News Fix

Find out what's news in home improvement, residential construction, and design trends. From new building products and tools to data that describes trends in housing, employment, and DIY project popularity, we share the top news in housing in a 1-minute weekday-daily News Fix. Sometimes it's news about home improvement and remodeling. Other times we are talking about a new tool or an interesting tidbit about our homes, decor, and human habits. We also share news about our favorite home design celebrities and construction experts. If you have a new tool, building product, survey, or spot a design trend, share it with us.

We chose an elevated planter box, because it is versatile for most spaces and easy-to-use as a garden box or as a spot to keep drinks for a backyard party.

Here’s the how-to for the project that we shared with Habitat for Humanity ReStore’s blog.

While there has been a surge back to black in European markets, the trend to black and other options has been slower elsewhere. But it is picking up as a trend. Black and darker colors have made their way back into the kitchen (just take a peek at Pinterest), and now there are really good alternatives to stainless steel in appliance finishes.

I refreshed this cabinet from Habitat ReStore in less than 4 hours.

Giving a new look to older furniture is easy with paint and a few simple tools at Habitat ReStore. (Ahem….While the headline says it took…