One of the best ways to rejuvenate a stale space is to upgrade any outdated cabinets with a new wood stain. Applying wood stain is an achievable do-it-yourself job, even if it's your first time. In ...

Following a public outcry to the news that artifacts used to build the Olympic Plaza 40 years ago could not be salvaged, the city offered to give back bricks found intact to their original ...

For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife.

Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...

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One of the most popular is to add color to your concrete. Throwing a stain over dullish grey concrete, whether a driveway, garage, front porch, or patio, is a cost-effective way of changing the look ...

For the women of Australia, it’s been a year where they were not safe going for a morning jog. They were not safe visiting a shopping centre, or taking their child to a martial arts studio, or ...

Barbara Bellesi Zito is a freelance writer from Staten Island, covering all things real estate and home improvement. When she's not watching house flipping shows or dreaming about buying a vacation ...

I've seen success getting blood, grease, grass and oil stains out using items I already had in my house. Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in ...

Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it consists of a wall made from materials like brick, stone, or concrete, and a glass panel or polycarbonate sheet placed a few centimeters in ...