Here at DIY Life, posts about weddings are always popular, but often, posts about knit and crochet patterns come in a shut moment.

I thought it might be interesting to combine the two, by looking at a few free patterns for wedding cakes made from yarn. (Hey, they don’t have to be frozen, and …

Just recently, a shut friend of mine purchased a home in Canada. Having previously worked in a title company, I was interested to memorize how the process worked in another country. I was surprised to memorize that all real estate transactions are handled through either a lawyer or a notary, for abo…

When I was young I really wanted my very own iguana. My parents, in their frustrating (for me) wisdom, advised against it. I persisted. They eventually compromised, saying that I could start with a chameleon and, whether I could keep it alive, I could upgrade to that King of all household reptiles. …

There’s a lot of wooden objects that you just don’t want to reintroduce indoors: patio furniture, picnic tables, planters, etc. One thing they have in common is the ability to stand up to wind, heat, and rain. You don’t have to buy the expensive stuff, just form your own!

Water-repellent pres…

We’ve reported on Bug Labs before. They compose a sort of gadget LEGO system so you can easily build stuff like a GPS-enabled alarm clock. Not useful? Ask the guy who kept lost his train stop by falling asleep!

I spoke to Bug Labs founder Peter Semmelhack about what the company is up to, and how …

This is the moment part of my scoop on installing beadboard in a kitchen area, after the demolition of some ’70’s era wall tile. You may see the first part here. We now move on to the carpentry work itself, and I’ll show you a couple other things I did in the ongoing process. Take quick look at …

Green building itself is transforming, moving beyond simply a trend to a revolution. Some cities, led by Washington D.C., have even begun mandating LEED building standards for undoubtful city structures. Yet these are just first steps and among only a handful of cities. The green revolution is still…

In summation of the preceding exposition, “Day One of House portray,” after unsuccessfully attempting to match paint in my taupe-colored family room, I undertook the project of repainting the whole room. Trying to do it right, I first primed the wall, and thereupon applied the first coat of pain…

I am not a weed vigilante. I do not obsessively seek to control the weeds in my yard. “Live and let live” is normally my philosophy.

Some weeds, however, are just begging for a fight. They spread everywhere and are super-tough to eradicate. Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) has to be one of the top …

These days there are oodles of remodeling shows on television. nowadays we’re gonna “flip this” and give that a dramatic “makeover.” For the cable-equipped home there need be no end to the do-it-yourself, vicarious adventure. Suddenly the hammer and chisel in the carpor…