All of us here at BobVila.com want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas. Enjoy your day! The home improvements can wait until tomorrow, and we'll be here to help with all the information you need.
Winter Season
Preventing Fire and Electrical Hazards during the Holidays
It's time to start thinking about holiday safety once again. These tips are brought to you by CableOrganizer, a provider of cable, wire and equipment management solutions. Lights and Decorations Only purchase UL-listed electrical decorations and extension cords. Make...
How to Build an Igloo
Although it resembles a film you saw in elementary school, this 10-minute clip on how to build an igloo is entertaining and informative. The narrator runs through the basic history of igloos and shows how Eskimos create one using nothing more than snow and a knife. >I...
Robot Driveway Shoveller
Living in the Northeast, I can tell you from experience that shoveling snow is one of the most arduous tasks you will ever have to complete. Now, a company called I-Shovel is looking to automate this chore with a Jetson-style robot. Its patent-pending technology...
Winter Home Work
If you read this blog regularly, you know I'm obsessed with lists. Here's another one. The Daily Star out of Oneota, N.Y., published the 10 most popular winter home improvement projects. They are: 1. Addressing insulation issues, eliminating drafts and installing...
Merry Christmas
From all of us at BobVila.com, Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoy a happy celebration with family and friends.
Banish the Winter Blues
The cold has set in and snow has arrived here in the Northeast, sending us all scurrying inside to hibernate for the winter. Even homebodies can get the doldrums spending so much time indoors. I recently read a helpful article called "Ways to Make a Home More Cheerful...