While we didn't plan to renovate the basement anytime soon, a burst water connection had other plans! In June of this year, we returned home from a trip to find a water connection to the toilet in the master bedroom spraying at full force, and leaking down to the...

How to Build a Rustic Console Table by Alex Merrill Project Preface This project has quite a few steps to it, so we've added a video tutorial to give you lots of visuals. It is not a hard project, but it does take lots of patience and precision in measuring your cuts....

Working for Individuals with Chemical and Dust Sensitivities by Alex Merrill     If a caricature artist were to illustrate the construction industry, bottom line/speed/get the job done mentality would certainly be the most prominent feature, like a crooked nose on...

When we saw the cheap flooring they had put down in this house, we crossed our fingers that it would be easy to take up AND that there would be original hardwoods underneath. Both of our wishes came true, and we couldn't have had a better first night of renovation!...

Welcome to our new home renovation project! This is our first home purchase EVER so needless to say we are very excited, but also a little nervous because we have no idea what we are getting ourselves into. Our plan is to renovate the house, pretty much from top to...