DIY home upgrades have a way of starting with something you forgot you owned. Andy Baryer found a monitor so old it had no HDMI port. It's now a streaming TV. The garden runs on a timer. The front door has a panic button. None of it required a contractor.

 

May Long Weekend Can Wait (The Tomatoes Are Already Outside)

Andy hates watering. So he built a system that waters everything on a timer and never asks him to think about it again. His Gardena Movematic hose rewinds with a flick. And the new Zigbee switch near his front door does something worth knowing about: one button, every light in the house, all at once.

 

The Screen That Studies Your Room (And the One You Forgot in Your Attic)

Walk past the Ember Artline and you might reach out to touch it before you realize it's a TV. It studies your room, picks art to match, and disappears into the wall when you're done watching. Andy also turned a pre-HDMI attic monitor into a full streaming setup. The fix cost $40.

 

Topics: DIY home upgrades, smart home switches, art TV, garden irrigation, Amazon Ember Artline, Gardena Movematic

 

GUEST: Andy Baryer | handyandymedia.com


Originally aired on 2026-04-20

DIY home upgrades have a way of starting with something you forgot you owned. Andy Baryer found a monitor so old it had no HDMI port. It's now a streaming TV. The garden runs on a timer. The front door has a panic button. None of it required a contractor.
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May Long Weekend Can Wait (The Tomatoes Are Already Outside)
Andy hates watering. So he built a system that waters everything on a timer and never asks him to think about it again. His Gardena Movematic hose rewinds with a flick. And the new Zigbee switch near his front door does something worth knowing about: one button, every light in the house, all at once.
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The Screen That Studies Your Room (And the One You Forgot in Your Attic)
Walk past the Ember Artline and you might reach out to touch it before you realize it's a TV. It studies your room, picks art to match, and disappears into the wall when you're done watching. Andy also turned a pre-HDMI attic monitor into a full streaming setup. The fix cost $40.
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Topics: DIY home upgrades, smart home switches, art TV, garden irrigation, Amazon Ember Artline, Gardena Movematic
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GUEST: Andy Baryer | handyandymedia.com
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-20

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