More from Sandi Schwartz (Page 2)

An HVAC technician installing an American Standard heat pump outside of a residential home.

Why All Your Neighbors Are Talking About Heat Pumps

By Sandi Schwartz

Presented By American Standard

Pigeons sitting in a gutter of a house.

Are Birds Hanging Out In Your Gutters? Why You Should Be More Concerned

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman relaxing on a hammock in her flower garden.

Now This Is a Landscaping Trend We Can Get On Board With

By Sandi Schwartz

A woman painting an old china cabinet from brown to white.

Don’t Replace Your Cabinets This Year—Do This Instead

By Sandi Schwartz

Worried man looking at his heating bill sitting down leaning against a radiator with his hand on his head

Heating Bills Are Expected to Go Up This Winter—What You Can Do to Offset the Cost

By Sandi Schwartz

A hidden TV lift installed in a bedroom.

These Hidden Home Features Are Expected to Be Big This Fall

By Sandi Schwartz

Man caulking around a door.

Keep Critters From Moving In This Fall by Sealing These Areas Around Your Home ASAP

By Sandi Schwartz

Smiling women sitting around a fire pit outside in a backyard.

This Is the Ideal Way to Furnish Your Outdoor Space for Fall

By Sandi Schwartz

Kitchen with black and white checkerboard tile floor.

Interior Design

What’s Old Is New Again: Your Favorite Home Trends Are Actually Vintage

By Sandi Schwartz

Couple using a drill without proper PPE.

Skills & Techniques

7 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Tools, According to Pros

By Sandi Schwartz

Blooming light pink roses in the foreground of a green garden.

6 Plants That Highlight the 2026 Garden Color of the Year

By Sandi Schwartz

Messy cosmetics displayed on a bathroom countertop.

Bathroom Storage

5 Things You Should Never Store on Your Bathroom Counter

By Sandi Schwartz

Couple sitting in front of a laptop with paperwork such as receipts to file their their taxes.

Time Is Running Out to Get Tax Breaks on These Home Improvements Before the Big Beautiful Bill Takes Effect

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman waters houseplants in flower pots on the floor.

How to Curate a Living Gallery, the Latest Indoor Gardening Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside.

Skills & Techniques

I Live in Florida, and This Is What I Do to Prepare for Hurricane Season

By Sandi Schwartz

Smiling man in organized garage workshop.

Our Favorite Pro Tips for Keeping a Workshop Tidy and Organized

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman holding her head while feeling stressed from the mess in the kitchen

Cleaning & Organizing

5 Minimizing Tips Organization Pros Swear By

By Sandi Schwartz

Ants swarm over a peony bud, attracted by the sweet sticky substance it oozes.

5 Plants That Ants Love (and You Won’t Want to Plant Around Your House Perimeter)

By Sandi Schwartz

A man is opening a toolbox at his new home.

The Case for Keeping a Tool Box on Every Level of the House

By Sandi Schwartz

A happy older couple is getting ready to travel with luggage.

I Always Do These 5 Things Last Before Heading Out the Door on Vacation

By Sandi Schwartz

Landscaper cutting and installing landscape fabric

Are Weeds Growing Through Your Landscape Fabric? Don’t Do What I Did

By Sandi Schwartz

Stylish room interior with electric fireplace and beautiful decor elements.

Gas vs. Electric Fireplace: Which Is Right for Your Home?

By Sandi Schwartz, Updated by Paul Rankin

Family moving into a new house and carrying boxes and a bike off the moving truck

Skills & Techniques

5 Jobs You Won’t Regret Hiring Out If You Just Moved Into a New Home

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of hand with key with a keychain in the shape of a house.

Our Favorite Ways to Fake Being Home (and Prevent the House From Being a Target)

By Sandi Schwartz

Backyard meditation garden with a labyrinth

Lawn Care & Gardening

How I Created a Backyard Meditation Space I Never Want to Leave

By Sandi Schwartz

A DIYer painting walls in a bedroom.

Paints & Finishes

5 Easy Paint Projects That Can Change the Vibe of a Room

By Sandi Schwartz

Couple hanging a light fixture in their home.

Lighting & Electrical

Americans Are Putting Off This Home Project in 2025 (Here’s Why You Shouldn’t)

By Sandi Schwartz

King size bed with gray fabric headboard, 2 hanging pendant lights glowing, and 2 dark wood skinny nightstands

I Really Wanted a King-Size Bed, But First I Had to Solve This Dilemma

By Sandi Schwartz

Mini-split mounted on wall and a hand holding a remote adjusting temperature on mini-split unit

What Size Mini-Split Do I Need?

By Sandi Schwartz, Updated by Paul Rankin

Faceless woman pruning pink flowers from a shrub

Wait! Don’t Cut Back These Popular Landscaping Plants in the Fall

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman painting dark paint swatches on a white wall.

Paints & Finishes

Dark Interior Paint Colors Are Back—Here’s Why the Trend Is Not for Me

By Sandi Schwartz

Wooden sign that reads "Caution: Poison Ivy" with poison ivy growing in the background.

Lawn Care & Gardening

3 Things You’ll Want to Waste No Time Cleaning After a Run-In With Poison Ivy

By Sandi Schwartz

Mother and daughter cooking on an induction stove.

