Average home ownership today is a mere eight years. That’s up, as in the decade from 2000 to 2009, it was only four years. According to the US Census Bureau, only 37 percent of homeowners have lived in their homes for over ten years. One of the leading causes of short home ownership is the … Read more
Origins of Spurtle The Spurtle is a wooden kitchen utensil that originated in Scotland. As kitchen utensils go, it is one of the simplest ones for everyday life customers to purchase and use, yet performs to serve a very specific purpose extremely well. While other wooden cooking pans and kitchen utensils can and often are … Read more
Lacquer VS Polyurethane, the new and updated guide of 2023, which one is better to use for different purposes. The natural beauty of wood can be mesmerizing, with the lines and swirls of the grain drawing us in. Anyone who has worked with wood has developed an appreciation for its natural beauty. That beauty can … Read more
Sliding cabinet doors aren’t used much in modern cabinetry, but they were a big part of mid-century modern furniture and cabinetry. With the resurgence of popularity in that style amongst the younger generation, knowing how to build cabinets with sliding doors is an advantage. But the advantages of sliding-door cabinets also don’t stop there. Sliding … Read more
Unknown to many people, the insulation in a home’s attic is the most important part of any home’s insulation. That is a simple application of thermodynamics, something we all learned in elementary school. That is, heat rises. Since it rises, it is much more effective to remove attic insulation and stop it from rising out … Read more