How to make a basement man cave

Lighting sets the tone for every space. Whether you select a show-stopper as a ceiling centerpiece or recessed fixtures, there’s an opportunity for style, mood,…

Ideas and know-how you’ll find useful, I hope, if you’re making your man cave or remodeling your basement.  One of our favorite man cave ideas—from…

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…

If the value of a project is measured in how often you use it, our compost bin is well near the top of the list….

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…

With sculptural forms and modern finishes, there’s a huge landscape of space between the wood laminate blades of those ugh-ly ceiling fans from yesteryear.

Trends and the colors of the year are always fun to play with, especially in accents and little decor at home.

We’ve all seen them. You can probably picture one in your mind’s eye– if not your backyard. Or, on your TV: Norm has one on…

Mark & Theresa are Mastering Plumbing with two of our favorite master plumbers Ed Del Grande and This Old House’s Rich Trethewey inside the world…

Mark and Theresa enjoyed their tour of what’s new in home improvement at the International Builders’ Show. They spent time talking with celebrities — Frank…

When installing drywall or framing a partition wall perpendicular to an outside wall, say while refinishing a basement, it is often the case there is…

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…

America’s favorite carpenter Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. Norm shares news from the This Old House Los…

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…

We just received our copy of the April 2011 edition of Extreme How-to magazine, and I’m crazy about the guy on the cover. Mark was…