Home Improvement
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How Much Does It Cost to Build a House in the U.S.?
What Are the Pros and Cons of Soapstone Countertops?
6 Things to Know About Well Water Before Digging
Electric Heat Pumps: Existing Tech for Energy-efficient Future
How to Clean Your Dryer Vent
Fresher Air Indoors May Lessen the Spread of Coronavirus
Shared Walls: Why Fixing Cracks Should Be at the Top of Your DIY List
How to Make Kitchen Cabinet Doors
How to Hang Wallpaper Border
Now You Can Actually Live in MIT's $10K Robotic Apartment in a Box
5 Ways to Make My Home More Sustainable
10 Future Home Innovations ... That Weren't
Organizing Your Home Office
What type of home office furniture should I look to buy?
What are some telecommuting security concerns?
Touring the False Facades of New York City
10 Big Questions About Tiny Houses
Living Large After the Apocalypse
How Often Should You Replace Your Kitchen Sponge?
10 Uses for Cream of Tartar That Don't Involve Cooking
You Can't Get Rid of Dust, but You Can Control It
How to Choose the Best Pergola
How the Adirondack Chair Became the Comfiest One You Can Own
How to Get Rid of Rats
How Jackhammers Work
10 Must-have Tools for Any Workshop
How Motion-Activated Screwdrivers Work
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Your kitchen sponge can harbor some pretty gnarly stuff if you don't replace it often enough. But how often is enough?
If you love to cook, you probably have cream of tartar in the kitchen. But this acidic ingredient has tons of uses that go beyond cooking and baking.
By Alia Hoyt
Dust is everywhere in your home and can cause or aggravate allergies. But cleaning can be a pain too. Here's how to keep those dust bunnies at bay.
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Spring is around the corner and you know what that means! It's time for spring cleaning.
The labels on your clothes have all types of laundry symbols on them. Here's what all those symbols mean.
Toothpaste is for cleaning your pearly whites, right? True, but there are other cool uses for it that you may not know about. Here are nine of them.
By Alia Hoyt
Nothing feels better than climbing into a freshly made bed. But when you sleep with a weighted blanket, is washing it as simple as tossing it in the machine?
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You may have never thought of washing your pillows but there are several good reasons to do it. And it's usually not very hard to wash them.
By Alia Hoyt
Cleaning grout may not be your favorite pastime, but doing it right can make it a not-quite-so-unpleasant task. Here's how.
Both white vinegar and cleaning vinegar can be used to clean, but the two are definitely not interchangeable. So, what's the difference?
So your favorite white Vans are full of yellow stains. No problem. Whether you're wearing leather Vans or canvas Vans, we know the best way to clean them and keep them bright white.
By Alia Hoyt
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Smudged eyeglasses are the worst. So how do you clean them without leaving loads of scratches? Hint: It's not with Windex.
Parchment paper is great as a non-stick surface for baking, but it has a lot of other uses that you may not have thought about.
Laundry stripping is a hack that's been trending on TikTok. It's supposed to remove built-up gunk from your "clean" clothes. But does it work?
By Alia Hoyt
Paper coffee filters are amazingly versatile and have many creative uses around the home, in the garage and even on camping trips.
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Salt may be your go-to seasoning, but it has way more uses than flavoring food. Check out this list of uses for good old NaCl that have nothing to do with cooking.
By Sarah Gleim
Let's face it. Baseball is a dirty game. Sliding into home leaves quite a stain on those pristine white pants. But nobody has to know if you follow these six ideas.
By Alia Hoyt
Nothing is better than a pair of sharp white shoes. But it's hard to keep them looking that way. Or is it?
By Alia Hoyt
Is that batch of bug spray you have left from last summer still effective? If it is, for how long?
By Suzie Dundas
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You know these two products are powerhouses for cleaning, on their own. But together, they have a whole other set of uses.
By Alia Hoyt
You might see them hanging out around your kitchen drain. They're annoying yet tiny — they're drain flies. So how do you get rid of them?
Don't let the word "acid" scare you away. Because when the job gets too tough for your standard household cleaner, it's time to try muriatic acid.
If your sock's mate has disappeared, you can still find a lot of creative uses for the one left behind.
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You may have seen it in viral videos on TikTok. We're talking about the cleaning product workhorse called 'The Pink Stuff.' Here's how it works.
By Jeremy Glass
Don't toss those used dryer sheets! This versatile product can be reused for a wide variety of additional purposes. And new sheets have uses besides preventing static cling.