Installing Bamboo Flooring Under Cabinets and Islands? Read this.

Bamboo Flooring Under Island And Cabinets In Your Kitchen

The answer is the same as for all hardwood floors: if you are nailing or gluing down the floor , YES you can install them under cabinets, but if you are installing a floating floor, NO you cannot install it under cabinets. Different installers have different recommendations, but it is possible to install cabinets on … Read more

3 Changes For A More Eco-Friendly Home Office

3 Changes For A More Eco-Friendly Home Office

These days, more and more people are working from home. In fact, over the past ten years, the number of telecommuters in America has increased by nearly 115 percent! People are completing the writing, business, accounting, or other assignments from the comfort of their own home, meaning that more people than ever have the opportunity … Read more

Tips for Managing Your Home Improvement Project

scene reflecting how much goes on with home improvement projects

What’s your biggest fear about home improvement? For many people, it’s unknowns that prevent them from taking action or losing sleep once they do. Feeling like you’re working in the dark can slow decision-making. And, when you boil it down, home improvement projects are nothing more than a series of tiny and massive decisions. You’re … Read more

22 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

We all know we should be recycling plastic bottles, paper, cardboard, metals, glass, plastic bags, and more. However, there are a plethora of items you probably didn’t know you could recycle, including some household essentials and pieces of apparel you no longer need.   There’s no shortage of companies that have recycling initiatives to repurpose … Read more

Your Love Life and Flooring Choices: Is There a Connection?

Do your flooring choices reflect your love life?

Every home has a floor. Floors protect us and give us a stable surface to walk, stand, sit, sleep, work, and play every day. They reflect our taste in home décor and sense of what makes a home. But imagine for a moment that flooring choices also say something about your love life. Would you … Read more

What Can You Do With Your Dryer Lint Instead of Throwing It Away?

Horizontal photo of female hand taking the lint out from dirty air filter of the dyer machine

Last Updated: 10/19/2021 As a responsible homeowner, you know that it’s important to clean the dryer’s lint trap before or after every load to ensure that it doesn’t build up too thick. Most of us had this rule drilled into our parents’ minds as we became old enough to do our laundry, though some people … Read more

Go Green While Living Large

Open luxury bedroom with bamboo flooring

Look around and it’s easy to see that tiny houses are the next big thing. Does that mean that lovers of living large should feel guilty about the carbon footprint their more spacious homes create? Do big families have to choose between an eco-friendly lifestyle or comfort? Are claustrophobic people relegated to green living purgatory, … Read more

DIY Techniques to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Your Home

two windows installation workers installing double-glass pane

Living a green lifestyle is one of the more rewarding decisions any homeowner can make. With your own property, you have the freedom to build a compost pile in the backyard, get involved in local recycling projects, and even put up your own solar panels. Of course, while things like water conservation and material reuse … Read more