Custom picture or art framing can be awfully expensive. Wooden frames are elegant, but the joints expand and contract a good deal just from the temperature fluxuation in your house. And that can create loose joints. If you have a frame that’s coming apart at the seams, a quick repair using Amazing GOOP Wood & Furniture will have it back together in no...

Any preschooler’s mom knows that the collection of arts and crafts to display on the fridge is seemingly never-ending. Create some fun acorn magnets to show off the fall collection. Make & Takes has this quick and easy project: Acorn Magnets from Make & Takes The directions say to use a hot glue gun, but you can also use QuickHOLD (no heat and instant...

When I was in college, I decided to make all my friends’ Christmas presents. I chose candles. If you haven’t made candles before, the supplies you need are without a doubt more expensive than buying everyone a pre-made candle. But we still tell stories about that Christmas – laugh about the candle that caught on fire because it was full of potpourri...

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...

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...