Mark & Theresa share fixes for repairing basement cracks + staining wood on NBC’s The 10! Show

When we moved into this home, the armchair was already here. It was the previous owner’s armchair, and her family had lived in the home since it was built in 1903. The armchair has a long history in this home.

I selected a material mix based on cat claw repellent nailhead trim plus claw-loving natural colored twine. And this time I chose a darker stain for the wood.

When I set out to make a clock, it also appears I set out to make every woodworking mistake imaginable. Come along on my journey…

Before you start applying stain to a treasured wood dresser, make sure you’ve prepped the wood properly. Here’s how to stain wood furniture.

MyFixitUpLife radio show August 7, 2010 Mark and Theresa are broadcasting from a Rebuilding Together Philadelphia project in the Wister section of Germantown in Philadelphia…

Mark and Theresa share their tips to quick fix-ups before holiday guests arrive. They show how to fix scratches in wood flooring, fix a cracked…

WIN one of MyFixitUpLife’s pallet projects at the Philadelphia Home Show Philadelphia Home Show, 1/22 at 4pm. Or, see how we made it below…But… Let’s…

We were lucky to spend a few hours with the superhero of staining, Bruce Johnson from Minwax at Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Philadelphia. What’s…

This wagon may not be the greatest woodworking project you’ll ever behold, but it’s made with love for my kids. Thing is, we never used…

Made with Love: We stained our vintage barrister’s cabinet crimson red. The few vintage pieces of furniture, like this cabinet are the last of hers. And so when I was asked by my friends at Minwax to share a story for their Made With Love. Finished With Minwax. campaign celebrating how the beauty of wood is enhanced when there’s a personal story behind it, I knew that it is now time to update the cabinet, giving it a more modern color.

We used wood from a Minwax wood staining workshop to make a tray for the holidays.

Creating the perfect home office sometimes just takes a little imagination and some DIY

When you make a DIY Christmas tree from wood pallets, you can make the pallet Christmas tree the perfect size to suit your space and your treasured decorations.

Tired of all that static electricity in your home? Mark and Theresa share simple fixes to decrease static and increase moisture in your home, from…

The carpenter in me always has to do a gut-check when my designer-wife says, I have pallet ideas. Oh no, I say. Then three things…

Personalizing an armoire can make it into the perfect home office.