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

How to Grow Canna Lilies

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

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

By Deirdre Mundorf

chain link fence installed in lush green lawn

How to Install a Chain Link Fence

By Tony Carrick

Man pushing the "clean" button on coffee maker

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Coffee Maker

By Caylin Harris, By Jennifer Noonan, By Tony Carrick

The Best Painting Tools Options

The Best Painting Tools

By Jasmine Harding

Woman cleaning windows

16 Tips for Your Cleanest Windows Ever

By Cody Calamaio

Grandma, daughter and granddaughter working in greenhouse

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

By Deirdre Mundorf

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How to Safely Use Commercial Weed Killers

By Deirdre Mundorf

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

By Savannah Sher

Woman cleaning floor after pet

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

Repair & Maintenance

The Best Leather Repair Kits

By Timothy Dale

Brass items being cleaned on wooden table

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Brass

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Kelly Weimert

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

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

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

By Tony Carrick

Aerial view of person mowing lawn

9 Tips for Maintaining a Nontraditional Lawn

By Henry J Bravo

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

How to Grow Gardenias

By Audrey Stallsmith

sump pump maintenance

Sump Pump Maintenance: 6 Crucial Steps for Storm Readiness

By Deirdre Mundorf

Affresh Washing Machine Cleaner

Cleaning & Organizing

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

12 Storage Hacks for a More Organized Kitchen

By Michael Franco, By Phillip Tinner

Man with beard hanging a painting on the wall at his living room

How to Clean a Canvas Painting Without Damaging It

By Savannah Sher

Someone removing the bar guard from the Stihl MSA electric chainsaw

This Battery Chainsaw Beat a Dozen Competitors During Testing

Dishwasher Not Getting Water

Repair & Maintenance

Solved! Why Is My Dishwasher Not Getting Water?

By Katie Flannery

how to keep wildfire smoke out of home

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

Cleaning & Organizing

29 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar

By Jennifer Noonan

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Building & Installing

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Deck?

By Brie Greenhalgh, By Evelyn Auer

Walls and Ceiling Cracks

Repair & Maintenance

13 Genius Products for Fixing Walls and Ceilings Yourself

Pantry open with two sliding barn doors

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

Solved! How Long Does Primer Take to Dry?

By Timothy Dale

Lawn Mower Keep Dying

Solved! Why Does My Lawn Mower Keep Dying?

By Melissa Graham

Woman with mosquito bites on her legs

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

Cleaning & Organizing

5 Ways to Remove Rust From Metal Using Kitchen Ingredients

Shovel next to concrete debris

This Is How to Dispose of Concrete Properly

Popcorn ceiling in a house

Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Popcorn Ceiling

By Manasa Reddigari, By Tony Carrick

Person smoking inside

Cleaning & Organizing

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

17 Planter Box Plans You Can DIY This Weekend

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

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

By Glenda Taylor

Bostitch finish nailer with case

My Current Favorite Tool: Bostitch BTFP72156 Smart Point Finish Nailer

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

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

By Glenda Taylor

Red chigger bug crawling between grass

How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Your Yard

By Nicole Shein

Woman looking at temperature meter on cellphone

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

How to Grow Kale

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

Furniture & Design

The Dos and Don’ts of Painting Furniture

By Rachel Brougham

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

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

Milwaukee Socket Set on wood workbench

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

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

By Glenda Taylor

string of pearls plant care 101 - how to grow string of pearls indoors

Lawn Care & Gardening

String of Pearls Care

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

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

Man wearing Carhartt cargo pants with tools in pockets

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

By Glenda Taylor

hands holding harvested hops with Plant Care 101 graphic overlay

How to Grow Hops

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

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

By Michelle Ullman, By Savannah Sher

Tiny White Bugs

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

By Melissa Graham

Ask the Team: how to get rid of voles

How to Get Rid of Voles Humanely in 7 Steps

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

Drought-Stressed Lawn

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

By Melissa Graham

Lawn Care Calendar

Bob Vila’s Definitive Lawn Care Calendar

By Amber Guetebier

Best Cutting Mats

The Best Cutting Mats, Tested and Reviewed

By Carol Benton, By Debbie Wolfe

The Best Home Tool Kit Options

The Best Home Tool Kits, Tested and Reviewed

By Debbie Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

how to get rid of ants in the kitchen ants crawling on counter

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

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

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

The Best Sanders for Hardwood Floors

How to NOT Plant a Tree on Arbor Day

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

25 Types of Hammers and When to Use Them

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

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7 Genius Ways to Disguise Your Appliances

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The Great Debate: Can You Over Improve a House?

By Jeff Vasishta

Landscaping Ideas Around Trees

The Dos and Don’ts of Landscaping Around Trees

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe