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How to Stretch Carpet - Carpeted Living Room

Skills & Techniques

How to Stretch Carpet

By Timothy Dale

overhead shot of woman painting tile floor

Painting & Finishing

Thinking About Painting Your Tile Floors? Here’s What You Need to Know

By Bob Vila Staff

icicles tan house

Repair & Maintenance

How to Prevent and Remove Ice Dams

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A woman rolling out a large high-pile area rug out on the floor of her home.

Skills & Techniques

This Is the Best (and Cheapest) Way to Flatten a New Area Rug

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person painting a drawer with graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.

Furniture & Design

How to Paint Furniture Like a Pro

By Savannah Sher

Swarm of gnats.

How to Get Rid of Gnats, Indoors and Out

By Gretchen Heber

Antiquing vs. Distressing: 8 Tips on Creating the Look and Patina of a Genuine Antique

Painting & Finishing

Antiquing vs. Distressing: 8 Tips on Creating the Look and Patina of a Genuine Antique

Kitchen demolition after a burst pipe.

Repair & Maintenance

11 Ticking Time Bombs in Your House—and What to Do About Them

By Sarah Littleton

Woman Outside caulking

Repair & Maintenance

15 Problems Around the House That You Can Solve With Caulk

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman holding lit white candle in hands.

Skills & Techniques

You’re Probably Burning Candles Wrong—Here’s How to Do it Safely

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of blue striped shower curtain.

Cleaning & Organizing

The Right Way to Clean a Shower Curtain, According to Pros From Molly Maid and DeluxeMaid

By Rachel Elmkies, Tony Carrick

man measuring table with roulette, assembling desk in kitchen interior with various tools.

Easy DIY Projects

The 25 Smartest and Smallest DIYs You Can Do for Your Home

By Glenda Taylor

A person fixing a bathroom sink drain for DIY plumbing repair with graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.

Skills & Techniques

How to Be Your Own Plumber

By Timothy Dale

Woman tracing a poster board template onto a piece of foam.

Skills & Techniques

How to Cut Foam in 3 Easy Steps

A person using a spider killer spray on a spider

The Best Spider Killers for Stubborn Pests

Preparing to change a drill bit on an impact driver.

How to Change a Drill Bit

Paint stripping DIY

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Wood

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

A person using a self-serve car wash to wash a car in winter.

Cleaning & Organizing

How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person shoveling dirt

19 Fall Gardening Practices That Will Protect and Enrich Your Soil in Winter

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

Uncooked white rice

17 Things You Can Do with Rice Other Than Eating It

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila Staff

gardener in vest and cap holding the branch of a tree while inspecting it

7 Signs Your Tree is Dying—and How to Save It

By Debbie Wolfe

Bat house hanging on a tall tree

7 Bat House Plans for DIY Mosquito Control

closeup of colorful painted birdhouses

12 Birdhouse Plans for Building Homes for Your Feathered Friends

By Savannah Sher

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig Review

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig 320 Review: Does it Work?

useful power drill attachments - man drilling into brick wall

The 15 Most Useful Power Drill Attachments

By Jennifer Noonan, Theresa Clement

14 things you didn't know you can clean in your washing machine father and son doing laundry together

14 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Clean in Your Washing Machine

By Jennifer Noonan, Savannah Sher

5 Things to Do With Weeds After You Pull Them

5 Things to Do With Weeds After You Pull Them

The Best Log Splitter trailer in use splitting firewood with a large stack of split wood in the background.

The Best Log Splitters for Cutting Firewood

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Woman holding salt shaker in left hand and pointing to it with her right index finger.

Why You Should Sprinkle Salt Onto Your Cutting Board—and Into Your Coffee

By Michael Franco

Woman wearing protective eyewear cleaning dirty ceiling fan with microfiber cloth.

Cleaning & Organizing

7 Simple Steps That Make Cleaning Ceiling Fans a Breeze

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Theresa Clement

Woman scrubbing the inside of a toilet with a pumice stone.

Cleaning & Organizing

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

By Rachel Elmkies, Bob Vila Staff

Hands holding a bunch of mint from a home garden.

Lawn Care & Gardening

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

By Audrey Stallsmith

Man wearing buffalo check shirt carrying firewood on snowy day.

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.

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

By Tom Scalisi, Jasmine Harding

A woman inspects dirty laundry in her kitchen.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Mold Out of Clothes

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila Staff

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

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

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

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

By Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

A-collection-of-household-products-in-clear-glass-jars-sits-with-a-sponge-and-a-lemon.

16 Surprising Uses for Household Items

By Deirdre Mundorf, 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

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

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, 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

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

A-guest-room-in-beige-and-blue-decor-has-a-sofa-with-a-guest-sleeper-on-one-end.

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, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Bucket of concrete with dry cement powder.

Skills & Techniques

How to Mix Concrete Properly

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Electrical socket components.

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

11 Ways to Repurpose Christmas Decor at the Holidays and Beyond

By Savannah Sher

Two raccoons sit on top of a roof.

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

By Dan Casarella, Evelyn Auer

Little boy with brown hair and navy blue shirt colors white wall with crayon.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Crayon Off Walls: 4 Surefire Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

December BV Readers' Projects

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, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

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

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 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.

How to Strip Laundry the Right Way

Person holding empty cardboard box.

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

By Bob Vila Staff

ways to warm cold basement

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