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11 Clever Other Uses for Plastic Wrap
DIY

11 Clever Other Uses for Plastic Wrap

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Ginger Maine Coon cat and lint roller with his fur lying on couch indoors.
Interior

How to Remove Pet Hair From Clothes, Couches, Carpets and More

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

Woman kneeling down to remove a weed from the strawberry patch. This Canon EOS-1D Mk IV image offers a very generous XL size. There are companion images:Explore this lightbox for more images around the Garden:
Lawn & Garden

The Pros and Cons of Homemade Weed Killers

By Sandi Schwartz

close up of a yellow jacket climbing an overripe plum with dried grass in the background
Lawn & Garden

This Spicy Condiment Can Keep Yellow Jacket Wasps Away

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Greenworks Pro 60V 21-Inch Battery Lawn Mower sitting on a bright green lawn
Reviews

Power Up Your Mowing Game: Greenworks Redefines the Battery Lawn Mower

By Glenda Taylor

The best air compressor for home garages option in use inflating a tire
Reviews

The Best Air Compressors for Home Garages

By Bob Beacham

A worker pouring concrete while wearing the best work boots for concrete
Reviews

The Best Work Boots for Concrete

By Bob Beacham

12 Things You Didn’t Know Duct Tape Can Do
DIY

12 Things You Didn’t Know Duct Tape Can Do

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

20 New Uses for Old Candles
DIY

20 New Uses for Old Candles

Baking soda isolated on gray background
Interior

20 Ingenious Uses for Baking Soda Around the House

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Carpenter hands at Work with Chisel and Shaver. Workshop.
DIY

15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Sawdust

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

gas vs electric dryer
Interior

Gas vs. Electric Dryer: Which Is Better?

By Glenda Taylor, By Gretchen Heber

These 17 Stone Walkways Are Simple to DIY
Exterior

These 17 Stone Walkways Are Simple to DIY

By Jennifer Noonan

16 Brilliant Lighting Ideas You Can DIY on a Dime
Interior

16 Brilliant Lighting Ideas You Can DIY on a Dime

By Ayn Monique Klahre

mother leaning out drivers side of window of red SUV looking at daughter in backseat window in desert landscape
DIY

12 Ways to Stay Cool When Your Car’s AC Gives Out

By Tom Scalisi

TRUArt Stage 1 Pyrography Pen Wood-Burning Tool Set with tips and letter stencils
Reviews

Why I Prefer the TruArt Stage 1 Pyrography Pen Over the Walnut Hollow Versa-Tool

By Mark Wolfe

Garden Tools in a Brick Toolshed
DIY

12 Types of Shovels Every Homeowner Should Know

By Timothy Dale

Person holding cockroach with blurred home in background
DIY

15 DIY Solutions for a Pest-Free Home

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A plumber has taken a toilet apart and disconnected it from the drainpipe on the bathroom. The toilet was leaking at the bottom. The toilet flange connects the toilet to the pipe in the floor.. There is a plunger and pliers on the floor. Taken with Canon 5D Mark 3.
Interior

How to Replace a Toilet Flange

By Steffani Cameron

Burned enamel kitchen pot on a blue and white tablecloth
DIY

How to Clean a Burnt Pot

By Marisa Villarreal

Modern garden lawn mower on green grass in park
DIY

How to Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades

By Bob Vila Staff, By Tony Carrick

burgundy daylilies in home garden with Plant Care 101 graphic overlay
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Daylilies

By Audrey Stallsmith

Left side: Gas stovetop with two flames lit. Right: Electric stovetop with one burner red
Interior

Gas vs. Electric Stove: Which is Better?

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Kelly Weimert

tree falls on house
Lawn & Garden

Solved! What to Do If a Tree Falls on Your House

By Glenda Taylor

Bosch StarlockPlus Oscillating Tool Review
Reviews

Bosch StarlockPlus Oscillating Tool Review: Is it Worth it?

By Glenda Taylor

mixed border in summer garden with yellow spirea japonica, pink astilbe, hydrangea. Planting together shrubs and flowers
Lawn & Garden

How to Plant a Bush or Shrub

By Emily Burns Morgan, By Bob Vila

African American boy with an afro smiling and faving fun while doing housework with him mother at home. mixed race shot of a cute child folding laundry with his mom
Interior

How to Clean a Dryer

By Marisa Villarreal, By Kelly Weimert

The Best Granite Sealer
Reviews

The Best Granite Sealers for Countertop Maintenance

By Tom Scalisi

happy father and young sons loading up trunk of open van preparing to go on vacation
DIY

13 Mistakes You Make Every Time You Leave for Vacation

By Glenda Taylor, By Eleanor Chalstrom

The Best Paint Sprayer for Cabinets Option
Reviews

The Best Paint Sprayers for Cabinets

By Tony Carrick, By Mark Wolfe

The Ortho hose end sprayer laying wood chips
Reviews

This Hose End Sprayer Promises No Mixes or Messes So We Put it to the Test!

