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A woman with a grey sweater uses a tall roller brush to paint an interior wall with white paint.
Painting & Finishing

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

The Best Kitchen Faucet Brands
Kitchen Remodeling

The 16 Best Kitchen Faucet Brands of 2026

By Carol Benton, Bob Beacham

Man and woman place a window air conditioning unit in a window from the inside of a home.
Building & Installing

8 Tips for Installing a Window Air Conditioning Unit

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Woman places a wine bottle trap near a basket of fruit on a kitchen countertop.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: 5 DIY Traps

By BobVila.com Staff

WD-40 Pen Review Lubricating stiff lock with WD-40 Precision Pen
Easy DIY Projects

I Won’t Go Anywhere Without This Tool

By Glenda Taylor

A boho living room scene with a basket of laundry, striped rug, dehumidifier, and couch with pillows.
Repair & Maintenance

Why is My Dehumidifier Not Working?

By Glenda Taylor

A freshly wet backyard deck has a house plant and puddles of water on it.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a Homemade Deck Cleaner That Works Like a Charm

By Glenda Taylor

A gardener harvesting chili peppers, a drought-tolerant vegetable for home gardens.
Lawn Care & Gardening

11 Drought-Tolerant Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Summer

By Lauren Landers

The Best Gas Pressure Washer Options
Tools

After 2 Weeks Washing Cars, Stripping Paint, and Cleaning Concrete, We Found the 5 Best Gas Pressure Washers

By Zach Lazzari, Bob Beacham

Deals Roundup 2/7 Option: AeroGarden Harvest
Lawn Care & Gardening

Hydroponic Gardeners, Rejoice: AeroGarden Is Back

By Katie Barton

Woman watering her front yard garden with a hose.
Lawn Care & Gardening

2025 Is Abundant With Garden Trends to Consider Before Planting This Spring

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk
Workshop

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk

By Tracy Anderson

A young woman standing in the kitchen and putting the vegetables skin to make compost for a zero waste lifestyle.
Repair & Maintenance

This Is the Biggest Problem for Most Garbage Disposals (Plus, How to Fix It Yourself)

By Sandi Schwartz

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden
Pest Control

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

By Heather Blackmore

A mother and son scraping off old wallpaper and glue off a bedroom wall.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Wallpaper Glue

By Bob Vila

Woman tapes the caulking in front of her bathroom mirror with painter's tape.
Bathroom Remodeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking the Bathroom

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

Close up of stacks of terracotta flower pots on a stone floor and wooden box.
Lawn Care & Gardening

5 Brilliant Ways to Use Terra-Cotta Pots Around the House

By Lori Lovely

Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

By Mark Wolfe

OM Scott and Sons products on garden shelf
Lawn Care & Gardening

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

By Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
Tools

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Modern, clean living room with a woman sitting in a hanging chair.
DIY

How to Hang a Chair From the Ceiling Safely

By Will Briskin

The Best Shovels Options close-up
Tools

We’ve Tested Various Shovels, See Which One is Our Absolute Favorite

By Mark Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Timothy Dale

Woman inserts a screw extractor into a drill.
Tools

How to Use a Screw Extractor

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Rolls of duct tape, duct taped items, and cleaning materials laid on a counter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lifeproof luxury vinyl plank flooring from The Home Depot installed in a laundry room or mud room.
DIY

A DIYer’s Guide to Replacing Flooring

By Timothy Dale

Mother and daughter having gardening time outside on the front yard of their suburban house in the Spring.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Permeable Hardscaping and 7 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple happy in their new kitchen as realtor gives them a tour of it.
Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen Designers Weigh In on Deep Drawers vs. Cabinets

By Sandi Schwartz

A man in a red shirt prepares wall insulation for a basement.
DIY

A Guide to Insulating Basement Walls

By Timothy Dale

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A gardener filling plant beds with soil during a winter warm up.
Lawn Care & Gardening

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

A hand wearing a yellow gardening glove uses a small shovel to sprinkle sulfur on a garden plot.
DIY

How to Lower pH in Soil 

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Teresa Odle

A broken screw on a white background.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Broken Screw

By Manasa Reddigari

A girl paints a wall with white paint hand with roller for painting close up.
Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Door Hinge Jigs
DIY

We Tested 3 Door Hinge Jigs—This One Worked Best

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Best Caulk for Baseboards Close-Up
Repair & Maintenance

These Are the Best Caulk Options for Baseboards According to Our Tests

By Bob Beacham

A paint brush, roller and bucket in front of a white garage door.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Garage Door

By Faith Towers, Bob Vila

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms
Painting & Finishing

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms

By Debra Immergut

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.
DIY

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

By Lori Lovely

The Best Drill Bit Sharpeners close-up
Tools

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
DIY

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

By Mark Wolfe

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

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
DIY

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.
DIY

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.
Tools

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.
Repurposing

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