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The Best Table Saw Accessories Options
Power Tools

The Best Table Saw Accessories for Your Workshop

If you want to customize your table saw, the best table saw accessories can improve its safety, accuracy, and capability.

Hand use remote controller for closing and opening garage door
Garages

6 Things to Know About Garage Door Opener Installation

Garage door opener installation can seem like a complex task, but with these tips and guides, you might be able to handle the job on your own.

boil water advisory
Home Safety

Boil Water Advisory 101: How to Safely Sanitize Water at Home During an Emergency

Whether it’s due to contamination or natural disaster, our water supply is sometimes declared unsafe to drink. Knowing how to sanitize water in an emergency prevents illness and provides peace of mind until the water advisory is lifted.

13 Ideas for a Vegetable Garden With Serious Curb Appeal
Curb Appeal

13 Ideas for a Vegetable Garden With Serious Curb Appeal

Let vegetables, fruit, and herbs take center stage by planting them in your front yard.

Best Lawn Ornaments
Reviews

The Best Lawn Ornaments

Accentuate the landscape, add a decorative touch, or emphasize a home’s best exterior features with any of a variety of lawn ornaments.

how-to-grow-grapes
Gardening

How To: Grow Grapes

Grow juicy and refreshing grapes for snacking, juicing, or wine-making. Trailing grapevines are a pretty and versatile addition to your home garden—all you need is a sunny space and a support for the vines.

11 Plants You Should Never Start Indoors
Gardening

11 Plants You Should Never Start Indoors

Save room under your grow lights for plants that need a head start. These veggie, herb, and flower seeds do much better when they’re sown outdoors.

8 Important Things Your Garden is Trying to Tell You
Gardening

8 Important Things Your Garden is Trying to Tell You

If your flower and vegetable beds appear as blighted as the Garden of Eden after the serpent slithered through, perhaps those plots are trying to send you an urgent SOS!

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Wildlife

Why You Should Take Down Your Backyard Bird Feeder—at Least for Now

Salmonella infection has hit songbirds hard in 2021. Stop the spread, and protect your feathered friends by (temporarily) putting away your bird feeder.

How To: Fold Shirts to Save the Most Space
Storage

How To: Fold Shirts to Save the Most Space

Keep your shirts organized and wrinkle-free with this easy folding method.

10 Pro Tips for an Easier Demo Day
DIY

10 Pro Tips for an Easier Demo Day

Demolition isn’t easy work, but with prior planning it can go smoothly. Here’s how to prepare yourself for potential demo-day challenges during your DIY renovation

How to Make and Use Homemade Deer Repellent
Garden Pests

How To: Make and Use Your Own Deer Repellent

Keep pesky ruminants from treating your yard as their buffet table with this powerful yet all-natural deterrent.

10 Backyard Wood Projects for Total Beginners
Workshop

10 Backyard Wood Projects for Total Beginners

It’s amazingly gratifying to roll up your sleeves and build a piece of wooden furniture. Not only does doing it yourself save you money, it forges an emotional attachment to the piece—you’ll want to hold on to it for years to come. To allow even wary woodworkers-to-be to enjoy this connection to their creations, we've scouted out 10 simple projects that can ease any beginner into the rewards of woodcraft.

Video conferencing from his backyard
Outdoor Living

10 Tips for Creating an Outdoor Office at Home

Setting up an al fresco workspace on the deck or patio can boost productivity—and provide you with some vitamin D and fresh air in the process.

expanding foam insulation
Insulation

The Dos and Don’ts of Using Expanding Foam Insulation Around the House

One squirt and expanding foam puffs up to seal cracks, stop drafts, and deter bugs and rodents. It can be a DIYer's best friend, but only when used prudently. 

10 Times You Should Never Use a Clorox Wipe
Cleaning

10 Times You Should Never Use a Clorox Wipe

Disinfecting surfaces doesn't get any easier than using one of these convenient wipes, read this first before you get carried away and accidentally damage a surface.

ban on ornamental grasses for water conservation
Lawn Care

Could a Ban on Ornamental Grasses Aid Water Conservation?

Las Vegas hopes to become the first U.S. city to ban ornamental grass.

container garden combos for attracting pollinators
Gardening

3 Container Garden Combos for Attracting Pollinators

Would you like to help our pollinators “bee around” for many years to come? Plant a container oasis of nectar-rich flowers to help sustain them.

8 Inspiring Ideas for an Artificial Turf Landscape
Curb Appeal

8 Inspiring Ideas for an Artificial Turf Landscape

Add dimension, a pop of color, and plenty of style with a faux grass landscape. This content is paid advertising created in partnership with Artificial Turf Supply. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila.com.

How to Keep Deer Out of a Garden
Garden Pests

How To: Keep Deer Out of Your Garden

While enchanting to look at, deer are the nemesis of the home gardener. If you are wondering how to keep deer out of your garden this summer, consider one—or more—of the recommendations detailed here.