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improving light fixtures without spending any money.

transforming lamps and lights for zero dollars.

Jan 14 • Erin Boyle

making a workshop on wheels.

or, what helps me tackle small apartment projects without losing my sanity.

Nov 20, 2025 • Erin Boyle

kill your darlings.

make space for something new. introducing, make / do.

Nov 18, 2025 • Erin Boyle

i want to live in a dumb house.

opting out of home automation.

Nov 13, 2025 • Erin Boyle

painting and progress in fits and starts.

and unsolicited advice on choosing paint colors.

Nov 6, 2025 • Erin Boyle

everywhere, ghosts.

tracing three centuries of family in new york city.

Oct 29, 2025 • Erin Boyle

make your own swedish roller shades.

this time, with a tension rod.

Oct 14, 2025 • Erin Boyle

why don't you just ask your landlord to do that?

investing in comfort improvements, not capital improvements.

Oct 7, 2025 • Erin Boyle

i’ll never use peel-and-stick tiles.

Alt title: I'd rather have a boring backsplash than a plastic one.

Sep 16, 2025 • Erin Boyle

free art, old frames.

repurposing a custom frame for very nearly free art.

Sep 10, 2025 • Erin Boyle

romanticizing the laundry.

on the very real joy of having laundry in the building.

Aug 19, 2025 • Erin Boyle

if you replace your bathroom light fixture.

you’re going to end up regrouting the floor.

Aug 13, 2025 • Erin Boyle

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