Before carving “David” or covering the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in frescoes, Michelangelo Buonarroti painted “The Torment of Saint Anthony.” Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the Renaissance artist’s first painting — and the piece hangs on a wall at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth. The prolific artist…
With all the sunny, hot, and stormy weather that we have been experiencing, it feels like July has been here for a while. If you have a lot of grass, you are getting good exercise if you mow your lawn. If you have the time and energy to do other projects, here are a few ideas….
NEW YORK — Water spews from the walls and spills into hallways at a Brooklyn NYCHA complex, where tenants have been complaining for years. A mystery leak started spouting water into Yadira Soto’s bedroom at the Borinquen Plaza Houses during heavy rainfall in June. Ankle-deep water inundated her apartment, hallway, and neighbors’ units as they…
Plumbers take our calls after our sinks and toilets clog. They shared their biggest Plumbers take our calls after our sinks and toilets clog. They shared their biggest “won’ts” with HuffPost, as lessons for us all. Unclogging gurgling toilets and bathtubs can be an unfortunately common rite of passage for many of us living in…
Ace Hardware carries Benjamin Moore paint with three different levels: Ben brand: Entry-level, economical, for someone who’s never painted before, easy to make it look good, might take an extra coat, $48 per gallon Regal brand: Mid-grade, preferred by contractors Aura brand: High-end, supposed to make your walls look perfect, $90 per gallon Russell Bates,…
From soft black to calming blues, these are the colors major paint brands expect to trend next year. Many major paint brands have announced the colors they believe will dominate interior spaces in the coming year. But with so many paint predictions, it can be difficult to keep track of all of the colors that…
It’s an Instagram staple: antique dressers, tables, sewing machines and so on that have been turned into one-of-a-kind bathroom vanities. Even Joanna Gaines has championed the trend, transforming an antique table into an enviable sink for Fixer Upper. Home reno TV shows and YouTubers, like the Nifty Nester, make the transformation look easy. So easy,…
With Labor Day upon us, it’s time to start looking ahead to fall, for better or worse. I say this because some people don’t want summer to end. In their minds, summer is when all the good times happen, and when summer’s over, so are the good times. They think once September hits, winter is…
