By thegatheredhome.com Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention—but so is thriftiness. When a $2,000 light fixture was out of the que… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Bob Vila Provided you have the right tools, it’s not difficult to drill through metal. But for the job to go smoothly and the … …read more Via:: Bob… Read More

By Sarah Littleton You’ve put it off for months, hoping the little spills and splatters inside the oven would vanish of their own accord… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Kathleen Corlett As surely as the tides ebb and flow, each new year retires older technology and witnesses the arrival of a new genera… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Bob Vila Real estate agents call it curb appeal. It’s how a house looks to visitors as they arrive by car. Curb appeal was, is… …read more Via:: Bob… Read More

By Bob Vila Why do you do when there’s a smoke alarm chirping in your home, seemingly without provocation? How can you keep that … …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Caitlin Castelaz Meet Jermain Todd, owner and craftsman of the St. Louis-based Mwanzi Co. From the sounds of it, he’s certainly one of… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Tracy Anderson Before antismoking campaigns and the advent of disposable lighters, matchboxes and matchbooks were very common. They … …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Steven Fox If you know anything at all about pipe insulation, you know that it goes a long way toward preventing frozen pipes. T… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More

By Bob Vila Has a pint-sized baseball player in your neighborhood recently hit a home run through your bedroom window? Here are s… …read more Via:: Bob Villa… Read More