http://myfixituplife.com/DIY What's Best in Home Improvement Entertainment: Radio, Video, Print, Online Mon, 20 May 2013 20:31:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-accell-powersquid/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-accell-powersquid/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:00 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19734
  That’s it right there. Between Theresa and Ty Pennington. Right there next to Tim Williams‘ left foot. OK, you can’t see it, but it’s there. Promise. And all the juice for MyFixitUpLife live is surging through it. In fact, we’ve powered up several live shows with it: KBIS, NHS, and this one: Rebuilding Together and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-accell-powersquid/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-formica-surface-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-formica-surface-style/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:50 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19384
On this episode on MyFixitUpLife, we’re talking bathrooms with DIY Network’s ‘I Hate My Bath’ host Jeff Devlin, Master Plumber Ed Del Grande, National Kitchen and Bath Association president John Morgan, interior designer Susan Serra, and Formica’s Todd Vezina. From inner beauty to surface style we’re coming to you from the world of Formica at [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-formica-surface-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-fypon-molding/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-fypon-molding/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:31 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19703
I’m a catalogue dweeb. I admit it. I know it’s paper and all old school, but flipping through catalogues (especially tool and material cats) relaxes my mind. Instead of searching through 2-point font for model #s and specs my mind can wander. I sometimes get surprised and inspired to make things and solve problems when [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/fixitup-find-fypon-molding/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/shake-it-up-finalist/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/shake-it-up-finalist/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:27:29 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19641
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.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/shake-it-up-finalist/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-design-on-a-dime/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-design-on-a-dime/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:43:07 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19514
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk show we’re at HousingWorks’ Design On A Dime event, New York City’s wildly popular interior design benefit. With more than 50 of the world’s top interior designers, Design On A Dime has a heart—and a goal—bigger than the Big Apple itself: to help those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. On [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-design-on-a-dime/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/video-mark-smash-tests-roofing-materials/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/video-mark-smash-tests-roofing-materials/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:36:30 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19615
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.  ]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/video-mark-smash-tests-roofing-materials/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/interview-ty-pennington-talks-make-a-difference-sandy-and-american-journey/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/interview-ty-pennington-talks-make-a-difference-sandy-and-american-journey/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:52:26 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19585
Ty talks with Mark and Theresa about Craftsman “Make a Difference” Tour, rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy and American Journey. Ty:                   I feel like we’re like fighter pilots. Mark:              We’re back home inside MyFixitUpLife, from Wanaque, New Jersey on the Craftsman Make A Difference Tour with Rebuilding Together.  Who’s fired up? Ty:                   Yeah. Mark:              Yeah.  That [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/interview-ty-pennington-talks-make-a-difference-sandy-and-american-journey/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/built-in-for-real-life/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/built-in-for-real-life/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:04:49 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19392
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk show with Mark and Theresa… We’re sitting around the table to talk kitchen design with HGTV Remodels’ Laurie March, Remodeling magazine’s Lauren Hunter, HGTV contributor and interior designer Lori Gilder, and Residential Building Products and Technology editor Nigel Maynard. Broadcasting live from inside the Wellborn Cabinet castle at the [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/built-in-for-real-life/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-talk-show-national-hardware-show/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-talk-show-national-hardware-show/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 19:51:50 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19544
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/myfixituplife-talk-show-national-hardware-show/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/tips-healthy-grass-pennington/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/tips-healthy-grass-pennington/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 19:08:17 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19546
  Even though grass geeks like me link our lawns with grillin’ and chillin’ summer fun, fescue is a cool weather plant and it thrives when it thinks it’s Spring or Fall, so to help get the word out Pennington Seed asked us to share healthy lawn tips we use. Here’s nine easy things you [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/tips-healthy-grass-pennington/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/vinyl-or-wood-windows/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/vinyl-or-wood-windows/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 19:10:02 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19523
When it comes to windows, I want what I call: “a lot and not.” Whether it’s an awning window, bay window, casement window; double-hung, single-hung, new construction or replacement window I like a window with the best balance of design features, durability and cost. From the “lot” standpoint, I want to enjoy the way my [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/05/vinyl-or-wood-windows/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/rebuilding-after-sandy/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/rebuilding-after-sandy/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:45:11 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19414
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk show: Mark and Theresa are broadcasting from Moonachie, New Jersey, where they join volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sears to help fix a veteran’s home from the devastating impact of Sandy. Ty Pennington talks with Mark and Theresa about HLN’s American Journey, the Craftsman Tour Kick-off and 20-city tour, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/rebuilding-after-sandy/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/lara-spencer-talks-design-on-myfixituplife-talk-show/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/lara-spencer-talks-design-on-myfixituplife-talk-show/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:40:11 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19506
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.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/lara-spencer-talks-design-on-myfixituplife-talk-show/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/therma-tru-pulse-collection/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/therma-tru-pulse-collection/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:53:53 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19497
  The thing about “modern” design is that it’s been around a while. A sizzling hot, easy-to-build style in houses, its rectilinear sensibility throws off the visible structural elements of the Craftsman Style, the complicated hips and jerkins of the American Four Square and the blandness of a rowhouse box. And this can leave homeowners [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/therma-tru-pulse-collection/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/windows-cost-value-investment/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/windows-cost-value-investment/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:47:01 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19218
  If budget isn’t top of mind when planning most home improvement projects, you might be in for a bumpy ride. The bigger the project, the more you have to have a sense for how great it’ll make your home—and how much it’ll cost to get there. This is especially true if you plan to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/windows-cost-value-investment/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-craftsman-harley-davidson-make-a-difference/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-craftsman-harley-davidson-make-a-difference/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:56:06 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19480
  “What’s more American than fixing things and inventing things and doing it yourself?” Said Ty Pennington on CNN announcing the Craftsman Make A Difference Truck Tour, which kicks off on National Rebuilding Day in Moonachie, NJ with Rebuilding Together. And Craftsman is teaming up with another iconic American brand—Harley-Davidson—to build some bad a++ tool boxes to do [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-craftsman-harley-davidson-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/kinky-hose/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/kinky-hose/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:19:43 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19465
  Warm weather means hose season: Washing, watering, cleaning, Slip ‘N Slide-ing. But your hose has been jammed in your garage/shed/under the porch all winter and it’s a tangled, knotted mess. Untangling it is easy. All you need is a warm day. Lay your hose out in a long line or series of long loops. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/kinky-hose/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/make-art-with-vintage-game-pieces/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/make-art-with-vintage-game-pieces/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:15:46 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19431
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/make-art-with-vintage-game-pieces/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-tyler-wisler-talks-new-orleans-hgtv-design-star-housing-works/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-tyler-wisler-talks-new-orleans-hgtv-design-star-housing-works/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:37:03 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19443
Tyler Wisler joins Mark & Theresa at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show to talk New Orleans, HGTV Design Star, and Housing Works. Mark:              This is MyFixitUpLife and we are inside the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, KBIS for those in the know. Theresa:          Those in the know it’s KBIS and on twitter it’s @KBIS2013. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-tyler-wisler-talks-new-orleans-hgtv-design-star-housing-works/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfix-staining-tip-that-saves-time/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfix-staining-tip-that-saves-time/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:13:55 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19428
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfix-staining-tip-that-saves-time/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/grocery-tip-saddlebag-sodas/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/grocery-tip-saddlebag-sodas/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:39:38 +0000 Jack http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19403
I need to help my dad at the grocery store, of course. There’s a lot of important product inspection that I’m in charge of. I sit criss-cross-apple-sauce in the cart (a pre-truck as far as I’m concerned). It’s safer. So when dad gets sodas, I can’t have them in my way, so I told him, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/grocery-tip-saddlebag-sodas/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-bath/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-bath/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:25:57 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19336
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk show: MyFixitUpLife’s Mark and Theresa are broadcasting from the Multimedia Stage at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in New Orleans. Tyler Wisler the New York Design Guy and HGTV Design Star hones in on spotting good design by the smile on your face and talks Taste Making at [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-bath/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-chris-and-peyton-talk-going-yard-honeymooning-and-the-rose-bowl-parade/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-chris-and-peyton-talk-going-yard-honeymooning-and-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:44:28 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19367
Chris and Peyton talk Going Yard, honeymooning and the Rose Bowl Parade. Mark:                    And you are back inside MyFixitUpLife, and I want to go outside. Theresa:              Outside? Mark:                    Outside. Theresa:              You want to go outside and play? Mark:                    I want to spring, hah, spring out of here. Theresa:              You [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-chris-and-peyton-talk-going-yard-honeymooning-and-the-rose-bowl-parade/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-door-drawer-more/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-door-drawer-more/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:00:47 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19278
  When I enter  a kitchen—especially a new one—the cabinets are among the last things I look at. Reason is, I want to savor them. And when they deliver an unexpected experience, I’m happy. I’d love to say I’m particular to a style but I’m not. And Wellborn Cabinets‘ Henlow Square Inset doors and drawers deliver a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-door-drawer-more/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/air-king-a-rising-energy-star/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/air-king-a-rising-energy-star/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:00:10 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19304
I am NOT the only person the following has happened to: You’re at the store choosing an exhaust fan or range hood for the current bathroom or kitchen project. You’re face-to-mountain with a bajillion boxes and brands that correspond—somehow—to displays 8-feet overhead. Blood pressure rising. Then the real questions kick in. “Is this the right [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/air-king-a-rising-energy-star/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/nestrest-luxury-bird-nest-for-people/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/nestrest-luxury-bird-nest-for-people/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:21:05 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19363
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/nestrest-luxury-bird-nest-for-people/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-formica-elemental-opitcal/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-formica-elemental-opitcal/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:42 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19293
