I'm a director of photography and gaffer (lighting technician) for film and video and I deal with these lights all day every day. Regular household incandescent (tungsten filamanet) bulbs have a c...

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Watch out with stainless steel and dishsoap -- the detergent will corrode and pit the steel slowly over time. It's not a good idea to store detergent bottles and soapy sponges directly on the steel...

"A house as a piece of art or some kind of prized commodity is silly; it is only as valuable as the function it serves." Wow. Now architecture can't be art? I guess all that stuff in m...

Can someone PLEASE explain to me why "under" would be better? It's simply ridiculous to have to fiddle under the backside of the holder or against the wall trying to find the end of the roll, when ...

It's that high-ceiling, arched dormer that adds the drama. A chandelier on a flat 8' ceiling won't quite do it. If the architecture or design isn't memorable enough on its own, an afte...

Gah! Too much!

Cool! What kind of car does it transform into?

Zep Shower, Tub & Tile Cleaner works amazingly well on hard water deposits. CLR Bathroom & Kitchen Cleaner works *almost* as well. Don't be confused by the CLR name though, you SHOULD ...

"studs in new construction are metal. So either way, a magnetic stud finder will be effective, whether it's find the metal stud or the nails in a wood stud" I'm not sure what "new cons...

The ergonomics simply don't work. Strains your wrist to tilt it when it's filled with water. "Form follows function" is always a good starting point for design...

Scrubbing Bubbles, once a week for a showers, twice a week for baths. Wipe down with a wet sponge. Easy, no problem.

Any tungsten filament bulb will start to hum or buzz when you dim it. Get the lowest wattage bulb you need for the space, and dim it as little as possible to avoid hum.

And *how* many slivers of saved soap does it takes for this thing to pay for itself??

I've never understood the men-vs.-women argument about toilet seats. It takes exactly the same time and effort for a man to check that the seat is up before using as it does for woman to check that...

You can apply a tinted polyurethane like Minwax Polyshades if you want to change the color of a laminate but still allow the woodgrain to show through. Unlike stain that has to soak into wood, tint...