Stripping a floor is not for the fainthearted. However, it can be done simply and easily with a sander (which can be cheaply and easily hired). The sander takes off the layers of paint and varnish (or ...

The other day I surprised myself by how excited I got about carpet tape. I suppose I was more excited about securing my carpet — a vintage colorful and handmage shaggy Moroccan piece from Etsy that ...

For more than a century, the zipper has stayed more or less the same: two interlocking rows of teeth, a sliding pull, and the fabric tape that holds it together. It’s one of those inventions that ...