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35 Ways to Decorate for Fall When You’re Sick of Pumpkins
Holidays & Celebrations

35 Ways to Decorate for Fall When You’re Sick of Pumpkins

Beautify your autumn home, with nary an orange gourd in sight.

How to Make Your Own Tabletop Fire Pit
Easy DIY Projects

DIY Lite: Set Up a S’mores Station Anywhere with This Tabletop Fire Pit

With little more than a planter, pebbles, and a fuel can, you can soon cozy up around a tiny campfire.

15 Easy DIYs for Instant Autumn Curb Appeal
Curb Appeal

15 Easy DIYs for Instant Autumn Curb Appeal

Fall decor for your yard and entryway doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg (or involve ghouls and skeletons).

Determine Your Home's Energy Efficiency with a Blower Door Test
Energy & Power

All You Need to Know About Blower Door Tests

Learn about the simple test that determines how airtight—and energy efficient—your home really is.

where to find pallets - DIY projects
Building & Installing

Quick Tip: How to Snag Shipping Pallets for Your Next Project

Shipping pallets are a highly coveted material among DIYers, but finding them can be a tricky business. Learn where to score cheap, quality pallets for your next project with these easy tips.

Tankless Hot Water Heaters: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Water Heaters

Tankless Hot Water Heaters: Should I or Shouldn’t I?

mitered corner detail
Skills & Techniques

How To: Make a Mitered Corner

How To Remove Sticker From Glass
Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Remove Stickers from Glass

Trying to get stubborn stickers, labels, and price tags off of glass is an age-old battle. Get unstuck with one of these simple solutions.

The Right Way to Fill a Nail Hole
Walls & Ceilings

The Right Way to Fill Nail Holes

With the right tool and the perfect technique, you can hide all signs of the gallery wall, coat hooks, or wall-mounted shelves that once hung in your home—and regain smooth, unblemished walls.

How to Remove Rust from Cast Iron
Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Remove Rust from Cast Iron

Whether it’s a favorite frying pan, piece of patio furniture, or even a radiator, you can bring it back from a state of oxidation with these techniques.

how to organize Christmas lights
Holidays & Celebrations

3 Fixes for Tangled Christmas Lights

Removing and storing string lights can be a messy business. Now that it's time to box up all that twinkling holiday decor, try one of these three string light organizing solutions that will protect your sanity and make sure next season shines just as brightly.

How to Kill Mold
Repair & Maintenance

How To: Kill Mold

Anywhere moisture lurks, mold may not be far behind. Patio furniture, bathroom walls, basement floors—they're all hospitable environments for invading spores. You can fight back the attack with a sturdy scrub brush and a few potent cleaning supplies. Here's how.

How to Clean Copper
Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Clean Copper

Do you have copper that's looking tarnished and dingy? Freshen it up using items that you probably already have in your pantry. Here's how.

How to Clean Marble
Countertops

How To: Clean Marble

Marble surfaces are elegant and classic, but they require special care to retain their luster. Follow our tips to keep your marble countertops and floors clean, shiny, and stain-free.

How to Grow Moss
Gardening

How To: Grow Moss

Moss has many uses in the garden. A scattering on a stone wall lends a romantic patina, while cultivated tufts can create a velvety green ground cover. Here's how to establish and maintain this eco-friendly, versatile plant in your own garden.

How to Make Fresh Garland - Complete
Furniture & Design

How To: Make a Fresh Holiday Garland

The beauty and aroma of a fresh garland gracefully draped over a fence, banister, or deck railing are true hallmarks of the season. In a few simple steps, you can create your own festive garland to enjoy all through the holidays.

Clean-cutting-laminate
Skills & Techniques

How To: Get Clean, Chip-Free Cuts in Melamine and Veneer

35 Easy Painted Pumpkins to Perk Up Your Halloween
Painting & Finishing

35 Easy Painted Pumpkins to Perk Up Your Halloween

Feeling festive but don't want to deal with the mess of carving pumpkins? Then these painted pumpkins, from striped to marbled, will help you get in the Halloween mood.

Never Make These 13 Mistakes with a Ladder
Skills & Techniques

Never Make These 13 Mistakes with a Ladder

Avoid these dangerous errors when using a ladder, and you can safely complete your home maintenance projects without any surprise trips to the emergency room.

The Benefits of Switching to a Frost-Free Faucet
Lawn, Garden & Pool

How a Frost-Free Faucet Can Save Homeowners Thousands of Dollars

Avoid major headaches (and repair bills) with one very affordable exterior update.