More from Deirdre Mundorf (Page 3)

A person opening a toilet lid.
Bathrooms

Does Closing the Toilet Lid Before Flushing Reduce the Spread of Germs?

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Fire Pit Chairs Option
Lawn & Garden

11 Best Fire Pit Chairs

By Deirdre Mundorf

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Cleaning

5 Ways You Can Use Magnets to Clean Your Home

By Deirdre Mundorf

Vick's VapoRub packaging and jar.
Gardening

7 Ways to Use Vicks VapoRub in the Garden

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman dumps pieces of candle wax out of a candle jar.
DIY

How to Get Candle Wax Out of a Jar: 4 Effective Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person holding roll of blue tape.
DIY

17 Brilliant Uses for Painter’s Tape You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman sitting next to swimming pool.
Exterior

9 Types of Pools to Consider for Your Outdoor Space Upgrade

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person painting a wall with paint drips on the hardwood floors underneath.
DIY

This Is the Best Way to Get Paint Off of Hardwood Floors

By Deirdre Mundorf

Young plants in black seed tray.
Gardening

The 5 Best Spots in Your Home for Plant Starts

By Deirdre Mundorf

Paved driveway flooded with water.
Driveways & Walkways

7 Driveway Drainage Solutions for Your Excess Water Woes

By Deirdre Mundorf

Red clover mite sitting walking along cement platform.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Clover Mites—and Why You Should Never Squish Them

By Deirdre Mundorf

A Black man and woman in construction clothing and hardhats smiling as they overview a project.
Design

9 Organizations for Black Contractors, Builders, Engineers, and Architects

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Paint Brands Options
DIY

The 15 Best Paint Brands

By Mel Childs, Deirdre Mundorf

Plants that keep mosquitos away
Lawn & Garden

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes: 18 Picks for a Bug-Free Backyard

By Deirdre Mundorf, Michelle Ullman

A person installing a dtyer vent hose for tight spaces
Interior

The Best Dryer Vent Hoses for Tight Spaces

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman standing on step stool and lubricating garage door spring with silicone spray.
DIY

How to Lubricate a Garage Door to Keep It Operating Smoothly

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman using box of baking soda to clean a jetted tub.
Bathrooms

How to Clean a Jacuzzi

By Deirdre Mundorf, Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Aging hot tub sitting on stone patio in sunny backyard of a tan home.
DIY

How to Get Rid of a Hot Tub

By Deirdre Mundorf

Chairs and a dining table with a plant on it sitting next to patio doors in a modern open plan home
Design

6 Places You Should Never Put a Plant Indoors—2 Will Surprise You

By Deirdre Mundorf

A dog, a Golden Retriever, is gnawing on TV remotes and phones.The dog is a rodent.
Home Technology

My Dog Chewed Up the Controller—Now What?

By Deirdre Mundorf

A bunch of glue tips.
DIY

How to Revive Dried Elmer’s, Gorilla, and Other Glue

By Deirdre Mundorf

Stack of different colored microfiber towels.
Cleaning

You’re Probably Washing Your Microfiber Towels Wrong—Here’s How to Do It Properly

By Deirdre Mundorf

A woman rolling out a large high-pile area rug out on the floor of her home.
Design

This Is the Best (and Cheapest) Way to Flatten a New Area Rug

By Deirdre Mundorf

A residential gas meter outside of a home for reading how much to charge on a gas bill.
Interior

Solved! Why Is My Gas Bill So High?

By Deirdre Mundorf

What Our Readers Bought in December
Reviews

The 25 Products Our Readers Bought in December

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person cleaning house windows from outside using a homemade window cleaner recipe.
Cleaning

How to Make Homemade Window Cleaner

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Deirdre Mundorf

A person using a self-serve car wash to wash a car in winter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

By Deirdre Mundorf

The best chest freezer in a room with tiled walls and cement floors.
Appliances

The Best Chest Freezers for Extra Cold Storage

By Amy Lynch, Deirdre Mundorf, Bob Beacham

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DIY

16 Surprising Uses for Household Items

By Deirdre Mundorf, Amy Anderson

Older woman wiping counter.
Cleaning

How to Deep Clean Your House Room by Room

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman washes her hands with foamy soap under a running faucet.
Cleaning

How to Make Homemade Foaming Hand Soap

By Deirdre Mundorf, Bob Vila Staff

A person removing a 3m command strip stuck to the top of a wall inside a home.
DIY

How to Remove Command Strips—Even Tricky Broken Ones

By Deirdre Mundorf

Luxury Brooklyn House with Christmas Lights at night, New York.
Design

Front Yard Inflatables: Delightful Holiday Decor or Tacky Eyesore?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Brick house covered in holiday wreaths and lights.
Energy & Power

