Many of the common home improvement jobs we run into during the course of owning a home are of the small variety:  little touch-ups on our trim, patching some dinged-up drywall, and stuff like that. In and of themselves, these jobs take 10 minutes here, 20 minutes there.  But, unfortunately, many of these little jobs require some specific tools.  If …

“Attentive Sheep” by enki22 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Sometimes, the most difficult part of the painting process is picking the right colors. After all, nobody wants to spend money and time on a project only to end up with colors they don’t like all over their walls. For that matter, nobody wants to spend time and money on …

OK, that title is convoluted at best.  But it’s more attention-grabbing than the first title I tossed up there:  Silicone Caulk–Use With CAUTION.  Yeah, after typing that, I almost fell asleep.  So I changed the title in the hopes of infusing it with energy and lively interest. Anyway, if you read the earlier post about cheese graters, you’ll realize what …

There are some products or items that should only be used with extreme caution and with a full understanding of the ramifications. Case in point:  cheese graters.  I’ve sliced up a finger and two knuckles just this past week alone.  And really, honestly, that’s only half the inconvenience.  The other half is trying to find all of the knuckle-skin I’ve …