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Thermometer in the snow shows low temperatures.

La Niña Winter Is Coming: 10 Products to Prepare Your Home for Extreme Weather

By Timothy Dale

Pigeons sitting in a gutter of a house.

Are Birds Hanging Out In Your Gutters? Why You Should Be More Concerned

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman relaxing on a hammock in her flower garden.

Lawn Care & Gardening

Now This Is a Landscaping Trend We Can Get On Board With

By Sandi Schwartz

A woman painting an old china cabinet from brown to white.

Easy DIY Projects

How to Avoid Kitchen Cabinet Tariffs When Renovating

By Sandi Schwartz

Lit carved pumpkins on grass

How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife

By Gretchen Heber, Manasa Reddigari

Person wearing work gloves prepares to add foam rubber insulation to window overlooking a parking lot.

Repair & Maintenance

15 Types of Weatherstripping to Help Cut Energy Costs

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Covering outdoor plants with a hoop frame and a tarp shelter.

Cleaning & Organizing

40 Tasks Homeowners Should Finish Before the First Frost

By Michelle Ullman, Caitlin Castelaz, Theresa Clement

Eyevac Prime Day Deal

Cleaning & Organizing

I Have 7 Cats—and If You’re a Pet Owner, Here’s the Prime Day Deal You Absolutely Need

By Daryna Tobey

October Prime Day Deal on Ego Self-Propelled Mower

Lawn Care & Gardening

End-of-Summer Special: EGO Self-Propelled Mower Is $185 Off for October Prime Day

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Locking Mailbox Mail Boss 7506 before front

Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Locking Box Is Nearly Indestructible

By Timothy Dale, Amber Guetebier

Milwaukee tools on major sale at Ace Hardware include a brushless drill and driver set, a hatchet pruning saw, and a leaf blower

Milwaukee’s “Better Than Prime Day” Deals Just Dropped at Ace Hardware

By Glenda Taylor

Dyson Ball Animal Vacuum on sale for Prime Day 2025

Cleaning & Organizing

Dyson’s Top Vacuum Dropped 40% for Amazon Prime Day

By Glenda Taylor

Clothes moth, sitting on a white sweater

How to Get Rid of Moths in the Home

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

How to Get Rid of Clothes Moths

Solved! What to Do When You Have Moths in the Closet

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Swiffer Sweep & Mop Deluxe on sale for Prime Day

Cleaning & Organizing

Swiffer’s Most Innovative Sweep-and-Mop Kit Is Just $15 for Prime Day

By Glenda Taylor

Free Milwaukee Tools at The Home Depot Right Now

While Amazon Has Prime Day, Home Depot Is Giving Away Free Milwaukee Tools

By Glenda Taylor

Hoto Screwdriver Prime Day 2025 Deal

HOTO’s Electric Screwdriver Kit Is Half-Off for Prime Day—Now Only $36.99

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best table saw options together next to the side of a house

We Spent 10 Hours Testing Table Saws to Find the 9 Best Picks for Your Workshop

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor, Mark Clement

A southwestern home with repainted stucco siding in a warm terra cotta color.

Painting & Finishing

What I Wish I’d Known Before Repainting My Stucco House

A group of the best portable workbenches grouped together by an RV before testing.

The Best Portable Workbench is a DIYer’s Dream Workshop Addition

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

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Tools Under $20: Amazon Prime Day Sale on DeWalt, Craftsman

By Glenda Taylor

A home basement with boxes and other disorganized items.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of the Musty Smell in Your Basement

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The seven best step stools grouped together before testing.

The Best Step Stools, Tested for Stability, Portability, and Durability

By Jasmine Harding, Glenda Taylor

A person using the best chainsaw sharpener to sharpen a chain blade during testing.

The Best Chainsaw Sharpeners, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

A hidden TV lift installed in a bedroom.

Furniture & Design

These Hidden Home Features Are Expected to Be Big This Fall

By Sandi Schwartz

Man caulking around a door.

Keep Critters From Moving In This Fall by Sealing These Areas Around Your Home ASAP

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best exterior wood stains in front of a garage door before testing.

Easy DIY Projects

We Put the Best Exterior Wood Stains Through 40 Hours of Testing to Find the Top Picks

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

Flat-screen TV on cabinet with LED light strip package, scissors, tape measure and other supplies.

How to Install LED Light Strips

By Timothy Dale

Best Squirrel Traps

The Best Squirrel Traps for Effective and Humane Pest Control

By Tony Carrick

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

The Best Hard Hat Lights, Tested

A DIYer painting exterior trim in the fall.

Easy DIY Projects

5 Home Improvements I’m Making for Under $100 This Fall

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best carpet cleaners before testing.

Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Carpet Cleaners for Busy Households, Tested

By Michelle Larson, Amber Guetebier, Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

Woman wearing safety goggles positions nail gun on door trim.

