In the summer, the sun beats down directly overhead, making my kitchen too hot. I love the light my skylight brings in, and I wanted to install a shade to let it in and keep the heat out during those ...

Everyone is looking for some backyard shade these days, and the latest sun protection is a tensioned fabric canopy called a shade sail. Versions of these canopies originated in the 1990s in Australia ...

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