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Urbanite – Taking Recycled Concrete to the Next Level

Leroy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:23 +0000

‘I’m So excited, And I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.’ Hey, that’s pretty catchy (note to self: write that down it could be the hook to a great song). Sorry, I just am really excited. If you have been following us here religiously (as if [...]

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6 Kid Friendly DIY Summertime Projects

Eric — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:56:07 +0000

There’s nothing more invigorating than letting my ten year old daughter rip down a few boards with the circular saw and watching her nail them all together with my framing nailer. Before you start dialing the child abuse hotline, just so you know, I’m only kidding. But I do love letting my daughter help me [...]

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Prepare To Be LED – Pixi LED FlatLight Luminaire

Phil — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:13:21 +0000

When I heard we were going to do a “Pixi Light” article I instantly called “dibs,” as I flashed back to the candy straw “Pixy Stix” we used to inhale when I was a kid. We were essentially mainlining a big straw full of sugar and colorful flavor chemicals. Can you say “SUGAR BUZZ?!” I figured [...]

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Milwaukee Tool Media Event Coverage – Next Stop Fusion Powered Tools?

Marc Lyman — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:31:25 +0000

Every year an extremely exclusive, hand-selected, highly trained, ultra-elite, licensed to thrill group of media make an annual pilgrimage to a key tool media event – the Milwaukee Tool New Product Symposium. Somehow HomeFixated and some other online media riffraff manage to make the invite list too. It’s a great opportunity for us to go [...]

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Coop There it is – How to Build a Portable Chicken Coop

Eric — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:08:35 +0000

There was a gothic teenager eating with his mother at Denny’s last week. I overheard them ordering and when the waitress got to the boy he responded with “I want to devour the babies”. The waitress looked stunned. The mother leaned over and said “he’ll have some eggs”. That’s when it hit me. I need [...]

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GO on Red – The Milwaukee M12 Fuel 2403-22 ½” Brushless Drill Driver

Phil — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:37:27 +0000

At last, my quest to have a brushless drill in every color of the rainbow has been fulfilled! Well, in every color of a traffic light, anyway, thanks to the recent arrival at the HomeFixated World Headquarters MegaComplex of Milwaukee’s Stop-Light Red M12 FUEL ½” Brushless Drill/Driver. For a look at the other colors on [...]

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Trash to Treasure – Decoupage Brings New Life to Old Furniture

Eric — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:15:46 +0000

Wait! Don’t throw out that old desk, dresser or table just because it’s stained, dirty or has peeling laminates. You can decoupage your old stuff and give it an instant makeover almost for free! With just a bit of paper, glue and polyurethane, you can revamp your old junk and turn it into a modern [...]

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