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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

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DIY

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

By Tony Carrick

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Lawn & Garden

9 Tips for Maintaining a Nontraditional Lawn

By Henry J Bravo

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DIY

10 Secrets Paint Pros Won’t Tell You

By Savannah Sher

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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

Affresh Washing Machine Cleaner
Reviews

I Tried the Popular Affresh Tablets to Clean My Smelly Washer—Do They Really Work?

By Jasmine Harding

A traditional kitchen featuring a pantry storage shelf and maple cabinet
Interior

12 Storage Hacks for a More Organized Kitchen

By Michael Franco, By Phillip Tinner

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Interior

How to Clean a Canvas Painting Without Damaging It

By Savannah Sher

Someone removing the bar guard from the Stihl MSA electric chainsaw
Reviews

This Battery Chainsaw Beat a Dozen Competitors During Testing

By Mark Wolfe

Dishwasher Not Getting Water
DIY

Solved! Why Is My Dishwasher Not Getting Water?

By Katie Flannery

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Interior

How to Keep Wildfire Smoke Out of Your Home: 9 Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality

By Deirdre Mundorf

29 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar
Interior

29 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar

By Jennifer Noonan

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DIY

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Deck?

By Brie Greenhalgh, By Evelyn Auer

Walls and Ceiling Cracks
Interior

13 Genius Products for Fixing Walls and Ceilings Yourself

By Bob Beacham

Pantry open with two sliding barn doors
DIY

13 Pantry Door DIY Makeover Ideas Under $150

By Kristen Mosier

view over the shoulder of a young woman priming a white wall with a yellow paint roller
DIY

Solved! How Long Does Primer Take to Dry?

By Timothy Dale

Lawn Mower Keep Dying
Lawn & Garden

Solved! Why Does My Lawn Mower Keep Dying?

By Melissa Graham

Woman with mosquito bites on her legs
DIY

How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes Naturally: Our 15 Best Tips

By Bob Vila Staff, By Sandi Schwartz

Wiping away rust from a metal saucepan over a kitchen sink
DIY

5 Ways to Remove Rust From Metal Using Kitchen Ingredients

By Bob Vila

Shovel next to concrete debris
DIY

This Is How to Dispose of Concrete Properly

By Tom Scalisi

Popcorn ceiling in a house
Interior

How to Remove a Popcorn Ceiling

By Manasa Reddigari, By Tony Carrick

Couple having problems during home renovations
DIY

7 Things You Didn’t Know Can Delay Your Home Renovation

By Tom Scalisi

Person smoking inside
DIY

Solved! How to Get Smoke Smell Out of Your House

By Michelle Ullman, By Tony Carrick

painted green planter box hanging from white picket fence with bright colored flowers
DIY

17 Planter Box Plans You Can DIY This Weekend

By Lori Lovely

A person moving the Harbor Freight Fortress air compressor by using its wheels and handle
Reviews

So, How Good Is a Harbor Freight Air Compressor? We Tested It!

By Glenda Taylor

Bostitch finish nailer with case
Reviews

My Current Favorite Tool: Bostitch BTFP72156 Smart Point Finish Nailer

By Mark Wolfe

A person using the Ryobi pressure washer 2000 PSI to clean a concrete patio
Reviews

Is an Electric Pressure Washer Powerful? I Tested a Ryobi Pressure Washer to Find out!

By Glenda Taylor

Red chigger bug crawling between grass
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Your Yard

By Nicole Shein

Woman looking at temperature meter on cellphone
Interior

10 Tricks for Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Tony Carrick

hands holding kale leaf with plant care 101 graphic overlay
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Kale

By Audrey Stallsmith

young woman wearing blue apron painting a tall cabinet with a roller
DIY

The Dos and Don’ts of Painting Furniture

By Rachel Brougham

Slonik Headlamp Hard Hat Light laid out with case, charging cord, and attachments
Reviews

Lots of Light for a Low Price? Find Out How the Slonik Headlamp Hard Hat Light Fared in Our Tough Tests

By Tom Scalisi

Milwaukee Socket Set on wood workbench
Reviews

Ratchet Up Your Home Garage a Few Notches With This Milwaukee Socket Set

By Tony Carrick

Makita XML03 Brushless Cordless 18-Inch Lawn Mower sitting in grass yard
Reviews

We Tested the Makita XML03 Lawn Mower: Is This Battery Powered Mower Enough for Your Yard?

