I’d had enough of toys everywhere, so we built custom shelving for our son’s room. It only took part of one weekend and was really inexpensive! Check out the how-to.

Step 4,023 of modernizing a 1960s ranch house: Gutters over the patio to prevent damage. I’m not a huge fan of gutters, but read on about the rationale and the great company we hired for installation.

I just received an email notification from National Grid, our electricity provider, that our electric bill is about to jump over last year’s winter bill by 63%. SIXTY-THREE F’N PERCENT. Here’s a few immediate things, and a few long-term things you can do to lower your monthly electric bill. Some are obvious, some might be things you haven’t thought of yet.