Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Joplin – Real Wood Playset: Final Day

Mosquitoes have amped up their attack this summer. The best way to treat a mosquito itch that is distracting you to insanity is to cool…

There’s a reason people don’t ‘buy local’ more often. Actually, a lot of them. In no small part is has to do with the locals…

Mark and Theresa take you inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s 200th episode where they built 7 houses in 7 days. Listen to a heartfelt tearful…

I love Fences-good ones, anyway. Shooting my eye down 100 feet of pitch-perfect, parallel fence posts rising true and straight from the earth speaks to…

In all my years as a home improvement professional, the project that brings the biggest smiles — and requests to work along side me during the project —…

MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa Live! at the 67th International Builders’ Show in Orlando January 12 @ 11:00 am Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new…

When I first learned that we had the opportunity to help rebuild the historic Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO, just six months after the devastating…

We call the look: Reclaimed Rustic. The video and tips below give some ideas for creating your own reclaimed rustic project. Now I’m going to…

Hey, man up and maintain your lawn mower. It’s easy. While you are in the lawn mower maintenance mood, get your kids out from behind…

Mark and I had the opportunity to build a pressure-treated Southern pine playset for the Chicago Boys & Girls Club at the Craftsman Experience in…

Painting patterns might look difficult, but I have a few tricks that can help. I’ve been painting patterns, and been inspired by paint patterns for…

Mark & Theresa are sitting down face-to-face and getting real with Mike Holmes from the popular HGTV hits Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection. Mike…

Theresa brings you an update on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special  ‘7…

I’m a lawn-geek. So I was more-than-ready to try out the Troy-Bilt Mustang Mower. I’ve mowed small lawns, in-and-out of the usual annoying obstructions. And…

Chris Lambton from HGTV’s ‘Going Yard’ talks about HGTV’s “Going Yard,” what he’s doing to honor his mom, what works working with his brothers, and…