In the three years since we’ve moved into our home, we’ve managed to paint nine different rooms. Painting is always so time consuming, plus there’s always so much equipment to keep up with! Every time Jacque would assign ask me to paint another room, I’d dread having to wrangle up of my paint supplies. One thing […]
Man Cave Magnet Board (Lowe’s Creative Ideas)
I consider myself a pretty lucky guy. When we moved into our home 3 years ago, Jacque allowed me to claim one of the rooms as a man cave! When I found out that my topic for this month’s Lowe’s Creative Ideas project focused in on man caves, I thought it would be cool to […]
Creating a Holiday Ready Home!
Hi, I’m Matt and I have a problem…I am a full fledge Christmas-aholic…When it comes to Christmas and holiday decor around the DIY Village, there is no such thing as enough! Even though for most people, it’s not quite time for Christmas decorations, I’ve found that you can never start planning for the holidays too early! […]
Changing Your Own Oil #PurolatorKeepItPure
Car care can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Not all car care requires expensive parts and special tools. Changing your own oil is not only one of the most basic forms of car care, it’s also one of the most important! Oil lubricates the moving parts within your vehicles engine. But oil […]
Kitchen Pendant Light Update
In the most recent upgrade to our kitchen, Jacque and I decided that it was time to retire our Ball Jar Pendant Lights. We’ve loved having such unique fixtures, but they just don’t fit the direction we’re looking to take the kitchen.We decided that the kitchen was in need of not only a lighting update, […]
How to Make a Workshop Chalkboard {Lowes Creator}
Have you ever found yourself working on a project out in your workshop needing to write a measurement down, only to find your pencil and paper missing in action? Well, that happens to me Jacque all the time! I wanted to come up with an idea that would alleviate that problem, but also add a […]
The Energy Efficient Smart Thermostat
As a Lowe’s Creative Ideas Handyman, this month, I choose to work towards becoming energy efficient while introducing smart technology into our home. So let’s talk thermostats! Programmable thermostats are not a new commodity, but smart thermostats are. I’ve always been interested in finding ways to be more energy efficient, so when I ran across […]
A Living Room Update, With a Quick Paint Makeover!
If you could see our garage, you might call it paint central… As a matter of fact, right now, it looks eerily similar to the paint aisle at Lowe’s, paint color, after paint color ,after paint color! We love the power of paint and are always looking forward to our next paint project! That’s why when […]