inspired by the trends we find in the magazines and blogs. And I [...]
Design Tips with Mark Clement 01
March 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Remodeler Mark Clement shares some of his tips and trick for bathroom design.
