Choosing a contractor for a remodel or addition can be stressful. We’ve all heard horror stories about contractors that do shoddy work, overcharge and abandon projects before completed. How can you avoid such fate? Short answer is do your homework. Have a clear idea of what you want and do enough research to know how to get there. When you can clearly...

From Eugene, Ore. to St. Petersburg, Fla., friends and neighbors are joining together in do-it-yourself and home improvement project clubs. Sort of like a modern Amish barn raising, small communities gather at the homes of the club members to take on projects big and small. The Monthly Improvement Collective of Eugene meets 10 times per year, twice at the home of...

Drawers by Penmachine via Flickr Wooden drawers in cabinets, dressers and closets can often wear, resulting and less than smooth opening and closing. This is pretty simple fix; replacing the nylon glide on the underneath of the drawer, swap old or missing screws for new ones or using a wood glue, like EcoGlue Premium Wood, for loose dovetail joints. Need help? Some...

Haven Homes An unsteady housing market doesn’t keep your family from growing and needing more space, but it could keep you from buying a new home. Adding onto your house instead could have a unique advantage over navigating real estate in your city. Technology and materials have also changed your options for creating custom home additions more quickly and...

As it turns out, you can create storage boxes and display boxes out of seemingly random things and they’re  pretty cute. From the Big Ass Book of Crafts, our craft-of-the-month for October is a domino box. You can get the instructions here. Daily Danny offers a similar (but slightly more retro cool) project made with cassette tapes. Of course, rather than a...