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Design

20 Types of Chairs Every DIY Home Designer Should Know

There’s a perfect chair for every taste, room, and occasion.

Large luxury kitchen with island.
Interior

29 Best Paint Colors for a Kitchen You’ll Never Want to Leave

Is an all-white kitchen your vibe, or do you prefer bold color in your cooking space? From nautical to farmhouse, Scandi to Coastal Grandmother, our experts recommend hues for every style.

Console table in a home with potted plants and a homemade macrame project hanging on the wall.
DIY

How to Macrame: 7 Key Knots to Know

DIY your own hanging plant holders, wall decorations, tote bags, and much more, starting with these basic macrame knots.

A one-piece toilet with the lid up to reveal a silver bidet spray nozzle.
Interior

How to Install a Bidet Attachment

Our step-by-step guide with photos will help you equip your toilet with a bidet attachment for an improved bathroom experience.

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Tankless Water Heater Cost - Cost Range + Average - October 2023
Interior

How Much Does a Tankless Water Heater Cost?

Tankless water heater costs depend on a home’s heating needs, but they typically range from $1,333 to $3,721, with the national average at $2,527.

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Lawn & Garden

Inch Plant Care 101: How to Grow Spiderwort Indoors

The striking variegated foliage on this indoor plant makes it stand out. Fortunately, for gardeners of almost all skill levels, inch plant care is relatively easy with these striped survivors.

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Lawn & Garden

This Is the Best Mulch for Flower Beds

Whether your goal is to enhance the soil, prevent weeds, or conserve water, you can achieve all three with the right kind of mulch.

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DIY

How to Decorate a Living Room: 22 Ideas for a Stunning Space

Given how much time you spend in your living room, you should absolutely love it. New York designers and renovators Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon explain how to personalize your space, and make it more comfortable and inviting.

Woman eating in small kitchen.
Interior

15 Kitchenette Ideas to Suit Every Style and Budget

Whether you're fitting a kitchenette into a tiny studio apartment or an open-concept living room, it should suit the larger space—and your own tastes.

Furnace Control Board Replacement Cost
Interior

How Much Does Furnace Control Board Replacement Cost?

A control board is a furnace’s central command center. Should a board fail, the average furnace control board replacement cost is $500 for parts and labor, though a typical range is $50 to $900.

A person using a push broom to distribute the best polymeric sand between cement patio pavers.
Reviews

The Best Polymeric Sand for Your Next Patio Project

Water and ice can turn your paver patio into a disaster. Lock your pavers in place with polymeric sand.

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Chimney Cap Cost - Cost Range + Average - October 2023
Interior

How Much Does a Chimney Cap Cost to Install?

Chimney caps protect a home’s chimney and keep indoor temperatures stable. A chimney cap costs between $75 and $1,000 to install, with an average cost of $300.

A person using the best vacuum for laminate floors to clean the transition between a laminate floor and an area rug.
Reviews

The Best Vacuum for Cleaning Laminate Floors Throughout Your Home

Laminate floors are economical, durable, and attractive. With the right vacuum for this particular surface, you can preserve your floor’s appearance and maintain a clean, healthy home.

Mushrooms-are-glowing-in-a-bed-of-rocks-in-front-of-greenery-in-the-dark.
Lawn & Garden

Sci-Fi in the Garden: How to Transform Your Garden to Reflect the “Hortifuturism” Trend

Turn heads and be an out-of-this-world neighbor by creating a garden with these captivating sci-fi elements.

Beautifully restored historic home from outside
Real Estate

Love That Local Landmark? 5 Reasons to Buy an Old House

Historic and vintage homes have a lot to offer potential buyers who know what to look for in their investment.

A man renovating a laundry room bathroom in an old house. He is removing the toilet. Real scenario. Photographed in North America.
Interior

Why Is There a Toilet Here?

It may seem odd to us, but there’s often a logical reason why a toilet is in a weird location.

A beige and green kitchen with upper cabinets is labeled Before.
Interior

I Swapped My Upper Kitchen Cabinets for Open Shelves—Here’s How I Feel About It Now

I hate to admit it, but my spouse was right on this one.

A skunk standing on a large, flat rock with plants in the background.
Reviews

The 7 Best Skunk Repellents, Vetted

Use these top repellents to make sure skunks don’t have an opportunity to stink up your home.

Closeup of a young woman dropping an effervescent antacid in a glass of water.
DIY

19 Surprising Alka-Seltzer Uses for the Home and Garden

This medicine cabinet staple is a treatment for far more than relieving digestive issues. Put Alka-Seltzer tablets to work cleaning stained coffee cups, dishwashers—even laundry stains!

A row of houses decorated with bright colored christmas lights.
Design

12 Pro Tips for Hanging Holiday Lights Outdoors

How many holiday lights do you need in order to illuminate your home’s exterior, and how can you hang them safely? Here’s how to put together a light display that’s the envy of the neighborhood.