  We love using unexpected materials and textures in our designs. We love being on-trend—and trend-setting—and depend on materials that keep pace. For on-trend surfaces, that work without question, and that conserve our budget for bringing big time boo-yah to boring boxes, Formica’s 33 new laminates go the extra style-mile. Along with wood-themed finishes that [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-formica-elemental-opitcal/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-beer-and-tools/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-beer-and-tools/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:01 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19332
  Two words that almost never go together—”beer” and “tools”—seem to have found common ground. On a bottle cap. As I was about to open a bottle of Full Sail Amber and kick back for a cold one, I noticed two friendly words that made me smile: Right there on the cap are the words “TOOLS [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-beer-and-tools/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/control-weeds-pennington-smart-seed/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/control-weeds-pennington-smart-seed/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:24:31 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19282
One of my fave ways to combat weeds and enjoy my lawn is to get the grass on track for long term health, and I’m glad Pennington has asked me to share some of my tips for getting healthy lawn growing. And for lawns that could use some Biggest Loser action weed-wise, my weed loss-program starts [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/control-weeds-pennington-smart-seed/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-his-work-glove-criteria-with-professional-deck-builder/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-his-work-glove-criteria-with-professional-deck-builder/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:13:43 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18988
I have specific criteria for work gloves. First, the gloves have to fit, meaning that when I’m wearing them, the answer to the following questions must be yes: Can I reach into my pouch and feel how many screws or nails I have between my fingers? Can I manipulate my tool triggers – especially the [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-his-work-glove-criteria-with-professional-deck-builder/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/diy-together/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/diy-together/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:29:39 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19202
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/diy-together/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-elio-motor/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-elio-motor/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:17 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19206
  Elio Motors‘ new Elio (eel-ee-oh) innovation machine (that’s what I’m calling it) has my attention. First, it’s cool looking…Actually, forget about cool for a minute. If you can. This 84 mpg, 3-wheel, grocery-carting, made in the USA, passenger-hauling bad-boy costs less than some CEOs’ watches—$6,800. Heck, my last tank of gas cost almost that [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-elio-motor/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-kevin-oconnor-talks-universal-design/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-kevin-oconnor-talks-universal-design/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:35:25 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19245
This Old House host Kevin O’Connor talks universal design, landscaping, and roller skates with MyFixitUpLife hosts Mark and Theresa.   Mark:                    And you are back inside MyFixitUpLife with my wife Theresa. Theresa:              And my husband Mark. Mark:                    And we’re talking new and old.  And we’re here with the new old This Old [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-kevin-oconnor-talks-universal-design/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/get-rid-of-bushes-limbs-while-you-build-with-a-reciprocating-saw/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/get-rid-of-bushes-limbs-while-you-build-with-a-reciprocating-saw/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:12:59 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18996
When I’m on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to be limbed or removed isn’t by observation and planning. That’d be too smart.   Check out more from Mark & Theresa in Professional Deck Builder.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/get-rid-of-bushes-limbs-while-you-build-with-a-reciprocating-saw/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/design-splash/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/design-splash/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:54:42 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19197
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. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/design-splash/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/tips-for-homes-exterior-with-color/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/tips-for-homes-exterior-with-color/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:08:57 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19074
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 [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/tips-for-homes-exterior-with-color/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-cousins-on-call-talk-cranes-american-cancer-society-and-nicknames/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-cousins-on-call-talk-cranes-american-cancer-society-and-nicknames/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:13:12 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19174
Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri from HGTV’s Cousins on Call talk with MyFixitUpLife hosts Mark and Theresa about cranes, American Cancer Society, a new show with Ellen DeGeneres, and nicknames. Theresa:              And you are inside MyFixitUpLife with my husband Mark. Mark:                    And my wife Theresa.  And John and Anthony from Cousins on Call, also [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/interview-cousins-on-call-talk-cranes-american-cancer-society-and-nicknames/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-what-saw-speeds-up-production-with-professional-deck-builder/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-what-saw-speeds-up-production-with-professional-deck-builder/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:12:03 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19008
I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even faster if he’d used more task-specific tools. For example, he cut 6×6 with a 71/4-inch sidewinder, then finished the cuts with a bone-jarring reciprocating saw. He should have used an 81/4-inch wormdrive like the Skil [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/mark-shares-what-saw-speeds-up-production-with-professional-deck-builder/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-lysol-air-filters/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-lysol-air-filters/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:58:39 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19165
  The hay-fever train is steaming its its way down the seasonal allergy tracks at our house. And I’ll do anything I can to get out of the way. It’s stirring up all the pollen, dust mites, pet dander and allergens it can in a dust cloud of sneezes, itchy eyes, and weeks of discomfort [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/04/fixitup-find-lysol-air-filters/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-old-house-new-house/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-old-house-new-house/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:04:04 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19151
On this episode we’re tackling a tough homeowner question: Renovate an old house or build from the ground up? There are so many reasons for both, from sustainability to style. And since house sales are starting to take off again, there seems to more choices back on the table for everyone. So we’re talking renovating [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-old-house-new-house/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-roger-cook-tom-silva-talk-landscaping-exterior-work-and-how-they-started-in-the-business/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-roger-cook-tom-silva-talk-landscaping-exterior-work-and-how-they-started-in-the-business/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:02:34 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18965
Mark:              You are back inside MyFixitUpLife with my wife Theresa. Theresa:          And my husband Mark. Mark:              A very old house and two extraordinary contractors from This Old House, Roger Cook and Tom Silva. Roger:             My husband, Tom. Tom:                What’s up? Mark:              Those questions are on this side of the paper. Moving on. Theresa:          Yes. We [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-roger-cook-tom-silva-talk-landscaping-exterior-work-and-how-they-started-in-the-business/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/mark-shares-his-lightweight-hammer-with-professional-deck-builder/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/mark-shares-his-lightweight-hammer-with-professional-deck-builder/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:11:13 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19003
If you’re old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds of nails, and your hammer was in your hand for a significant portion of the day. How efficiently you drove a nail mattered.   Check out more from Mark & Theresa in Professional Deck Builder.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/mark-shares-his-lightweight-hammer-with-professional-deck-builder/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/this-week-on-myfixituplife-talk-show-spring-loaded-diy/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/this-week-on-myfixituplife-talk-show-spring-loaded-diy/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:17:26 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19144
Get ready for spring with this week’s MyFixitUpLife talk radio show. Hosts Mark and Theresa are talking entertaining tips, how-to, and DIY quick fixes to get your home and yard ready for spring. Guests Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri from HGTV’s Kitchen Cousins and Cousins on Call, plus season Season 6 winner of HGTV’s Design [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/this-week-on-myfixituplife-talk-show-spring-loaded-diy/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-show-at-kitchen-bath-industry-show/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-show-at-kitchen-bath-industry-show/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:59:58 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19096
MyFixitUpLife talk show hosts Mark & Theresa will be hosting live one-hour shows at the 2013 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in New Orleans. The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is the world’s largest international trade event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry. KBIS showcases the latest products and most innovative design ideas [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/myfixituplife-talk-show-at-kitchen-bath-industry-show/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kid-diy-crafts-tools-safety/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kid-diy-crafts-tools-safety/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:36 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19137
We’re big fans of getting kids involved in any hands-on experience. From coloring and crafting to building and fixing, there’s so much more we can learn when we get our fingers moving beyond the keyboard. The earlier kids start getting their hands messy and busy, the easier it is for them to pick up new [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kid-diy-crafts-tools-safety/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/apps-for-cats/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/apps-for-cats/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:57:51 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19132
Cats have apps. And they have options when it comes to their apps. I may be behind the curve on cats and technology, because I just heard about apps for cats from a friend. Her cats had been enjoying CrazyCat, a free game with the goal of hitting little critters that appear on the screen. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/apps-for-cats/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/egg-cellent-decorating-crafts-for-everyone/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/egg-cellent-decorating-crafts-for-everyone/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:03:30 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19127
Egg dying is a favorite annual tradition in my family. Dunking bright-white eggs into little bowls of color and then popping them out to reveal their new shade. When I was a child, we never actually used the store-bought egg dying kits. But there has never been a limit to color or creativity. We’ve dipped [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/egg-cellent-decorating-crafts-for-everyone/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kids-play-yard-art/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kids-play-yard-art/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:40:26 +0000 Jack http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19066
My big sister Lexi is fun. She’s 11-years old, and mostly cool. One of the best non-lame things about her is that she likes art projects. It’s OK that some of her projects are about dresses and Barbies and stuff—please note: NON-truck projects are kinda lame. But it’s extra fun when her creativity combines with [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/kids-play-yard-art/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/building-performance-technology-at-jlc-live/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/building-performance-technology-at-jlc-live/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:54:49 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19116
Mark is sharing Building Performance Technology clinics at JLC Live! show in Providence, Rhode Island on March 22 and 23, 2013. Building performance is a blend of moisture issues, energy efficiency, and sustainable building techniques. Mark wraps these problems and ideas into a single whole-house approach offering solutions that address each item as a singular [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/building-performance-technology-at-jlc-live/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/check-out-marks-miter-saw-workstation-featured-in-professional-deck-builder/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/check-out-marks-miter-saw-workstation-featured-in-professional-deck-builder/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:10:43 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18979
Miter-saw set-ups can range from just a couple of sawhorses and a truck bed to something so nitpickingly complicated that I would break it in a week. Instead, I’ve come up with a sturdy and efficient alternative: basically a box notched out to accept the miter saw. Though it’s simple, it delivers continuous infeed and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/check-out-marks-miter-saw-workstation-featured-in-professional-deck-builder/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/freestuff-shake-it-up-to-win-5000-for-an-exterior-makeover/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/freestuff-shake-it-up-to-win-5000-for-an-exterior-makeover/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:27:54 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19067
Open to homeowners nationwide, the “Shake it Up” Exterior Color Contest includes a $5,000 cash grand prize to help the winner add color to the exterior of his or her home. Enter to win. Homeowners should visit the DaVinci Facebook page. After “Liking” the page, homeowners can enter by submitting a digital photo of their [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/freestuff-shake-it-up-to-win-5000-for-an-exterior-makeover/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/hyde-regrout-tool/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/hyde-regrout-tool/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:41:48 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19052