By Glenda Taylor

View of couple from doorway working on home project
DIY

10 OSHA-Approved Safety Tips to Practice at Home

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

The Klein Tools Tradesman Pro Electrician's Tool Belt loaded with tools and sitting on the bed of a truck
Reviews

Klein Tools Tradesman Pro Electrician’s Tool Belt Review: Electrifying or a Short Circuit?

By Tom Scalisi

A person using the best asphalt driveway crack filler option to fill a crack
Reviews

Vetted: The Best Asphalt Driveway Crack Fillers

By James Fitzgerald

A person using the best sandblaster option to etch an inscription into a ceramic mug
Reviews

The Best Sandblasters

By Tony Carrick

Invasive bamboo
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Invasive Bamboo

By Audrey Stallsmith

Hand wiping a microfiber cloth over a clean headlight
DIY

How to Clean Headlights: 3 Popular Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

Hand holding green beans growing on the vine
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Green Beans

By Audrey Stallsmith

woman adjusting thermostat in home with open plan dining space in background
Interior

Your Home by the Numbers: The Temperatures, Ratios, and Levels That Every Homeowner Should Know

By Deirdre Mundorf

How to Get Rid of Termites
Interior

How to Get Rid of Termites

By Dan Casarella, By Evelyn Auer

overhead view of gardener tending to colorful circular flowerbed rain garden in bright green lawn
Lawn & Garden

How to Build a Rain Garden—and Why You Should

By Glenda Taylor

Red canna lilies in bloom in a yard or home garden. Green text in the top-left corner reads "Plant Care 101"
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Canna Lilies

By Audrey Stallsmith

The best siding nailer option in use
Reviews

The Best Siding Nailers, Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Hard Hat Light Options laid out next to each other
Reviews

The Best Hard Hat Lights, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

hand with rubber glove using a magic eraser to clean a wood look tile and grout
DIY

How to Use a Magic Eraser Around the House: 17 Smart Applications

By Deirdre Mundorf

chain link fence installed in lush green lawn
DIY

How to Install a Chain Link Fence

By Tony Carrick

Man pushing the "clean" button on coffee maker
DIY

How to Clean a Coffee Maker

By Caylin Harris, By Jennifer Noonan, By Tony Carrick

How to Get Rid of Weevils
Interior

How to Get Rid of Weevils in Your Pantry

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila Staff, By Kelly Weimert

The Best Painting Tools Options
Reviews

The Best Painting Tools

By Jasmine Harding

Woman cleaning windows
DIY

16 Tips for Your Cleanest Windows Ever

By Cody Calamaio

Grandma, daughter and granddaughter working in greenhouse
Lawn & Garden

8 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Tomatoes—and How to Fix Them

By Deirdre Mundorf

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Lawn & Garden

How to Safely Use Commercial Weed Killers

By Deirdre Mundorf

light hallway interior with white wall with trim and stylish console table next to grey chair
DIY

Peel-and-Stick Trim 101: How to Achieve a High-End Look for Less

By Savannah Sher

Woman cleaning floor after pet
DIY

10 House Hacks Every Pet Owner Needs to Know

By Jennifer Noonan, By Eleanor Chalstrom

A person touching a tear on a leather couch, likely considering using the best leather repair kit option
Reviews

The Best Leather Repair Kits

By Timothy Dale

Brass items being cleaned on wooden table
DIY

How to Clean Brass

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Kelly Weimert

Unclogged drain with running water
DIY

Safely Unclog Any Drain With These 9 Drano Alternatives

By Emily Benda Gaylord

A grandmother is making soup in her home kitchen as her two granddaughters help her make a pie during quarantine.
DIY

13 Bite-Size Projects to Rescue Your Tiny Kitchen

By Bob Vila Staff

a tiny dog sits in a modern looking dog house next to one empty dog house in a clean living room
DIY

10 Dog House Plans You Can DIY for Your Furry Best Friend

By Tony Carrick

Aerial view of person mowing lawn
Lawn & Garden

9 Tips for Maintaining a Nontraditional Lawn

By Henry J Bravo

high overhead view of young black couple painting wall with roller in new house
DIY

10 Secrets Paint Pros Won’t Tell You

By Savannah Sher

blooming white gardenias in a home garden with plant care 101 overlay graphic
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Gardenias

By Audrey Stallsmith

8 Pest-Control Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
DIY

8 Pest-Control Myths You Shouldn’t Believe

By Savannah Sher

sump pump maintenance
Interior

Sump Pump Maintenance: 6 Crucial Steps for Storm Readiness

By Deirdre Mundorf