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Watching your spending this holiday season? Decorate affordably by creating festive DIY masterpieces out of secondhand Christmas decorations or other thrift store items.

These two inexpensive household mainstays can each conquer stains, grease, and odors. When used together, however, their chemical reaction packs a cleaning punch that costs pennies—and doesn't harm the environment.

Save space and time when combining two of the most important areas of the home into one practical room.

Even if you aren’t big on gardening, you can grow nutritious little microgreens. After all, they are supposed to be crowded and leggy!

Often referred to interchangeably, plant food and fertilizer both feed plants but have very different sources.

Whether you’re moving the dryer to a new spot in the house or installing one for the first time, the right pro can have a dryer vent functioning in just a few hours. Here’s who installs dryer vents.

Installing a dishwasher might seem simple, but it can be a deceptively tricky task. Here’s everything you need to know about who installs dishwashers and how to hire a pro for the job.

Furnace blower motors send warm air throughout a home. If one needs to be replaced, furnace blower motor replacement cost ranges from $250 to $900, or $515 on average.

A good vacuum is an essential tool for keeping your home dust- and dirt-free.

Try your hand at one of these plants—from popular to obscure—that love to live in water.

Learn more about how cisterns collect water and ways the collected water can be used around the home and garden.

An energy-efficient wood stove can create a cozy and welcoming atmosphere in a home. Wood stove installation cost ranges from $325 to $4,000.

The cooking and cleaning gadgets that keep our busy lives on track need upkeep, too. Learn the best ways to degrease, deodorize, and degunk our kitchen and laundry room workhorses.

A cracked, scratched, or chipped glass stove top likely needs to be replaced. The cost to replace a glass stove top ranges from $150 to $800.

Floors that sag or dip often require repair and can cost homeowners between $300 and $6,500, depending on the severity and root cause.

If you want to guarantee an attractive, durable finish on floors and furniture, you need to know how long polyurethane takes to dry properly.

A geothermal heat pump costs an average of $12,708 to install. The typical range is $2,199 to $21,480, with the final cost dependent on system type and house size.

Get the dirt on whether it's a good idea to reuse the existing soil in your pots.

Both sellers and prospective buyers benefit from knowing just how long the average home inspection can take.

A traditional Christmas tree is only one way to decorate for the holidays. Consider one of these less familiar options to bring the Christmas spirit to your home in a new way this season.