That’s been my experience too. I got all excited about these new coatings after seeing a demo at a home show—looked like magic watching water bead rig...

I totally get this. When we swapped out our old single-panes for low-E, I thought I was being smart—energy bills dropped, sure, but the living room to...

I get where you’re coming from about wanting that manual backup, but I’ve actually found myself leaning into the remote side more than I expected. Our...

I get the appeal, but honestly, when I did my windows a few years back, the LEED paperwork almost drove me nuts. The installer kept losing forms, and ...

Yeah, glass shards have a mind of their own, I swear. I tried the vacuum and paper towel trick too, but once I even used a slice of bread to pick up t...

I totally get the struggle with greasy blackout panels in the kitchen. I tried them once, thinking they’d help keep the heat out in summer, but after ...

Funny, I ran into the same dilemma when we redid our living room last year. I was all about the flexibility at first—batteries seemed like the obvious...

That’s wild—I thought I’d seen it all until I found a petrified bird’s nest behind one of my sashes. It’s like every window hides a time capsule (or a...

Right there with you—my dog managed to chew the pull cord on our old cellular shades, and the kids poked holes in the cells. Tried those “indestructib...

Had a similar experience with SageGlass—loved the idea of tapping my phone to set the tint, but the app flaked out more than I’d hoped. Manual overrid...