Home & Garden: Page 101

Do it yourself closet organization can be quite a journey, even with the best advice. Meghan Carter discovered first-hand the trials and tribulations of closet organization as she put herself under the scrutiny of professional organizer Cynthia Ivie. But in the end, Meghan not only organized her closet, but found a great excuse to go shopping.

Choosing the right closet organizers can make organizing your closet a lot easier. So, Meghan Carter visited Master Simplifier and owner of the organization firm White Space, Cynthia Ivie, to discover which type of closet organizers work best.

Hanging pictures on your walls adds style and elegance to your rooms. Meghan Carter shows you the right way to hang pictures so you don't damage your pictures or your walls. With her simple tips, you'll be hanging pictures in no time, and you'll avoid common mistakes that can not only look bad, but also damage your home and pictures.

Glazing kitchen cabinets is an easy way to give your kitchen cabinets an antique look. Meghan Carter demonstrates how to glaze kitchen cabinets, so you can enjoy the rustic feel of glazed kitchen cabinets in your home. With her instructions, you'll have no trouble producing professional results when glazing kitchen cabinets.

Caulk can make a good paint job look great if applied correctly. Meghan Carter demonstrates how to caulk to achieve seamless results. With her tips you'll eliminate gaps and cracks when you use caulk around your home.

Spackle is an important step in repairing walls for painting. Meghan Carter demonstrates how to spackle a wall to achieve professional results. If you follow her tips, you'll get flawless finishes when you spackle without the hassle of sanding.

Painting ceramic tile is an easy and inexpensive way to cover up ugly tile. Meghan Carter walks you through the steps for painting ceramic tile. Her tips will make painting ceramic tile a painless process, and ensure that you get professional results.

Meghan Carter demonstrates how to install glass in cabinet doors. With her tips, you can make your own glass cabinet doors for any room of your home easily and inexpensively.

The colder weather means your pond may need some preventative maintenance. Think about the fish, plants and pumps when you are cleaning up. Follow these tips to be successful

Looking for a decorative garden wall hanging? Why not make one yourself?

This video tutorial shows the setup and use of the Festool LR 32 system that can be used when building cabinets. This how-to video is a must-watch for all furniture and woodwork enthusiasts.

This video shows how to spray papercrete directly on to a metal 20' shipping container for insulation and aesthetic purposes.

In this two part video, Big Tony The Plumber shows you how to install a gas line for a propane generator.

Learn tips for pruning roses in the fall. Wait until after the first frost to prune (you don't want to cause die back).

Big Tony the plumber shows you how to remove a dishwasher. Use an electrical tester you can buy from any home center. Watch and learn how to make sure when it is safe to remove the dishwasher.

Big Tony the plumber will help you set your water heater at a proper temperature.

Big Tony the plumber discusses the home heating oil fuel tank and how to use a gauge indicator to check the amount of oil in your tank.

Big Tony The Plumber shows you how to unclog a sink. Use a snake. Go in and out of the drain with the snake until the clog is cleared. Watch the video to see it done.

Watch Big Tony the plumber show you how to check an oil burner. He answers any questions you may have regarding plumbing.

Watch this video to learn from architect Michelle how to creatively reuse disposable chopsticks to make a unique and lovely eco-bird feeder.

Sometimes easy is the answer, as you'll see in this video on how I finally made a hot knife for cutting plastic.

Learn how to make this very unique project - an invisible shelf to hold CD's.

Turn a garden shrub into a beautiful Bonsai Tree.

Gum is one of the worst things that could happen to your clothes. This tutorial will show you how to get rid of it.

Spray your fruit trees in the early spring. Learn some tips like spraying every crack and crevice.

Check out these tips for alternative gardening techniques sans soil.

Use accessories to maximize space in your greenhouse. Never mind your budget--you can always improvise.

Learn tips on how to do your own at-home garden reflexology. Make mosaic pathways that are good for your feet to walk on.

Sick of messing up your garden? Make stepping stones for your garden.

Make your own DIY Hydroponics System! This no-messing-around video is really helpful and instructive.

Learn from garden artist Rene Eisenbart how to do marvelous garden sketching. Get the right tools and keep it simple.

Check out this video to learn how to make a lavender wreath for springtime.

Make a vertical stack pot arrangement with advice from Donna.

Sick of moles ruining your garden? Watch this video to control moles in your yard.

If you're not Tom Sawyer it might be hard to get someone else to do your washing. Watch this video to learn how to do lime washing yourself.

Eager to start your lime plastering project? Check out this video to gain some advice from two pros!

Be amazed at how much hair this snake-like device removes from your clogged plug hole and beyond!

Do you lose your socks all the time because you don't know how to organize them? Try making this sock organizer from paper. You'll never have to worry about them disappearing again.

Tommy and Al dive into discussing bellflowers with special guests Eli and Brian. Tommy, woodworking master, demonstrates how he made the lines on the table leg. He then reviews how to make the bellflowers and Eli cuts them. Afterwards, Tommy and Brian discuss their furniture work so far.

The experts at ZIPS Dry Cleaners explain what to do when you get a stain on a dry-clean-only article of clothing.