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Woman uses olive oil to polish a stainless steel sink.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A green and white hummingbird hovers above a bright red hummingbird feeder.

This Is the Best Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders Where You Live

The Best Drill Bit Sharpeners close-up

Our Favorite Drill Bit Sharpener Provided Near-Perfect Results in Our Tests

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

A variety of plant starts and seedings in black trays, including lettuces, broccoli and other vegetables.

Lawn Care & Gardening

I’m an Avid Gardener, and These Are My 10 Go-To Seed Companies

By Audrey Stallsmith

Rear view of a woman peeling paint from the wall.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Texture From Walls

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Ego Lawn Mower Review

I Cut My Rolling Half-Acre Lawn in Just One Charge With This Ego Mower

Person in blue sweatshirt and jeans driving one of the best riding mowers for hills and uneven yards

The Best Riding Lawn Mowers for Hills, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Mike Bruton, Tom Scalisi

The Best Peel and Stick Wallpaper Option

Furniture & Design

I Transformed My Living Space Without Picking Up a Paint Brush Thanks to This Easy-to-Use Product

By Michelle Larson, Kristen Mosier, Stacey L. Nash

Man holding a paint tray in right hand and painting the gray exterior siding of a home with a paintbrush in his left hand.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Vinyl Siding

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

We Tested 14 of the Best Grout Cleaners—See Which 7 We Recommend

Cleaning & Organizing

We Tested 14 of the Best Grout Cleaners—See Which 7 We Recommend

By Michelle Larson, Andreana Lefton, Chaunie Brusie

how to make chalk paint

How to Make Chalk Paint: 4 Super-Simple DIY Recipes

By Debbie Wolfe

How to Paint a Metal Door - Steel Entry Door Colored Yellow

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Metal Door

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

Side view of a rusted bolt and nut.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Broken Bolt

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

Person wearing garden gloves cuts thick weeds with a sickle.

Homemade Weed Killers and Preventative Treatments That Really Work

By Teresa Odle, Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The Best Soil For Strawberries Options

Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Soil for Strawberries

By Glenda Taylor

A wall of built-in stock cabinets making a custom wardrobe.

Building & Installing

The 7 Best Things You Can Build With Stock Cabinets

By Theresa Clement

Lithium-ion power tool batteries on a garage workbench.

Can You Store Power Tool Batteries in a Cold Garage?

By Sandi Schwartz

How to Refinish Patio Furniture

Furniture & Design

How to Refinish Rusty Old Patio Furniture

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A homeowner dressed in winter clothes holding a shovel to clear a driveway of ice and snow.

There’s a Shortage of Ice Melt Right Now—What You Can Do to Keep Your Outdoor Surfaces Safe

By Sandi Schwartz

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A group of the best tile cleaners group together in front of a tiled wall before testing.

Cleaning & Organizing

We Tested 10 Tile Cleaners to Find the Best One

By Debbie Wolfe, Katie Barton

The underside of a deck with a critter wall after cleaning.

Cleaning & Organizing

Have You Ever Cleaned the Underside of Your Deck?

By Theresa Clement

Person sprays de-icer onto a frosty car windshield.

Easy DIY Projects

This Cheap, Homemade De-icer Recipe Will Clear Your Frosty Windshield in Minutes

By Steffani Cameron, BobVila.com Staff

Paint tray and paint roller sitting on top of a closed toilet seat.

Bathroom Remodeling

How to Paint Behind a Toilet

By Bob Vila, Andreana Lefton

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

The Best Plugin Air Freshener Options

Cleaning & Organizing

Our Favorite Plug-in Air Freshener is Simple, Effective, and Affordable

By Savannah Sher

The Best Double-Sided Tapes for Your Projects

Easy DIY Projects

Our Favorite Double-Sided Tape Holds Up to 37.5 Pounds

By Debbie Wolfe

A woman's hand adjusting the thermostat valve on a heating radiator at home.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Noisy Radiator

By Steven Fox, Bob Vila

A group of the best wood chippers together in a yard.

