All posts by onthehouse
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Making Over Your Deck with Paint and Cloth
Blogger Mique (pronounced Mickey) recently shared her ideas for a recent makeover of her home’s outdoor living area with painted floors and a DIY drop cloth shade. At her blog,THIRTY HANDMADE DAYS, she illustrates in several easy...
- Posted April 22, 2015
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All Quantum One Toilets Earn MaP™ Premium Rating
Recent independent testing results of QuantumOne toilets from Mansfield Plumbing rate all models in the product line as MaP™ Premium. The six QuantumOne™ pressure-assist, high efficiency (HET) toilets have all passed the high performance and efficiency standards...
- Posted April 22, 2015
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Newsletter Saturday, April 18, 2015
8 Criteria to Use When Choosing Plants for Your Garden Aside from a good paint job and a sharp looking roof, the element that has the single biggest impact on the curb appeal of a home...
- Posted April 19, 2015
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Show Notes: Countertops and Water Saving Tips
Suffering from new countertop confusion? We have help for you. Would you like to learn to save water? We have help for that too! James and Morris have been collecting ideas and answers to share with you...
- Posted April 18, 2015
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Builder Tips for Creating Privacy Solutions
Using block windows for a variety of looks and privacy Builders looking to offer new homebuyers privacy in the home are turning to acrylic block and decorative glass windows. Experts at Hy-Lite report that sales of privacy...
- Posted April 16, 2015
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8 Criteria to Use When Choosing Plants for Your Garden
For most people, a home is the single largest investment of a lifetime. Therefore, it makes good sense to do everything possible to maintain its integrity and appearance. The old saying “you can’t judge a book by...
- Posted April 16, 2015
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Save Water as Easy as 1, 2…
Living “green” means conservation of all kinds. In addition to things like recycling and better-planned resources for construction, it also includes taking steps to achieve greater energy-efficiency and saving one more often overlooked, but critical resource: water....
- Posted April 16, 2015
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Going Gray on Top
Trending color for rooftops Home exteriors should take a hint from some of Hollywood’s silver foxes — and go gray on top. That’s the advice of color expert Kate Smith with Sensational Color. “Gray is the ‘in’...
- Posted April 16, 2015
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Newsletter Saturday, April 11, 2015
Well Maintenance, Garden Tool Care and More It is now officially Spring! James and Morris are getting their garden tools tuned up, and ready to go to work. If you have a well, good, safe water is a necessity....
- Posted April 12, 2015
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Show Notes: Countdown to a Kitchen Remodel & Ants
If time and wear have taken it’s toll on your kitchen and you are dreaming about a a new kitchen or just a simple kitchen facelift, James and Morris have non nonsense planning tips for your kitchen...
- Posted April 11, 2015