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Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Dry Hydrangeas for Stunning Tabletop Displays

Learning how to dry hydrangea flowers is a simple process—one that ends with putting the flowers in a vase filled with water—but the right timing (and technique) is essential.

Garages

15 Brilliant Garage Organization Ideas

Is your garage a cluttered mess? Maximize storage, reclaim floor space, and keep necessities within easy reach with these practical garage organization ideas.

Gutters

How to Choose the Best Gutters for Your Home

The right storm drainage system can keep water from pooling around your foundation and seeping into your home. Here’s what you need to know about choosing, installing, and maintaining your home’s rain gutters.

Houseplants

This Peace Lily Care Routine Is so Low Maintenance, You Don’t Need a Green Thumb

Make your peace with the houseplant with a white “lily” that is easy to care for, easy on the eyes, and easy to love.

Building & Installing

How To: Install a Bathroom Fan

Replacing or installing a bathroom fan will keep mold, mildew, and odors away. Here’s how to determine the size and type of fan you need, and what you need to DIY the project.

Curb Appeal

How To: Install Landscape Edging to Boost Your Curb Appeal

With today’s crop of attractive and DIY-friendly landscape edging, adding a decorative border to your landscape or separating beds and paths has never been easier.

Interior Design

9 Things About Your Home That You’ll Probably Hate in a Decade

Don’t get stuck with an interior style or unique addition that won’t pay off in the long run.

Houseplants

This Jade Plant Care Routine Can Last for Generations

Yes, the jade plant is tough enough to survive and even thrive for years, but it’s easy enough to maintain that you won’t become jaded in the process.

Houseplants

15 Snake Plant Varieties for Low-Maintenance Living Decor

Any of these snake plant varieties could be the easiest indoor plant you’ve ever grown.

Heating & Cooling

4 Crucial Furnace Cleaning and Maintenance Tasks to Complete Before Winter

Don't get left out in the cold! Careful attention to your home's HVAC system now will keep your furnace chugging away all winter long.

Cleaning & Organizing

8 Things You Should Never Put in the Washing Machine

You’re probably guilty of at least one of these laundry woes.

Appliances

Here’s the Standard Refrigerator Size—and When to Go Bigger

Find the ideal-sized refrigerator that will fit in your space, leave sufficient clearance for movement, and fulfill your food-storage needs.

Outdoor Kitchens

Solved! This is the Best Time to Buy a Grill

Once you’ve decided you need a new grill, it’s tempting to purchase it right away. However, waiting for the right moment to go shopping can mean big savings.

Interior Design

The Best Greige Paint Colors for a Warm, Welcoming Home

Greige is modern, inviting, and on trend.

Bathrooms

How to Remove Hard Water Stains

Say goodbye to ugly water spots on your kitchen faucets and stains in your toilet bowls! You can clear up these gritty hard water deposits in four easy steps.

Skills & Techniques

How to Cut Ceramic Tile

Ceramic tile affords a durable, attractive surface for floors and walls alike. If there's a ceramic tile job in your future, ensure quality results by first learning what tools you'll need and how best to use them to make a variety of cuts in tile.

Pests

How to Get Rid of Centipedes

Centipedes may not be the most harmful household pest, but they can certainly be an unappealing nuisance. Here's how to quickly and easily evict these leggy lodgers from your home.

Building & Installing

How to Install Shiplap

Ahoy, DIY enthusiasts! With some quality plywood, a few power tools, and this tutorial you can bring a cool, rustic new look to your walls.

Pests

10 Pests That Might Be Living in Your Garage

Are there creepy-crawlies living in your garage’s dark corners? Here's how to identify the pests that are invading your space, and how to get rid of them.

Skills & Techniques

How to Destroy a Hard Drive

Before recycling an old computer, make sure identity thieves can’t access your passwords, credit card numbers, and other private data.