Door Sixteen has Great Taste

We've stumbled across a new houseblog called Door Sixteen and we're impressed with their bathroom remodel and choice of tile (multi-colored marble hexagon).

  July 14, 2008 | Comments ()

I'll Repair for You by Weird Al

This D*mn House brings us some DIY humor with this parody video from Weird Al Yankovic based on the theme song from "Friends". The lyrics are after the jump.

  July 14, 2008 | Comments ()

Green Building Materials from Transmaterial

The New York Times turned us onto Transmaterial, which is a green building website that focuses on innovative materials and green alternatives to traditional materials.

  July 14, 2008 | Comments ()

Decorate By Color

For those of you with eclectic tastes and prefer to decorate by feel and emotion rather than architectural style I suggest checking out the websites of Erin Olson that focus strictly on color regardless of house style or room type. Our favorite is the House of Turquoise, which is a color we may not personally choose but talented designers make rooms look spectacular with.

  July 11, 2008 | Comments ()

Secret Love for Norm

PostSecret, the popular blog that is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard, has a user who believes her husband loves Norm Abram more than her.

  July 7, 2008 | Comments ()

Charles & Hudson on Facebook

If you like what you see please become a fan and join our Facebook page! We'll break the latest giveaways and contests here as well as give you an opportunity to ask questions of the Charles & Hudson Community and help others. Thanks!

  May 31, 2008 | Comments ()

You Say Cement, I Say Concrete

There are many terms in the home improvement world that become interchanged with other similar terms when they have actually very different meanings. Here are a few examples.

Cement/concrete: Cement refers only to the powder that hardens when you add water. If you add sand and aggregate to the mixture, though, you get concrete. So strictly speaking, a cement mixer should be called a concrete mixer.

Sash/window: The part of a window that moves is called the sash. The whole shebang - sash, jambs, sill and everything else - is called a window.

  May 28, 2008 | Comments ()

Our Fixer Upper Moves On

I know we are a bit late on the news but one of our favorite housebloggers, no longer has a house. After a three year run they've successfully sold their house in upstate New York and are now apartment dwellers.

  May 28, 2008 | Comments ()

New and Improved Categories

We've recently narrowed our focus and expanded on our core content which is all about "roll-up your sleeves and do-it-yourself"!!! Keeping in the spirit of this we've expanded on our remodeling, outdoors, and tools categories that you'll see on the right side of the page. We've always had this content on our site but sometimes it was a bit hard to find. Now categories such as kitchen and bath remodeling are only one-click away!

  May 27, 2008 | Comments ()

Build a Houseblog

We read a lot of houseblogs. We find them to be the most honest and informative sources of home improvement information online. If you're unfamiliar with the term "houseblog" they're basically an online weblog (diary) of a homeowners adventure in remodeling and renovation.

The motivations for homeowners to start houseblogs is primarily an opportunity and outlet for them to share their experiences with others including family, friends, and other house bloggers and hopefully start discussions that lead to solutions for their renovation challenges or different approaches to similar problems.

  May 6, 2008 | Comments ()