Flawless Quarter Round: Paint First, Measure Smart

Installing Quarter Round Like You Actually Know What You’re Doing (Spoiler: You Will) Alright, folks, grab a coffee. We need to talk about quarter round. Now, before you roll your eyes and click away thinking, “Mike, I thought you talked about industry trends and market dynamics, not baseboard trim,” hear me out. Because honestly, the principles that make a massive enterprise deployment successful? They’re surprisingly similar to what makes a small home improvement project not a soul-crushing nightmare. I’ve spent eight years digging into the nitty-gritty of complex systems, optimizing workflows, and figuring out where things usually go sideways. And let me tell you, when it comes to something as deceptively simple as installing quarter round, most people get it wrong. ...

September 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · Mike Johnson

DIY's New Obsession: Tiling Floors With Loose Change?

Okay, folks, Mike Johnson here, and let me tell you, my coffee’s barely touched my lips this morning and I’m already wrestling with a truly bizarre, utterly captivating trend that’s been rattling around the internet. If you spend any time, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t these days, scrolling through Pinterest or binging home reno shows, you’ve probably seen it. I’m talking about penny floors. Yes, actual, honest-to-goodness copper pennies, painstakingly glued to your floor, then epoxied over. ...

September 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1382 words · Mike Johnson