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An old lithium-ion battery from a power tool.

The One Drawback of Lithium-Ion Batteries Just Became Nonexistent, Thanks to This New Technology

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of stacks of terracotta flower pots on a stone floor and wooden box.

5 Brilliant Ways to Use Terra-Cotta Pots Around the House

A homeowner dressed in winter clothes holding a shovel to clear a driveway of ice and snow.

There’s a Shortage of Ice Melt Right Now—What You Can Do to Keep Your Outdoor Surfaces Safe

By Sandi Schwartz

A selection of furniture and other items at a yard sale.

Love Thrifting and Tag Sales? Buy These 8 Items to Resell

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of wax paper roll.

6 Astonishing Uses for Wax Paper Around the House

By Sandi Schwartz

Happy couple packing boxes that say donate, sell, or recycle.

Think Twice Before Bringing These Items Into Your Home—They’re a Hassle to Get Rid Of

By Sandi Schwartz

Two cheerful young sisters hanging Christmas ornaments on the Christmas tree at home.

Would You Rent a Christmas Tree? Why Some Folks Don’t Hold Onto Their Holiday Decorations

By Sandi Schwartz

A couple online shopping secondhand marketplaces for home goods and holiday gifts.

3 Reasons to Shop Secondhand Marketplaces This Holiday Season and Beyond

By Sandi Schwartz

Front view of glass jar full of cotton swabs on a wooden background

14 Ways You Never Thought to Use Q-Tips

By Glenda Taylor

A woman is carrying boxes with personal belongings in a cluttered living room.

50 Ways to Repurpose Your Clutter

By Deirdre Mundorf

Black zip ties on a pink table.

Yes, It’s Possible to Undo a Zip Tie—Here’s How

By Deirdre Mundorf

22 Unique Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays

22 Unique Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays

By Debra Immergut, Kat Hodgins

Old red gasoline container with lawnmower in background.

How to Dispose of Old Gasoline the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Sugar on table with wooden spoon.

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

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

Hands holding clear plastic bag.

20 Seriously Surprising Uses for Ziploc Bags

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

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

Can of WD40 with people in background.

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

By Michael Franco

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

Woman holding salt shaker in left hand and pointing to it with her right index finger.

Why You Should Sprinkle Salt Onto Your Cutting Board—and Into Your Coffee

By Michael Franco

A-collection-of-household-products-in-clear-glass-jars-sits-with-a-sponge-and-a-lemon.

16 Surprising Uses for Household Items

By Deirdre Mundorf, Amy Anderson