Over the past 25 years, Murray Anderson has tackled practically every home improvement project imaginable. An avid DIYer, he has upgraded, remodeled, and refurbished his homes all on his own. Now he has turned his focus to sharing that expertise with his DoItYourself.com readers.
In addition to his home improvement articles, Murray's published work includes articles on personal finance, computer maintenance, and small business strategy. His work has appeared in numerous online and print publications in both the United States and Canada, among them, The Consumer Economist, The Almanac for Farmers and City Folk, Garden and Hearth, and The Dollar Stretcher.
Murray's been married for over 30 years, and he and his wife have two children.
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Building Your Home Hand Tool KitIf you've just moved into your first house or just moved out on your own, you're going to...
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The Pocket Door Makes a ComebackPractical and easy to use - pocket doors are making a comeback...
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Fall Accents for the HomeAs the summer fades, add a touch of autumn to your home...
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Halloween Pumpkins Don't Need to be ScaryHow to create Halloween Jack-o-lanterns that won't scare the kids away...
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Winterizing Your LawnBefore saying "enough" to summer mowing, here are 4 winterizing steps for your lawn....
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Growing Winter VegetablesMake your garden fruitful, even in winter, with some winter gardening tips....
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Organic Gardening Grow Your Own Herbs
Ask any cook worth their salt and they’ll tell you herbs are a must for flavorful cooking...
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Creating a Bedroom Retreat
These days, it seems like everyone’s rushing to meet deadlines or be someplace at a speci...
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Designing Your Own Headboards
Looking for a way to give your bedroom some more style and elegance but can't afford to buy a b...
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Arranging your Furniture Effectively
Effectively positioning or laying out the furniture in your living room is more of an art than...
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Designing Your Mud Room
Originally a small room off the side or back entrance of a home where people took off their &qu...
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So, What's a Mud Room?
No it's not a room made from mud or adobe but until 25 or 30 years ago unless you lived on...
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Planning and Preparing for your Concrete Patio
A concrete patio isn’t something that can be easily removed or replaced so if you’...
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Choosing Quality Paint
Simplistically, premium quality paint saves you work and money. If you only need to paint you...
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Faux Finishing - Color Washing
Color washing is a popular faux painting technique that can make a remarkable change to a room'...
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Faux Finishing - Lime Washing
The attraction of faux finishing is that you can use ordinary paints in combination with glaze...
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Installing Wallpaper
Installing or hanging wallpaper so your finished project ends up with a professional look is a...
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All About Venetian Blinds
You're just moving into a new house, and you need to do something to cover those windows. Or, m...
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Shutter Installation for Interior Windows
Window shutter installation has been a way of ensuring privacy and controlling light while addi...
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Fixing your Gas Stove
Gas stoves aren't magic and in most cases when something goes wrong with your gas stove, f...
