Baking soda on the floor—yeah, I’ve actually tried that one too. It’s funny, I first picked it up from an old neighbor who swore by it for his pickup ...

Yeah, I’ve run into the same thing—put in high-efficiency windows and still heard traffic like it was right outside. Totally agree, the walls themselv...

I totally get the trade-off. I used silicone spray on our old aluminum sliders a few years back, hoping for less mess, but you’re right—dust and polle...

I hear you on the “energy efficient” window labels not always matching up with real-world performance. I ran into that with my attic insulation—had al...

That’s the tricky balance, isn’t it? I swapped out my old single-panes for new wood-clad windows last fall—energy bills dropped, but I obsessed over t...

That’s not your imagination about the dark colors heating up the trim. I painted the window frames in my office a charcoal gray last spring—figured it...

Funny you mention those moisture absorber tubs—tried them one winter when my old sash windows started sweating like crazy after I sealed up every crac...

I get the frustration with glitchy tech—been there with my thermostat, honestly. But I’ve found smart windows are a bit different than most “smart hom...

I had a similar dilemma a couple of years back when we renovated our older home. Initially, noise was my primary concern—our street gets busier every ...

That's a good point about the caulking, but honestly, I've found that even after redoing seals on my older windows, drafts still creep in. Last winter...