Category: Home Improvement

Here’s a Home Repair you should NEVER try to DIY: Structural Work

With the popularity of home improvement shows designed to enthrall viewers with stunning renovations, it’s easy to get swept up in the DIY craze. In the hopes of saving money and channeling their inner design diva, even not-so-handy homeowners may be tempted to pick up a hammer and give home repair a go. This may […]

Here’s a Home Repair you should NEVER try to DIY: Plumbing

With the popularity of home improvement shows designed to enthrall viewers with stunning renovations, it’s easy to get swept up in the DIY craze. In the hopes of saving money and channeling their inner design diva, even not-so-handy homeowners may be tempted to pick up a hammer and give home repair a go. This may […]

Here’s a Home Repair you should NEVER try to DIY: Major Basement Renovations

With the popularity of home improvement shows designed to enthrall viewers with stunning renovations, it’s easy to get swept up in the DIY craze. In the hopes of saving money and channeling their inner design diva, even not-so-handy homeowners may be tempted to pick up a hammer and give home repair a go. This may […]

Here’s a Home Repair you should NEVER try to DIY: Electrical Repairs

With the popularity of home improvement shows designed to enthrall viewers with stunning renovations, it’s easy to get swept up in the DIY craze. In the hopes of saving money and channeling their inner design diva, even not-so-handy homeowners may be tempted to pick up a hammer and give home repair a go. This may […]

6 Landscaping Mistakes that could Ruin your Lawn

If you’re looking to do a little yard landscaping, you’re in good company. And with good reason: Good landscaping can add up to 28% to the overall value of a home. But even for those blessed with the greenest of thumbs, landscaping offers plenty of potential for disaster: Do too little, and the effect won’t be noticeable. Too much, […]

Home Decor Trends: What’s NOT hot this year

After reviewing several 2020 lists, here are a half a dozen looks ready to go the way of the floppy disk, along with what designers suggest you try instead. OUT: Farmhouse, cottage, nautical and rustic-modern looks. These styles are so last decade, according to designers at Living Spaces, a California-based furniture retailer, and Fixr, an […]

How to Grow Amaryllis Bulbs Indoors

Nothing brightens up a cold winter day like a blooming amaryllis bulb (Hippeastrum sp.)! Above the strappy foliage, the flower stalk can stretch over two feet high, topped with a stunning display of huge, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, red, white, and even orange – with some gorgeous striped varieties available as well. If […]

How to Remove Mold and Mildew from Front-Load Washing Machines

Front-loading washing machine have some great advantages – it’s quiet, fast, uses less water and detergent, and gently tumbles (rather than yanking) your clothes. But watch out, because one day, you might just be met with a moldy, stinky mess when you open that front-load door. How could a machine that’s so wonderful, suddenly turn […]

HGTV Picks up 13 New Episodes of ‘Fixer to Fabulous’

After attracting more than 17.9 million viewers in its first season, HGTV has ordered 13 fresh episodes of Fixer to Fabulous, starring renovation and design experts Dave and Jenny Marrs. The new season will spotlight the husband-wife duo as they overhaul historic homes in Northwest Arkansas, all while raising five young children and managing their […]

HGTV’s ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Reboot Nails Down 4.2 Million Viewers in Premiere

HGTV brought back “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” on Sunday and the “Move that bus” reality show moved the needle to the tune of 4.2 million viewers, including three days of DVR catchup. This version, hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, scored a 1.09 rating among adults 25-54, which represents a 142% increase over the previous six […]