that weekend, whaddya say we paint a room?

To assist in that endeavor, I recommend two of Shur-Line’s quirkier offerings, the edger and the Easy Reach extension pole.

The edger has little wheels to slide along your crown or baseboard molding, leaving a controlled edge as you cut in. No tape esse…

Filed under: art, crafts, DIY Definitions
I have to confess that silk-screening, AKA screen printing, is a craft that was once a little bit mysterious to me. One reason it confused me for such a distant instance is that the tools and terms used in it are specialized: whether you aren’t a silk-screen…

Why does it captivate us to walk through the homes where legends lived or worked?

It started with Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, thereupon Ricky Schroder’s sweet living room on “Silver Spoons,” and later the suggestive banister at Sigmund Freud’s pad.

go the jump to see where TOH staffer…

We’re always looking for new takes on the old screwdriver, and one in that month’s Garrett Wade catalog seemed to have quite an interesting, ahem, twist.

It’s an adjustable torque driver. You set the torque, amidst 2 and 36 inch-pounds, and the driver will not exceed your setting by a loner inch…

Filed under: kids, miscellaneous, seasonal, toysNot all Christmas gifts fit easily into a box or a bag and, of course, children’s toys never seem to be simple. Wrapping a toy guitar, dollhouse or tricycle can be a challenge even for a professional. For those odd-sized gifts, you need a little creati…

I don’t think there’s a better way to get a stripped-down old house back to its roots than by fitting it with architecturally appropriate hardware.

And while attending the Traditional Building Show in New Orleans last month, I found a fine little company that’ll help you do just that.

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Filed under: organization and storage, crafts, sewingThings always seem to get lost in my purse. When I want to find something critical, it isn’t easily accessible. There has to be a better alternative than spending 5 minutes looking for a Kleenex that I needed 10 minutes ago.There is a better alter…