Kathleen Corlett

Jan 10, 2025 | bobvila.com | Kathleen Corlett

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More ›I’ve lived in my old colonial home for a little more than a year and have renovated our outdated kitchen for nearly as long. The full renovation actually has more to go—and I have zero regrets for how we’ve paced ourselves so far. In fact, the “slow reno” mentality is one I’d recommend to any new homeowners setting their projects for this year.

Dec 3, 2024 | bobvila.com | Glenda Taylor |Kathleen Corlett

Black Friday and Cyber Monday impressed our seasoned shopping team with plenty of the lowest prices we’ve seen all year. If you somehow slept through most of the sales after your Thanksgiving feast, you’re in luck! We’re happy to report that several of our favorite Cyber Week deals for the home, workshop, and yard were extended. Free tools are still available at multiple retailers, and you can save big on Klein tools on Amazon, and this DeWalt deal is still one of the best.

Nov 26, 2024 | bobvila.com | Kathleen Corlett

Furnishing a room from scratch can be a pricy endeavor. If I'm honest, I like to scout Facebook marketplace for bigger pieces to save money, but it's difficult to manifest exactly what you're looking for-colors, dimensions, and style-all on my timeline. Luckily, end-of-season sales are helping anyone in a design dilemma stretch the budget.

Nov 25, 2024 | bobvila.com | Kathleen Corlett

Even as a smaller project, my kitchen renovation has consumed me this past year. We're chipping away at it bit by bit: paint the cabinets this month, paint the walls the next, update electrical, install a dishwasher... The list goes on. Now that my dishwasher is in, I've set my sights on updating another major appliance while retailers are running Black Friday appliance sales: the refrigerator.

Nov 25, 2024 | bobvila.com | Kathleen Corlett

After one of the driest fall seasons the majority of the country has ever seen, weather experts predict that the winter is going to be a wetter one for nothern states. And anyone who has shoveled snow knows that wet snow is heavy snow, with the potential to make the job more back-breaking. Last season was my first winter in my new home in the suburbs of New York and, remarkably, the first time in about 12 years that I had to break out a shovel.