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A half-constructed kitchen with an island
Interior

How To: Build a Kitchen Island

Maximize any kitchen space—cramped or capacious—by building a custom kitchen island to fit all of your needs.

A puppy playing in a sandbox surrounded with toys
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Sandbox

Few summer DIY projects are as easy to complete—or provide as much fun—as a backyard sandbox.

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
DIY

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

If you think environmentally-friendly products aren't strong enough to clean the grime off your house then think again—green cleaning is tough on dirt and soft on Mother Earth.

An outdoor wood deck looking out across the treetops
Exterior

Planning Guide: Wood Decks

When it comes to wood decks, here's everything you need to know about planning, materials, and maintenance.

Someone using a roller to paint an exterior wall blue
DIY

Exterior Paint 101

Painting the exterior of your home is a big undertaking: you'll need the right type of paint, quality tools and few tips to get the job done.

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Interior

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

Protect your possessions and home from mold, rot, and insects.

White kitchen with marble effect laminate countertop
Reviews

Buyer’s Guide: Laminate Countertops

If you're shopping around for products to use in a budget kitchen renovation, consider buying laminate countertops, now available in more style options than ever before.

The exterior entrance to a basement leading out to a backyard
Exterior

Add an Entrance to Your Basement

Exterior access doors adds value and convenience to basements.

Woman in navy polo shirt uses a paint roller to paint a sheet of MDF green.
DIY

How to Paint MDF Furniture and Cabinets

Want to give your IKEA furniture or cabinets a refresh? This guide will show you how to paint MDF and give them a whole new look.

The Best Air Conditioner Cover Option installed on a window air conditioning unit
Reviews

The Best Air Conditioner Covers

Be cool and keep your air conditioning units protected against the elements with these top air conditioner covers.

The best garage shelving options set up in a garage
Reviews

The Best Garage Shelving for Sturdy Storage, Tested and Reviewed

Get organized with strong, sturdy storage shelves that suit your gear and your garage or workshop.

The exterior of a modern home is made of concrete.
Design

Should You Consider a Concrete House?

Long since popular in Europe, the concrete house now makes its way to American soil.

A person's hand is removing the carburetor of a lawn mower in order to clean it.
DIY

How to Clean a Lawn Mower Carburetor

Learn how to clean your lawn mower’s carburetor to keep it running smoothly for years to come.

Hummingbird feeding from one of the Best Bird Feeder Cameras
Lawn & Garden

The Best Bird Feeder Cameras for High-Tech Bird-Watching, Tested

Our top picks boast advanced imaging, AI technology, and sustainable power options to enhance your wildlife observation experience.

A person wearing a white glove is using a red pipe cutter to cut a copper pipe.
DIY

How to Cut Copper Pipe

Prep for your piping project—be it plumbing or something a little craftier—by first learning how to cut through copper pipes.

sawhorse plans
DIY

9 Sawhorse Plans You Can Build This Weekend

Discover simple and innovative plans for crafting DIY sawhorses, which are easy and useful projects for novice woodworkers.

Black algae on a pool bottom growing around the drain.
Exterior

How to Get Rid of Black Algae in Your Swimming Pool (and Keep it From Coming Back)

After speaking to pool professionals, we’ve put together a guide that will beat the persistent nuisance of black algae growth once and for all.

Trails of leaf miner insect damage on tree leaves.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Leaf Miners Organically

Do leaf miners only do minor damage or are they a major garden problem that may require you to resort to insecticides?

The Best Kitchen Appliances Options
Reviews

The Best Kitchen Appliance Brands

Fully upgrade the kitchen or pick and choose which appliances need to be replaced with this list of top kitchen appliance brands.

A new home's concrete slab foundation is laid in a dirt lot in front of a neighborhood.
Exterior

Concrete, Block, and Slab Foundations

Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and vulnerability to storm surge and high winds, will determine whether a slab or below-grade foundation is chosen.