I don’t mean “mad” in the kitchsy love sense. I’m talking about the good-old-upset-kind of mad. See, whether I’m sprucing up old tile (a great way to get a new look and save money) or doing maintenance or repair, I’ve raked off about a pound of skin from my knuckles using various cleaners, scrapers, and—worst [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/hyde-regrout-tool/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/color-how-do-you-decide-here-are-a-few-tips/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/color-how-do-you-decide-here-are-a-few-tips/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:07:40 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=19041
Color is so very personal and expressive. Hitting the right hue can actually help keep you mentally-centered to handle all of the stress that–unlike color–is not controllable. With so many options, selecting livable color choices for your home can seem overwhelming, but it can be really quite simple. If you look at your favorite basics [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/color-how-do-you-decide-here-are-a-few-tips/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-norm-abram/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-norm-abram/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:00:04 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18913
Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark and Theresa about This Old House’s Cambridge project and the details of the waterfall countertop. Mark:              You are back inside MyFixitUpLife with my wife Theresa. Theresa:          And my husband, Mark. Mark:              We are on the set of This Old House’s 34th season, the wrap in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-norm-abram/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/synthetic-trim-handy-magazine/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/synthetic-trim-handy-magazine/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:09:59 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18019
Many of us who work on our homes consider wood the material of choice for moldings. Yet more and more space on home-center and lumberyard shelves is devoted to synthetic trim. Although the technique for cutting and installing these PVC an urethane products are much the same as for working with wood, synthetics differ in [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/synthetic-trim-handy-magazine/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-kayleen-mccabe-talks-tools-jobsite-fashion-girl-crushing/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-kayleen-mccabe-talks-tools-jobsite-fashion-girl-crushing/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:23:08 +0000 Meghan http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18930
Theresa:          I am so excited because I am sitting here … while you are throwing papers at me. I am sitting here with Kayleen McCabe from Rescue Renovation on DIY Network and I kind of have a girl crush on you. Kayleen:          Thank you. I have a construction crush on you guys. You guys are [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/03/interview-kayleen-mccabe-talks-tools-jobsite-fashion-girl-crushing/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mars-out-of-this-world-lifestyle/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mars-out-of-this-world-lifestyle/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:28:24 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18873
Marvin the Martian and Bugs Bunny made it look simple to exist on Mars. But thinking that it could be actually possible for real people to exist on Mars seemed completely unreal. Until about 15 years ago when I met my friend Amy’s dad who had just become the first person to publish a paper that [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mars-out-of-this-world-lifestyle/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/tool-review-dewalt-wormdrive-dws535/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/tool-review-dewalt-wormdrive-dws535/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:34:09 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18846
I want everything from my circular saw: a main frame rough-carpentry tool that can handle get-it-done-yesterday muscle-up production cutting and one that’s dialed in enough to deliver smooth clean cuts in trim work. DeWalt’s DWS535 delivers on all counts with big-dog umph and thought-through design features. Power. The DWS535 has it in gobs. Among other [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/tool-review-dewalt-wormdrive-dws535/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/have-you-checked-your-homes-exterior-lately/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/have-you-checked-your-homes-exterior-lately/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:35:53 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18856
Owning a home means giving constant attention to the building products that go into protecting the structure of your house. While we’d like to believe items like our roof, siding and windows will last forever, that’s not the case.   Click here to read more tips on evaluating your home’s exterior.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/have-you-checked-your-homes-exterior-lately/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-shaken-and-stirred/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-shaken-and-stirred/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:34:18 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18881
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife, we stir, swizzle and mix it up. We practice our perfect pour and imagine signature cocktails and cool stuff from Kohler with Cooking Channel’s Drink Up host, the mighty mixologist: Dr. Darryl Robinson. DaVinci Roofscapes spins out some primo punch-ups your home’s exterior with the ‘Shake it Up’ Color Contest and a chance to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-shaken-and-stirred/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/free-stuff-win-stanley-tools/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/free-stuff-win-stanley-tools/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:48:46 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18667
Win big! Enter now. MyFixitUpLife is giving away a tool prize pack valued at $1000 to one lucky fan. Check out the details on how to enter and the list of cool tools we’ve selected as part of the SuperPack Prize. How. Enter to win the Stanley Tools FatMax Super-Pack by filling out the online contest form. Deadline to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/free-stuff-win-stanley-tools/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-j-r-martinez-talks-about-full-of-heart-family-operation-finally-home/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-j-r-martinez-talks-about-full-of-heart-family-operation-finally-home/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:06:13 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18765
Dancing with the Stars winner, American hero, and author J.R. Martinez talks about “Full of Heart,” family, Operation Finally Home Mark:            We’ve seen this thing through a break and back into MyFixitUpLife with my wife Theresa … Theresa:            … And my husband Mark. Mark:            We’re inside the Formica booth at the International Builders Show. JR:            [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-j-r-martinez-talks-about-full-of-heart-family-operation-finally-home/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mark-talks-circular-saw-101-how-to-use-the-sightlines-for-this-old-house/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mark-talks-circular-saw-101-how-to-use-the-sightlines-for-this-old-house/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:35:21 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18778
In this video, This Old House contributor Mark Clement demonstrates how to properly operate the shoe of the circular saw. Some saws contain notches on the shoe that can help you align the saw with the correct cutline for cutting at 90 degrees or at unique angles. Learn how to: • Utilize the notch feature [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/mark-talks-circular-saw-101-how-to-use-the-sightlines-for-this-old-house/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/on-the-jobsite-at-kickoff-to-rebuild/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/on-the-jobsite-at-kickoff-to-rebuild/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:11:50 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18774 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/on-the-jobsite-at-kickoff-to-rebuild/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-monica-pedersen-hgtv-dream-home-rose-bowl-parade/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-monica-pedersen-hgtv-dream-home-rose-bowl-parade/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:38:56 +0000 Alison http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18782
Monica Pedersen talks about the HGTV 2013 Dream Home Giveaway, the new Kohler Sensate Touchless Faucet, & gives tips on how to wave from a Rose Bowl Parade float. * Note: Dream Home Giveaway Sweepstakes entries can be submitted through February 15th @ 5pm EST. Mark:              We’re back in MyFixitUpLife at the Therma-Tru and Fypon [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-monica-pedersen-hgtv-dream-home-rose-bowl-parade/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/how-to-customize-compost-bin/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/how-to-customize-compost-bin/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:00:22 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18270
Compost bins are a perfect way to re-utilize all those kitchen and yard scraps for a new purpose, to help create a more gorgeous garden. When we built our compost bin, we decided to create a simple, yet custom design that fits in perfectly with our yard and style. Detail. We added a little detail [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/how-to-customize-compost-bin/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-million-dollar-contractor-stephen-fanuka/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-million-dollar-contractor-stephen-fanuka/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:23:10 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18686
Million Dollar Contractor Stephen Fanuka talks family, celebrity clients, and about the million dollar idea. Mark:    We are joined by the best, and I’m going to say this, best green room in-waiting guest ever on MyFixitUpLife. Million Dollar Contractor Stephen Fanuka has been moving around in the background, just doing all kinds of stuff, talking [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/interview-million-dollar-contractor-stephen-fanuka/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/switched-at-birth-leviton-renu/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/switched-at-birth-leviton-renu/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:00:03 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18647
  Leviton’s Renu line of switches, dimmers, and outlets literally put a new face on lighting and room design. Removable and replaceable, Renu devices are installed once just like any other electrical device but—and this is the awesome part—you can simply snap the face plates and switches off. Renu’s 20 colors give you the ability [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/switched-at-birth-leviton-renu/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/danze-florin-5-function-shower/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/danze-florin-5-function-shower/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:31:48 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18456
When I was a kid, my parents had the best shower head in the world. Seriously, this thing pushed so much water it practically pinned you to the wall. Want to talk about a massaging shower head? This thing was like a team of massage therapists. Angry massage therapists. But, no surprise, it went through [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/danze-florin-5-function-shower/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-leviton/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-leviton/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:31:45 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18363
  It’s ON! We’re bringing it fast and bright from Leviton’s teched-out, tuned-in power hub at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Our homes get better and our gardens grow greener when Better Homes and Gardens editor Jill Waage cruises in to curate our collection. Fine Homebuilding Magazine’s Debra Silber sneak-peaks pro-grade how-to and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-leviton/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-kid-build/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-kid-build/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:13:54 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17978
  Ten-hut! It’s design time, kid-style. Deysi Melgar from PBS’s Design Squad Nation slingshots in to talk about, well, slingshots. And pasta cars, hover shoes and more. This daredevil and future aerospace engineer isn’t talking science fiction, either. This is kid-inspired design. From the flying to the funny, just imagine what you can build. For kids, parents [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/02/myfixituplife-talk-kid-build/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tune-up-timber-trim/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tune-up-timber-trim/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:02:11 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18514
Guilty. Yes, we’re guilty of being beguiled by tricked-out trim projects. Cascading crown molding, boss base…I can’t think of another ‘C’ for casing and chair rail but you get where this is going. When the rubric of refinement means a rustic feel, then you need to go to a timber look. And when you want [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tune-up-timber-trim/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/interview-design-trends-michael-murphy/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/interview-design-trends-michael-murphy/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:10:04 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18496
Lamps Plus designer Michael Murphy talks 2013 Design Trends with Mark & Theresa.  Mark: You are back inside MyFixitUpLife with my wife Theresa. Theresa: And my husband Mark. I’m so excited to be in the new year with you. Mark: I am happy to be here with you as well. I love putting the old [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/interview-design-trends-michael-murphy/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-rebuilding-togethers-kickoff-to-rebuild/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-rebuilding-togethers-kickoff-to-rebuild/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:04:37 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18481
MyFixitUpLife talk show is broadcasting from Kickoff to Rebuild, an annual NFL sanctioned event hosted by Rebuilding Together, on Friday, February 1, 2013. For 18 years, Rebuilding Together has partnered with the NFL in Super Bowl cities across the country, rebuilding houses and bringing together neighborhoods, home by home, block by block, because everyone deserves [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-rebuilding-togethers-kickoff-to-rebuild/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/3-tips-to-making-an-entry-an-event/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/3-tips-to-making-an-entry-an-event/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:38:09 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18377
When it comes to making your entry an event, we like to think of it as an affair that spans from friendly to fancy. So when we dial in our door designs, the door’s decorative glass is its diamond necklace. Here are three things we do when we dress to impress: > We tease out [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/3-tips-to-making-an-entry-an-event/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/powered-up-problem-solution-levitons-usbreceptacle/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/powered-up-problem-solution-levitons-usbreceptacle/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:31:59 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18397
