Tips & Tricks

Our drop cloths were made to provide an extra layer between, say, oil paint and hardwood floors, but over the years we’ve discovered other ways to use Frost King drop cloths. We love...

The northeast and the midwest have both had their share of snow this year. When businesses and schools close here, you know it’s serious. We don’t want to drive through it. We don’t...

While forecasters may’ve missed last week’s by 50 miles, winter never misses a chance to knock down your front door. How are you going to keep the cold out no matter what? It might...

We lead busy lives. Between work and weekend plans are a shrinking few minutes to spend time with family. The last thing any of us want to do is fix up the house....

Your entrance is decked out for the holidays. Silver and gold balls hang from the wreath. White lights wrap around evergreen holly. You even put out that scary mistletoe-wielding garden gnome, only because...

New Englanders pay 13.6% more on energy bills than they did last winter, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. The rest of us pay 3.2% more. No matter where you have to shell...

Long before we’re homeowners, we’re renters. From a tiny basement on St Botolph Street in Boston, MA to sharing an old house near State Street in Bellingham, WA, many of us have transformed...

What’s the first thing you tell your kids as they return from the bitter cold backyard? “Shut the door!” The heat is on. You have your fireplace going, it’s nice and warm inside, and the last...

It’s a clear, cold night. The weather forecaster reminds everyone to catch the latest comet as they bring in their pets. Nobody reminds you of the potential of a flooded basement tomorrow morning....

Wintry weather arrives. Snow falls. Winds howl. Drafts are big energy wasters that take more money to heat your home and leave you less comfortable in your easy chair. Sealing gaps and cracks...