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Smiling couple paints a wall green in their home.
DIY

Young Homeowners Are DIY-ing More, According to a New Survey

By Sandi Schwartz

Bed and night table in bedroom that is all green.
Design

How to “Drench” a Room, One of the Hottest Design Trends This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

A DIYer using an angle grinder to cut metal in her home workshop.
DIY

How to Use an Angle Grinder Properly

By Timothy Dale

Plumber glues plastic drainage PVC pipes system new house construction
DIY

How to Glue PVC Pipe

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila

A man wearing personal protective equipment uses a table saw in his home workshop.
DIY

How Not to Die When You DIY: Important Power Tool Safety Advice for Homeowners

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

String light bulbs at night
Exterior

How to Hang Outdoor String Lights

By Savannah Sher, By Tony Carrick, Updated by Daryna Tobey

A young boy showing to his grandfather how to set up home air purifier, using smartphone.
DIY

How to Test Air Quality in Your Home

By Stacey L. Nash

Person uses needle-nose pliers to remove faucet cartridge from kitchen faucet.
Interior

How to Fix a Leaky Faucet

By Timothy Dale, By Michael Franco

Person wearing brown jacket holding a pencil uses a tape measure to measure a board.
DIY

How to Use a Tape Measure

By Timothy Dale

A broken window and decayed wall.
DIY

How to Fix a Crack in Glass

By Michelle Ullman

Closeup of grout float pressing grout between tiles, with a container of grout in the background.
DIY

How to Grout Tile on Floors and Walls

By Kit Stansley, By Gretchen Heber

Woman nails the front of a birdhouse onto the rest of the structure.
DIY

How to Build a Birdhouse

By Chris Gardner, By Tom Scalisi

Man with green baseball cap varnishes a plank of wood.
DIY

How to Varnish Wood Furniture and Flooring

By Joe Provey

Grill on the garden, close-up.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, By Tom Scalisi

A woman uses a computer while sitting in her home that is mid-renovation.
DIY

I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened

By Theresa Clement

How To Start a Fire in a Fire Pit
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Older woman taking pictures of the outside of her house on a smartphone.
Real Estate

Ready to Sell Your House? Learn How to Take Pro-Quality Real Estate Photos Yourself

By Sandi Schwartz

Light-colored beige decor and light floors in transitional living room with beige couch.
Interior

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
DIY

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

By Bob Vila

Rolls of duct tape, duct taped items, and cleaning materials laid on a counter.
DIY

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin