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Keep your home in top shape by tackling these tasks every month.

They say that first impressions are everything—and there’s no better way for your home to make a good first impression than with a fresh coat of paint. Better yet, a new paint job is a relatively quick and easy way to transform a space. If you need more proof of paint’s remarkable abilities, check out these 8 home makeovers in which paint played a starring role—then rush off to the hardware store to pick up some swatches and start planning your own home transformation.

Enhance the performance and lifespan of your dishwasher with these nine useful tips.

Sometimes organization can actually work against you. Here are nine common mistakes that turn “neat” into a problem.

Garden lime can correct soil pH while boosting vital plant nutrients. Here’s how to use it the right way.

Bring out your home’s best features—and hide its flaws—with these trendy trim colors.

Country elements and new-age amenities combine to create the rustic-chic design style known as modern farmhouse.  

Finding the right bathroom lighting can help make your morning (or anytime) routine more personal.

Keep your doors from slamming or from getting locked out with a dependable door stop.

Bored with standard-issue picture frames? With a little time and a few items you may already have on hand, you can make your own frames that will be as personal and meaningful as the memories they hold.

Spanish settlers set the standard for creating uniquely beautiful homes constructed to beat the heat. 

When a home is damaged by flood waters, it's a race against the clock to rid the space of debris and contaminated water, and restore it to rights. These products will make the job easier.

One of summer's great pleasures is lazing in a hammock, sleeping, reading, or doing nothing at all. Here are some great homemade hammock ideas for creating a beautiful, relaxing chill zone of your very own.

Step into the future with a new smart home system to control lighting, media, and security from your smartphone or smart home hub.

With this BBQ thermometer probe, monitor what’s cooking outside while you’re inside preparing other food in the kitchen or watching the big game.

Remember the folk tale (or the folk song) about the “crooked little man” and his “crooked little house”? When you travel through Vermont, he might come to mind thanks to the many crooked windows adorning area farmhouses. Turns out they’re called witch windows—but why? And why are they so common in New England?

Clear out the cobwebs in your cellar and shop-vac the floor because we’re about to drop some incredible ideas for transforming an unfinished basement into a personal, purpose-built space you'll use (and love) every day.

Prepare for dipping temperatures now to prolong the vegetable harvest, protect tender buds, and keep flowers blooming longer.

If large houseplants that require too much light and “leg-room” reduce you to tears of frustration, try little baby’s tears, which “weeps” prettily in the shade.

If you think you need tons of sun to grow beautiful flowers, think again. These plants thrive in the shade and produce loads of colorful blooms.