Our Favorite Wood Chipper Can Handle the Toughest Branches

By Tom Scalisi, Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

A homeowner trying to fix a plumbing leak with duct tape.

Repair & Maintenance

We Asked Plumbers the 3 Biggest DIY Repair Mistakes to Avoid

By Sandi Schwartz

Ace Hardware YardRx delivery truck outside of home

Lawn Care & Gardening

Ace Is the Place—For a New Lawn Care Subscription Service

By Amber Guetebier

Dewalt Grabo Review

I Never Thought I Needed a Suction Lifter—But Once I Tried It, I Had to Grab Two

By Glenda Taylor

An empty room with painted baseboards and carpet.

Painting & Finishing

This Is the Easiest Way to Paint Baseboards With Carpet

By Timothy Dale

A person using a belt sander on a rough wood table.

Skills & Techniques

This Is Why You Need a Belt Sander in Your Home Workshop

By Timothy Dale

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A woman in a blue shirt with red hair scrubs a pink-tiled bathtub with black mold damage.

Cleaning & Organizing

Cleaning and Preventing Black Mold in the Bathroom

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Teresa Odle

DeWalt Planer with infeed and outfeed tables installed

In Just 2 Months, This Tool Has Transformed My Workshop

Tiny black bugs near a window.

What Are the Tiny Black Bugs in My House Near the Window?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Paul Rankin

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.

Skills & Techniques

How to String a Weed Eater the Right Way

By Tony Carrick

Peeling white paint on an old brick wall.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Brick

Ryobi pool vac cleaning pool floor

This Major Power Tool Brand Wants to Help You Clean Your Pool

By Stephanie Cronk

Person pulling painter's tape off white trim, with a yellow wall on one side and a mint green wall on the other.

How to Use Painter’s Tape the Right Way

By Savannah Sher

Person wearing gloves rips up vinyl flooring.

Easy DIY Projects

How to Remove Linoleum Flooring

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

Tomato Hornworm with a red flower backdrop.

How to Get Rid of Caterpillars

By Brenda Silva

Adult man removing snow from porch using shovel

Repair & Maintenance

7 Things You Should Know How to Do When Moving to a Cold State

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple cleaning windows in their home

Cleaning & Organizing

This Old School Cleaning Hack Simply Doesn’t Work Anymore

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman realtor showing a house to a couple trying to buy a new home

Building & Installing

4 Outdated Home Features That Are Easy to Fix—and 1 That’s a Major Red Flag

By Sandi Schwartz

A close-up of the best oil for snow blower being added to a snow blower

Keep Your Snow Blower Running Efficiently With These High-Quality Oil Options

By Tony Carrick

Finished concrete slabs

How to Finish Concrete

Woman wearing purple rubber gloves wipes leak from garbage disposal under the kitchen sink.

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

The girl saws off a piece of drywall with a special saw

This Tool is a Must-Have for DIY Renovation Projects

By Timothy Dale

A woman in the background as water leaks in the kitchen ceiling. Buckets and pots are on the floor to catch the flowing water, water puddling on the floor.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Find a Roof Leak

Wiping down a wooden surface to remove wood stain.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Stain From Wood

By Debbie Wolfe, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A person using a thermal camera to identify leaks under a sink.

Repair & Maintenance

7 Brilliant Uses for a Thermal Camera Around the Home and Garden

By Timothy Dale

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.

Skills & Techniques

The One Tool Every Homeowner Needs During a Big Reno

By Sandi Schwartz

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.

Repair & Maintenance

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.

Easy DIY Projects

We Asked 5 Renovation Addicts How They Would Spend a $100 Home Depot Gift Card and This Is What They Said

By Sandi Schwartz

View of modern luxury kitchen with island and stainless steel appliances.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Scratches From Stainless Steel

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

Staircase in an early 20th century Tudor home, with white risers and dark wood treads and handrail.

Easy DIY Projects

5 Ways to Fix Stairs That Squeak

By Michelle Ullman, BobVila.com Staff

Materials needed to clean a dishwasher laid out on a kitchen countertop.

How to Clean a Dishwasher

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila