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Lowe's Memorial Day Power Tool Sale

Shop Outdoor Power Tools From John Deere, Craftsman, and Ego at Up to $200 Off at Lowe’s This Weekend

By Perri Kressel

A large ornamental garden with bright flowers and stone walkway.

11 Romantic Plants (Other Than Roses) to Add to Your Garden This Year

Woman-wearing-a-pink-hat-looks-over-a-picket-fence-with-an-annoyed-facial-expression.

Deck, Patio & Porch

12 Landscaping Features That Might Annoy Your Neighbors

Woman hangs a homemade wasp trap filled with apple cider vinegar.

How to Get Rid of Wasps With Vinegar

By Tony Carrick

A person using the Ryobi One+ 18V Cordless 1-Gal. Air Compressor Kit to attach molding during testing.

The Home Depot Has Free Ryobi Tools in Time for Father’s Day

By Perri Kressel

Wayfair Way Day 2024: Patio Deals

Wayfair Way Day is Here: Save Big on Patio Furniture and Outdoor Essentials

By Perri Kressel

Here's How to Get Free Tools at Lowe's

Lowe’s Is Giving Away Free Kobalt Tools Right Now—Here’s How to Get Yours

By Perri Kressel

A person watering her rooftop garden.

Who Needs a Yard When You Can Garden on a Roof?

By Sandi Schwartz

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Last-Minute Mother’s Day Deals: The Top Deals on Gifts Mom Will Use, Chosen By Bob Vila Moms

By BobVila.com Staff

An unseen person wipes away shower wall tile grime, leaving behind a clean white streak.

Cleaning & Organizing

Your Most Common Spring Cleaning Questions, Answered

By Kristen Mosier

Two new-construction two-story houses in a typical suburban neighborhood. One is blurred out and the other is not.

How to Blur Your House on Google Maps—And Why You Should Do It ASAP

By Tony Carrick

Wall and baseboard of house showing damage.

5 Ways to Tell if You Have Termite Damage or Water Damage (or Both)

A close up of a hand painting a wooden fence.

Fence Painting Cost: What to Expect and How Much You’ll Pay

By Brie Greenhalgh

A close up of a the beautiful landscaping work of a residence.

Here’s How Much Landscape Curbing Typically Costs

By Sandi Schwartz

A homeowner cleaning around an air conditioner condenser unit to troubleshoot an air conditioner that stops cooling.

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

Cleaning & Organizing

9 Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

By Perri Kressel

Woman looking at dark painted wall with paint roller in hand.

Experts Answer This Age-Old Question About Paint

By Deirdre Mundorf

A young person holding flower plant next to garden box.

12 Ways to Wake Up Your Yard in Spring

By Jennifer Noonan, Caitlin Castelaz, BobVila.com Staff

Giant skeleton surrounded by spooky pumpkins

The Home Depot Brought Skelly Back Because We’re Halfway to Halloween—and His New Friends Are Selling Out

By Perri Kressel

Colorful flowers planted in dirt, a trowel stuck in alongside.

Cleaning & Organizing

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for May

By BobVila.com Staff

Red tomatoes growing in a garden.

15 Companion Plants for Tomatoes—and 5 to Avoid—for Your Best Crop Yet

By Amber Guetebier

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Holidays & Celebrations

12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

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PSA: This Dangerous Hack Claims to Foil Burglars—But It Can Cost You

By Jonathon Bitner Jr.

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New Security Threat Unlocked: Everything to Know About Lock Crunching

By Jonathon Bitner Jr.

A rat sits on the edge of a toilet.

Yes, Rats Can Absolutely Come Up Toilets—Here’s How, and How to Flush Down the Problem if You See It

By Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

Lowe’s store associates went door-to-door in Little Rock, Arkansas, to pass out supplies and help residents clean up.

Backup Generators

How Lowe’s Helps You Prepare for Natural Disasters

By Deirdre Mundorf

How to Deal With Nosy Neighbors

9 Ways to Thwart Nosy Neighbors and Protect Your Privacy

By Jonathon Bitner Jr.

An American Standard HVAC professional speaking with homeowners about their new heat pump and tax breaks.

The Government Is Paying People to Upgrade Their Home Comfort, Here’s Why

By Tony Carrick

Presented By American Standard

Kit Homes You Can Actually Buy on Amazon Options

12 Kit Homes You Can Actually Buy on Amazon

By Jasmine Harding

Climbing yellow roses growing near a brick house.

Incredible Types of Roses to Consider Planting in Your Home Landscape

By Audrey Stallsmith

A shady perennial garden in a residential neighborhood filled with flowers and foliage that can tolerate shade.

