Home In Progress

Benjamin Moore Webster Green: How It Looks in Every Room

Original Air Date: October 24, 2026 Episode Number: 482 Episode Summary Three topics this week. First, Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year 2027, Webster Green HC-130, an

How to Stop Swirl Marks From a Random Orbital Sander

Original Air Date: October 17, 2026 Episode Number: 481 Episode Summary Two topics this week. First, a follow-up to last week’s interview with Jean Stoffer and Grace St

Jean Stoffer & Grace Start Interview: The Established Home, Kitchens, and Old Houses

Original Air Date: October 10, 2026 Episode Number: 480 Episode Summary Dan sits down with Jean Stoffer and her daughter Grace Start, the mother-daughter team behind Gr

The Mystery of the Kitchen Cabinets Nobody Could Reach

Original Air Date: October 1, 2026 Episode Number: 479 Episode Summary Dan opens with two questions: what's the weirdest thing in your house that you've never been able

Do You Have to Strip Old Furniture Before Refinishing It?

Original Air Date: September 26, 2026 Episode Number: 478 Episode Summary This week on Home In Progress, Dan starts with elastic waistband jeans and gets from there to

How to Paint an Ombre Wall

Original Air Date: 09/19/26 Episode Number: 477 Episode Summary This week on Home In Progress, Dan covers paint store tools you've probably walked past without a second

What Color Makes a Small Room Look Bigger?

Original Air Date: 9/12/26 Episode Number: 476 Episode SummaryThis week Dan tackles one of the most repeated pieces of color advice in home design — "dark colors recede,

Furniture Flipping for Beginners: 6 Things to Check Before You Buy

Original Air Date: 9/5/26 Episode Number: 475 Episode Summary Dan kicks off the Labor Day weekend with color capping — the emerging trend of using multiple shades from

Hoosier Cabinets: The 1900s Kitchen Storage Genius That Still Works

Original Air Date: 8/29/26 Episode Number: 474Episode SummaryDan opens with a vacation story about swimmer's itch, a chatty store clerk, and a deeply awkward attempt to w

The Craftsman Home: History, Architecture, and Color; Plus 3 Vacation Lessons That Apply to Home Projects

Original Air Date: 08-23-2025 Episode Number: 473 Episode SummaryDan opens with three lessons from the Hansen family cottage vacation -- each one stretched into home imp

Is Your Deck Safe? A Simple Inspection Guide -- Plus Basement Efflorescence and Paint Colors for West-Facing Rooms

Original Air Date: August 16, 2025 Re-Air Date: August 15, 2026 Episode Number: 471 Episode SummaryFour topics this week. Dan opens with a segment on AI, the trades, and

Old House, Real Problems: Pet Odors, Pest Damage, and Learning to Paint for the First Time

Original Air Date: 08/08/26 Episode Number: 471 Episode SummaryDan's son Caleb stopped in to pick up primer and ended up on the radio. He bought his first house -- a 190

Cleaning Moss and Lichen Off Your Roof (Without Wrecking It) -- Plus a Plain-English Guide to Urethane

Original Air Date: 8/1/2026 Episode Number: 470 Episode SummaryThree topics this week. Dan opens with a paint science segment answering a listener question about urethan

How to Paint Aluminum Siding -- Plus Removing Algae, Mold, and Mildew from Exterior Siding

Original Air Date: 07/25/26 Episode Number: 469 Episode SummaryA listener question about painting aluminum siding kicks off the show, and Dan splits the answer across tw

Points of No Return: The Exterior Surfaces You Can't Unpaint

Original Air Date: July 18, 2026 Episode Number: 468 Episode SummarySome exterior surfaces are one-way doors. You can paint them -- but once you do, something changes pe

Painting in the Heat, Dealing with Cigarette Smoke Smell, and Why the Trades Matter More Than Ever

Episode TitleOriginal Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467 Episode SummaryA full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, carpet, upholstery

The Liberty Bell, Colonial Front Doors, and the Real Story of Betsy Ross

Original Air Date: July 4, 2026 Episode Number: 466 Episode SummaryIt's the annual Home In Progress Fourth of July Extravaganza. This year Dan covers three topics connec

How to Get Smoke Smell Out of Your House -- Plus Why Your Bathroom Paint Color Is Making You Look Tired

Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan opens with a story about a flaming microwave, a snowbank, and a pair of whitey tighties -- and turns it into a genuinely

Bathroom Remodel Planning: Tub vs. Shower, Lighting, Storage, and How to Paint a Bathroom Right

Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan dedicates the whole show to bathroom remodels -- why they're trending, and how to think one through before spending anyt

The Man Who Built Fairy-Tale Houses: Earl Young and the Charlevoix Mushroom Houses

Original Air Date: June 2025 Episode Number: 463 Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan tells the story of Earl Young -- a self-taught architect from Charlevo