Step up your decorating game with these holiday decor ideas. We put together a few of our favorite holiday decorating ideas from Lowe’s. “Curated” I…
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Practically everyone has a weird closet that’s just wasted space. There’s mine. It’s in the kitchen, around a corner. It has a 24-inch deep shelf…
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Every once in a while someone invents something that truly changes the world. The wheel. Printing press. Sliced bread. The flux-capacitor: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Or7P9jfhcZ0 Well the last…
By Marty
A cool evening, some wine, your best girl or guy by your side, and a crackling fire to warm your tootsies. Romance, that’s the one thing I think…
By Pete
You can’t convince me that when the phrase “home projector” comes to mind, you don’t immediately jump to thinking how great Back To The Future…
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As cheapskates, er, I mean, frugal people, we’re all about normal maintenance and upkeep on anything you can maintain. Lawnmowers, cars, HVAC, and… FURNITURE? That’s…
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Anyone out there who has a workshop knows that whenever you’re working on a project with more than a couple tools you’re going to run…
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About 15 years ago, I completely rebuilt my kitchen from floor to ceiling. Well, here I am again—the only difference is that I can’t do…
By Marty
Outdoor entertaining was an oversight when my home was built, and I guess it never occurred to anyone who lived here before me that no…
By Pete
#SpringisCalling It calls all right. It’s calling me out for the almost-criminal neglect of the front of our home during the winter. It’s not like…
By Marty
Not everyone can change a dryer belt, build a cat condo or assemble your kid’s bike. But everyone can pretty much paint a room. You…
By Marty
It was 1999. We were looking for a home and knew exactly what we wanted. A mid-century, concrete block, terrazzo floor-laden home. Our realtor found…
By Marty
This post is about organizing. From a person whose desk looks like a paper truck collided with an armored car. An armored car that only…
By Marty
Ahhh… the big game is coming soon. Who’s it gonna be? The Tigers vs. the Sabres? I don’t care. Those aren’t even football teams. I…
By Marty
It’s filter week here at Dadand. First I’m changing oil filters, now I’m applying photo filters. During my first few years of using Photoshop, it…
By Marty
We use to say “Oil” like “Earl.” As in… “There’s earl in them thar hills.” Black gold. Texas Tea. And then the Clampetts pull into…
By Marty
As far as technology goes, we’re all over it. From tools to cars to the systems in our homes we can’t get enough. We love…
By Pete
Waaay back in this post, I built a small deck on the front of my house. Concealed in a planting bed, the deck offers us…
By Marty
Or simply “Tiling Your Patio Floor.” Or more realistically, “One Weekend of Tiling Turns into Three Weeks on a Hot Patio.” I’m gonna fix the…
By Marty
Hello spring slash summer. And spring slash summer for many means camping. And somehow I’ve been camping like three times in the past two months…
By Marty
It’s a super-hot day and you find your rearview mirror lying on the floor of your car. You get a little aggressive when adjusting your…
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