Ask Danny | Ep. 27: Building & Maintaining a Backyard Chicken Coop

Today’s Homeowner TV host Danny Lipford and Today’s Homeowner Media Production Manager Corey Wilson. (3 Echoes Content Studio) Raising backyard chickens can be a fun and rewarding experience, providing fresh eggs and even a source of companionship. However, before you start your backyard chicken journey, it’s important to understand the basics of building and maintaining … Read more

Best in Show: Our Top 5 Home Makeovers of 2022

2022 has been a year of incredible makeovers here at Today’s Homeowner. Here are our favorite before-and-after transformations from the past year. This front porch now invites you to pull up a chair and enjoy the view. (3 Echoes Content Studio) 5. Front Porch Makeover Mike and Leigh Ann have a beautiful piece of property … Read more

Sustainable Living: 5 Changes You Can Make Now at Home

Sustainable living protects our ecosystem and preserves natural resources for future generations — and it improves the quality of our lives.  Living “green” means being aware of how your actions affect the environment and those around you. Then, you can take everyday actions to improve outcomes. This may sound like a tall order, but this … Read more

Creating a Custom Closet System

Kelly and Jennifer Foster love improving their home, but their closet has them stumped — what’s good for him isn’t necessarily good for her. So, we’re creating a custom closet system to maximize storage space in a couple’s divided closet. The Projects The shelves on Jennifer’s side of the closet create space for purses, shoes … Read more

Expanding Outdoor Living Space With a  Poured Concrete Patio

This week, a poured concrete patio turns a decaying patio into an outdoor living space this homeowner can truly love. Gretchen Bayley lives alone in her mid-century home, but the house is always full of friends and family. We’re transforming her old, crumbling patio into an outdoor living space to give her more room to … Read more

The Fast (and Neat!) Way to Wrap String Around a Spool

A spool of nylon string can be used for many things — general crafting, fishing and hunting, and laying mason lines. When used for masonry, it’s one of the simplest quickest and most accurate ways to create a perfectly straight line. That’s why a spool of nylon string is often sold as mason’s line — because … Read more

Why You Should Recycle Coffee Grounds for Gardening

Did you know you can recycle coffee grounds for plants to use in your garden? Horticulturists praise coffee grounds for acidifying soil and enhancing plant growth. Coffee grounds are slightly acidic (5.5 to 6.8 pH), so certain acid-loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons and gardenias love them. Azaleas prefer soil with a pH of 5 to … Read more

Why You Should Recycle Coffee Grounds for Plants

Did you know you can recycle coffee grounds for plants to use in your garden? Horticulturists praise coffee grounds for acidifying soil and enhancing plant growth. Coffee grounds are slightly acidic (5.5 to 6.8 pH), so certain acid-loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons and gardenias love them. Azaleas prefer soil with a pH of 5 to … Read more

Toilet Bowl Cleaner: The Inexpensive Alternative for Cleaning Grout

If you have tile in your home, chances are you’ve spent some time cleaning grout. It’s impossible not to end up with dirty grout. Everyday foot traffic and occasionally spills leave behind stains that can be hard to clean. And while there are several grout cleaning products on the market, you might have something in … Read more

Easy Guest Bedroom Update

We’re helping homeowners Corey and Grace transform their extra bedroom into a modern and relaxing guest room. The Projects Painting the battens the same color as the wall adds dimension. (3 Echoes Content Studio) Create Board and Batten Wall Corey and Grace really like a dark green color for the guest bedroom, so to keep … Read more