  Full disclosure: Our kitchen counter, office desks, and several outlets NOT behind a couch are a tangle of charger cords and transformer cubes. Kind of a mess. The more devices powered-up by cube/USB combo-cords the more likely I’ll misplace or lose one end, which is a time-consuming and expensive pain. We’re also sick of [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/powered-up-problem-solution-levitons-usbreceptacle/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/formica-designs-zelig-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/formica-designs-zelig-style/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:57:51 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18422
Zelig? ZELIG!! Zelig is a character able to be completely at home in any setting, any place. It’s a primo one-worder for Formica and it’s expanding collection of tones, hues, colors and looks. At 100 years old—Formica brought laminate surfaces to market in 1913—they’re diving even deeper into the confluence of tech and texture, conjuring [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/formica-designs-zelig-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/long-and-strong-gerbers-elongated-compact-viper/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/long-and-strong-gerbers-elongated-compact-viper/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:40:40 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18391
  Here’s a remodeler’s rule of thumb: The smaller a room, the harder it is to work on. That’s doubly true for what’s typically the most vexing remodel room in the house—the bathroom. So when we see Gerber’s compact/elongated Viper HET (high-efficiency toilet,) we see design details that create options—and functionality that gets the job [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/long-and-strong-gerbers-elongated-compact-viper/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/freshen-up-your-homes-exterior/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/freshen-up-your-homes-exterior/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:19:07 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18427
Updating your home to reflect your personality and current design obsessions gives most of us glamour-visions of our kitchen, bathroom, media room… But when it comes to the exterior of our homes, it can seem a little daunting. It’s just not as easy to update the materials and colors on the outside of our home [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/freshen-up-your-homes-exterior/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-porter-cable-ns105c-stapler/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-porter-cable-ns105c-stapler/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:25:19 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18038
  I love narrow crown staplers. They’re the fastening tool I use when no other fastening tool will do—or do as well. I go to my narrow crown stapler installing tongue and groove paneling, trim assemblies, on woodworking and shop projects, and installing 1/4 plywood subfloors and plywood backers. Staples hold fast, don’t split the [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-porter-cable-ns105c-stapler/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/taniya-nayak-restaurant-impossible-rachael-ray-abby-lane/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/taniya-nayak-restaurant-impossible-rachael-ray-abby-lane/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:29:48 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18309
Taniya Nayak talks Food Network’s ‘Restaurant Impossible,’ her design baby Boston’s Abby Lane, the green room design for Rachael Ray, and HGTV’s Billion Dollar Block with Mark and Theresa on MyFixitUpLife talk. Check out the interview! Theresa: You are inside MyFixitUpLife with my husband Mark. Mark: And my wife Theresa. We are designing our way [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/taniya-nayak-restaurant-impossible-rachael-ray-abby-lane/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/how-to-build-a-cedar-compost-bin/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/how-to-build-a-cedar-compost-bin/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:21:40 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18262
We love our compost bin. It’s an easy-to-build project that we think does a lot for our family. Whether you’re looking for ways to be green or you want dialed-in dirt for your daylilies this is a project we use just about every day. Here’s how we built it. Materials We used twelve 2x6x8 Western [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/how-to-build-a-cedar-compost-bin/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/phillips-lumiware/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/phillips-lumiware/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:43:28 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18061
  Whether an intimate meal, time alone, a big party, or small outdoor gathering, I always seem to notice the lighting and how it sets the mood. From candles to cool colors, there are endless ways you can light up—or down—an experience. Philips’ Lumiware coasters and vases add a wonderfully unique mood-making tool to your [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/phillips-lumiware/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-turo-skin-for-men/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-turo-skin-for-men/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:03:20 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18240
  You know it’s a good day when you’re sitting on the couch with your wife and she cuddles up, takes a breath, and—and guys, you know this is the good part—says, “Wow, you smell great.” It happened to me. Beyond regular bathing and a decent diet, I attribute it to the Turo Skin skin [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-turo-skin-for-men/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-culture/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-culture/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:24:25 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18326
This week on MyFixitUpLife talk with Mark & Theresa: Kitchen Culture J.R. Martinez, U.S. Army vet, Dancing With The Stars Winner, and author of New York Times Best Seller Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit, calls us our attention to the strength in all our spirits. And talks about Opeation Finally Home that [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kitchen-culture/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kickoff-to-rebuild/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kickoff-to-rebuild/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:30:54 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18531
It’s game day on this episode of MyFixitUpLife. Hosts Mark and Theresa are at Rebuilding Together‘s Super Bowl-sanctioned ‘Kickoff to Rebuild’ at in New Orleans, helping tackle a 10-home community project with NFL pros, community leaders and a ready-to-play squad of top volunteers, corporate partners, and Rebuilding Together‘s Special Teams. Former astronaut Joan Higginbotham talks [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-kickoff-to-rebuild/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-door-design/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-door-design/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:32:00 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18351
The door is open to design delights, cool colors, and awesome energy savings with Therma-Tru | Fypon from the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. It’s no gamble you’re in for a great time when DIY Network’s Kayleen McCabe races in for a raucous Rescue Renovation. And from HGTV Dream Home and Kohler, Monica Pedersen deals [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-talk-door-design/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/extreme-how-to-build-a-bridge/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/extreme-how-to-build-a-bridge/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 07:24:55 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18218
Mark and Theresa write about designing and building a bridge. And about how building on a volunteer project with Rebuilding Together delivers DIY takeaways—and more—for every project.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/extreme-how-to-build-a-bridge/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-davinci-roofscapes-buildersshow/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-davinci-roofscapes-buildersshow/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:40:32 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18236
MyFixitUpLife talk broadcasts from DaVinci Roofscapes‘ breathtaking display at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Our interest is peaked by the big time beauty  surrounding us. Roy Berendsohn, editor at Popular Mechanics magazine and home improvement iron man jets in to talk cutting edge improvements that perform. Ron Jones from Green Builder magazine sustains [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-davinci-roofscapes-buildersshow/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-the-international-builders-show-in-las-vegas/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-the-international-builders-show-in-las-vegas/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:47:11 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18195
  Live! MyFixitUpLife talk at the International Builders’ Show. Live MyFixitUpLife talk shows, with live music by Tim Williams, from Las Vegas January 22 and 23 inside the world’s biggest residential building event. With 50,000 attendees and 943 exhibitors, we’ll be in the thick of it. Mark and Theresa will talk with leading companies to find [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-live-at-the-international-builders-show-in-las-vegas/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-gerber-danze-norm-abram/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-gerber-danze-norm-abram/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:10:46 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18342
Cradled in comfort, surrounded by super-sweet fillers, faucets, and fixtures, we’re in the Danze and Gerber Plumbing pavilion at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. We talk tools, tips, and kid-friendly projects with Tim Dahl from Charles & Hudson and the DIY Dad behind Built By Kids. Then, This Old House’s iconic Master Carpenter and revered [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-gerber-danze-norm-abram/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-design-resolutions/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-design-resolutions/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:36:05 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18153
On this episode of MyFixitUplife talk with Mark & Theresa… We resolve to make life beautiful. The new year is upon us and the possibilities are wide open. Designer Taniya Nayak from Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible and HGTV’s Designed To Sell and Billion Dollar Block jumps in with some design delights and sneak-peaks us on [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-design-resolutions/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/review-ram-board-floor-protection/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/review-ram-board-floor-protection/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:54:27 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18172
  On some interior remodeling projects it feels like we spend more time protecting the existing home from the work being done than doing the actual work. And, of course, a big part of this set-up is protecting existing floors from demolition and construction traffic. We’ve tried all kinds of tricks to take the pain [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/review-ram-board-floor-protection/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-tim-gunns-fashion-bible/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-tim-gunns-fashion-bible/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:00:24 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18090
So call me a bookworm, but I love to know where things come from and how they come about. I love clothes and fashion. And Lifetime’s Project Runway. So when I read the blurb of Tim Gunn’s new book, Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bible, that starts with, “In the beginning there was a fig leaf…” I had [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/fixitupfind-tim-gunns-fashion-bible/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-this-old-house-cambridge/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-this-old-house-cambridge/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:57:44 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18136
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk: We’re at the wrap party for This Old House‘s 32nd season at their completed Cambridge project, a full-on gut-renovation of an 1800′s Queen Anne style home. Take the journey from a messed-up and mangled rental unit to a crisp and sparkling modern home for a young family. Master Carpenter [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/myfixituplife-this-old-house-cambridge/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bostitch-lpf33pt/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bostitch-lpf33pt/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:50:24 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18100
TOOL KIT Light and Compact Framing Nailer By Mark Clement Stanley-Bostitch 800/556-6696 bostitch.com Street price: $250 As dependable as screws are for decking, about the last tool I’m going to leave in the shop is my framing nailer. Any deck project without a framing nailer on site is a slow-moving affair. This is even more [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bostitch-lpf33pt/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/flat-screen-tv-installation-tip/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/flat-screen-tv-installation-tip/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:04:36 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18047
The biggest challenge to wall-mounting a flat screen television both securely and exactly where it’s best to watch can be locating wall studs, then getting a secure connection. For lots of television mounts and brackets you have to hang the bracket wherever the wall stud is. But if you’ve got the walls open—say you’re finishing [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/flat-screen-tv-installation-tip/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bosch-tc10-tile-and-stone-saw/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bosch-tc10-tile-and-stone-saw/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:11:05 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18027
  It’s a pretty terrific sign that when we showed the Bosch TC10 10-inch wet-cutting tile saw to a dedicated tile installer, he wanted to take the saw off our hands—and give us a discount on the project we were doing. We didn’t let him, of course, and tested the tool for on-site performance cutting ceramic, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2013/01/tool-review-bosch-tc10-tile-and-stone-saw/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-crescent-oddjob/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-crescent-oddjob/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:09:44 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17923
  For junk-drawer-phobics like me, Crescent’s Oddjob not only promises to neaten things up drawer-wise, but looks like a real can-do go-to for all kinds of household tasks. The T-shaped Crecent Oddjob combines a steel-faced hammer on one side (for hammering nails) and a soft-face mallet on the other (for knocking together knock-down furniture) and a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-crescent-oddjob/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/holiday-bucket-craft/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/holiday-bucket-craft/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:01:57 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=18008
