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For the most part, free-standing coat racks are a thing of the past. They belong to a time when closets were only dee...
Tin cans are like air—they're all around us. Most families go through several cans each week, and some even use that ...
The sun porch has one light fixture at the moment. I was considering replacing the light altogether since it is obviou...
Getting the most out of your iPad sometimes means going hands-free, but you don't need to spend another dime!
The itty bitty homes that we tend to feature on Inthralld are some of the most daring, daunting and ultimately exciting...
With imagination and elbow grease, you can transform that old door into a one-of-a-kind piece that's both useful and beautiful.
You bought a beautiful antique lamp but upon closer inspection, you notice there is damage to the sheathing, the plas...
Sometimes it’s nail holes and sometimes it’s rotten wood, but your projects will often require you to patch ...
It’s nice to be back in the swing of things. Lisa and I are adjusting nicely to life with two kids. So far so good...
Welcome feathered friends to your backyard with a birdbath that you've made on your own.
In the new year, one of my 2013 home goals is to complete projects that were started but unfinished {can we procrastina...
Lighting is a great way to add some wonderful design elements to your home without putting any more items on the floor,...
I’ve been searching local antique shops in my area for a chair for my daughter’s bedroom. I had a chair the...
This deep purple bench is made of metal. It is a garden bench that is usedoutdoors, so it took a little different prep ...
Some of you noticed the black and white horizontal wall stripes in the boys’ bedroom. Good eye! Would you believe...
Whether you've been bitten by the travel bug or merely want to give the impression of being well-traveled, maps lend ...
Hello, hello! If you happen to follow along on Instagram, you saw a little sneak peek of a creative wall covering idea ...
We reached out to Diana Auspurger, of the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals, for her tips on closet organization.
If your vanity and medicine cabinets are anything like mine, they're (1) too small, (2) too cluttered, and (3) work j...
From old textbooks to the latest printing of Harry Potter, and from VHS to DVD and now Blu-Ray, we can't stop collect...
From upcycling "junk" to laying down floor tile, Bob Vila Nation community bloggers are taking home improvement to th...
It's not difficult to add a closet, but doing so will probably be more costly than reorganizing an existing one. So e...
After packing up your holiday decorations and ringing in the New Year, it might be tempting to look at the long stret...
It's 2013, ladies and gentlemen! And though we might be having a hard time with our New Year's resolutions already, i...
When crummy weather hits, I get the itch to organize. There’s nothing worse than being cooped up in the house, let al...
They didn't offer shop class in my high school, so I came to my love of power tools and sawdust well after I graduate...
A thousand years ago, the Mayans supposedly predicted the world would end today, 12/21/12. And so we've tried to make...
The offices of BobVila. com are getting in the holiday spirit, putting together our favorite tips on decking the hall...
With a profusion of photo card deals and services that address and do the mailing for you (YES!!!), sending holiday c...
Nothing beats a fresh-cut, pine-smelling Christmas tree that's been decorated with care. . . . Unless you're an aller...
From spotlighting our favorite bloggers to compiling an almost never-ending list of DIY ornaments, from hacking new k...
Move over, pumpkin spice latte—it's peppermint mocha time. December is here, and even if you spent the last few month...
No matter the size of your kitchen, you probably wish it had more storage space. And since the choice to remodel isn'...
December is knocking on our door, promising a month with chestnuts roasting on an open fire and sleigh bells ring-a-l...
Over the past several days we've gotten our fireplaces going again, watched a little football, and scrambled to find ...
Farm tables are those warm, rustic surfaces that draw inspiration from the original harvest tables found in American ...
If you've got a piece of art or a special photo you'd like to display, but the cost of professional framing is hangin...
From doormats to bike racks, we certainly kept busy this week. We looked at the forecast of next year's remodeling tr...
The other day my roommate came home from IKEA with a pack of 100 tea lights. One hundred. To be fair, my roommate als...
From desktop globes and metal roofs to the Presidential race, we’ve covered tons of ground this week. If the election...
I tend to think of headboards as the sort of thing that only real grown-ups own. When you're a 20-something who moves...
This has been an extraordinary week marked by one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the Northeast. If you’re...
For our final stop on the Renovation Road Trip, we made the long trek from Racine, WI to Portland, OR, where we met H...
We hitched along with the Renovation Road Trip, watched pumpkins catapult into the sky, and fawned over an innovative...
On the penultimate stop of our Renovation Road Trip we met up with Sara and Shaun, the fun and funny couple behind Ru...
The third stop in our Renovation Road Trip brought us to Michigan, where we met the wonderful Kit from DIYdiva. Since...
In our second stop on the Renovation Road Trip we met up with Katy and Brandon from Turtle House in Ypsilanti, MI. Th...
From an awesome, low-stress kitchen makeover to a DIY duo's cross-country renovation road trip, we've gathered five f...
For the first stop on our renovation road trip, we were asked to help install wood paneling on the wall of a closed-i...
It turns out that sitting is bad for you. Like really, really awful. It's no surprise that a sedentary lifestyle isn'...
Over the three and a half years that we’ve been working on our house—and blogging about it at Picardy Project—we’ve b...
There's the big stuff—renovations, major appliances, new suites of furniture—any of which can make an obvious impact ...
Groucho Marx's famous quote, "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read...
Hanging a framed picture is about as DIY as many homeowners get. But although it may seem easy, hanging art properly ...
While it's not uncommon for a hallway to be the 'problem child' of a home decor scheme, most people never encounter o...
Real oenophiles are true collectors, dedicating entire rooms to storing and aging prized bottles of wine. You can sea...
See how DIYers combine, modify, and rearrange IKEA stock to create their own unique furniture pieces.
Wood. It makes up so much of our homes, from the framing to the flooring we walk on. And it appears in all kinds of f...
Looking for creative storage solutions? Here are 20 you can make yourself from recycled items.
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Having young children fills our house with a lot of noise, and a lot of laughter. They keep us so busy, it also makes...
I have a tiny, urban townhome kitchen. You can't open the refrigerator door more than 60% without banging into the ov...
Some may love their wet saws for cutting tiles, while others couldn't bear to part with their trim router or thicknes...
Her top-secret operation is transforming their house one DIY project at a time.
The house is insulated for sound control to provide a quiet environment for baby. The installation of the insulation is demonstrated along with the necessary safe...
The new windows in the baby’s nursery are highly insulated for cold and sound and have health and safety features for young children. They can be installed by do-...
Bob and Brad Brewster of Princeton Custom Cabinetry oversee the installation of the hanging cabinets in the new condo kitchen. Brewster lists the various features...
Bob and carpenter Paul Morse go over the details of the budget and discuss whether or not they'll be able to finish the project under the estimated cost.
Bob goes over the "punch list" and remarks on all the little jobs that become necessary to complete toward the end of a project.
Bob tours a home that was designed to affordable, flexible, and easy to build with a do-it-yourself, low-cost construction system.
General contractor Ron Gan builds an inexpensive do-it-yourself lighting fixture in the bathroom.
Retaining walls, foundation work, and curving stairways are faced with Cultured Stone from Owens Corning. These cast cement, pumice, and iron oxide products are m...
