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The 9 Best Lighting Picks for Your Bedroom

The 9 Best Lighting Picks for Your Bedroom The 9 Best Lighting Picks for Your Bedroom

By Jennifer Noonan

The Best Garage Lighting Option

This Simple Upgrade Can Give Your Garage a Complete Makeover This Simple Upgrade Can Give Your Garage a Complete Makeover

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

The best recessed lighting option in a bright and spacious bathroom

The Best Recessed Lighting for Coverage and Ambience The Best Recessed Lighting for Coverage and Ambience

By Glenda Taylor

Best Closet Lighting

This DIY Lighting Solution is Perfect for Closets and Other Dark Spaces This DIY Lighting Solution is Perfect for Closets and Other Dark Spaces

By Brittany Varano

A group of the best portable power station options

We’ve Tested 18 Power Stations, But We Like These 9 the Best We’ve Tested 18 Power Stations, But We Like These 9 the Best

By Tom Scalisi, Beth Cranston, Stephanie Cronk, Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

The Best Power Strips

We’ve Tested 15 Power Strips and Like These 9 the Best We’ve Tested 15 Power Strips and Like These 9 the Best

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale

Multiple circuit breaker finder tools lined up on a floor

This Tool is Essential for Simple Home Upgrades This Tool is Essential for Simple Home Upgrades

By Tony Carrick

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.

The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests

Woman with glasses working on laptop in home office with lamps next to her and behind her.

12 Home Office Lighting Ideas for a More Productive Workspace 12 Home Office Lighting Ideas for a More Productive Workspace

By Jasmine Harding

A girl sitting at a kitchen table with a pendant light overhead.

10 Kitchen Table Lighting Tips You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner 10 Kitchen Table Lighting Tips You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

By Savannah Sher

Woman plugs coffee maker into an electrical outlet in a kitchen.

Electrical Outlet Not Working? 8 Common Reasons Why and How to Fix Them Electrical Outlet Not Working? 8 Common Reasons Why and How to Fix Them

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Power strip full of electrical power cables

15 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip 15 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Tony Carrick

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home? Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

A group of the best LED light strips still in their boxes before testing.

We Tested Best LED Light Strips for Illuminating Any Location, See Our Favorites We Tested Best LED Light Strips for Illuminating Any Location, See Our Favorites

By Timothy Dale, Stacey L. Nash

Couple at a lighting store looking at different light fixture options.

Overhead Lighting vs. Lamps: Experts Settle This Great Debate Overhead Lighting vs. Lamps: Experts Settle This Great Debate

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman pushes the test and reset buttons on a GFCI outlet.

Why Won’t My GFCI Outlet Reset? Why Won’t My GFCI Outlet Reset?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

The Best Carbon Monoxide Detector Options

2025’s Best Carbon Monoxide Detectors for Home Safety, Tested 2025’s Best Carbon Monoxide Detectors for Home Safety, Tested

Lightning storm over houses in the evening.

Why You Might Want to Replace Your Surge Protectors Before the Next Storm Why You Might Want to Replace Your Surge Protectors Before the Next Storm

By Sandi Schwartz

A gray home with a front porch and shutters on a sunny, snowy winter day.

Why It Matters Whether Your Home Faces North, South, East, or West Why It Matters Whether Your Home Faces North, South, East, or West

By Megan Devine, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A person dimming a lamp using a smart home hub.

5 Times Dimmed Light Is Better Than Bright 5 Times Dimmed Light Is Better Than Bright

By Amber Guetebier