8 Types of Nail Guns and How to Use Them Safely

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

Drought-tolerant plants potted on a patio in full sun.

Lawn Care & Gardening

Forgetting to Water Is No Big Deal for These Drought-Tolerant Container Plants

By Audrey Stallsmith

Woman in rubber gloves leans over a kitchen sink full of soapy water, wondering why water does not go down drain.

Repair & Maintenance

The Dos and Don’ts of Clearing a Clogged Sink

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The Gardyn Home Kit 3.0 growing lots of leafy greens during testing.

Lawn Care & Gardening

The Gardyn System Review: Hydroponic Gardening in Just 2 Square Feet

Couple using a drill without proper PPE.

Skills & Techniques

7 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Tools, According to Pros

By Sandi Schwartz

Hands using a putty knife to spread Bondo original filler on edge of MDF panel.

Repair & Maintenance

Bondo Is a Do-It-All Repair Material—So Why Don’t All Pros Like It?

By Timothy Dale

pumpkins on pallet in front of a white home

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for October

By Bob Vila Staff

The Best New Workwear Vermont Glove Flatlander

Safety Meets Comfort: The Best New Workwear of 2025

The Best New Power Tools Craftsman V20 Brushless RP 30-degree Framing Nailer

The Best New Power Tools of 2025

By Glenda Taylor

Mullet FitsAll Hose Kit used with a sander and wet/dry vac

The New Power Tool Accessories That Impressed Us the Most in 2025

By Glenda Taylor

Pulling Makita MakTrak fully stacked

The Best New Tool Storage and Workshop Gear of 2025

By Glenda Taylor

A red case open to display the Craftsman 20-Piece Ratcheting Combination Wrench set

The Best New Hand Tools of 2025, from Wrenches to Multitools

By Glenda Taylor

Narwal Flow exiting its dock to mop tile floors

Cleaning & Organizing

The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2025

By Stephanie Cronk, Glenda Taylor

The Best DIY Essential Tools for Tool of the Year 2025 Purdy Altitude Roller Cover

For Popular Household Projects, These Are the Best New DIY Essentials of 2025

The DeWalt Metal-Cutting Circular Saw wins Tool of the Year's Cutting Edge Award for Innovation for its improvements in controlled cuts through metal surfaces

A DIY Game Changer: This New Circular Saw Redefines Metal Cutting

By Glenda Taylor

A DIYer installing closet shelves.

Easy DIY Projects

The Easiest Way to DIY Closet Shelves

By Timothy Dale

A man leans on the floor to insert a new piece of tile.

8 Types of Tiling Tools Every DIYer Should Know

By Bob Vila, Glenda Taylor, Updated by Theresa Clement

Blooming light pink roses in the foreground of a green garden.

Lawn Care & Gardening

6 Plants That Highlight the 2026 Garden Color of the Year

By Sandi Schwartz

Messy cosmetics displayed on a bathroom countertop.

Cleaning & Organizing

5 Things You Should Never Store on Your Bathroom Counter

By Sandi Schwartz

winterize lawn mower

How to Winterize Your Lawn Mower

By Bob Beacham, Updated by Tony Carrick

A woman's hands clean the surface of a granite countertop.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Seal Granite Countertops

By Steffani Cameron, Phillip Tinner, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Woman holds a handful of soil with a chafer grub in the palm of her hand.

How to Get Rid of Grubs

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Dead cockroach on floor with person's bare feet in background.

How to Get Rid of Cockroaches

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

Best Soil For Fiddle Leaf Figs Options

Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs Will Keep Your Houseplant Happy and Healthy

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Safety Glasses

The Best Safety Glasses Tested by Our Experts

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Plastic Welder Seekone Heat Gun

Our Favorite High-Performance Plastic Welder is Worth the Extra Cost

By Mike Larson, Bob Beacham, Jasmine Harding

The Best Paint Brushes for Cabinets Option

These Are the Best Paint Brushes for Cabinets to Give Your Kitchen or Bathroom an Updated Look

By Will Briskin

Person holding paint roller dripping with white paint.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Common Home Surfaces

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A person using the Best Mulching Lawn Mower to mow their lawn.

Lawn Care & Gardening

Yes, You Need a Mulching Lawn Mower for a Greener Yard—And These Are the Best

By Tony Carrick

Ants crawling around a red toothbrush on a bathroom counter.

How to Get Rid of Ants in the Bathroom

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Paul Rankin

Woman wearing cleaning gloves sprays water into sink from faucet.

Cleaning & Organizing

8 Ways to De-Stink Your Kitchen Sink

By Manasa Reddigari

A plunger and yellow rubber gloves on top of a clogged kitchen sink

How to Unclog a Sink Drain

By Tony Carrick