Comments on: Putting The “Men” Back In Home Improvement

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:59:58 +0000

Very well put, John! I’ve tried to be a bit more proactive with building simple things around the house and then I just relinquish those duties to my husband.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:51:37 +0000

Ha, I guess I’m the few and far between male reading this post. You’re right, home design blogs don’t really get many men like myself amped up. I think it’s that whole, “I’m gonna accomplish home improvement on the fly” mentality or guys are too busy reading over sports blogs. Whatever the case may be, I loved the list and the photos look like vintage Burt Reynolds.

By: Livy

Livy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:08:39 +0000

Great post, definitely bookmarking to show my hubby tomorrow. Coincidentally, today he was complaining about him doing all the “hard work” in MY hobby. Pshh..

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:02:35 +0000

Oh by the way, you’re giving me hope, I have three little girls and hopefully someday the fourth will be a boy!!!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:00:30 +0000

Very funny, thanks for the shout out, I’ve always enjoyed “putting things together” as you said and I am an active part in all the interior design choices in our home, it’s fun. Thanks for the laugh.
Kevin.

By: motun

motun — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:55:35 +0000

Good blog

By: G&D

G&D — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:41:06 +0000

LOL–this is hilarious! The Tom Selleck pics crack me up. Emailing this to my hubs right now. Great post, John!

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:37:44 +0000

Maybe I missed it through my first read through but you left off one of my favorite parts, the use of power tools! Until I moved down, Jenn and I would assemble her Ikea furniture manually, and anyone who has done so knows how tight some of their screws can get halfway in. Now I bust out my 18v Black and Decker Power Drill/Driver and have the screws done in a few seconds each.

Also, back from my college days, we would have a work weekend every semester where we’d clean and fix the fraternity house. Beyond just painting and mopping, we’d put up dry wall, refinish hardwood and tile floors and even rebuild the occasional bar. We also learned that instructions can be invaluable, especially when working with electricity, hence our electrical box dubbed “Hoyt Killer.” Don’t worry, he didn’t actually die; he just got a good jolt, twice.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:45:42 +0000

Dude, I hear you about the majority of females surrounding you, I had the same growing up!

don’t grow a mustache!

Cheers

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:12:29 +0000

Glad you all enjoyed the post so much. Also nice to see all those guy’s names on these comments – thanks Wes, Ethan and Gord.

And who’s to say I haven’t already grown a Selleck-inspired mustache? :)

-John