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The Happy Home

An inspirational home improvement blog for building and maintaining a lovely dwelling.

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7 Uses for Reclaimed Wood

Joe LeVecchi, March 26
Reclaimed wood features a weathered, natural appearance and a luxurious patina that modern finishing techniques aren'tfalse

Enhanced Equipment: Essential Items For Your DIY Toolkit

Joe LeVecchi, March 14
No matter how innovative your ideas or careful your workmanship, no home improvement project can succeed without thefalse

The Shades of Winter: 6 Color Schemes For Your Home

Joe LeVecchi, January 3
Winters in Northern Virginia can be brutally coldand depressingly gray. One creative way to fight the blues whilefalse

Protect Your Deck: 6 Winter Tips

Joe LeVecchi, December 15
The Greater Washington winter months can be brutally cold. During the winter, your home's exterior, including yourfalse

3 Reasons For A Chimney Cap Installation

Joe LeVecchi, November 4
More than just the aesthetic value of chimneys with their neat masonry and a wholesome all-American home look and feelfalse

How To Install Sod

Joe LeVecchi, September 27
If your lawn needs some work and you’re thinking of filling the patchy areas with nice green and healthy grass, you canfalse

How To Test Your Gutters For Leaks

Joe LeVecchi, August 15
Gutters serve an incredibly important function on any home. Specifically, gutters work to safely direct rain water awayfalse

4 Helpful Tips For Repairing Your Skylight

Joe LeVecchi, March 6
Skylight installation is a wonderful way to let natural light into your home and create a refreshing look for your homefalse

How To Protect Your Roof From Ice Dams

Joe LeVecchi, February 16
Well that was a heck of a winter storm! Now that you're in recovery mode from "Jonas" (who pummeled us so unforgivinglyfalse

How To Keep Your Pipes From Freezing This Winter

Joe LeVecchi, February 7
Frozen pipes are something every home owner wants to avoid if at all possible. When water in a pipe freezes, it canfalse