That’s wild, I had a kind of similar thing happen—moved into our first place last fall, and the windows are original (from the 70s, yikes). I tried th...

I keep seeing the “press-in” silicone stuff mentioned too, but honestly, it didn’t do much for my windows. On my old sash frames, it kind of popped o...

I get the appeal of bubble wrap—cheap, quick, and kind of fun in a weird way. But honestly, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Maybe I’m just too picky...

That “rage-googling ‘how to move a street’” line cracked me up. I totally get it. I’ve only been in my house for a year and the street noise was one o...

Totally get where you're coming from on practicality. When I moved into my first place, I got all excited and splurged on some fancy smart thermostat....

You make some solid points, but honestly, I think natural wood can still work even if it doesn't perfectly match other tones. We recently moved into o...

We just moved into our first place last year and upgraded the old drafty windows to Kolbe. I honestly didn't expect much either, but man, what a diffe...

Totally agree about the caulking—when we moved into our place, I couldn't figure out why the living room was always freezing, even with window film. T...

I totally get what you mean about the wired setups. I recently moved into my first home (yay!) and was super excited about these huge windows in the l...