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Woman dumps pieces of candle wax out of a candle jar.

How to Get Candle Wax Out of a Jar: 4 Effective Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

A soapy yellow dish sponge sits on the edge of a kitchen sink.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Sponge: 3 Ways That Really Work

By Manasa Reddigari, BobVila.com Staff

A person using a roller to touch up paint on walls.

Painting & Finishing

How to Touch Up Paint on Walls Like a Pro

By Tony Carrick

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Painting & Finishing

12 Ways You Can Change the Size and Shape of Your Room With Only Paint

A person painting a wall with paint drips on the hardwood floors underneath.

Painting & Finishing

This Is the Best Way to Get Paint Off of Hardwood Floors

By Deirdre Mundorf

Sherwin-Williams vs. Behr

Painting & Finishing

Sherwin-Williams vs. Behr: Finding the Right Paint for Every Type of Decorating Challenge

A modern kitchen with countertops at two different levels counter height and bar height.

Kitchen Remodeling

What’s the Difference Between Bar Height and Counter Height?

Red clover mite sitting walking along cement platform.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Get Rid of Clover Mites—and Why You Should Never Squish Them

By Deirdre Mundorf

Things to Keep In Your Junk Drawer

Cleaning & Organizing

15 Things Always to Keep In Your Junk Drawer

By Nicole Pyles

Tidy home art studio with canvas and easel.

Furniture & Design

How to Create a Home Art Studio on a Budget

By Kristen Mosier

Young couple paint home interior walls with roller brush while smiling.

Painting & Finishing

8 Most Common Areas in Your Home That Need Paint Touch-Ups

By Savannah Sher

Sugar on table with wooden spoon.

11 Ways That Sugar Can Help Your Home—and Your Health

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

$Paint brush laying on top of opened paint cans.$

Painting & Finishing

Acrylic vs. Latex Paint: Which Water-Based Formula Is Right for Your Project?

By Timothy Dale

Farmer pulling potato plants from ground.

Lawn Care & Gardening

15 Companion Plants for Potatoes (and 5 to Avoid) for Better Yield

A soil blocker with beet seeds and a few blocks of wet soil on a kitchen table.

Lawn Care & Gardening

What Is Soil Blocking and Is It Worth It for Home Gardeners?

The Best Paint Brands Options

Painting & Finishing

The 15 Best Paint Brands

By Mel Childs, Deirdre Mundorf

Person using tool to cut plexiglass.

Building & Installing

How to Cut Plexiglass

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Woman using green spray paint in cardboard box.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Plastic

Written by Bob Vila, By Theresa Clement, Photography by Tom Fenenga

The DeWalt Crown Stapler on a piece of wood during hands-on testing.

Hands-On Tool Review: Did the DeWalt Narrow Crown Stapler Nail It?

By Mark Clement

A set of high-end garage doors painted with the best paint for garage doors.

Painting & Finishing

The Best Paint for Garage Doors to Upgrade Your Home’s Look

By Tony Carrick

Different kinds of corroded batteries stacked on top one another.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Battery Corrosion in 4 Steps

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Eggshells sprinkled in the soil of a potted plant.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Use Eggshells for Plants (in the Garden or in Pots)

By Audrey Stallsmith

Woman wearing a flannel shirt and cleaning gloves reaching into her dishwasher to access the filter.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Dishwasher Filter

By Tony Carrick

Person holding keys stuck in door lock.

Repair & Maintenance

5 Fixes for a Stuck Key

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

A pink peony in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says plant care 101.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Grow Peonies to Achieve the Ultimate Cottage Garden at Home

By Audrey Stallsmith

A person replacing a flush valve on a leaking or running toilet.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Replace a Toilet Flush Valve Step by Step

By Timothy Dale

Succulents in glass terrarium.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Make a Terrarium in 5 Simple Steps

By Audrey Stallsmith

A DIYer using a glue gun on a piece of plywood with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.

Easy DIY Projects

How to Use a Glue Gun for Crafting and Home DIY

By Kristen Mosier

The Best Bed Bug Spray Option

The Best Bed Bug Sprays for DIY Pest Control

By Timothy Dale, Savannah Sher

Many whiteflies on the undersides of a plant's leaves.

How to Get Rid of Whiteflies on Plants

By Glenda Taylor, BobVila.com Staff

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs—and Keep Them out of Your Garden for Good

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Hands holding clear plastic bag.

20 Seriously Surprising Uses for Ziploc Bags

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

The Best Heat Press Machines Options

The Best Heat Press Machines for DIY Projects

By Debbie Wolfe

A person spraying Wet & Forget Miss Muffet's Revenge spider repellent onto a roof overhang.

