by Anawalt Lumber | Jun 30, 2025 | Paint, Home Improvement
Sometimes, the simplest and most affordable design solutions have the biggest impact. Paint is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to transform a home. Light paint colors reflect more light, making a room feel larger and airier. Developers use this trick in staging...
by Anawalt Lumber | Jun 2, 2025 | Paint, Home Improvement
You may have heard of chalkboard paint and wondered if it could channel your child’s artistic (or destructive) impulses. Chalkboard paint is specially formulated to produce a writable and erasable surface. Once the paint has cured, you can write or draw on it...
by Anawalt Lumber | May 23, 2025 | Paint, Home Improvement
Is it time to lie down or get down? The color of your bedroom has a surprising impact on the quality of your sleep or, shall we say, more vigorous activities. Blue lowers heart rate and blood pressure. People with blue bedrooms often get the best sleep. White is crisp...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 30, 2025 | Paint, Home Improvement, Home Repair
Imagine you’re repainting the house. You picked neutral gray for the living room, deep green for the dining room, bright yellow for the kids’ bedroom, and so on. But have you considered the ceilings? A deep green ceiling in a deep green dining room might...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 20, 2025 | Landscaping, Gardening, Home Improvement
Where would you rank your landscaping on a scale of 1-10? Pleasant but forgettable earns you a 5. Anything less, and well… now’s the time to don your DIY hat. There are countless ways to elevate your outdoor space affordably, from drought-tolerant plants...
by Anawalt Lumber | Apr 18, 2025 | Tools, Home Improvement, Home Repair
How does a hand saw stay in shape? Crossfit… crosscut, ripcut, repeat. (Drum crash, please: ba-dum-tss!) Bad jokes aside, woodworkers, carpenters, and DIY devotees take their saws seriously and always choose the right tool for the job. A panel saw works poorly...
