Design

All About Fences

Three Fences Designing, detailing, and installing fences for looks, quality, and production speed Mark Clement If I said I didn’t like building fences, I’d be…

Porch Design

Good design is good design. You know it when you see it. It can be complicated like a 2nd Empire home or more simply stated…

Old Kitchen Design Tips

One of the trickiest projects in old houses weaving modern kitchens into old spaces. Even as little as a half century-ago people had cast iron…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Mark & Theresa are taking you on a behind-the-scenes VIP tour from the jobsite of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Florida’s space coast community….

Listen! DaVinci Roofscapes: An Explosion of Color

Listen to Mark and Theresa learn about DaVinci Roofscapes‘ new color studio with Kate Smith, color expert from Sensational Color. Wearing the company’s European Blend,…

Add Some Style to Your Tile

I love tile. Sure, my zeitgeist is wood, but tile tells a house’s story in a verse much different from its leafy cousin. It has…

Up on the block: Tubs & Shoes

Mark says I always bring everything we talk about back to shoes. Perhaps that is true. Whether it’s home furnishings, building products, tools, clothes, dessert,…

Old House Flag Window Design

Question: An 1890s era home (OK, mansion) in my town has a unique window cut into the roof. It’s slender all of 8 inches wide…

2011 HGTV Dream Home: Insider’s Tour!

MyFixitUpLife’s Mark and Theresa were among a select few who were invited to preview the 2011 HGTV Dream Home in Stowe, VT. They traveled through…

Girls’ Rooms!

Things that parents should put in girls’ rooms Hi, I’m Lexi. This blog is about things that parents should put in girls’ rooms. 1. Superstar…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Holiday Decorating & Taniya Nayak

If you’ve been looking around your living room wondering how you’ll find the time to get your home in holiday shape, grab a cup of…