  Decorating for the holidays can take several different kinds of approaches. It can be traditional, themed, crafty, or whatever approach captures your family’s mojo best. We usually start by digging out the boxes of ornaments and decor that we’ve collected throughout our life together and that we’ve been given from our parents and grandparents. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/holiday-bucket-craft/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitup-find-the-simple-sucker-by-striker/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitup-find-the-simple-sucker-by-striker/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:09:23 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17942
It took about 1 second to see the The Simple Sucker by Striker and know this dumbbell-looking find is pretty darn smart. Two suction cups on a stick (oversimplifying here, slightly) The Simple Sucker is a mount for your phone. Stick one suction cup a smooth surface (counter, windshield, airplane tray table, etc.) and the other [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitup-find-the-simple-sucker-by-striker/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/toolbelt_oldhousejournal/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/toolbelt_oldhousejournal/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:13:53 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17969
Whether you’re a professional carpenter or a weekend DIYer, you can’t get by without a good tool belt, one that affords fast, efficient access to your stuff. No matter what you call it (bag, rig, belt, or pouch), one that suits you and your tools makes a big difference. Click here to read more.   [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/toolbelt_oldhousejournal/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/chris-lambton-from-hgtvs-going-yard-talks-winter-landstyling/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/chris-lambton-from-hgtvs-going-yard-talks-winter-landstyling/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:26:38 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17985
Chris Lambton from HGTV’s Going Yard talks holiday tree shopping with Peyton, chopping down trees, and plowing snow.   Theresa:            You are inside MyFixitUpLife with my husband Mark. Mark:                        And my wife Theresa, and we are going out of doors. Theresa:            We are going out of doors, it’s your favorite thing to do when [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/chris-lambton-from-hgtvs-going-yard-talks-winter-landstyling/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/cold-weather-driving-must-haves/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/cold-weather-driving-must-haves/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:26:02 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17910
I can say, with confidence, that I’ve driven both a lot and through gnarly weather. From blinding, white-out rain storms in the Mid-Atlantic to slinging slush in Vermont ski country I’ve kicked it into 4 wheel drive and kept going on many a Frosty road less traveled by. So when it comes to cranking up [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/cold-weather-driving-must-haves/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/mark-shares-when-to-use-an-impact-driver-with-this-old-house/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/mark-shares-when-to-use-an-impact-driver-with-this-old-house/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:24:08 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17961
In this video, This Old House contributor Mark Clement explains the difference between a cordless drill/driver and an impact driver. An impact driver contains a different mechanism to drive the bit, so it can only use bits with a hex shank. An impact driver is both more compact and more powerful, but those advantages come at a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/mark-shares-when-to-use-an-impact-driver-with-this-old-house/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/rock-a-bye-bed-for-the-grown-up/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/rock-a-bye-bed-for-the-grown-up/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:59:59 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17951
It doesn’t take a neuroscientist to make me believe that rocking can help sleep. But it does take a neuroscientist to explain why. A study done at the University of Geneva found that gentle rocking can increase the length of sleep that increases slow oscillations and brief bursts of brain activity that help with tranquil [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/rock-a-bye-bed-for-the-grown-up/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/how-to-jacks-kid-bench/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/how-to-jacks-kid-bench/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:51:53 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17894
  Jack is a bench-builder if I’ve ever seen one. And since he is still in his pre-tall years, a bench that doubles as a stool is a nice helper around the house. We made this bench from Western Red Cedar 2×12, based on our Backyard Bench design. Jack has tested it out as a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/how-to-jacks-kid-bench/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/kidstuff-jack-kid-bench/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/kidstuff-jack-kid-bench/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:14:00 +0000 Jack http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17874
  Bench-building is in my blood. I’ve been building them since pre-school, where I developed my technique: two wide legs and a nice top. My preschool bench is made to tip over so my friends and I can laugh and build another one right away. I have another bench I use all the time, too. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/kidstuff-jack-kid-bench/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/myfixituplife-talk-winter-landstyling-w-chris-lambton/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/myfixituplife-talk-winter-landstyling-w-chris-lambton/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:27:24 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17878
Grab your jacket and gloves. Even though winter‘s here, the yard and house still need our cold weather TLC. We’re sharing some DIY know-how that will help you avoid some damming winter troubles and get your home in top shape for the winter season. Chris Lambton from HGTV’s Going Yard comes in from the cold to talk [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/myfixituplife-talk-winter-landstyling-w-chris-lambton/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-the-home-plow/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-the-home-plow/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:03:03 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17849
  OK, I’m geeking out. For a guy who is officially cured of desire to shovel snow and has spent an inordinate amount of time trying to find solutions that work, just knowing that The Home Plow by Meyer exists makes me happy. The Home Plow looks like an awesome snow-moving solution for all kinds [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/fixitupfind-the-home-plow/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/decking-done-right/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/decking-done-right/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:39:42 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17854 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/12/decking-done-right/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/cedar-beauty-in-the-extreme/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/cedar-beauty-in-the-extreme/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:22:09 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17834
  It’s easy to love your wood pergola, deck, playset, or outdoor space when the sun is shining and it’s all board shorts, cookouts, and kids kicking around in the grass. But it’s extreme weather that tests a wood’s mettle. That’s why we prefer cedar for our outdoor projects. And Western Red Cedar’s proven, natural ability [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/cedar-beauty-in-the-extreme/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-troy-bilt-tb130-lawnmower/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-troy-bilt-tb130-lawnmower/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:27:47 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17824
As big a fan as I am of advancements in the tools and equipment we use to improve our homes, I love it when smart, well-executed—but comparatively basic—design is what gets the job done. And done well. This is the case for the superbly nimble, quiet, and powerful Troy-Bilt TB130 walk behind push-mower. No transmission, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-troy-bilt-tb130-lawnmower/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/mix-of-cedar-and-granite-in-the-yard-at-this-old-house/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/mix-of-cedar-and-granite-in-the-yard-at-this-old-house/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:16:42 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17812
Mark is fired up about Roger Cook‘s landscaping at the This Old House project in Cambridge, especially the mix of Western Red Cedar and granite. Check it out.   ]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/mix-of-cedar-and-granite-in-the-yard-at-this-old-house/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-floors-and-cabinets/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-floors-and-cabinets/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:27:16 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16647
Question: For a more affordable kitchen upgrade on a budget does new counters +  flooring + keeping old cabinets = good idea? Answer: Yes, if the cabinets are in good repair—the doors open and close, they’re hanging straight, the drawers operate smoothly—then yes. New flooring is a great upgrade if a labor intensive one. Reason is that [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-floors-and-cabinets/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/jillian-harris-talks-extreme-makeover-her-boyfriend-dad/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/jillian-harris-talks-extreme-makeover-her-boyfriend-dad/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:37:28 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17796
Mark and Theresa talk with Jillian about Extreme Makeover, her boyfriend, working with her dad, Love it or List it, and why she’s like horse poop. Oh, yeah, she does.   Mark: You are back inside MyFixitUpLife. I’m joined by my wife, Theresa. Theresa: My husband Mark. Mark: We are joined by Extreme Makeover design [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/jillian-harris-talks-extreme-makeover-her-boyfriend-dad/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/modern-bungalow-fixitup-find/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/modern-bungalow-fixitup-find/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:00:37 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16567
I love the Modern Bungalow story. Started by husband and wife team Ed and Kate Sultan, they were at a crossroads in life when a small need combined with a big passion that turned into their life’s work. Ed and Kate bought a 1919 bungalow and discovered that their furniture didn’t fit the clean lines [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/modern-bungalow-fixitup-find/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-gifts/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-gifts/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:47:03 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17770
We love this time of year because it is tool-givin’ time. Here’s a powerhouse list from MyFixitUpLife for the ‘Get It Done Guys’ of all skill levels. If you were alone on a deserted island, what’s the ONE tool you’d want? Answer: Fiskars Ax. You can use it for just about any desert island situation. For [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-gifts/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/interview-ty-pennington-talks-sandy-extreme-makeover-kid-energy/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/interview-ty-pennington-talks-sandy-extreme-makeover-kid-energy/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:56:12 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17743
  Ty Pennington talks with Mark & Theresa about what he saw on the New Jersey coast after Sandy hit, he previews the four holiday specials of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, talks about kid energy, and what might be next. Mark: And you’re inside my Fix-It-Up Life with my wife Theresa. Theresa: And my husband [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/interview-ty-pennington-talks-sandy-extreme-makeover-kid-energy/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-flooring/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-flooring/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:24:36 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16628
Don’t cheap out on flooring. We don’t mean don’t get the floor you want, we mean install it everywhere in the space, like under the appliances. Yes, it seems like there’s a few bucks to save here—who cares about floor tiles under the stove once there is a stove there—but they’re almost instantly eroded on [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-flooring/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-giving-thanks-extreme-makeover-home-edition-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-giving-thanks-extreme-makeover-home-edition-style/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:31:17 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17750
Mark and Theresa are giving thanks this year with a special edition of MyFixitUpLife, talking behind-the-scenes preview of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s four holiday specials with designers Jillian Harris and Ed Sanders. Ty Pennington and the design-team are re-building homes and lives in these four holiday specials, starting with the Thanksgiving episode from Knoxville, TN [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-giving-thanks-extreme-makeover-home-edition-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-ridgid-wormdrive/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-ridgid-wormdrive/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:13:57 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16837
  Ridgid’s R32102 wormdrive is a pro-grade circ saw that cuts fast, smooth, and does comes up big in both the power and prowess I need from rough to trim carpentry. I came up in the trades on the East Coast. Every circ saw I used was a sidewinder style circ saw. Loved ‘em. They’re [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/tool-review-ridgid-wormdrive/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/ceiling-medallion-as-thanksgiving-door-decor/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/ceiling-medallion-as-thanksgiving-door-decor/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:01:49 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17711
Door decor obsessed like me? It seems like everywhere I look I notice an inspiration to create another holiday-themed door decoration. It’s fun to be inspired everyday, but it’s hard to keep up with all of my ideas. Here’s an idea that I was able to bring to life in our little studio in just a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/ceiling-medallion-as-thanksgiving-door-decor/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/raking-vs-kicking-leaves-a-father-son-debate/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/raking-vs-kicking-leaves-a-father-son-debate/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:04:27 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17701
Mark and 4-year-old Jack are busy working on the leaves in our yard, but they have opposite perspectives on what needs to be done. Check out Jack‘s first MyFix video.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/raking-vs-kicking-leaves-a-father-son-debate/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-geeked-out-on-tools/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-geeked-out-on-tools/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:03:36 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17271
Tool up and geek out inside the world of DIY Network’s ‘Rescue Renovations’ Kayleen McCabe who’s talking about DIY Network’s new iPhone app where she’s sharing her ‘essential tools.’ And get ready to talk color trends, inspirations, and gorgeous surfaces with Caesarstone‘s head of color development Maggie Amir. Licensed contractor and 2009 Stud Finder winner Kayleen McCabe found her passion [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/myfixituplife-talk-geeked-out-on-tools/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/theresa-talks-this-old-house-project-in-cambridge/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/theresa-talks-this-old-house-project-in-cambridge/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:48:21 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17688
