Painting plastic opens a world of creative possibilities. As you unleash your inner Michelangelo, you’re also doing a good deed — like keeping that old, faded plastic lawn furniture out of the landfill. Fresh paint can revive old patio furniture, upgrade home...
Garage floors used to be nothing more than unsightly slabs of gray concrete. Maybe an oil stain here, a flat cardboard sheet there, the occasional dust bunny… But thanks to developments in paint technology, you’re no longer limited to the dull and...
Every drywall has a history — a history of dings, dents, scuffs, and holes. Some holes may be easy to hide, while others are the size of a baseball — the very thing the kids were chucking about the house last week. Unless you pack the house in bubble wrap (“Not...
There’s an unsightly crack in your once-pristine floor tile. How did it get there? Kids, settling foundation, the hand of God… who knows? More important, how can you get rid of it? Should you? And how soon? More than a nuisance, a cracked tile is a...
So you’re making a splash in the kitchen! More precisely, a new backsplash to replace the early-70s avocado tile inspired by the Brady Bunch ranch house. The matching avocado shag carpet is long gone, and now it’s the kitchen’s turn for a makeover....
The Money Pit, a 1986 comedy starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long, follows the misadventures of a couple who buy a fixer-upper home. Their bargain buy turns into one maintenance disaster after another, wiping out their savings and throwing them into financial straits....