By Glenda Taylor

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Lawn & Garden

String of Pearls Care

By Audrey Stallsmith

A bird perched on the Wasserstein bird feeder camera case that's mounted to a tree
Reviews

I Made a Smart Bird Feeder for Under $100—and Can See Who Visited on Camera

By Mark Wolfe

Man wearing Carhartt cargo pants with tools in pockets
Reviews

Work Hard, Play Harder: An Honest Review of Carhartt Cargo Pants

By Glenda Taylor

hands holding harvested hops with Plant Care 101 graphic overlay
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Hops

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Automatic Plant Waterer Options
Reviews

The Best Automatic Plant Waterers for Your Container Garden

By Glenda Taylor

bright colored t-shirts hanging in rows on clotheslines with colorful clothes pins
DIY

How to Air Dry Clothes and Linens: Dos and Don’ts for Crisp, Clean Laundry

By Michelle Ullman, By Savannah Sher

Tiny White Bugs
Interior

Help! What Are These Tiny White Bugs in My House?

By Melissa Graham

How To Get Rid of Voles
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Voles Humanely in 7 Steps

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, By Bob Vila, By Evelyn Auer

Drought-Stressed Lawn
Lawn & Garden

Solved! Here’s How to Treat a Drought-Stressed Lawn

By Melissa Graham

Lawn Care Calendar
Lawn & Garden

Bob Vila’s Definitive Lawn Care Calendar

By Amber Guetebier

Best Cutting Mats
Reviews

The Best Cutting Mats, Tested and Reviewed

By Carol Benton, By Debbie Wolfe

The Best Home Tool Kit Options
Reviews

The Best Home Tool Kits, Tested and Reviewed

By Debbie Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

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Interior

Solved! This is How to Get Rid of Ants in the Kitchen Once and for All

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila, By Deirdre Mundorf

The Stihl cordless garden shears laid out next to included attachments atop the organizer case
Reviews

Is There Anything The Stihl Cordless Garden Shear Can’t Trim? I Tested It to Find Out.

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Sanders for Hardwood Floors Option in use sanding a large oblong piece of wood
Reviews

The Best Sanders for Hardwood Floors

By Bob Beacham

The Best Lawn Mowers from Home Depot Option: Cub Cadet 30-inch 10.5 HP Rear Engine Mower
Reviews

Home Depot Is One of Our Favorite Places to Buy a Mower—Here’s Why

By Tom Scalisi

Colored rope
DIY

15 Brilliant Paracord Uses for the Home and Garden

By Bob Beacham, By Tony Carrick

How to NOT Plant a Tree on Arbor Day
Lawn & Garden

You’re Probably Planting Trees Wrong—Here’s How to Do It Responsibly This Arbor Day

By Debbie Wolfe

various hammers hanging on workshop wall
DIY

25 Types of Hammers and When to Use Them

By Bob Vila, By Tom Scalisi, By Bob Vila Staff

The best attic ladder extends from an open attic door in an hallway
Reviews

The Best Attic Ladders, Reviewed

By Timothy Dale

Man holding paint roller looking at finished kitchen paint job
DIY

Painting Laminate Cabinets: How to Get Pro Results

By Manasa Reddigari, By Tony Carrick

woman in laundry room holding piece of white laundry just cleaned
Interior

How to Get Rid of Static Cling Once and for All

By Deirdre Mundorf

how to splice wires
Interior

How to Splice Wires for Home Electrical Projects

By Robert Ferguson, By Bob Vila, By Gretchen Heber

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Interior

7 Genius Ways to Disguise Your Appliances

By Kat Hodgins

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Real Estate

The Great Debate: Can You Over Improve a House?

By Jeff Vasishta

Landscaping Ideas Around Trees
Lawn & Garden

The Dos and Don’ts of Landscaping Around Trees

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe

how to apply peel and stick wallpaper living room with wallpaper
DIY

How to Install Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper Like a Pro

By Savannah Sher