Monthly Archives: August 2018

Corral Your Gear with a Makeshift Mudroom

With fall comes equipment: coats, rain boots, hats, book bags, etc., and when they come off, we need a place to put them. Commonly, these items are stored in mudrooms; nonetheless, every dwelling may not have such a room. We city dwellers and owners of small houses require another solution. We’ll call it the makeshift […]

How to Receive Your Stair Runners Right

Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack — clomp, clomp, clomp, clomp, clomp, clomp! That should seem familiar if you’ve got wood stairs and a few kids. It’s the noise of a younger kid racing down the stairs, hotly pursued by an older sibling. That is only into the middle landing. You then hear bulge, bulge, […]