Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Whether it begins with a trickle or a flood, water damage in your home can be very expensive. According to HomeAdvisor, the average water-related repair carries a price tag between $350 and $1,200.

Though we take it for granted in home improvement, what’s underfoot has a huge impact on our quality of life. And when it comes to laminate vs. vinyl flooring, these popular options can mean a world ...

Laminate flooring can resemble almost anything: stone, tile, or wood. That’s because it’s composed of a photograph sandwiched between a dense fiberboard base and a clear plastic protective top layer.

Peel-and-stick tiles can help you pull off a budget-friendly bathroom makeover, but waterproofing them is essential to their longevity. Before applying the tiles, it's necessary to find a way to ...

According to the Canadian Home Builders' Association, there has been a 40% increase in waterproof flooring installations over the past two years. This upward trend is most pronounced in areas prone to ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. While a deep pile is a beautiful thing, it’s also a ...

Like other aspects of interior design, different types of flooring go in and out of style. Sometimes the trends coincide with when a newly developed material is mass produced and becomes affordable ...