New construction or old, nothing grabs attention like a home with a brick exterior. Forever a favored building material for both aesthetic and structural reasons, a brick home remains the envy of many home buyers. There are many different styles of brick. Roman, Tapestry, and Norman bricks challenged the color, size, and texture standards of… Read more
DIY Mid Century Modern Carpet Tiles
Like bell bottom jeans, facial hair, and wall colors, carpet tiles have seen the ups and downs of home trends. They are extremely durable, easily replaceable, and versatile to almost any style and room. In our case, I installed them in our not yet updated basement den. Of course, we went with the mid modern… Read more
DIY Custom Wall Registers
Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference. In this case, the cheap, broken, metal wall registers just had to go. The Problem was, I searched new and old, online and in deep in piles at the antique stores for replacements but nobody had the right size. So, the only solution was to… Read more
Selecting Garage Doors
Never mind the tree that appears to be growing on the peak of my roof, the garage doors you see here could be original to the 50’s. Two industrial size springs would make enough noise to wake up the dead anytime someone came home which is awesomely helpful when you have children in desperate need… Read more