
Before installing new baseboard, mark the stud locations on the floor about 1-inch out from the wall. Use a pencil and make sure the mark is visible, but can still be covered by the shoe molding. Or, use tape and peel up later.
Before installing new baseboard, mark the stud locations on the floor about 1-inch out from the wall. Use a pencil and make sure the mark is visible, but can still be covered by the shoe molding. Or, use tape and peel up later.



Here’s how to trim out a new front door on an old house, both finishing the inside and outside of the entryway with pro trim tips.


Here’s an idea that I was able to bring to life in our little studio in just a few hours. I saw a ceiling medallion that immediately made me think of Thanksgiving door decorations.


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


A classic wall covering, we paired the headboard with orange stripes. Here’s how to install beadboard and paint stripes for this nursery makeover.


There are so many good holiday card holder ideas that I can’t resist making another. And I have a new way to display holiday cards that…
MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa Live! at the 67th International Builders’ Show in Orlando. January 13 @ 10am: Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new from…


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…


We’re celebrating the first National Curb Appeal Month by spending a bit more time enjoying our front porch.


I have a whole “thing” I get into below about DaVinci‘s new Bellaforte Shake roofing tiles, but after getting an early look at them, I’m…


Mark & Theresa help an expecting couple fix-up their Not-so-Perfect home with new base, case, and crown and a nursery with fresh paint and a fun striped wall.


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…


I love making holiday wreaths. So this year, I’m going beyond just the single wreath, and making three holiday wreaths out of ceiling medallions. Whenever I make a series of anything that aren’t exactly alike, I look for a few ways I can make them look like they go.
America’s favorite carpenter Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. Norm shares news from the This Old House Los…


It’s frustrating when the painter’s tape fails during a complicated paint project. Frog Tape does work better than other painter’s tape.


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