Theresa previews the This Old House project in Cambridge where they have renovated a Queen Anne home with a new Scandinavian modern interior. Episodes of this  This Old House project are airing now. Check your local listings to watch the progress of the renovation.   Click here to check out recent interviews with This Old House. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/theresa-talks-this-old-house-project-in-cambridge/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/rebuilding-together-the-people-who-make-it-happen/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/rebuilding-together-the-people-who-make-it-happen/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:44:40 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17680 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/rebuilding-together-the-people-who-make-it-happen/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-toe-kick/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-toe-kick/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:23:51 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16619
For the installer: Details are “custom critical” a term we stole from the FedEx service—not to mention, these are the awesomeest trucks in the fleet. OK, Mark, take it easy. Details, as I was saying, make or break the quality and every day joy of a job well done. One detail that gets away from [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-toe-kick/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/superstorm-sandy-ty-pennington-and-socks/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/superstorm-sandy-ty-pennington-and-socks/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:26:11 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17668
Superstorm Sandy’s devastation along the Eastern seaboard—especially New Jersey and New York—has changed millions of lives. From bloggers to boardrooms, America steps up to rescue, recover and rebuild. We check in with Ty Pennington who, along with Sears and K-Mart, has been on the ground in Seaside Heights, NJ to help get much needed supplies [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/superstorm-sandy-ty-pennington-and-socks/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/snow-what-diy-muscle-up-for-winter-weather/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/snow-what-diy-muscle-up-for-winter-weather/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:21:34 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17662
Mark & Theresa are getting you ready for winter weather, checking down small steps we can take now to make a big difference in our heating bills and keep our families safe against storms. They’re debunking some fireplace myths, and talking cool finds. So curl up by the fire, it’s all happening on this episode [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/snow-what-diy-muscle-up-for-winter-weather/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-materials/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-materials/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:23:03 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16611
Using lower end materials near a dishwasher can be vexing—especially foils or laminated trim stock instead of solid hardwood. Steam escaping from the dishwasher can wreak havoc on them causing staining or delamination over time. <<<Previous      Next>>>]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/11/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-materials/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-emergency-budget/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-emergency-budget/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:22:24 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16607
For both homeowner and contractor, setting both a reasonable budget and an emergency budget for unseen issues like water damage from the previous kitchen, moving vents, wires or pipes that were unknown at the outset. <<<Previous      Next>>>]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-emergency-budget/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/upcycled-beverage-containers-into-man-cave-furnishings/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/upcycled-beverage-containers-into-man-cave-furnishings/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:24:41 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17501
The preferred source of nourishment inside the Man Cave is not only powering the men inside the cave, those beverage containers are being upcycled into furnishings for future Man Caves. Check out these upcycled stools from a keg and wine barrel, and lighting created with beer bottles that we’re enjoying on Pinterest.    ]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/upcycled-beverage-containers-into-man-cave-furnishings/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/stripe-it-painting-the-perfect-lines/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/stripe-it-painting-the-perfect-lines/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:18 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17639
Painting the perfect line can be frustrating. If you’ve tried and been bummed by paint-bleed, fear not. There are a few strategies that we use that could help you combat the dreaded paint blob that messes up an otherwise perfect crisp line. It’s important to start with healthy paint. That means quality well-mixed paint, without [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/stripe-it-painting-the-perfect-lines/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-interview-editor-of-hgtv-magazine-sara-peterson/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-interview-editor-of-hgtv-magazine-sara-peterson/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:05:44 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17618
Editor of HGTV magazine Sara Peterson talks about developing the award-winning magazine, working with on-camera talent, and what DIY in her family means.    Mark: You are back inside MyFixitUpLife and there is nothing to me like sitting down with a magazine.   Theresa: There isn’t?   Mark: I love sitting down with a magazine, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-interview-editor-of-hgtv-magazine-sara-peterson/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-value-of-energy-star-products/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-value-of-energy-star-products/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:10:34 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17506
We always say, if you are looking to replace any major product for your home, request ENERGY STAR qualified products. A product that meets ENERGY STAR requirements for a specific geographic area is constructed to help make a home as energy efficient as possible. Using several ENERGY STAR qualified products together can really help ease [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-value-of-energy-star-products/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/halloween-candy-sharing-with-the-troops/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/halloween-candy-sharing-with-the-troops/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:07:12 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17486
Make way for the candy! Halloween is a favorite holiday. When else can kids dress up in costume and gather sweets from neighbors? But it can get a little out-of-hand. There’s so much candy that comes home from just one night of candy gathering. And we’re those parents who limit sweets, so the Halloween candy [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/halloween-candy-sharing-with-the-troops/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/deck-redone/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/deck-redone/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:16:14 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17473
Mark and Theresa tear down a crumbling deck and build it back better for a family of four. They used Waste Management’s Bagster Bags to haul the old deck, Culpepper Wood Preservers pressure treated framing from Niece Lumber, and Western Red Cedar for the new pergola bays, diagonal decking, and trim details. Plus this new [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/deck-redone/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/interview-diy-networks-man-cave-host-jason-cameron/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/interview-diy-networks-man-cave-host-jason-cameron/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:07:56 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17511
Mark: You’re inside my fix it up life with my wife Theresa. Theresa: …and my husband Mark. Mark: We are on the set of DIY Network’s ‘Man Caves.’ Theresa: They let me on. They let me on the set. Jason: Just tune out. Don’t get excited because you’re going to leave here in a minute. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/interview-diy-networks-man-cave-host-jason-cameron/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:20:29 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16603
Kitchens are too complicated even for most contractors to design and specify (select cabinet sizes and parts.) After we designed the space, picked products and finishes, and created a floorplan and elevations with detailed cabinet selections, we still worked with an in-house designer on this American Woodmark kitchen to refine our plan. There are just [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/car-parts-upcycled-as-man-cave-decor/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/car-parts-upcycled-as-man-cave-decor/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:16:35 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17497
Man Caves are ginormous opportunities to suspend disbelief and go to the limits of what men love. In 10 seasons of DIY Network’s ‘Man Caves’ Jason Cameron and Tony Siragusa have proven that there are no limits when it comes to creating the ultimate Man Cave. Check out these car parts that have been upcycled [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/car-parts-upcycled-as-man-cave-decor/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-reclaimed-relics-cool-roofs/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-reclaimed-relics-cool-roofs/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:08:31 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17450
We’re snapping off locks, crawling through windows, and climbing the belfry to re-discover America’s lost treasures. From upcycling classic cars and gorgeous gaslights to saving stained glass and saloon doors from the scrap-heap of history we talk with Jay Chaikin from The National Geographic Channel’s Abandoned. Jay shares his perspective on ‘finance vs. romance’ and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-reclaimed-relics-cool-roofs/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/getting-social-genders-of-facebook-and-twitter/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/getting-social-genders-of-facebook-and-twitter/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:45:39 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17478
Socializing online. It surrounds everything we do, from reading tweets about Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte supply problems to announcing our new deck video to sharing a photo of what-I’d-like-to-think is the cutest 4-year-old in the world. It’s busy to keep up with what I want to know about and what I’m absolutely dying to share. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/getting-social-genders-of-facebook-and-twitter/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/tool-review-hyde-pivotjet-pro/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/tool-review-hyde-pivotjet-pro/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:02:29 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17427
This tool review is something of a first for me. When I review a tool, I like to use the tool in most of its hero functions—cutting, drilling, driving, measuring, whatever. But the Hyde PivotJet Pro poses an unusual problem. So after using the Hyde PivotJet Pro pivoting nozzle wand along with my garden hose, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/tool-review-hyde-pivotjet-pro/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-on-deck-for-remodeling-together/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-on-deck-for-remodeling-together/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:26:17 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17437
We’re geared up to give-and-go from the floor of The Remodeling Show and Deck Expo. John White from Rebuilding Together leads us down the road to rebuilding homes and neighborhoods. Greg DiBernardo, deck builder and special-ops Extreme Makeover: Home Edition volunteer talks about the magic of working 20 hour days. Andy Engel, Editor of Professional [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-on-deck-for-remodeling-together/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/under-the-stairs-storage-ideas/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/under-the-stairs-storage-ideas/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:23:23 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17420
Our old home has forced me to become obsessively interested in maximizing space. When we moved into our 100-year-old home, it had just two small bedroom closets in the entire house. As we’ve renovated, we’ve updated with built-ins and closets. But it hasn’t been an easy mission in this small old home. That’s why I’m [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/under-the-stairs-storage-ideas/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/freestuff-win-dremel-tools/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/freestuff-win-dremel-tools/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:17:54 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17351
Stanley from Virginia won a Dremel Multi-Max MM40 and a Dremel Saw-Max! Here are the sweepstakes details:       The prize details: From cutting tile, wood, pipe, drywall, plastic, flooring to sanding, scraping, notching, surface prep—and more—the Dremel Max-Pack moves you forward on everything from repairs to to projects to saving the home improvement day with the [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/freestuff-win-dremel-tools/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-vintage-game-pieces-as-art/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-vintage-game-pieces-as-art/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:32:16 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17416 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-vintage-game-pieces-as-art/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/simonton-asure-windows-and-doors-let-in-the-light/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/simonton-asure-windows-and-doors-let-in-the-light/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:12:56 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16588
Simonton’s new Asure windows and patio doors do two things that I really like. First, they let in more light than other fenestration (fenestration: a five-dollar word for windows and doors) and second, they look great doing it. First, the light. I know it may sound like a reach to tout this feature—what glass doesn’t [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/simonton-asure-windows-and-doors-let-in-the-light/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-tile-adhesive-for-a-crafty-project/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-tile-adhesive-for-a-crafty-project/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:13:34 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17393 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix-tile-adhesive-for-a-crafty-project/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-1-challenge-for-selecting-colors-for-your-homes-exterior/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-1-challenge-for-selecting-colors-for-your-homes-exterior/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:00:41 +0000 Kate Smith http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16345
