How-To Guides about Home & Garden

Difficulty: Novice Time: 2-3 hours Cost: Free to $30/month (depending on AI tool choice)

Creating expensive-looking decor does not require emptying your savings account. You know that pang when you step into a friend’s place and think, How did they pull this off while I am staring at blank walls and builder-grade everything? The real move is strategy over spending. Thousands of homeowners are learning that luxury looks come from smart upgrades, not big price tags.

Difficulty: Novice Time: 90 minutes Cost: ~$30

Difficulty: Novice Time: 2-3 hours (including shopping) Cost: $50

Difficulty: Novice Time: 45 minutes to 2 hours (depending on installation type) Cost: $25-150 per fixture

Difficulty: Novice Time: 15 minutes Cost: Under $2

Difficulty: Moderate Time: 4-6 hours Cost: ~$200-400

Difficulty: Moderate Time: 2-3 hours Cost: ~$75-200 (fan + materials) Skill Level: Basic electrical knowledge required

Difficulty: Moderate Time: 2-3 hours Cost: ~$35 total (~$9 per window)

Difficulty: Moderate Time: Long weekend (12-16 hours total) Cost: $270-$375 (depending on kitchen size)

Difficulty: Novice Time: Planning takes 2-3 hours upfront, saves weeks later Cost: Free to ~$25 for planning apps/supplies

Got a cracked or moldy caulk line around your tub? Do not let it turn into a bigger problem. Proper waterproofing is crucial, water damage accounts for up to 50% of home insurance claims according to the National Association of Home Builders. Re-caulking your bathtub is an easy DIY project that cleans up the look and restores a waterproof barrier. This simple task can make your bathroom look fresh, clean, and protected for years to come.

How Often Should You Vacuum to Reduce Microplastics? The 2025 Schedule

Difficulty: Moderate Time: 90 minutes Cost: ~$8

Difficulty: Novice Time: 10 minutes Cost: ~$5 for materials Yield/Size: Works on all screen sizes

Difficulty: Novice Time: 10 minutes Cost: ~$5 for materials

Does your kitchen smell like a landfill? Try these simple steps to clean out the culprit. This video will show you how to clean a garbage disposal safely.

There are countless methods and cleaners for eliminating stubborn stains from clothing, carpets, and furniture. But completely removing every last trace of a stain doesn't require an arsenal of chemical cleaners or repeated cycles in the washing machine. Most stains can disappear in a matter of minutes with a dose of alcohol.

You may frequent hotels that treat your towels like your toilet paper, but some upscale hotels take pride in their towel presentation; therefore, they borrow some skills from master origami artists and apply them to folding towels and washcloths for memorable and decorative effects. But towel origami is not just for fancy hotel rooms — it's for your own bathroom — right at home! You just have to learn the art, and this video will show you how to fold ordinary bathroom towels into fancy and...

If you don't work in construction or are a woodworking master, you probably aren't entirely sure what all those marks are on a tape measure. Sure, you likely know the basics, like there are 12 inches to a foot, but what are all those little tick marks for? Don't let all those little lines dissuade you from using a tape measure. Follow these guidelines to help you read all those little ruler marks.

Recycling your garbage is noble and, in many places, mandatory. But it also can be very confusing. This guide will clear up the rules.

If you've ever gotten super glue stuck to your fingers, you know what a pain it can be to get it off again! Don't worry - there's a simple household item you probably already stock that can take care of your super glue super mess!

Here's a great homemade remedy to fix that pesky scratched CD, DVD, or game disc. Who knows when that old Rush album you found between the couch cushions might come in handy...

The tools required for this project are: an electric hand drill, a drill bit of the appropriate size and goggles to protect the eyes from falling debris. You will also need a ceiling hook kit, available in most major home stores. In the kit, there is a hook; a spring-loaded anchor; a threaded shank or screw, which is threaded on both ends; and another threaded shank or screw, which is threaded on one side and has screw thread on the other side for wood installation. To install in a sheetrock...

To prevent bed bugs from entering your suitcase, you will need to pre-treat it, with diatomaceous earth. Bed bugs often hitchhike home with you when you stay overnight in hotels or on long trips. They will normally stow away in your suitcase. To prevent that from happening, dust your suitcase with a diatomaceous earth (DE) compound. For this, you will need a paintbrush, diatomaceous earth, and a large plastic bag. Sprinkle a little onto your suitcase, and use a dry paintbrush to spread the...

Silk flower arrangements never die. Make something that you can have forever with this free floral arrangement video series about arranging silk flowers.

This video tutorial demonstrates how to mix a base coat for plastering. When mixing up a batch of base coat, use a bit of vegetable oil in the plaster gauge/mixing pot to help keep it clean.

Tiling always looks so easy when you see it done on a straight wall! But how do you do it with a crooked wall? Use a Measureright Pro to get the angle right. So if you've tiled from a straight right angle and you're just reaching the 'odd' shaped spaces between your last row of tiles and your crooked wall, you can use the tool to mark your final row of tiles so that when you cut them, they will fit right into the irregular shaped spaces between your final row of tiles and the slanting wall. The...

Cabinets that open straight out and shut to close make so much ruckus, especially when you've got someone who's angry in the house. Sliding doors, meanwhile, are super chic, classy, and easily draw open and close without a fuss. Not to mention that most sliding cabinet doors are made of glass, which means you can show off your newest Wedgewood dinnerware set and Rosenthal cups.

Getting hot and steamy can be awesome, as illustrated in the 1997 smash hit Titanic.

Whites are the hardest color to keep looking bright and new after just a few months' time. Your sweat and oils quickly become stains, and colors from other clothes will eventually bleed into the fabric, discoloring your bright whites into something merely whitish. But before you reach for the bleach, the ultimate chemical cleaner, try some a few of these safer, less-toxic DIY solutions out instead.

For anyone who lives in a space that may frown upon making holes in the walls, or for anyone who may not want to take on such a task, there's a simple alternative to hanging curtains or drapes. And the answer is brilliantly simple.

G'day Knuckleheads. In this Owner Builder Episode we look at laying the timber floor. You'll see in this video the team showing you how to lay a timber / wooden floor. The timber or wood l used for the floor was a species of timber called Blackbutt. It's a solid 19mm x 130mm board which is very hardy and should stand up to a fair bit of abuse…which it will get at my place :-) Timber floors really give a warmth to your property and are well worth the effort.

G'day Knuckleheads and welcome to Episode 35! With the wall and floor tiling completed it's time to grout the tiles. In this episode Justin takes us through the tips and tricks of applying the wall and floor grout. Grouting really finishes the job off and is a job that any DIY'er can do by themselves. Check it out and let me know what you think :-)

One of the most difficult things about owning a home is being consistent with how you organize things around the house. Some have perfected and see it as a science, others have a hard time putting things in the right place and that can lead to confusion. When you have kids, organizing your home is especially important since nobody wants a cluttered home with unsafe items laying about. This tutorial shows you how to organize your home with kids. Enjoy!

In order to sand and repair drywall, you will need the following: 100 grit sanding sponge. After you have applied mud to the walls evenly, you will need to sand the walls until they are smooth. Hopefully, you minimized or mitigated most of the need for sanding in the application of the mud, by using feathering and thin layering. When the mud is completely dry, you will need to choose a good sander. It is recommended that you use a 100 grit sanding sponge. Place the sponge against the wall, and...