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Woman holds swatch of pink paints in front of a field of pink flowers.
Painting & Finishing

How to Match Paint: 7 Effective Methods

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Young couple working on improving their home.
Bathroom Remodeling

Experts Predict These 5 Home Improvements Will Have the Highest ROI in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

Insects tapped on window by sticky paper.
Pest Control

Pest Predictions: 2025 Could Be a Doozy for Many Households

By Sandi Schwartz

A selection of furniture and other items at a yard sale.
Easy DIY Projects

Love Thrifting and Tag Sales? Buy These 8 Items to Resell

By Sandi Schwartz

Removing old glued down vinyls tile flooring by applying heat.
Skills & Techniques

How to Remove Vinyl Flooring

By Bob Vila

Close up of person holding an aqua toothbrush pulling chewing gum out of a beige carpet.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Gum Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Snow Blowers for Gravel Driveways Options
DIY

The Best Snow Blower for Gravel Driveways Doesn’t Have Wheels

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

How to Polish Wood Floors
Repair & Maintenance

How to Polish Wood Floors

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

By Bob Vila

The Best Dowel Jig Options
Tools

The Best Dowel Jigs for Your Workshop, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Tape Measures Options laid on a table in close-up
Tools

This Tool Is a Must-Have for Every Homeowner

By Glenda Taylor, Andreana Lefton

Kitchen with white cabinets and stainless refrigerator with wet floor.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Refrigerator Leaking Water? 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.
Lawn Care & Gardening

String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Tony Carrick

A DIYer installing drywall in a home basement with bathroom.
Building & Installing

These Are the Types of Drywall Every DIYer Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A man in a brown coat works to fix a snowblower on a snowy day.
Repair & Maintenance

Snow Blower Won’t Start? Try These Troubleshooting Tips

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Best Wire Cutters Options
Tools

This Simple Tool Is a Must-Have for Electrical Projects

By James Fitzgerald

Person chalk painting wooden chair leg with white paint, pink chair cushion and brass nail heads visible.
Painting & Finishing

How to Use Chalk Paint

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.
Tools

The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

Colorful microplastics sitting in the palm of a hand.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Reduce Microplastics in Your Home in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

An airy, modern bathroom with a very large mirror going from ceiling to the top of a modern white sink.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Wall Mirror

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila

Happy couple looking at the blueprints while renovating their house.
Bathroom Remodeling

Dream Home Remodel: Where to Start and What Can Wait

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman adds seeds to plant cells filled with soil.
DIY

8 Essential Tools and Materials for Starting Seeds Indoors

By Audrey Stallsmith

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
Cleaning & Organizing

I Hated Scrubbing My Patio Furniture Clean—Now I Don’t Need To

By Mark Wolfe

A homeowner with walking canes washing dishes at the kitchen sink.
Cleaning & Organizing

10 Easy Ways to Keep a Clean House When You Have Low Mobility

By Deirdre Mundorf

Midcentury style house in a snowstorm at dusk, with holiday lights on next door house.
DIY

9 Ways to Melt Ice Without Salt or Ice Melt

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The best roof rake option in action pulling snow off a roof.
Tools

The Best Roof Rakes to Keep Your Home Safe from Heavy Snow, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale, Zach Lazzari

Gardener pushes a lawn aerator and prepares soil for a grass turf installation.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How Much Does Lawn Aeration Cost?

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Gretchen Heber

DeWalt’s ToughSeries Jack Review Box
Tools

I Love This Dewalt Construction Jack So Much, I Bought Two

By Glenda Taylor

A DIYer painting a room green.
Painting & Finishing

19 of the Best Green Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

By Savannah Sher

How to Drain a Washing Machine
Repair & Maintenance

How to Drain a Washing Machine

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Materials used to unclog a toilet without a plunger, including a shop vac, tea kettle, dish soap, and more.
Repair & Maintenance

7 Clever Ways to Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger

By Lucy Congress

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models
Workshop

For Clean, Precise Cutting, Our Favorite Biscuit Joiner Ticks All of the Boxes

By Cathy Harms, Tony Carrick

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options
Tools

We Cleared More Than 4 Feet Of Snow Testing the Best Electric Snow Shovels and Found 9 Top Options

By Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

Multiple indoor plant fertilizer brands lined up against a green background
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Savannah Sher

Best Rolling Tool Boxes close-up
Workshop

After Testing 9 Rolling Tool Boxes, The Craftsman Offered Storage for Almost Every Tool

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Before I began a "slow reno" of my kitchen, it was all oak cabinets, buttery yellow paint, and 70s vinyl flooring
Kitchen Remodeling

Why I’m an Advocate for a “Slow Reno” (and My 1970s Kitchen Has Taken 13 Months to Update So Far)

By Kathleen Corlett

A collage of tools with a graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.
Skills & Techniques

Realize Your DIY Potential by Learning How to Use These Essential Tools in 2025

By Timothy Dale

The Best Dead Blow Hammer Options
Tools

We Researched More Than 20 Dead Blow Hammers to Find The Best One

By Bob Beacham

Best Whittling Knives close-up
Tools

After 12 Hours of Testing, We Keep Reaching For These Whittling Knives

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
Tools

Our Favorite Cordless Hammer Drill Has a Added Feature We Never Knew We Needed

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options
Workshop

The Best Stainable Wood Fillers of 2025 for Repairing Furniture, Decks, and More

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

Dremel Blueprint new releases_portable saw station_multi-tool
Tools

Dremel’s New Products Can Replace Your Portable Circular Saw Setup

By Glenda Taylor

Woman turns the hot water handle on a sink with a slow drain.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Woman in rubber gloves cleans a shower door with a sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Shower Cleaner

By Marisa Villarreal

Birdfy Bath Pro set up in yard
Lawn Care & Gardening

Birdfy and Bird Buddy Announce 4 Ingenious New Products That Take Bird-Watching to The Next Level

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Close-up of male hands cutting trunk with chainsaw
Tools

The Best Chainsaw Mills for Cutting Lumber

By Bob Beacham

Moen Arbor MotionSense close up
Kitchen Remodeling

 I Had This Simple Kitchen Upgrade For Only 6 Months—And It’s Worth Every Penny

By Paul Rankin

Woman crouches inside her bathtub behind dirty shower door, cleaning it with a squeegee.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Soap Scum From Tubs and Showers

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

A woman in a yellow shirt prunes a lemon tree with shears.
DIY

How to Prune a Lemon Tree the Right Way

By Audrey Stallsmith

Young woman blowing her nose with a tissue at home on her couch.
Cleaning & Organizing

Why Am I Suddenly Allergic to My House?

By Sandi Schwartz

A welder using a stick welder to weld a metal project in the garage.
Workshop

How to Stick Weld Like a Pro

By Tony Carrick

A built-in bookshelf displaying and storing books and decor in a dining room.
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Built-In Bookshelf Ideas for Customizable Storage and Display

By Deirdre Mundorf

Gest Rolling Toolbags Group
Tools

After Researching 20+ Rolling Tool Bags, We Tested Our Favorites and Our Top Picks is a Game Changer

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Woman plugs coffee maker into an electrical outlet in a kitchen.
Repair & Maintenance

Electrical Outlet Not Working? 8 Common Reasons Why and How to Fix Them

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Woman pulls a smoke detector off its bracket, which is positioned above a doorframe.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Smoke Detector Beeping? 

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Orange peel textured blue-and-white striped walls in an Alice in Wonderland-themed bathroom.
Painting & Finishing

How to Texture Walls 5 Different Ways

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Man putting dry firewood into brick-surrounded fireplace at home.
DIY

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for January

By Bob Vila Staff

The Best Cordless Glue Guns Options
Tools

After Hours of Crafting, We Have a Clear Favorite Cordless Glue Gun

By Michelle Larson, Carol Benton

The Best Benchtop Drill Press Option
Workshop

The Best Benchtop Drill Presses Tested in 2025

By Tom Scalisi

Diamond rink in sink next to an open sink drain.
DIY

How to Fix a Bathroom Sink Stopper

By Timothy Dale

Close up of wax paper roll.
Repurposing

6 Astonishing Uses for Wax Paper Around the House

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best LED Shop Lights Options
DIY

The Best LED Shop Lights of 2025

By Bob Beacham, Mark Wolfe