Projects

FixitUp Find: Painting Stripes Just Got Easier

It took me a while to get my head around this one, but it looks like this tool—to help paint stripes and linear patterns on…

FixitUpFinds: Insulation that Protects against Pests

http://www.TAPinsulation.com   I’d say TAP Insulation’s blow-in attic insulation is a triple threat, but that’s not doing it justice. First, it serves its main master—insulating…

Fiber-Classic Oak Collection

Doors mean different things to different people. Topping our list of the many elements integral to what makes a door make an entrance are detail,…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Ed Begley Jr.

We’re shifting into neutral—carbon neutral, that is—and riding the wind to where dreams come true. Windmill owning, cycle-to-work enviro-actor-vist Ed Begley Jr. gives up the…

Bag vs. Mulch

Back in the day when I started in the whole home improvement gig, I did it behind a lawn mower. In those days, mulching mowers…

Sharpen Damaged Drill Bits

Turns out one of my favorite things to do with many of my drill bits is, interestingly, NOT to drill holes. Rather I have become…

Installing Skylights

Skylights are a terrific addition to most living spaces, especially if they open. The natural light they let stream in is better than anything that…

Closet Shelves

 Closet space is one of the most under utilized but totally upgradeable spaces in our homes—particularly linen and hall closets. In the houses I’ve worked…

DIY Storage

Garages, woodshops and workshops are perennially starved for space and organization—and mine is one of them. It’s forever jam-packed with tools, materials and work surfaces…