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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