These Are the Best Perennials for Shady Spots in Your Yard

By Audrey Stallsmith

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Building & Installing

Demolition Auction Sales: Deals to Jump On—and Steer Clear Of

By Jeff Vasishta

Woman uses microfiber mop to clean exterior windows of a home.

How to Clean Windows

By Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Young plants in black seed tray.

The 5 Best Spots in Your Home for Plant Starts

By Deirdre Mundorf

A red cabbage plant serving as a companion plant between two fruiting cucumber plants in a raised garden bed.

15 Companion Plants for Cucumbers—and 5 to Keep Away—for the Best Harvest

By Amber Guetebier

A soil blocker with beet seeds and a few blocks of wet soil on a kitchen table.

What Is Soil Blocking and Is It Worth It for Home Gardeners?

Gardener using shovel.

20 Easy Backyard Updates You Can Do in a Day

By Marisa Villarreal

Woman measures vinegar into the dispenser of a top-loading washing machine.

How to Use Vinegar in Laundry: 6 Dos and Don’ts You Need to Know

By Savannah Sher

Linesman work to restore power during an intense ice storm.

15 Things You Can Do to Prepare for a Winter Power Outage

By Jennifer Noonan

Person planting seeds indoors.

The Best Time to Start Seeds Indoors for a Thriving Spring Garden

Antique furniture, antique brass and copper candle holders. Spruce sprigs in antique vase.

Holidays & Celebrations

The Ultimate Christmas Checklist: 30 Tasks to Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays

By Margaret Foley

Woman selecting clothes from her wardrobe for donating to a Charity shop.

Cleaning & Organizing

25 Things to Get Rid of Before 2026

By Steph Coelho, Kat Hodgins, Updated by Teresa Odle

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5 Things to Know About Sealing Butcher Block Countertops

By Timothy Dale

An outside air conditioning unit with a brick wall in the background.

6 Reasons Your Outside AC Unit Isn’t Turning On

By Lauren Wingo

Automatic swimming pool covering system, over a pool.

Pools & Water Features

How to Close a Pool for the Season

By Michael Franco, Savannah Sher, Margaret Foley

Close up of a dishwasher pod that has broken open but not dissolved in the dishwasher dispenser.

Solved! Why Are My Dishwasher Pods Not Dissolving?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

How to Attract Crows to Your Yard: 11 Methods That Work

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25 Easy Home Repairs You Should Never Pay Someone Else to Make

By Tony Carrick, BobVila.com Staff

A side view of a shiny, modern blue car with silver rims on a grey garage floor.

Refresh Your Home’s Most Neglected Space With These 10 Garage Floor Options

By Michael Franco, BobVila.com Staff, Updated by Theresa Clement

Woman wearing gloves planting a garden on a sunny day.

30 Low-Maintenance Plants for Your Easiest Garden Ever

By BobVila.com Staff, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Spider with fall trees in background

13 Fall Bugs That Are Invading Your Home—and What to Do About Them

By Andreana Lefton, Gretchen Heber

A painter primes the wooden slats of a natural wood fence.

8 Times You Should Never Skip Paint Primer

By Jennifer Noonan

Person holding paint roller dripping with white paint.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Common Home Surfaces

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Crowd waving small American flags in the air.

12 Mistakes You Should Never Make With the American Flag

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

A woman wearing jeans and slippers pulls a full bag of trash from a waste basket.

The Right Trash Can Sizes for Every Room of Your Home

Close up of a refrigerator thermometer on a refrigerator shelf.

These Are the Ideal Temperatures for Your Refrigerator and Freezer

By Deirdre Mundorf

A close up photo of red sneezeweed flowers.

30 Plants That’ll Bring Color to Your Yard This Fall

By Jennifer Noonan, Caitlin Castelaz

A woman sits in front of a fan to cool off in her humid home.

How to Lower Humidity in the House

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Teresa Odle

Finished concrete slabs

How to Finish Concrete

Ants crawling around a red toothbrush on a bathroom counter.

How to Get Rid of Ants in the Bathroom

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person wearing garden gloves cuts thick weeds with a sickle.

Homemade Weed Killers and Preventative Treatments That Really Work

By Teresa Odle, Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Two Black women smiling as they plant seedings in a raised bed garden.

15 Tips for Planning a Successful Raised Garden

By Glenda Taylor, Kelly Weimert

leafy fall vegetables planted in raised bed garden

What to Plant in August to Keep Your Garden Growing Through Fall

Garden bushes, tree and green grass lawn covered with water due to snow melting thaw and flash high water at spring. Natural disaster deluge flooded house backyard pathway ang greenery at countryside.

12 Ways to Fix a Soggy Yard

By Mark Wolfe, Kelly Weimert, Reviewed by Bob Vila