Over the years I’ve spoken to hundreds of homeowners about why they find selecting colors for their home so challenging and it always seems to come down to just a handful of reasons. Of these, one is by far the reason I hear most often. The #1 challenge is… “There are too many colors and [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/the-1-challenge-for-selecting-colors-for-your-homes-exterior/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-1/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-1/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:19:26 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16600
Question: What are the biggest kitchen renovation mistakes to avoid? Answer: There’s no single answer to this question from our perspective. From framing issues to kitchen islands, every house, homeowner, project, and set of expectations are different. However, there are challenges and conditions that almost always come up on kitchen renos. Check out these six trouble spots. [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kitchen-renovation-mistakes-1/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/hgtvs-junk-gypsies-amie-and-jolie-talk-w-mark-theresa/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/hgtvs-junk-gypsies-amie-and-jolie-talk-w-mark-theresa/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:57:17 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17337
Mark: I want to turn some trash to treasure. Theresa: Well, I kind of want to become a junk gypsy because I think that whole like mojo, the whole, that whole thing is just — it’s kind of like free and exciting and it’s eclectic and fun. It looks so much fun.   Mark: We [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/hgtvs-junk-gypsies-amie-and-jolie-talk-w-mark-theresa/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix_ram/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix_ram/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:02:41 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17373 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfix_ram/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/cementi-siding/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/cementi-siding/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:28:44 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=15924
Question: Have you had any experience with cement siding? Cementitious Siding. Yes, cement (or “cementitious”) siding is nice stuff to be sure. Great looking, very stable, and very durable. But it is also heavy, brittle, brutal on blades and saws and can be persnickety to nail correctly.  For whole house installs or frequent cement siding [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/cementi-siding/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-the-ax-book/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-the-ax-book/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:50:38 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17255
Got a tool-geek on your gift list? (I mean “geek” in the best possible light I hasten to add.) Are you happily addicted to your tools and how they work? Do you like to know where the tools in the home center came from and why they are—or aren’t—there? If any of these apply to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-the-ax-book/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/check-out-every-deck-has-its-day-featured-in-extreme-how-to/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/check-out-every-deck-has-its-day-featured-in-extreme-how-to/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:14:37 +0000 Nicole http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16743
                            The beloved backyard deck, in historical terms, is a pretty new element in houses coming into vogue some some forty or some years ago.  What’s more, decks are the only structure we build on the outside of the house that must [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/check-out-every-deck-has-its-day-featured-in-extreme-how-to/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kid-caves-pinterest-inspiration/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kid-caves-pinterest-inspiration/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:47:33 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17332
We’ve been talking a lot about Man Caves lately, so we thought we’d take a step back and check out the evolved ‘Kid’s Cave,’ or what we used to call a make-shift fort or swing set. Kids are definitely scoring huge fun points with these amazing Kid Caves we’ve been pinning from Pinterest.    ]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/kid-caves-pinterest-inspiration/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/mark-shares-his-thoughtfully-designed-toolbelt-with-professional-deck-builder-magazine/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/mark-shares-his-thoughtfully-designed-toolbelt-with-professional-deck-builder-magazine/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:31:02 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17323
Searching for the right tool or fastener on the job gets expensive, one second at a time all day long. I’m costing myself effort and bucks every time I have to fumble for something or pry a pocket open, so a belt that holds the stuff I use 80 percent of the time is elemental [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/mark-shares-his-thoughtfully-designed-toolbelt-with-professional-deck-builder-magazine/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/todays-tip-kitchen-floors/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/todays-tip-kitchen-floors/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:17:17 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16642
  Kitchens are notorious for having multiple layers of flooring one right on the of the other. This can impact new work, especially adding new flooring to the kitchen. To find out how many layers of flooring you have—and how thick they are—remove an HVAC register. With this removed you can see all the layers [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/todays-tip-kitchen-floors/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/buying-kitchen-appliances/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/buying-kitchen-appliances/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:14:18 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16670
Question: Budget question: I’m doing a new kitchen and wonder what your recommendations on appliances are. Answer: First thing is this: We know all projects have budgets and saving money—smartly—is key to a project you’ll be happy with over time. As far as brands go there’s a lot of parity across most of the major brands and price [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/buying-kitchen-appliances/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-inside-the-man-cave/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-inside-the-man-cave/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:45:43 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17296
We’re heading into DIY Network’s ‘Man Caves’ territory, with that show’s host and licensed contractor Jason Cameron. Mark and Theresa talk with Jason about what men want from their man caves, tools, a special Man Cave for Camp Virginia in Kuwait, Tony Siragusa, and more. For three years, Jason was one of the carpenters on [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/myfixituplife-talk-inside-the-man-cave/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/read-theresas-autumn-wreath-ideas-in-yahoo-news/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/read-theresas-autumn-wreath-ideas-in-yahoo-news/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:20:34 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17287
Theresa Coleman, interior designer and host of MyFixitUpLife, offers low-cost suggestions on how homeowners can create engaging autumn holiday door decorations. Experts at Fypon and Therma-Tru provide tips on properly attaching wreaths to doors.    ]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/read-theresas-autumn-wreath-ideas-in-yahoo-news/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/column-wraps-elegant-time-saver/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/column-wraps-elegant-time-saver/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:48:14 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17282
When I see a 4×4 porch post outside, a lally column in a basement, or a living room desperate to be divided into a cozier dining room and parlor, I think two things: First, each of these is an ideal location for a decorative column. Second, decorative columns can be tough and time consuming to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/column-wraps-elegant-time-saver/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-fiskars-axe/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-fiskars-axe/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:51:51 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17230
There are few tools as elegant to me as an ax. (Or axe; I’ll take either one since they’re the same thing.) I don’t want to go all tool-geek and get tool-esoteric (of course I do, are you kidding me?!) but for the “one tool on a desert island” question that popped up in HGTV [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/fixitupfind-fiskars-axe/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/elegant-spider-wreath/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/elegant-spider-wreath/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:08:02 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17226
I tend to be devilish about making projects that are seemingly complicated. And October is the perfect month to celebrate complexity and fun in Halloween decor. Mix in my obsession for creating decorations from holiday-themed candy that has grown beyond candy. Yes, Spiders are my new obsession-inspiration this autumn. And add in another layer to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/10/elegant-spider-wreath/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fixitupfind-sundial-wire/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fixitupfind-sundial-wire/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:13:38 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17169
Here’s the most famous wire you’ve never heard of: Sundial Electrical Wire. It’s a cloth-covered wire that you can use for all kinds of things, but is ideal for upcycling a lighting fixture, antique appliance, radio, phonograph, or Victrola and so on. It’s braided giving it a totally retro feel. This is great if you [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fixitupfind-sundial-wire/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/lawn-repair-great-kid-project/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/lawn-repair-great-kid-project/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:25:38 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17186
Theresa and I love projects we can do with the kids. A terrific one is small lawn repairs. Ideal for late summer/early autumn where we live, it only takes a few tools and some seed that will catch quickly. After stacking some firewood this summer, Lexi and I found the grass beneath the old pile [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/lawn-repair-great-kid-project/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/make-your-own-money-literally-and-legally/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/make-your-own-money-literally-and-legally/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:07:28 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17133
If you are gearing up for the Zombie Apocalypse or if you just want to be ironic about money and not actually use US currency to buy things, you can make your own currency. And it can be legal. Seriously. This goes beyond just couponing, it’s actual currency that about a dozen communities have already [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/make-your-own-money-literally-and-legally/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/hello-autumn-door-decor/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/hello-autumn-door-decor/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:00:03 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16998
Autumn. It’s that perfect time of year to make your entrance a little more special using rich harvest colors and textures. Incorporating leaves, flowers, and gourds just makes any entrance feel a little more connected with the soothing nourishment of an autumn harvest. A few seasonal door stylings that I’m enjoying on Pinterest. And here’s [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/hello-autumn-door-decor/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fypon-treills-system-giddy-up/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fypon-treills-system-giddy-up/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:56:18 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16778
Garage door a bore? Give it some giddy up. Garages, attached to the house or not, are often mostly door, driveway, and some wall around it. The space defies deep detail. Of course you can add a nice door, dial up the siding, install some foundation plants and so on, but unlike the house where [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/fypon-treills-system-giddy-up/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-song-performed-live-on-the-radio/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-song-performed-live-on-the-radio/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:11:43 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17147
Check out the MyFixitUpLife theme song on WSTW ‘Hometown Heroes’ performed by Tim Williams, the official MyFixitUpLife house band. Click the arrow at the right to check out the live version of the MyFixitUpLife song that we play every week on our talk show. Fun, outgoing, talented and calm behind-the-board and solo-on-stage, Tim produces our [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-song-performed-live-on-the-radio/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/pinterest-upcycle-inspirations/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/pinterest-upcycle-inspirations/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:25:12 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17135
Upcycling can be inspiring. We’re charmed by these pins we’ve repinned on our Pinterest page. Using an old suitcase for a chair, books for a fun igloo, jeans for planters, slides for a lamp shade and a boat as a bed. OK, the boat as a bed may be a little out of most of [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/pinterest-upcycle-inspirations/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-junk-gypsyville-big-texas-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-junk-gypsyville-big-texas-style/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:36:01 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16515
Get ready. We’re heading into Junk Gypsyville, Texas, with the HGTV stars Jolie and Annie to find out what it takes to be a true Junk Gypsy. “The raucous and rowdy home of gypsies, junkers, dreamers, and true-blue rebels across the globe! We believe every man’s trash is truly our treasure, junking is a way [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-junk-gypsyville-big-texas-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-pie-safe-pallets/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-pie-safe-pallets/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:13:37 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17033
Theresa and I are big fans of upcycling old, antique or what is usually considered throw-away material into new and cool things. We love our wedding photo frame made from old studs and material like window weights that become art as we come across them in our home improvements. And it’s cool when we find out we’re not [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-pie-safe-pallets/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/curb-appealing-door-colors/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/curb-appealing-door-colors/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:26:30 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17034
No matter what hues the color experts are promoting for top trends picks, conservative color palettes tend to stick as top picks for curb appeal colors. And for good reason. While my home is mine, there are neighbors and that mysterious ‘future buyer’ to consider when expressing my personal style. It’s easier and less expensive [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/curb-appealing-door-colors/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-food-fashion/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-food-fashion/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:42:18 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16957