The Best Spider Repellents to Keep Creepy Critters at Bay

Sunny backyard with fence and fruit trees growing.

Lawn Care & Gardening

14 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees to Jump-Start Your Edible Landscape

a stack of unused white coffee filters on a light green table.

20 Uses for Coffee Filters You Have to See to Believe

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A person using a roller brush to apply the best water-based polyurethane for floors option

Repair & Maintenance

The Best Water-Based Polyurethanes to Protect Floors Throughout Your Home

Hand turning on self-clean function on white oven.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Use the Self-Cleaning Mode on Your Oven

By Manasa Reddigari, Gretchen Heber

Metal pipe outdoors surrounded by snow, dripping with icicles.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Thaw Frozen Pipes

By Jennifer Noonan, Tony Carrick, BobVila.com Staff

JProvey-How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets

Painting & Finishing

How To: Paint Kitchen Cabinets

Water damaged walls and floors in house. Dehumidifier pointing at walls.

Repair & Maintenance

All the Signs of Water Damage Under the Floor—And Why You Need to Address Them ASAP

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Cleaning microwave smells

Cleaning & Organizing

12 Ways to Remove Odors from a Microwave

By Sarah Littleton

A DIYer using a drill/driver for a home improvement project with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.

How to Use a Drill

Dremel 4300 rotary tool on white counter with included accessories and black storage case

The Dremel 4300: A Comprehensive Review of This High Performance Rotary Tool

By Glenda Taylor

Best Step Stool Review

Get a Leg Up: A Review of the HBTower Folding Step Stool

By Glenda Taylor

Gardener using shovel.

Easy DIY Projects

20 Easy Backyard Updates You Can Do in a Day

By Marisa Villarreal

Close up of condensation on window.

Repair & Maintenance

Why There’s Condensation on Windows in Your Home—and What to Do About It

By Jason Brick, BobVila.com Staff

toilet in bathroom

Bathroom Remodeling

The Best Toilets for Today’s Home, Vetted

By Tony Carrick

Woman applies rubbing alcohol to a caulk stain on clothing.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Caulk Out of Clothes: 3 Effective Methods

By Stacey L. Nash

The 10 Best Products for Keeping Your Windows Clean

The 10 Best Products for Keeping Your Windows Clean

Woman mixes DIY toilet cleaner ingredients, including baking soda and essential oil, in glass bowl.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner

By Tony Carrick, Donna Boyle Schwartz, Steffani Cameron

Low angle of a man with tools climbing a ladder onto roof of a house.

Repair & Maintenance

16 Home Improvements and Repairs That Are Best Not to DIY

By Theresa Clement

The Best Pocket-Hole Jig Options

The Best Pocket-Hole Jigs for Woodworking, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

A Bissell Little Green portable carpet cleaner in front of a blue couch.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Use a Bissell Little Green

By Phillip Tinner

A tropical scene is depicted on a wallpaper mural behind a dining room set.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Wall Mural Even If You’re Not an Artist

By Kristen Mosier

A-paint-bucket-and-paint-brush-sit-on-craft-paper-next-to-a-freshly-painted-wall-and-baseboard.

Repair & Maintenance

Getting Ready for Houseguests: Fix the DIYs You’ve Been Meaning to Get to All Year for About $50

By Savannah Sher

Sage-green-curtains-divide-a-room-to-give-privacy-to-a-wood-and-green-bed.

Furniture & Design

11 Decorative Places to Hang Curtains Other Than Your Windows

By Rachel Brougham

Several tools and materials for removing stripped screws on a home workbench.

This Is the Best Way to Remove a Stripped Screw—Plus 11 Methods That Work in a Pinch

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila

Can of WD40 with people in background.

18 Genius WD-40 Uses You Haven’t Tried Yet—But Should

By Michael Franco

Aging hot tub sitting on stone patio in sunny backyard of a tan home.

How to Get Rid of a Hot Tub

By Deirdre Mundorf

A bunch of glue tips.

Skills & Techniques

How to Revive Dried Elmer’s, Gorilla, and Other Glue

By Deirdre Mundorf

Blue dish soap in a white toilet with the seat up.

Here’s Why I Just Poured Dish Soap Into My Toilet (Hint: It Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning)

By Jennifer Noonan

Tools With A Lifetime Warranty Options

7 Indispensable Tools With a Lifetime Warranty—and How To Get Replacements

transparent glue against black background

Easy DIY Projects

15 Types of Glue and Adhesives Every Homeowner Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, Theresa Clement