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Target's Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Spring Collection Is Here: See 15 Pieces We Love

Furniture & Decor

Target’s Hearth & Hand with Magnolia 2026 Spring Collection Is Here: See 15 Pieces We Love

By Jasmine Harding

Focus on three houseplants in natural-colored pots with a Christmas tree visible in the background.

10 Things You Can Do to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

By Teresa Odle, Imani Abdus-Saboor

Winter Blizzard Preparation—Retailers Are Stocked With Snow Blowers, Generators, and More Storm Essentials With Same-Day Delivery or Pickup

Everyday Essentials

Be Prepared for Any Winter Storm With These Must-Have Products—Approved by Our Experts

By Glenda Taylor

A small, orange portable generator is plugged into an outdoor corridor.

Don’t Make These 15 Mistakes With Your Portable Generator

By Tony Carrick, Emma Caplan

CES 2026 Just Showed Us the Future of Smart Homes With These 10 Products

CES 2026 Just Showed Us the Future of Smart Homes With These 10 Products

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

The Best Handheld Steam Cleaners Dupray Neat Steam Cleaner Upholstery 2

The Best Handheld Steam Cleaners for Everything from Clothes to Upholstery

By Katie Barton, Paul Rankin, Shannon Lee, Bob Beacham, Debbie Wolfe

Box of Ecosmart Universal Select light bulb sitting on a wood table in front of a house at night

Lighting & Electrical

Always Have the Best Color Light with this Award-Winning LED Bulb

By Sandi Schwartz

Best Robot Vacuum - iRobot Roomba 650

What iRobot Filing for Bankruptcy Means for You and Your Roomba

By Sandi Schwartz

Hands pouring green Behr premium plush ecomix™ plant-based paint into a paint tray.

3 Popular Paint Brands Offering Zero-VOC Paint for a Healthy Home

By Sandi Schwartz

Liftmaster Premium® Series smart garage door opener

Chamberlain Launches Landmark Smart Garage Door Opener with Camera

By Sandi Schwartz

Welcome mat on front porch

Easy DIY Projects

Easy Home Improvement Tasks to Tackle Before Hosting Holiday Guests

By Daryna Tobey

A person shopping for houseplants in Lowe's.

Shop Our Wish List Items From the New LiveTrends Collection at Lowe’s

By Jenny Stanley

Midland ER310PRO emergency radio

Midland’s Newest Emergency Radio Keeps You Connected During Power Outages

By Sandi Schwartz

Hands placing battery in Ryobi USB Lithium battery charger.

Ryobi Just Added 3 New USB Lithium Tools to Its Product Lineup

By Sandi Schwartz

Save 50% on Tool Advent Calendars Ahead of Black Friday

Save 50% on Tool Advent Calendars Ahead of Black Friday

by Daryna Tobey

New Battery Charger Fully Powers AA Batteries in 3 Hours and Organizes Them Automatically, Linogy sustainable battery charger

This Rechargeable Battery System Cuts Charging Time in Half and Stores 40 Batteries

By Sandi Schwartz

AeroGarden's limited edition color of the year hydroponic garden

AeroGarden Harvest Lite Now Available in Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year

By Sandi Schwartz

A large, beautiful home that has stairs leading from the sidewalk to the front door, complete with handrails.

Step Right Up: 15 Front Step Ideas for a Stunning Entry

A man standing on a ladder fixes a garage door control box.

10 Garage Door Maintenance Tasks You’re Probably Forgetting to Do

Ice tray full of ice in a bottom freezer of a French door refrigerator.

How to Clean an Ice Maker

by Tony Carrick

Woman manually removes cyperus weed from ground.

How to Get Rid of Nutsedge

Modern light grey house with black window frames and house number spelled out.

I Asked Three Color Experts How to Choose Modern Exterior House Colors. Here’s Their Best Advice.

By Theresa Clement

Leatherman Releases Newest Wave Alpha

Meet the Alpha: The Legendary Leatherman Wave Gets a Premium Upgrade

By Stephanie Cronk

Thermometer in the snow shows low temperatures.

La Niña Winter Is Coming: 10 Products to Prepare Your Home for Extreme Weather

By Timothy Dale

Non-Amazon deals

These 20+ Anti-Prime Day Deals Are Even Better Than Amazon’s: Under-$100 Buys at Walmart, Target, The Home Depot, and More

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A burglar in a black ski mask is seen breaking into a home through a window.

Quiz: Do You Know How Secure Your Home Really Is?

By Jonathon Bitner Jr.

