What’s a houseblog? Houseblogs are online diaries written by folks who are building, improving or restoring their own homes. Like other blogs, they are updated regularly and show the work unfold in real time. If you’re interested in reading houseblogs or starting one of your own, head over to Houseblogs.net, where you can: - Find people with similar homes, taste, or challenges via their community. -...

If any of you have kept up with me, you know I’ve moved a couple of times recently. I was lucky and my first apartment choice in Austin, TX was exceptional. However, when I recently moved to Dallas, I was in a hurry. Never one to do things in the correct order, I took a new job before I had a place to live and living in a Motel 6 gets really old really quickly. Unfortunately, I was not as fortunate with my...