Category: Lodge

Having battery-operated smoke detectors placed throughout the home is an important component of fire safety, but where they are located is also important for them […]

While kitchens come in a variety of sizes, the amount of storage space in a room doesn’t always match the square footage. But even in […]

There are many laws that govern your rights when renting a home , but landlords are also pretty well protected. You may think that everything […]

It’s been 12 years since Japanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo ‘s book Life-Changing Cleaning Magic was first published, and four years since her Netflix show […]

Unless something goes wrong or you’re not in the process of renovating, it’s pretty easy to ignore your walls. Of course, they are an integral […]

Mineral oil and mineral spirits may find a place under your sink or on a shelf in your garage, but while they sound similar, they […]

A winter storm last week left hundreds of thousands without power in the United States as it hit the country less than a week into […]

With temperatures plummeting across the country over the past few days, any air leaks in your home have likely become especially noticeable. Perhaps you knew […]

More than anything else in your kitchen, cabinets can make a room feel dated, especially if you’ve painted them a color that was trendy one […]

Rent prices are insanely high and it doesn’t look like they’re going down anytime soon. Typical U.S. monthly rent rose 12.3 percent year-over-year in August, […]

Bad weather can make finding a home for the winter extremely stressful. We can’t make it warmer, but here are a few things to consider […]

As the cost of energy continues to rise, ceiling fans are becoming an increasingly popular way to make homes more energy efficient. As we wrote […]

Sure, hotels have cleaners and these staff usually go out of their way to make sure your stay away from home is clean and comfortable, […]

If you’ve ever bought a lampshade for a specific base, there’s a good chance that when you put the two pieces together, they won’t work. […]

Even in bathroom renovations, the mirror is often overlooked. Outdated tiles and fixtures can be replaced, but the usual but functional building-grade mirror often remains. […]

If a relative uses a wheelchair and wants to come visit, or if someone in your family suddenly finds they need to use one, even […]

If you rent your living space , then of course you don’t technically own it, but you pay for it and it’s your personal sanctuary. […]

Ah, the kitchen is a room so important to modern life that it has become a tense battlefield. According to Remodeling Magazine , this is […]

The terrace can become an extension of your living space during the warmer months, a second living room for meetings or a quiet retreat where […]

If you’re interested in spending more time in your yard this summer but need to increase shaded areas to make them cooler and more comfortable, […]

None of us expected to have as much talk about toilet paper as we have since the beginning of the pandemic, when stock shortages and […]

The average kitchen reno costs around $25,000 , with the most expensive closer to $40,000. The cost depends on many factors, from your geographic location […]

We’re moving towards a world where cords and cables are obsolete, even to power our homes , but we’re not quite there yet. No matter […]

During this real estate boom, we wrote several times about Zillow’s collective doom scrolling obsession – watching and dreaming about buying homes you definitely can’t […]

Let’s face it, sometimes accent walls can feel more like emergency walls when someone ran out of paint and never finished the job. Maybe it […]

There are a lot of things that you can do on your own without the help of professionals. This site is full of them. One […]

When Rome fell to the barbarians, it didn’t happen overnight. The same can be said for areas that are ravaged by short-term rentals like Airbnbs. […]

Despite the classic excuse for not having a green thumb, keeping a houseplant alive has more to do with the ability to schedule and remember […]

Homeowners with a driveway who live somewhere that gets a decent amount of snow every year should make the call: shovel, use a snow blower, […]

Once considered a household staple, the humble bar of soap has endured a rough couple of decades. Now, it’s not certain that you’ll find bars […]

It’s no coincidence that Marie Kondo’s The Cleanup premiered on Netflix on January 1st. It was 2019, and while it feels like a different era, […]

With winter coming across the country and the COVID-19 pandemic still going on, it looks like we’ll be spending a lot of time indoors over […]

Your dog influences many aspects of your life, from travel plans to household expenses and the amount of fur on your clothes. But one of […]

Seeing a green spot breaking through snow or cold winter ground is one of the most noticeable signs of spring. But, given that there is […]

While there seem to be cleaning products that are designed for every type of stain, mess, or dirt you can think of, some people – […]

Even if you probably don’t use an outdoor crane or crane as often in winter as in summer (or in general), that doesn’t mean you […]

When it comes to windowing, the terminology can be a little confusing – starting with the “windowing” itself. Is it a protective window coating or […]

The start of a new calendar year has long been seen as a chance to start all over again, including in the kitchen. It has […]

One of the toughest challenges with indoor plants is trying to keep different plants alive in the same climate (in your home) that are found […]