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Create a tropical atmosphere in your home with a banana plant. 

Changing your car's oil, fluids, and plugs are pretty simple tasks once you get the hang of them. Outfitting your workshop with these key tools will ensure that you're ready to tackle basic DIY automotive care.

Growing a snake plant in suitable soil results in robust growth, lustrous leaves, and richly colored foliage.

Orchids have a reputation as being hard to grow, but with the right soil mix, today’s hybrid varieties can not only grow, but thrive.

Glass tile adds an artistic quality to kitchens and bathrooms, resulting in a unique and memorable look. However, there are several important factors to bear in mind when considering this popular material. Continue ahead to learn the pros and cons.

After a shower you come out nice and clean, but you may not be able to say the same about the shower itself. Follow our tips and rid your shower of soap scum, mold, and mildew, and get it glistening clean once again.

Over the years, the term “water closet” has had many definitions, but we’ll break down what it means today.

Use these tips and ideas as you confront regional challenges and your property's topography to achieve a landscape with low-water needs and next to no maintenance requirements.

When it's time to take down the tinsel, lights, ornaments, and garlands, these DIY storage ideas will keep the holidays from taking over your home for the rest of the year.

If you’re planning to set up the ideal carpentry workshop, these are things worth splurging on.

Save valuable space in your kitchen by making the most of your pantry. Our walk-in pantry ideas can turn this space into a well-organized, beautiful, and practical room in your home.

Create the ideal custom storage solution for any room without spending a fortune.

It’s time to move on from the old and usher in the new. Few trends stand the test of time and we’re ready to leave these fads in the dust.

Follow these tips to avoid cracks, unevenness, and other undesirable outcomes, so you can install drywall like pro!

Wet messes can be intimidating, but don’t melt under pressure. This guide on how to use a shop vac for water will get you back to bone-dry in no time.

Fresh herbs have many benefits, from enhancing recipes to discouraging garden pests, but they need the right growing medium to thrive.

The cold weather may curb your enthusiasm for the outdoors, but there is still plenty of pleasure to be taken from tending the landscape, even after your favorite plants have gone dormant. These are our favorite ways to enjoy your garden in the winter.

Would you prefer your houseplants do something besides sit there and look pretty? With the right types of indoor fruit trees, the greenery in your home can produce delicious produce instead.

When the turkey grease splatters or a glass of red wine spills, spring into action with these couch-, clothes-, and carpet-saving stain-removal tips.

You don’t need to be an expert to know the basic necessities houseplants need in order to grow. But aside from sunlight, water, and good soil, houseplants love a number of things that may surprise you. Here are just a few unexpected items that can help your houseplants not just survive, but thrive.