Home Decorating Suggestions

Q The wooden storm windows that came with our 1930s house are rotting and coming apart, to the point the glass is nearly falling out. How practical is it to build new ones? I have access to woodworking tools and a shop, and have time to do the work.

Are nailed corners for the frames sturdy enough to hold the storms together, or would I have to go with something more secure? Can I split
2-by-4s to use for the wood?

J.J., Mattawan

A As to the practicality of building your own storm windows, how you define that term will yield the answer to your question.

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But it is! When the winter blues get you down, drop the doughnut, and turn on the lights! Seriously though, no one could drop a doughnut so just take it with you to turn on the lights.

Not just any light though, a therapeutic light! Therapeutic lights aren’t different than regular lights because they give more.. light! Or lux, if you want to get technical. The idea is to have this light shining where your eyes can see it, but don’t go staring directly into it, that hurts. Wit

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Count down to Father’s Day.  One week to go. 

How about a different way to spend the day with your Dad this year? 

Choose a design, gather and/or purchase all the supplies, and work on a building project together.  Start on Father’s Day and then make plans to get together again to finish it up.  Or spread it out throughout the summer for some truly memorable time with Dad. 

We’ve got advice on making a bar for the basement, building a concrete bench for the yard, and right here in this post – constructing a chest.  Here are some excellent websites to get you started.

Woodworking Super Center:  The toy chest on this sit would be a great multi-generational project.  Maybe Dad and Grandpa can make it for the kids.  Maybe kids and Dad could build it together. The design features a lov

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Tensta Konsthall is inspired by the fact that most designs change with time; the surfaces get old and scratched, things are moving all the time. So they created this poetic 3D wallpaper made of plastic and silk flower. Tensta Konsthall Front