If you bought paint recently, you know that good quality paint is not cheap, so when you buy a gallon you want to make sure you use every drop of it. So, if you finish a project and end up with half a gallon of paint, you’ll probably want to store it safely so you […]
Category: Home Improvement
How to make your own Compost
Compost is the gift that keeps on giving. When you compost, you cut back on food waste and turn your scraps into “black gold” that will feed and enrich your garden. Some common misconceptions of home composting are that it’s too complicated, it’ll smell funny, and it’s messy. Full disclosure: these are all true, but […]
Essential Budgeting Tips to Know Before Building a Deck
Decks are less expensive than most other home additions, and they come with a big bonus: they may make your home more marketable. Whether you’re looking to add a new deck or improve your existing design, upgrading your home with a deck will provide the perfect place for relaxing outdoors with friends and family. But […]
Designer Kusheda Mensah Is Making Sustainable Furniture Meant for Connection
At a time when human connection is a surreal and coveted experience, often facilitated through the internet, Kusheda Mensah’s furniture designs remind us of a need for change that existed even before the coronavirus pandemic. The problem Mensah observed among her generation was, and is, anxiety and stress caused by social media. Her response has […]
For your Summer Home Improvement Viewing Pleasure
Okay, Home Improvement fans, HGTV has got your back as these three brand new shows debut this week on the network: Masters of Home premieres Monday, July 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In the new series Masters of Home, partners and real estate/renovation experts Dave and Kortney Wilson step in to help clients transform their […]
How to Grow Pineapples as Houseplants
If the neverending COVID-19 pandemic is starting to make you feel like the walls are closing in, try opening things up and welcoming the tropics into your home. How? Grow a pineapple! You might hear people talk about pineapple ‘trees,’ but there’s no such thing! Pineapples are plants, and you can grow them. It’ll take […]
This One-Step Decor Upgrade Will Transform Your Bedroom
Country-wide lockdowns have required us to spend a lot more time at home (an experience that’s come with ups and downs). The good: we’re pausing to appreciate the little things in life. The not so good: when life takes place within the same four walls, things can start to feel more than a little stifling […]
HGTV wants to bring the world’s beaches to your living room with Beach Around the World
For those who thought COVID-19 would take a summer vacation, allowing you to finally get away, only to be thwarted with new spikes and travel restrictions, you might be feeling a little stir crazy. Maybe jonesing for a beach getaway? Well, never fear, HGTV is here, bringing the world’s beaches to your living room. The […]
Martha Stewart Has a New Home and Garden Show Coming to HGTV
This year has been rough—there’s no doubt about it. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Martha Stewart is coming back to the small screen. Stewart has partnered with HGTV to bring fans a show all about her gorgeous gardens at her Bedford, New York farm. The show, called “Martha Knows Best,” […]
The famous ‘Baker House’ from ‘Fixer Upper’ is for sale!
A popular home featured on the final season of “Fixer Upper” is on the market! The two-bedroom cottage, known as the “Baker House,” was the home of Patti Baker, who told Chip and Joanna Gaines that she was a widow who wanted to live closer to her family in the “New Chapter, New House” episode. […]