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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Toilet the Right Way (Yes, There’s a Right Way)

By Rachel Elmkies, By Bob Vila Staff

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Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Grow Mint (and Keep It Under Control) In Your Home Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

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Repair & Maintenance

The 30 Smartest Things You Can Do to Prepare for a Frigid Winter

By Manasa Reddigari

A person wearing work gloves while spraying the best fire extinguisher.
Tools

The 9 Best Fire Extinguishers to Keep Your Home and Family Safe

By Tom Scalisi, By Jasmine Harding

A woman inspects dirty laundry in her kitchen.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Mold Out of Clothes

By Kat Hodgins, By Bob Vila Staff

The Best Fire Escape Ladder hanging out of a window and extending several stories down.
Tools

Vetted: 10 of the Best Fire Escape Ladders for Home Safety

By Tom Scalisi

A collage of the Best Power Tool Set Options on white backgrounds.
Workshop

The Best Power Tool Sets for Your Needs and Budget, Tested

By Timothy Dale, By Mark Wolfe

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Repurposing

16 Surprising Uses for Household Items

By Deirdre Mundorf, By Amy Anderson

A-tabby-cat-is-curled-up-asleep-on-a-red-ottoman-in-front-of-a-wood-burning-stove.
Cleaning & Organizing

11 Dos and Don’ts for Cleaning a Wood Stove

By Nicole Shein

The Best Hand Trucks Options
DIY

The Best Hand Trucks to Make Moving Heavy or Awkward Loads Easier

By Bob Beacham

Older woman wiping counter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Deep Clean Your House Room by Room

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman washes her hands with foamy soap under a running faucet.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Foaming Hand Soap

By Deirdre Mundorf, By Bob Vila Staff

A person removing a 3m command strip stuck to the top of a wall inside a home.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove Command Strips—Even Tricky Broken Ones

By Deirdre Mundorf

Colorful flowers and tire pots
Repurposing

Reinventing the Wheel: 12 Smart New Uses for Old Tires

By Bob Vila Staff

Mug on books and blanket.
Repair & Maintenance

Drafty Windows? Try These 12 Solutions for Every Budget

By Tony Carrick

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Furniture & Design

7 Easy Ways to Make a Sofa Bed More Comfortable

By Deirdre Mundorf

Decorated Christmas Tree Near Fireplace at Home
Furniture & Design

How to Make a Fake Christmas Tree Look Good—For Less

By Savannah Sher

Nails vs. Screws: Which to Use in Your Project
Skills & Techniques

Nails vs. Screws: Which Fasteners Are Right for My Project?

By Andreana Lefton, By Bob Vila, By Theresa Clement

Bucket of concrete with dry cement powder.
Skills & Techniques

How to Mix Concrete Properly

By Bob Vila, By Theresa Clement

Electrical socket components.
DIY

10 Pro Tips to Navigate Electrical Projects without the Shocking Results

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Woman lighting candle at wooden table in living room.
Skills & Techniques

5 Tricks to Fix a Broken Candle Wick

By Savannah Sher

Hallway Of Home Decorated For Christmas Viewed Towards Open Front Door
Repurposing

11 Ways to Repurpose Christmas Decor at the Holidays and Beyond

By Savannah Sher

Two raccoons sit on top of a roof.
Pest Control

Not-So-Subtle Signs Raccoons Live In Your Attic—And What to Do About Them

By Dan Casarella, By Evelyn Auer

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Crayon Off Walls: 4 Surefire Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

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Lawn Care & Gardening

9 Ways to Keep Backyard Birds Healthy and Well Fed This Winter

By Jennifer Noonan, By Michelle Ullman

December BV Readers' Projects
DIY

These Were the Most Popular Home Improvement Projects of 2023, According to BobVila.com Readers

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Many lit canldes on a table in a dim room, casting a golden glow.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Candle Wax From Just About Any Surface

By Manasa Reddigari

A close up of a hand fixing a breaker box.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Circuit Breaker Tripping? 4 Potential Problems and Solutions

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila, By Evelyn Auer

Bob Vila in a plaid shirt uses a screwdriver to work on a wooden bench.
DIY

11 Home Improvement Things That Have Changed Since Bob Vila’s First Episode of This Old House

By Theresa Clement

The Best Lawn and Garden Products
Lawn Care & Gardening

The 12 Best Lawn & Garden Products of 2023, According to Our Tests

By Beth Cranston

Couple painting wall.
DIY

DIY Project Planner: The Best Home Tasks to Conquer Each Month

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

A person hand-washing a pink sweater in a white basin full of soapy water.
DIY

How to Strip Laundry the Right Way

By Kat Hodgins

A group of the best winter work gloves on a picnic table before testing.
Tools

The Best Winter Work Gloves, According to Testing

By Tom Scalisi

Person holding empty cardboard box.
Repurposing

Online Shoppers: Here’s What to Do With All Those Cardboard Boxes

By Bob Vila Staff

ways to warm cold basement
DIY

10 Ways to Warm Up a Cold Basement

By Savannah Sher

Woman pruning rose bush.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Prune Roses of All Types

