In many homes, using the carport as a parking space is actually a secondary function. Number one would be a workspace, a place to achieve the many home and auto repairs that often pile up on a daily basis. Considering all the day – particularly on weekends – that is spent in the carport, it is …

The most ridiculous thing about my house is…the blatant lack of eaves or overhang on the north side of the house. Sounds wild, I know, but I am new to the abandon. Yes I am currently spending the winter months in a Casita in the Mojave abandon in southern California. certain the average annual rai…

A friend asked me recently where I got my home improvement ideas, and how I knew whether any given product source was reputable. She had just had a window coverings rep come to her home to give her estimates for a variety of blinds and drapery projects, and she felt a bit overwhelmed with all the op…

What happened here?

Don’t concern, it’s just an art installation entitled, “Inversion,” by Dan Havel and Dean Ruck. via Nick Douglas

Original post by Dean

Say you’ve finally finished unpacking your sort new house or gathering all the ribbons, giftwrap, and cardboard boxes that accumulated on your floor by the holidays. Before you can take a deep breath, you need to figure out what to do with all those cardboard boxes that are stacked as high as …

At the turn of the century, roughly 90 percent of American families used wood to heat their homes. By 1970 the total was down to one percent. The energy crisis of that decade, however, revived wood heating in the American conscious. Here in the new millennium history is repeating itself as, in the …

Smartway Transport Partners is an organization that formed to inspire energy efficiency and decrease the amount of greenhouse gases and air pollution in the transport industry. As we all know, there are thousands of large freight trucks on our highways, and each of these consumes a large amount of …

Ever heard of open kitchen shelving? Well, that is one of the newest trends in kitchen design and as demonstrated in these images, it’s really beginning to catch on. Is that the minimalist’s alternative to pricey and overindulgent kitchen design, or is the look a bit too cluttered and impra…

Today’s home quotes aren’t about price. whether anything, they protest how impossible it is to quantify the value of having your own space. Most of our posts are about remodeling, and in a way, that is no exception. Why do we remodel in the first place, whether not to get closer to that special…

The weather has turned and we’ve receded indoors for a few months, so outdoor living probably isn’t high on your precedence list. Now is the perfect instance, however, to take advantage of the slower interpretation industry and to address some projects around the house. Why not look into buildin…