Totally hear you on the surface prep. I learned the hard way—tried slapping silicone over some old, chippy paint and it peeled off like a bad sunburn....

Heavy curtains are a game changer, honestly. We put up some thick ones from the thrift store last winter—combined with the film, it felt like we’d mov...

That’s hilarious—soup spoon beats the fork I found shimmed under a toilet tank once. Honestly, sometimes I wonder if previous owners just grabbed what...

Yeah, I hear you on the vinyl replacements looking a bit “meh” on older places. We swapped ours out a couple years back—went with the basic white viny...

I hear you on the stuffiness. We sealed up our old A-frame with fancy new windows, thinking we’d finally beat the drafts... but then the place started...

Man, those coin batteries are the silent killers, aren’t they? I swear, my sensors always flake out right after I’ve convinced myself it’s a wiring or...

Not gonna lie, I used to be all about the “seal every crack” approach too, but after a few years living right above a bus stop, I started thinking may...

Funny thing, I actually went the “defogging” route once because I was too cheap to replace the whole window. They drilled and did their magic, and it ...

Haha, your IKEA furniture comment hit home—I once spent an entire weekend assembling a dresser backwards. Storm windows sound tempting, but has anyone...