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Get Rid of Mealybugs
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Mealybugs on Indoor and Outdoor Plants

By Katelin Hill, By Gretchen Heber

Person turning screw on Adirondack chair arm rest
Building & Installing

13 Adirondack Chair Plans You Can Download and DIY This Weekend

By Deirdre Mundorf

Snow-covers-the-ground-around-a-swimming-pool-and-a-sign-with-pool-hours-is-topped-with-snow.
Repair & Maintenance

6 Pool Care Tips for Winter Snow and Ice

By Deirdre Mundorf

Finished Adirondack chair in a home backyard with a graphic overlay that says downloadable project plans.
Furniture & Design

How to Build a Classic Adirondack Chair

By Matt Boley

Close view of tray of homemade chocolate cupcakes topped with piped chocolate icing frosting and coconut covered truffles in purple silicone cake cases.
Repurposing

14 Surprising Ways to Use Silicone Baking Cups to Make Life Easier and More Organized

By Kristen Mosier

Dryer Won’t Start
Repair & Maintenance

My Dryer Won’t Start—What’s the Problem, and How Do I Fix It?

By Brie Greenhalgh, By Evelyn Auer

Wood Composite Deck
DIY

6 Wood Substitutes and When to Use Them

By Theresa Clement

Woman hanging wallpaper.
Skills & Techniques

How to Measure for Wallpaper in 6 Quick Steps

By Emily Benda Gaylord

Man holding open beer bottle.
Skills & Techniques

How to Open a Bottle Without a Bottle Opener: 10 Easy Methods

By Tom Scalisi

A front view shot of male uni student friends standing in their kitchen, they are wearing casual clothing and preparing a meal together. One man is stirring pasta in a cooking pan as they add the sauce.
Repurposing

17 Creative Ways to Reuse Grocery Store Glass Jars Around the House

By Kristen Mosier

Two people sharing tools.
Tools

Tool-For-All: How to Host a Neighborhood Tool Share

By Rachel Brougham

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Bathroom Remodeling

The Best Tub Refinishing Kits, Vetted

By Tony Carrick

Tordon Herbicide
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Stump Killers

By Glenda Taylor

How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Wood Chipper
Tools

How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Wood Chipper?

By Katie Flannery

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DIY

How to Secure Windows Without Bars in 9 Easy Steps

By Meghan Wentland

Garbage disposal installed under sink.
Building & Installing

How to Install a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick

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DIY

20 Things You Should Stop Wasting Money On

By Teresa Odle

A light green pothos plant on a window sill with long vines.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Propagate Pothos Plants: 3 Foolproof Methods, According to Experts

By Audrey Stallsmith

A woman's hand places a cell phone in a small cardboard box full of electronics for donation.
Repurposing

What to Do With Old Cell Phones (Because You Can’t Throw Them Away)

By Deirdre Mundorf

Ikea boxes on top of car.
DIY

7 IKEA Shopping Secrets Only the Allen Wrench Pros Know

By Deirdre Mundorf

Open Shelving Kitchen - Modern Style
Kitchen Remodeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Updating Your Kitchen With Open Shelving

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila Staff

A female hand in yellow rubber gloves wipes a modern white kitchen wall with a microfiber cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Reasons Why You Should Clean Your Walls More Often—and How to Do it Properly

By Deirdre Mundorf

White built-in bookcase.
Building & Installing

12 Bookshelf Plans You Can Build in a Weekend

By Jasmine Harding

Man holding a string of Christmas lights with a Christmas tree in the background.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix Christmas Lights: Troubleshooting, Repair, and Maintenance

By Tom Scalisi, By Bob Vila Staff

Retailers You Never Knew Will Recycle Your Old Stuff
Repurposing

13 Retailers You Never Knew Would Recycle Your Old Stuff

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila Staff

A natural gas meter on the exterior of a home with grey siding.
Building & Installing

How to Turn Off the Gas to Your House

By Timothy Dale, By Theresa Clement

A young couple putting recyclables into a home recycling bin.
Cleaning & Organizing

I Started Recycling in 2023—Here’s Why It’s Not What I Expected

By Jenny Stanley

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Easy DIY Projects

Standard Door Size 101: Important Measurements All Homeowners Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila, By Tom Scalisi