Early amazon prime day deals

Budget-Friendly Early Prime Day Deals for Your Home: Under-$25, -$50 & -$100 Finds You Can’t Skip This Week

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Best New Workwear Vermont Glove Flatlander

Clothing & Gear

Safety Meets Comfort: The Best New Workwear of 2025

The Best New Power Tools Craftsman V20 Brushless RP 30-degree Framing Nailer

The Best New Power Tools of 2025

By Glenda Taylor

Mullet FitsAll Hose Kit used with a sander and wet/dry vac

The New Power Tool Accessories That Impressed Us the Most in 2025

By Glenda Taylor

Pulling Makita MakTrak fully stacked

Storage & Organizing

The Best New Tool Storage and Workshop Gear of 2025

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Outdoor Equipment Lymow One Robot Lawn Mower

Making Hard Work a Lot Easier: The Best New Outdoor Equipment of 2025

A red case open to display the Craftsman 20-Piece Ratcheting Combination Wrench set

The Best New Hand Tools of 2025, from Wrenches to Multitools

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Home Gadgets and Tech DJI Power 2000 Portable Power Station

Tech & Electronics

The Best New Home Gadgets and Tech of 2025 That You Probably Haven’t Seen

Narwal Flow exiting its dock to mop tile floors

Cleaning Supplies

The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2025

By Stephanie Cronk, Glenda Taylor

The DeWalt Metal-Cutting Circular Saw wins Tool of the Year's Cutting Edge Award for Innovation for its improvements in controlled cuts through metal surfaces

A DIY Game Changer: This New Circular Saw Redefines Metal Cutting

By Glenda Taylor

A row of fall sugar maple trees.

10 Things Under $25 Homeowners Absolutely Need Before The First Day of Fall

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Woman waters houseplants in flower pots on the floor.

How to Curate a Living Gallery, the Latest Indoor Gardening Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

Ask the Team: how to get rid of voles

Easy DIY Projects

You Asked, We Answered: Our Expert Advice For Your Real Projects, Questions, and Home Issues

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

plant propagation - planting seed

The Controversial Hack for Free Plants Is Dividing Gardeners—And It May Even Be Illegal

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A tick bites skin.

Tick Bite ER Visits and Infections Surge to Record Levels, With the Northeast Recording the Worst Season in Years

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A close up of a pressure washer cleaning the siding of a house.

How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Pressure Washer?

By Katie Flannery

One Cool Tool with Keith Bynum

The 5 Tools HGTV Star Keith Bynum Can’t DIY Without

As told to Sophie Kaemmerlé

A white home with a porch decorated with planters.

17 Super Easy Curb Appeal Projects You Can Do in a Day

By Nina Malkin, Updated by Theresa Clement

Thrifter finds a coffee table worth much more than what he paid for it on Facebook Marketplace.

Thrifter Spends $120 on Facebook Marketplace Find, Only to Discover Its True Shocking Value

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand.

Tick Populations Are Booming Across the U.S. And Displaying ‘Alarming’ New Behavior

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

An ant climbs a small yellow flower.

12 Plants That Repel Ants Naturally

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

Closeup of a mosquito biting a hand.

Mosquitoes Are Swarming Across America—And This Is the Most Infested City

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A woman folds her clothes and puts them in metal black baskets and boxes. Nordic style minimalism.

Cleaning & Organizing

35 Ideas for the Most Organized Home Ever

By Manasa Reddigari, Margaret Foley

summer power outage

Heating & Cooling

The Farmer’s Almanac Unveils Its 2025 Summer Weather Predictions, and It’s Going to Be a ‘Scorcher’

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Birds eye view of a gardener using plastic bottles as cloches over seedlings in a gardening bed.

20 Dirt-Cheap Ways to Maintain Your Garden This Season

By Kelsey Savage, Updated by Teresa Odle

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Safety & Security

PSA: New Facebook Marketplace “Upgrade Scam” Defrauds Sellers of Hundreds of Dollars

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Secret Reason You Can’t Stop Shopping The Home Depot’s Garden Center

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Architect talking to a woman about remodeling her kitchen and showing her the blueprints.

Spots to Save—and Splurge—in Your Kitchen Remodel

By Sandi Schwartz

Construction in front of house

Homeowners Are Panic-Buying This Home Addition—And It Costs at Least $20,000

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A professional landscaper mows a beautiful lawn.

The 18 Best Things You Can Do for Your Lawn

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Brian Brigantti - aka @redleafranch- in his garden.

The 5 Must-Have Gardening Tools Brian Brigantti—aka @RedLeafRanch—Uses Again and Again

As told to Sophie Kaemmerlé

Frustrated young lady sitting on sofa, cuddling pillow, looking away at window. Lost in thoughts unhappy stressed millennial woman regretting of wrong decision, spending time alone in living room.

This Is the Surprising Generation That Has the Most Home Buyer’s Remorse

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Brian Brigantti, a viral homesteader, in his garden.

TikTok-Viral Gardener Brian Brigantti Spills His Secret to Abundance With ‘Zero’ Experience

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Brian Brigantti, viral homesteader, in his garden.

Brian Brigantti—aka @RedleafRanch—Shares His Top 5 Tips for Beginner Gardeners

By BobVila.com Staff

Monarch butterfly

Butterflies Are Disappearing at a ‘Catastrophic’ Rate—While Pests Populations Are Predicted to Surge

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

DeWalt Pressure Washer new expanded outdoor line

DeWalt Expands Its Outdoor Power Tool Line —Just in Time For Spring

By Catherine Hiles

A gloved home gardener holds a clump of weeds pulled from their vegetable garden plot.

Ask a Pro: “When Do You Put Down Pre-emergent? The Instructions Are So Confusing!”

By BobVila.com Staff

Folded dollar bills.

This Popular Dollar Store Brand Was Just Sold for $1 Billion

By Sophie Kaemmerlé