In 2012, there was an estimated 284 billion dollars spent on renovations in the United States alone. One thing that is having a big impact on the home improvement market is consumer demand for products that are environmentally friendly and leave less of a carbon footprint.
However, home upgrades and repairs can be expensive. The average cost of even a minor kitchen remodel is around $19,226, but a kitchen remodel is one of the top areas that will pay you back when selling a home.

We wondered what it would be like for a young and plucky Elf to try and make it in modern day San Francisco. So, meet Chad, an ambitious Elf who moves to ‘the big city’ to seek his fortune.

For the broke and destitute to the rich and showy, for the rabbis and non touchy priests, for punks and investment bankers,  we’ll… not really for the fucking bankers.  Here is the greatest holiday gift guide you’ve seen today…maybe, or like that you’ve seen in the last 15 minutes.  We

Pancho sat down next to me at the bar, and nodded with a seriousness usually reserved for marine corp officers about to go into battle.  He raised one arm and shouted, “Bartender…you’re finest tequila please.” In reality Pancho is quite the opposite of a soldier.  His hair is long, he’s wearing a blue

Our Love Affair with Happiness Happiness. Everyone wants it, but do we know how to get it? We’re told to be positive, to change our mindset, to focus on ourselves and our inner dialogue, our reactions, our breath – to help ourselves in the pursuit of happiness. But what if how we’re

Do you remember a time when San Francisco was relatively affordable, rich with culture and community, and thriving local business? ­Neither do I. I am a “transplant”, and there’s a decent chance, you are too. The San Francisco housing crisis and being “priced out” seem to be two indicative buzzwords on a lot of people’s daily vernacular

I don’t know what it is about the holidays that turn normally mild mannered people into monsters. That makes them forget they had mothers who taught them manners and fathers who disciplined them. That brings forth an insanity that, for some reason, is reserved especially for this time of the

Rather than risking your life (yes, people have died in Black Friday shenanigans) for a less-expensive TV, take the opportunity to do something cool during this awful day. Here are 5 awesome and FREE events to do instead of joining the rat race