I think you mean to use the word "translucent" instead of "opaque" in the article. Something that is opaque does not let light pass through. Now I'll take off the schoolteacher hat and say that it ...

Maybe the fireplace could be the cat's home.

I can and I am! I've moved an old barn beam structure (circa 1790's) to a new concrete pad and built my house around it. I've made it through this winter heating only with wood. I've used whatever ...

I'm guessing that Alison is a girl, Lizzy. What's on the other side? If it's someone else's apartment, I would suggest that cotton insulation covered with fabric and tufted, to keep the neighbor's...

I looked around for true "walkover" floor lights about a year ago. I built a house with a hole in the concrete floor and electricity run to it. Unfortunately, all I could find online were in the UK...

I'm going to go even further and suggest no tv in the whole house. I have gone without broadcast tv for 20 years now. I have a dvd player and a monitor and watch 2 to 4 movies a week. It's situated...

I was looking at dishwashers for my small kitchen and the drawer type and 18 inch wide type (I live alone) both seemed to cost around $800.00. I use a tub to wash and a stream to rinse. No where ne...