Stories Tagged as
DIY
Forever homes come in all shapes and sizes — and ages and states of (dis)repair
by
Sarah Leeson
May 23, 2023
It will need “a lot of TLC," Candice Sides said about the 19th-century log cabin she bought to be her family's eventual home.
Why is modern interior design so gray?
by
Reema Khrais
and Sarah Leeson
Aug 29, 2022
Amid the rise of HGTV after the real estate meltdown of 2008, investors have remodeled a vast swath of properties to look alike.
Does the DIY home improvement boom have staying power?
by
Amy Scott
Dec 14, 2021
Do-it-yourself projects were declining. Then the pandemic arrived.
Victoria Rowell on why she started a DIY show for the marginalized
by
Kimberly Adams
and Daniel Shin
Sep 7, 2020
Victoria Rowell, executive producer and host of "Trash vs. Treasure," talks about the value of cardboard and the dignity of living in a home you love.
Building a house, one log at a time
Feb 19, 2020
Brigitte Ruthman has always wanted to live in a log home. "It's like living in artwork," she said.
Sewing made easy: A fashion startup wants to simplify DIY
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Sep 12, 2019
No sewing machine? No problem, says Zoey Washington of SewSquad.
Dollar signs on the doilies
by
Gigi Douban
Mar 5, 2015
Etsy's scaling up, but how does that sit with its socially-minded users?
For public good, not for profit.
What can you make with cardboard and tape? A robot
by
Ben Johnson
and Aparna Alluri
Jan 21, 2015
Robotics goes DIY.
Have you cut out the middle man?
by
Jenny Ament
Oct 3, 2014
When have you skipped the middle man, and just done it yourself?