Spoiled milk can be upcycled. Mind=blown. And it’s not a new invention, either. Invented in the 1930s, milk-based fabric was used to stretch the supply of wool and cotton. Now a talented German designer Anke Domaske has improved the process to create a silky textile made from milk fiber that she has trademarked ‘Qmilk.’ Extracting [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/upcycle-food-fashion/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-rescuing-renovations-with-chic-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-rescuing-renovations-with-chic-style/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:45:29 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17176
We’re giving you a break from your DIY frustrations with soulful style that centers, calms, and inspires our home. Mark & Theresa take a much-needed stylish chic break with HGTV blogger Jeanine Hays of AphroChic. She’s dishing on her favorite Fall decor ideas and getting us prepped and pampered for Thanksgiving. Mark takes the first [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/myfixituplife-talk-rescuing-renovations-with-chic-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/tool-review-troy-bilt-30-inch-walk-behind-mower-mow-and-go/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/tool-review-troy-bilt-30-inch-walk-behind-mower-mow-and-go/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:00:02 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16888
Gotta lotta lawn? You need a lotta mower. But not so much machine it’s too expensive or too big to get the fast results you need and can be proud to show off. Troy-Bilt’s TB WC33 XP 33 inch Wide Cut Self-Propelled Mower is an all-in, get-it-done grass shortener for the homeowner who’s ready to rock [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/tool-review-troy-bilt-30-inch-walk-behind-mower-mow-and-go/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/halloween-spiders-on-our-front-door/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/halloween-spiders-on-our-front-door/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:03:15 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17019
Halloween is that one time of year we can take a real creative leap, and create a unique look for a front door. And you know you’ll have an audience for your creations. There will most probably be crowds at every door for the annual walk around the neighborhood for yummy ‘treats.’ It’s also a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/halloween-spiders-on-our-front-door/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/are-you-listening-to-your-home-its-telling-you-what-exterior-colors-to-use/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/are-you-listening-to-your-home-its-telling-you-what-exterior-colors-to-use/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:00:37 +0000 Kate Smith http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16341
People often lament that choosing exterior colors is so much harder than picking colors for an interior when just the opposite is true. When choosing interior colors there are so many factors to consider. When it comes to exterior colors the process is much simpler because your home will tell you which colors will look [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/are-you-listening-to-your-home-its-telling-you-what-exterior-colors-to-use/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/how-to-painting-cabinets/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/how-to-painting-cabinets/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:31:55 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16655
  Question: I see people on DIY shows painting cabinets and cabinet doors instead of replacing them. It looks like it’s a huge money saver. Does it really work? Or does it just look good on TV? Answer: Yes and no. Like adding floors and counters instead of replacing the entire kitchen, if you follow the [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/how-to-painting-cabinets/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/yuck-unstick-that-gum/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/yuck-unstick-that-gum/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:50:43 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=17012
Yes, gum. It’s a sticky dilemma that happens to more than just kids. It happens to everyone, especially the mommy-people, all too often. Gum stuck on the couch. Gum stuck to your pants. Or even gum stuck inside your purse. And the gum isn’t the only problem. Any little fleck or treasure can then stick [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/yuck-unstick-that-gum/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/bathroom-remodeling-two-baths-into-one/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/bathroom-remodeling-two-baths-into-one/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:10:31 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16989
FixitUp Question: I have 2 small baths in my home, side-to-side. How hard is it to make it one large bath? Answer: The answer is that the hardest part is already done. And my next two answers include “difficult” and “head-start.” Difficult. Generally speaking, most bathroom remodeling that involves moving fixtures (i.e. anything with a [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/bathroom-remodeling-two-baths-into-one/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/out-graphic-wallpaper-for-outside/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/out-graphic-wallpaper-for-outside/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:43:42 +0000 Theresa http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16950
Faux can be amazing when done with intention and integrity. And when you can sprinkle in a touch of humor in anything, I’m sold That’s why I’m trying to find a way to incorporate the new OUT outdoor graphic wallpaper by Italian wall-coverings company Wall & Deco in an upcoming project. It provides a WOW [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/out-graphic-wallpaper-for-outside/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/todays-tip-back-prime-any-cedar-you-install/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/todays-tip-back-prime-any-cedar-you-install/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:30:17 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=15938
Back-prime/seal any cedar siding you install (you can buy it pre-primed) and prime/seal the end-grains where you cut it during installation. Also, cedar should be hand nailed to prevent over drives.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/todays-tip-back-prime-any-cedar-you-install/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/front-door-color-frustrated-theresa-shared-a-tip-in-this-months-better-homes-gardens/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/front-door-color-frustrated-theresa-shared-a-tip-in-this-months-better-homes-gardens/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:29:26 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16980
Deciding on a front door color can be frustrating. Theresa shared a tip in this month’s Better Homes & Gardens.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/front-door-color-frustrated-theresa-shared-a-tip-in-this-months-better-homes-gardens/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/household-fix-simple/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/household-fix-simple/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:58:40 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16970
Mark and Theresa Clement show you how to fix common household problems around the house. With common household products–ice, aluminum foil, WD-40–they fix dents in carpet, bubbles in wallpaper, and keep stainless steel and chrome shining. View more videos from Mark & Theresa on NBC’s The 10! Show at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/09/household-fix-simple/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-dewalt-impact-driver/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-dewalt-impact-driver/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:18:22 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16817
Fast, light, and well-designed, DeWalt’s DCF 895L2 powerhouse 20-Volt Max cordless impact driver rips decks screws, structural screws and holes from frame to finish. If you’re upping from a cordless drill or replacing old impact drivers, don’t brush this brushless bad boy off because it’s a full-blast lunge-across-line class-leader. Power Up. Are you kidding me [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-dewalt-impact-driver/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/clutter-cutter-garage-shop-and-shed-storage/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/clutter-cutter-garage-shop-and-shed-storage/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:54:09 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16899
This Clutter Cutter is a simple, fun storage solution for indoors or out. As much as I love working on my garden and landscape I dislike rooting around in a garage, shed, shop, basement, or outdoor storage area disentangling the various shovels, rakes, hoses, cords, and whatever other outdoor accoutrements I may need like pruners, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/clutter-cutter-garage-shop-and-shed-storage/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/upcycle-out-of-design-dilemas/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/upcycle-out-of-design-dilemas/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:17:30 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16768
    We’re channeling upcycling and creativity to overcome tough design dilemmas. We’ll talk tips for your home and outdoor ‘rooms’ with some quick creative fix-ups that can help cheer up anyone’s home without breaking the budget. Mark talks about an upcycle ‘Find’ from the living room of HGTV’s ‘Going Yard’ Chris and Peyton Lambton, [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/upcycle-out-of-design-dilemas/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/make-it-right-mike-holmes-talks-with-mark-theresa/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/make-it-right-mike-holmes-talks-with-mark-theresa/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:00:38 +0000 Nicole http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16807
‘Make it Right’ Mike Holmes talks with Mark & Theresa about finishing a basement at age 12, telling TV producers they should make a different kind of show, and taking his first vacation in 10 years. Mark: And you’re inside MyFixitUpLife and special remote inside secret location called the Peabody Hotel.  I’m joined by my [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/make-it-right-mike-holmes-talks-with-mark-theresa/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/freestuff-win-a-bob-gear-born-to-run-prize-pack/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/freestuff-win-a-bob-gear-born-to-run-prize-pack/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:00:38 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16865
We are thrilled to announce that Katie from Chicago won the BOB Gear Born-To-Run Prize Pack. BOB Gear ultimate IRONMAN stroller is born to run. Or walk. Or stroll through the park. Whether you’re rockin’ training runs for your next race, navigating city streets or walking in the woods, BOB’s IRONMAN will get you—and tyke—there and back [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/freestuff-win-a-bob-gear-born-to-run-prize-pack/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/better-homes-sales-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/better-homes-sales-style/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:03:47 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16524
Get ready. We’re standing tall to help you sell this house, digging down to discover found treasure and Style-Making a better way. We’re talking with Master Builder Charlie Frattini from A&E’s #1 daytime show: “Sell this House Extreme.” Charlie talks building New York City high-rises, the dark days of 9-11, and how building tall helps [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/better-homes-sales-style/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-rake-face-owwww/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-rake-face-owwww/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:54:24 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16855
  Who hasn’t seen the metal rake gag? The absent minded cartoon character steps on the upright tines and: SMASH. I’m not sure it’s possible, but a rake (or shovel) lying on the ground is 5 lineal feet of something you—or whomever you’re working with—can trip over. That IS possible. And likely. Neat and un-injured [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-rake-face-owwww/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-check-tools-before-starting-projects/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-check-tools-before-starting-projects/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:20:58 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16839
If it’s been a while since you’ve checked your table or miter saw for accuracy and square, it pays to set a side a few minutes to double check and adjust fences and blades as needed.]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/todays-tip-check-tools-before-starting-projects/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-troy-bilt-neighborhood-rider-we-ride/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-troy-bilt-neighborhood-rider-we-ride/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:37:51 +0000 Mark http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16826
  The adult in me knows the lawn needs to be mowed. The 12 year old boy in me heard someone say “Tractor!” I’ve almost always used a walk-behind (a.k.a. push-mower) for lawn mowing but the busier life gets with kids, commitments, and other chaos I need to save time where I can so when [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/tool-review-troy-bilt-neighborhood-rider-we-ride/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/rewind-in-the-bathroom-w-diy-networks-jeff-devlin/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/rewind-in-the-bathroom-w-diy-networks-jeff-devlin/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:24:20 +0000 MyFixitUpLife http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16946
We’re in the bathroom today!Carpenter, friend and host of DIY networks ‘I Hate My Bath’ and ‘Good Better Best’ Jeff Devlin joins the program. The universe of universal design for kids of all ages opens up when we’re joined by the gold standard in bathroom products, American Standard.And the bath is the place where water and tile [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/rewind-in-the-bathroom-w-diy-networks-jeff-devlin/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/this-old-houses-norm-abram-talks-with-mark-theresa/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/this-old-houses-norm-abram-talks-with-mark-theresa/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:00:38 +0000 Nicole http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16733
This Old House’s Norm Abram talks with Mark & Theresa about tools, California cooler, and seismic retrofitting Theresa: We are here with Norm Abram and I said that he’s the nation’s favorite carpenter, but he’s my second favorite I have to say. My husband always comes first.   Norm: Good for you. Mark: That’s awfully [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/this-old-houses-norm-abram-talks-with-mark-theresa/feed/ 0 http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/match-your-roofing-to-your-homes-style/ http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/match-your-roofing-to-your-homes-style/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:00:13 +0000 Kate Smith http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/?p=16335
When selecting a color or polymer roofing profile for your home, you will want to make sure it matches the style of the home. It is important to remember that all of your colors and materials should support your home’s style and architecture, not vice versa. In order to do this you don’t have to [...]]]> http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/08/match-your-roofing-to-your-homes-style/feed/ 0