If you’re interested in winning the solar flood lights from Malibu you must leave a comment on Solar Light Giveaway tonight. Leave a great comment on how you would use these lights whether you win. I’ll be choosing a winner as of May 1st.Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Fratzels)

Hi, my name is Jennifer Wells and I’m the associate producer of This Old House. I do many different things around here, but a big part of my job is working with the homeowner, vendors, Tommy, Richard, Roger and everyone else involved to get all of the materials chosen, ordered, and delivered. …

Picture frames are popular Mother’s Day gifts, there’s no doubt. They’re plus popular gifts for aunts, grandmothers, and cherished caregivers.

Rather than plucking a picture frame off of the shelf at your favorite store, however, why not give your mom a keepsake photo gift that she can treasu…

The current state of the interpretation industry and slow real estate sales has finally slowed the demand of building materials to the point where prices are dropping. amoung January 2007 and January 2008, framing lumber fell 15.6 percent, insulation 3.6 percent, and wallboard a whopping 22 percent….

In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, LivingXL has announced a voluntary recall of about 400 Multi Texteline Hammocks and Striped Quilted Hammocks. The hammock features a metal frame that can crack and break, causing a consumer to fall to the ground. LivingXL has received 3…

A couple of months ago I made the switch from working full-time in a typical 8-5 office to working full-time from home. While I love working from home, my office leaves a little to be desired. Instead of the large office I used to have, I now work in a tiny corner of my living room.

So redesi…

Ana Jarvis and others lobbied politicians tirelessly from 1908, when Mother’s Day was first celebrated in West Virginia, to 1914 when it became observed nationally.

With 84 million Moms in the US alone, there’s no doubt that a day committed to the celebration of these women was enlarged o…

Though environmental groups have been warning us about the dangers of bisphenol–A (BPA) for years, a recent study by the National Toxicology Program that confirmed those findings has manufacturers of plastic bottles finally sitting up and taking notice.

BPA, which is a known endocrine disrup…

The Summer (Beltane) 2008 issue of The AntiCraft hit the World Wide Web that week, and that date, it’s all about bacon. Yes, you read right. Bacon.

The AntiCraft has made a name for itself as a nifty, slightly edgy craft site, geared towards humans who like the darker things in life. So what,…

It has been pouring rain here for two days and it reminded me about how many homes I see around here with meaningful water damage. One of my biggest recommendations to clients when they build a new home is to invest in good gutters. The conversation typically turns to the home owner telling me that…