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Though a half dozen remote controls clutter your coffee table at any given time, doesn't it always seem like the one you need is nowhere to be found? With a new smart home product, the Bl...
Jonah Meyer and Tara De Lisio are partners in marriage—and partners in business. In their first venture together, the couple converted an abandoned gas station into a showroom that became...
Light bulbs didn't change for decades—arguably for a full century. But then, somewhat all of a sudden, a confluence of scientific, cultural, political and technological factors combined t...
Like so many other do-it-yourself enthusiasts, Nicole Shariat Farb frequently browsed blogs and social media sites, always in search of her next project. On many occasions, however, her a...
After a combined thirty years in the construction business, brothers Steve and Rick Spencer had grown tired of relying on tools they viewed as merely mediocre. Together, they set out to d...
In remote Millinocket, ME, there are as many as 1 million cords of wood resting at the bottom of Quakish Lake. Since 2009, Maine Heritage Timber has been pulling those logs out of the wat...
The measuring tape: It's a tool of unobjectionable simplicity, no more or less complicated than it needs to be—for some measuring jobs. There are times, however, when the old standby reve...
Over the past several years, the tiny house movement has only gained momentum, with increasing numbers of homeowners saying goodbye to extra square footage—and burdensome mortgages—in fav...
It would be an exaggeration to state that mattress shopping provokes as much stress as, say, losing your job or getting a divorce. But if you've ever replaced a mattress, you know how utt...
Beloved for its impeccably researched and beautifully designed architectural history books, Acanthus Press recently introduced a pair of new titles concerning the evolution of American re...
