MyFixitUpLife talk show: Energy Saving Tips

Patriotic door decorations from bloggers on Pinterest. I’ve been enjoying all of the creative ideas for patriotic door decorations on Pinterest, and wanted to share…

I love the modern materials that go into doors theses days — everything from MDF to fiberglass — but there’s still nothing like the look,…

Fixing a loose doorknob – Check those setscrews and make sure everything is lined up just right.

Garage door a bore? Give it some giddy up. Garages, attached to the house or not, are often mostly door, driveway, and some wall around…

When it comes to a new roof, it is sometimes easy to forget the stuff that keeps the rain and snow out is also one…

Switch up how you mow your grass (north-south/east-west/diagonal.) If your mower stripes your grass, it gives a fresh look. And, if you’re (literally) mowing tracks…

We’ve all seen it, if we don’t, in fact, live it: the tricked-out, do-little front door gets lots of attention. And very little use. I…

We have finally agreed that we need to replace our original front door to our 100+ year-old American Foursquare home. Mark has been pushing for…

When you use a team of Energy Star products, you can save more energy and money. We always say, if you are looking to replace…

According to the Remodeling 2011–12 Cost vs. Value Report (http://www.costvsvalue.com), the replacement of older, inefficient windows with upscale vinyl replacement windows is one of the…

Today we’re setting a pick. The History channel‘s American picker Frank Fritz pit stops from his endless archaeological road trip to talk treasures and trash,…

Our house has a side yard whose main feature used to be that it didn’t have any nice features (Figure 1). This tiny, unattractive bit…

While Theresa and I try to be pennywise, we try very hard not to be pound-foolish, especially when it comes to entry doors. An entry…

While there’s not much you can do to control the cost of oil, natural gas, or propane, you can save money this winter by avoiding…

Here’s how to trim out a new front door on an old house, both finishing the inside and outside of the entryway with pro trim tips.