Today’s Tip: Baseboard + studs

I love using holiday cards as a way to decorate, and I’ve used ribbon, clothespins, and more to display them.
But now I’ve finally come up with a way that displays my holiday cards, that I could actually use year-round to display birthday cards, artwork and other treasures from school.

 Updating curb appeal is an opportunity to try something new. “I don’t like change.” Now that’s one of the toughest statements for a designer to…

When fastening baseboard we like to shoot the bottom nail so that it is just covered by the shoe molding. This saves on filling and…

Molding in the bathroom is an often overlooked design feature. Who thinks about crown molding or raised panels in the john? But our question: Why…

Makeover old furniture, textiles, and almost everything else with some handy spray paint art tips.

Mark & Theresa replace the original door on their 100+ year-old American Foursquare. Theresa had been holding on to the original door, as it has…

2011 International Builders’ Show in Orlando Mark and Theresa are taking you on an insider’s tour of the largest residential building industry tradeshow in the…

Crafting a spider wreath for halloween is a fun way to spend an afternoon. And October is the perfect month to celebrate fun in Halloween…

June 24: Rescue Renovation with Kayleen McCabe, Licensed Contractor & ‘Stud Finder’ Winner. Mark is live from DeWalt’s headquarters for their new tool launch. DeWalt…

If you fear selecting the ‘wrong’ color, we’ve got a few tips to get you started in this home makeover. I love color. Just like…

There are often three parts to a larger base molding assembly: shoe, baseboard, base cap. Mark A licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast,…

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…

I’ve been experimenting with ways to use ceiling medallions as wreaths, which has led me to the other holiday favorite: holiday centerpiece ideas.

We use a nailing technique to make sure we get a really secure connection between the crown molding and the walls and ceiling. But for the ceiling, it can get trickier. You might not have much behind the drywall. So we use a pneumatic nailer to get an X-nail connection to the ceiling. Check out how to X-nail, and more reasons why Mark uses this technique for crown molding, in this quick tip video.

Challenged to makeover a bowling alley-looking bakery (that specializes in wedding cakes) in 48 hours by Food Network and Kerry Vincent, I wanted to create…