If you’re on the Internet, you know clickbait. It’s often headlined with something that ends with, “You Won’t Believe What Happened!” or “He Never Imagined THIS!” And then you click through a series of slides and bring revenue to a company – possibly Diply here in London – whose owners get paid by the click. The more you click, the happier the ad placers are. …
It appears that I won’t be writing House Proud for Sun Media anymore. My column has been running across the country for about 9 years now, but the marketplace has changed and the newspapers sections are getting smaller. But my terrific friend Erin had a great idea.  …
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As you likely know, I’m a bit of a decor nut and a crafty person. Derek has a creative mind and he’s good with a saw and hammer. We have collaborated on countless projects and enjoy the process. So it only makes sense to us that we take it to the next level. …
For her birthday, my brother gave our Mom a flat-screen TV. Unfortunately, it didn’t work with her old TV stand and the size of stand she wanted wasn’t easily found unless you had an unlimited budget. Derek said, no worries Ma, we’ll make you one! …
Derek had the shell of an old radio. We have a couple of intact ones upstairs but this one was in no shape for a prominent display area. It was missing chunks of veneer, the speaker cloth – not to mention a speaker – and a piece of one corner of the footing was broken off in a jagged mess. …
Knowing I’m a sponge for how-tos and home decor stuff, my brother sent me a link to some easy home projects on the long weekend. …
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Our guest bedroom has a hardwood floor with an odd little corner that was covered with some very old-school stick-on tiles. …
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My little penny floor drew a lot of interest and attention but the big project in our home has been the laminate floor Derek laid in the living room. I knew very little about laminate flooring except that you get what you pay for. Â So we decided to go big or go home with the Pergo flooring we bought for our living room. Â …
No one was happier than my Mom about my decision to tile a piece of floor with pennies! …
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Poking through the junk and treasures of a nostalgia show in Woodstock, I happened upon some trophy tops. They were weighty, brass airplane-themed toppers selling for five bucks each. …
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