2 Years In, I’m Still Getting Used to My Induction Stove—Here’s What I Wish I Knew Sooner

By Sandi Schwartz

Happy young couple moving carrying yellow sofa while rearranging the room.

Interior Design

The Practical Reason Why You Should Redecorate Your Home in the Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman with white hat making herbal bouquets and wreaths

7 Herbs to Grow in Your Cut Flower Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

A family loading the dishwasher together.

The Brilliant Dishwasher Feature You Never Knew You Needed

By Sandi Schwartz

A tick crawling on a gardener's shirt.

An Expert Gardener’s Best Advice for Avoiding Ticks This Season

By Sandi Schwartz

Colorful hydrangeas blooming in a suburban yard.

Here’s Why Your Hydrangeas Didn’t Bloom This Year—and What You Can Do About It

By Sandi Schwartz

A farmhouse-style home with a propane tank outside for clean, reliable energy and backup power.

How to Be Less Dependent on the Grid and Lower Energy Bills

By Sandi Schwartz

Presented By Propane Education & Research Council

LIt candles on a windowsill at night with a city landscape in the background.

3 Things You Should Absolutely Never Put on a Windowsill in Your Home

By Sandi Schwartz

Curved sofa with neutral cushions and a brown throw blanket.

Interior Design

5 Returning 90s Home Trends That Are Anything But Cookie-Cutter

By Sandi Schwartz

House insurance paperwork and calculator on a table.

As Home Insurance Prices Surge, These Perks Can Help You Get the Most Out of Your Plan

By Sandi Schwartz

Wide view of friends enjoying party in backyard

Outdoor Living Is Hot Again: Here Are the Biggest Projects for Homeowners’ Yards This Year

By Sandi Schwartz

A smiling man looks through an open window after waking up in the morning.

Your Windows Can Make or Break Your Energy Bill This Summer—Here’s How

By Sandi Schwartz

Older couple looking at paint color wand to choose a paint color for interior walls

Paints & Finishes

These Dark Interior Colors Can Sell Your House for More Money, According to Zillow

By Sandi Schwartz

Beautifully landscaped front yard with flowers, lush grass and bushes is in foreground.

We Asked Landscaping Pros the 3 Biggest Curb Appeal Mistakes to Avoid

By Sandi Schwartz

A person shopping for energy efficient appliances and washing machines.

Energy Star Is On the Chopping Block—How You Can Still Prioritize Efficiency (and Savings) With Your Next Appliance Purchase

By Sandi Schwartz

Tan colored Craftsman Style Bungalow house

5 Craftsman-Style Curb Appeal Ideas That Aren’t Just for Bungalows

By Sandi Schwartz

Friendly neighbors talking through a fence, one is standing next to a lawnmower

The Unspoken Rules of Neighborly Yardwork Etiquette

By Sandi Schwartz

A family with three children having fun connecting with one another outside on their lawn, sitting at an outdoor table. Their solar panel array is visible on the roof of their home.

5 Questions to Ask Before Installing Solar

By Sandi Schwartz

Three types of bird feeders on a pole outdoors

12 Types of Bird Feeders Every Backyard Birder Should Know

By Sandi Schwartz

Smiling couple paints a wall green in their home.

Building & Installing

Young Homeowners Are DIY-ing More, According to a New Survey

By Sandi Schwartz

CertainTeed New-Victorian House

5 Exterior Updates You’ll Want to Steal From This Charming Neo-Victorian

By Sandi Schwartz

Mature man cleaning the patio decking with pressure washer

Deck, Patio & Porch

What to Do When Your Patio Is Overrun by Moss

By Sandi Schwartz

Smiling man cleaning his swimming pool with a skimmer in the backyard

Pools & Water Features

Keep Your Pool Water Pristine By Avoiding These 5 Mistakes

By Sandi Schwartz

Homeowners working with an HVAC technician to install a new heat pump to heat and cool their home.

Heating & Cooling

Upgrade to a Heat Pump for Year-Round Comfort—and More Efficiency Than Your Current HVAC

By Sandi Schwartz

Presented By American Standard

Woman holding and using remote control to open a garage door.

Should I Leave My Garage Door Cracked in the Summer?

By Sandi Schwartz

Hand holding a spray gun and painting a piece of wood.

Painting & Finishing

A Paint Sprayer Can Give You a Perfect Finish—Unless You Make One of These Mistakes

By Sandi Schwartz

Bed and night table in bedroom that is all green.

Interior Design

How to “Drench” a Room, One of the Hottest Design Trends This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman taking care of plants and herbs in her garden.

Ornamentals vs. Edibles—Why Not Both? How to Achieve Our Favorite Garden Design Trend in Your Yard

By Sandi Schwartz

White house with a new gray roof being installed.

3 Ways Your Roof Can Affect Your Energy Costs This Year

By Sandi Schwartz

Worker building the wooden frame of a new house.

Wood as Strong as Iron: The Latest Breakthrough in Sustainable Construction Materials

By Sandi Schwartz

Couple admiring new house under construction

Will a Brand New Home Ever Cost Less Than an Existing One? It’s Trending That Way

By Sandi Schwartz

Young woman using a saw in a garage with tools on the wall in the background.

This Is the One Place You Should Never Store Power Tool Batteries

By Sandi Schwartz

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