Home Improvement

It's crafty all right

Is this a green home? 21
Posted 3 months, 4 weeks ago
I’m thinking about reporting on this house as an example of sensible environmental design reproducible for the masses. Can anyone help me decide?
The Age of Resin

Ask Umbra on turpentine disposal 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
A reader thinks twice before rinsing turpentine down the drain, and Umbra layers on the praise -- as well as helping him brush up on a few alternative solutions.
Get your grass off gas

The perfect lawn doesn’t require a gas-powered mower 10
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
We may have moved on from our grandfathers' politics, but haven't budged a bit from our collective definition of American success: Nice home, shiny car, big green lawn ... and a gas-powered mower in the garage.