Do Christmas Lights Use a Lot of Electricity?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Smoke from downstairs has set the family smoke detector off. Two members of the family can be seen out of focus at the top of the stairs.
Home Safety

New Fire Safety Standards: What You Need to Know and Which Fire Alarms Can Meet Them

By Deirdre Mundorf

A-guest-room-in-beige-and-blue-decor-has-a-sofa-with-a-guest-sleeper-on-one-end.
DIY

7 Easy Ways to Make a Sofa Bed More Comfortable

By Deirdre Mundorf

Little boy with brown hair and navy blue shirt colors white wall with crayon.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Crayon Off Walls: 4 Surefire Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

Luxury Brooklyn House with Christmas Decorations, New York. Blue sky.
Design

5 Things to Know Before Buying a Holiday Inflatable

By Deirdre Mundorf

Rosehill Cottage sits behind a white picket fence with a sign bearing its name.
Design

What The Holiday Gets Right and Wrong About House Swapping

By Deirdre Mundorf

New construction spec home.
Real Estate

What Is a Spec House?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person turning screw on Adirondack chair arm rest
Building & Installing

13 Adirondack Chair Plans You Can Download and DIY This Weekend

By Deirdre Mundorf

Snow-covers-the-ground-around-a-swimming-pool-and-a-sign-with-pool-hours-is-topped-with-snow.
DIY

6 Pool Care Tips for Winter Snow and Ice

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person unplugging a coffee maker in a kitchen.
Interior

Does Unplugging Appliances Save Electricity? Yes—and See the 8 Biggest Energy Hogs

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person using old laptop.
DIY

What to Do With Old Computers: Environmentally Friendly (and Secure) Solutions

By Deirdre Mundorf

A woman's hand places a cell phone in a small cardboard box full of electronics for donation.
DIY

What to Do With Old Cell Phones (Because You Can’t Throw Them Away)

By Deirdre Mundorf

Ikea boxes on top of car.
DIY

7 IKEA Shopping Secrets Only the Allen Wrench Pros Know

By Deirdre Mundorf

A female hand in yellow rubber gloves wipes a modern white kitchen wall with a microfiber cloth.
Cleaning

7 Reasons Why You Should Clean Your Walls More Often—and How to Do it Properly

By Deirdre Mundorf

A home inspector with a clipboard in a hard hat looks at the side of a house.
Buying

7 Things Home Inspectors Miss and What to Do About It

By Deirdre Mundorf, Anna Castelaz

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Design

The Results Are In: When Do You Put Up and Take Down Your Christmas Decorations?

By Deirdre Mundorf, Anna Castelaz

Forest in Winter From Directly Below.
Lawn & Garden

Tree Eyes and Bloody Bark: Creepy Tree Features and What They Mean

By Deirdre Mundorf, Linda Romano

Best Things to Buy in November
Reviews

The 6 Best Things to Buy in November

By Deirdre Mundorf

Smoke alarm in bedroom
Interior

Beyond Blowing Out Candles: Fire Safety Tips for Mattresses and Bedding

By Deirdre Mundorf

Closeup of freeze-dried strawberries and blueberries
DIY

How to Freeze Dry Food the Right Way

By Deirdre Mundorf

garage with gravel driveway
Exterior

7 Tips for Maintaining a Gravel Driveway

By Deirdre Mundorf

attic-window-looking-out-on-snowy-hillside
DIY

How to Prep Your Attic for Winter

By Deirdre Mundorf

Baby with Dog Looking through a Window in Winter. Rear View. Boy and Pet Friends Concept. Toned Photo with Copy Space.
Lawn & Garden

2023 Snowfall Predictions: Where Will We See Flakes and Flurries?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman hand opening a refrigerator door
DIY

How to Organize a Chest Freezer for Safe, Long-Term Food Storage

By Deirdre Mundorf

Open fridge in dark kitchen
Interior

Important Things to Know About Food Safety Before, During, and After a Power Outage

By Deirdre Mundorf

Emergency supplies
Interior

The Ultimate Bug-Out Bag List: 30 Emergency Essentials for When Disaster Strikes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Tom Scalisi

The best Roman shades option installed in a living room and partially closed to block a sunny day
Furniture & Decor

The Best Roman Shades

By Deirdre Mundorf

above ground pool maintenance
Exterior

7 Important Things to Know About Above-Ground Pool Maintenance

By Deirdre Mundorf

covered deck ideas
Exterior

24 Covered Deck Ideas for a Shaded Backyard Seating Area

By Deirdre Mundorf

Best Places to Buy Halloween Decorations
Design

The 7 Best Places to Buy Halloween Decorations

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Bedroom Flooring Option
Interior

The 9 Best Bedroom Flooring Options

By Deirdre Mundorf