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At various times by the course of that project I’ve maintained project plans, to-do lists, punch lists, spreadsheets, you name it.  I’ll be cooking up another one soon I’m certain, but by the past few days, all I had to do was turn around and another task was begging for attention, so I start…

I started reading the New York Times’ blog, Dream Home Diaries, late final spring.

Let me say that I truly wish Alison and Paul, the homeowners who built a home in Anna Maria Island, Florida, the very best. I hope they love their kitchen, that it works well for them, and I wish them all good thin…

Do you have the final April Fool’s day prank planned for tomorrow? Are you just itching to catch your unsuspecting victim’s reaction on camera?

Well, now you can get a little additional credit for your tough work and planning. Get out your camera early, and document the whole thing, from conc…

I’m sort of embarrassed to confess it, but mildew got its spotty little grip on my bedroom curtains that winter. The fabric was sort of bunched up against the window pane a lot. Little did I realize it, but every sunny wee hours was like a mildew fiesta back there.

When sunlight and warmth hi…

The Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) is the state flower in Texas. that flower seeds itself year after year, and develops into an expanding field of color. It prefers sun and well-drained soil. that species is a wildflower so you really can’t buy them in little pots and have an overnight garden. Bu…

Whenever I travel I spend hours watching HGTV in my hotel room. It is a guilty delight considering I don’t have television service at home. In case you’re like me and don’t always spend hours watching home improvement networks you might not know about the Troy-Bilt Love-Your-Yard sweepstakes.

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Have you ever taught a four-year-old to tell knock-knock jokes? They get the concept, but not fairly well sufficient to pull it off. (Knock knock. Who’s there? Banana. Banana who? Orange you glad I didn’t say banana? But you did say banan…oh, never intellect.)That’s kind of how it is when you …

Here are a few things, either new or cool, that I think are definitely worth noting. First, take a look at that receptacle. Good for an island situation or other areas around the kitchen. It makes countertop receptacles possible. Not for every installation, but I can think of a few it would be …

This past week, it seemed like the entire blogging team here at DIY Life was knocked down with one illness or another. I won’t share the gruesome details, apart from to confess that I could really use a tissue… do you have one?

Although we did not manage to post fairly as much as we would h…