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Why build a cedar pergola? It’s easy to love your wood pergola when the sun is shining. But it’s extreme weather that tests a wood’s mettle.

Autumn. It’s that perfect time of year to make your entrance a little more special using rich harvest colors and textures. Incorporating leaves, flowers, and…

So you’ve just built a new deck on the back of your house and those once lovely double windows in the living room would quite…

Mark & Theresa are talking weatherization w/ Alan Hubbell from DuPont. “Whether you’re remodeling or building new construction, you want to manage air and water…

Not that every month here at MyFixitUpLife isn’t national home improvement month, but for the record National Home Improvement Month is May. And while I’ve…

When it comes to windows, I want what I call: “a lot and not.” Whether it’s an awning window, bay window, casement window; double-hung, single-hung,…

So a homeowner calls you and asks you why the windows in his new (and expensive) home don’t have any trim like the house he…

Curb appeal is more than just creating a pretty face in the neighborhood, it’s a good investment in your property.

I have a conundrum. On one hand I often feel the world offers too many choices: electric automobile seats with predetermined settings that default to…

If you like green, easier to care for grass and live in the northern tier of the country, check out some of the tricks we…

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…

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…

MyFixitUpLife is increasing their curb-appeal with a fresh new approach to making an entrance. Heather from Therma-Tru Doors in sharing their gorgeous new glass designs…

There are just some parts of a lawn where it’s harder to get grass seeds started than others. I encounter this a lot with remodeling…

There’s a lot to consider when you set out to refurbish an old porch. They’re challenging, and not just because every porch is different.