Mark shares how he and Theresa transformed a 100+ year old basement into the perfect basement man cave.


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Mark and Theresa get the low-down on kingly ventilation products for your home and interview high-flying guests. Jeff Kenkelen from Air King Ventilation Products gives…
Here at the MyFixitUpLife HQ we do a lof of painting both inside and outside the house. And doing a good job painting is as…
A P-Ar-What-O-La? A P-Ar-GaDe-O-La. The Mission of this project is to battle the blandness of the all-too- often overlooked side-yard of so many houses. You…
Home improvement comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of the best ones are the ones you make yourself, I think. So grab the September…
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…
Mark and Theresa write about the Real Wood Playground they built for the 200th episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife Mark…
Feeling safe is priceless, and a motion sensor LED entry light can give you that gift. As a mom, there’s absolutely nothing more important than…
Probably best known for 80+ episodes of HGTV’s ‘Spice Up My Kitchen,’ Jeff Devlin gives Mark & Theresa the insider news that he’s working on…
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…
Building a standing desk that’s adjustable is a solution to my work-at-home office situation. With my life as a carpenter, author and business owner, I…
Before you buy a desk lamp, check out these stylish and smart desk lamps. Whenever I see a USB, my little cup of joy overflows…
Mark & Theresa did six MyFixitUpLife shows at the 2010 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. They interviewed company representatives from Fiberon, Phantom Screens, Holmes…
Mark and Theresa are broadcasting LIVE! inside the Ironclad technical workwear blast furnace at the National Hardware Show. School is in, Toolskool that is, when…
Mark and Theresa write about designing and building a bridge. And about how building on a volunteer project with Rebuilding Together delivers DIY takeaways—and more—for every project….
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