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Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Polish Silver

With these simple, totally DIY-friendly tips, you can keep your silver clean, shiny, and tarnish-free with a minimum of elbow grease.

Driveways & Walkways

How To: Make a Concrete Walkway

A concrete path offers an inexpensive, easy-DIY alternative to pricier, more challenging walkway materials like brick and natural stone.

Plumbing

How To: Choose a Well Pump

If your family relies on a well for water, it's important to have the right type of pump with enough power to keep the water flowing, even on the busiest mornings. Brush up on a few well pump basics today, so you'll be primed for a smart purchase when the time comes.

Deck, Patio & Porch

How To: Repair Concrete Steps

Over time, as a result of constant foot traffic and the ravages of the elements, outdoor stairs can start to deteriorate. You can reverse damage and keep your stairs looking as good as new with a little maintenance and some innovative, effective products that simplify and speed up concrete repairs.

Gardening

How To: Propagate Succulents

All it takes is one of these pretty plants—and this smart guide—to yield a bounty.

Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Clean a Fan

Follow these routines to ensure your oscillating fan stays spotless and works at maximum efficiency.

Furniture & Design

How To: Age Metal

Give your decorative metals, be they silver, copper, or cast iron, a delightfully distressed makeover with these easy DIY techniques.

Appliances & Cookware

A Cheap and Easy Way to Slash Your Water Bill

Adding or replacing a faucet aerator is an amazingly simple fix that can have a big payoff in conserving water and cutting your utility bills.

Heating

So, You Want to… Insulate the Attic

Insulate your attic to keep your heating and cooling from going through the roof, along with your monthly budget!

Building & Installing

How To: Use a Jigsaw

Create beautiful curves in wood, metal, and other materials with this specialized tool and these techniques.

Cabinets

How To: Glaze Kitchen Cabinets

If your kitchen cabinets are in need of a refresh, pick glaze over paint or stain alone this time to try out a trendy vintage-inspired finish.

Skills & Techniques

How To: Cut Glass

Get a perfect pane for your project with this step-by-step guide.

Easy DIY Projects

How To: Cut Concrete

With a diamond blade and proper safety precautions, you can cut through concrete for your sidewalk, countertop, patio, or DIY project.

Painting & Finishing

How To: Paint EVERYTHING

Make the most of your project, whether you're planning to paint wrought iron or wood flooring, concrete or curtains.

Landscaping

Pass on Grass: 7 Reasons to Landscape with Gravel

Lower maintenance lawns are becoming more and more popular. Finding ways to decrease the amount of grass in the yard can reduce your reliance on watering, chemical fertilizers, and weekend mowing to keep it beautiful. Gravel and stone to the rescue! There are excellent alternatives to turf grass that you can incorporate into your landscape.

Pests

How To Catch a Mouse

Prevent a single furry invader from turning into a full-on infestation with six easy steps.

Insulation

Expecting Snow? Do These 7 Things ASAP

Follow these tips to ensure your home and family are ready for the snowy conditions.

Painting & Finishing

Editors’ Picks: The 9 Greatest Grays for Your Next Paint Job

Few colors in home design can be considered both fresh and traditional, but gray succeeds on both counts. It's been called the color of the season for more seasons than we can count, and yet it's still a go-to color pick for nearly any room in the house. Gray is a versatile neutral that, depending on its hue, can be paired with either warm colors or cool, crisp tones. Read on to find some of the most inspirational shades of gray for the home.

Furniture & Design

Beyond the Brush: 7 Other Tools You Need to Refinish Furniture

Refinishing a wooden table, chair, or dresser with paint is an economical way to breathe new life into old yet still functional furnishings. But between staging the work area and scraping, sanding, and cleaning the at times intricately detailed wood surfaces, you could very well expend all your energy before you ever lift a single paintbrush! Turn to any of these 7 workhorses from HYDE that can streamline the time-consuming travails of painting and help you achieve an elegant new finish for your favorite wood furniture. This post has been brought to you by Hyde Tools. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila.com.

Kitchen Design

15 Photos That Prove You Need a Breakfast Nook

Got some spare space in the kitchen? Consider adding a breakfast nook! These 15 photogenic options suit a range of kitchen styles and sizes—and they’re practically begging to be added to your online inspiration boards.